Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-05-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

Des Moines, April 27.-The senate
adopted a resolution urging the Iowa MEM
bers of congress to vote for the Terry bil
making cigarettes subject to the laws Of
the states into which they are shipped.
Crimes and ~punishments bill was taken up
and the amendment prohibiting hunting,
fishing, shooting, dancing or playing foot
or base ball on Sunday was adopted. The
Henderson anti-pass amendment was with
drawn. An amendment to permit the SELL
ing OF pools at race tracks was voted
down. The Phelps law was then amended
IN such a manner as to fix n mulct tax of
$500 for the sale of cigarettes, in addition
to the other penalties of the bill.
HOUSE.
The house did nothing but consider the
reports of several conference committees.
SENATE.
Des Moines, April 2s.-A lengthy discus
sion of taxation of foreign insurance COM
panies. that is. those organized outside of
the United States. was INDUCED in by the
senate, the question being whether they
should be taxed 3l5 per cent instead of 21s
Us at present. The house made the tax s
per cent. The senate decided to make the
tax 315 per cent. An amendment was
adopted providing that insurance com
panles shall not deduct debts from their
taxable property. The senate refused to
concur in the house amendment reducing
the basis OF taxation from 33I to 25 per
cent. The Cheshire amendment, which
provided for the taxation of telegraph, tel
ephone, sleeping car and express companies
according to the plan in vogue in Indiana
OHIO and Kentucky, was again defeated by
a vote of IA to 81.
Governor Drake sent a special message
to both houses asking for legislation an
thorizing the state TO cooperate with the
department of agriculture in stamping out
hog cholera. The house discussed the b;n
governing cities and towns. The senate
had made almost a hundred amendments
to the Dill. Consideration of the bill was
finally concluded, most of the amendments
being concurred in.
MATT
Des Moines, April 29.-Licenses for ned
dlers we're fixed ut s. per county for pac
eddlers SO where one animal is used. 8
where two are used, and $50 where sol
or more are used.
HOUSE.
BY q vote of 63 to % the house. for
third time, decided in favor of continual
OF the office of state oil Inspector. Ar
luton was adopted directing the sun.
tendent of public instruction to repo1
the Twenty-seventh general assembly
nost practicable system OF supplying
people OF Iowa with text books at the
est possible cost to the taxpayers.
SENATE.
Des Moines, April 30.-The bill prov
for the cooperation of the state with
the United States for the e
cation of hog cholera and swine pl
was passed. The report of the COME,
committee on the insurance bill was
ed, a new section being added which
vides that in case this or any other
shall impose or levy any tax on u com
or association, the same may be paid
my surplus or emergency fund OF
company. Provision was made for.r,
ing the Anamosa ::prison library, rec
destroyed by fire. Conference corr
on railroad bill reported that it COZ
agree Oh Temple amendment, and i
mlttee was discharged.
HOUSE.
The bill providing for cooperate
the agricultural department for I
lcatlon OF hog cholera passed. TIL.
and punishment bill was taken 10
portion prohibiting Sunday base
amended SO that it should, not
persons who observe thesrs.-.n
Dss no5ns., myll.-Bin for pr
of the code was Saken up and up
sideration the senate members
advisory committee were inc
three.
The house killed the Sunday
amendment. House agreed to
amendment to the cigarette lay
of committee on the cities and
was concurred in.
SENATE.
Des Moines, May 3.-The sen
the bill requiring itemlzed stat
expenditures in the various de
The bill provides some very st.
ions for the drawing of ~statione
plies, it lays down the law to tn
in regard to the management a,
ment of janitors; it restricts the
the executive council and adds
things to their present duties.
thread running through the bill
states business must be placed
economical basis and every cent
must be accounted for in nn am
cation to be issued by the
council.
Consider ,tion of the bill rela,
porations for p%ecuniary profit,
Ell but a vote was not reached.
HORROR I'm DAk'
Threats of Four Children C,