Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-03-27
diarism, and lessen the cost Of insurance
Adjourned.

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! DEs MONIES, March 24.--Druett's bill
relating to penalties for disturbing religious
meetings was recommitted These bills
passed: Amending laws relative to state
board Of medical examiners giving ag-
| grieved persons the right to appeal from
! its decisions; Ericson's bill to prevent the
| spread OF disease among swine; raising
| amount necessary in case of appeal to the
supreme court from 500 to $500 Water
| mans bill to punish crime of unlawfully
breaking and entering railroad or express
cars was defeated. Junkin's bill to provide
for the auditing and payment of certain
expenses Of district judges came up and
Junkin explained that it was to pay the
expenses of judges travelling from one
county to another. A rather heated debate
ensued and the bill was finally killed, fail
ing to receive constitutional majority.
The collateral inheritance tax bill came
up. The bill provides for tax Of per cent
on all inheritances above 81 900, other than
for the use of father mother, husband,
wife, lneal descendant, adopted child the
lineal descendant of an adoptedyshild of
decedent or to or for charit0ss, educa-
tional or religious societies or institutions
within this state. 1t is provided that If
life estate is given to lneal descendant or
any other exempted heir, when such life
estate is terminated the remainder man, if
he is not an accepted heir, shall pay the
tax. Other exceptions are provided for
and the bill is carefully guarded in every
way, including the means for collection.
The bill passed without opposition. Ad
journed.
Temples bill to place street car compa-
MES operated by other than horse power
under the supervision of the railway COM
mission was taken up and met with strong
opposition. 1t was finally voted down.
Neitert's bill to define the liability of FIRE
insurance companies and to provide q form
of policy to be known as the STANDARD fire
insurance policy of Iowa. came up. Finch
moved to substitute the house bill on the
same subject and after short debate the
motion carried. A proposed amendment
that the amount named in the policy
should be conclusive evidence of the
amount of the loss was defeated. The bill
was finally passed, SO to 81. House bill for
plOtCStloh VI WlfCSj plOFiuluS tliub iSiS
may not be placed upon household goods
without their consent, also passed Bill
relating to the meeting of township trus-
tees for settlement with road supervisors
passed. Adjourned
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March 25.-Funk introd uced
a resolution for a committee to inquire
into the state of the code work and report
as soon as possible. The object is to deter
mine whether it is possible to complete it
at this session. Bill to transfer Marshall
county from the Eleventh to the Seven
teenth judicial district and to provide for
another judge came up and passed, 30 to ID.
The bill to create the Twentieth Judicial
district, to be composed of Des Moines,
Henry and Louisa counties, was also passed.
Phelps, for constitutional amendments and
suffrage, reported for passage joint resolrl-
tons ID and 1G. One proposed to amend
the constitution in relation to elections and
the other to amend the same in relation to
the method of voting A motion to post
pone the liquor manufacturing bill from
tomorrow until Tuesday caused peppery
debate and the motion carried. The il1ry
bill reported from the judicial committee
came up next and was under consideration
at the time of adjournment
HOUSE.
The bill to correct the law in reference to
the condemnation of certain lands came
up and passed. The work on the govern
ment levee near Burlington is now at a
standstill because there is no law. bv which
the government tan secure certain lonr1s
upon which to build said leyee. res,u-
ton was offered by Human that further
work on the code be deferred until the
completion of the regular work The com
mittee on pharmacy reported substitute
for the bill authorizing the examination by
the governor of the books and affairs of the
state board of pharmacy. The bill reeulat
ing and providing for examination of
building and loan associations, which had
passed the senate, came up and was passed.
Resolution by Morrison instructing the
trustees of the insane hospital at Incepen
dence to buy Iowa coal for that institution
passed. Adjourned
A Destructive FIRE