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

Laid over The following bill passed; Bill
limiting the time of making claims and
bringing salts against municipal corpora
tons.
Petitions were presented as follows;
BY Beam, against the 2'cent fare bill; by
Larson. on the same subject; ELDERS, on
the same subject; by Moore, from 10
conductors of Boone against reduction in
railroad fare; by Houser, on the same
,ubiect; by Chapman on same; by Nelson
from business men OF Story county on
same subject; by Agnew by Russell, by
Byers, from Farmers Alliance, on various
subjects; by Kline. by Blythe, by Linn,
book. on same; by Anderson, Of Haml
Ton, on text books; by Thompson, by
Rowan, by Dayton, on railroad fare; by
Hamilton. five petitions from Board Of
Trade of Marion, and Others. against re-
duction of freight charges; by Curtis, on
same subject; by Owen. asking regula
ton of freight charges; by Buell., from
Executive Committee of Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers against reduction
of railroad charges; by Mack. against the
passage of the Bohemian oats bill.
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after which the following new hills were
introduced: BY Colviu-Relating to the
sale of intoxicating liquors; by Craig-To
provide for paying Of Indebtedness OF
county and municipal corporation debts;
by Craig 10y request)-To empower mu'
nicipal corporations to exempt new enter.
prises from taxation, by Hospers-To
legalize organization Of township of Lo
gan, Sioux county; by llospers-To leg al.
ize corporation of Hawarden, in Sioux
county; by McFarland-To encourage
meteorological and other scientific re-
searches in Iowa; by Riley--To repeal
section 1906, Code Of 1873 aud enact
substitute relating to trial jury; by Row
an (by requesO--To repeal sections 1917
and 1910 of the code, relating to assess.
ment of railroad property. Anders N. Of
Warren. offered Joint resolution re-
questing our Congressman to favor some
bill by which soldiers may be paid for
depreciation OF greenbacks in which they
were paid. The resolution was adopted
The following bills passed: by Fillmore,
relating to service of notice of suit upon
unknown defendants; bill relating to
bonding of county Indebtedness; bin TO
amend chapter III, acts of the Sixteenth
General Assembly, relating to the con.
Struction Of cattle ways across public
highways; bill to prevent spcaring Of fish
in rivers rs well n in ponds; bill relating
to cancellation of mortgages; bill granting
additional powers to cities to improve
| sidewalks, streets and alleys; bill to legal.
ize ordinances Of Coruipg. Adams county.
senate.
Dies MONIES, Feb. 8.-Petitions were
presented against the 2.ccnt bill; for re.
peal of the medical law; for the passage
of the Cummins and Catch bills; in favor
of the 2-cent bill; in favor of Harsh 8
school book bill, asking legislation t.
compel railroad companies TO construct
viaducts in cities Doud introduced Il
bill amending the law relating to the sale
of poisons. On motion the rule was sus.
pended and the bin passed Bnylcss in
| trOduced bill to amend the law relating
to registered pharmacists. Several other
new bills were introduced. The "Bohe.
mian Oats" bill was taken up. Amended
| by committee so rs to make sale NJ -four
times market price fraudulent. Penalty
is placed at discretion Of court-nVt to eX.
coed 3 years in the penitentiary. P'yneer
| explained amendments; amendments were
adopted. Poynccr moved suspension Of
Rule, and the bill be pas ed at once. The
bill was read and passed-yeas. 32; nays,
| D. Concurrent resolution asking Con.
gress to provide for the payment OF the
deprecated value Of greenbacks, with
which soldiers were paid, was read and
referred.
Petitions were presented against the
State publishing text books; against re-
| duction of railroad fare; for u uniform
system of text books; against hiring out
convict labor; in favor Of railway legisla'
ton; in favor Of reduction of passenger
rates; in favor Of reducing the State levy
to two mills; in favor of abolishing county
Superintendent and consolidating it with
county attorney. The following bills
were introduced BY Estes--to repeal
Sec. 1895, of the Code. rclatiye to schools
by Estes-to repeal chapter 80. Of the
Fifteenth General Assembly; by Jones
20 amend Sec. 5 of Chap. 20, Acts OF
Twentieth General Assembly; by Darnall
to amend Sec. 1881. Chap. Title IL,
| Code of Iowa, to transfer bridge fund Ia
poor fund by Board of Supervisors; by
Parkhurst compensation fol
Mayors in certain cases; by Berryhill (by
request)-to create q commission for the
inves tigation of public expenditures; by
Tealc-to amend subdivision 2. relating
to county treasurer; by Hipwell-author'
izing cities under special charter to con
denim right of way through private prop
crty for sewers and drains: by Thompson
to amend chapter l43 IN relation I" ex
animation of teachers; by Robb-makinl
office of school treasurer election by the
people in said school districts and chang
ing time OF making his report; by Town
send-Providing for lien on persona
property for taxes.
The following bills passed: II. +. No
Cosby Larson. Relating TO fines anC
forfeltures. Mr.. Wilbur in the chair
II. F. No 2l5-by Smith. Relating t
time Of paying taxes to township clerks
H.F. No. 222-by Bcrryhill. Relating
to the trial of equitable cases.
Joint resolution No 0. by BEEN wa
taken up. Refers to the Sweeney Law
passed by the Twenty first General Assem-
bly,, which was held unconstitutional
and after declaring it to be the best in
tercsts of this State ito be able to presen
| anu uCltUti w Wy soipoi
atoms in the courts of our State; therefor,
be it.
Resolved, BY the General Assembly o
the State of Iowa, that our Senators an,
Representatives in Congress be urged ant
requested 20 use all honorable effort
To secure the enactment of law compel
ling railway corporations operating line
If railway in two or more States L
become incorporated in each State II
which such railway lines are located.
Mr.. Cumnins moved to amend BY
adding after the word local the follow
ing: And Withdrawing the jurisdiction
OF the Federal Courts to cases in which
foreign corporations are a part" Tn
amendment was accepted by Mr.. Been
and the resolution as amended was pass
cd.
senate.
DIES MONIES. Feb. 11.-Petitions an
memorials were presented as follows
Against railway legislation; against IT,
2-cent fare bill; on the school book ques
tim; asking the passage of the Cummin
and Catch bills; asking the reduction q
railway rates. Mr.. Young introduced
bill changing the terms OF the Office q