Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-08
LEGISLATIVE.
The Brown Investigating Commit
tee Make Report
SENATE.

preseuteu petltOn from Olu sOlulers III Dhl-
las county against the establishment of SOL
diers home.
House file No 575, substitute for senate file
No. 157 and house file No. Sc. BY COMMITTEE,
A bill for an act to repeal chapter 1872, acts
twentieth general assembly, relative to sol
diers' monuments. The bill was read a third
u. q tax not to exceed one mill, by the voters
of the county for the purpose OF erecting
monument or memorial hall.
HOUSE,.
Mr.. Benson moved that the house take up
the Sweeney corporation bill, to be followed
by the Soldiers Home bill. Adopted. The
bill was taken up aud Mr.. Schee moved that
it be ordered to third reading, After some
debate the bill passed The Soldiers Home
bill was then taken up. Mr.. Weaver moved
that 1t be ordered to third reading. Mr.,
Hotchkiss moved that his resolution ON the
clerks desk be read. The resolution Is TO
postpone all Soldiers Home bills before the
house, and that committee be appointed to
draft new bill providing for pension of
not less than SO per month to soldiers not
able to take care of themselves. Mr.. Weaver
raised the point of order that half dozen bills
motion. The speaker sustained the point Of
order
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March 31.--The following new
bills were introduced: BY Whaley, from the
Military committee, s. +. 401, making an ap-
preparation of SEQ to defray expenses Of the
sold ers' home and military committee In
-, tot cot In IN
ton for a soldiers home. The amount specl-
fled was to pay Pullman Palace Car Company
for the use of their car and for services of en-
ployes. The railroads furnished transporta-
ton of the same without charge to the state.
The bill was ordered engrossed, read n third
time and was passed. Yeas 80, nays o. By
Burdick, s. F. 402 prescribing the duties Of
county surveyor, and providing for his COM
pensation. BY CBrr, s. F. 403 for the protec-
ton Of wild deer and turkeys.
HOUSE.
The bill appropriatng $4,000 Tor the state
university was taken up. Mr.. Story spoke
against 1t. He was followed by Mr.. Ball, who
favored the bill. Mr.. Redman moved to strike
out all appropriations except $40, 900 to sup
plement the endowment support, Speeches
were also made by Keatley, RAnck, Rusted
Berryhill, Roach, Walker, Holbrook, Cousins,
Redman, Cole and others. After various
amendments the bill was ordered engrossed by
the vote, yeas SIS, nays 20.
Dies MONIES. April IA number of petl-
tons and memorials were presented, mostly
relating to soldiers home The ama d.
ments made to the substitute for Senator
Wolfe's County Attorney bill, by the house
were taken up and adopted. Senators Dodge,
johnson and Schmidt voting nay. The SEN
ate also adopted the amendments made to the
Clark Prohibitory bill made by the house.
Among the democrats who voted for them was
Senator Bayless. w4o said that the democrats
would now vote for them. Senator Chambers
moved to lay on the table the motion of Sena-
tor johnson to reconsider the vote by which
the woman suffrage resolution was passed
Adopted.
The bill to legallze certain acts of the town
council of Cantril, Van Buren, county, passed.
Also the pharmacy bill. The Cllrinda asylum
appropriation, which passed the senate some
days ago, was taken up. The bill provides for
an appropriation Of $l03,000. Mr. Wiley Of
fered 81 titute providing for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 On this motion long debate
followed aud it was lost The bill was read a
third time and passed. The bill appropriating
$4,000 for the institution for the blind also
passed.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, April Senator Carson pre-
sented the following concurrent resolution:
WHEREAS, the Union Pacific railroad com
pany is asking congress for the passage Of an
act providing for the cancellation of its pres
ent bonded Indebtedness 20 the government,
consisting of $29, 100000 Of thirty year per
cent bonds now nearly due, which will aggre-
gate the sum of about S90,000,0 900, which, to-
gether with the other obligations made by the
so-called Thurman act, would amount to more
than 500, 900, 600 in all; and
WHEREAS, The Union Pacific railroad com
pany seeks by such legislation to substitute In
lieu of its obligations to the government three
per cent bonds to mature in eighty years from
the date Of their issue; and
WHEREAS, This proposition does violence to
all business principles: and
WHEREAS, The management of the said I'm
ion Pacific railroad company has been waste
full and extravagant, having Incorporated,
its earnings and proceeds, to the sale of its do
main, granted to it by the general govern
ment, to aid in its construction; and
WHEREAS, Such transportation OF its pro-
ceeds and mismanagement is the cause Of its
present impoverished condition; and
WHEREAS, 1t has unnecessarily discriminate
ed against Iowa and Iowa interests, crushing
out enterprises of vital consequences to the
state and its growth and material prosperity,
together with other enterprises along the line
Of its road, varied In their character in other
states and territories, thus giving continued
evidence of its hostility to the interests of the
people who might ultimately bear these enor.
nous burdens; and,
WHEREAS, BY its past record Of misappro-
priating and wastefulness of its earnings and
revenues giving no assurance by this record
that its credit would be improved in the end,
or that the government or the people would in
any measure be relieved by other additional
burdens thus sought to be imposed. There.
fore be it
RESOLVED, By the senate the house concur.
ring, that we do solemnly protest against the
enactment of this law, and that our senators
be instructed and our representatives be re
questcd to use all honorable means In their
power to prevent the passage Of such law.
Resolved, That the secretary of state be and
he is instructed to forward certified copies OF
the foregoing preamble and concurrent resolu
tons to each of our senators and representa-
tives.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Robb moved to take up Fl. r. 273-tc
prevent nonresident aliens acquiring title to
real estate In Iowa, and for the acquiring Of
such property now held by them by the state
The clerk read communication from assem-
bly, 2.244, OF Kn ghts OF Labor, In favor OF the
passage of the bill The bill was read third
time and passed. Ayes ~, nays 10.
JOINT CONVENTION.
DEs MONIES, April 3-The senate and
house reassembled in joint convention TO con
tinue the ballot on the location OF the soldiers
home. The president ordered the chief clerk
to call the roll of the joint convention for the
23d ballot.
After the 2Sth ballot Senator Scott offered q
resolution that Immediately after the an
nouncement Of the Goth ballot the President
declare the joint convention dissolved.
Mr.. Storey moved to amend by making it thu