Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-07

want the age raised to 16 to IL and the ma
jority Ia to 16. Senators Hartman, Eaton,
Phelps and Mitchell signed the minority
report Several bills of minor Importance
were reported by committees. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The resolution by Finkbine, relative to
the salary claimed to be due to ex-Auditor
Brown, was taken up and referred to the
committee on claims. Resolution by Nolan
relative to gambling in futures was adopted.
Crows resolution regarding figure on
soldiers monument came up and was
referred to the committee on military.
Numerous petitions were presented. Res
olution for appointment of committee to
draft resolutions on the death of Hon. M.
s. Butler of Cherokee was adopted.
Among other bills introduced were these:
By Davis, to amend code relating to hold
ing of elections; by Johnson, to prevent
Misrepresentation in the sale of flour in
sacks and barrels; by Spaulding, to allow
township trustees to erect buildings in
which to hold elections; also to partially
release mortgages from taxation; by
Waters to extend privileges to towns and
villages
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, February Among other
bills the following were presented: BY
Alexander, to fix amount of civil damages
for sellers of adulterated foods or drinks;
by Ellis, to govern foreign building and
loan associations; by Hipwell, making
appropriation for Soldiers Orphans Home
and Home for INDECENT Children at Daven-
port; by Harper, to abolish days of grace
on negotiable paper; by Ranck, for perma-
nent support and to provide for necessary
building for State University. Blanchard
offered concurrent resolution providing
for new code commission and opposing
for this session all further consideration of
the code. Laid over. Several bills Of
minor Importance were reported. Bill
relating to prosecution against adulteration
of miners oils came up and was passed
without opposition. Bill to regulate for
feitnre of contracts for sale of real estate
passed, as did also e.bill for protection of
lumber or logs in waters of or bordering on
the state. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions We're presented and senate re-
ported passage Of the anti-cigarette bill.
Bill for punishment of adulteration of candy
was reported. with recommendation for
indefinite postponement The matter of
adoption of rules was under consideration
by the house until adjournment.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, February 5.-Petitions on
various subjects were presented. These
bills were introduced: By Lothrop, relative
to public libraries; also, to extend time of
certain county officers; by Blanchard to
provide for examination of mine foremen;
by Carpenter, to provide for an annual
appropriation of $1,000 for the ensuing year
and s., 600 each year hereafter for use of
State Agriculture Society, to be used for
specific purposes. Judiciary committee
recommended that bill providing for flags
OH all school houses be Indefinitely post
poned Bill empowering school directors
to establish kindergartens passed. Water
mans resolution relative to removing me-
dallions or portraits of men living or dead
from monument was referred to special
committee of ten members from the senate
and fifteen members of the house. Blanch-
ards resolution to postpone the code revision
came up and was indefinitely postponed.
Hartman presented q bill to allow execu-
tive council to sell part of fair grounds
and purchase other land near the track to
make one-mile track Bill appropriating
$1,000 for relief of orphans asylum at
Andrew-passed Adjourned
HOUSE.
Report on rules was taken up. Rule
limiting debate to 10 minutes for each
member was adopted. A number of
petitions aud circumstances regarding age
of consent and manufacturers bill were
presented Other bills We're introduced as
follows By Baker, making appropriation
for Soldiers Orphans Home and Homo for
INDECENT Children ut Davenport; by Bying-
ton, regular appropriation bill for State
University and another providing for per-
manent support; by Finch, authorizing
executive council to sell part of State Fair
grounds; By Finch, providing remedy for
insurance bines; by Funk appropriating
for Iowa Industrial School at Eldora; by
Hinkhouse, relative to trimming hedges: by
Huntley, to establish and maintain normal
training schools; by Mcdonald, making an
annual appropriation of 5000 for State
Agricultural society; by Martin, providing
for government, control, report and
inspection of private banks; by Ray, pro-
viding for an annual tax in support of State
University; by Scott, requiring fire escapes
in hotels and boarding houses; by ST. John,
to exempt Grand Army halls from taxation;
by Early, to amend the mulct law, making
q majority enough to secure it's provisions;
also to tax drug stores selling liquors.