Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-04-10
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Sonata.


DEs MoNEs, April Brown offered rcso-
luton that on the afternoon of April :, the
senate and house take recess of one hour for
the purpose of receiving with the governor the
war veterans. That suitable decorations be
made about the capitol ut a cost not to exceed
500. After some further unimportant business
adjourned,
House.
The two sessions of the house were directed
TO eloquent discussions of the two great issaes
now agitatlng the state school books aud
license, On the license hll Richman opened
the question with Gispassionatc explanation
of the bill, and Clarke, OF Sioux City, made an
attack ON the present prohibitory law and its
enforcement. The discussion was left uu-
finished, and no time for taking 1t up has been
set.
Senate.
DES MONIES, April 3.-ln the senate the
special orders We're postponed SO that the state
lcyy question could be settled. Many speeches
were made upon the resolution, aud after its
adoption upon the bill presented by the ways
and means committee. IL was affirmed that
the present needs of the state institutions de-
manded more than could he realized by n two
mill levy. Parrot, from the committee on
ways ana means, introduced hill providing
for an extra one.half mill levy. After a
lengthy discussion he moved n suspension of
the rules, aud that the bill be read third time
and passed. The vote resulted ayes 81, nays IL.
House.
The house finished the discussion of the state
uniformity bin In the morning. IL was defeat,
ed by vote Of Is To 81 A few minor bills
were passed and the supervisor bill to give cit
| les increased representation ON the boards was
reconsidcrcd and amended SO as to be appllca-
bic only to the city of Dubuque.
Senate.
Dies MONIES, April i.-McCoy called up his
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
normal school bill was lost. The vote was re
| considered. An attempt was made to get ut
| thing went well until motion was made to
| reconsider the vote by which the Mccoy sub
| stitutc was adopted. Botcr moved 10 lay this
motion on the table The motion prevailed.
House.
llolbrook's bill TO abolish IlnTlchs' and the
! present weather service was passed under u
| suspension of the rules. Stewart endeayere
to have his bill to limit the fees OF constablcs
made special order for TO morrow, but the
| Democrats voted him down. The temperance
| question was again taken up and there were
speeches made on the general issue.
Senate.
| Dies MONIES, April 5-'fhe time of the sen
ate was mostly occupied during the day to the
| consideration of Gntch's board Of control bill
and Wednesday there viii be 10 session In the
afternoon, and the forenoon session of Wednes.
day viii be for legalizing acts.
House.
| The prohibition question was disposed OF In
| the house this morning, the Democratic license
| bill being recommended by the committee OF
the whole for indefinite postponement by 81 TO
| ~. A motion was made to adopt the report
| but Speaker Hamilton held that the bill would
| take its place on the calendar and would re-
| guirc u two thirds vote to take II up now. Tho
! house passed the bill TO assess Tie stock OF
state banks TO the bank instead OF the stock.
| holders.
Senate.
| DIES MONIES, April TN the senate the
| Bayless tramp bill was taken up ana passed
| The keglor Telegraph aud telephone bill wai
| defeated. The afternoon session was dsvoted
| mostly to the Democratic license bill. Senator
| Seeds had the floor at the time Of adjournment
and will open the discussion ON the question
at the morning session, which conyenes at
| q. m.
Estes moved that the Australian ballot bill
| be made special order for tomorrow. Blythe
said that the appropriations could not be dis
| posed Of until the bill TO continue the extra
| half mill tax had been settled, HOlbrook then
| called up the ballot bill as unfinished business
| but the speaker ruled that IL was rot. The
ballot bill was interrupted by the special ordc,
the two and onc-half mill tax bill. After dis
cussion the bill passed.
| Senato.
Dies MONIES, April S.-Thc senate to-da,
! continued the discussion of the license Till
| Senator Seeds opening the discussion in Oppo
| sition to the measure. Other speakers follow
| ed on both sides, and then the matter went
over. All special orders for to-day were post
| poned and the rest of the day was given Il
entertaining the Grand Army in session ii
| Des Moines.
| House.
| The only business transacted by the hors,
to-day was the passing of the Australian balo
| bill. Invent through Ia substantially the sam,
form in which 1t left the committees hands
| In the afternoon the house adjourned 20 TAX,
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