Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-04-03
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


dueing the calendar WAS again started aud the
senate made good progress, The Cedar Rapids
bill went through without objection. &c 10
Rapids is one OF the NE cities Of the state
organized under special charter. The SALARY
Of the mayor as fixed by the charter is $50 per
TO serve the city at those wages aud the council
has been In the habit Of making the mayor
chief Of police aud fixing the salary OF that
Office at $500. Recently the question has been
agitatcl aud OH members Of the council threat
en' q with prosecution To secure 10 the city the
back salary paid out. This bill Is to make pro
vision for Increased salary and legallsing the
acts OF the council. Ii Is one OF three bills
that has passed the senate ON the day OF pre-
sentation. Bailey's bin to grant additional
compensation 70 county auditors In counties
with over 1000 Inhabitants was passed. The
rcfunding hill for Clintol'S lencft was adopt
ed, having alreai y passed tn house The Mack
school fund bill, and the Mills street railroad
bill were passed. Adjourned.
House.
The house concurred In the senate resolution
to adjourn on April 18th, but motion 10 re-
consider was filed and the house has In its
hands the power to fix the hour OF final al.
Journment. There Is strong feeling that II
may be necessary to prulong the session few
days The Des Moines assessors hill, provld-
ny for the districting OF the city into as many
districts as may be necessary was passed. The
and among the bills passed were the Dodge
labor bill and one fixing the maximum rate Of
board to be paid for prisoners Adjourned.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, March a,.-The county auditors
bill passed the senate to-day. This measure ia
to make provisions In the law so as TO alternate
the election OF county auditor with the county
treasurer. The bill, II II becomes law, with
legislate an extra year on the terms of Office OF
the county auditors Of the state. The fish bill
was passed after the adoption OF several
amendments The penalties for the violation
OF the provisions OF the bill are very seveIe.
The llarsh-Wolfc bridge bill was patched IN
to suit all concerned In the measure aud was
passed.
House.
The house passed the Coffin ear coupler bill,
requiring the railroads to equip all trains with
automatic couplers before 1895, by an over
whelming vote. The expected discussion of
the license bill did not occur. The Democratic
caucus bill was substituted for the Dent bill
and Luke requested postponcment until
copies Of the former could he procured, and
the matter was deferred until Wednesday,
April :, Mt Up. IN. The joint rate bill was pass
ed by unanimous vote.
Senate.
DIS MONIES, March 2S.--Thc Joint rate bill
was considered, but no action was taken. Dis
cusson will be resumed tomorrow. The SEN
ate went into executive session and confirmed
the appointment OF Terry Dunn as State on
Inspector.
House.
Most OF the time OF the house was taken up
passing lcgalizing acts for members who VIII
be out of the city saturday night, which win
be devoted To that purpose. hipwell's bin ex-
tending the present paving assessment law To
Davenport is especially interested, passed with.
out opposition.
Dies MONIES, March 29-Thc senate occu.
pied greater portion Of the time In the dis
cussion Of the joint rate bill. Some amend
ments were proposed TO the bill, but the sen
ate rejected all, aud the bill passed as II came
from the house. The Sioux City Creek bill
was passed, also the Ottumwa bill. An even
ing session was provided for Monday to dis
pose OF lcgaliZng acts. But one petition was
offered, that by Senator Wolfe, fayoring a
change In the exemption laws
Housc.
The house held two sessions and devoted
most of the morning, and all of the evening TO
fraudulent representation by the pcddlers, was
passed. The bill To protect the owners OF stall
lions provoked a lively debate. IL finally was
ordered cngrosscd. A petition from cx'Audl.
tor Brown, asking an appropriation ofS4 900 to
pay the expenses OF the impeachment trial was
the bill for an act legalzng the revised ordi-
nances OF the city Of lndep, ndence, Buchanan
county, passed. Adjourned.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, March 3l.--Aiost Of the time
was occupied In the discussion Of private banks.
Two bills were before the senate and were re-
ferrcd back to the committee. At the even
ing session thirteen legalizing acts were pass
ed and slxty-one ILLS were Indefinitely post
poned.
House.
Three important bills were passed. One an.
thorizing Sioux City to divert creek that runs
through the G, inter- Of the city 10 the great dCt-
rlment OF pubic health. Tic trust bin was
also passed. There was a little contest over
the bill TO extend the terms Of IN, present
county auditors to three years, making them
elective alternate With the treasurcrs, but the
bill passed by large majority.
Senate.
DFs MoISEs, April The day was occu-
pied In the discussion Of the Normal school
bills. Senator Funks hill providing for the
location of Normal school at Algoua was
taken up. senator Mccoy tackled ON his thrC C
cOrncrcd Normal school bill. which was adopt.
cd by majority OF two. The bin thus loaded
down dicl Of its own weight Several senator's
who were opposed TO the cstablis threat OF
another normal school voted for the substitute,
knowing that It's adoption would kill the bill.
. Rouse.
The house occupied the morning session it'll
routine work. The afternoon was taken up
with the consideration Of the two school book
bills--thc district purchase and county unifOr-
nifty substitute reported by the majority Of the
textbook committee ana tho state uniformity
report Of the minority. In the evening sceslOn
all records were broken by the pOstponing Of
l35 bills.