Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-05
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
About Ready to take up Apppropria.
lions.
Bosh Houses Pass the Hill for the
ylection OF Railroad Commits
sioners.
Nenate.


Dies MONIES, March 27.-Consideration
Of the special order. the Porott State
Printing bill. was resumed, the question
being upon Senator Ioung's amendment
to section %, raising price Of press work
from &. 80 to 49, for first 1000 impress
sions. and from $3.50 To $500 for each
succeeding 1000 impressions. On this
the ayes and noes Were demanded by
Senator Weber. Adopted yeas, 81; nays,
20. Senator Weber offered amendment
providing that no extra charge be made
for dry pressing, adopted. Several other
amendments Were agreed to- after which
the rule was suspended, and the bill read
third time and passed.
The following new bills were intro.
duced: BY Weidman by request, =. Y.
No. 4O3-A bill establishing board of
inspectors for all stationary steam boilers.
and providing for licening stationary en-
gineers; by Groneweg, S. +. No 404--A
bill amending law relating to Union
deEots.
The school book bills were taken up as
a special order and discussed, but not
disposed Of
The following bills passed: Bill legal
izing incorporation of Boone Valley Pure
Bred Horse Association at Eagle Grove;
legalizing ordinances Of Corning; legaliz.
Ing ordinances of Kingsley; lcgalizing or.
dinances of Sac City; legalizing ordinan-
ces of Deep River. Also bill providing
that cities of not less than o 700 inhab.
itants, and whose outstanding indebted
ness is not exceeding $40 900 dollars, are
authorized and empowered to fund the
same and issue bonds therefor; also pro.
viding for the levy of taxes to pay the
same and providing penalty for the dyer.
sion of said tax. Also bill amending the
law so counties of $1,000 or less inhabi.
tants may levy 6.mill tax, instead of
counties Of IA, 600 inhabitants or less.
Also, bill amending sections 1895 and
1903 of chapter 4, title l., of Code. in
relation to partition fences, compelling
persons who cultivate adjoining lands to
contribute for construction of line fences,
but providing that the provisions of the
act shall not apply to counties of less
than IL, 900 Inhabitants also that by mu-
tual agreement between owners Of nd
joining property fence building may be
waived. Also bill legalizing the incor-
poration of Lohrville
House.
The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendments to III. f. No. 373-the
railroad bill. The House resumed con
sideration of the text book bill. After
several speeches were made and various
amendments considered the bill was laid
aside without final action. s. Il, No, 2
Relating to fencing railroad tracks. The
Senate refused TO concur in the House
amendment which relieved railroad COM
l.,
the owner OF the land. The House re-
fused to recede from its amendment, and
a conference committee was appointed.
Mr.. Smith of the Committee on Printing
reported: That ii. F. No. 233 be indef.
nitely postponed. TO provide for the
State printing and binding. That Ii. f..
No. 322 be amended and is reported with,
out recommendation. To provide for a
department of public printing and bind
ing. Adjourned.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, March %. The following
new bills were introduced: BY Finn-A
bill amending section O, chapter 1O4, Acts
2lst General Assembly, the medical law,
allowing persons holding certificates
granted by Boards of Health of other
States to practice in the State upon pay
ment of fee, but without examination.
Rule was suspended, bill read third time
and passed-yeas "a nays 0; by Barnett
A bill authorizing appointment of trustees
for the cemetery on land donated to city
of Indianola by John NJ. Kendall. Rule
was suspended. bill read third time and
passed-yeas 80; nays 0. The following
bills also passed: Appropriating money
to defray expenses CT inaugural ion cere
monies. Lcgalizing the adoption of stock
law by Board of Supervisors of Jasper
county. Authorizing township trustees
to provide places for holding elections
and provide payment for same. Act does
not apply to school, municipal or railway
elections.
The consideration Of the special order
tho school book bill-was resumed, the
question being upon the amendment by
Senator Harsh, striking out all after the
cnactipg clause and inserting his school
book bill, providing that directors may,
upon vote of the district, procure text
books and supplies and furnish same to
scnv.-.s VI the district free of cost. Harsh
took the floor and spoke at length favor.
ing his amendment. Senator Parrot
spoke at length, favoring the Finn bill,
and opposing the Harsh bill. Senator
Woolson spoke, opposing State uniform.
ity Of school books, and favoring the
Harsh bill as opposed to the Finn bill.
Senator Clark took the same ground.
After some further discussion the Senate
adjourned. but without conclusive action.
| House.
The following new bills were introduc.
ed: By Cummins, by rcqucst-To amend
chapter l75 of the Twentieth General AS
scmbiy; by Paschall-To better protect
the public funds in hands of county treas.
urers; by Wilbur-Legalize elections held
in independent school districts.
The half mill levy bill was taken up,
being ii. +. No. 290-providing for one.
half mill levy for theyears 1888 and 1889.
The conference Committee recommended
that the House reccdc from its amend.
mcnt striking out 1889" The House
refused to agree to the report of the Con-
ference Committee that the House recede
from its amendment striking out '1Ss9"