Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


-proy ding for m investigation OF state
institutions reported it buck and it was
aid over under the rules. The election
INV was further considered, but was not
finished. House bill to amend mulct law 50
A. to include cities working under speclal
charters was received. Benson opposed
consideration, saying it was against tne
rules, which provided for no new leeisia.
lion. A motion to suspend rules resulted
% to /. and Benson made point OF order
that two. thirds vote Of all members was
necessary. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Brant introduced bill looking to re-
n,ir of the hole knocked in the mulct la"
nv the sunreme court in 50 far as it per.
tajns to cities acting under special
charter and the bill passed. Bill
relating to corporations was taken up and
finally passed. The law is changed to make
private property of members OF corpora
tons liable for all debts in excess OF two
thirds Of the capital stock. Worklngmeh's
co-operative associations, farmers mutual
insurance companies and farmers coop
eratiye creamery associations were ex-
empted from the provisions OF the act.
SENATE resolution against the removal OF
the pension Office from Des Molnes was
concurred in.
SENATE.
Des NIoines. Feb. l2-Carney's resolution
FOR Joint committee to investigate state
institutions was adopted. Chairman Par:
rott ruled against Bonson's point OF order
in amendment to mulct law, holding that
two-thirds of members present was SUI
ficient to suspend rules The bill was
referred to committee Oh suppression OF
intemperancc Election laws was taken
up and an amendment preventing names OF
candidates from appearing more than once
on ballot was adopted. An amendment
was also adopted doing away with the
publication of the sample ballot in news
papers. A motion to reconsider was filed.
HOUSE.
House resumed consideration Of the evil
dence bill. An amendment was adopted
in the shape OF u change in the section re-
lating to the testimony OF witnesses IN
gambling. liquor, ETC., cases to prevent
witnesses from escaping by saying that
they cannot testify without eliminating
themselves. Tho testimony given, how.
ever, cannot be used in convlcting the wit.
nesses. An amendment excluding conf
dental clerks from giving information &C
quired in their clerical capacity was adopt
ed. The bill then passed.
SENATE.
Des Moines. Feb. 13.-Committee on sup
preston of intemperance reported favor
ably on the bill amending the mulct law
Consideration of election laws was re-
sulned. A motion was filed to reconsider
vote by which law was amended so that in
cases when women vote no registration
shall be required of them. Bonds of secre'
tary of state were raised from 5000 to
$4,000 and bond required Of the super
mtendent of public instruction.
HOUSE.
Bills in relation to boards of health,
procedure in particular cases and the
school fund were passed as fast as the
same could be read by the clerk. No argyll
ment arose, as no material departures were
made from the old law. The pharmacy
bill was taken up. 1t was amended so as to
require the payment Of the pharmacy tax
by itincrant vendors Of medicines, and to
require signatures of purchasers Of poisons.
SENATE.
Des Moines. Feb: l3-Elis introduced a
bill providing that all special charter cities
ami their officers be relieved Of any respon-
sibiiity whateTer for the enforcement of
mulct law in those cities. Consideration
Of election bill was resumed, but no i'm
portant change in old law was made
LnCSE.
Bill in relation to jails and renitentiarics
passed after being amended SO as to re-
quire adult and juvenile prisoners to be
kept apart. The salary Of the prison ply
stefan was cut from 800 to SIS per month
and that of the clerk was raised from SIC
To $lGO. The bill in relation to the common
schools was taken up. An amendment
providing for free text books upon a vote
of the electors of a district was adopted.
The bill passed
sen liz.
Dcs MoineS Feb 1G-The election law
was again under consideration. Amend
nient was adopted providing that polls
shall open at o'clock in all cases except in
cities where registration is required.
Amendment doing away with publication
Of ballot i'll newspapers was reconsidered
and lost Pay Tor printing ballot was
made 20 cents per square. Printing
of sample ballots was done away with.
The legal rates for printing were reduced
from 81 per square for first insertion and
60 cents per square for subsequent inser-
tioas to - cents and 371s cents. The senate
efused to rescind the vote taken last week
by which the present law to permit women
to vote on the issuance Of school and
bonds was re.enacted. The
Australian ballot law was UNNECESSARILY
simplifed by the law being amended SO
there are but two ways of voting.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Feb, 17--The bill amending
mulct law to make it applicable to cities
under special charters was taken up Hip.
well moved to amend by making the liquor
traffic legal. but this was voted down, 10 to
80. The bill then passed. Election laws
came up and an amendment to cover cities
under special charters was adopted. The
senate refused to reconsider the amend
ment prohibiting the placing of candi-
dates name on more than one ticket. Bills
relating to practice of dentistry and sub.
mission of constitutional amendments
passed.
HOUSE.
Consideration of bill relating to crimes
and punishments was resumed Abandon.
ment of wife and neglect to support her,
and abandonment Of II child under 10 years
of age, were made misdemeanors.
FAVORABLE FEATURES,