Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-18

hospital for insane at Mt. Pleasant; by
Parker, to appropriate for the institution
for feeble minded children at Glenwood by
Perrott, to provide substitute for law
governing mutual building end loan
associations; by Powers, to prevent COM
binations in rates by insurance companies.
Finch's bill enabling writs of attachment to
be served and actions to be brought in one
county against residents OF another county
passed. Bill defining fraternal beneficiary
societies was before the house at
adjournment.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, February S.-Bills were
introduced as follows: By Cheshire, to
enable cities of the first class to purchase
water-works to amend act to tax sale of
Intoxicating liquors and regulate same; by
Hartman, to pay widow of j. w. Luke
salary for his unexpired term; by Phelps,
to authorize the purchase of Gillespie's
voting machine at elections; by Riggen,
relating to sale of liquor by pharmacists;
by Cheshire making appropriation for
Benedict home at Des Moines. Bill against
combination of fire insurance companies
was recommended for passage. Resolution
for joint convention for selection of regents
and trustees of state institutions on Feb
ruary 10 was adopted. Humans bill
authorizing townships to build public halls
for elections and public meetings passed.
Carney's resolution to limit admission of
bills into the senate was taken up and
Eah 0Qtl, inc cd inStaad of tho C0th
and the resolution was then adopted.
Adjourned.
HOUSE
Petition on anti-cigarettes, Bonaparte
dam, plumbers and insurance were offered.
These bills were introduced: By Davis,
prohibiting sale of beer by druggists; by
Doubleday, to indemnify counties for care
of insane persons; by Lauder, relating to
term Of additional supreme judge; by Mar
tin, to appropriate for agriculture society;
by Mullen, to provide for the equal assess
ment of personal property; also to create
the Twentieth judicial district of Iowa and
to provide for election of judge; by Reed,
to establish a chair of pedagogy in agri-
cultural college; by Wilson, relating to
suits against insurance companies and the
jurisdiction thereof by Frink, providing for
the organization and control of mutual
building and loan associations and the bet
ter protection of stockholders in such asso-
Citations. Garner offered q resolution to
amend constitution relative to justices OF
the peace Fraternal beneficiary society
bill came up. 1t provides that no society
can be considered such unless it pays bene-
fffc in ~ Aaath PocSaH Rill for ralipf
of asylum for orphan children at Andrew
passed. Adjourned.
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, February 10-A large grist
of petitions on the ordinary subjects were
presented These bills were introduced:
By Carroll, to make an appropriation to
manufactures department Of the state
agricultural society; by Harper, relative to
expense of local board of health; by Pusey,
providing for organization, examination,
regulation and control of private building
and loan associations; by Sergeant, to
amend code relative to teachers certificates;
by Sergeant, to provide for protection of
public and employees of electric roads, for
vestibules and extra brakes, and to be
under control of railroad commission; by
Waterman, to punish the crime of unlaw
fully breaking railroad or express cars; by
Blanchard, to prohibit use of impure oil in
coal mines and provide penalties for
violation. This bill was substitute for
one which had passed, but had been found
inadequate. 1t passed. Ellis offered
substitute for bill for protection of logs in
streams, which had passed, and the sub
stitute passed Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A communication from Eureka Springs,
Ark, asking an appropriation for monu-
ment and memorial hall to the blue and
gray was referred to the military commit
tee. Bills were introduced as follows: By
Mayne, relative to building and loan asso-
ciations also one governing foreign build
ing and loan associations; by Van Houten,
to prevent manufacture and sale of adul-
terated food and drugs. Chapman's bill to
prevent fee grabbing in justice courts
passed. Crows buckwheat -four and sugar
molasses bill was indefinitely postponed.
Morrison Of Keokuk offered joint resolu-
ton relative to pardon Of A. +. Hacket, who
killed tho dispoiler of his sister at Oekaloosa.
Bill to appropriate money to purchase
portraits of ex-Governors Gear, Sherman,
Larrabee, Boies and jackson for the gov
ernor's rooms passed. Adjourned
SENATE.
Dies MONIES, February 11.-Bills were
introduced as follows: By Cheshire, max
ing appropriation for girls department
state Industrial school at Mitchellville; by
Junkin, providing for auditing and pay
ment of certain expenses of district judges;
also to amend code relative to powers of
supervisors. Several house bills Of minor
Importance were received and referred. A
bill revising the code relative to military
passed Carpenter moved to take up con-
sideration Of the bill relating to testimony
in prosecutions for keeping of gambling
houses On vote the substitute recon-
mended by the committee was adopted by
practically unanimous vote. At IL AZ the
senate was addressed by Ex-Governor Alvin
Saunders, of Nebraska, who was former
member of the state senate from 1854 to
1861.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Allen to amend code relative to assessment