Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-22
TBE~LRGIsLATURE.


Des Moines, March l2-Senate passed the
bill for improvement OF Des MONIES river banks
within limits OF the city of Des Moines. The
senate also passed the substitute for Lyons's
bill which prevents county and municipal cor
porations from mourning an Indebtedness for on
amount In excess OF one and one-fourth per
such corporation. Hobarts BILL making it o
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
Des Moines, March l3-Blanchard's bill in
creasing the salary Of the state mine inspector
from u, 200 to ST. annually was passed The
any lamps which have been Inspected and
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 providing that returns of
sales under execution must be made not only
In the county where the property is situated,
but in which the sale is made was passed.
The bill providing that saloons cannot be main
tanned within five miles of any state educational
institution was considered at length, but q vote
was not reached.
House reconsidered the vote by which the
committee substitute for the Byers bill on fish
and ga me was lost yesterday afternoon and
passed IL by vote of "a to 70. The house also
passed the bill by Cowles for state examination
and aid Of high schools adopting O course OF
study meeting the entrance requirements OF the
State University. Such schools are to receive
s400 yearly. The Bows joint resolution for a
Joint convention Thursday to elect state printer
and state binder. was adopted.
SENATE.
Des Moines, March 1.-THE bill prohibiting
saloons within five miles of any state educa-
tiOnal institution in Iowa, passed the senate by
q vote OF - to IT,
The Ayers bill legalizing petitions OF consent
in force before October, 1897, came up as a spe-
cal order in the house this morning and after
considerable discussion was referred to the Ju-
dietary committee. The senate bill providing
for state library commission was passed, as
was also the bill by Dows TO allow state and
savings banks and loan and trust companies to
act as administrators Jenkins's bill requir-
ing railroad companies to make report OF sleep
ing and dining cars by divisions instead OF by
the entire line in order to affect better equali'
Zation Of taxation was passed.
SENATE
Des MONIES, March 15.-1he senate spent all
OF Thursday in discussion Of essentials and non
essentials connected with the Cheshire bills.
The first fight was over the question of prece-
dence and the express bill was victorious
Cheshire then spoke in advocacy OF the bill.
HOUSE
The house concurred in the senate resolution
for q joint convention at 80 to-day to elect
state printer and binder, and at that hour the
convention assembled in the hall OF the house.
Bernard Murphy, OF VintCn, was elected printer
and Howard Tedford was elected state binder,
the vote being 40 to 5. The senate bill to
create a department of agriculture passed the
house Ali the committee amendments were
defeated. The bill Is as passed by the senate,
excepting that the year book is to be printed In
some Iowa ONCE paying the union scale Of
wages.
Des Moines March l6.-The senate ,concnrped
in the house amendment to the bill for the es-
ture providing that the year book shall be
printed In Iowa offices which pay union wages.
Bills we introduced in both houses leealizing
drug store permits 10 sell Intoxicating liquors.
The Cheshire bin for taxation Of express com
panes was again before the senate nearly all
day. On Anal vote the bill passed, 4s to l.
HOUSE
The house killed the bill by Black OF Mills to
provide for the election OF members Of the
board Of supervisors by the county at large and
not by districts this only to apply in counties
,San S o. nv mem mean for he p
| OF an appellate Cou TO relieve the supreme
| court was passed, 81 to q After the building
| and loan association bill had been considered
| for some time a motion to refer it back to the
| committee was carried. The senate bill
| for inspection OF passenger boats was passed.
| The bin 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 R.-Eight bills were
pass ed at the morning session. Perhaps the
| most important is the measure by Mullan in
| cr6aSlng the law course In the Iowa SCHOOLS
| from two to three years. Among others were
the following: Increasing the penalty for at
| tempted or accomplished train robbery to life
| impTi Comment: increasing the salaries of the
| assistants of the state library; the house Sol
| dier' 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 and
| those who have twice been convicted OF crime
or of breach of rules OF the home are to forfeit
| the eutire sum, half Of which goes 10 dependent
relatives if any exist. Eendall'S bill requiring
| that superntendnntS and engineers at coal
| mines shall pass an examination and
| hold certificates OF competency was passed
| as was also Garst's bill to require that
| on the face of every state warrant there shall
| Re indicated the section OF the code under
| whose author ity it is drawn.
| HOUSE
| The house passed the bill by Cowles to pro
| vide for the appointment of q third appraiser
| by q judge of the district court when the aD
| praiser Of the insurance company and the pol
| icy holder sustaining o loss cannot agree within
| period Of five days. The bill by Shambough
| to give owners Of real estate jurisdiction over
game and bees found thereon was defeated