Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-25
II LEGISLATURE.
SENATE,

Des Mofnes, Feb. 16.-The election law
was again under consideration. Amend
ment was adopted providing that polls
shall open at 8 o'clock in all cases except in
cities where registration is required.
Amendment doing away with publication
of ballot in newspapers was reconsidered
and lost. Pay for printing ballot was
made 40 cents per square. Printing
of sample ballots was don away with.
Tha legal rates for printing were reduced
from 81 per square for first insertion and
60 cents per square for subsequent inser-
lions to 75 cents and 37l]4a cents. The senate
refused to rescind the vote taken last week
by which the present law to permit women
to vote on the issuance of school and
municipal bonds was %re-enacted. The
Australian ballot law was mmeasurably
simpliied by the law being amended so
there are but two ways of voting.
HOUSE.
The house spent most of the forenoon in
considering the bill in relation to crimes
and punishment. 1t covers fifty eight pages
of the revised code, and when the
reading was deferred at 11.45 not more
than one.half of the bill had been gone
over.
SENATE
Des Moines, Feb, 1.-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
30. 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 a 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 a child under 10 years
of age, were made misdemeanors.
SENATE.
Des Moines,, Feb. 1S.-The entire
forenoon session of the senate was devoted
t othats section of the election law which was
recently adopted prohibiting the name of
"a candidate from appearing moro than
once upon the official ballot at an election.
The question was an en~grossment of the
the election bill as completed. Many re-
publicans protested against the section but
the bill was finally engrossed, 81 to Il.
Bill relating to state veterinary surgeon,
bill relating to weights and measures and
bill in relation to tender were passed. The
latter was amended so that o tender of
money may be made only in gold or silver
coin.
HOUSE.
Bill in relation to crimes and punishments
and bill nppropriating sll2,90 for the
institution for feeble minded at Gienwood
were passed. Bill in relation to rights of
property was then taken up and passed, as
was also the bill in relation to construction
and operation of railways.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Feb. 19.-Five bills were
passed in the. senate They related to the
subjects of the schoolfund, limited partner
ship, money of account and interest, private
seals and tenders. The house bill on
tenders was substituted for the senate bill
passed yesterday. Bill relating to taking
of private property for works of internal
Improvement was under consideration at
the tim of adjournment
HOUSE.
Bill relating to veterinary surgeons
passed. The railroad bill was taken up and
an amendment making roads carry bicycles
free as baggage was voted down. The bill
was still under consideration at time of ad-
journment.
sENATE.
Des Moines, Feb. 20.--House bill relating
to taking private property for internal i'm
provement was passed. Bill revising and
amending the statutes relating to the State
University, house bill relating to Agricul-
tural College, house bill relating to State
Normal School and the bill relating to the
Institution for Feeble Minded Children were
passed.
Reed introduced u memorial to congress
proposing that such evidence as is compe.
tent in civil cases shall be sufficient in the
case of applicants before boar DIS of pension
examiners. Raiiroad bill was taken UP and
an amendment was adopted providing that
in lain for damages no contract entered
into with the road shall constitute a ba,
for damages. The bill passed. Senate
JOINT resolution providing for a committee
to investigate state institutions was laid on
the table after q hot debate.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Feb. 12-Rowen introduced
. resolution providing for a committee OF
three to investigate sugar beet culture and
furnish information to the general assem-.
bly, and the press of the state. Carney in
troduced q resolution for u committee OF
i've senators to Investigate state institu
lions. House bill relating to mines and
mining, and bill in regard to procedure to
reverse, vacate IL modify Judgments
passed. House resolution urging railroad
commissioner to secure reduced rates for
transporting corn to market passed.
HOUSE.
The house held a very dry session. A
resolution was adopted asking railroad
commissioner to aid in securing o reduced
rate for corn shipments on roads leadinct to
eastern and southern markets within the
next three months.
Ohio River Rising Rapidly.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 30 Reports re-
ceived show that as the result of
thirty-six to forty-cight hours rain
the rivers are on a rampage all through
eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and
eastern Ohio. Great quantities of ties
and many hogs and cattle are carried
down on the current. Considerable
anxiety is felt over the rise of the