Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-02-23
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Passage Of the Bill Amending the
Registry Law.
yhompson's Resolution for Invcsti.
eating the Anamosa Peniten-
Siary Matter.
Senate.

tiary Matter.
Dies MONIES, Feb. 14-Petitions ana
memorials were presented as follows:
Asking railway legislation; against rail.
way legislation; against the 2.cent fare
ill; for continuance OF the dairy com
mission: for continuance Of the railwar
commission, The following bills passed
s. +. No. 1913, authorizing the Governor
to arrange with Gen. w. w. Belknap for
his services in prosecuting the claims Of
the State against the general government,
on account of raising and enrolling troops
for the service Of the United States dur.
ing the war of the rebellion. Also bill
changing the time for holding Supreme
Court, providing for the holding of three
terms each year, to commence respect
lively on the third Tuesday in January,
he second Tuesday in May, and the first
Tuesday in October. Senate file No. Sc,
to amend the law relating to peremptory
challenges of jurors. was taken up rs
special order Pending its consideration
the Senate adjourned.
House.
Petitions were presented as follows:
By Nelson, Estes. Wilson, of Butler,
Hauser, Chantry, Wilbur, Teale Draper,
Russell, Davis, Duus and Eckles on rail.
roads; Anderson, of Hamilton. on text
books; Byers on woman suffrage; Mack on
agriculture. The following bills passed:
Bill to appoint and organize board of
trustees for the hospital for insane at
Clarinda; bill to proydc for the issue OF
water-works bonds by cities Of the second
class; bill relating to the Supreme Court
and to the terms thereof.
The following new bills were intro.
dGced: BY Craig-To secure uniformity
in text books; by Custer-To amend chap.
., title 10 of Code. relative to settling
estate without appointment of admins.
traitor; by Duus-To secure recognition
of certain private schools in the State; BY
Hall-Relative to seduction; by Field
10 enable locomotive engineers to have
better control Of their engines; by Town
send-Relating to the criminal laws.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, Feb. 15.-Petitions on
the following subjects were presented:
Asking railway legislation; for reduction
of rates; on the pharmacy law; asking Il
change in the exemption law.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Groncweg-A bill to legalize the con
demnatlon of certain additions to Council
Bluffs for use Of park; by Bills-A bill to
amend the law relating to pharmacists;
by Dodgc-A bill to amend the law re.
latlng to exemptions; by Dodge-A bill
to amend the law relating TO homesteads;
by Dodgc-A bill to amend chapter SO,
acts of the Twenty-first General Assem-.
bly,. Relating to the printing of the pro.
cccdingS of the boards of supervisors; by
Doud-A bill to amend the law making
the Superintendent of Public Instruction
a member of the Board Of Directors of
the State Normal School; by Funk-A bill
to encourage meteorological and other
scientific researches; by PrIce-A bill TO
empower less number than twelve to
render verdict in trials by jurors; Joint
MISUNDERSTANDING to amend Article
!, Section 0 Of the Constitution of Iowa,
relating to the number of jurors: by Bar.
nett (by requesD-A bill to amend the
law relating to the conversation Of sur
geons I'm coroner's inqucsts-by Mcyay
(bY request)-A bill to provide for medi-
cal and surgical attendance upon paupers
and prisoners; by Gatch-A bill TO auth
oriZe the Governor TO lease LOTT, in block
80. city of Dcs Moincs, To the Governors
Guards; by Gatch--A bill requiring the
use OF fire escapes in certain buildings.
by Meservey-A bill to secure recognition
Of certain private normal schools in the
State.
The Senate resumed the special bill
concerning percmDtorv challenge of
jurors. Bill was ordered ngrossed-yeas
81; nays II.
The following bills passed: Bill relating
to salary Of the Secretary of the State
Board of Health; bill providing that all
policemen in cities shall be appointed
and removed by the Mayor.
House.
Petitions were presented on the rail-
road question by MessrS, Evans. Davie,
Paschal!, Brown, Roundy, Teale Hauser.
Lewis, SIosson, Ball, Bycrs Wilson of
Cass Dobson, Joley, Estes, Russell and
Thomson. Bv Foley. on text books; by
Clark. on various subjects, by Nelson on
pharmacy law; by Jolly, on rate of in
terest; by Russell. on text books; by Cum
Minis. from City Council of Dcs Moines;
by Agnew, on text books; by Cummins.
on Woman Suffrage.
The following new bills WERE intro