Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-15
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
Nearing the solution OF the Railway
Problem.
A Joint Resolution for n Committee 60
Investigate Trusts--Other Legis-
lative Matters.
Senate.

Senate.
Dies MONIES, March G..-Petitions were
presented as follows: Parrott. two ask.
ing railway legislation. Davidson, asking
same. Doud, against telegraph legisla'
ton. Taylor. two on same Converse
same. Weidman, asking railway legisla.
ton; also bucket shops. Garlock, asking
that all druggists be hanged, railway
officials imprisoned, etc. Seeds, asking
railway legislation. Mills. on electric
light plants. Kent, on railways. Funk,
same.
The special order was taken up being
II. +. No. Al, providing for the relief OF
Union soldiers, sailors and marines, and
the INDECENT wives and minor children of
INDECENT or deceased Union soldiers, sail
ors and marines Without vote the
bill was laid aside and the consideration
Of the railroad bill, S. i. No Is, was re.
commenced. Speeches were made by
Senators Harsh, Catch and Woolson. No
final vote was reached.
House.
In the House petitions were presented
by Nelson, HoSpers Oakman, Wilson Of
Cass, Rowan, Evans. Roach, Plat. Ham.
ilton, Woods and Craig-against legisla.
tion on telegraphs and telephones; Nelson
against the usury bill; by Calvin, favor
ing appropriation for driven well defend
ants; by Paschall, on medicine; by Clarke.
on railroads; by Wilbur, in favor of H. +.
No. 1872, for uniform text books.
After presentation Of reports of com
mittees the concurrent resolution by Will
bur- requiring the State Superintendent
to collect information as to the number
of children in the workshops of the State,
was taken up and adopted.
The special order, being the railroad
schedule bill, was taken up. the question
being on the adoption of the amended
substitute offered by the railroad COM
mittec. Remarks were made by Hall,
LIKE, Thompson. Wilbur. Cummns,
Berryhill, Hotchkiss, Head and others.
The bill was laid aside. without definite
action. Foley introduced bill to legal
ize the Independent District of Green.
wood, Chickasaw county. Adjourned,
Senate.
Dies MONIES, March THE following
new bills were introduced; BY Price, S.
| +. No 362-A bill to amend section 1890
of code as amended by chapter 1853, Acts
| of the Fifteenth General Assembly rela.
| ting to taxation Of railway property; by
Mccoy, s. +. No. 36?-A bill to organize
and manage the department for criminal
insane at the Anamosa penitentiary, aud
provide for the compensation Of the extra
| officers.
The debate on the railroad schedule
bill was continued, and speeches were
made by Senators Woolson, Barnett,
Knight, Sweeney and others. At the close
| Of Senator Sweney's speech the debate on
the bill closed for the day. Senator
Catch presented report Of the Commit
| tee on Appropriations relating to mileage
and expenses of visiting committees to
State institutions. Placed on file. Sen
ator Caldwell presented Il report of the
Committee on Enrolled Bills Senate ad-
| journed.
The following were presented: By
Paschall. against s.. +. No. 237. The bill
providing for government control Of tele-
| graphs by Upton, against telegraph
| legislation; by Hauscr, in favor of reduced
freight and passenger rates; by Brown
and Berryhill, in favor of woman stuff.
rage; by Rice, against the passage Of the
meat inspection bill.
The following new bills were intro
duced: BY Hipwell, by request-To pro-
vide for cremation of bodies in cities. A
petition accompanied the bill; by HUNTER
To legaliZe certain ordinances Of Sac
| City; by Wilbur-To provide for contest.
ing the ection of Presidential Electors;
by Wilbur-To amend chap. A, title 5,
Code of 1873, relating to electors of Presi'
dent and Vice President; by Chapman
To provide for taxation of certain prop.
ertY for road purposes; by Roach, by
request-To amend Sec. 2S5 of the Code.
The special order was taken up, being
the railroad schedule bill. Speeches were
made by Estes, Lewis, Roe, Luke Craig,
Byers, Cummins. DAYTON and others.
The Senate substitute for the bill TO pre-
vent fraud in the sale of land passed Mr..
Dobson, of the Committee on Text
Books, made a report to indefinitely post
pone all the bills on the subject of text
books and substituted Committee bill
ii. +. No. 542. The Committee bill is or
the local option plan, granting power to
boards of directors of independent dis
tricts or district townships to purchase
books and sell them to the pupils at cos
or may give free text books upon vote
ofthe people. On motion the House
adjourned.
|
DEs MoINEs, March S.-The railroad
schedule bill was continued as a special
order and Senator Sweeney concluded his
speech. He was followed by Senators
Bolter, Mccoy, Hutchinson. and Finn.
Petitions were presented as foitows
Reiniger, asking railway legislation; also
on female suffrage. Seeds, same. Boiler
two petitions on compensation Of county
officials; also asking railway legislation
Price, ON text books. Lawrence, asking
relief of disabled fremen; also Sunday
opening of barber shops, also against the
establishment of court at Correctionville
Taylor, asking female suffrage. also on
railway legislation. DUNCAN, same
Catch, asking female suffrage. Converse
same. Caldwell, two on same. Smith
on railway legislation. McVcy, two OF
same. Mccoy, same. Weber three peti
tons on same; also one against. Hutch
lnson, asking railway Hesitation. Gar
lock, asking female suffrage. Barnett. on
telegraphs.
The following new bills were intro
duced: BY Harsh--A bill to amend 4OGs
of Code for the better protection Of the
song birds and birds Of beautiful plumage
in the State; by Mescrvey-A bill Il
| SeCllOu tuuplCi tltit VI
Code, relative to evidence. Consideration
of the special order, the railroad schedule
bill, was continued. but no conclusio-
was reached, and the Senate adjourned
House.
Petitions were presented as follows: In
favor of Woman Suffrage, by Lewis
Oakman, Blythe. Head, Eckles ant
Evans; by Parkhurst, in reference tC
interest; by Blythe, on text books; by
Steele, on railroads; by Dayie, in refer
encc to condemning lands for railroads
The following new bills were intro
duced: BY McFarland-To compel thu
c., NJ. & st. p. railway to remove il
del OF building at Rutland out Of line O
the street; by Jones-Providing for fund
ing certain bonds of certain cities and t
fund certain outstanding Indebtedness; by
JoI es To organize and manage the de
parm mt of criminal insane at Anamosa
by R,wan. by request-In relation Il
places of holding district court; by Ship
ley-To legalize acts and ordinances o.
Guthrie, Iowa; by Head-To amend sec
ton /, chapter 81, acts Of the Fifteenth
General Assembly.
The railroad schedule bill was taken uT
as the special order. Remarks were made