Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


committee made final report on the
division Of tho code into bills and the
military committee reported certain
amendments in relation to the present law
regarding the militia. Consideration OF
county and township government was
resumed. Law was amended so that dog
tax will 60 to swell the general fund.
Recorders in counties Of less than q, 600 will
receive 8, 200 q year and others $500. A
resolution inviting members of the
Woman's Suffrage association to visit the
senate tomorrow was adopted.
HOUSE.
The bills relating to domestic animals,
care of the insane, lost goods, and to
superintendent Of public instruction, we're
passed. The bill for care Of the insane was
amended SO that the amount to be paid for
the care of patients in asylums should not
exceed $l4 per month, instead Of $l6, as is
now the case.
HOUSE.
In the house tho bill in relation to the
institute for the feeble-minded children
was passed also the bill in relation to the
State Agricultural college, both without
amendments The bill pertaining to JUS
tees of the peace and their courts was be-
ing considered at the time Of adjournment
- SENATE.
Des Moines, Jan. 90. The senate was
visited by delegates from the National
Woman Suffrage converting. now in session
in Des Moincs. Addresses were made by
Miss Susan B. Anthony, Miss Alice Stone
Blackwell Of Massachusetts; Mrs. Mary G.
c. Bradford, of Colorado; Mrs. Colby, OF
Nebraska; Mrs Welles, of Utah; Mrs.
Carrie Lane Chapman Catt of New York,
and Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, of Phil
adelphia. The attempt to amend senate
file No. G3 SO as to give sheriffs repayment
for expenses incurred in serving civil
processes failed, and the matter went over
for future consideration.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Jan. 3O.--Title of the code
relating to county and township govern.
neut was completed with but few changes
from the old law concurrent resolution
was adopted to c, sinue the code steering
committee.
,IOusE. |
The bill in relation to justices Of the
peace and their courts was again taken up. |
An amendment reducing volume of Grim.
inal business in justice courts in large cities
was voted down. The senate concurrent
resolution for plan Of considering code
work was adopted. Committee substitute
for code revision bill relative to bureau Of
labor statistics pa ssed. 1t is the old law.
Bills for regulation of College for the
Blind and School for the Deaf passed.
SENATE.
Des Moines. Fob. 1.-The senate passed
several code bills in relation to sureties.
county high schools and state superintend-
ents. The military bill developed desire
to cut the amount OF the appropriation
from $45, 600 to $4,000 and was put over
till tomorrow.
SENATE.
Des Moincs. Feb 2.-The committee Oh
code revision made final report on the |
apportionment of code bills and completed |
the introduction of bills for the session. |
The senate proceeded to consider the |
chapter concerning procedure in courts Of |
original jurisdiction 1t was decided that |
insurance companies should be brought !
under the same rule as railway, telegraph, |
telephone and express companies in the
matter of notice of suits. Service on any |
agent will be binding.
HOUSE. ~ = Z: :.
Funk moved to reconsider the bill relat-
ing to the courts Of justices Of the peace
which had been defeated. The motion pre- |
vailed and after number of offensive |
sections had been stricken on; the bill /
passed The committee appointed to draft |
resolutions OH tho lives and public services
of Samuel Murdoch and Reuben Noble /
made its report and the same was adopted
by rising vote. ''Tama JIM Wilson was
in the building and committee was
appointed to bring him before the house.
He addressed the members briefly. Reso-
lutions congratulating Mr.. Wilson upon his
appointment as secretary of agriculture
were adopted The bill in relation to the
assignment of creditors was passed, after
which adjournment was taken to Q O'Clock
tomorrow.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Feb. 3.---The code bill rela-
ting to civil practice was taken up An
amendment had been reported providing
that courts may not limit the length of ar.
gument by attorneys before the jury. AT.
ter warm debate, it was voted down. a
motion was made to reconsider. Senate
concurred in house resolution congratula-
ting James Wilson upon his appoin tment.
HOUSE.
The house passed the bill relating tc
county high schools, amended so that any
county may secure such a school. Bill
passed relative to the Industrial School for
the Blind at Knoxville. In the bill relating
to the judicial department it was amended
so that county clerks must collect all fees
"for the benefit Of the county," and the
recommendation Of the commissioners that
only three terms Of court should be held in
a year instead OF four, was rejected
Utah senatorship Settled.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Feb. Al
Rawlins 81. Thatcher 20, Henderson l..
Brown /. This was the result of the
ffty-third ballot Of the Utah legis.
lature which elected Joseph l.. Raw
Inns to the United States senate and
closed one of the most exciting polit-
icai contests ever held in the state.