Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-07


all things are equal was under consideration
when adjournment was taken.
HOUSE.
Senate bill. relating to funding of indebt.
edness of cities and towns passed. Bill
providing ''traveling" libraries passed. 1t
enables any public school or college library
having not less than five hundred volumes
to become an associate library with the
state library. Bill to fix salaries of mayors
and aldermen in cities working under
special charter passed. Bill providing that
persons assisting prisoners to escape may
be arrested without warrant passed
Motion to reconsider vote by which the
labor commissioners bill failed to pass
prevailed and the bill was made a special
order for Tuesday neSt. Funk's bill rails
ing the allowance to the boys industrial
school from s. to $40 per month was re-
turned from senate slightly amended. The
same was concurred in and as amended the
bill passed A substitute for thesenate bill
defining fraternal beneficiary societies,
orders or associations and regulating same
was passed. Senate bill authorizing county
auditors to collect and receive moneys due
their respective counties passed. Bill
| empow ng cities working under special
| charters to establish boards of health
| passed. Adjourned.
SENATE.
Dies McINEs, March Reconsideration of
the bill regulating the purchase Of material,
articles and supplies for state institutions
was resumed and it was finally passed.
| Bill providing for an additional board Of
commissioners of insanity in counties which
have two county seats passed. Trewin's
| bill for protection of fish came up and failed
/ to receive constitutional majority. House
| bill to amend the code in relation to care of
insane was substituted for senate bill on
same subject and was then passed.
At the afternoon session bills recon-
mended for postponement were taken up,
and fourteen we're indefinitely postponed.
| Cheshire's bill raising the present fine and
punishment for the importation, printing,
publishing, selling and distribution OF
obscene books and pictures passed.
Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
| Bill to amend code so that railroads may
carry the militia of the state and ministers
of the gospel at reduced rates without
| violating the law passed. Bill to quiet title
to Lake Peosta in the city of Dubuque was
returned by senate with verbal amend
ment, which was concurred in by the house
and the bill passed. Pharmacy committees
bill providing that the board of pharmacy
shall elect its secretary and treasurer, who
shall not be member of said board; that
the said officers bond shall be $4,000, and
his salary 81 900 a year, and that he shall
| turn over to the state treasurer the receipts
of his office once month, was passed. Bill
passed providing that hospitals for the
insane may draw their appropriations on
the first day of the quarter instead of the
last Bill authorizing cities acting I'M
der special charters to dedicate parks,
public squares or plats of ground for free
public library purposes passed.
In the afternoon these bills passed: TO
exempt crematories from taxation; to
amend code relative to drainage; reducing
the tax levy for ditching purposes from 5to
mills to prevent the manufacture and
sale of adulterated food and drugs; to amend
code relative to publication of statements
by banks Adjourned.
SENATE.
| DIES MONIES, March 31.-Carroll intro.
duced bill to amend the laws and prohibit
the sale and use of impure oil in coal mines
1t was passed by unanimous vote. Trewin
called up Waterman's resolution fixing the
time of adjournment on April 0. A warm
debate followed, participated in by Water
man. Trewin, Cheshire Carney, Junkin
Berry Rowen, Carpenter, Funk, Druet
Ellis, Henderson, Kilburn, Mitchell and
Others Berry offered an amendment pro
viding for an extra session beginning the
third Tuesday of April, 1896. A motion tt
postpone consideration of the resolution
until Friday carried, 80 to 10. Adjourned
HOUSE.
CORVALLIS bill relative to permanent
survey OF land and the establishment OF
corners passed. LADDERS bill relating t.
the evidence of value, proofs and the
action in certain cases on policies of fire
insurance passsd. Senate bill to prohibi
use of impure oil in coal mines passed
Aliens bill giving the labor commissions
an assistant at 81 900 and authority to corn
) pei witnesses to give information necessar,
to work of his Office passed,
In the afternoon the bill to repeal acts o
Twenty-third general assembly relative t.
compensation of justices Of the peace ant
peace officers and enact substitute there
for passed. Bill to amend code relative t.
marshals in Incorporated towns passed
Bill to provide for taxation of fire insurance
companies was indefinitely postponed. Bill
to amend code relative to enlightenment b,
public officers passed. Bill relative to sal
of property by carriers for charges passed
Bill to amend code relative to time O
bringing action against insurance oompanie
was indefinitely postponed. Bill prohibit
!, ing removal Of dirt, gravel or sand fror
public highways passed Bill TO add attoi
ney general to executive council was DE-
feated. Adjourned.
INDIGNATION IN SPAIN.