Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-03-04
IOWA LEolsLA AZURE.
SENATE.

lasting an hour and half the
motion was withdrawn Berry introduce
cd q resolution for an amendment to the |
allowing the general assembly
to fix the number Of jurors IN the trial or |
case, and providing that fve-sixths vote
verdict in the ease. The bill allowing |
county and district agricultural societies
500 per year in certain cases was consider
ed but no vote was reached.
HOUSE.
Blake's anti-treat bill, which provides
that candidates for Office shall not treat
voters to drinks of spirituous and malt
LIQUORS, cider or wine, was debated AZ
great length and finally defeated by q close
vote of so to A. The bill to authorize the
board of trustees Of the agricultural col.
lege to purchase land, for experimental
purposes was passed. The house voted to
grant pardon to James johnson.
SENATE. ~. ..-....
Des Moines, Feb. 26.-The senate devoted
nearly an entire half day to q bill by Bird
of the house to have the state pay the
express on state documents. TWAS finally
passed. A bill passed to permit the Agrl,
cultural College to buy eighty acres Of land
for experimental station purposes.
HOUSE.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the primary election biz was lost,
carried The bill was then amended to
make it take effect May l. Several bills OF
minor Importance were passed. Ray in.
troduced resolution providing for final
adjournment March Is. Eaton introduced
a bill providing for the examination OF the
books of county treasurers. The bill re-
quiring express companies doing business
tcf% en
earnings into the state treasury, instead OF
per cent, as heretofore, was passed.
SENATE.
DIES MONIES, Feb. 2S.-The senate killed
Cheshire's bill proposing to put mulct
tax on gambling houses and houses Of pros
titution, in addition to taxes aud fines
which are already paid, by voting to in.
definitely postpone 1t. The senate spent
considerable time debating Malloy's pro-
position to increase the levy providing for
county insane from X to 21 mills, and it
was not disposed of when adjournment
was taken.
Neitert's bill to pay each member Of the
committee that supervised the printing
and binding Of the code $500, was consid-
cred for q while, but final consideration
was postponed until Monday, March 9TH.
BY vote Of 65 to 16, the house passed .
joint resolution granting the application of
Thomas Kelley for pardon. Kelley is on
old man, n years of age, and has been con-
fined II years for murder. A bill by Penick,
changing the time provision relative to the
revocation of pharmacists permits was
passed. A bill was introduced by Boyd
which proposes to entirely change the sys-
TEN Of road working.
SENATE
>Des Moines, March 1.-The senate devot-
ed most of it's time to the consideration of
the Malloy bill allowing q levy for the care
of insane by the various counties. NAL
loy's amendment making the maximum
levy mills was defeated, also one by Pusey
fixing it at 1L mills: The bill as passed
provides for q levy of 1. mill. The report
Of the committee on the contested election
in the Eighteenth district recommending
the retention Of the seat by Emmert, was
adopted by q vote of Is to O.. In executive
session the senate confirmed the appoint
ment of ]. D. McGarraugh as custodian.
,- HOUSE, ~; .rt,n,ssa :. ~ !
Friends Of the board Of. control, measure
in the house succeeded in having definite
consideration of the bill postponed until
next Tuesday at 10 CLOCK, This is to give
the senate chance to take action before
Healy plan, or amend it to death. Three
bills which had been defeated We're recon-
sidered and passed. The measures SO
treated were the one by Nabstedt to reg
ulate the practice of :barhsIing BY. the
state; one by Potter, VI tbremer, prUv1d1ng
have membership OF at least $50 before
they shall be permitted to do business, aud
another to compel the destruction OF weeds
along public highways.
SENATE.
Dies Moines. March 2.-The senate pass
ed the bill readjusting the plan for state
aid for county agricultural societies.
Hereafter each county or district society
shall be entitled to receive from the state
annually 40 per cent of the amount paid
out by it in premiums, excluding speed
purses, such amount not to exceed 800 in
any case.
o Smith, of Harrison, introduced bill
providing for the initiative and referen-
dunn in municipal affairs. Private John DAILY
formerly member Of the Fourth regiment
of the Iowa National Guard, was voted
$500, as a recompense for injuries receiv-
ed by the bursting of q gun. Barrett's
bill providing for the examination and IL
censing of stationary engineers passed.
Gibson's bill to establish normal school
was voted upon, but failed Of passage,
while Hinkson s bill to establish four nor
NAL schools was indefinitely postponed.
Carr's bill increasing powers Of cities and
towns in relation to streets passed, as did
also the senate bill relating to the sale of
perishable property, when signed under
writ of attachment.
SENATE.
Des MOines, March 3-The senate took
up tho board Of control bill. On the whole
the proceedings Of the forenoon were de-
cidcdly satisfactory to the friends. Of the
measure. They had oae test vote, and
carried their point. 3s to TO-, This was on
the amendment by Rancl1, of johnson, tho
one democrat who is not supporting the
measure, to. change the number of mcmbers
from three to five. Garst, by request, in
troduced a bill requiring railroads to sell
1000 mile tickets at $50. The committee
on public health recommended for indef-
mite posJponement the bill licensing
BARRIERS.
A bill to take from the warden of the
Anamosa penitentiary the discretionary
power to dispose Of the refuse stone was
passed. A bill providing that not more
than three of the superintendent Of in
sane hospitals be of the same school of med
icine was defeated. The bill to abolish
poll tax in cities of 10000 and over was
passed. Rays bill for uniformity of text
books was debated at length, but Il minori.
ty report, which recommended Indefinite
postponement, was finally passed, prac-
tically killing the bill.