Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Bhl to Divide the State Library Lost
on ENDORSEMENT

Bhl to Divide the State Library Lost
on Engrossment.
Election OF Trustees OF State Institu.
lions and wardcns Of the
State Prisons.
Dies MONIES, Feb 2l.-A large mum.
Der Of petitions and memorials were pre-
scntcd on the following subjects: ASkins
railway legislation; against railway legis.
lation; on the game laws; in favor of the
e.cent fare bill, and against the 2,cent
fare bill.
The following new bills were intro.
duced BY Weber-A bill to amend the
code relating To preliminary examinations:
by Weber-A bill to better provide for
the publishing of proceedings Of
county boards of supervisors; by
Goung-A bill to amend the law
in relation TO canned food; by Catch
A bill to authorize the Auditor Of State
to extend time of payment Of bond No.
3, issued to school fund. amounting to
A bill to make the terms Of Office of sub.
directors Of schools three years; by Catch
"A bill to amend sec. ll79 of the code
rs amended by Chap. 1850 Laws Of 2lst
General misunderstanding to life insur.
ance.
The following bills passed: Bill amend.
ing the canned goods" law of the 2lst
General Assembly, by striking out the
words "for consumption in the State"
Bill extending the time of payment of the
Indebtedness of the Orphan Asylum at
Andrew. The special order was
taken up, being II. Il. No. 1913,
to repeal chapter 7S9, acts of the
twentieth General Assembly. relating
to the appointment Of State Veterinary
Surgeon, and provide a substitute there
for The bill was amended by the Com
mittee on Agriculture regarding penalties.
and also giving power to local boards Of
health to order the isolation of diseased
animals until the arrival of the State
Veterinarian also regarding statements Of
expenses, and recommended passed as
amended. The amendments were adopted.
Pending consideration of the bill the
Senate adjourned.
House.
The business pending in the House was
the consideration of H. +. No %. by
Custer-To prevent improper combina'
tons of insurance companies, their officers
and agents, After long discussion and
the voting down of various amendments
the bill was ordered cngrossed. The fol.
lowing new bills were introduced: BY
RiIey-To provide for the revision and
codification of the Statute of Iowa; by
ROe-To regulate the sale Of personal
property by virtue of chattel mortgage in
certain cases. Adjourned.
Senate.
DEs MONIES Feb. Exhibitions were
presented as follows Asking that liquors
be allowed to be manufactured in lows
for export; asking for soldiers mOnu.
ment on the capitol grounds; favoring
railway legislation; against railway legis
lation, asking temperance legislation ask
ing insurance legislation; favoring the
Harsh school book bill. The following
new bills were introduced: BY Reiniger
"a bill to facilitate the trial of actions
brought to restrain nuisances; by Schmidt
"A bill to amend the law authorizing the
Executive Council to sell certain lands
formed by the accretions of the Missis-
sippi river in Scott county; by Pierce
bill to repeal section 1912 of code. and
enact a sub titute relating to costs in
trials by july; b. Price IA bill to emp Iwer
married women 10 divide by wi ! one
third of their hu .banu's estate; by Y ung
bill to repeal section 3lS1 of code and
enact a substitute; relating to fees of
clerks of district courts by Xelly-a bill
to amend sections S12 and S22 of code,
relating to the time of assessing proper ~
and listing of same.
The special order was taken up. being
the bill to provide for the government
and support of the State library and max
ing appropriations therefor. The bill
comprebends the division of the library
and the removal of the law department
to the basement of the capitol, where
greater privacy is assured; also that the
general library remain where it is. and its
scope be enlarged to include an Iowa his
torlcal department; that librarian be
placed oyer each library. Senator Wool
son spoke at length in favor of the bill.
Without definite action the Senate pro-
ceeded to other business. Several com
mittees presented reports, after which
the Senate adjourned in honor of the first
President of the United States, this being
the anniversary of his birth.
House.
Mr. Parkhurst of COMMITTEE on Pardons
reported in favor of .concurring in the
Senate concurrent resolution for the par
don of Edward b. Wildham now confined
in Fl. Madison penitentiary. Mr. Crooks
said this man was confined in the pen-
| Tertiary for life. His trial was in Adair
county and the evidence was purely
circumstantial He was charged with the
murder of an infant child He has served
three years in the penitentiary. The
House unanimously concurrcd in the res
olution
The following new hills were intro
duced: BY Mr.. Riley-To enable admin
istrators, guardians, trustees, referees,
etc, to file papers with the Clerk Of the
District Court; by Mr.. Wagner-TO re-
imburse James o. Hannah for loss OF
horses; by Hipwcll-Relating TO the sale
of an island in the Mississippi river in
Scott county; by Rowan-To regulate
and restrict sale of intoxicating liquors.
by Nicoll-To legalizc the corporation of
the town of Holstein; by Nicoll--}clating
to application for insurance; by Jones
To regulate the practice in cases involv.
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gence; by Chapman-To amend section
374l of the Code of 1873. relating to depo.
sitions; by Chapman-To regulate sleep.
ing car companies doing business in Iowa;
by Hall-To change name of Boonsboro
to Boone; by Parkhurst-To legalize in.
corporation Of town of Prmghar; by
Curtis-To provide for safe keeping OF
will prior to death of the testator; by
Berryhill-Relating 20 bonded insolyents;
by Dobson-To establish and maintain a
Northwestern Normal School
The railroad bill came up as special
order, and was considered by sections.
The first section provides that the pro-
visions of the act shall apply to transror-
tation of passengers and property receiv.
ing and delivering of the same from one
point within the State to any other point
within the State, and also to ship
ments from any point within the State to
any other point within the State, whether
the transportation shall be wholly within
this State or partly within this and adioin-
ing States. Section 2 provides that ali
charges shall be reasonable and just aud
prohibits unjust and unreasonable charges.
Section 8 is the same as Section of the
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