Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-03-06
in THE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.

petitions on resubmission, against man
ufactnre OF liquors. and relating to soldiers
monument We're presented. These bills
were presented: BY Druet, making an
appropriation for industrial home for blind
at Knoxville; by Harper, to authorize cities
to license and tax transi ont merchants and
peddlers by Palmer relative to care Of
hospital for the insane; by Phelps, to pro-
vide for drawing of jurors in superior
courts. Phelps offered joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the state
constitution relating to trial by jury
providing for loss than TIVE We in civil cases.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments presented majority and aminority
report on resubmission, the majority
making no recommendation and the
minority recommending the resolution for
the amendment be passed. Bill authoriz-
ing tax on foreign insurance companies
to sustain fire departments was recon-
mended for passage. Committee on
agriculture reported a substitute for
Ericson's bill to prevent the spread of
disease among swine. Ellis made a motion
to reconsider the vote by which the age of
consent bill was passed yesterday. This
was carried, and he then offered amend
ments remedying the defects discovered
after the bill passed Bill establishing a
state board of embalming passed.
Adjourned.
A resolution by Human, calling on the
auditor of state to furnish the house with
an itemized statement of the expenditures
Of the soldiers and sailors monument com
mission was laid. over. The resolution pro-
viding for submission of n prohibitory
amendment to tho constitution came up
and consideration at this time was opposed
by Funk. On vote the resolution failed
to pass, Il to So. A motion TO sEeconsider
was laid on the table. These bills were in
troduced By Griswold, to prohibit sales
and distribution of obscene literature and
pictures; by Hendershot, to appropriate
for Industrial Home Of the Blind at Knox
vile; by Ladd, to provide for examination
Of all fire insurance companies; by Nc
Achran, authorizing employment OF con-
victs on highways; by Macarthur, to au-
thorizing cities TO tax and license peddlers.
During the consideration of the school text
book bill, to which dozen amendments
were proposed and defeated, the house adj
iourned to O'clock At the evening SEES
sion large number of legalizing acts were
disposed of.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, February 2S.-By Cheshire,
60 amend laws relative to foreign insurance
companies; by Harper, amending law to
permit board of supervisors of Des Moines
county to assist United States government
in construction of a levy on the Mississippi
river; by Waterman, making an appro-
priation to enlarge Fort Madison peniten-
tiary Joint resolution for ordering 10000
copies of the railroad commissioners map
passed Age of consent bill came up and
Ellis offered an amendment changing section
8 to provide only Jail punishment or fine for
any person under IS years who shall
carnally know any female over IA years old
by agreement or consent of female.
long and heated debate ensued and finally
upon motion by Carroll the bill was re-
committed Adjourned,
HOUSE.
Bill to grant pensions to Iowa soldiers
not now drawing pensions from the gov
eminent was reported unfavorably. Reso-
luton requiring of the state auditor more
definite statement of the expenses of the
monument commission was adopted The
substitute to both the senate bill and house
bill offered by the committee on schools
and text books, relating to free text books
in our public schools, was put upon its pas
sage under the suspension of rules and the
same was declared passed. The bill pro-
vides that upon petition of one-third OF the
legal voters as recorded at the last school
election the question of free books shall be
submitted, and if a majority favor the free
system the board of directors shall procure
such books for the use of the district. Bill
empowering judges to keep filed the regu-
lar jury panel which may become exhausted
BY challenges passed. Bill requiring
thirty days before forfeiture of real estate
is made written notice must be served on
the assignee by some person authorized to
serve original notices, passed. Bill rcqulr-
ing two insanity commissioners IN counties
having two county seats passed Woman's
suffrage bill came up and Funk advocated
its passage as did also Bell, Ladd, Smith,
Ray, Morrison of keokuk, and others.
White Lambert, Reed, Van Houten, Cur
ley, Crnm and others opposed it, The bill
failed to pass, 40 to A, not the constitu-
tional majority
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, February 29.-These bills
we're introduced By Kilburn, to prevent
and punish taking of orders Notwithstanding
liquors and the distribution of such liquors:
by Ranck relative to state militia; by
Blanchard, to provide for state scholarship
in state university in each county and
manner of awarding same; by Carney, to
provide that cities and towns may supply
water, gas and electric light and power to
Inhabitants for reasonable compensation.
Report of code committee on age of consent
bill was presented. A substitute was
recommended for passage which provides
for raising the age of consent to fifteen
fat Its consideration was made special
order for Wednesday, March 4th. Water
mans resolution to remove medallions
from soldiers monument was made special
torder for Thursday, March 5 A large
amber OF bills recommended for indefinite
bstponeinent and legalizing acts were
disposed Of Senate concurred in house
oillato authorize trustees of libraries in
cities to levy taxes for libraries
Adjourned till Tuesday.
HOUSE.
Macarthur introduced a joint resolution
at the request of Senator Gear. 1t was a
memorial to congress for the payment to
the state OF Iowa of the amount due her
from the government on the sale of mill
tarty lands Adopted. These bills were
intEodaess. BY Lavender, relating to the
taking Of dispositions; by Lowrey, to APP