Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-04-10
In THE LEGISLATURE


'otihS w compensation OIL Justices OF IN
oeace and peace officers was substituted fo
he senate bill and passed Considerable
II the mulct liquor manufacture bill wa
esuned and an amendment to preventath
J manufacture of liquor within three hur
llred feet of the ground upon which college
cr schools are located was adopted
Cheshire took the floor IL advocacy Of TIL
oill and Hotchkiss followed in an earnes
address in opposition. AT the conclusion
Of this address Phelps offered the demo
cratic bill as a substitute. Lothrop thel
spoke in favor of the passage of the mule
hill
1 In the afternoon Overall spoke in favor o
the bill, as also did Waterman. Eator
opposed it. Late in the afternoon the frs
vote was taken. Senator Carpenter Offered
two amendments, one of which sought t.
permit any county to manufacture by ,
rote of 80 per cent of the people 1t wa,
| defeated by a vote of 4 to 30 The vote on
| The democratic substitute resulted in its
| defeat, to 3d. The vote was then taken or
the bill and it was lost % to 81 Healey
was absent, Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
|
| Fourth to the Fifteenth judicial district
came up and was passed. Hotchkiss' bill
| authorizing counties cities, townships and
other municipal corporations to take and
| hold property by gift and bequest passed.
Senate amendments to bill providing for
TWO commissioners of insanity in counties
having two county seats were concurred
n Senate bill to increase penalty for
distributing obscene literature passed
senate bill requiring trimming of willows
Ind Usage hedges passed. Neitert intro
tuced bill to provide additional support
or the Iowa National guard, and Brighton
one enlarging the amount of exempt prop
srty of mechanics The lie islature appoi.
,ionment bill came up and Temple explain
I'd that the basis of the ratio of representa-
ton is found by dividing the whole number
If the population by the number of counties
md giving one representative to each
rounty, but if any county is found to have
more than the average such counties are to
have two members. The amendment pre-
vailed and the resolution passed, GA to 20.
In The afternoon the bill providing that
acne of the state board of medical exam
iners shall be a member of the faculty of /,
medical school passed Bill relating to
elections, embodying many of the essential
features of the Swiss initiative and refer
endum came up and strong fight was
made for its passage, but it was defeated.
Bill limiting time for bringing action on
tax deeds passed. Adjourned.
SENATE.
HrSM pol Inn, i,,+, I've Z
I, bill to enlarge the amount of exempt
to mechanics. Bill to reimburse
members of Second and Third Iowa infan-
try for gray uniforms purchased during
the war passed. Bill to assist in extermi-
nation of Russian thistles passed Bill
granting N B. Raymond $500, salary as
supreme court reporter, which he had not
received because of sickness, passed. Bill
to B. ]. Salinger $1,000 to
bring reports of supreme courtdecisions up
to date passed Bill to pay widow of Judge
Z. O. Hatch s22as.5o for physical injuries
received during his term of office passed
Bill to enable trustees of state institutions
to lay out, establish, vacate or change |
public highways through land on which !
state institutions are situated passed. Bill !
granting cities of first class and those |
working under special charters additional |
power regarding streets, alleys, highways, !
etc, passed. Bill relating to parks in cities
IF $500 passed. Berry's resolution for |
was defeated and Cheshire |
hen offered substitute for the pending
'esolution, which provides for adjournment
line die ON Saturday, April H. This sub
\ -
suffrage resolution came up and when sub
nitted failed to pass. Military commit
ee's substitute for Carney's bill relating to
Use of pensions of inmates of the Soldiers
lone was under consideration when the
enate adjourned until after dinner
In the afternoon consideration of the bill
vas resumed and an amendment was
dopted to give preference of admission to
oldiers who do not draw pensions The
i'll then passed. A bill to exempt crema-
oriums from taxation was defeated.
HOUSE.
Bill to prevent fire insurance companies
rom placing their insurance in the state
iithout their first having complied with
be law came up and was debated by Early
'rant Evans, Macarthur KIemme, Smith,
ibbitts, Mayne, Bell, Gurley, McAchran
nd Neitert. The bill was then put upon
IS passage and was defeated Bill to allow
anne pay to mayors of second class cities
) is allowed to Justices when acting in
lch capacity, providing mayor is not paid
regular salary, passed. Spaulding's labor
i'll, known as the strike bill, came up and
paulding made vigorous speech in favor !
it's passage. Dowell opposed it and !,
oubleday supported it. Porter said the
round was already covered by the statute. !
row opposed it and then Spaulding closed !
lie debate. The bill was then defeated :
AT the afternoon session the bill to declare !.
pirit and Okoboji lakes to be public and
avigabe and to provide for their preser-
alton and Improvement passed. The senate
resolution for final adjournment
i April II was concuTred in. 81 to 36. Bill
prevent spread of disease among swine
,ssed. The Macarthur manufacturing bill !
as made a special order for next Tuesday. =
bill to partially relieve mort
,ged real estate of taxation and tax the :
ortgage Herewith failed to receive a !
majority Adjourned. >
SENATE
Dies MONIES, April 4-Bill adding to the :
nding powers of cities of the first class
ssed. House amendments to bill to !,
clare Spirit and Okoboji lakes public 9
aters were concurred in. Amendments
bill preventing spread of diseases among !;
rine were also concurred in Vote by :
hich the bill to exempt crematoriums
ON taxation was lost was reconsidered =
II amending mulct laws so that townships