Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-02-16
House.


taxation; by Calvin, to amend sections
S72, S;3 ga aud S75, chapter 3 Of the
code, by Ellers. for relief of Wilson Potts;
by Smith, to amend section $685. of code,
relating 10 rights of criminals in new
trials; by lcrSey, to regulate tho toll OF
grist mills; 10y Robb, creating State
Board Of School Commissioners with
authority to adopt series OF school text
books; by Dobson, to appropriate 81 ,OO0
for the use of the Agricultural and Indus
trial Association. A large number Of bills
were read second time ard ordered en-.
crossed for third reading. but no impor.
tant bills passed The Ways and Means
Committee reported adversely on Taylor's
bill to give TO each county the privilege
to assess railroad property, instead Of the
Executive Council, The same committee
also reported against Harsh's graduated
tax bill, aud Gatch's bill to exempt from
taxation homcsteads TO tho amount Of
I'll 900.
senate.
DIES MONIES Feb. l3,-Petitiops were
presented against the 2'cent faro bill;
fayorng reduction of railway rates; favor.
ing free text books. and few on other
subjects Bills we've introduced. rs fol.
lows: BY Mills--A bill making Apr pria
lions for the soldiers Home at Marshall
tnwn; by Mills--A bill for the support OF
Of the Soldiers Home nj Mar ,halltowu;
by Reiniger--A bill TO regulate the prac
ticc of medicine and surgery; by Wolfe
A bill to repeal the law aud enUct sub
stitute therefor relating to convict labor;
by Dcal-A bill to encourage the manu-
featuring Of sugar and to provide for u
bounty for it, manufacture; by Finn--A
bill TO amend the law providing for the
erection Of soldiers monuments; by
Sweney-A bill to amend the military
code relating to uniforming of national
guard by Swency--A bill to amend chap,
l75 of the laws OF the Nineteenth Genera
AS emily. Relating to fixing time for
Adjutant General = report; by Nation
a bill to amend section 1913. chapter 2
title l2 Of the code relating to the trans
fer Of the unapproprlated bridge fund I,
the general fund.
The following bill passed; Bill relating
10 the issue of water works bonds bl
cities of the second class. Tho sprciu
order was taken up, being the resolution
mcmoralizing Congress to pass the W lls0l,
Dcs Mnines River Land bill An extend
cd debate followed, participated In by
Senators Catch. Weber, Wnolson and
others Catch presented substitute con
current resolution. momOralizing Congress
to give indemnity to all persons whC, IL
good faith. have become Dcs Moline,
river land settlers. Wonlsnn offered -
substitute for Gatch's substitute. which
last was finally adopted, II empowers the
United States Attorney General Ia bring
suits for quoting Of title, In which ali
settlers may combine. The vote stood
yeas 81; nays H. On adopting rcsolu
tons rs original resolutions yeas and nav
we're demanded Carried, lcns. 81
nays 8. On original resolution yeNS an
nays were demanded. Carried. Yeas
30; nays, =.
Petitions were presented on the rail,
road question by DObsOn. Pnsrhall, Hot
ton, Robcson. Steele, Davis. Kline, Estes,
Yergey, Nicoll. The0phllus, Russell aud
Chaniry, by Upton on text books; by
Byers. against II. +. No 3i; by Custer
ON medicine and on woman suffrage; 10y
Wyckoff, on text books aud Ia favor o,
H. +, No 1872
The following new bills were intro.
duccd: BY Dobs"n-R Regulating the pub
lie health and amending section i03S Of
code. by Calvin, W reqGcst--To repeal
section g. chapter rs If tho Eighteenth
General Assembly as amended By the
twentieth General Assembly, relating to
sale of Intoxicating liquors. BY EcRles-
hlaking appropriations for Soldiers Home
at Marrhalltown by Smith, by request
To authorize auditors to levy taxes In
certain cases. by Smith, b rcquc,t--To
regulate assessment Of property for taxa,
ton BY Field-To protection Of train
men and others handling freight cars.
BY Roach repeal section ga Of Code
If 1873. BY Roach-To repeal section
,42l Of code Of 1873, BY Dobson-To
amend sect on 10, chapter / OF code BY
Craig-Making an additional re.aNsess'
ment Of taxes BY Wilson Of Butlcr-To
amend section /. chapter 10 Of 2lst Gen
eral Assembly. relating TO hogs dying al
contagious diseases.
The following bills passcd-To amend
4,2lS of the code, relating to arrests
without a warrant Provides that the
prisoner may be taken directly to Jail
until he can be brought before d
magistrate. Relating to application oil
the widow for the assignment OF bei
distributiyc share. Limiting appeals Il
the Supreme Court 10 cases in which
more than $500 Is involved. To amend
sec. 3,y0S of the code by striking out the
words "or unaccountcd for'--lhat public
, officers may be held for embczzlemcn
Notwithstanding they may have made
good the amount embczzled. Relating Il
probate aud validity OF foreign wills
Toamand section 1859 OF the code ant
provides that when u magistrate has held
q defendant he must return the paper
to the district court within three days II
the court be In session. or on the iirst tern
Of the next court IL the court be II
vacation. Bill to amend section 1878 o
the code, making it II misdemenor to us'
abusive or obscene language calculated t.
produce an assault, with n penalty %
thirty days in Jail or Il fine Of SlOO-Bil
which provides fine Of $50 for frs
offcnse and 800 for subsequent odcnst
for selling or offering for sale lard whicl
contains any substance other than tn,
pure fat Of swine.