Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-15

elections, conventions and caucuses; bill
relating to the State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction.
Dies MONIES, March 9.--On motion OF
Senator Knight. ii. f. No. 332 was taken
up. extending to cities organized under
special charters the provisions Of chapter
1872 of the acts of the Twentieth General
Assembly, giving the mayors of those
cities the same powers accorded to may
ors of cities of the first class. The rule
was suspended and the bill read and pass.
ed-ycas 40, nays o. House concurrent
resolution requesting Superintendent OF
Public Instruction to ascertain from indc-
pendent districts Of 1000 or oyer in
habitants the number OF children in State
between ages of 8 and IS; what proper
portion are in work hops, stores, etc,
also what number attend no school at all.
etc. Resolution was concurred In.
The following new bills were itroduced:
BY Wcber-A bill to legalize the incor-
grafton of the Boone Valley Pure Bred
Horse Association at Eagle Grove aud the
election and acts of its officers; by David
son by request-A bill to amend sections
4, o, 10. aud IA Of chapter 81. acts Of the
Twentieth General Assembly; by Young
A bill. equalizing the validity OF mechan.
les liens rs between contractors and sub
contractors, and for the more perfect
protection of the sub contractor as against
the acts OF the contractor. The Senate
| consumed most of the day in considering
the railway schedule bill, but without
reaching conclusion. Adjourned
House.
Various petitions were presented on
text books, railway legislation. woman
suffrage and other subjects. The joint
resolution was adopted asking Congress
to pass the Des Moines River Land bill
introduced by Senator Wilson.
New bills were introduced as follows:
| BY Dobson, H. i. No 55l-To prevent
| dealers in petroleum and its products.
| coal, lumber and linseed oil from forming
trusts and to prevent members of pools
| or trusts from doing business In the State
and provide penalty for the violation
thereof; by Curtis, Ii. +. No. 5j2-To
amend section 5i3 of the code. relating 10
the jurisdiction Of police judges BY
| KEENAN,, Ii. +. No. 553-To rc.organiZc
the State Militia; by Head, H. +. No. 554
For the punishment Of pools, lumber,
coal and other trusts aud conspiracies.
and rs to evidence in such cases.
| The joint resolution was taken up, pro.
viding for an amendment to the conStitu.
ton granting universal suffrage TO women.
| The resolution was ordered cngrossed by
a vote of 66 to %. The following bill
passed; Bill to legalizc ordinances Of the
town of Griswold.
| senate.
Dies MONIES, March 10.-Petitons were
presented asking railway legislation
| against coart at CorrcctiOnvilc; against
2.cent passenger fare. Senator Parrot
introduced bill providing for the ap
pointment of the trustees of all the State
institutions and the Board of Regents OF
the State University by the Governor by
and with the consent of the Senate
Senator Mccoy introduced bill authori
zing boards Of supervisors to transfer Il
cities of the second class one.half Of the
bridge fund collected therein. Senator
Bills introduced concurrent resolution
asking Iowa Congressman to favor the
passage of bill 1926, establishing nation
al bureau Of health. Senator Dodge in
trOduced joint resolution of respect q
the memory of Thomas j. Potter, late
Vice President of the Union Pacific rail
|
and others, the resolution was withdrawn.
The bill passed relinquishing to tht
United States all right aud title TO the so
called River Lands" Senator Mills in
troduccd bill to amend section I, chapter
1876 Of code, relating TO attorneys fees
and Senator Seeds bill providing for ,
lien upon personal property for taxc'
levied thereon. The special order, beinI
| Al, Il al
and discussed at length, Tut not definite
action reached.
The following new bills were intro.
duced: BY Custer-To lcgalize certain
acts Of the Board Of Supervisors of Jasper
county, as to stock running at large; by
Schleicher-To provide for the organiza
ton of sub districts as independent dis
tricts; by Been, by request-To define
and punish the crime of having possess
ion Of burglars tools; by Hipwell, by
request-To amend chapter 2, title 8 Of
the code; by Brownie authorize board.
of supervisors to levy tax to pay intcres
on certain outstanding bonds; by Tiptor
To regulate the importation Of Texas
cattle into Iowa; by Notwithstanding
appropriation for the State Fish Com
missioner.
R;,Is nossed No fo,lowe RiI IN rel;p
or;sh ali r;gb, and titIc NJ The State Il
he limited States in the so.caIled Rive,
Lands. bjIi to correct errors in the assess
ment of railroads when II snnears 10 IN,
Evecn,ive Council that one county I'm
assessed miles of road which properI,
belong 10 another county: bill authoriZ
inc The Executive Council 10 sell an,
convey am island formed by accretion IL
the Mississippi river in Scott county, TO
Al OO5: bill in reference TO fees for ISSUING
certificates TO Notaries Public: bill Il
Iepalize the acts of the Council of Sa,
Civ: bill TO legalIze the annexation O
certain territory 10 the town of Seya,to
moi POLK county. bill 10 legalize the lev,
of taxes in Crawford county in 1899; biI
to grant TO the G., b. 81 Q. railroad com
pany all the title and interest Of the Stat,
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Senate.
| DIES MONIES. March 12.-Price pre-
scented a petition favoring the Hars
school book bill. An effort was made b.
Senator Seeds to call ND and consider hi
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