Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-24
I'm THE LEGISLATURE


by Waterman. 20 provide for the celebration
of the semi-centonnial OF tho admission of
Iowa into the union. Carney's bill TO
authorize and regulate primary elections
of voluntary political parties or associations
and to punish frauds therein, was made
special order for Tuesday, March H. The
report OF committee on public health was
adopted. On motion of Overall the consid-
Grafton of the monument medallion cues
ton was postponed ii Tuesday, March II.
Bills passed as follows: Providing for the
permanent support and maintenance of
State Univ ersity; repeating section 963 of
the code of 1878. relating to costs on appeal
in establishing highways and to enact
substitute therefor; regulating fees for the
incorporation and the increase in capital
stock of companies and interpretations in
the state of Iowa. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Dowen, to require hotel and lodging house
keepers to provide fire escapes; by Hender-
shot, to legalize the acts of Pella in regard
to bonds for waterworks; by Miller of
Warren, relating to railroads and other
common carriers; by Whelan to appro-
pirate for the support of the state fish
commission. Committee on agriculture
recommended to be indefinitely postponed
the bills in relation to the state dairy COM
mission and to punish for the. adulteration
of milk, cheese and hntter. Committee on
insurance reporte or passage the bill to
prevent discrimination 10y fire insurance
companies. st. Johns warehouse bill was
taken up and Klemme led in the onslaught
on the bill, while the author made an
earnest defense. The bill was defeated, 43
to &c House concurred in senate amend
ment to house bill relative to levying tax
for support of state university. Adjourned,
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March 13.-These bills were
introduced: BY Blanchard, to prescribe
the method OF electing representatives TO
congress; by Phelps, joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to state constitution
in relation to method of voting; by Funk,
to transfer Harrison county from the
Fourth to the Fifteenth judicial district
Phelps called up the house anti-cigarette
bill. The bill is nearly the same as the one
which passed the senate few weeks ago,
with the exception of a clause to allow
jobbers to do business outside of the state.
Trewin raised question as to the constitu-
lionality of the bill. 1t passed. "a to 10.
Senate resumed consideration of bill to
provide for an appropriation of $1,000 to
The State Agricultural Society. message
from the governor was received making
The following appointments, and the senate
went into executive session and adjourned,
after confirming them: State oil inspector,
Luther A. Brewer, of Cedar Rapids;
nf
Metzger, of Davenport.
HOUSE.
Classens bill to make new judicial dis
trict out of the counties of Benton, Tama
and Marshal was reconsidered and the
same was passed by vote of 65 to 26.
Davis introduced resolution proposing an
'ameI dment to the constitution in relation
ito voting Ray introduced resolution
providing for adjournment from March p
to 81 and for final adjournment on April Is
Laid over. Nolan's bill to give one-halt
the mulct tax to township authorities where
were no incorporated towns, was reconsid-
cred and passed. Brinton introduced u bill
to abolish the offices of state printer and
binder and provide for letting out the work
10y contract, and Brady introduced one to
limit the time for bringing action on ta=
deeds. Mullen's bill creating the Tweutietr
judicial district and providing for judges
land for courts for the same and to provide
for for election of judges in the Second and
Sixth judicial districts was taken up ami
passed Aliens bill to permit medical
schools to appeal from the rulings of the
Gtate board of medical examiners and TO
give Che district court jurisdiction was lost
The motion by which st. Johns house bill
,wasIo was reconsidered and the bill was
passed, So to- 9.
SENATE.
DEs MoIBEs,n March 14.--Waterman
introduced bill to protect meandered
lakes and give executive council authority
over same, aud Rowen one to amend code
relative to prosecutions of publishers fo,'
libel Consideration of the appropriation
for the State Agricultural SocietY was
resumed and after debate it passed Bill
for the celebration at Burlington, not later
than September 1, 1896, of the semi-centen
'niai of the admission of Iowa into the
union passed. Bill appropriating 5000?
for charging cell capacity of the peniten
tiary at Fort Madison passed. Bill appro
prating 81, 700 for support of Iowa Weathe;
and Crop Service passed. Bill changin &
number of school directors in certain dis
tricts passed, Junkin's bill providing that
jim actions for damages against telegraph
companies by reason of delays due to neg
,iigence or inefficiency of the company or
its employment or equipment, the burden
Of proof that there was no such delay. shall
be on the companies, passed. Trewin's bill
for protection of prairie chickens quail
and pheasants was ordered engrossed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bill relating to duties OF presidents
school boards passed. Bill appropriating
SOL 900 for enlarging the cell capacity and
yard of FIT. Madison penitentiary passed.
Merrells bill relating to the rights of aliens
failed to pass A resolution for an lnvesti-
cation Of the charges of State Register
thatmore oleomargarine is sold in Iowa
now than ever before, was laid over. Bill
making appropriation for State Agri-
cultural Society came up but no action was
taken Adjourned
n SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March l6.-Cheshire intro
,duced bill creating board of police and
fire commissioners in all cities of the first
class having population of 5000, and