Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-03
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
The Twenty-seventh Generni ASSEM-
bly, COnyenca I'm Dca Moinea

Des Moines, Ia. Feb. 25-In the senate yes
terday the Titus resolution for abolishing
annual elections and making state elections
held biennially was passed by vote of ~
to 2. The resolution is for q constitutional
amendment. The Gorell BILL which pro-
vides for the taxation Of mortgages on
real estate. was recommitted.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 26.-In the senate
yesterday Senator Berry, OF Warren, in
troduced a proposition to amend the state
constitution so that juries may consist of
less than II men, and that verdict may be
returned by five-sixths Of the number. in
stead Of by unanimous agreement. as at
present. Petitions have been presented
asking for the abolition Of the poll tax,
and indorsing the Ray text book bill: to
prevent the adulteration of food and drugs;
favoring woman suffrage. raising the age
compulsory reformatory for women.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. Ex-senator Byers,
of Lucas county. in the senate on Saturday
disputed the declaration by the legisla-
ture that the Temple amendment has been
enacted into law. He said his amendment
that the bill be engrossed was lost. which
he claimed defeated the measure, as II Is
necessary to engross a bill before II be-
comes law. Chairman Funk, of the COM
mittee on ways and means. submitted an
estimate on state finances which shows
that in order to wipe out the $650,000 debt
now existing levy of more than the pro-
posed amount-2.S mills-will have to be
made.
The House.
Des Moines. Ia, Feb. 25.-The house rail-
road committee yesterday decided to sub
stitute the Hobart senate bill for the Cook
house bill enacting the Temple amendment
The house recommended tho Ray bill for
state uniformity of textbooks and the COM
mittee reported later In favor of its pas
ha w nf Har
to repeal the anti-fusion feature OF the
ballot law was defeated by a vote Of 40
yeas to SO nays The board OF control bill
was made a special order for Tuesday
morning next.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 26.-Bills were
passed In the house yesterday authorizing
the board of trustees of the agricultural
college to purchase 40 acres of land for pur-
poses of agricultural experiments; the Hoo
bart Temple amendment, without change
as II passed the senate; to appropriate s., 900
for the further education OF Linnie Hague
wood, the deaf, dumb and blind girl at
Vinton and to pardon James Johnson, SEN
fenced from Pottawattomie county for the
murder OF William McGonigal October 3,
1884. He was sentenced to life imprison-
ment on circumstantial evidence A joint
resolution was introduced providing for an
amendment to the constitution of Iowa for
the Swiss method of initiative and refer
endum. Bills were introduced to establish
probate courts In each county of the state.
and to appropriate $4,000 for the Agricul-
tural society The Van Houten pure food
and drug bill, which prohibited the sale of
patent medicines in Iowa. was indefinitely
postponed.
Des Moines, Ia. Feb. 2S-Mr. Ray in
troduced a joint resolution I'm the house on
Saturday for the final adjournment of the
Legislature on March Is. A bill was passed
increasing the tax on the gross receipts
of express companies from one to two per
cent. A bill was also passed prohibiting the
auditor of state from having any connec-
ton whatever with any corporation which
comes under the supervision of his office.