Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-02-06
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Report Of Their Proceedings ~
the Iowa State
Capital.
EIGHTH

In the senate bills we're introduced
by Mr.. Hobart for building q hospital
for Insane at Cherokee; BY Alexandris,
authorizing the acceptance by the Ok
ecutive council Of gifts to public In
situations.
In the house q resolution was passed
asking congress to grant pensions to
soldiers who were in rebel prisons.
Nearly q hundred bills were introduce
ed. The following are the most inn
portant. BY Macarthur allowing the
manufacture Of intoxicating liquors;
by st. John, providing for public ware
houses; by Allen, defining and regu-
lating mutual insurance organizations;
by Grow. to build q dam in the Des
Moines river at Bonaparte; by Double
day, providing for the adoption Of the
Torrens system Of land titles; by Nor
rison. prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of cigarettes; by Reed, pro-
viding for free text books; by Smith,
prohibiting insurance combines.
NINTH DAY.
The Iowa legislature reassembled
after nearly a week Of junketing and
visiting at the various state institu-
tons. 1t is the intention OF the mem
bers, judged by expressed opinions, to
proceed at once with hard work. The
new code affords hard work for an or
binary session. It has aroused already
many bitter antagonisms, and will
arouse more.
Every corporate interest in the state
is clamoring for q hearing. The code,
among other things, proposes q COM
plete revision Of the tax laws. One OF
these is in the method Of assessing
property. It is proposed to assess all
at its full value. There are special
provisions for the assessment OF the
stocks Of banks and other property OF
that nature. incidentally there has
arisen q dispute between the express
companies and the banks. which will
be carried into the legislature at an
early day. The banks object to the ex-
press companies issuing money orders
and propose to retaliate by insisting
on the assessment Of express COM
panies.
An effort will be made to reach the
liquor problem at an early date. 1t 10
now certain that resubmission will be
defeated. Many of the prohibitionists
are not friendly to it. Among the pe-
titions for the passage Of resubmissl0n
sent to one Of the senators, waa found
one which contained more Democratic
than republican signers. This has led
many Republicans to believe that re-
submission Is favored by many Demo-
Gratis for the purpose of bringing this
question back into politics. The fate
Of the manufacturing bill which will
qe submitted is still in doubt. The
large brewers outside are not Oppos-
ing such q law, but it is certain that
they are not exerting themselves in
favor of it.
In the senate bills were introduced
by Gonell, providing for the inspection
of dairy herds by veterinarians; BY
Healy, regulating the forfeiture Of
~contractsfo. the sale OF real est ate; By
Hospers, providing = uniform system
of accounts OF county officials and ap-
pointment Of state examiners; 81
Hurst, amending the law relative to
the cancellation Of real estate mort
cages; by Lathrop, creating an appel
late court and defining its powers and
jurisdiction. Both houses recsiyed q
flood Of petitions asking that the age
of consent be raised. The house
passed the senate joint resolutions al
sympathy for the Armenians and call.
ing upon congress to act in the mat
ter. Weaver introduced q joint res0.
luton asking congress to take proper
care to the Mississippi.
TENTH DAT.
In the senate the followin0 hilfs