Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-14

In THE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.


s>sntroduced as follows: BY Ellis, relating
to farmers and citizens voluntary insur-
ance associations; by Ellison, to appropriate
money for Anamosa penitentiary; by
Hartman, relating to mutual building and
loan associations; by jenkins, appropriat-
ing for institution of feeble minded children
at Glenwood by Rowen, to increase support
fund Of the boys department Of the
Industrial scoool; also making appropriation
for Eldora school; by Sergeant, making
appropriation for state normal school ut
Cedar Falls Berry S resolution to prohibit
introduction Of bills after February 20 was
referred to committee on code revision.
Resolution against gambling in futures was
referred to judiciary committee. Commit
tee on military recommended indefinite
postponement of number of minor bills.
Trewin introduced memorial against any
medallions Of living or dead men on the
soldiers monument, Bill relative to sale OF
undelivered packages by carriers was
ordered engrossed Adjourned.
HOUSE.
AS a committee to draft resolutions on
the death of Hon NJ f. Butler, the speaker
appointed Messrs. Chapman, Power and
Miller of Cherokee. Bills were introduced
as follows: By Gurley, to prevent poultry
from running at large in cities and towns;
by Hanger, to appropriate for support OF
the state normal school at Cedar Rapids;
by Lauder, to provide for care and treat
ment of epileptics; also to purchase land
for site of hospital for epileptics; by Nc
Quinn, making appropriation for college OF
the blind at Vinton; by Neitert, providing
for uniform form of fire insurance; by st.
John, for appropriation for support Of Iowa
weather and crop service; by Wheeler, to
facilitate the drainage Of wet lands. Bill
to amend code relative to evidence against
gamblers. not allowing witnesses to escape
through the claim that they would
criminate themselves, was indefinitely post
poned Morrison's bill prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of cigarettes came
up and Morrison moved to substitute the
senate bill and adopt it,, A motion to refer
to committee on public health was lost.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, February IA large num-
Der of petitions were presented Bills were
presented as follows: BY Ellis, excepting
from penalties the manufacture and sale OF
liquors; by Hotchkiss, to prevent insolvent
insurance companies from doing business
and providing penalties; by Palmer, to
appropriate money for hospital for insane
at Mt. Pleasant; also, to regulate soliciting.
and sale. of nursery stock; by Penrose,
making appropriation for college for blind
at Vinton House refused to concur In
senate resolution for special joint commit
tee on soldiers monument and resolution
relative to medallions was referred to
military committee. Bills to prevent
blindness and creating a state board OF
cmhalming were reported fayorably.
Berry's resolution relative to shutting off
introduction of bills after Goth was defeated.
Carney offered a resolution with similar
provisions Healy's resolution proyiding
for printing text of the old law andSIhe new
law as proposed by code commission, SO the
senate could work with light, was debated
at length Referred to code committee.
Adjourned.
Smith Of Greene offered resolution to
appoint q committee of three from the
house and two from the senate to inves-
tigate charges of unjust discrimination in
the selection Of faces for the medallions on
soldiers monument and to investigate all
acts of the commission. Laid over. Motion
to reconsider vote by which cigarette bill
was refused reference to committee carried.
Senate resolution for appointment OF COM
mittee on soldiers, monument was non
concurred in Resolution of inquiry as to
cost of soldiers monument was adopted.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Doubleday, to indemnify counties for care
of poor in certain cases; by Finch, relating
to sale of Intoxicating liquors; by klemme,
to amend code in relation to transportation
of Intoxicating liquors; by Lauder, to pro-
vide for the keeping of resorts for sale OF
opium and its preparations; by LOOMS, to
appropriate for the penitentiary at
Anamosa; by Mullen. to appropriate for
hospital for insane at Mt. Pleasant; by
Parker, to appropriate for the institution
I, for feeble minded children at GlenwQod; by
Perrott, to provide substitute for law
governing mutual building and loan
associations by Powers, to prevent COM
binations in rates by insurance companies.
Finch's bill enabling writs Of attachments to
be served and actions to be brought in one
county against residents of another county
passed. Bill defining fraternal beneficiary
societies was before the house at
adjournment.
DIES MONIES, February s.-Bills We're
introduced as follows: By Cheshire, to
enable cities of the first class to purchase
water-works; to amend act to tax sale OF
Intoxicating liquors and regulate same; by
Hartman, to pay widow of j. w. Luke
salary for his unexpired term; by Phelps,
to authorize the purchase of Gillesple's
voting machine at elections; by Riggen,
relating to sale of liquor by pharmacists;
by Cheshire, making appropriation for
Benedict home at Des Moines. Bill against
combination of fire insurance companies
was recommended for passage. Resolution
for Joint convention for selection of regents
and trustees of state institutions on Feb
ruary ls was adopted. Humans bill
authorizing townships to build public halls
for elections and public meetings passed.
Carney's resolution to limit admission OF
bills into the senate was taken up and
February Goth inserted instead of the goth
and the resolution was then adopted.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petition on anti-cigarettes, Bonaparte
dam, plumbers and insurance were offered.
These bills were introduced: ByrDavis,
prohibiting sale of beer by druggists; by
Doubleday, to indemnify counties for care
of insane persons; by Lauder, relating to
term of additional supreme judge; by Mar
tin. to appropriate for agriculture society !;