Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
The Twenty-Seventh General Assem-
bly, C0nvenes I'm Dcs Moines.

Wy IA I've uOAnCSs
Des Moines, Ia, March l5.-Bills have
been introduced In the senate providing
penalties for corruption in elections; In re-
latfon TO the powers of school corporations
to issue bonds: granting additional pow
ers to the dairy commissioner. The board
OF control bill was further discussed.
Des Moines. Ia. March l6.-The senate's
time was taken up entirely yesterday in
consideration of the board OF control bill.
An amendment was made by Senator Tre-
win to strike out the provision extending
the terms OF the present superintendent OF
state insane hospitals six years. The amend
ment went over. The committee on appro-
priations has fixed the appropriations that
will be recommended. Bills asking for over
81, 900 were introduced. They are cut to
SzI200o. A summary follows:
Benedict home. Des Moines, $1,000: his
torical building. $4,000: Bonaparte dam.
49, 900: Lnnie Hague Wood. 81. O00: county
agricultural societies. $685. veterinary
surgeon. $1,000: Glenwood institution for
the feeble minded, $500; Davenport or
phans' home, $500: Anamosa penitentiary.
$S.425: Clarinda insane hospital, $2S.3l5;
Fort Madison penitentiary, $l4,l25; Mount
Pleasant insane hospital ST., 0C0: Eldora In
dustrial school. $500: Knoxville home for
the blind. $4,000: Independence insane hos
pital. $4,000: fish and game, s.. 900: Vinton.
$500; Council Bluffs. S1,750: Mitchellville,
$1,000: to classify state library. $4,000,
Des Moines. Ia, March 1.-THE time In
the senate yesterday was occupied in dis
cussing the board of control bill.
Des Mones. Ia. March ls.-The board OF
control bill passed the senate yesterday by
vote Of 81 to l6. and went Immediately
to the house. 1t provides for board of
control, with practically executive powers
over all state institutions except educa-
tional. and is to become effective July l.
The board is to consist of three members.
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practically unlimited authority TO manage
institutions, but must report to the legia-
lature when that body Is In session. Sem
ator Emmert introduced a resolution for
final adjournment of the legislature March
81.
Des Moines. Ia, March 19.--The senate
yesterday passed the bills to reduce the
interest on state warrants from six to five
per cent. and to allow the executive coun-
Gil to sell warrants in anticipation of rev.
enues, but not to exceed them.
Des Moines, Ia, March 21.-The senate on
Saturday passed the bill introduced by Sem
ator Cheshire, authorizing cities to pur-
chase and construct telephone exchanges.
The object of the bill Is to permit the city
Of Des Moines to acquire the Mutual tele-
phone concern, OF this city, which was
started In opposition to the Bell company
and has cut the price of telephone service
so per cent.
The House.
Des Moines. Ia. March l5.-In the house
the committee on judiciary reported with
amendment house file 16S. in relation to ex-
emption of homesteads from judicial sale.
The amendment proposed by the committee
raises the value Of the homestead exempted
from $1,000 to $500.
Des Mones. Ia. March 1G.--Additional
judges In the Twelfth and Eighteenth dis
tricts were established by bill passed by
the house yesterday. a bill introduced by
not re I,,r In, 10, 80 h
fishing a state board for the yearly exam
ination of county treasurers' books was
passed by vote of 50 TO II. 1t provides that
the governor shall appoint state board of
three examiners, to be skilled bookkeepers
and accountants. One member Is to be
chosen each from the northern, central
and southern parts of the state The board
Is to examine each county treasurer's
books, without notice, at least once n year.
and oftener IL requested by the county
board of supervisors. Other county officers
are to be examined on request from the
same source. Members of the examining
board are to receive five dollars q day and
expenses. All the expenses OF examination
are to be met by the counties. The bill also
provides for a uniform system OF book
keeping.
Des Moines. Ia, March 17.-No business
OF Importance was transacted In the house
yesterday. bill by Mr.. Gibson, OF Union,
by request. to repeal the law requiring dem
lists to pay one dollar for renewal Of GER
tificates was lost.
Des Moines. Ia. March 18.-The board of
control bill as passed by the senate was re-
ceived In the house yesterday and referred
to the special committee OF seven, appoint-
ed by the house TO frame a similar bill. An
attempt was made to send the bill to the
ways and means committee. but 1t failed.
Des Moines, Ia, March 19.-The Titus
joint resolution providing for submitting
constitutional amendment for biennial
elections passed the house yesterday. 1t
has already passed the senate. The bill APP
propriating 100000 for the Omaha exposi-
ton has also been passed. The attempt to
secure the passage of a law compelling
private banks to undergo examination and
! make reports the same as state and savings
banks was killed after a sharp discussion.
Des Moines, Ia, March 21.-The house has
passed resolution directing the superin-
tendent of public instruction to investigate
the question as TO the practicabilty and
desirability of establishing free school IL
braries in the various school districts OF
Iowa, to incorporate in his next report the
result of such investigation, and to recon-
mend to the Twenty-eighth general as
sembly the best methods of establishing
and maintaining such Libraries.
Relief for Cubans.
Kansas CITY Mo- March PA re-