Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-01
AUDUBON AUDUBON IOWA, THURSDAY,

the bill to provide for the levy OF one
halfmill State tax for the years 1888 and
1899 to pay off the outstanding indebted.
ness of the State, The Committee on
Judiciary recommend its passage, After
discussion the bill was read third time
and passed--veas. 80: nays. o.
The following new bills were intro.
duced: BY Dodge--A bill 10 amend the
law relating TO the boundaries of indie,
pendent school districts in incorporated
cities and towns; by Taylor--A bill to
amend Sec. 2, Chap. 1917, Laws Goth Gen.
eral Assembly. relating TO county print
ing; by Woolson--A bill To colnmemo
rate the patriotism of Iowa soldiers and
sailors by the erection of suitable monu.
ment on the Capitol grounds in Dcs
Moines, appropriating $50 therefor
BY Poyneer (hy request, "A dill making
railway companies liable for damages by
fires set out or caused by operating
railways; BY Ciark-A bill supplemental
to Chapter l43, acts of the Twunticlh
General Assembly, and Chanter SO nets
of the Twentyfirst General Assembly,
relating to abatement of nnisanccs; by
Seeds--A bill to authorize Col, Jed Lake
to demand from the Secretary Of the
Interior the patent for certain lands in the
State for the use of the Insane Asylum at
Independence.
The following bill was passed; Senate
file No. 1873. the State veterinary bill
Yeas. 26 NAYS, 10. Adjourned.
House.
A very large number of petitions were
presented favoring the erection Of sol
diers' monument in the Capitol Square;
also large number on railroad and other
Mr.. Berryhill introduced H. +. No.
$50. to erect monumdnt in Capitol
Square to commemorate tho vHlor of
Union soldiers, and appropriatinc $50 900
therefor. The railroad bill came up rs the
special order and its consideration was
resumed Several amendments were lost.
and without final action the bill went
oyer. The following lcgalizing bills were
passed; Bill to legal2e the acts OF the
township of Logan, Sioux county; bill to
legalizc the boundary lines OF the town
of Hawarden.
JOINT CONVENTION.
The two houses met in joint convection
In the evening TO elect trustees Of State
institutions. The following were cCtCl
Regents Of State Univcrsitv--ll A.
Burrcll, ID. n. Richardson. Albert w.
Swain, Thos. 5. Wright, all for six
years.
Agricultural Collcgc--G. W Durham,
(fill vacancy years., Joseph Dysurt, J.
s. Cla:kson. for six years; George Van
Houtcn, to fill vacancy for four years;
Eugene Sccor and G. ID. Boardman, for
six years.
Industrial School-Frank W. Mnhin,
two years; W. T. Smith, six years: VIM,
nj. Field, six years.
College for the Blind. O. Harrington,
G. NJ. Miller, John Killcn. all for four
years
stein. six years.
Soldiers Orphans Homc--Gco. r. Nc.
Clellan J. G. Brown, j. j. Wohlwend,
all for two years.
Hospital for Insane, at Mt Pleasant
d. III. Hurst, four years; Geo. III Spahr,
two years; j. II. Kulp, four years.
Hospital for Insane, at Independence
W. G. Rosemund, j, L. Whitley, r. A.
Dunkelburg, all for four years
Hospital for Insane, ut Clarinda-J. ID.
M. Hamilton, four years, l.. b. Raymond.
Ed. II. Hunter. each two years. Il. J.
Hartshorn, four years; J. ii. Dunlap. six
years.
Feeble Minded Asylum NJ. Shriver,
six years
Iowa Industrial School-Mrs. Maggie
Appleton, four years; Thomas Mitchell,
II. l.. Gctz, each six years.
Warden of the Fl Madison Penitcn-
'tiary-Gco, W. Crosscy.
Warden of the Anamosa Penitentiary
Marquis Barr
Dies MONIES, Feb. 2i.-Pctilions and
memorials were presented on The follow
ing subjects: Asking railway legislation;
against railway legislation; asking that
the National Guard bill be passed; against
the Overlapping O'Brien county land
bill"
Bills were introduced as follows BY
Dungan--A bill to repeal the law relating
to the appointment of trustees of Soldiers
Orphans Home at Davenport. and to
enact a substitute; by Parrot, committee
bill-h bill to amend Sec. |, Chap. 81,
Laws 18TH General Assembly; by Parrutt
"A bill to provide for the reassessment
and relevy of special taxes and assess.
mentS; by Parrott-A bill to repeal Sec.
1l6, Laws 2lst General Assembly, and
enact substitute; by Parrott-A bill to
provide for the jurisdiction of Justices of
the Peace in cases less than felony in
cities of 8, 900 or more and for the fees OF
City Marshal in State cases; by ParrOtt-
A bill to regulate the appropria'
tons OF money in cities of the first
class and cities organized under special
cbarter;by Mattoon-A bill to amend chap
ter 1866 of the code, in relation to schools;
by McCoy-A bill providing for the fund
ing of certain outstanding Indebtedness
of certain cities; by Gatch-A bill TO re-
peal sections SlS and $40 Of the code, re.
lating to assessment Of property for tax
alton, apd enact substitute; by Kelly
tby requcs)-A bill to amend sections
249 and $50 of code relating to guarantee
companies and official bonds; by Brewer
"A bill to amend law relating to elections
of board Of regents Of State University
in case of vacancy for any cause.
The library bill was taken up as con
tinuatiOn of the special order After some
consideration it was lost on engrOssmcnt
yeas, ~; nays 80 fhc following new
bills were introduced; BY Parrott-A bill
to amend section 457 Of the Code, relating
TO fire DISTRICTS by Hanchett-A bill Ia
letter provide for the publishing Of The
proceedings or county boards of super
visors; by Hanchett-A bill to amend
section 2O4 of the Code The following
bills passed: To authorize the Governor to
lease certain property in Dcs
Moncs TO the Governors Guards,
for the purpose of erecting a
building at their expense. To amend
chapter l5l. acts Eighteenth General
| Assembly, relating TO State Board OF