Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-22


pes Moines Feb l2-The features OF the ses-
sion were the passage Of the bill by Fttchpat-
rick granting q One-tenth OF o mill building tax
for the State Agricultural College at Ames, and
the introduction OF u bill by Finch TO regulate
the sale Of intoxicating liquors to minors and
inebriates. The bill increases the crime attach
ing TO this violation by providing that the same
penalties shall attach TO the sale OF liquor to
these classes OF persons as TO violators OF the
mulct law. Gnrst. by request introduced o bill
asking for s68, 600 for the location and erection
of monuments In honor OF Iowa troops on the
battlefield of Shiloh. None OF these monuments
Is to cost to exceed 1900 except the one repre-
-enting the state, which may cost $4,000
HOUSE,
The following bills were passed: Providing
that sidewalk taxes shall be collected as other
taxes: correcting code in relation to licensing
gedhdlars; providing for the ppon'ment OF
Ing their compensation and providing for uni
form system Of keeping the books OF county
treasurers. Among bills introduced were the
following: Creating plumbing board In cities;
requiring judges OF supreme courts to live III
Des Moines and allowing 81 800 year for ex-
penses; providing for sale Of meandered lakes
and providing for the manner thereof; permit
ting the dairy commissioner TO appoint O dep
uty and three assistants
SENATE.
Des Moines, Feb. I3-Senato concurred In
house resolution for final adjournment March I.
Hartman filed o motion for reconsideration.
Senate adopted and house concurreo in resolu-
ton for adjournment at II 80 Wednesday to per-
NIT members to pay respects to Ex-Governor
Larrabee, retiring member OF the board OF con.
troll, before his departure FOR Europe. Hubbard
introduced q bill to legali2e all sales OF liquors
under void mulct petitions prior to supreme
court decision. Ha2letOn's bill defining powers
Of mayors was passed, as was also Balls Din re-
lating TO duties Of administrators, guardians
trustees, and referees deposittng funds with the
clerk Of the district court
HOUSE
After o prolonged discussion the PSentiss
bill TO provide that all superintendeDts OF he
insane
the same school of medicine was defeated by o
vote Of 80 to So Eiker'S bill for the exemption
Of personal earnings TO the amount Ct but % per
week was referred to the judiciary committee.
The blu by Bennett to require five statements
to be made annually 70 the auditor by state
savings banks instead OF four passed. It's pur.
pose Is to make the requirements for state AMI
national banks uniform. Among bills intro
dpced were the following: BY McCurdy, to pro-
lands recovered from drainage OF meendering
lakes; by Clark TO give supervisors right to
select one paper printed In foreign language
for publication Of proceedings; by Clark, pro
vdfng that when outside help Is employed In
collecting delinGuent taxes, all money collected
must be paid into the county fund; By Conley,
providing bounty for foxes.
Des MoiueS, Feb. E.-Ha2leton's bill re
town councils power TO compel property = ..ers
to lay Sidewalks Of brick, stone, or cement was
considered, but no action taken
HOUSE.
As @ result OF the warmeSt and longest debate
IN the house this session the Eiker bill to eX-
enpt but 80 Of mans weekly earnings was re-
ferred to the committee on ways and means.
Among bills introduced were the following: BY
Blake, for encouragement Of beet sugar indus.
try; by Shambough. giving any one the Tthgt 10
kill Cog that comes on his premises and dis
turbs his stock; by Wise, providing that the
bureau OF laaor include o bureau Of labor
statistics
Des Moines, Feb. l5.-After another lengthy
discussion the senate this morning passed the
Ha2leton sidewalk bill by vote OF 81 to 3.
The Emmert bill for the suppression OF tuber'
culoSiS by requiring the inspection or all I'M
ported breeding and dairy cattle, was under
discussion by the senate again, but had not
reached vote ut the time OF adjournment.
Among the bills introduced we've these: Appro.
printing 81 600 for continuing the education OF
Iinnie Haguewood: establishing reformatory
for women at AnamOsa; appropriating s2OU TO
complete the classification Of books at the
state library. At an afternoon session the Dill
was laid on the table by vote OF 26 to 20.
HOUSE
The normal school bill came up and wns con-
sidered ut length. An amendment by Byers,
reducing the number OF schools from three to
one was adopted. Warren OF Marion intro
duced a substitution bill to locate the school at
Knoxville and use the building now occupied
by the institution for the adult blind. The bill
was then referred back TO the committee. bus
mess was suspended for a few minutes while
the house listened to an address by Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson, which was happily re-
ceived
SENATE.
Des Moines Feb. l6,--Five bills pressed the
senate this morning. They include Cheshire's
gambling bill, the Penrose bill to appropriate
81 500 for the purchase of $1,000 railroad maps
for free distribution the house bill making city
treaSurers custodians OF the water works funds
in cities, and the house bill giving school dis
tricts the power to receive requests. The sen
| ate spent an hour or more discussing a SubSti
tute bill for the measure which has passed the
| house in the interest Of the innocent purchaser
| T1fD ~ Unit
| tee on Agriculture. Mullen's bill providing
that all presidential electors be chosen ut large
rather than by districts was passed Several
bills OF minor Importance were passed.
| HOUSE.
| The normal school bill was taken up. The
| report CT the committee recommending the
| Byers amendment and killing the Warren sub
| stitute to locate the school at Knoxville was
adopted and the fight opened with OF. amend
ment by Warren stating that nothing In the
| bill should prevent the joint convention TO be
| called for locating the school from using state
| properly for that purpose. The omendmeu,
| carried and then the bill was defeated by vote
| of 40 to A. Byers filed motion fer reconsid
| Grafton. At an afternoon session kendalls bill
for weighing coal before screening, unless other
| wise agreed upon In contract, caused lively
| debate. 1t was referred TO the judiciary com
| mittee. Veneman's bill to levy tax to provide
| for the erection OF necessary buildings OF the
Iowa agricultural college was passed.
| SENATE
| Des Mones, Feb 1.-THE committee on sup
| this morning Senator Wallnce's bill prohibiting
| the sale OF intoxicants within five miles Of any
| educational institution In the state. bill ap
plopTiating g. 600 to defray the expenses OF the
| expenses Of the commission to locate monp
| ments to union soldiers ct Vieksburg was
| passed. Among ills introduced were the fol
| lowing: BY Arthaud, providing for the creation
| OF normal departmc nts In each county; chang
| ing salaries OF county superintendehts from
Il, 90 to 81 300 per year.
| HOUSE.
Resolutions were adopted requesting Iowa:
| senators aud repres entatives TO work for fret
rural delivery OF mails, and for better equip
| nent Of the nj. iCnal guard Of the stnte. TheSt
| bills were pas ed: Making use of blasphemou'
| language a misdemeanor instead OF an indict
| able offense; authorizing publication OF 20 OG
| railroad commissioners maps. House recon
sidered bill providing tax for agricultural Col
| lege and conCu red in senate measure. AmOnl
| bills introduced were the following: Py Cowles
creating O board OF high school c. mmissiOners
by StrattCn, creating board Of school examiner
in each county; by Eaton, to create and enforce
liens for purchase price of personal property b!
making 10 possible for every person selling o
furnishing articles OF personal property to bav'
| q fen upon It for the purchase price after film,
an itemized statement.
Brave Feat BY Boer Commander.
| LONDON. Feb. 13.-Winston Church
ills dispatch from Frere camp, sen