Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-03-13
IN THE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.

adjourn at IL m was adopted Insuranc
committee reported fayorably on bill t
prevent outs el insurance companies from
placing policies. Committee on claim
reported favorably on claim of ex-Audito
Brown after cutting the amount from
sc, 750 to 81, 900. Consideration of the build
ing and loan bill was resumed and Puse.
spoke against provision requiring foreign
companies to deposit 100000 with state
Junkin supported the committee bill
Carney and Lothrop opposed the deposi
clause and Trewin favored it. On motion
the clause was retained, 81 to s. The bill
then passed, 46 to- 4.
The senate age of consent bill
came UP as reported from code committee
and an amendment making the age 16 wa
makes the age Is fiat Bill to reimburs,
soldiers o. Iowa for purchase of gray
uniforms after being cut down from 81 ,00
to S2.50S, was reported favorably
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Tie committee on public health recon-
mended for passage the following bills: TX
make provision for the care of epileptics
to empower cities acting under special
charters to establish boards of health; tt
prevent the sale of adulterated foods Bill
for additional cell capacity at FIT. Madison
was reported favorably. Bill to tax traffic
in intoxicating liquors was recommended
FOR passage. Bill to punish persons who
keep opium joints and patrons thereof was
indefinitely postponed. Mcdowell presented
q bill to reimburse members and heirs Of
Second and Third Iowa Infantry for gray
uniforms purchased during the war, Miller
presented curfew bill, and Finch one
relating to cancellation of fire insurance
contracts and arbitration of losses. On
the point of order raised by Lauder on con
sideration of the cigarette bill the speaker
announced that he was compelled to sus-
tain the point Prentls moved recon
sideration of the vote by which the minor
ity report had been adopted and the motion
prevailed 20 to H. A motion by Morrison
placed the bill again before the house
and open to amendments. Prentis offered
. substitute being new bill differing very
slightly from the old one, and it was passed
50 to 81 The bill is as follows.
!.
servant, employee or agent. shall for
himself or any person else. directly or
Indirectly. or upon ally preteIse. OF -
anv device, manufacture, sell, eS-
change, barter, dispense, give in the
consideration Of the purchase or any
property, or of any service, or in eva
zion of the statute or keep for sale any
cigarettes. or cigarette paper, or cigar
cite wrappers. made or prepared for the
purpose Of being filed with tobacco for
er7olzine: or own, or keep, or be in any
wav concerned. engaged, or employed,
in owning or keeping any such cigar
cites or cigarette paper, or wrappers,
r-lth intent to violate any provision of
this charter; or authorize or permit the
same to be done.
section Q Whoever Is found guilty
af violating any of the provisions of the
preceding section; for the first offense
shall nav a fine of not less than S25, nor
more than $50, and costs Of prosecution
and stand committed to the county
fail until such fine and costs are paid.
FOR the second and each subsequent Of
Tense he shall pay upon conviction
thereof a fine of not less than 500, nor
more TRAN $500, and costs of prosecu-
ton, or be Imprisoned IN the county ia !
r,oI TO exceed six months, provided
that tho provisions Of this act shall not
apply to the sales of jobbers doing an
jntarsta business with customers out
side of 70 state"
Early's bill for the regulation o primary
elections and to punish fraud therein was
taken up and explained by the author. a
lengthy debate ensued, but the bill went
over without action. Porter's bill relat-
ing to the service of original notices on
agents of interpretations passed under
suspension of rules. LADDERS bill to pun
ish the keeping and maintaining of resorts
for the sale and use of opium and its prep
erations passed. Adjourned.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, March 6.-These bills We're
introduced; BY Healy, authorizing guar
dams of insane persons to mortgage real
estate of their wards: by Hipwen relative
to adoption of children at Soldiers Orphans
home at Davenport; by Alexander, to pro
vide for keeping in repair the capitol build
ing and other public buildings. Senator
Trewin, from the committee on schools, re-
ported the-curfew bill adversely. Commit
tee on suppression of intemperancer reported
a substitute manufacturers bill, The bill
is drawn by Senator Ellis. 1t provides for
manufacture on the plan of mulct. Bill to
reimburse Scott county for care of insane
was reported favorably, as was also bill
making an appropriation of sol 600 to en-
large cell capacity of Fl Madison peniten-
tiary Waterman's concurrent resolution
relative to monument was postponed until
next Thursday CAROLS bill to establish
qualifications for county superintendent
came u. 1t failed to pass, 10 to 2G Kill
burn asked that the suffrage bill be made
a special order for next Wednesday.
Carpenter moved that the resolution be laid
on the table. Carried, 25 to %. Senator
Kilhurn waited until the last to vote when
he voted aye to kill his own measure, when
if he had voted no it would have been tie
vote and the motion to lie on the table
would have been lost The lieutenant
governor would have voted to make it a
special order, but Kilburn's mistake was
fatal. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Allen presented q bill to prevent dis
Elimination by fire insurance companies
and Merrell one to provide for keeping the
capitol in repair Whittier introduced u
resolution to grant pardon to s'Polk"
Wells Bill to enlarge the powers of boards
of supervisors was made special order for
Friday, March 10. Ellis bill providing for
better protection of logs and lumber lying
in waters of the state or bordering on the
state, passed. For stealing such lumber
penalty of net less than $50 for first offense
is fixed. Bill amending code to provide for
the taxation of bicycles passed st. Johns
bill to create and regulate public ware
houses and the housing, shipping, weighing
and Inspection of grains, came up. It's
object is to enable farmers to hold their
grain by storing it in public warehouses
and getting therefor warehouse receipts
upon which to secure money. After