Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-14

United failed TO pass Military commit
tees substitute for Carney'S bill relating Il
use of pensions of inmates of the Soldiers
Home was under consideration when the
senate adjourned until after dinner.
In the afternoon consideration of the bill
was resumed and an amendment was
adopted TO give preference of admission &c
soldiers who DO not draw pensions. The
bill then passed. A bill to exempt crema
forums from taxation was defeated.
HOUSE.
Bill to prevent fire insurance companies
from placing their insurance in the state
without their first having complied with
the law came up and was debated by Early,
Brant, Evans, Macarthur, Klemme, Smith,
Tibbitts. Mayne, Bell, Guriey, McAchran
and NeiGert. The bill was then put upon
its passage and was defeated. Bill to allow
same pay to mayors of second class cities
as is allowed TO Justices when acting in
such capacity providing mayor is not paid
! a regular salary, passed. Spaulding's labor
bill, known as the strike bill, came up and
Spaulding made a vigorous speech in favor
| of its passage Dowell opposed it and
! Doubleday supported it. Porter said the
| ground was already covered by the statute.
Crow opposed it and then Spaulding closed
the debate. The bill was then defeated
AT the afternoon session the bill to declare
| Spirit and Okoboji lakes to be public and
navigable and TO provide for their preser-
! walton and improvement passed. The senate
| concurrent resolution for final adjournment
! on April II was concurred in, 81 TO SO. Bill
| to prevent spread of disease among swine
| passed. The Nc Arthur manufacturing bill
was made special order for next Tuesday.
! Spauldin2's bill to partially relieve mort
! gagged real estate of taxation and tax the
mortgage Herewith failed to receive
| constitutional majority. Adjourned.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, April 4--Bill adding to the
funding powers of cities of the first class
passed. House amendments TO bill to
declare Spirit and Okoboji lakes public
waters were concurred in. Amendments
to bill preventing spread of diseases among
swine were also concurred in. Vote by
which the bill to exempt crematoriums
from taxation was lost was reconsidered.
Bill amending mulct laws so that townships
containing no municipal interpretations
shall receive one-half of the 5000 collected
from each saloon passed. Bill to amend
code in relation to the expenditure of pen
sions of insane soldiers passed. Motion to
consider vote by which bill to regulate pur-
chase of supplies at state institutions passed
prevailed. The bill was then amended so
as so transfer securing of supplies for the
several institutions from the hands of the
executive council to the boards of the
institutions and again passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bill providing that county attorney shall
have an Office with fuel and stationery
within the court house passed Bill to
authorize trustees of state institutions to
lay out and vacate roads through lands
owned by the state was reconsidered and
passed Bill for determination of Russian
thistles passed Bill relating to paving,
curbing and sewering by cities acting under
special charters passed Bill TO reimburse
members and heirs of members of the Sec
ond and Third Iowa infantry for gray
uniforms purchased during the war passed.
Bill providing for the transfer of county
road funds TO the general county fund
when there is an excess of the former pass
ton to attend the centennial celebration at
Nashville in 1897 was adopted. Morrison
presented bill providing for state repre-
sentation at same. Senate bill reducing
interest on judgments to S per cent after
execution passed. Bill granting H. H. Jelly
$500 for injuries received while at work
! on the institution for feeble minded chill
dren passed. Adjourned.
SENATE
DEs MONIES, April 6.-Scnate concurred
in resolution TO accept the invitation to the
state TO make an exhibit at the Nashville
exhibition. Bill TO amend the code so that
the burden of proving a claim unpaid shall
not be placed upon the party fling claim
against estate of decedents, passed. Carney's
jury bill came up as special order and it
was passed to its engroSsment. Bill pro-
viding for doing away with registration in
towns of less than $500 passed House
amendments to Gorrell's bill providing for
the trimming of hedge fences were con
Cured in.
Bill regulating redemption under con-
tracts for sales of real estate passed House
amendments to road fund bill was con-
CURED in. Bill appropriating $215 to Mrs
McClelland passed The revenue bill was
made a special order for tomorrow Bill
to allow aliens to inherit property in the
state passed. Hotchkiss' bill providing
punishment for insurance agents who ac-
cept money for insurance after the company
has become insolvent was under considera-
ton when the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bill to pay widow of the late Represen-
tatiye McClelland the salary which would
have been due her husband had he survived
the session passed. Bill defining express
companies and providing for taxation of
same was reported favorably. Bill to
declare opium joints nuisances passed. Bill
to change the name OF the Industrial Home
fon the Blind at Knoxville to tie Home for
the Blind passed. Motion was made to
reconsider the vote by which the bill TO
compel a record OF landlords liens 10 DO
kept by the county recorder TO make them
valid against innocent purchasers. and the
motion prevailed The bill was again
defeated when put upon its passage. Bill
to punish crime OF unlawfully breaking and
entering railroad or express cars was
defeated The joint resolution that CON
cress be memoriali2ed to reimburse the
settlers on railroad lands III northwestern
Iowa between the Big Sioux river and the