Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
THE LEGISLATURE.



Des Moines, March l2-Senate passed the
bill for improvement OF Des Moines river banks
within limits OF the city OF Des Moines. Tho
senate also passed the substitute for Lyons's
bill which prevents county and municipal cor
porations from mourning an Indebtedness for an
amount In excess OF one and one-fourth Per
cent on the actual value of the property within
such corporation. Hobart's bill making 1t q
misdemeanor for any person TO practice law
who is not member OF the bar, was tabled.
HOUSE
The house killed the bill providing that the
possession OF any OF the fish or birds named In
the bill should be evidence of violation Of the
law.
SENATE
Dies Moines, March I3--Bllnchard's bill in
creasing the salary of the state mine inspector
from Vi ,2UJ TO 81 500 annually was passed. The
senate nSo pas Seh b S Ta s ,n mat
tested by the state board OF health and declared
safe for public use may be used in burning the
lighter products OF petroleum for illuminating
purposes. The bill pro siding that returns OF
sales under execution must be made not only
In the county where the prperty is situated,
but In which the sale IN made was passed.
The bill providing that saloons cannot be main.
tanned within five miles of anv state educational
institution was considered ut length, but o vote
was not reached
House reconsidered the vote by which the
committee substitute for the Byers bill on fish
and gsne was los, and
passed the bill by Cowles for state examination
and aid OF high schools adopting q course OF
study meeting the entrance requirements OF the
State University. Such schools are to receive
500 yearly. The BOWS joint resolution for n
joint convention Thursday to elect state printer
and state binder was adopted.
SENATE
Des Mones. March lL-The bill prohibiting
saloons withia i've miles Of any state educa-
tiona institution in Iowa, passed the senate by
q vote Of ~ TO IS
The Ayers bill legalizing petitions Of consent
In force before October, 1897, came up o spe-
cial order in the house this morning and after
considerable discussion was referred TO the Ju.
dietary committee. The senate bill providing
for O state library commission was passed, as
was also the bill by bows TO allow state and
act as administrators. Jenkins's bill requir-
ing railroad companies 10 make report Of sleep
ing and dining cars by divisions instead Of by
the entire line In order to affect better equal.
zation OF taxation, was passed
SENATE
Des MONIES, March l5.-The senate spent all
OF Thursday ia discussion OF essentials and non
essentials connected with the Cheshire bills.
The first hight WAS over the question OF preee-
0lence 0nd the express bill was victorious.
Cheshire then spoke in advocacy OF the bill
HOUSE.
The house concurred in the senate resolution
for u j. int convention at 80 to-day 70 elect
| state printer and binder and at that hour the
convention assembled In the hall OF the house.
Bernard Murphy, Of Ninion was elected printer
and Howard fedford was elected state binder,
the vote being ITO to .. The senate bill TO
create u department Of agriculture passed the
house All the committee amendments were
defeated. The bill Is Us passed by the senate,
excepting that the year book Is to be printed In
some Iowa ONCE paying the unicn scale Of
wages
Des Moines, March i6s-1he senate concurred
In tne house amendment to the bill for the es-
tablishment Of state department Of az icul-
ture providing that the year book shall be
printed IN Iowa offices which pay union wages.
Bills were introduced in both houses legalizing
drug store permits 10 sell Intoxicating liquors
The Cheshire bill for taxation OF express com.
panies was again before the senate nearly all
day. On final vote the bill passed. IS 70 1.
HOUSE
The house killed the bill by Black OF Mills 10
provide for the election OF members Of the
board OF supervisors by the county ut large and
not By districts, this only to apply in counties
than 5000 The bill by Temple for the creation
OF an appellate court to relieve the supreme
court was passed, 81 TO = After the building
and loan association bill had been considered
for some time motion 20 refer II back 10 the
committee was carried. The senate BILL
for inspection OF passenger boats was passed.
The bill providing that savings banks may re-
ceive on deposits money equal TO ten times the
amount OF their paid up capital and surplus
was passed.
SENATE
Des Moines, March ii.-Eight bills were
pas ed at the morning session Perhaps the
most important is the measure by Mullan In
from two To three years Among others were
the following: increasing the penalty for at
tempted or accomplished train robbery TO life
impl i,onment: increasing the salaries of the
assistants of the state library; the house Sol
diers Home bill, which provides that hereafter
soldiers who are inmates OF the home may re-
tain all OF the pension money paid them month
ly. except two classes Of inmates. Those hay
ing dependent wives or children are TO give up
half the pension money for their support ard
those who have twice been convicted OF crime
or OF breach OF rules OF the home are 10 forfeit
the entire sum, hall Of which goes TO dependent
relatives IL any exist. KendGll's bill requiring
that superintendcnts and engineers at coal
mines shall pass an examination and
hold certificates OF coinpe tency was passed,
as was also Garst's bill to require that
on the face OF every state warrant there shall
he indicated the section OF the code under
whose authority II Is drawn.
HOUSE
The house passed the bill by Cowles 10 pro-
vide for the appointment OF u third appraiser
by a judge OF the dis, rict court when the ap
praiSer ofthe insurance company and the pol
Icy holder Sustaining loss cannot agree within
o period OF five days The bill by Shambough
To give owners OF real estate jurisdiction over
game and bees found thereon was defeated