Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-16
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be considered and probably adopted. pos
sibly in nm amended form, when the
work of code revision il finished.

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Eibly in nm amended form, when the
work of code revision ~ finished.
An Extra session he Held.
While the General Assembly ad-
journed sine die, Saturday, its work is
not done, for Governor Drake solved
the vexed problem of dealing with the
sode by. announcing that an extra ses-
sion for the purpose of completing its
revision would be called to meet jan
nary 10, 1897. The announcement was
made to delegation of senators who
called upon him. Senator Trewin, who
was the spokesman, told the governor
that the members of the two houses de-
sired to know what to expect. The law
yers especially desired the information,
for most Of them had sessions Of their
home courts during the winter months,
and wished to arrange for the care of
their business. The governor was in
huenced in deciding to call an extra
session by the passage by the house of
the resolution adopted by the senate
Friday, intimating that an extra
session would be necessary. Sena-
tor Carpenters resolution which was in
troduced into the senate on Thursday
voiced the sentiment undoubtedly of
nearly all the members of both bodies.
It recited the fact that it was found to
be impossible to complete the revision at
this or any regular session; that the re-
vised code was needed by the state, but
that it was necessary in order that it
should be Of value that it should be
carefully considered before the work Of
revision was completed. The experience
which the members of this assembly
have had in the consideration of the
code thus far would, it was said, be of
great benefit in finishing the work, and
therefore the sense of the assembly was
expressed that the revision should be
completed as soon as possible. and at
time not later than January, 1897.
Cash For State Institutions.
The work of the past week has been
largely devoted to the passing of appro-
priation bills. The following amounts
were awarded the various state institu-
tons for the biennial period ending June,
80, 1897:
Hospital for the insane at Clarinda,
$780, 800; hospital for the insane at Mt
Pleasant, $40, 100; agricultural college,
S54, 800; penitentiary at Anamosa, $780,
1893; Benedict home, $4,000; Soldiers
home, $51 800; industrial home for the
blind, $4,000; reform school for boys,
$780, school for deaf, ST, 100; state
university, $46, 900; hospital for the in
sane at Cherokee, $12, 40; to pay balance
on land and for construction, SIT, 900;
to be used in 1895; $50, 900 in 1897; $75,-
600 in 1893, and SIS 900 in 1899; soldiers
orphans home at Davenport, $l8. 800;
additional allowance for Iowa National
Guard, $500; school for the blind at
Vinton, 10000; institution for the
feeble minded, e86, 800; reform school
for girls, $1,000; hospital for insane at
Independence, SIS, 800; repairs on state
capitol, 81 100; normal school, S4S, 900;
penitentiary a. Fort Madison for sup.
port, etc, $ls, 200; for extra cell room
and enlargng Valls, $51 900; state fish
commission, $6, 900.
In addition % these there were num-
Der of special appropriations. among the
most important of which was $25, 900 to
purchase grounds and arrange for the
building of memorial hall at Des Moines;
$40, 900 for the celebration for the semi
centennial of Iowa at Burlington; ST.
0O0 for payment of the claim OF ex.
State Auditor J. L. Brown; So. 900 for
the representation of the state at the
Transmississippi exposition to be held at
Omaha in 1898. The old claim to reim-
burse the counties and citizens Of Iowa
who advanced money for the state ex-
hibit at the Cotton centennial at New
Orleans several years ago was passed
upon by the senate and SCI 800 allowed.
but the house cut this amount down to
s10, 900, and provided that only claims
for moneys advanced by individuals
should be allowed. AS usual there were
q number Of small private claims, but
only two of them were allowed
To Regulate and Tax Express Com panies.
Among the important measures for
increa.ing the state revenue was the bill
by Senator Funk, taxing the gross re-
ceipts of express companies. The bill
provides that such receipts from bust
ness done in Iowa should pay tax of 81
on every 500. Though large amount
Of opposition was developed to this bill
from certain sources it passed both
houses, and it will add quite nice sum
TO the revenue Of the state each year.
Another bill relating to express COM
panies which was passed by both houses
was by Wells. 1t places express COM
panies under the supervision of the rail.
road commission and provides that such
commission shall establish a schedule of
reasonable maximum rates to be charged
by such companies for their business in
the state. A bill aimed at underground
insurance passed both houses after being
amended, so that its provisions shall not
apply to mutual associations, insuring
lumber yards and packing house pro-
ducts. All other companies are required
to conform to the laws of Iowa in re-
gard to insurance or the policies written
by them are declared to be invalid.
A number Of attempts were made to
proeure thu Dassaoe NJ laws haarin0