Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-11


DIES MONIES, Feb. S.-A big sensation
was sprung in the house this morning
Representative Funk offered resolu.
ton, which was adopted, for commit
tee to investigate every state Office,
This was followed by resolution by
Lambert for q committee to investigate
the prices paid by the state to the state
printer for job work for the various state
departments.
The past week has been a busy
one in the halls of legislation and
the progress that has been accom-.
plished makes it probable that the
pleted in a couple of weeks more. Then
it is intended that there shall be at least
two sessions of the assembly daily and
occasionally an evening session.
Thus far the senate has discussed and
passed the following titles: County and
township organization, 10 chapters, IS
pages; domestic relations, 8 chapters, II
pages; proceedings in courts of original
jurisdiction, 10 chapters, 81 pages. Also
the chapters pertaining to domestic ami
mails, to sureties, county superintend-
ents and the educational board of exam
liners, making 10 pages more.
The house has passed 48 chapters,
! among others, bills governing different
state institutions, the different depart.
ments OF state government. rights OF
property, justices of the peace, assign
fn, han oft Of oralitn,c tolri ,f
private property for works of public i'm
provement and bureau of labor statistics.
Important Amendments.
Among the more important amend
ments that have been made to the laws
by one or both houses are the following:
In the title ON domestic relations
which has passed both houses the pro-
posed code was amended by striking out
the provi sion which allowed wife to
obtain divorce on the ground that her
husband twas grossly neglectful of her
comfort and wilfully failed to provide
therefor" The proposed revision also
provided that in case of application for
divorce it would be necessary not only
to show that residence in this state was
not obtained for the purpose of seeking
a divorce, but that it was the intention
OF the petitioner "tO remain resident
thereof" The latter provision was
stricken out.
In the title of courts of original juris-
diction an effort was made to amend
the law so that in the trial of cases, ex-
cept felony, the judge might restrict
the time occupied by the attorneys in
their pleas to one hour ON each side.
The amendment was carried, but
the next day the lawyers mustered some
Of the lawyer absentees and secured the
reconsideration of the amendment and
then defeated it ON close vote.
The senate passed the bill governing
county superintendent of schools with
the provision added that to secure first
grade certificate to teach, good for two
years, the teacher must pass an eXami-
nation IN elementary algebra and phys
les. The bill i'll that shape was mes
saged over to the house and at the time
the house was considering the same bill.
An attempt was made to strike cut The
additional requirement for the teacher,
but 1t failed. Then an attempt was
made to cut the salary Of the county su-
perintendent from s. to 50 per day.
This failed and then when the bill was
pun VII pelSStlsC IL tlSO 10 re-
ceive the requisite number of votes. 1t
it stated that the senate bill will be
taken up in the house and amended by
striking out the requirement providing
for examination in algebra and physics
and it will probably pass i'll that shape.
The members say that it is an attempt
to raise the curriculum of the country
schools to such a plane that the present
will loy tN
higher priced instructors. The next
step they say will be the appropriation
of several hundred thousand dollars for
a system of state normal schools and
this expense they think the state will
not be able to bear for number of years
yet. 1t is also claimed by some of the
| members that the common schools will
| be made too "uncommon" for a country
boy or girl to attend if all the so-called
| fads are admitted
| Travelling Men Hustle.
A host of petitions have been received
representing nearly all parts of the state
| during the past week asking that the
legislature pass bill providing for the
sale by the railroads of l,C0O-mile mile
age books at flat rate of $40. This is
the amendment that was proposed by
the Travelling Mems association and the
large number of petitions received show
that the travelling men have done their
part of the work industriously. The
amendment which they proposed asked
that the mileage be made transferable
and good in the hands Of any holder.
The effect of the passage Of such a bill
would be to throw down the bars and
make straight 2-cent fare for every
one, for any one could use the tickets
and return the unused portion to the
person who originally owned the book
or who purchased it from some other
owner. The travelling men, however,
said they were willing that provision
should be stricken out and that the law
be amended by the simple insertion of a
provision that the companies should sell
mileage at the rate OF $50 per 1000
miles, the books to be non transferrable
as at present. The house committee on
railroads gave the amendment consider
alton and decided that it was too much
in the nature of new legislation to tackle
at the extra session. The proposition to
report the amendment to the house with
a favorable recommendation received
but one vote in the committee to ID
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