Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

| of members of the pharmacy board were
reduced from $40 to 81 per day. An
| amendment permitting osteopaths to prac-
ticc without passing the regular examina-
! ton required OF physicians failed to pass.
Another amendment requiring itinerant
doctors or medicine vendors to procure
certificates and pay an annual fee of $3.50
| was adopted The senate alsopassed the
bill relating to fish and game. IL provides
for state game and fish warden, requires
all dams to have fishways, and makes it a
| punishable otfense to destroy the meets Of
harmless birds at any time in the year.
Bill relating TO school for deaf passed with
| out amendment
HOUSE.
The house resumed consideration Of the
bill on criminal procedure. The so-called
Kelley army section was passed after the
house had made it more drastic by provid-
ing that il ten, instead of twenty men
should be formed together without means
OF subsistence, whether organized or unor-
gained, intending to live off the people.
they shall be imprisoned from six
months to three years. After passing the
bill the house rejected the conference re-
port Oh the bill relating TO county and
township government.
SENATE.
| Des Moines. March 25-The bill relating
to mechanics liens was passed without any
important changes. Senate concurred IN
house amendment cutting railroad com
missioners' salaries to S2.2OO, A motion To-
reconsider the vote by which the printing
and binding bill passed the senate, with u
VII To Ii
of waiting until 1899, failed. The bill re-
lating TO roads, bridges and ferries was
then taken up, but no changes had been
made at time of adjournment.
HOUSE.
The election bill was taken up and a mo-
ton to strike out the anti-fusion section
inserted by the senate was defeated, 50 to
80. Another amendment provides that cit
les under $500 population shall not be re-
quired to register their voters No other
changes of importance were adopted and
the bill passed. Lambert, chairman of the
committee appointed to investigate the
prices paid TO state printer and binder
presented the report of the committee.
Temple and Brant asked time to file
minority report and it was granted
SENATE.
Dies Moines March 26.-Senate continued
consideration of the bill relating to roads
and highways. An amendment was
ao opted relieving counties of liability for
damages in cases where accidents occur in
crossing bridges or culverts in the public
road, and the bill passed. Bill relating to
the normal school passed with little change
The committee on railroads made majority
and minority reports on the Temple amend
ment, the majority recommending a sub
stitute drawn by Senator Berry, and the
minority favored the Temple amendment
HOUSE.
House took up senate bill relating to
practice of medicine. IL was passed with
out amendment. Bill on banks and bank
ing came next. An amendment to compel
private banks to become subject to in
spection by the state auditor was defeated
SENATE.
Des Moines, March 27--Senate took up
house bin relative to internal improvements
and the taking of private property for that
purpose and it was passed with only minor
| amendments. Bin relating 10 state library
was passed. The bill takes the appOintive
power from the governor and places it in
the hands Of the board of library trustees
The salary is also reduced from 81, 200 TO
| s. 600
HOUSE.
The minority report of the committee on
| investigation of printing and binding was
submitted and placed on file A motion to
| reconsider the vote on the bill relative to
private banks carried, and the bill then
| went over.
| Des Moines, March 29.--Bill in relation
to regulation of carriers by railways was
read. The old law in.regard to the enforce
ment section was inserted in place of that
section in the bill. Section appropriating
$4,000 annually for use of railway com
missioners in enforcing their orders was
stricken out. The bill finally passed. Bill
| in relation to regents and trustees of state
institutions came up and was amended 80
that no board can be composed entirely OF
members of one party. Consideration was
not completed when the senate adjourned
| HOUSE
Other than receiving the report of Funk,
chairman of the house committee on ways
and means, in which the committee recon-
mends substitute for senate file No. 8, re-
Eating TO the revenue. and refusing to con-
| eur in senate amendments to various bills,
4 little was done.
| SENATE
Des Moines, March 3O--The senate passed
the bin relating to regents and trustees Of
state institutions 1t provides that item
Ized statements must be made TO the sec
rotary OF state.
The bill on banks and banking was passed
after an amendment to place private
banks under state supervision had been
defeated. Lambert, chairman of the com
nit tee to investigate state printing was
called upon to deposit with the clerk the
papers and evidence secured by the com
mittee, and after protesting did so. Sen
ate bill relating to the judiciary, and in
cidentally fixing the salaries of the officials
| in tn at department was under considera-
ton throughout the day and was practi-
caily agreed To as passed by the senate OK
cept in the important particular that the
\ house refused to concur in the senate
amendment making the salary of the attor'
ney general 81, 900 instead of 81 500 as at
| present.
| Lowest On Record.
CHICAGO, March 30.-Orange Judd
Farmer, from returns to March 20,
makes the present condition OF winter
| yhcnt tho Lowest on record eXceDt in