The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-04-19
IOWA LEGISLATURE.


:ode making 1t conform To the United States
statutes ill relation to electors OF President
ind NiCc President ard contested elections OF
lie sane. was passed unanimously on the 9TH.
The House till restricting nonresident aliens
ii their rigat TO acquire and hold real estate
sas passed.
Hor.E-The bill making railway companies
Liable for damage By fire from operations OF
their roads was passed hy 4 vote Of = TO ].
The Senate amendment to the Pharmacy bill
was coneurrci i'll. and il now awaits the Gov
srnors signature. The Representative Dis
trict bill was pa-scl. leaving the districts as
low constituted, and the resolution submitting
/ suffrage amendment to the constitution was
adopted by vote of 65 To VI
The Senate and House Committees on Appro
nriatioas have agreed upon the following items:
For the State University. $1,000, Institution
for Feeble minded Children. $4,000; Ariculiural
College, s..GoD; Deaf and Dumb Asylum. sls,-
80; College for the Blind. $ls.03i Orphans
Home. ssI.3D; Insane Hospital at Mount Pleas
ant. 55.0 at Independence, S35. $50 :at Carinda,
ilo2, 90: Normal School. 1890; penitentiary at
Fort Madison, $1,000: at Anamosa, ~, 40;
Boys Industrial School, I'll so: Girls Indus.
trial School. Sls..J0. Soldiers Home. &l6,O50;
state Agricultural Society. $4,000; Benedict
Home for Women. $40 o.. State Library. ST..
100: Prisoners Aid si,5oo; Fish Commission,
$1,000. The aggregate Is Sf.s, 93i-less than one
half the amount asked for
SEsaTE-On the .th the bill to apportion the
State into Representative districts was read
third time. A resolution to adjourn sine die
APR 10 was adopted. conference committee
was appointed to try and settle the differences
between the two houses OH the bill to protect
discharged employees and to prevent blacklist
ing.
HorsE-The Senate resolution to adjourn on
the 10th was concGrrcd III. Bills were passed
relating 10 the sale of intox eating liquors and
abatement of nuisances: TO regulate the prac-
I ce OF medicines and surgery: providing for
stations at railroad crossings; to settle estates
Of insane persons before their death; providing
for publishing the proceedings OF the State
Dairymen'S Association: to provide Tor the
| levy OF a street or road tax in municipal cor
porations; requiring insurance companies to
print the same conditions ard stipulations in
their appicai .ons as in their policies, the act
not TO take effect until January, 1889.
/ SESATE--Eiil, were passed on the 9th pro-
vidng for the taxation OF telephone lines; |;
/ House bill apportioning the State into repre-
sentative districts: the general appropriation
bills; and the dill al propriating s.o,00o as uni
/ form fund for the State militia. The bill ap-
propriating $1,000 to compensate the parties
who loaned money to make an exhibit of Iowa
products 1T New Orleans exhibition was de-
i tca.ed.
/ HorsE-A bill was passed appropr.atin2
/ fi9,' u IOf al tNltTStUcy luiu I'd Uc usel III
| stamping out pleuro ropneumona. The Senate
| bill prohib ting trusts. combinations, etc.. to
| ,nhance rr.ces or limit production was passed,
| as was also the general appropriation bill. The
i Senate amendment to the blacklisting bill,
/ which allowed companies TO furnish other
! companies Il true statement OF the reasons fol-
| the Iii ,cl,arga OF employees, was concurred in.
/ The bill creating State Board of Public c;lari
ties was defeated By striking out the enactina
clause. a bill was passed to pay NJ. +. OCon
hell H. 40 for services iii prosecuting the Arens
| TORT case IL S oux City. for the murder Of Rev
George G. Eaddock.
AT the hour o. noon on the 10th the gavels o
Lieuienant-t;oyernor Hall and Speakee Red
man fell. aud the Twenty General As
| scmb!y WAS declared adlouined without day
The hour preceding adjournment was spent II
Tire ceremonals incident 10 the scyering o
| pleasant rela ions. the passin. OF resolutions
| speeches bg the presiding officers, and re
| sponses from the members.
/ Among he important bills passed during tn,
| Closing hours were the following: Approprat
| Ing Sis5ulO TO complete the steps to the Cap
itol: vyins 2l. 900 ior permanent improve
, ments o. tire State far grounds. appointing
com mis- - locate an industrial home for Tn,
| blind. authorizing tho sale of the old Capito
| building and grounds. The House amend
| mcnts TO the bill prohibiting comhiaat ons
| trusts and pools We're coaeurrcd in by the Sen
4
| appronr,ai.ur .Ju,p13 to tho agricultural Col
| lcge, cont G.scat oil fae payment OF the dlrec
tax from the gene III Government, passed tn
Senate. but WAS lest IN the House. The bill ap
| proprlaiiag sao.o for State nil 4 Il uniform
passed 10th houses. The concurrent rcsolu
| ton providing for legislative investigation 0
| The State University passed both houses, ant
the following were appointed as the commi,
tee: Senators Meservey and Dodge and Repre-
sentatives Wilbur Mcfarland and Hotchklss
The House bill pro.iding for bank inspect
ors. specifying their duties and fixing thei
fees. failed 10 come un in the Senate. Anon
the other House bills which failed to &c. con
S deration III the Senate were the bills provid
ing for tax NJ mortgages as real estate. recoa
niz ng fa.th-cures. and bill liking eight pc
cent. as the legal rate OF interest. The Hous
resolution proposing an amendment allow n
women TO vote was hung up. were also III
School. Suffrage bill and the bill raising the ag
OF consent in females. The mining bills Wer
amended considerably, and as PASSED they irt
vide Tor weighing coal before screening. excel
where otherwise specified in the contract. TIL
system of payment Of miners by scrip was ais
abolished. The Anti Trust bill was loade
with amendments Lut rs finally passed Il prt
hipts pooling for the purpose OF raising price
Of articles or OF controlling the supply.