The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-03-06
STATE LAWMAKERS.
Doings OF the Legislature at the
Capital City.


Capital City.
Dilis of Importance introduced In the
senate and House - Petitions and
Resolutions Presented-News
OF General Interest
SENATE.
DEs MONIES, la, Feb 27.--lhe SEN.
ate yesterday received forty-seven pc
titions asking for the reelection of
William i. Allison as United States
Senator, signed by 1858 persons. One
was presented asking for the election Of
Governor Larrabee. Senator DUNCAN
introduced joint resolution instructing
the members OF Congress from Iowa to
vote for the repeal Of the limitations
OF the arrearage Of pensions act Of
1879. The Senate resolution providing
for the appointment Of . joint commit
tee to in. .cstigate trusts was considered
and final action postponed until the 18th
inst. A resolution was adopted instruct
Ing the committee on mail carrier to
give preference to an old soldier for that
position.
DEs MONIES. Ia, Feb. 2S-Lietenant-
Governor Poyneer, on being inducted
into his position yesterday as president
Of the Senate. made brief address in
which he pledged himself to WELD the
gavel with perfect impartiality SO far
Is 1t is in his power. The following list
Of standing committees was then sub
mitted:
Ways and Means-Parrott. Harsh. Price.
Vale, Catch, Davidson, Mills, Perkins, Mack.
Barnett, Bayless. Kent Keeler, Cassatt. Kelly.
ret, Lawrence Finn, Leeds. DUNCAN, Clyde,
Boiler, Wolfe, Dodge, Schmidt, Shields, Mos
Appropriations-Gatch Funk. Bower Nc
Coy, Parrot. Hanchett, Mcyay, Smith, Weld
! man Bailey, Taylor. Mattoon, Bills. Rich,
! Gobble.
Suppression Of ntemperancc-McCoy, Rein.
| lger, DUNCAN, Barrett Caldwell Weidman,
| Woolson Taylor, Groneweg.
Mcyay, Caldwell, Seeds, Bayless, Dodge, Grone-
I veg. Cleveland.
Agricuiture-vale. Mills, weidman, Perkins,
Reinigsr Smith, Barnett, Hsnchett. Stewart,
Congressional ana Judicial Districts Barrett,
! DUNCAN, Lawrence, Smith, Davidson, Clyde.
Hanchett. Kegler, Dodge, Ballingall. Cieve-
4 land,
Insurencc- Price, Smith, Mack. Parrot, Bolt
/ or, Wolfe, Taylor.
Labor Harsh, Davidson, Perkins, Englc,
Barnett Woolson Smith, Wolfe Ballingall.
Educational Institutions Mills, Funk.
/ Brewer, Vale. Mccoy. Seeds, Mosnat, Dodge,
| Bayless
Schools-Finn, Funk. Clyde. Mcseryey, Wool
son. Mack. Mattoon. Kelly. Bills
Cities and Towns-Smith. Parrot, Lawrence
Catch. Harsh. Groncweg, Gobble, Shields
Public Health-Caldwell, Mcyay Smith,
Perkins, Meservey, Eagle, Bayless, Bills, Mat
toon.
Mines and Mining Davidson, Mccoy,
Gath, Vale, Eagle, Kelly, Cassatt. Stewart
Charitable Institutions = Mcyay, Brewer.
Caldwell, Bailey, Seeds, Cleveland Cas.att.
Compensation Of Public omcers Seeds,
Gates Finn, Bills. Ballingall.
| HighWays-Weidman. Price, Perkins, Mills.
Barnett, Cleveland, Gobbc. Stewart. Kent.
Constitutional Amendments and Suffrage
Reiniger. McVay, Caldwell, Barrett. Seeds,
Elections Lawrence Smith, Meservey, Bar
rett, Nation, Schmidt, Bolter.
Banks-Browcr Barrett, Price. Harsh, Kent,
Printing-Funk. Brewer. HARSH, Parrott.
Bailey, Baylcss, Englc.
Commcrcc-Smith, Reiniger. Hanchett, Bal
ley, Ballingall, Cleveland. Gobble. -
RetrcncLmcnt and Reform-Barrett, Mills,
Vale, Finn, Clyde, Taylor Bills.
Federal Relations-Bailey: Clyde Mack.
Penitentiaries and Pafdons-Hanchett, Bar
nett, Bailey, Brewer. Bolter. Mosnet, Rich.
Senatorial and Representative Districts
Mack, Weidman, DUNCAN, Lawrence, Engle.
Schmidt. Shields.
Claims-Perkins, Harsh Smith, Kegler Mos
Corporations-Clyde Mccoy, Finn. Wolfe,
Gosnat.
Public Buildings-Davidson Smith, Meser.
vey, Cleveland. Cassatt.
Manufactures-Bolter, smith. Price, Funk,
Rich.
Mili:ary-Bayless, Mills, Caldwell, DUNCAN
Rules-McCoy, woolson, Catch. Bolter
Horticulture and Forcstry-Engle. weidman
Fish and Game-Kent, Funk, Kelly.
Public Lands-Dodge Lawrence, Groneweg
Library-Wolfe. Woolson: Shields:
Engrossed Bills-Funk, Mack, Rich.
Enrolled Bills-Davidson, Meservcy, Stewart
At 2:30 p. m. the Senate went in {
body to the House chamber to witnes.
the Inauguration Of Governor Boies.
DEs MONIES, Ia, March LIN thu
Senate yesterday, after some delay II
selecting pages, in which colored boy
figured prominently and won. an ava
lanche of petitions for the election o
Allison was presented; also resolu
tions adopted by the Knights Of Labo
at their recent meeting at Marshalltown
Two hundred bills were turned over (.
the various committees. Nearly the en-
tire session was given to hearing pc
, titions and resolutions regarding tn,
election of Senator, which occurs mex
Tuesday. A highly fiattering resolu
tion OF thanks was passed to the retir
ing Lieutenant-Governor Hull for hi
. urbanity and impartiality in the years h
has presided over that body. Bills wer
also introduced: By Mr.. Caldwell, to pro
.. hibit cars being left within fifty feet o
highway crossings; by Mr.. Seeds. :
prevent fraud in the sale Of milistuffs
, by Mr.. Lawrence. fixing charges O
{. telephone lines: by Mr.. Catch, regulat
ing escape-shafts in coal mines.
HOUSE.
DEs MONIES. Ia, Feb. 27.-The Hous
yesterday adopted the Senate concur
rent resolution rela tive to the prcserva
tion of Iowa battle-fags in glass case
: in room Of the new capitol for publ
exhibition.
: DEs MONIES, L., Feb. 28.-The In
augural ceremonies were held in tn
hall of the House yesterday, th
weather being too inclement to carr
!. out the programme at tho west front z
the capitol. At ? p. m. the House a
: sembled, and by concurrent resolutio
: met the Senate in joint convention .
= 2:3O p M, Lieutenant-Governor HUI
presiding, attended by Speaker Hami
Z ton, of the House. Governor Boies wa
sworn in by Judge Rothrock, Of the 81
preme Court, and then delivered his il
augural address.
DEs MONIES, Ia, March 1.-The frs
business before the House yesterda
= was the Senate concurrent resolutio
providing for tho investigation Of trust
y by . joint committee. After considcrabl
discussion over an amendment to col
fine the investigation to school tex
books the whole matter was r
4 ferred to the committee on scho,
: textbooks Tho speaker then u
= nounced the standing committees, whe
!. the roll was called for the presentatic
!, of petitions, and tho pent-up flood
: seven weeks was poured on the clerk