Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-05-14
IOWA STATE BYSTANDER.
BY BYsTANDER PUBLISHING 90
DIES xomEs. IOWA
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


olntion making the Wild rose the official
flower Of Iowa was reconsidered aud
adopted, "a to Z. The senate reconsidered
she resolution passed yesterday providing
Tor a reduction OF forces OF employees III
the state offices Of the capitol. 1t was
then amended to provide that the present
regime continue in force until the first of
July, in order to give the present surplus
incumbents time to look about for other
the soldiers monument commission passed,
50 to l. The third conference report on tn
crimes and punishments bill was adopted.
It knocks out the senate's arti-Sunday
base ball amendment. The state house EN-
ployes bill came back from the house and
the senate voted to non-ccncur in the house
amendments including that limiting the
number Of employees in each branch Of the
legislature
HOUSE
A bill was introduced providing that the
folders monument commission he abol-
,shed forthwith and the papers and lSop-
erty transferred to the executive council,
who shall complete the duties Of the com.
mission, pay all expenses OF the monument,
etc. After sensational debate it passed.
S3 to 0. The resolution making the wild
rose the state flower was adopted. The
joint resolution for reduction Of the mum,
her of employees in the state offices and
about the state house and cutting down
vt salaries was taken up. Ray offered an
amendment to include in the resolution
the officers and employees Of the house and
senate. The amendment lie said, woulC
save Sl5, 0Q0a year. The amendment was
adopted. The resolution, then. after sew.
eral minor amendments, passed.
SENATE.
Des Moines, May S--A bill providing for
the salaries Of the members of tho general
assembly passed. A resolution ordering
secretary of state TO print 5000 more
Official Registers for 1885, was adopted.
Report OK conference committee on the
basis Of taxation and the Cheshire amend
lnent was adopted. The senate agrees to
the % per cent basis of taxation and a
compromise was reached OH the Cheshire
amendment By which express and sleeping
car companies are dropped from its opera
ton and the executive council is to receive
additional reports from telegraph and
telephone companies upon which they are
10 base their estimates Of the proper assess
nent of these companies.
HOUSE.
House concurred IN the action OF the SEN
ate N rejecting the house amendment to
the state house employees salary bill. Bill
providing for the payment of the members
OF the general assembly aud the expenses
incurred by the extra session passed. The
bill appropriates ncarly s1'55.0)o Resolu-
ton ordering additional official registers
passed. The conference report on the
revenue bill was agreed to
SENATE.
Des Mo!ues May 10.-A joint resolution
contracting with Eml,n McClain to do the
nunota.ing Of the code for $500 was
passed.
Speaker Byers today ,nn,ie farewell
address to the house during which he com
plimenfed the members On their good
work, til nkcd them for their fathfulness.
and called attention to the amount of
money saved By tho retrencl,iEent meas.
ures passed. The resolution to accept the
proposition of Emlin ifcCabe to annotate
the code for 81 500 was agreed to-
SENATE.
les loines, May ll.-Both branches
OF the legislature spent the day in idleness,
waiting for the completion of the enroll
inent OF all bills. The work of enrolling
the bills Was completed early in the even
ing and at $40 the legislature adjourned
until July 1st at o'clock in the afternoon.
The Adjournment until that time is neces-
sa1y because Of the fact that the state
constitution requires that all laws shall go
into effect ninety days after their passage.
and as the work of publishing the Gods
cannet lie completed within that time the
legislature will meet on July ist fer n few
minutes 10 satisfy this point III the consti-
tuition and extend the time to October |.