Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-27
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

MONDAY, Feb. 1s.-Petitions were introduced
In the senate, for u eoldiers' home; also for q
sewerage system FOR cities OF the second class
also praying the passage Of a law to give the
state control OF mutual benefit associations.
Bills were introduced to extend tie j1,is.
diction OF circuit courts; TO levy a tax on pat
emit articles produced IN the state also to In
crease the salaries OF deputy state officers and
the governors private secretary to 81, 800.
A resolution was offered asking Congress TO
appoint q board to examine and license rail.
way conductors aud engineers.
Among the bills passed was one TO establish
a uniform grade for cream ct two quarts to
the inch.
The bill forbidding the transportation Of
bodies Of persons who died Of small pox,
Asfatic cholera, typhoid or yellow fever. and
requiring all other bodies to be shipped In
anieseptic sacks, Theoretically sealed, was
discussed and made the special order for Wed
nesdSy.
In the House q large number OF petitions
were introduced praying 'or the establishment
OF a soldiers home, and for the prevention OF
the adulteration OF dairy products.
The bill TO exempt the team, harness and
wagon OF the laborer, farmer, physician and
public officer from taxation was debated and
indefinitely postponed.
Feb. 16.-The bill for the " mill tax levy to
create q fund for q Soldiers Home was dis
cussed In the Senate all the afternoon. The
amendment to restrict the levy to the purpose
OF building a Home was voted down, and the
bill finally passed.
The special order in the House being
Browns bill for compelling owners OF sdjoin-
ing lands TO join In partition fences, the bill
was called up and a long discussion followed,
and the enacting clause was stricken out by a
vote Of - TO 40.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. IA bill was intro
duced In the Senate making the Offices OF stat.
printer and binder elective, the term OF eact
to be four years.
ers OF public schools who use alcoholic or mar
cote stimulsnts was introduced.
Petitions were presented In behalf OF a SOL
diers' home; IN suffrage; against the
publication and sale Of obscene literature.
Mr.. Doud Introduced a bill TO regulate IN
surance companies, prohibiting the removal Of
their cases to G federal court, and to prevent
their pooling, and to secure policy holders
against technical evasion of the payment OF
losses.
Tn special order being the Dodge bill, to
prevent the shipment OF the bodies Of persons
who died OF contagious diseases, IL was taken
up and passed.
10 the Hous the high license bill was report
ed back With an adverse report by the major
ity OF the committee on the suppression OF In.
temperance. A minority report In favor Of
the bill was made.
The TIL to regulate the practice Of medicine
NJ A M 4 tnnnf ~ thn H.1 q 4
ting. Pending the disposition Of the bill An
adjournment WAS taken.
THURSDAY, Feb. 1S.-The session Of the Sen
ate was consumed in the discussion OF the
Catch bill TO- the reduction OF the number Of
~peremptory challenges allowed the defense In
criminal cases. Consideration OF the bill was
not finished.
In the House Mr.. Story, from the judiciary
committee, attempted to report In favor the
impeachment OF Judge Hayes, but was pre-
vented by a call for the regular order. There
will be q minority report.
The bill to regulate the practice OF medicine
was discussed NJ length and several minor
amendments offered. The bill wss ordered
engrossed and printed and will come up In its
order.
The bill to create the railroad commission
VINO vi - WI ~ bltu ~ lot IlC
election OF = railroad commissioner each year.
Mr.. Weaver introduced a bill for the abolish.
ment Of circuit courts aud the enlargement OF
the jurisdiction OF district courts.
The concurrent resolution for adjournment
from the 10th TO the oath was passed.
FRIDAY, Feb. 19.-In the Senate a bill was
introduced to compel persons or firms who can
meats, fruits or vegetables to stamp the name
OF the manufacturer upon each package, with
the name OF the place where the goods are put
up.
The Catch bill to regulate the Transports
ton Of dead bodies passed the Senate.
The bill to redu % the number OF challenges
by the defense In criminal cases failed to
pass.
In the House a bill WAS introduced forbid
ding the voting Of taxes to aid railroad com
panies.
The bill to compel foreign corporations TO
incorporate under the laws Of the state Of lows
was reported favorably.
A bill was offered requiring all railroad com.
panies to give rebate tickets for all cash fares
collected on trains.
Petitions were presented praying that nc
change be made In the manner OF selecting
railway commissioners
The judiciary committee made majority and
minority reports on the impeachment Of Judge
Hayes. Six members signed the minority re-
port. The majority say II the chrrges are
sustained they afford sufficient ground for the
Impeachment OF Judge Hayes. The minority
reports recommends the dismissal Of the
charges preferred against the officer as In,
sufficient upon which to base Impeachment
proceedings.
Tho raDnrts ara ~.5a N. snaotaI ordar o.,
Thursday next.
The Senate and House then adjourned until
Wednesday.