Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-01-28
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

hinder and wardens Of the penitentlaries
on Tuesday, January IS, ut 1l:3O a. H.
was adopted, the democrats voting sondly
against the convention, while the republi-
cans were all for it, the vote being ~ to'.
HOUSE.
The Temple amendment was unanimously
for passage by the committee
on railways and commerce. Eleven billsof
minor importance were introduced. lho
house adopted a resolution providing Tor I"
Joint session on Tuesday, January 20, Tor
the purpose of electing state printer anu
binder and wardens of the penitentiaries.
Four republicans voted with the democrats
to postpone until January 3d. Smiths
to congress urging recognition OF
the Cuban insurgents was referred to IN"
committee on federal relations.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Jan. M.-Among bills intro
duced was one by Hartman to assign rooms
II and 70 in the Capitol building as perma'
nent quarters of the State Agricultural
Society. Senate agreed to house amend
ments to ;Ranck's bill governing fees for
feeding of prisoners by shcriffs.
HOUSE.
Farley offered concurrent resolution to
congress urging the defeat of the pooling
and anti-scalping bills. Hinkson presented
a joint resolution to amend the constitution
by striking out the word male Amemorial
to congress for the increase of the volume OF
currency was offered by Downing. Bowen
presented bill to amend code relative to
manufacture of beet sugar and giving
greater privileges to factories. Potter
offered u bill relative to the manufacture OF
liquor BY it's provisions the requirement
of petition of consent from G5 per cent OF
tho voters is stricken out and q three.
fourths vote of the city council is all that
is necessary.
SENATE.
Des Moines. Jan. 24.--Littlc Of Importance
was done at to-day's session. The com.
mittee on highways reported a substitute
for the bill providing that township trus
tees shall see that grass and weeds on al
public highways are cut.
HOUSE.
Gibson presented a bill to establish and
maintain a normal school at LIE Mars
Lambert offered bill to abolish the Office
of state printer and binder and to provide
for the letting of the state printing and
binding by contract. Three bills were
passed. One provided for the distribution
of school funds by county treasurers;
another provided for the payment of the
contingent expenses of the board of medical
examiners and another related to garnish.
mentS.
JOINT SESSION.
In joint session the members of the legisr
lature to-day elected Lafayette Young
state binder, Freeman Conway state
printer, Jones' warden of F't. Madison
penitentiary and Hunter warden of Ana.
mosa penitentiary. A motion by Lambert
to postpone the election of state printer
and binder until March /, was defeated s.
to so, Senator Allen, Garst and 1zilburn and
Dickens Wilson and Smith
of Green, voting with the democrats to
postpone, while Jaeger, democrat, voted
with the republicans.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Jan. 26.-Ranck presented
bills appropriating sSS, 100 to cover the loss
by fire at the StateUniversity and s41 ,OOC
to support the school, Ed 1sflnn1p the
committee, lass.
age the bill extending the time for the in
trodu ction of automatic couplcrs. Penrose
called up his bill extending the time III
which cities may work the roads from
to November. The bill passed
by a vote of 80 too
HOUSE.
Downing introduced concurrent resoll.
tion endorsing the action of President Nc.
Kinley in sending the warship Maine to
Havana, and sanctioning his policy of keep.
ing the navy of the United States in read.
mess to protect American interests IN
Cuba. Ray introduced his state uniformity
text book bill. It provides for the publica.
ton of such books within the state and by
Iowa printers. A commission of five mem.
bers is to have charge of publishing the
books. A motion by Smith of Harrison to
reduce the number of house employees was
referred to the committee on retrenchment
and reform. A motion introduced by Ladd
looks to the prompt payment by the state
of it's running expenses, by giving the
treasurer authority to sell state warrants
whenever the treasury of the state becomes
depleted. Such warrants are not to remain
out longer than eighteen months and are
not to draw more than 6 per cent. They
are moreover to be redeemed at the earliest
possible opportunity. Bill giving railroads
till January /, 1900, to equip their cars with
automatic couplers passed. Cooks bill
known as the Temple amendment was
passed by vote Of 80 to 2, Hunt, dem, and
Parker, rep, being the only opponents OF
the bill.
SENATE.
Dcs Moincs, Jan. 27.--Hobart presented
d lengthy petition from the Northwestern
Iowa Grain Shippers Association setting
forth that they have been Disseminated
against in freight rates and demanding sat
isfaction at the hands of the interstate
commerce commission. Hotchkiss intro
duccd joint resolution providing for equal
suffrage. Bill changing the open quail
season to November and December passed,
as did also the bill giving railroads until
January I, 1900, to equip their cars with
safety couplers.
HOUSE.
Resolution to strike the word "male'
from the constitution was reported favor
ably Resolution granting regularly certi-
fed reporters for newspapers stationery,
as heretofore, was defeated. Among the
bills passed was one by Ray providing for
the printing of tho deaf and dumb alpha.
bet in all readers and spoilers used in low"
after December 81, 1899.