Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

Des Moines, April 16.--Private banA
will not be examined or required TO report
to the auditor of state. The senate SO
voted, 80 to 10. The house had ALREADY
voted that way. But the Healy amend
ment chat all corporations doing banking
business must comply, in all important
particulars with the banking law, was
adopted, The senate stood by the Berry
snbstitute for Temple amendment by
viva voce vote, without opposition, and a
conference committee was appointed. Inc
bin relating to the editing, printing, an
notating, publishing ana distribution OF the
code passed. The bill! provides for the
state publishing its own code, for getting
out it's own annotations, for copyrightlng
the annotations and arrangement FOR the
prohibition of any private publication Is
suing prior to the states edition coming
out. and for the state printer and blnuer 10
do the work.
Representatives Funk, Cornwall, Wool,
Baker and Bylngton were delegated to act
as committee to draw up bill embodylng
such economies in the state as suggested
by the Funk investigating committees re-
port The house had the insurance bill be-
fore it, concurring in nearly all the senate
amendments. The senate substitute for
the Blanchard anti-combine law was not
accepted The senate amendment allowing
foreign accident insurance comoanles hav-
ing SlOO, 600 capital and 100000 surplus to
do business in Iowa was rejected.
SENATE.
Des Moines, April 17.-Bill relating to
construction and operation Of telegraph
and telephone companies passed. without
material amendments. Bill in relation to
notes and bills was taken up and substi'
tute for the house bill passed. The old law
was re. enacted about word for word.
HOUSE.
The Merriam bill requiring more care
ful system in the different departments Of
state passed House declined to concur in
the senate amendment to the building and
Joan bill which denies the right Of appeal
from the decision OF the executive council.
SENATE.
Des Moines, April 19.-The senate receded
from it's amendment which made the office
of the supreme court reporter appointive
and the law in regard to that office now
stands just rs it has been for years. The
senate spent most of it's time on the bill in
relation to town, and cities, but no action
was taken and the bill went over until to-
morrow.
The house held a very brief and uninter
esting session. The bill in relation to
special charter cities was read, but it went
over until tomorrow.
SENATE.
Des Moines, April 20,--The conference
report OH the elections bill was adopted.
As the bill now stands the senate section
prohibiting fusion remains in its original
form, the house having reccded from its
position. The senate also wins out in the
contest over the marking of the ballot
Senate spent most of the day in consider
alton OF the bill relating to cities and
towns but no important action was taken
HOUSE.
Senate amendment to library bill which
took from the governor the power to
appoint the librarian was rejected, the
house insisting on tho old law. Senate
substitute for the house bill to abolish the
Office Of state oil inspector was indefinitely
postponed. Building and loan bill came
up under a motion to reconsider and was
amended to permit the auditor to sit with
the executive council when considering
right Of appeal to district court was also
stricken out
.-. SENATE. ..
Des Moines, April 2l.-Railway com.
-Panies viii be exempt from city taxes on
lines running through agricultural and
horticultural lands inside cities and in
corporated towns, except in tracts of less
than ten acres. That was the decision of
the senate by vote of IS to %. Senator
Garst fled motion to reconsider the vote
by which the amendment to strike out tho
agricultural exemption to be applied to
railroad rights of way had failed to poss.
HOUSE.
Powers introduced resolution directing
the attorney general to make an examina-
ton Of the report OF the Funk investigat-
ing committee and if he finds that any
funds have been improperly used or the
law violated to proceed to collect said
money or proceed against the violators
rriminally The resolution is aimed at the
irregularities said to have existed in con-
necti0n with the census. 1t went over
In the afternoon the manufacturing bill
came up. An amendment by Martin legal
iziIg the credits of wholesale dealers only
was adopted. the senate amendments were
agreed to, and the bill then passed, IS to IL
SENATE.
Des Moines. April 2..-Seuate voted to
reconsider the vote by which the senate
yesterday decided to exempt from munich
pal taxation lines of railroad running
through acreage tracts within the ex.
tended limits OF cities aud towns and by a
vote of &c to IS declined to grant the ex.
ceptions. An amendment by Hotch.
kiss making saloon keepers Ineligible tc
Office was dcfe"tcd. The liquor bill with
the manufat lring amendment was re-
ported and the senate at once agreed to the
house amendment making debts of. whole
sale dealers only collectable. The bill no v
goes to the governor.
HOUSE.
The bill for the editing, annotating. pub
LEGATION and printing and binding Of the
proposed new code was taken up by thu
house and passed after several hours Of
enterta lining discussion.
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