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

Normal School passed. An appropriation
OF $4,000 for the state fish commission was
passed. A. Il. Hockett's application for
pardon was granted
Carroll introduced bill to make govern.
ment property taxable. 1t passed at once.
"A resolution providing for sitting com,
mittee passed. The following appropria.
lions already passed by the house were
passed by the senate: Benedict home at
Des Moines, $4,000; soldiers home, Mar
shalltown, S5l,SO0; Industrial home for
blind, Knoxville, sis,o00 orphans home
| Davenport, $4,000; Iowa National Guard
5000; industrial school, Eldora, Sis,5O0
Anamosa pententiary, S66,19S Agr.
cultural College, Ames $54, 800; hospital
Tor insane at Mt Pleasant, $40 100; hospital
Ior insane at Clarinda, 100000; capitol
building repairs, $500 A resolution to
give revenue bill no further consideration
passed. Bill appropriating $4,000 to pur-
chase site for memorial, historical and
art building, and giving power to secure
plans for the erection of fire proof build
ing Tor the use of the historical department
passed Bill appropriating $S702S for the
expenses OF the Shiloh commission passed
Labor commissioners bill was amended to
read that only on complaint of two persons,
or when he could not get the information
in no other way should the commissioner
be allowed to enter and investigate any
factory. Adjourned
HOUSE.
These bills passed: To make provision
for the care and cure Of epileptics; limiting
tlme IN which persons suing cities for in
Jurles received shall give notice to such
city and the following appropriation bills:
Agricultural college, Ames, S54, 500: peni-
tertiary, Analnosa $66, 1893; Benedict home,
Des MONIES, $4,000; soldiers home, Mar
shalltown, S5l, 500; home for the blind, |
Knoxville, SIS, 900; industrial school, Eldora,
$4,000; school for the deaf, Council Bluffs,
ST 100; State University, Iowa City. s46, 900:
soldiers orphans home, Davenport SIS, 500:
Iowa National Guard (addition) $500; |
hospital for insane, Cherokee to be used in
the year 1896, SO, 1000; to be used in the
year 1897. $50 900; to be used in the wear
1873, $4,000; to pay balance on hand, $l2,- |
l40; home for feeble minded, Glenwood, /
s65,S00; industrial school, Mitchellville,
$1,000; hospital for insane, Independence,
Sl9,5O0; State Normal school, Cedar Rapids,
S4s, 900; penitentiary, Fl. Madison Sl3, 200;
state fish commission, $4,000; college for
blind, Ninton, sl0,500; hospital for insane,
Clarinda, 1900; hospital for insane, Mt
Pleasant, $4,000
The bill requiring the trustees of the new
Cherokee asylum for the insane to employ
q homeopathic physician and surgeon to
medical department of the hos
pital passed. Earley's bill to punish pharma-
eists for Illegal sales of liquors by applying
the mulct law failed to pass, Bill to i'm
prove public highways by encouraging the
Use Of wide tires upon wagons carrying
leavy loads passed Bill fixing the number
officers and employees of the general assem-
by passed The bill reduces the number of
clerks from eighty to twenty,
even, and WILL so Mr. Ray claimed, result
IL a saving of from $4,000 to S18, 900 for
'ach Legislature in clerk hire alone. Ad.
burned