Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10

making assessments for the support of the
library from the city council to the board
of library trustees, carried, and the bill
passed. These bills also passed. Providing
that by an orderof the court the pensions
of insane soldiers may be expended; to
authorize kindergartens in indepen dent
school districts: to establish industrial
training departments in Independent school
districts at option of directors thereof.
I'LL to suppress intemperance and lying"
being measure to stop sales of liquors
by druggists, was defeated, as was also
the bill to prevent misrepresentation in
branding -four for sale in sacks and bar
rels. Adjourned
HOUSE.
DEs MONIES, March Bill providing for
examination of private banks was recon-
mended for indefinite postponement. Allen
introduced bill to provide for the destruc-
ton of the Canada thistle and obnoxious
weeds and Dowell one relative to mechanics
liens. Bill defining the liability of fire
insurance companies and providing
standard form of policy was reported
favorably. Bill relative TO trimming hedges
used for division fences passed, as did also
the bill changing the rate from 10 to s per
cent in bonds for stay of execution and the
bill providing for transfer of corporation
stock when used as collateral security. The
bill raising the age at which a girl may
consent to her own ruin from ID to 16 years
was put on passage just seven minutes after
it was called up and was passed, ~ TO 8.
Bill aiming to abate the practice of taking
leins on household goods that are in actual
use by families passed. Bill authorizing
state or any county or municipal corpora
ton to receive, hold or manage gifts and
requests passed Bill to establish board
of park commissioners in cities having
population of $4,000 passed. Bill fixing
compensation of members of soldiers relief
commission at S25 per annum passed. Ad-
journed.
SENATE.
DEs MONIES, March 3.-These bills were
introduced: By Eaton, relative to annex
alton of contiguous territory by cities and
towns; by Garst, in relation to certain
persons convicted of crime and providing
for system of parole; also relative to
stopping of trains at railway crossings by
Junkin, fixing the place in which action in
certain contracts relating to insurance
shall be brought. Elections committee
reported substitute for the primary
elections bill. Senator Ellis filed the report
Of the judiciary committee, giving as a
reason for indefinitely postponing Senator
Lothrop's appellate court bill that there
was not time to perfect such measure,
although the crowded condition of the
supreme court docket demanded some
relief. House age of consent bill was placed
on the calendar. House kindergarten bill
came upand was passed House joint res.
olution asking congress to refund per cent
interest to the state on lands sold on mill
tary script, passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE
Bill to encourage the manufacture OF
sugar was reported adversely. Bill to
reimburse ex-Auditor Brown was reported
favorably. The committee recommends
that Mr.. Brown be allowed $4,000. Funk
and Allen, in speaking to a question of
personal privilege. denounced the cores
pendent of the Muscatine Journal for what
they termed false statements ir. connection
with the vote on resubmission. A resolu.
| and representatives in congress "for their
patriotic action in recognizing the bellig
erent rights of the Cubans," was adopted
amid great applause. These bills were
introduced: By Brighton, to change the
penalties for drunkenness; by Mcdowell,
pertaining to the militia; by Potter, to
establish recorders Office at Avoca; by
Ray, to amend code relative to taxing
traffic in intoxicating liquors; also relating
to adoption of children in the soldiers
orphans home; also relating to high
schools; by Temple, relating to electric
street railways and the payment of license
fees by same; by Williams, relating to
annexation of contiguous territory by cities
and towns. Bill establishing and regulating
mutual building and loan associations
passed. Provision is made that the affairs
of such associations shall be examined at
least once year by the auditor of state,
and oftener if he thinks the association is
being conducted illegally. Adjourned