Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-14

I Gates passed. ClvicS and economics arg
made requisite studies in securing a certifi.
cate. Bill authorizing railroad commits.
sioners TO direct changes in the names of
railway stations when it is the wish of the
| people, passed Vote by which jury bill
was passed to engross ment was reconsid-
cred. Hotchkiss' insurance bill came UP
and was slightly amended and then passed.
Several minor amendments were made to
the jury bill and it was passed by a unan-
imous vote. The special order, being a
substitute for the bill to revise and amend
the statutes in relation to revenue, came
up and the committee report was adopted.
An amendment by Cheshire to do away
with the county poll tax of SO cents was
lost. The bill proposed to raise state
revenue at such rate as should be fixed by
the executive council Trewin moved to
amend this by returning to the old law,
which provided that this tax should not
Motion to exempt estates of aged or infirm
people was defeated The bill provides for
exemption Of homesteads of union soldiers
or sailors and their widows not exceeding
$500. motion to tax homesteads of less
than $500 and for which the owner may be
in debt, on the basis of the value of the
owners equity therein, was under consid-
GRAFTON when recess was reached
In the afternoon the amendment was
lost. Waterman moved to strike out the
provision for assessment at 80 per cent of
cash value. Lost. An amendment by
Cheshire providing for assessment at 33M
per cent was also lost. Waterman called
up the appropriation bills and had bills
passed allowing sums as follows: For pur-
chase of site for Cherokee Hospital for
insane SIP, 40; for buildings for Hospital
for Insane at Cherokee, $4,000 during 1896
and 1891, $4,000 during 1898 and 1892
5000; for Hospital for Insane at indie
pendence, s20, 300; State University, sd ,000
Institution for Feeble Minded at Glenwood,
sl1,300; Fish Commission, $1,000; College
for Blind at Vinton Sl0,500. Waterman
stated the entire appropriations would
amount to 1897 ,00O which would require an
assessment for state purposes, including the
university tax, of 81 mills. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Baker introduced a bill to levy tax for
park purposes. Rowen bill was made a
special order for the afternoon session. Bill
to make attorney general a member of the
executive council was reconsidered and
passed. Bill to appropriate $1,000 to REIN
burse ex-Auditor Brown passed, 6S to II.
Bill to regulate fees for the incorporation
and increase in capital stock of companies
and corporations came up. A motion by
Hanger to exclude creamery companies
and mutual insurance companies from the
provisions of the act carried. Foreign in
surance companies were included, on motion
of Finch, and the bill then passed The
liquor manufacturing bill came up The
minority report, that the bill be indefinitely
postponed, was adopted, 81 TO AZ. Earlys
bill TO amend mulct law so that majority
only of voters of any city or county will
be required to secure a saloon, instead of
G5 per cent, as at present, was indefinitely
postponed. Finch's bin to give the supreme
court reporter an assistant, well as a
raise in salary, was indefinitely postponed.
In the afternoon Macarthur moved to
reconsider the vote by which the revenue
bill was made special order for this after
noon. The motion carried and the bill was
withdrawn. The collateral inheritance
tax bill passed, Potters bill providing for
the payment of a bounty out of the treas
ury to manufacturers and producers Of
sugar passed. Bill to prevent placing of
insurance in Iowa by agents outside of the
state, and providing penalties therefor
passed Adjourned