Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-29


continuing contracts TO the weight system
was stricken out as suggested by the Judi,
ciaiy Committee The following bills
a.so passed. II. Il. No. 22i, by Cummins
To provide for enforcing the liability
of stockholders of foreign corporations
doing business in this State; by Kline--To
prevent fraud in sale of vinegar. The
bill prohibits the sale of vinegar in cask,
hogshead or barrel other than that made
of juice of apples, unless such package is
laballed with the ingredients used in such
vinegar.
Dies MONIES, March Ex-senator
DUNCAN introduced Senate File No 500
Ia bin to amend section 1911 of The code,
relating 10 consolidation of independent
school districts. The consideration of
the railway commission bill was confirm.
ed, Senator Woolson offered an amend.
ment striking ont all after the enactiug
clause and substituting the bill as origin.
ally reported from the Railway Com.
mittee, with amendments providing for
the appointment of two extra Commits
sionerS by the Governor TO serve till cleo
ton OF Commissioners by districts. Ais,
adding publication clause. Senator
Woolson advocates his amendment in n
speech of some length, Several amend
mcnts to WoolScn's amendment were l3st
as was also the original amendment
Finally the rule was suspended, and the
bill read u third time and passed by vote
of "a TO p
The following bills passed: Bill legal.
iZing the ordinance of Red Oak Jur q IN,
Montgomery county. Bill providing for
the taxation of certain property for ROAD
purposes. Bill providing for the arpCiat,
mcnt cf State Gary Commissi Dner. cen,
tinuing said act as amended herein, and
providing for an arprGp riation therefor.
Bill to amend secticn'4 ji CT the code. re.
lating to fire djstricts. Bill to prevent
the issuance of capital stork of corpora
tons without full payment thereof and
to create personal liability for violation
thereof. Bill to compel property owners
10 make proper sewer connections Bill
providing that the State superintendent
shall b0 n member Of the Beard NJ
Trustees Of the State Normal School. The
House refused to concar in the action Of
the Senate resembling the resolution for u
committee TO investigate the state Uni.
versi,y.
senate.
Dies MONIES, March 26,-The following
petitions were presented BY Weidman,
on railways; Smith, female suffrage;
Cheseboro, female suffrage, Kent against
maximum rates, but fay0ring the Railway
Commission system; Weber, favuring
relief fund for Iowa fireman; TAYLOR, on
schools.
The following new bills were intro
duced: BY Converse, 5. f. No, i0l-A
bill approprialing money to reimburse
private citizens Tor money advanced to
make exhibit at the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton in 1881; by Lawreucc,S, +. No. 5O2-
A bill to empower cities of the first class
to levy taxes additional to section 4l6 Of
code.
The special order was taken up, being
). +. No. PSI, by Parrott-Amending
revising and consolidating the various
acts relating to the public printing and
binding, and the publication Of the public
documents and the Journals Of the two
Houses. The bill was read through, sec
ton by section, ana amended. Without
completing the bill, il was continued as
a special order Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
The following bills were passed: Bill
prohibiting the allowing swine affected
with contagious disease from running at
large. Bill legalizing ordinances of the
town of Griswold. Bill legalizing the
incorporation of the independent school
district OF Greenwood, Chickasaw county.
Bill legalizing the incorporation of the
town Of HOlstein. Bill legalizing ordin-
anccs of Panora. Bill legaliZing levy Of
certain taxes in Crawford county. Bill
legaizing ordinances of the town of Rock
Rapids. Bill legalzing certain transfer
of real estate in Polk county.
House.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Redman--To lcgalize incorporation Of
town of Deep River Poweshck county,
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed; by Beem-to amend section 1911
Of Code relating to consolidation Of indie
pendent school districts. The rules were
suspended and the bill passed; by Curtis
To amend chapter / title 10 of the code,
relating to marriages; by Hospcrs. by re
quest-To relieve certain penalties on
holders of permits for sale of intoxicating
liquors; by Wilson, of Butlcr--To repay
at New Orleans.
The greater part of the day was spent
in considering the school book bill-H. +.
No. 542--By Committee on Text Books,
An act to authorize school district town,
ships and Independent school districts to
purchase text books and allowing electors
of said districts to decide the question OF
free text books" Several substitutes and
amendments were offered, but without
final action the House adjourned.