The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-04-03
Totals

Totals 81 32389 e00g 075
The nomination Of ex Mayor w. L. Carpenter.
OF Des Moines, to be custodian of the capitol.
In place Of General Ed Wright, whose term e.
pires April 4 was confirmed. The House bill
requiring county superintendent and conduct
ors and instructors in normal institutes to hold
State certificates or diplomas was defeated.
DIES MONIES. la. March X.-In the Senate
yesterday few bills OF more than local import
ance were introduced, among which were the
following: Requiring railroads to issue 1000
mile tickets. without discrimination or limit rs
70 time; requiring city treasurers TO account
for interest received on funds In their hands;
to establish three normal schools and deter
mine their location; to confer on cities
and towns additional powers In regard to the
construction OF street railways and the motive
power thereof; TO authorize the crossing Of rail-
way tracks by street railways; to require doors
Of public halls to be arranged SO rs TO open
nished by water companies, and to define the
crime Of usury. Among the bills passed were
the following: To authorize the construc-
tion OF street railways to State tnstitu.
tions; to allow county auditors additional
clerical force, subject to control Of board OF
supervisors; limiting interest on school fund
loans ut per cent; allowing cities Of 5000 pop
ulation and over having an Indebtedness Of &c..
600 and over to fund such indebtedness; pro-
hibiting the publication Of lottery advertise
ments. The committee ON schools reported .
substitute for all the bills before II on the
school book question. II provides for State
board as follows: Governor, Secretary OF
State. Superintendent OF Public Instruction,
President OF the Normal School, President Of
the State University, one county superintend-
ant and one city superintendent. No books are
TO be selected that are not OF educational and
literary merit and with mechani: al construction
Of superior quality. Independent districts
and district townships may by vote pro-
vide the books free or ut cost, the State
SERIES or books Of their own adoption. Changes
shall be made no oftener than once in two
years, and upon = vote Of twothirds OF the
electors after notice. The contract is to be for
five years, and the adopted books are to be uni
form. The committee on suppression Of in
temperance reported In favor OF indefinitely
postponing all the bills proposing local option.
DIES MONIES. Ia, March 2S.-In the Senate
yesterday bills were passed as follows: For the
better protection OF fish In the streams and
lakes Of the State; to grant certain cities ad-
ditional powers regarding bridge funds; to in
crease the term Of county auditors to three
\ years
HOUSE.
| DIES MONIES Ia, March 22-The House yes.
/ terday resumed consideration OF the Lane
joint resolution favoring . deep water harbor
ut Galveston, though II had been understood
~ WOulu VIC OVcI uuti AuCSu0ys AL oAACuO'
ment striking out Galveston and leaving the
location OF the deep water harbor to be deter.
mined by Congress was carried, and the res
Olution rs amended was passed unanimously
This was regarded as victory by the
friends Of the Sabine pass. Bills were re-
ported unfavorably to regulate the publication
in newspapers Of charges against candidates
for political Offices and to confer upon notariet
public the right to solemnize marriages. The
bills against trusts and pools and to suppress
vagrancy were favorably reported The rest o.
the session was devoted to the Introduction o.
petitions and memorials.
4 Dies MONIES To-, March A-In the HOUSE
Saturday the committee on agriculture pre-
scented y substitute for all bills providing TO
State aid to agricultural institutes. 1t give
$50 to each county association per year, on con
dition that the people to be benefited thereb!
raise half that amount for the maintenance o
an institute. The railway committee reporte,
1avorably the bill by Mr. Smith (of Boone) u
establish milling IN transit rates.
DIES MONIES, L., March 25.-1n the Hous