Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19


didacy. A general uniform will be
adopted, TO consist of white coat and
cap, which will be worn with dark
trousers. The coat and cap will be
trimmed with the national colors and
the uniform will be neat and inexpen-
sive. The state central committee will
open headquarters at st. Louis some
time previous 10 the convention and
other headquarters win be secured for
the delegates and the Allison club, and
every arrangement viii bs made for the
comfortable accommodation Of the thou.
sands OF Iowa people VINO are expected
10 be present.
The past week has been rather quiet
one in legislative circles. The joint sub.
committees Of the house and senate have
been seeking to reach an agreement in
regard to the building and loan bill.
which is one of the most important
pieces Of legislation before the general
assembly. The committee on the part
Of the senate consists Of Senators Jun
kin, Funk. Eaton and Cheshire.
aud ON the part of the house,
Of Representatives Jackson, Wayne,
ures in which the two bills disagree are
eign companies to put mp 500, 900 before
doing business In Iowa, and tho clause
prohibiting the doing Of banking bust
ness by the associations. These were
contained in the senate bill, but omitted
from the house bill, and the two com.
mittees agreed to recommend the adop-
ton Of these sections. The committee
on the part of the house asked that the
provision Of the senate bill requiring
foreign building and loan associations
to report the names Of Iowa stockhold-
ers and the amount of stock held by
them be omitted. and they also asked
that section be added to the senate
bill providing that directors shall hold
Office from ono to three years. The
senate committee has practically agreed
to these changes and the two commit
tees will report the same bill to each
house, and 1t is expected that IL will
soon become . law.
The Cigarette Bill.
After many trials the cigarette bill
has passed both houses. It is practically
the bill that passed the senate some
time ago and Is . positive prohibition Of
the sale Of cigarettes In the state of
Iowa. When tho bill came up for final
passage in the senate on Friday Senator
Trewin urged its unconstitutionality as
being in contravention of interstate
commerce. He offered bill prohibit
ing the sale of cigarettes to minors and
also prohibiting the adulteration there
of. The senate, however, was in no
mood to parley with the question fur
ther and passed the bill as It came from
the house, some of the senators making
the declaration that the courts should
decide the question Of constitutionality.
Both houses have passed the bill au-
thorzing the levy OF a one-tenth mill
tax for FIVE years to create building
fund for the state university. In add
ton that institution asks the appropria-
ton of $50, 900 for increased support
fund and $54, 900 for the various depart.
ments. The appropriation committees
have heard the representatives of the
university, but as yet have taIon NJ
action.
For the next few weeks the matter Oc
the appropriations for the various III.
situations will attract considerable at
tention. The committees have adopted
a plan Of joint hearings and they arr
working with the idea Of reaching the
same decision in each house, thus ac-
complishing considerable saving of
time.
Code Revision.
In the matter of code revision there
is but little new. The opinion is clearly
gaining ground in the senate at least
that it will be impossible to complete
the revision this session.
In the house the work Of revision is
lx-n,
states that the revision committees have
practically got their work finished and
several Of the titles will come before the
house early this week as special orders.
Representative Ray has introduced
q concurrent resolution which it is
Hoped may expedite matters. 1t pro-
vides that on Friday, March 81, the Goth
general assembly shall adjourn unit!
Tuesday, March 81; that after March %
no business be considered except that
pertaining to the code, and that final
adjournment be fixed for Wednesday,
April 10.
The soldiers monument matter is to
come mp again IN the senate today.
Senator Waterman, who is decidedly in
favor of putting regimental tablets on
the monument in place of medallions,
will champion the minority report. 1t
is said he is "loaded for bear" He
says he has positive proof that since the
discussion over these medalliOns has
come up q prominent member of the
monument commission has proposed to
certain prominent senator, who has
been opposing the medallion scheme, to
place his medallion among those on the
monument. He also has letters from
posts in one Of the leading counties in
the state, in which it is charged that
they were never requested to signify
their desires in regard to whose medal
lions should appear. The senator is in
earnest in his desire to have the monu-
ment deal fairly and justly with all
Iowa soldiers and believes the only way
in which such justice can be done is by
discriminating in favor Of no one.
Senator PERKINS, bill, which provided
that the exemption from execution of
81 300 in value of the property Of a
newspaper Office should not hold as
against conviction for libel, was de-
feated in the senate last Thursday.
Public Warehouse Measure.
A bill Of considerable importance to
the farmers Is Representative st. Johns
public warehouse measure, which was
defeated in the house on Thursday and
reconsidered and passed by that body on
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