Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-05
TIE I.EGIsLATCRE.

SENATE
Dos MoincS March 2d.--lhe most important
feature of the senate sessions was the passage
OF the bill by TIewin for the establishment Of a
municipal code commission for Iowa. The
commission Is empowered to recOdify the laws
and report To the next general assembly a bill
making needed changes, together with an eN-
planaUOry report and an analysis of the bill.
Among other bills passed were these: Prohib-
iting future employment OF convict labor in
this state in making pearl buttons and butter
tubs reiinluiShing 10 the federal government
real estate hereafter 10 be coded for the army
post whose location 1T Des MOineS has Just
been voted by congress; to require corunerS and
other persons In possession OF the bodies OF
dead people Nhp are unclaimed by friends To
report to the state board Of health and deliver
the bodies to medical colleges physicians, etc,
per the boards order.
srNkrE.
Des Moincs March a. The question of trans
porting school Cb idr'L ~ and from the rural
schools was discussed by the senate and u bill
passed which Increases he per capita COntin-
gent fund Cor EIis purpose from five 10 ten dol.
lars. The senate then took up aS a special or
der the valued ro.icy laH by Brighton. The
entire murnng session was spent on the meas
ure and In the afternoon IL was passed 3! to ~.
The ways and means committee measure for
the taxation Of insuran companies was dis
cussed at length without final action being
taken.
HOUSE.
The house passed bill relinquishlng 20 the
government the title OF the state 10 such lands
as may be selected for the Dcs MOines amy
post, and transacted Il considerable amount Of
routine business.
SENATE.
Des Moines March 2s.--I he Lister anti prize
fight bill was p sScd by the senate this morn
ing. Other bills aS-cd were The Sc; Author
king the executive council 10 reas sess and re-
levy taxes held to be invalid; requiring all dis
trict and county AGRICULTURAL gcieteS 70 make
reports according TO law on or before the hrst
day Of November The senate also passed the
tax bill for state insurance companies by
practically unanimous vote. The bill provides
for local taxation OF such companies, but Affords
a,f.A~ ft
this taxation, AID pre~cribcS IA | per cent state
tax on the gross premium receipts, 10 be con
sdered as an occupation tax The bill vas a
committee measure. The new measure, II en-
acted will raise about $50, 900 taxes, an Increase
Of $4,000
HOUSE
Hasselduist's bill. re eua"ting the present
law relating to representative districts, was
passed. Stuckslager'S bill, appropriatiug $50
900 for the erection of monuments to Iowa regi.
ments on the battlefield of Shiloh, came up aud
after the adoption of amendments providing
that the commission NAV use the uHeNpcnded
balance OF the appropriation. II any. on the
state monument, and may cause the regtmental
monuments TO be constructed II granite ana
bronze. the bill passed The resolution for
final adjournment was reconsidered and Thurs
day, april J. was named as the Gate. Among
other bills passed were the following: AppIo-
prating ~ ,OOO for printing the proceedings of
the Farmers Iongress; allowing $40 Iof the
support of the home for the blind at Knoxville:
providing that in counties having a population
OF $500 and over the board OF superN isors may
fix the salary OF deputy sherihs; requiring the
submission OF constitutional amendments on
separate ballots; providing that the writing OF
u name on q ballot without mail king q cross
opposite thereto. or the marking Of a cross OPP
pysite a blank without writing a name therein,
or the unnecessary marking of cross in
square below marked circle. shall not Affect
the validity OF the vote.
SENATE
Des Moines, March 29-The senate passed,
by a vote OF ~ TO ., the collateral inheritaAce
bill, as suggested by Treasurer Herriott The
reform bill preventing the solicitation Of cam
paign funds from state employees was passed.
Hayward introduced bill which prov deS for
an add tional Judge in the, Seventh judicial
district, ~ bill changing the special assess.
mont laws to conform to the felcl al and state
court decision was passed. The senate, BY
vote Of ~ to 30, declined to take up the normal
school bill out Of its order on the calendar,
which is equivalent to defeat OF the bill
HOUSE
Anderson introduced q resolution requesting
the senate to return the Porto Rcan reSolu-
tiOn to the house. II was introduced in hope the
house will recede from It's action Hawk : bill to
provide for the use Of voting machines in Iowa
was passed. Bennett introduced q concurrent
resolution as a remedy for the five mile limit
bill. resolution for sitting committee was
adopted.
SENATE.
Des Moincs. March 3O.-lhe senate passed
the bill to govern stipulated premium insur-
ance companies. 1t enables them 10 reoiganile
on an old line basis. The house defeated II but
motion TO reconsider was filed The Shiloh
u.ent bill pissed without opposition
HOUSE
Mr.. Bennett called up his resolution requiring
the regen OF the university IND the usteeS
OF the state normal school and state agricn
tural college to impose a penalty OF expulsion
for the use OF intoxicating liquors, and To re-
port TO the next general assembly the number
of students If any. so expelled. Considel alton
was postponed till Wednesday. a concurrent
resolution BY Nicolas, asking our members in
cong, ess TO aid in removing the tnrir on all
goods handled by trusts was tabled by party
vote. The senate insurance tax bill was passed
without amendment. This levies u per cent
state occupation tax and practically exemp's
Iowa companies from local taxation. II will
produce about $4,000 annual revenue for the
state. The bill giving the dairy cymmisS Toner
another deputy was also passed.