Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-02-28
I'm THE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.

foreign nre insurance companies IOr HIe
protection. House concurrent resolution
requesting Iowa's congressional represen-
tatives to favor the proper improvement of
Vicksburg national military park was
concurred in. The military committee
reported on the senate resolution with
relation to medallions on the soldiers
monument substitute which provides that
the committee shall place on the monument
no face of soldier who did not serve in one
or more battles; that thirtytwo new ones
be placed on the monument, so that every
regiment may be represented; that no
record be kept of the names of the originals
of the medallion representations. Riggen
presented minority report opposing all
medallion portraits and objecting to their
use. Bill increasing from to mills the
levy which may be made for fire purposes in
cities of the first class, passed. Blanchard's
bill to prevent combination between fire
insurance companies came mp, and was
explained by the author. After debate the
bill was ordered engrossed.
HOUSE.
These bills were introduced: BY Bowers,
for protection of game; by Klemme, grant
ing pensions to all Iowa soldiers who
enlisted between April l, 1861, and May /,
1865; by Putnam, to regulate the manu-
facture and sale Of all goods marked
sterling" or sterling silver; by Reed,
relating to appropriations for normal
institutes; by st. John, in relation to
aduIterated milk, skinned milk, cheese and
butter; by Whittier, to authorize use of
American photograph voting machines in
elections; by Dowell, granting cities power
to suppress houses of i'll fame and opium
Joints. Bill to provide for the celebration
of the sem-centennial of the admission OF
Iowa into the union, and to establish
memorial and art building and to appro-
pirate money therefor, passed Anti
was taken.
DIES MONIES, February 21.-Bills were
introduced as follows: By Hurst, relative
to trespassing on anothers lands; by Young,
for better protection Of beneficiary organ
izations; by Ellison, to provide for placing
criminal insane in a separate department
at Anamosa penitentiary. Henderson
offered a joint resolution to prevent sale of
lake beds ard creating an officer to be
known as commissioner of lakes. Bill to
abolish days of grace was reported I'M
favorably Blanchard's bill to prevent
combination of fire insurance companies
passed, AZ to 8. Bill to legalize the voting
of Sioux City's bridge tax passed. Carney's
bill regulating primary elections was
debated at length, but upon vote failed to
pass, II to 81. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker was authorized to appoint
committee to draft resolutions on the death
of Simon L. LOTUS, and Messrs. Hanger,
Worth, Macarthur and st. John were APP
pointed These bills were introduced:
Doubleday, to provide for the drain
age of highways and to purchase by con
donation the lands over which such drains
shall be constructed: by Buchanan, to pro
hibit the removal of dirt, gravel or sand
lating to persons riding bicycles on the
highway when meeting persons on horse
back or in vehicles; by Laid, for better
protection of members of beneficiary asso-
Citations; by Mayne, to establish and gov
ern building and loan associations. Funk's
bill for amendment and revision of the
code relating to the executive department
yassed, The anti-cigarette bill came up
and was referred to the committee on pub
lie health, with instructions that the same
be reported upon within five days. Bill
providing for holding of district court at
Correctionville passed. So to "A. Adjourned
to Tuesday at 10 a. m.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, February 22.-These bills
were introduced: By Cheshire, relating to
savings banks; by Trewin, to provide for
the manufacture and sale of malt and
spirituous liquors. by Berry, relating to
terms of redemption of land from executive
sale; by Trewin, to regulate taking of
testimony by dispositions. Bill for better
protection of game was reported favorably.
Senate bill to prevent placing of mortgage
on household goods without consent of both
man and wife passed. Several legalizing
acts we're passed. Adjourned.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, February 24.-Bills were
introduced as follows: By Bell, regulating
hours within which children of fifteen years
of age may be allowed on streets; by
Carroll, to protect guests of hotels or inns;
by Funk, to improve the public highways
of the state by encouraging use of wide
tires on heavy wagons; by Hotchkiss,
authorizing cities, townships and county
corporations to receive and accept gifts
and requests; also one amending code so
that no medical college can receive for any
purpose whatsoever any human body,
except it be from the coroner, undertaken,
superintendent of poor farm, asylum, or
penitentiary and that said officials shall
make statement under oath that the bodies
are so secured. Bill to prevent indiscrim-
mate appointment of special constables
was indefinitely postponed, as was also bill
to prevent peace officers receiving witness
fees. Kilburn's free text book bill came up
and an amendment to give electors in any
district power to discontinue the plan
whenever they so vote, was adopted.
Kilburn, Garst, Rowen and Bell spoke in
favor of the bill, while Waterman and
Carpenter opposed it.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, February 25.-An immense
grist of petitions were presented. Mitchell
introduced bill to repeal previous laws
regulating state dairy commissioners Office
and enact substitute therefor. Bill
regulating sales of liquors by pharmacists
was recommended for passage. Consid-
GRAFTON of Kilburn's free text book bill was
resumed. Waterman offered an amend
ment requiring the consent of one-third of
the legal voters before the plan may be
adopted, and it was adopted. The bill then
passed, 81 to 6. 1t provides that books may
be loaned to pupils.