Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-17

ing @ad other public bindings Senator
Trewin, from the committee on schools, ra-
ported the curfew bill adversely. Commit
tee "a suppression of intemperaneereported
substitute manufacturers bill The Dill
is drawn by Senator Ills. 1t provides for
manufacture on the iAen of muict. Bill to
reimburse Scott county for care of insane.
vase reported favorably. as yeas also bill
making an appropriation of 81 COO tosen-
large cell capacity of ~ Madison. penitenr,
tlasy. Naterman's sconcurre ut resolution
relative TO monumeI5 was postponed until
next Thursday. CAROLS bills to establish
qualifications for county suparintendents
came 10. 1t failed Go pass, ~, to &c. Kill
bum asked that the.nsuffrage bill be made
AZ special order for next Wednesday.
Carpenter moved nat the resolution be laid
oa the table. Carried 25 10 %. Senator
Kilburn waited uLstil the last to vote when
ne voted aye, to h5li his owmmeasure.when
d he had voted no it would have been a tie
vote and the motion TO le on the table,
would have. been lost. The Lieutenant
governor wouls1 have voted to make it b
special order, bat Kilburn's mistake was
fatal. Adjourlced.
Allen pressated q bin to prevent dis
elimination by fire, insurance companies
and Merrell one to prov itie for keeping the
capitol in repair. Whittier introduced a
resolution 10 grant "a pardon to Polk
Wells. Bithto enlargethe powers of boards
of supervisors was made SPECIAL order for
Friday, March ID. Ellis bill providing for
better projection of logs and lumber lying
in waters of the statsor bordering on the
state, passed. For stealing such lumber
penalty of net less shan 500 for first offense
is fixed Bill amesding cote to provide for
the taa8ation of bicycles passed. st. Johns
bill to- create ana regulate public ware
houses and the housing, shipping, weighing
and inspection Of grains came up, Its
object is to enable farmers to hold their
grain by storing it in public warehouses
and getting therefor warehouse receipts
apon which 60 secure money. After
Morrison of Esokuk, Klemme and Morrison
of Grundy had spoken in opposition and
Tibbitts ia favor of the bill it was made a
special oxder for Thursday next.
Adjourned.
JOINT SESSION.
At Joint session of the house and senate
w. d, Smouse, of Washington, was elected
a trustee of the insane asylum at Mount
Pleasant.
SENATE.
DEs MONIES, March THE ways and
means committee introduced bill impos-
ing collateral inheritance tax and provid-
ing for the collection of the same. These
bills were reported favorably: To increase
| number of judges in Fourth district; pro-
viding for one-tenth of mill levy for State
University; to pay balance of NJ b. Ray
mond's salary to his widow. Cheshire S
bill to repeal the law relative to the dis
section of dead bodies and enact a sub
stitute, came up and Cheshire spoke for its
passage. Hartman moved an amendment
f, to require colleges to hold bodies at least
ten days before dissecting them, ard in
case they be claimed by relatives the
college shall turn them over at any time
The amendment at once carried. The bill
was then ordered engrossed. Bill declare
| Spirit and Okobo1i lakes navigable public
waters and to fix high water mark on
| them by means of DAMS came up and was
passed unanimously. The house bill to
abolish the office of city marshal in cities
of the first class and make the marshal ex-
officio chief of police and appointive was
taken up under the order of house messages,
! and the house amendment adopted.
| Adjourned.
The committee on pharmacy recon-
mended for passage the bill in relation to
the practice of dentistry. The bill to regu-
late the employment of children in manu-
| featuring and mercantile establishments
was reported favorably. The committee
on code revision reported substitute for
the bill relating to the adoption of children
! in the soldiers orphans home at Davenport.
Bill providing that in cities working under
special charters, the mayor shall appoint
| the marshal, the same to be confirmed by
| he council. The senate age of consent bill,
making the age Is fiat came up and was
| passed, 6S to Z. Bill providing for the cree
| ton of monuments on Lookout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge was indefinitely post
| poned. Bill releasing and granting to the
| city of Dubuque the title to certain lands,
| the same being river and slough beds,
| passed. Bill to prohibit telephone compan-
| les from charging extra fees for sending
messages crossing county lines passed
| Crows bill to aid assessors to reach tax.
able property, its purpose being to get at
bonds and notes kept in bank vaults, came
| up and was defeated, AZ to 25. Adjourned.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March 9-These bills were
introduced: By Carpenter, to revise laws
| relative to justices of the peace and their
courts; also to revise statutes in regard to
crimes and punishments; also to revise
laws relative to evidence; by Junkin. to
amend code relating to exemptions of es-
tates for the benefit of heirs. Bill relating
to funding indebtedness of cities and towns
passed Cheshire's bill relating to dissec-
ton of bodies passed. 1t provides that any
coroner, undertaken or manager of any
public institution when having possession
of any dead body, shall give public notice
and il the body be not claimed within
twenty hours thereafter, it shall be
handed over to a demonstration of anatomy
providing the deceased has not expressed
wish to the contrary and the medical
school shall pay all exI en,es of transporta-
ton. Bill revising statutes in relation to
certain police regulations passed Bill Civ
ing library trustees the power To make their
own tax levies tor libraries passed. Bill
autboFiyinp counties cities aud tawuShinS