Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-02-09


electors Of districts to vote for free text
books; by Nation, a bill to regulate the
charges OF telegraph companies to the
state; provides charge OF 25c for 25
words; by Catch, bill to authorize cities
of the first class to require the erection
of viaducts over or under railroads on
public streets. and providing compensa.
for damages to abuttlng property;
by Senate. Barrett, n bill relating to
fire and other insurance. Various Com
mittees submitted reports. Weber intro
duced resolution instructing the Rail
road Committee of the Senate to
report as as early as possible bill
to prevent discrimination In freight rates,
also that such bills be reported and acted
upon before the considerating of the g
cent bill. Most of the day was taken up
in discussing the 2.cent fare proposition.
The bill wrs finally recommitted.
House.
The bill passed which amends the code
providing that the polls of independent
school elections remain open from 10 to
7p. m. Among bills introduced were
the following: BY Anderson, to prevent
the collection Of greater amount of
interest ON a sale bond than Is provided
provide for the claim Of J. p. Bushnell g.
CO., for printing 500 copies Of Iowa In.
dustries for the New Orleans Exposition;
by Buell., to relieve disabled firemen be.
longing to the Iowa Fire Association. and
pay funeral expenses; by Byers, to repeal
Section 2, Chapter 50, laws Of the 9lst
General Assembly. in relation to asses.
ment Of damages along streams to pre-
vent building bridges
The following bills came up on second
reading and were ordered engrossed A
substitute for H. F. No. 67--1o prohibit
selling or giving tobacco to minors under
10 years Of age, except upon the written
order from parents or guardians, Yeas,
So; nays. 49, II. f. No. 2l-By Cum.
Minis. Relating to clerks of district
courts and employment Of dep
uties. Authorizing the board of SUI
pervisors In counties Of more than 10000
to authorize the clerk to employ not more
than three deputy clerks of the court.
Substitute for Ii. +. No. So. to restrict
and limit the time of attorneys in any ar.
gument before court or jury, except in
criminal cases involving the death penal
ty; ii. f. No. 49, by Hipwell. to author
iZe cities of the first or second class I'M
der special charter to refund bonded debt
and provide for payment of the same.
senate.
Dies MONIES, Feb. 3-Numerous pro.
tests were presented against the passage
of the cent fare bill. Several new bills
were introduced. Price introduced by
request Joint resolution proposing to
amend Act 2, Sec. |, of the Constitution
of the State by striking out the word
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/, and inserting the word "thirty" in
place thereof Referred to Committee on
Constitutional Amendments. Bills and
joint resolutions came up on second
reading.
Joint resolution and memorial to u. s.
Congress asking the election of U. 8.
Senator by direct vote Of the people was
reported by committee with the recon-
mendation that 1t be indefinitely post
poncd. Ayes and noes were called for by
Doolcy on the acceptance Of the com.
mittee's report The report was not
adopted.
Those voting aye were: Barrett, Clark,
DUNCAN, Funk, Catch, Harsh, Hutchison.
Knight, Mcservey, Parrott. Poynecr.
Price. Smith. Sweeney, Vale, Weber,
| W eidman. Woolson.
Those voting nay were: Barnett, Bay.
| less, Bills, Brewer, Caldwell, Chesebro,
| Dodge, Dooley. Finn. Groneweg, Kegler,
| Kelly, Kent, Lawrence, Nation. McVay,
| Reiniger, Schmidt. Seeds. Taylor, Young.
o. the question of ongrossment the
| ayes and noes were demanded. The res
| olution was ordered engrossed-yeas %,
nays IS.
Joint resolution No. I. in reference to
postal telegraphy. was reported by com
mittee without recommendation. AS the
matter is now before the United States
Congress, the committee wished to do
| nothing with it, The resolution was
| adopted. The Senate refused to concur
in the House amendment TO the registry
| bill
The house bill No. 81. relating to the
employment of deputy clerks of the dis.
trict courts, passed. Mr.. Custer asked
consent to take up joint resolution No.
4, by Custer. The resolution requests
the Senators and Representatives in Con.
gress to support the arrearage pension
bill introduced by Senator Ingalls,. of
Kansas. The resolution passed. Many
| petitions were presented against the pas
sage of the 2.cent fare bill. The registry
| bill was taken up, and after some amend
| ment was passed House bill No. 40, re-
lating to mutual insurance companies
passed 1t gives them the privilege to
insure school houses and church buildings
| in the territory where they are doing bus.
mess. Several new bills were introduced.
DIES MONIES, Feb. Lawrence pre-.
scented memorial from Jobbers and Man
ufacturers' Association of Sioux City ask
ing that all questions of transportation
charges be considered with spirit OF
fairness. Young presented petitions from
Chamberlain and also from Messena pro-
testing against the passage OF the 2.cent
law. Young also presented petition
from citizens of Audubon county favor.
ing a reduction in freight and passenger
rates. and also the passage FLAWS, pre-
venting determinations by railways. A
large number of protests against the pas
sage of the 2-cent fare bill were presented.
Hntchison presented petition signed by
hundred citizens of Wapello county
asking the repeal of the medical law.
Reiniger presented petition on the same
subject.
The following bills were introduced:
BY DUNCAN, to provide for holding persons
to answer for criminal charges when or
dered by the judge of court; by Seeds, to
amend the medical law; by Reiniger to
amend the registry law; by Dooley. to
prevent reduction of wages OF working,
men, and to provide for their payment
in lawful money; by Garlock, for the APP
pointment of public examiner of accounts
and defining his duties; by Woolson.
relating to the Supreme Court and the
terms thereof; by Schmidt, to punish
false pretcnces in obtaining registration
of cattle and other animals, and also false
pedigrees; by Davidson, making appro
priations for the Agricultural College; by
the same, requiring that all goods put NJ
for sale in packages have the exact
weight Of the same marked on the pack
age.
At request Of Catch, Woolson moved
the reconsideration of the vote on s. +.
No 66, passed Friday relating to the
continuance in criminal cases The vote
to reconsider carried. A motion TO in
definitely postpone was lost. After
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