Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The Temple amendment to the railroad bill
came up under a special order. The ma
jority and minority reports of the commit.
| tee to which it was referred were read
The majority report commended the Berry
amendment, the essence of which is to lie.
gahze the relief departments maintained
by railroads and which bars action for
damages in case of accepting benefits. The
minority report was signed by Garst and
Hobart A motion to substitute the minor
ity for the majority report was argued at
length. BY vote of 10 to 2S the senate
refused Ia substitute the minority for the
majority report, which affords the mem
| bers of the relief few more advantages
than they at present enjoy but in effect de-
stroys the entire aim OF the Temple amend
ment.
Des Moines, April S.-The attention of
the senate was devoted to a consideration
OF the Berry substitute for the Temple
amendment which was offered as the
majority report of the railroad committee.
Early in the consideration debate was cut
off and the substitute adopted by vote Of
% to ii. A few minor amendments to the
railroads laws were adopted and the
insurance bill was then taken up and
passed. 40 to :. The building and loan
association bill was taken up and it was
considered at length without action.
SENATE.
| Des Moines, April 9--Senate resumed
consideration of the building and loan
association bill The house had included
provision that no member of the execu-
tive council who was interested in build
ing and loan association should act with
the council in deciding upon the ght of
company to do business This was stricken
out as was also the right of appeal The
regularity of the adoption of the Berry
substitute for the Temple amendment was
taken up and after much discussion and
| explanation and several roll calls the vote
by which all the amendments TO the rail-
way bill were adopted was reconsidered
and the final vote on the adoption of these
| amendments set for next Wednesday
| pose of giving the senator's who voted
under misrepresentation a chance to make
n straight record. An amendment to the
| building end loan bill limiting the rate of
| interest which such associations can charge
to l:per cent Oh judgments entered against
borrowers of building and loan associations
ON the net amount received by the borrow
| er, was adopted.
HOUSE.
House again took up the bill ON cities and
| towns. A compromise on the division of
the bridge fund was reached in an amend.
| ment by DOwell that cities have control of
such tax only as is levied and raised upon
| property lying within city limits. The
oil passed with very few changes
SENATE.
Des Moines. April l0-The senate passed
the military bill with only slight changes
from the house bill. The bill contains two
entirely new sections, one of which cuts
down the number of officers on the govern
or's staff and the other provides for the es-
tablishment of medical department and
/ staff III connection with the National
Guard. The crimes and punishmen.s bill
/ was taken up and read. a few minor COM
mittee amendments being adopted Sena-
tor Berry offered an amendment to strike
out the death penalty but the resolution
was defeated Henderson offered an
amendment making it misdemeanor for
| any public officer TO accept free passes on
railroads, franking privilege or discrimina-
ton in passenger, telegraph, or telephone
| rates from any person, joint stock associa-
| ton or corporation or make use of il him.
| self or in connection with another. Laid
| over
HOUSE.
House passed the bill in relation to re.
gents and trustees with only slight changes.
The house then took up the code publica.
ton bill, merely discussing it and referring
1t TO the Judiciary committee to pass upon
| its legal status.
| SENATE.
Des Moines, April l2.-The bill on crimes
and punishments was taken up and the
house amendment prohibiting cousins from
marrying was stricken out. Amendments
preventing Sunday base ball or foot ball
and the exhibition of kaleidoscope pictures
of prize fights was adopted.
| HOUSE.
The house spent the time on the bill
which provides for the state library. There
was lively discussion over the librarians
salary but nothing was done
SENATE.
| Des Moines, April l3.-Bill relating TO
crimes was again taken up The chapter
on offenses against public health was
amended TO make it crime for person
having cows for the purpose of producing
milk for sale to stable them in an unhealthy
| place. Bull thistles were excluded from
the kinds of thistles which must be de-
| SITONeu uuueF peHHlIN. Inc Dill was tneu
! laid aside and the senate voted to insist ON
| its amendment to the judiciary bill making
| the office OF supreme court appointive.
House am endments to fish and game bill
were concurred in. The senate voted to
reconsi der the vote by which the senate
passed the building and loan bill il was
only slightly amended and then passed
| Bill relating to criminal procedure was
! again taken up and senate also refused to
concur in the house amendment providing
| against the invasion or organization of
bands of men like Kelleys army.
HOUSE
| The horticultural bill was passed without
argument, as was also the library bill An
| amendment to reduce the salary of the
| librarian from 81 200 to 81 900 per year was
defeated and the old law passed. Merriam
J presented a bill making it the duty of the
executive council to compel settlement of
all debts and credits between the state and
its officers annually or at any time at its
| discreet III. II also provides that the
| executive council shall publish annually as
soon after January LIST as is convenient an
| itemiZed statement of all moneys paid out
| by the state treasurer Said report shall
| be so arranged as TO show the itemized
| cost of each department or office of the
state. of each state institution, and the
disposition by items of all state funds and
| supplies. House refused to concur in the
| ser ate amendment cutting down the scope