Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-16


sent to the purchase by tho Uni Q
States of certain lands in Delaw. o
county for the establishment of a fisA
h; tcIpry.
S. i. 200, by Young. To legalize the
incorporation of the Manchester Gene
terry company of Manchester.
S. +. 1896, by Young. Appropriating
| $40, 200 to pay claims of persons who ad-
vanced money for the exhibit of the
state Of Iowa at the cotton centennial at
New Orleans.
When H. r. No. 900, IAN act to
amend section /, chapter 1, acts of the
/ gath General Assembly. establishing a
board Of park commissioners in certain
cities of the first class, defining their
powers and describing their duties"
was presented to Governor Drake for
his signature, he returned it to the house
with veto message. In the message
he stated that the act proposed to make
applicable to cities having population
of 20, 900 at the state census of 1895, the
provisions of the act of the Gath General
Assembly, of which it was an amend
ment. This provision, in the opinion
of the governor and attorney general,
specifically limited the bill in its opera
lions and therefore rendered it uncon-
stitutional The message suggested
! that the omission of certain words in
the bill would make it conform to the
constitution, but when the message was
read to the house the bill failed to pass
over the veto of the governor and was
indefinitely postponed.
Joint Resolutions.
Providing for the purchase of codes
for members.
In regard to drawing of stationery by
reporters.
In regard to purchase Of camp chairs
by custodian.
In regard to stationery for use of SEN
ate and house.
Directing purchase of $1,000 railroad
commissioners maps.
Joint resolution and memorial rela-
tive to the per cent funds.
Relative to the Transmississippi ex-
position at Omaha in 1898.
Memorial and joint resolution to con-
gress, relative to Improvement of navi
CATION of Mississippi river.
Concurrent resolution in regard to
passage by congress of house bill II. r.
306. i'll regard to pensions to prisoners
! confined in Confederate prisons.
Authorizing commissioners of tho
Iowa Soldiers home to admit Caroline
| Crocker Robinson, as member of the
homo.
Providing that the pay of the chap
I lains Of the house and senate shall be
| So dollars per day.
! Providing for a constitutional amend
ment fixing the membership of the SEN
1 20 ,ID,, i 80
not more than 10 members, each county
! to have a member of the house, and
| each county having population three
| fifths or more in excess of the ratio
! found by dividing the population Of the
state by the number OF counties shall
have two members.
Resolution recommending the pardon
! of A. L. Hackett serving IA life sentence
in the penitentiary for murder
Joint resolution No. s. Relative to
construction of levee along Mississippi
river in Muscatine and Louisa counties.
Joint resolution No. 49, Expressing
the belief of the legislature that the
code should be revised and that the
time of such revision be not later than
January, 1897.
! Concurrent resolution instructing the
board of commissioners of the Iowa
Soldiers and Sailors Monument not to
place upon the monument any medal
ion portraiture of any soldier, living or
dead, for the reason that such med all
| ions serve to unduly eXalt one soldier
over another of perhaps equal or greater
merit
Appropriation Bills for State Institutions.
The following appropriation bills
passed both houses as recommended
| by the joint committees on appropria-
| tions:
Hospital for insane at Clarinda-
! For new building, improvements, re-
pairs, and contingent fund. ........ Sl99, 800
! Hospital for insane at Mt Pleasant
| New infrmary building, water sup
| ply, repairs. etc.............. ........ 9,100
Agricultural college
Equipment of waterworks, deep well,
! and sundry other items. 54.5OO
! Penitent iary at Anamosa- .
| Completion OF center building, foun-
dation of north wing of cell house,
and other items. ..-.......... ........ 66,l9s
Benedict home at Des Moines-
Soldiers home at Marshailtown-
| For new hospital building. residences
for commandant and surgeons, and
Industrial home for blind at Knoxville
! For support. neutrality-suspicious.. 1901
! For new building, repairs, and other
School for deaf, Council B uffs-
| New engine house, boilers, repairs,
and other items. Instrumentation. I,l00
State university
! Increased support fund, repairs, con-
! tingent fund and other items. ....... $4,000
Insane hospital at Cherokee
! To pay balance on land, for construc-
ton in years 1867 8-9............... 2l2, 40
! Soldiers orphans home at Davenport
For remodelling cottages, for contin-
| gent fund, and other items. ......... 1880
| Iowa National Guard
Additional allowance for armory rent,
fuel, light, and other necessary ex.
! College for the blind at Vinton-
! For new laundry, contingent fund,
and other items. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 10, 500
| Institution for feeble-minded at alenwood-
| For new building, water supply, con-
! tinGent fund, and other items. go $500
! Industrial school for girls at Mitchellvile-
! New building, contingent fund, and
other Items. .,......;........ lHOUO
! Hospital for insane at Independence
! Industrial building, eighty acres Of
land, repairs, and other items. ..... 13 900
| Repairs for state capitol :............. 7,lUO
! State normal school at Cedar Falls
/ Additional teachers fund, additional
contingent fund, new sewer system,