Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-04-07
in THE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.


at this session. Bill to transfer Marshall
county from the Eleventh to the Seven
teenth judicial district and to provide for
another judge came up and passed, 30 to L.
The bill to create the Twentieth judicial
district, to be composed of Des Moines,
Henry and Louisa counties, was also passed.
Phelps for constitutional amendments and
suffrage, reported for passage joint resolu-
tions ID and IS. One proposed to amend
the constitution in relation to elections and
the other to amend the same in relation to
the method Of voting. A motion to post
pone the liquor manufacturing bill from
tomorrow until Tuesday caused peppery
debate and the motion carried. The jury
bill reported from the judicial committee
came up next and was under consideration
at the time of adjournment.
HOUSE.
The bill to correct the law in reference to
the condemnation of certain lands came
ND and passed. The work on the govern
ment levee near Burlington is now at
standstill because there is no law by which
the government can secure certain lands
upon which to build said levee. A resolu-
ton was offered by Human that further
work on the code be deferred until the
completion OF the regular work. The COM
mittee on pharmacy reported substitute
for the bill authorizing the examination by
the governor of the books and affairs of the
state board of pharmacy. The bill regulat-
ing and providing for examination of
building and loan associations, which had
passed the senate, came up and was passed.
Resolution by Morrison instructlng the
trustees of the insane hospital at Indepen-
dence to buy Iowa coal for that institution
passed. Adjourned.
SENATE
DIES MONIES, March 26.-Perrin intro
duced bill to empower judges of district
and superior courts to limit time consumed
by attorneys in certain cases: also bill to
amend code so that plaintiff in a suit may
withdraw only before the evidence is all
taken Upton introduced bill fixing the
senatorial districts. Senate concurred in
resolution to advise Iowa institutions to
patronize Iowa manufactures as far as
possible Resolution for committee to in
vestigate condition of code work was
adopted Bill in relation to drainage and
levees passed House amendments to
building and loan association bill was con-
Cured in. Jury bill came up and after a
warm debate it was referred to the judi
ciary committee. Waterman's bill to
provide severe punishment for opening a
railway or express car passed. The bill to
punish disturbers Of religious meetings
passed House bill to authorize executive
council to sell certain lands belonging to
the state for the use of the state fair and
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with the proceeds of the sale, passed. Bill
to extend the time of Judge Deemer one
year passed, Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Morrison's resolution for final adjourn
ment on April o came up and substitute
by Byington providing for completing the
code at this session was finally adopted, %
to 80. Bill to establish and maintain five
additional normal schools came up and was
defeated after lengthy debate.
Adjourned
DIES MONIES, March 27.-House concurrent
resolution for completion of the code work
was read and referred. Bill limiting time
for bringing suits against municipal cor
porations for damages resulting from un'
three months and time for serving to sixty
instead of ninety days, passed. Bill to pay
claims, not to exceed 81 800, OF individuals
and counties for making exhibit of Iowa at
New Orleans exhibition, passed. The bill
providing for holding a term OF court at
Correctionville, Woodbury. county, came
ND and lengthy debate ensued. The
minority report, indefinitely postponine
the bill, was finally adopted, q to TO- House
bill to prevent pharmacists from selling
malt liquors passed Bill increasing support
fand of the Eldora industrial school from :
to $40 per month passed. Higgins bill
empowering cities and towns having water
supply and public sewers to regulate plumb
ing connecting with said sewers and Il
appoint an inspector for that purpose
passed Bill providing two commissions
of insanity in Lee county was ordered t.
engrossment. Rowen filed motion to re
consider vote by which the Correctionvill'
court bill was killed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
House concurred in senate amendment
to bill enabling cities of the first class t
construct or buy water works and to man
age same Cornwall introduced bill L
apportion the state into representative
districts. Motion to reconsider vote b.
which Bonaparte dam bill was killed cam
up and the bill was referred to the com
mittee on appropriations. An hour and
half was spent in consideration OF bill t.
regulate bicycles on public highways, ant
then the bill was lost, SO to 80.
Bill providing punishment for maliciou
interference with horses, harness or vehj
cles passed Senate bill requiring tina
Juvenile prisoners be kept separate iron
adult prisoners passed. Ex-Auditor Brown
claim was referred to committee on apprc
priations. Bill to give labor commissions
power to compel witnesses to answer ques
tions relating to statistics required in hi
work failed to pass, 81 to "a. A motion I
reconsider was at once made and the bi
will come up again A dozen unimportan
bills were indefinitely postponed and tn
house adjourned.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March y. -Rowen withdre,
his motion to reconsider Woodbury. count
stub court bill Bill to investigate the cor
dition of the code work reported that tn
committee work was approximately don
and twenty-six pages had been passed upo
by the senate. Bin appropriating S,0C
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