Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-15
LEGISLATIVE.
Articles Of impeachment Adopted
AGAINST Auditor Brown.


Articles Of impeachment Adopted
AGAINST Auditor Brown.
SENATE
Dies MoiNKs, April 6.--Senator Whaley, BY
request presented s. +. 40S, to repeal section
OF chapter IS OF the acts Of the twenty first
general assembly and TO enact q substitute
The bill was accompanied with pc.
titlon and memorial from the Colfax Improve
ment Company, and provides that the execu-
tive council aud commissioners OF the soldiers
home shall have power 10 lease the Colfax Ho,
tel for period OF two years at a rent not cx.
cooding 5000 per year, aud the privilege OF
buying the same at the expiration OF that tlmo
Tor sum not 10 exceed $4,000.
HOUSE,
The bill TO apportion the state into rcpreson.
tatve districts was taken up and discussed at
length. After some amendment the bill was
finally ordered engrossei. The house concur
red In the senate resolution requesting our
senators and representatives In congress to usc
all honorable means TO secure q suitable pen
sion for Sarah Young, OF Des Molnes, for val
liable services rs nurse during the civil war.
The house resumed consideration Of the sen.
ate amendment TO II. Y. 495-thc district court
bill, The amendments were read aud consil-
cred, and on motion OF Mr.. Riley, the amend.
mcnn Of the senate were concurrcd iu Ayes,
90; nays2S
DIES MoNEs, April 7,--senator Sweeney
presented u communication from Governor
MARTINI OF Kansas, relative TO the national
soldiers home and the facilities for Iowa sol
diers. Senator Carson offered q concurrent
resolution, which was adopted, that eur sena-
tors and representatives In congress DO re-
questcd To obtain the passage Of an act that
will authorize aud require the pension depart
mcnt TO place on tho pension rolls the names
OF soldiers and sailors as shall be found suffer
ing from permanent disability, when such sol-
dicrs shall have complied In other respects
with the rules Of the department..
HOUSE,
Mr. Thompson, OF Linn, offered concur.
rent resolution instructlng our Senators and
requesting our Representatives 30 use all
honorable means To pass the bill known NJ the
Cullom bill, TO regulate Interstate commerce
aud 10 protest against the amendment offered
by the Chicago Trade bureau abrogating car,
load rates. The resolution was adopted
ayes 50, nays2. Several members refused to
vote, without further information as to tho
character Of tho bill referred TO In the resolu-
ton.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, April s.--Ths forenoon of the
senate was taken up In consideration OF tho
soldiers home bill, which passed. The bill
as passed provides that the home be located by
u commission to be appointed by the governor,
TO consst Of ono member from each congress
sionul district, not more than seven OF whom
shall belong 10 the same political party, and
no one OF whom shall be q resident OF any
county In which Is situated any location that Is
q candidate for the location OF said home, nor
resident OF any county In which Ia situated
any state institution. The following Ia tho
vote on the passage OF tho BILL
Yeas Barrett, Bayless, Bloom, Carr, Car
son, Case, Clark, Deal, Dodge, Donnan, Doc
ley, Doud, Duncan, Earle, Catch, Glass, Hen
derson, ilutchison, johnson, Mccoy, Miles,
Parrott royneer, Relnger, Robinson, Ryder,
Schmidt, Stevens, Sutton, Sweeney, Under
wood, Wber, Whaley, Whiting, Wilkln,
Wolfe, Woolson, Young-ss.
-Cheseboro, Chubh, McDonough,
Scott
Absent or not voting-Bolter Burdick, Cald.
we'll, Cassatt, Gault, Hcndric, Knight.
HOUSE.
The following Joint resolution introduced
by Mr.. Overholtzor some time ago was taken
up and adopted; That our Senators and Rep
rcsentativcs In Congress be and they are here
by requested to use all proper efforts TO secure
the enactment Of a lawby Congress providing
that Judgments In the federal courts shall not
be len upon the property In any other
counties than those In which such Judgment
may be recovered unless transcript Of such
Judgments shall be filed In the proper Office In
the county where such judgments are sought
10 he made q lien.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, April 9.--Senator Sweeney
presented the following resolution:
DC II resolved, BY tho senate, the house con-
curing THAT tho people OF Iowa love liberty
and self government, that they believe that
government by the psol 10 under constitution
al limitations, secures 10 the governed peace,
contentment and prosperity; that with the Of
forts OF all men 10 secure these blessings, tho
people OF Iowa sympathize, and that they par
ticularly sympathlze with the people Of Ire
land In their efforts to secure sclf-governmcnt
AZ this time; that they extend TO them con-
era u atlons over the prospect Of hon rule In
Ireland, and, too, that friend SO great as
Gladstone has risen in England 10 espouse
their cause. Tho resolution was adopted.
A large number Of bills recommended back
by the sitting committee passed. BY Gault,
10 amend sub division 8 OF section 1905, title
IL, chapter 3 Of the code, In relation 10 the
state agricultural college and farm, by adding
at the end Of said section the following, to-
wit: 'Proyided, no student Of said college
shall be expelled therefrom unless by vote of
the majority Of the faculty, after full hear
Ing OF all charges and offenses alleged against
the studentn The bill was passed, Senator
Scott alone voting no.
Dies MONIES, April Ex-senator johnson
presented the minority report In the contested
election case, and the case resulted In tho seat
ing OF the incumbent, Senator Reiniger. The
majority report was adopted by vote Of 2S to
Is. Absent or not voting Z. The bill for an
act requiring railroads TO fence their roads was
considered at some length, but finally lost on
It's passage.
Some time was spent In considering the
Senate resolution fixing the time for final adj
journmcnt A bill to legalze acts Of the board
OF Supervisors Of Marion county passed. Mr..
Berryhlll submitted his resignation as a MEM
Der OF the board OF managers in the impeach-
mcnt case against the Auditor Of State. The
resignation was accepted, and Mr.. Roach was
elected to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Ball moved to
take up s. Y. 2SS relating to salaries Of assist
ant librarians. The motion prevailed and the
House receded from Its amendment.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, April Ex-senator Duncan
presented the following bill by request: s. +.
419 making the certificate Of the Mayor Of a
city or Incorporated town or justice of the
peace who certi6es to any judgment entered
upon the books or dockets belonging to his Of
flee when filed in court Of record prma facie
evidence OF such judgment. ii. +. 273 by
Robb, was indefinitely postponed This b
| the bill preventing non resident aliens acquir-
ing the title TO real estate in Iowa. aud for the
acquiring of such property now held BY them
by the state.
Suing for False imprisonment.
Six ex-employcs at Pittsburg OF the Balti'
/ mora q Ohio railroad have entered suit