Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-03
IN THE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.

tions were introduced as follows: Ely
Kiiburn to amend election laws SO that
elections will be held only on even num-
bered years; by Hipwell directing the
survey and sale of lands left dry by the
disappearance Of Swan and Muskrat lakes
in Pocahontas county. These bills we're
introduced: By Hipwell, to exempt
crematories from taxation; by Hurst,
requiring corporations to file articles of
incorporation with the secretary of state
and procure certificate to do business; by
Mitchell, relative to adulteration of
skinned milk, cheese and butter: by
Palmer, to create and regulate warehouses.
Bill to provide penalties for failure to
report diseases of infants at birth which
might cause blindness passed. Billrelating
to Indebtedness of cities and towns passed,
as did the bill providing for tax in certain
cities of the first class for park purposes.
HOUSE.
Van Houten's resolution calling on aud
itor for information relative to railroad,
telegraph and telephone taxation, passed.
Bill prohibiting sale of malt liquors by
pharmacists passed. Bill providing for
extension of privilege of free libraries to
towns, villages and townships passed. Bill
increasing support fund of boys depart
ment of the Iowa industrial school passed.
Bill appropriating s., 700 per year for Iowa
weather and crop service passed. Morrison
offered substitute for the Phelps anti
cigarette bill, and it was made special
order for tomorrow morning. A bill was
introduced by Van Houten to prevent
extortion of railroads in their charges for
storage and transportation IF packages.
The democratic caucus bill regulating sales
of liquor was defeated, ~ to %, as was also
the caucus manufacturing bill Adjourned.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, February 20.-Bell intro
duced bill to enable cities, towns and vii
lagos to levy tax or license fee from
foreign fire insurance companies for fire
protection. House concurrent resolution
requesting Iowa's congressional represen-
tatives to favor the proper Improvement of
Vicksburg national military park was
concurred in. The military committee
reported on the senate resolution with
relation to medallions on the soldiers
monument substitute which provides that
the committee shall place on the monument
no face of soldier who did not serve in one
or more battles; that thirty-two new ones
be placed on the monument, so that every
regiment may be represented; that 10
record be kept of the names of the originals
of the medallion representations. Riggen
presented a minority report opposing all
medallion portraits and Directing to their
use Bill increasing from to 3 mills the
levy which may be made for fire purposes in
cities of the first class, passed. Blanchard's
bill to prevent combination between fire
insurance companies came mp, and was
explained by the author After debate the
bill was ordered engrossed
HOUSE.
These bills were introduced: By Bowers,
for protection of game; by Klemme, grant
ing pensions to all Iowa soldiers who
enlisted between April l, 1861, and May /,
1868; by Putnam, to regulate the manu-
facture and sale Of all goods marked
sterling" or sterling silver; by Reed,
relating to appropriations for normal
Institutes; by st. John, in relation to
adulterated milk, skinned milk, cheese and
butter; by Whittier, to authorize use of
American photograph voting machines in
elections; by Dowell, granting cities power
to suppress houses of i'll fame and opium
joints. Bill to provide for the celebration
of the semi-centennial of the admission of
Iowa into the union, and to establish
pirate money therefor, passed. Anti
cigarette bill was taken up but no action
was taken.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, February 21.-Bills were
introduced as follows: By Hurst, relative
to trespassing on another lands by Young,
for better protection of beneficiary organ
izations; by Ellison, to provide for placing
criminal insane in separate department
at Anamosa penitentiary. Henderson
offered joint resolution to prevent sale of
lake beds ard creating an officer to be
known as commissioner of lakes. Bill to
abolish days of grace was reported un-
favorably. Blanchard's bill to prevent
combination of fire insurance companies
passed. ~ to g. Bill to legalize the voting
of Sioux City's bridge tax passed. Carney's
bill regulating primary elections was
debated ut length, but upon vote failed to
pass, II to q. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker was authorized to appoint q
committee to draft resolutions on the death
Of Simon l.. LOTUS, and Messrs. Hanger,
Worth, Macarthur and st. John were APP
pointed. These bills were introduced:
Doubleday, to provide for the drain
age of highways and to purchase by con-
donation the lands over which such drains
shall be constructed: by Buchanan, to pro-
hibit the removal of dirt, gravel or sand
from the public highway; by Klemme, re-
lating to persons riding bicycles ON the
highway when meeting persons on horse
back or in vehicles; by Ladd for better
protection of members of beneficiary asso-
Citations; by Mayne, to establish and gov
ern building and loan associations. Funk's
bill for amendment and revision of the
code relating to the executive department
yassed, The anti-cigarette bill came up
and was referred to the committee on pub
lie health, with instructions that the same
be reported upon within five days. Bill
providing for ..olding of district court at
Correctionviiie passed, 30 to "A. Adjourned
to Tuesday at 10 a. m.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, February 22.-These bills
were introduced: By Cheshire, relating to
savings banks; by Trewin, to provide for
tho manufacture and sale of malt and