Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-03-09
THE LEGISLATURES.
SENATE,

hartman ana Healy. Senate spent some
time in consideration of title relating to
attachments. garnishments and supple
mentary proceeding The Ellis curative
bill excepting from penalties special
charter cities having complied with mulct
law was passed
Consideration of bill relating to county
and township governments was resumed.
An amendment limiting time for which
county bonds may run to fifteen years was
adopted. Sheriff's compensation in coun-
ties of more than IS 600 and less than As 900
was fixed ut 81 COO and in counties of more
than $1,000, at s., 500 He shall also be al
lowed TO retain mileage collected in civil
cases II the receipts exceed 81 500 Sheriffs
in counties of less than $4,000 will receive
81 800 An amendment was adopted re-
quiring weekly reports to supervisors by
county treasurers. Bill relating to educa-
tiOnal board of examiners passed
SENATE.
Des Moines Feb. 25.-Bll providing for
establishment of bureau of labor stats
tics and bill relating to soldiers home
passed. Bill relating to judicialr depart
memt up and amendment making Office
of supreme court reporter appointive after
January, 1899, instead Of elective was
adopted. Bill in relation to attachments,
garnlshnents and supplementary proceed
ings passed. A motion was filed to recon
slider vote by which labor commissioner bin
passed House bill relating to judicial de-
partment came up and amendment adopted
| fixing attorney generals salary at 5000.
Salary of the director OF the weather
bureau was reduced from 81, 500 to 81 200 a
year The Ellis curative act passed.
Memorial to congress to pass a law
making evidence of any court competent
in the case of an application for pension
passed. Motion to reconsider resolution
from n committee to Investigate state
institutions prevailed.
SENATE.
Des Mones, Feb 26-Senate resumed
consideration of the bill in relation to the
| judicial department. At the morning
session no important change was made.
Motion to reconsider vote by which labor
commissioner bill passed was withdrawn.
Salary of the attorney generals assistant
was fixed at 81 200
Committee on suppression of intemper-
| ance reported an amendment to the
mulct liquor law permitting the manu-
facture of Intoxicating liquors An amend.
ment by Scott relieving manufacturers
from the mulct tax. and legalizing the Ii
| quor business was defeated An amend
ment that the formula of ingredients used
in manufacture of liquor be placed on the
| package passed, A to 26. The first section
of the bill passed, 80 to 46 The Carney
resolution for committee to investigate
| state institutions passed. "a to Al. Consid-
| GRAFTON of the mulct liquor law was re-
| sumed. An amendment was adopted
| imposing a penalty for each offense where
an assessor neglects wilfully to qssess the
mulct tax against any person who should
pay it. Another amendment makes the
| provisions of the law apply to cities under
| special charters. The law was also amended
| so that the board of supervisors must pub
| licly canvass petitions of consent and ascer-
tain their suffciency, and only one petition
may be canvassed in each year. The mulct
| bill, the first section OF which provides for
manufacture OF liquors, was then passed, So
| to A.
Des Moines, Feb. :7-House bill relating
| to care of insane came up and an amend
| ment cutting the support of the inmates of
| the asylums from $l6 to Sl4 per capita was
adopted. An amendment by Funk M king
maximum limit of the salary of superin-
tendents OF asyIums $500 per year carried
| bill by Blanchard relative to counties
| bonding themselves for debts passed A
new section was added to the bin relative
| to dairy commissioner and imitation dairy
| products. 1t provides for reports of milk
dealers TO the commissioner and the COM
| plation of statistics authorized by the
chapter. Adjourned to Up. m. Tuesday.
| HOUSE
Bill in relation to notes and bills was
| taken up and Weaver offered as substitute
| for several of It's provisions the recon-
| mendatiOns OF the code uniformity COM
| mission of the United States. vote was
not reached. Evans, Hayes and Doweli
| were appointed committee to investigate
the cost of printing the code Adjourned
! to 2 p. N. Tuesday.
| Des Moines, Iowa.--Committee on ways
and means reported the revenue bill for
passage. 1t was made special order for
| March TO- Consideration of bill relating to
charitable institutions was resumed An
amendment was adopted providing for
| the removal of nonresident insane when
their proper residence is known, but for the
| payment of expenses at asylum by the
state when residence is unknown. Estates
of insane persons and persons legally bound
for this support are to be liable to the
county for reasonable expense for their
support. The mulct bill was received from
the house and referred to the committee
on intemperance.
HOUSE.
Bill relating to statute on roads, bridges
and ferries was taken up and proposition
TO substitute five mills for road purposes,
which when collected should be expended
underline direction Of the township t-us-
| tees caused "A long debate. 1t was finally
| voted down.
New statute in the TransvaaL