Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-04-17
IOWA LEGISLATURES.


S0n1te.
DEs MONIES, April Q.-lhe sena4s did little
else than pass legalizing acts and postpone bills
recommended by the co nmittees for indefinite
postponement, Among this latter class was
the bill by keiniger providing for substituting
electricity Instead OF hanging.
houss.
There was a light attendance In the house
owing 10 the q. a. Il, encampment and but
one session was held. A gloi many bills OF
The house laid on the table the motion 10 re-
consider as 10 adjournment. This makes II
practically certain that III Legislature will AL
journ on the 18TH. The following new bills
were introduced; By Townsend, against com
pulsory education; BY ByerS, for school book
legislation, and in reference toa soldiers
monument; by Harper, against sale OF tobacco
TO minors; by Smith, OF Wapello, for woman
suffrage.
Senate.
DIES MONIES, April l0.--The license bills
came up IN the senate to-day aud both were
defeated. The eyeninlng session was devoted
exclusively to- the Bailey worlds fair bill. The
bill was ordered eugrossed. Adjourned.
House.
The house accomplished more IN this one day
than Is usually done In week ordinarily.
Twenty three ILLS were passed, among them
being all the principal appropriation bills-sev-
entecn In number. There We're efforts made
to cut down the capitol ground appropriation
to $780, 900, and then TO $4,000, which failed.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, April 1.-THE pharmacy bill
was about all the question considered in the
senate to day, Two hours were spent at the
forenoon session In discussing how the most
good could be done In the least time. silt-
ing committee was appolntc consisting Of nine
members, TO whom all bills aud other business
is referred.
In the house to-day the Alcona Normal
School bill came up for cngrossment and failed
by close vote. This disposes OF the normal
school question for this session. The appor-
tonment bills came up as special order and
the house deadocked, all the Republicans
voting one way and the Democrats the other.
sitting committee OF ten was appointed,
with Woods, OF Webster, us chairman.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, April l9.--'Ihc pharmacy bill as
presented by the committee on board of health
was passed. Several appropriation bills were
passed at the afternoon session. At the even.
ing session the house school text book came up
and was discussed. The bill was ordered to q
third reading by almost a unanimous vote, but
five voting against it. Adjourned
House.
The senate bill for the relief Of registered
pharmacists, which permits those druggists
who were given certificates because they We're
In business before the present law went Into
effect to change tn ir location without losing
their certificates, was passed without oppod-
ton. bill granting TO the city OF Ottumwa
the right OF the state in certain real estate was
passed. The special order for this afternoon,
the worlds fair bill WAS taken up. The bill
passed by so yeas u u nays. Townsend called
up the bill providing for the removal Of the
Iowa battle flags from the arsenal to the capt.
tol and placing them in Theoretically sealed
glass cases in the corridors. II was passed
under suspension Of the rules.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, April l4.-Thc senate passed
most Of the day In the passage Of appropriation
bills. The school book bill was passed, aud
the reappCrtonmentb illwhich passed the house
was concurred in. At the evening session va
rious egalizing bills were passed
House.
1hc pharmacy bill, the appOrtionmcnt bill
and the general appropriation act passed, be.
sides a number of minor measures. At the
evening session the sitting committees list was
taken up. A bill providing for submitting the
question OF calling a constitutional convent on
nj the next election passed. The bill providing
for printing the reports OF the different state
boards passed.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, April l5.--By resolution pass,
cd by both houses noon to-day was fixed as the
time for adjournment sine die, but the sessions
continued until after two O'Clock. Many bills
were rushed through without much considera.
ton, and as usual many I'M ortant approprla-
ton bills remained for final action, These,
however, had generally been considered and
discussed In committee. The general appro-
priation bill was taken up and read through,
then passed without amendment The sum
total of the appropriations made by this bill Il
over ~, 000,000 The senate took up house
messages and concurrcd in the amendment Ia
tlt..l to- nNsl law ,fph thn
mills for one year and 2 mills for the next.
The senate waited q time for the governor Ia
sign the appropriation bills and then adjourned
sine die.
House.
The closing session Of the house was busy
one. Up to II 80 O'Clock hard work was done
and many bills passed. All the electric clocks
In the building were stopped at II 45 and the
work continued. The proposition to submit
the prohiotory question failed because II could
not be taken up. The soldiers monument
commission bill passed At3:l4 the house ad
journcd sine die