Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-01

means for the CREATION and maintenance
IN cities of public parks, etc, and the APP
pointment If trustees therefor; by Funk
Making an appropriation for fish COM
missioner; by DUNCAN Relating to the
registration of voters in cities of ), 800 or
less, providing one board of registers for
such cities Baylcss Introduced resolu-
ton requesting the Committee on Library
to investigate the expenditures for ianitor
services in the State Library and rep, ri
such retrenchment rs deemed necessary,
Adopted
The following bills passed; Senate bill
relating To time of commencing action
against fire insurance companies In case
of loss aud refusal To pay Senate bill
amending Section AL, Chapter 1874 OF
Code ~ amended, giving citizens of
towns the right to issue bonds for water
works, instead of vesting the power in
the city council, AS ut present, Mills in
trodueed a bill authorizing cities aud
towns to construct electric light plants,
Adjourned.
House.
A large number of petitions aud memo
rails were presented on the following
subjects; Against Importation of Texas
cattle; in favor of House file No, ga. the
schedule rate bill; against reduction Of
freight and passenger rates; in favor OF u
law regulating charges for abstracts; in
favor of appointing railway commission
ers by the Governor; in favor of tho meat
inspection bill; against legislation on telc.
graphs and telephones; for more stringent
laws against delacing churches aud other
public buildings; on intoxicating liquors;
on text books; in relation 10 salary of
Mayors in favor of extending the iuris.
dlction of Notarics Public on the medical
law,
Bills were introduced MS folldws: by
Robbie amend Section 3, Chapter Is,
acts Of the 18th General Assembly; by
Cummins-To prevent fraud in the sale
of lard; by Wilson, of Cassie legaliZe
certain ordinances of the town of Girls
void; by Field--To extend privileges Of
high schools TO pupils of rural districts;
by Bcrryhill-TO authorize the Governor
10 lease lots In Des MONIES for the Gov.
errors Guards; by Crook-To amend
section 1920 of the code, relating to the
taxation of railroad property; by Ecklcs--
Authorizing cities and towns to cons ruct
electric lights.
Various committees submitted reports,
the following being among them: Custer,
of the Committee on suppression of In.
temperance, reported in favor Of the in.
definite pOstponcmcnt of the Cummins
license bill. and that several other bills be
also indefinitely postponed, The same
committee also reported substitute for
II, L. No. 36l to provide for the regula.
ton Of the sale Of intoxicating liquors,
the committee on pcnitentarics reported
On the resolution Of Thompson in relation
to the charges against cy'Warden Martin,
Of the AnamOsa pcnitentiary, recommend
ing that the resolution be indefinitely
postponed. Thompson called for the
yeas and nays on the adoption OF the rc'
port-yeas, 81; nays, %.
The railroad bill came up asa contnu'
alton of the special order After some
further discussion aud the adoption OF
several amendments the bill was ordered
engrossed-ycas. 90; nays, none; absent,
Rnell, Estes, Hipwell, Hospers and Will
bur.
The following bill passed II. F, No
25-TO prevent improper combinations
by insurance companies, their officers and
agents--yeas, 70; nays, :. Pending .
nlbllOH ny M. Nustti, lHut tht iOW
license bill, the high license bill and the
Committee prohibition bill be made a
special order for March 3, the House adj
ourned before vote was taken.
senate.
Dies MONIES. Feb. 2i.--The usual
number of petitions were presented on
the subjects Of railway legislation; asking
manufacture of liquors for export: against
Geographic legislation, etc.
The following new bills were introduce
ed: BY Taylor-A bill to amend chapter
3, title Of code, 10 suppress and punish
gambling on fair grounds and agricultural
society grounds; by Sweeney bill auth
| oriZing the Mayor Of any city or town to
| cause prosecution of suspected incendiary
! fires; by Wcidman--A bill amending Sec,
| $40 of Code, relating TO elections, and
| providing for the numbering OF Sworn
| in ballots.
Various committees reported, and
among them the Committee on Constitu-
| liOnal Amendments s. +. No. 1917, con.
| lerI ing upon women the right to vote AT
municipal and school elections. was
amended AS to age Of voting, making II
q years and majority OF committee
recommended its passage.
The following bill passed: $, +, No.
| -. Repeating section 1878 OF Code, and
cnacting substitute therefor, relating to
the appointment Of clerk for grand
iuries-yeas, 81; nays, 40.
| House.
In the House large number Of bills
were Indefinitely postponed. The FOL
lowing passed: To icgaizc deed of Polk
county to Judson X. Taylor; to lcgalze
| ordinances of town Of Shenandoah; Ia
| IcgaliZc act Of town Of Aurclia, Cherokee
county; to legalizc incorporation OF town
Of HOlstein; to lcgalizc acts Of town OF
Panora, Guthrie county; to lcgalizc acts
of town Of NorthwO0d; to change the
name of BOoDcsboro 10 Boone.
The following new bills were intro
duced: BY Curtis, Ii. L. No. 5O2-Tc
legaizc the organization and acts Of the
Clinton & Illinois Bridge Co; by Riley
II. L. No 503-FOr the protection oil
| birds within the State, by lIotchkiss. II
+. No. 504--Fixing the rates Of passenger
fares on railroads; by Mack, III. +. No
| j0j-To reimburse the bondsmcn 0f late
Auditor of Madison county; by Jones, IL
IF. No. 50j--Lcgalizug miscellaneous
records as now kept in many counties OF
| Iowa. by Rowan, II. +. No. 507 To cs
iablish board Of inspectors Of steam
| boilers other than locomotives; by Iewis
II. +. No 50S-Rcgard TO trcspass by
hunters; by Robb, II. II. f. No, 5oD-Tc
amend section $40 Of the code relating t.
public highways.
The bill in refererence to leasing lots
of the State in Dcs Moines for the use oil
the Governor Guards passed, bat was
aftcrward returned to the Senate for cor
rcciiOa. The bill relating to the leyyinp
of taxes was ordered engrossed.
THE WHITE CAPS.