Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
THE LEGIsLATURE.

SENATE
DeS honeS, March l9.-The Sweet bill pro-
viding that the secretary Of the board OF educa-
tional examiners may conduct the examination
OF teachers who are candidates for state GER
tifcares and diplomas, was passed. The pur
pose Of the bill is to relieve the members OF the
board OF educational examiners from the work
OF travelling over the state to give such exam
nations F1tchpatrick's bill, which prevents
liquor dealers from making house TO house
canvass for orders in prohibition counties was
passed. Among bills introduced was one by
Porter recurring all notes and MORTGAGES to
bear the assessors stamp. Lyon bill provid-
ing three assistants for state dairy commits
sioner was passed.
HOUSE.
Twenty -four bills recommended for indefinite
postponement were disposed OF in that manner.
Crafts bill to require building and loan associa-
instead Of February 10 was passed. Townsends
bin for county uniformity OF school books was
passed.
Des MoineS, March 20-Another round with
the Cheshire amendment principle of taxation
has begun in the upper body of the legislature.
To-day the telegraph bill was taken up as a
special order, but had scarcely been read and
briefly discussed when the noon adjournment
was taken. Ball filed an amendment similar to
that urged by MIN when the express bill was up.
Hubbards bill relinquishing to the United
States government the states title to the acre
of ground upon which Sergeant Charles Floyd
is buried, near Sioux City, was passed.
HOUSE
The committee substitute for the bill by
Prentis to provide for the incorporation, regu-
lation and government of life insurance corpor-
atoms on the stipulated premium plan came up
as special order in the house this morning
and the discussion of it consumed the entire
entire session, numerous amendments being
offered.
SENATE
DIES MONIES, March 1.-The senate spent
the day on the Cheshire bill to tax telegraph
companies on the unit basis and the Blanchard
substitute to tax telegraph and telephone COM
hn hoCi M fIp egi n,,1
taxing railroads. Blanchard spoke for his sub
Stiute and Cheshire against it.
HOUSE
After loading it with amendments, the house
killed the bill by PrentlS to provide u law for
companies doing business the stipulated
premium plan, of which there are eight in the
Btate. Prentis introduced bill to prohibit
lunch counters being conducted in connection
with mulct saloons either in the room with the
bar or in a room adjoining. The bill by Wilson
Of Washington allowing boards of supervisors
to OFFER a reward not TO exceed $500 for the ap-
prehension and conviction of persons guilty of
embezzlemcnt by public officers, murder, man
slaughter arson, burglary, robbery or rape,
passed: The house passed the mulct petition
legaliZing act. 1t lepalizeS the business done
under the bogus permits up to February /, 1860.
1t does not revive the dead petitions. Dows
secured the adoption Of an amendment elim-
mating the necessity for new manufacture per-
mits in cities whose retail petitions were bogus.
SENATE
DeS MOineS, March 22.-After q debate COW
erng the sessions Of two days the senate yester-
day voted ON the Cheshire bill for the taxation
of telegraph companies by the mileage unit
rule. The Blanchard substitute, which is prac-
tically the Che hire bill without the unit rule
that is, not the Cheshire bill at all-waS
adopted by the vote of 26 to Il. This was a
complete defeat for Senator Cheshire and his
followers aud for their taxation plan. The
vote on the substitute was the real test. AS
soon as this was adopted the bill passed
with Az votes in its favor.
HOUSE.
The house this morning adopted two concur
rent resolutions. The first by Eaton memorial
lied the Iowa members in congress to further
| the passage of the bill introduced by Congress
man Lane for an appropriation of 100000 by
the government for the centennial celebration
Of the Louisiana purchase, which will he held
in st. Louis in 1903. The second resolution, by
Kendall, was as follows:
BE it resolved, That the people of Iowa are
unalterably opposed to the establishment of
any tariff duties between the United States and
any territory acquired as result of the Span
ish-American war. the people Of which accepted
the sovereignty OF this government without
siStance and voluntarily pa Ssed under the juriS-
dicton of its constitution and laws"
The resolution was adopted without dissent
ing vote after number of red-hot speeches had
been made in It's behalf. The leaders of the
house in the most vehement terms at their
command opposed the imposition of the Porto
Rican tariff. The house adopted the joint reso-
luton by Campbell regarding adjournment
after amending it so as TO fix the tine for Fri
Senate amendments to bill regarding pension
money of occupants of Soldiers Home were
concurred in. The bill to regulate practice of
midwifery was defeated. Bill requiring that
hedges shall be cut was passed.
SENATE.
DeS MoineS, March 23-The senate devoted
the entire day to consideration of the building
and loan bill No action was taken.
HOUSE.
The house voted down the bill to reimburse
persons who paid for the return of the Fifty
first regimen after so amending it as to make
1t apply to all four Iowa regiments. motion
to reconsider was filed and the original bill
will eventually pass.
Des Moines, March 24.-Ihe building and loan
bill passed the senate, after debate of two
days. AS passed, the measure contaiuS little
modification OF the original committee bill. 1t
repeats the legaliZing act passed two years ago
and thus leaves the charge of usury liable to be
pleaded against loans which have been made at
rates in excess Of per cent; it repeats the
building and loan code passed by the Twenty
sixth general assembly; it reduces to per cent
the maximum charge which may be made for
money borrowed from these associations. Pro-
visions are made for the consolidation and
liquidation of such associations Limits are,
made for the salaries and expense funds that
may be expended. On the whole, the measure
is CharaC teriZed by those most familiar with
resolution for the pardon of Cornelius Noel.
chen was passed. Among other bills passed
were the following: To transfer Harrison
county from the Fourth to the Fifteenth Judi.
cial district: allowing savings banks to receive
deposits equal to ten times the amount Of their
stock alone; to require railroad companies to
redeem regular tickets not used.
HOUSE
The house passed the Trewin bill, which has
libraries In all districts of the state. A num-
Der of bills of minor irnportance to which thefe