Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-10
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
The Twenty-Seventh Generai Asscn.
bly, Convenes In Des Moines.


bly, Convenes In Des Moines.
Des Moines. Ia. March l-Debate in the
senate yesterday was on Haywards bill to
admit the orphans Of soldiers into the
home at Davenport and the Malloy bill to
permit boards OF supervisors to levy two
mills instead Of one-half OF one mill for
the care Of the insane. Many bills were
indefinitely postponed. among them being
the bill to prevent agents for school books
from securing signatures OF Individual
members OF school boards; the Wilson res
olution to inquire into the printing and
binding of school books In the state peni-
tentiaries: to divide the state into board
OF health districts for the election of MEM
bers OF the board: two bills to add addition
al penalties for keepers OF gambling houses
and houses of ill-repute. bill was IA
vorably reported which provides that at
torneys who are appointed by the court
to defend criminals shall serve without
compensation.
Des Mones. Ia, March 2.--Gov. Shaw
sent the nomination OF j. ID. McGarraugh
as custodian of the statehouse to the SEN
ate yesterday. and II was Immediately con-
firmed In executive session. The Whelan
resolution for the constitutional amend-
ment giving every county member OF the
house was refused a special order In the
senate. Representatives OF large cities are
opposing II.
Des Moines. Ia. March s.-The senate
ySstSiudS pdSStu u 10 S@Vv
each to county fair associations of the
state which annually pay 5000 In premiums.
Senator Funk introduced a bill appropri-
ating $l0.500 for the fish and game warden.
Des Moines. Ia, March 4.-The Healy
board of control bill came up in the senate
yesterday. Senator Ranck (dem.) offered
an amendment to have five instead OF three
members on the board. claiming the demo-
cratic party could not be represented on so
important a board by one member. The
discussion on the amendment lasted all
the morning, and was finally lost. Senator
Blanchard then moved to strike out the
provision to have the appointments re-
ferred to any committee OF the senate for
confirmation. The senate adjourned with
the amendment pending.
Des Moines. Ia, March 5.-The time in
the senate yesterday was occupied in dis
cussing the board of control bill Senator
Healy spoke three hours and half in ia
vor of the bill.
Des Mones. Ia, March I'm the senate
on Saturday the amendment which struck
out of the board Of control bill the pro-
vision requiring that the governors APP
pointments of members of the board shall
be referred to senate committee, con-
gisting of the chairmen of the committees
on ways and means. judiciary, appropria-
lions, charitable institutions and peniten-
tiaries and pardons, was defeated by
vote of 70 to q.
lhe HOUSE,
Des Moines. Ia. March 1.-The house yes
terday passed bill to pardon Thomas Kel-
ly who is serving life sentence for the
murder of a man named Archibald at Char
| iton In 1885, Mr., Il. II. Campbell appeared
before the railway committee and spoke on
| behalf of the Iowa State Travelling Mems
| association for a straight two-cent fare.
Des Moines. Ia, March 2.-The house yes
| terday took up the board Of control bill. but
| 1t was merely read for the purpose Of
| getting In amendments. Further consid-
| Grafton was postponed to next Tuesday.
| When the bill by Mr.. Ray. of Grinnell, for
| state uniformity and state publication OF
school books was reported seven members
| OF the committee favored 1t and eight were
opposed to 1t. OF the seven In the afiirma-
tive three have said they would not vote for
| the bill on Its passage. The pure food bill
has been killed and substitute offered by
| Mr.. Blume. of Crawford, which does not
| affect patent medicines. The state insti-
| tutions suffered at the hands OF the house
appropriations committee. Those passed
upon, showing the amounts asked and al
| lowed, We're:
State university additional In
GOMEZ. -. ................ $4,000 900
State university for library. ;, a., ;, 90
location and contingent...... 10000 II 900
Orphans home. Davenport. 50.2oO 5000
| Agricultural college............ A,f5 5000
For the soldiers home $4,000 was asked
and nothing allowed. but system OF water
works may be put In to cost Sl1. 800.
Des Moines. Ia. March 3.-The house
yesterday defeated bill to establish sec
ond normal school at Lemars. A bill was
passed appropriating $500 to J )hn Daily.
who was injured at Fort Dodge recently
while firing a salute. He Is member OF
the Iowa national guard. The special COM
mittee appointed to determine day for
final adjournment reported In favor OF
March 49, Bills have been introduced 10
increase the number OF district judges OF
the Eighteenth judicial district; providing
for the location of elevators and ware
houses on rights of way Of railroads by
railroad commissioners: to establish a sys-
TEN of direct legislation; to establish de-
partment for women in the institution al
Mitchellvile.
Des Moines. Ia, March 4-The contro-
versy over the Ray state uniformity school
text book bill was ended yesterday In the
house by the bill being indefinitely post
poned by a vote of SO to 49, The Prentiss
bin not to have more than three state hos
pitfalls ior the insane under the control OF
| allopath physicians was defeated
Des Moines, Ia, March 5-The house yes
terday passed the Junkin building and loan
bill to legalze all building and loan loans
by a vote of 60 to %: defeated the Lambert
bill to abolish the office of state printer and
binder by a vote of SO to SO. and passed a
bill to require peddlers to pay licenses by q
vote OF Sc to 6.
Des Moines, Ia, March I'm the house
the bill to shorten the form OF assessors
books has been passed. The committee on
public health reported the osteopathy bill
for passage.