Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-02-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Passage Of the Bill Amending the
Registry Law.
Thompson's RESOLUTION for lnvcsti.
eating the Anamosa Penitcn-
Siary Matter.


senate.
Dies MONIES, Feb MANY petitions
were presented. mostly from railroad en-
ployes, opposing the passage of the 2-cent
fare bill. The Conference committee who
We're appointed to consider the House
amendment of S, +. 40. limiting the APP
plicatinn of the registration law to cities
of $500 and over, reported n substitute
amendment making $500 the mipimum.
The substitute was adopted. Gailock
presented series OF resolutions from the
Algona Grange endorsing the utterances
of Gov. Larrabee in his messages, favor
ing reduction of freight rates. 2.cent
fare, elective railroad commissioners and
other reforms.
House concurrent resolution relative to
election Of U. s. Senators, was taken up.
The committee had reported adversely.
On call of the yeas and nays the report Of
the committee was adopted.
House.
Thompson introduced n resolution In
the House yesterday providing for an in
vcstigation into the administration of eX-
Warden Martin of the Anamosa peniten-
tiary. Among the new bills introduced
were the following: ii. f. 4G3, Clark:
Authorizing railway companies to change
name of railways in certain cases. ii. +.
1854. Craig: Relating to notice OF policy
holders on fire insurance companies. ii.
F. 365, Craig: Relating TO remains Of
deceased persons being delivered to medi-
cal schools. Ii. +. 1865, Head: Authoriz-
ing cities and towns to levy a special tax
for prospecting for natural gas and by
n,,f IL To M
prevent deception ard fraud in publish
ing false pedigree of animals. ii. +.
36S. Mitchell: Granting addition.
al powers to boards of independent
school districts. II. f. 800, Roberts:
Relating to compensation school officers
Ilipwell-Authorizc cities under special
charter to remove snow and ice from side
walks and levy special tax for same.
The house concurred in the recommend
alton of the conference committee on the
registration bill, and the bill passed The
bill reducing the legal rate of interest
from 10 to 8 per cent, and the bill limit
ing time of argument in criminal or civil
cases also passed ii. +. n. allowing the
boards of supervisors in counties having
population of TO exceed 1900 to have
their proceedings published in one paper
printed in foreign language was taken
up. 1t was ordered cngrOsscd.
Senate.
DIES MONIES, Feb. S.-Protests Of rail.
way employees and others against the 3
cent fare bill were presented. A few
petitions were also presented asking foi
reduction of passenger rates on railways.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
DOoley-A bill to control the operation
of tclegraphy by railway companies by
Funk-A bill to amend the law designat.
ing the officers who may take acknowl-
edgments of conveyances of real estate;
by Weidman-A bill appropriating money
for the relief of Geo. Bennett, wrong
fully confined in the penitentiary; by
Davidson-A bill to provide for the pur'
chase of school books in Iowa; by SCHMIDT
"A bill TO provide for the case of certain
children who are without salutary paren'
tai control; BY Schmidt-A bill authorIZ
ing cities organized under special charter
to remove snow and ice from sidewalks
and to levy taxes to pay for the same; by
Schmidt (by rcquest)-A bill appropriate
ing 81, 900 rembursing DR.. T, &. Lindley
fer loss of collection of natural history
at the burning of the Orphans Home At
Davenport; by Kelly-A bill to amend
the law cmpo wering the county boards
of supervisors to offer n reward for the
discovery of coal in their respective
counties. A number of Senate bills were
read and referred. The Senate bill pass
ed to amend the law relating to banks,
giving three directors the right to trans
act business; also the Senate bill to re.
peal the law relating to the election of
civil engineers in cities of the first class
and enact as substitute therefor; also
Senate bill to amend chapter ID. Laws of
Twenty First Genera Assembly, by in
ser,ing the words CITY Recorder and
Collector
Petitions were presented on railroad
matters by Messrs. BEEN. two by Russell.
| by T.. ton. by Doran. by Burgess, Deitz,
two 3y Steele, three by Craig, by Kline
by n"-nall, by Roe. two by Crooks, by
| Thompson. by KEENAN,, by Shipey, two
| by Wilson of Cass, and Townsend, the
majority being from railroad employees
and against the two cent fare bill. Also a
petition forty feet long by Craig against
the abolition Of courts at Keokuk; by
Cummins on the school text book ques'
ton; by Hart and Owen on municipal Cor
puratiOns, by Robb in favor of the pass
| age of the Cummins and Catch bill; by
Lewis in favor of certain mining bills
The resolution of Mr.. WILDER was taker
up that the extraordinary appropriations
of this General Assembly shall not exceed
the amount of a ~ mill levy for 1888 and
a mill levy for 1899. less the amount Of
the present State Indebtedness, thus leav
ing the State clear of debt at the end OF
1889. After discussion the resolution was
laid over. Resolution by Mr. Thompson
was taken up. This is the resolution il
reference to ex-Warden Martin of the
Anamosa penitentiarv. The preamble
states that the grand jury did not Indie
Mr. Martin because they thought the mat
ter was of State importance, and the res
Olulion asks that committee OF five be
appointed /" examine into the matter anc
report to the House. The resolution was
finally referred to the committee on peni
tentaries by vote of SO to 81. A large
number of new bills were introduced
The bill passed providing for issuin!
water works bonds in cities of the secont
class not to exceed per cent tax on thu
assessed valuation; also the bill to legaliZ
certain ordinances of the town Of Rocl
| hdplus, Lay Ou COuuty'
| senate.
Dies MONIES, Feb. GA large number o
petitions were presented against the pas
sage of the two cent passenger railwa,
bill. The following new bills were intro
duced: BY Seeds-A bill to amend tb
law relating to the pay of attorneys ap
| pointed by justices Of the peace. by
Seeds-A bill to amend the law relating
to the time of placing sheriffs' deeds upol
record. BY Smith-A bill to provide I
plan whereby independent OF township
school districts may furnish school book
at cost or free as may be elected b.
Wolfe-A bin amending chapter ), act
of the Twenty First General Assembly
the law relating to intoxicating liquor
BY Brewer--A bill relating to duties o
county surveyor and amending laws relat
ing thereto. By Parrott-A bill to amend
revise and consolidate various acts re
garding the publication and distribution
of public documents. by loung-A DIl
to amend the law relating to the educa
ton and qualifications of dentists u.
Kelly-A bill to amend section 35OS o
the Code relating to justices of the peace
BY Weocr-A bill TO relinquish all tn
States right and title to the United State
in the so-called river lands" Is.
| Weber-A bill to regulate the run