Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-01-28
IN THE LEGISLATURE
SEANTE.

| societies, orders and associations and reg
ulating the same to prohibit the manu-
| facture and sale of cigarettes; to allow the
manufacture of intoxicating liquors; to
| raise the age of consent to Is years; to
| require county boards of supervisors to
appropriate and keep within the limits of
their revenue; to regulate building and
loan associations. Report of committee
appointing Henry Hale, of Warren county,
as postmaster was adopted Bill providing
that state surrender jurisdiction over
Indians in Tama county to the United
| States government passed. Resolution
extending sympathy to Cubans passed. 1t
| favors recognition of their rights as bel
ligerents as soon as conditions will justify
such action. Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
Majority and minority reports of the code
plan of work committee were read and
| discussion proceeded to. After a lengthy
| discussion motion to recommit the reports
prevailed. Adjourned
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, January 1S.-Petitions were
offered for a law to regulate building and
loan associations; for separation of adult
and juvenile prisoners; for raising age of
| consent; for resubmission of prohibitory
amendment and against manufacturers
bill. Among the bills introduced were
election laws; to require every purchaser of
intoxicating liquor to be used as beverage
to secure license and providing for
penalty in case of failure to do SO; to
establish a state board of embalming; to
separate adult and juvenile prisoners.
| Carpenter offered a resolution that a COM
mittee of three senator's and four represen-
tativcs be appointed to consider plan for
celebrating the semi-centennial of the state
and the erection of memorial. Laid over.
Adjourned.
| HOUSE
A report Of the code committee, provid-
ing for tie appointment of five special
committees from each body, consisting of
seven members each, and which shall be
designated as special committees on revising
the code, each committee representing
a different division, to each of which shall
be referred for consideration and recon-
nendation the several parts of the reports
Of the code commission as shall be assigned
to it by a special committee, was received.
Merrell presented substitute, which was
tabled and the report was adopted. Van
Houten offered resolution regarding the
pooling of railroads, and containing sug
yestions for the railroad committee toward
preventing such pooling Referred. The
speaker announced members of committees
to visit state institutions after which adj
iournmont was taken until Monday.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, January 2o.-Among the
oils introduced We're the following: Reg
llating primary elections for nomination
Of candidates; providing for monuments to
Iowa regiments at Shilo making an appro-
priation for the Agricultural College OF
SI3l 600: to provide text books for pupils in
public schools without charge to the same ;
TO prevent punishment proceedings against
persons for wages where the same are
exempt by the laws of the state; increasing
| the powers of the labor commissioner.
Concurrent resolution ordering 30, 900 copies
of the railroad commissioners map, passed.
Perrin OF Chickasaw offered joint resolu-
ton regarding resubmission of the prohib-
tory amendment. Senator Carpenter
chairman of the code revision committee
reported, assigning portions of twelve titles
of the Ee-e code to various committees
They were reported in the shape of bills
read twice, and referred. Lieutenant
governor announced members of visiting
committees and senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Speaker announced the following COM
mittee on handling the code: Allen of Van
| Buren,, Brighton of Jefferson, Funk of
Hardin Temple of Clarke Early of Sac
| Five additional committees to visit state
institutions were announced. Resolution
| poStponing introduction of bills until
January 20 was adopted. Upon receiving
unanimous consent to introduce a bill
Merrill of Clinton presented bill locking
oward an appropriation of S25, 900 for the
recton of monuments to the Iowa troops
chat took part in the battle of Lookout
Mountain and other engagements about
| Chattanooga 1t provides for the appoint
ment of commission whose salaries should
be - per day. Referred to military
committee. Resolution ordering $4,000 of
railroad commissioners map passed. Senate
resolution in reference to Indians in Tama
| county was referred to committee on judi
| ciary.
| SENATE.
| Dies MONIES, January 2l.-Among the
| bills introduced were these: To prevent
combinations between insurance companies +.
| to regulate trimming of hedge fences and
keeping the road clear of brush and noxious
weeds: to erect monuments in memory of
Iowa troops at Lookout Mountain, Mission
airy Ridge, and Chattanooga Henderson,
chairman committee on fish and game, re-
ported favorably on the bill for better pro-
lection of fish and game after amendment
by striking out section ., and the bill passed
! Bill to cede land near Manchester to the
United States for the purpose Of a fish
hatchery was reported favorably and
| passed.
Senate proceeded to election of United
| States senator, and a vote resulted Allison
~, Babb 6. A resolution providing for the
appropriation of $4,000 for an equestrian
statue for Major General +. j. Heron, of
| Dubuque, to be placed on the soldiers and
sailors monument was introduced by
| Benson. Referred to the committee on
military affairs.
| HOUSE.
| Bills to revise, codify and amend the
statutes in regard to several matters were
referred TO proper committees. Senate bill
| to cede land in Delaware county TO the
| government for fish hatchery passed
The Tama Indian bill was also passed Bill
providing for marking of lines of battle at
| Shiloh was introduced. Election of United
L ~.