Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-05

tai. and appropriating S6.0 fer the
same; by Converse-A bill appropriatiag
money to reimburse the Commissioners
of Pharmacy for money paid by them in
the enforcement of the law; by Smith--A
bill TO provide industrial schools and
homes for the care of poor frisndless
children in all cities of the State.
A large number of bills were indefinite.
| ly postponed The Senate refused 10
recedc from its amendments to House file
No, 373-the railway bill.
The following new bills were introduc.
ed: BY Dayie--To legalizc certain acts
Of the town of Dow City, Crawford
county. The rules were suspended and
the bill passed; by Riley--To legalize
town Of Columbus junction, Louisa
county; ii. f, lSi was taken up-To
legalize ordinances of Grand Junction
Greene county The committee amend.
mcnts were adopted and the bill passed,
by Craig--To amend section 791, Code of
1873, exempting homosteads of soldiers
and sailors widows.
The following bills passed: ii. 4. No.
534-To legalize conyeyances by right Of
attorney TO Joseph Webster OF Fit Madi.
son; ii. +, No. 59l--To authorize towns
to fund outstanding bonds; s. 4. No. %
Providing for the establishment of
water works in cities of the second class
by vote Of the people; substitute for H.
+. No. 56O-To legalize incorporation Of
certain charitable and religious societies;
| ). +. No. 90 To provide that owners and
keepers of pure bred, thorough bred or
standard bred stations shall post notices
| oil registration; substitute for H. L. No.
QUITO legalize certain elections in in
| dependent school districts. held in March,
1885, ii. +. No. 6l1-To legalize the In.
| corporation of Columbus Junction, Louisa
county; ii. +, No. 36-For an act TO en-.
able discharged railway employees to OBJ.
tain certificate from the person or com.
pany making such discharge, setting forth
reasons for such discharge; II. +. No,
212-For an act to amend chapter 40.
section 2, of acts of Twenty first General
Assembly, relating to mine inspection; II.
f, No. 299-For ar act to oxterminate
| the English sparrOwE: II. 4. No. 80 To
regulate the good time of prisoners. The
| Bohemian oats bill was rcconsdered,
amended and again passed and the
| school book bill was further amended
| Senate.
Dies MONIES, March 30. Senator Young
introduced bill empowering the Gov.
ernor to acknowledge the receipt Of GER
tain articles on the part Of the State. The
following bills passed: Amending the
law permitting corporations to buy
bridges, etc, at sherifs sales Bill pro.
tecting electors and polling places in in.
corporated towns and cities Of less than
$500 inhabitants, applying the 100 foot
limit law TO cities Of above description.
and providing for the appointment OF the
necessary special officers. etc. Bill rcla'
ting to distribution of copies Of reports
of the Supreme Court Bill .lcgalizing
the ordinances of the town Of Ack worth
Bill amending section "a. chapter 15l,
laws Of the Eighteenth General Assembly
changing the time of meeting Of local
boards Of health from first Monday in
May and November TO the corresponding
days in April and October and such other
times as may be necessary. Bill amend
ing chapter 90, laws Twenty first General
Assembly, by including assessor and col
lector in the officers to be voted for under
that chapter. Substitute for ii, +. No.
396-Authorizing cities or nrst class to
establish fire limits and rules connected
Herewith, and prohibiting the erection
Of frame buildings within said limits; also
comforting authority TO compel removal
of frame buildings. s. +. No. 2lS, by
Groneweg Authorizing cities of first.
class, organized under special charter, to
construct sewers. and to levy tax
of 5 mills on the dollar 10 pay
for same. ii. +. No. 2l5, by Smith
Amending section 976 of Code,
relating to payment Of taxes TO
township clerk, making payment to come
in May and November, instead Of April
and October ii. +. No 2S0-For the
relief of John Haldicne of Webster county,
and the payment to his claim against the
State, the claim growing out of conflicting
| Des Moines River and school land grants.
II. f. No. 2SS-Appropriating money
to refund to the legally organized society
of the sixth Iowa infantry Of the late war,
the amount of $S7250, with interest,
being n regiment fund turned over to the
State Jan. 20, 1866. 5. +. No ia. by
Dungan-Repealing chapter 1l5, acts Of
the Nineteenth General Assembly, and
enactng substitute, relating TO time OF
holding the general election, providing
that it shall be held on the Thursday
following the first Monday of November
in each wear
The following new = lis were intro
duced: BY Ricc-T Npower cities OF
first class to levy additional tax for GER
tain purposes; by Roach-To provide fol-
the election of clerks Of the committees
of the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives. The bill provides for the appoint
ment of not more than ten clerks for the
Senate and thirteen for the House com
mittces. The rules were suspended and
the bill passed-ayes 81, noes U.
The following bills passed: s. +. No
327-Providing for funding certain out
standing Indebtedness of certain cities o.
not less than six thousand. II. +. No
1866, by Hcad-AuthoriZing cities ant
towns to submit to qualified electors TIT
question of levying special tax for pur
pose OF prospecting for natural gas ant
artesian water. and provide for utilizinl
same. II. f. No. 35, by Hall-To ia,
mineral estates when the surface
and such mineral estates arc own
ed by different parties. II. +. No.
207-BY Nelson, providing for 4
maximum charge for transmitting tclc
graph messages: H. +. No. 37-By Hall,
for protection Of discharged railway en-
ploycs and 10 prevent blacklisting ii.
F. No. 394-By Wyman, to provide fol-
the re assessment and re.lcyy OF specia
taxes and assessments. Substitute for II
+. No. 353-By Tealc, to give the State
the right Of change of venue in criminal
cases III. +. No. 221, by Darnall-Rela
ting to compensation where domestic
animals are killed by dogs. II. f. No
l2l, by Cummins-To regulate the sale
of railroad mortgage bonds or obligations
and to create personal liability for vic
lation. ii. F. No. j7l. by Homrighans-
In relation to the management and invest
ment of the endowment fund OF tn
Agricultural College. Some further tim
was spent in considering the text bool
bills, but no final conclusion reached.
senate.
Dies MONIES, March 81. THE Following
new bills were introduced: BY Parrott-
A bill amending section 496 of the code
relating to the amount of taxes in cite
and Incorporated towns; by Clark-A bill
repeating section 4O26 of the code, re
lating to the keeping Of gambling houses
and enacting additional provisions pre-
venting gambling and gambling houses
The House bill passed amending section