Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE.

extending to electric lines all of the
present statutes relating to steam
ralIroads. This measure is sweeping
in its provisions, but it especially ex-
empts street car lines from the appli-
callon of the railroad laws. Hub
bard's bill making the maximum PEN
atty for having burglars toois III pos
session five years in the penitentiary,
was passed. Senator Townsend intro
duced a bill, by request, prohibiting
reinsurance of risks held by. Iowa in
surance companies in foreign insur-
ance companies. 1t Is alleged that
outside companies secure the business
of weak concerns in Iowa. to avoid the
payment of the uiscriminative taxes.
which they would be compelled to pay
If they did business in Iowa In their
own name.
House.-The bill by English, which
has the sanction of Governor Cum
minis. requiring railroad companies to
report separately the earnings on their
Iowa business ant other business,
was reported out for passage by the
house ways and means committee.
The committee on schools decided to
report for passage the bill for compul
sorry education of children under IA
years of age. The Buchanan bill pro-
hibiting the sale of cocaine, was
passed. bill was introduced requir-
ing railroad companies to pay their
employees semi-monthly.
Des Moines, Feb. 1.-THE bien-
NAL election amendment was made
a special order for Friday. The
bill to permit banks and trust COM
paniae M oct as Guardians axacutors
receivers, assignees, etc, came up and
a sharp debate ensued in which Healy,
irewin, Garst took part. 1t was refer
red to the judiciary committee. Three
bills by Healy were passed: To re.
quire notice to the heirs. devisees, and
legatees of an estate of claims filed
against it by executors or administra-
tors; requiring divorce petitions to be
filed at least ten days before the first
day of the term of court at which the
Tearing is had; and to legalize trans
fers of real estate in which one spouse
has acted under power of attorney Of
the other. Among bills introduced
were the following: BY Hayward, re-
curing franchises to be offered to TIA
highest bidder; by Garst, to define and
tax freight line and equipment COM
panies as railroads are now assessed
and taxed.
House.-The Fields-C ottrell contest
was decided in favor of Fields. Kerr
OF Grundy offered a resolution in
memory of Abraham Lincoln, which
was adopted. Whiting of Monona pre-.
scented resolutions in memory of Hon.
Lemuel r. Bottom, which were adopted
after brief talks by Messrs. Whiting
and Temple concerning the life of
the deceased. The bill providing for
the retention of inmates of the Girls
Industrial school until they are 81,
was passed. Among bills introduced
were the following: BY Koontz, pro-
viding that the words railway, railway
company. railway corporation. rail.
road, railroad company, etc., shall ap.
ply to railroads operated by cleo
tricity; by Hamann, amending section
2026 and providing that interurbans
shall have the rights that commercial
railways now have, including the right
to condemn right of way not to ex-
coed 100 feet in width; also providing
that the board of supervisors may per-
init the railway to run along the pub
lie highway If two-thirds of the owners
Of abutting property consent. Also
provides that interurbans may incor-
porate for fifty years and may cross
railway tracks.
Des Moines. Feb. 14.-Senate.-Th
senate passed the Hartman resolu-
ton 10 amend the constitution and
Increase the number of representa-
tives to ITO. 1t also provides for
reapportionment of the senatorial dis
tricts of the state. This resolution
has been introduced in the house by
Representative Temple. The senate
committee on constitutional amend
ments reported the woman suffrage
amendment for passage. There was
practically no opposition to it in the
committee, only one vote being against
the measure. Alexander's bill, au-
thorizing savings banks to receive de-
posits and make loans to twenty times
instead of ten times their capital
stock, was passed. Among bills intro
duced were the following: By public
health committee. to amend section
5272, giving the state board of health
power over local conditions over
which local boards do not exercise
control; by Trewin. to amend section
100 requiring the secretary Of state
to certify to departments of the state
quarterly the character and amount
for printing and binding, for that de-
partment to be used as the basis for
the statement of expenditures of
money by the department; by Wilson,
to amend section 5702, to provide that
convict made goods shall not be sold
in Iowa in competition with Iowa made
goods.
House.-The house passed the fol
lowing bills: By Buchanan, regulat-
ing speed and providing for registry
of automobiles; by Marshall. provid-
ing that attorneys may be appointed
to defend and may receive compensa-
ton for defending parties charged
with indicated mlsdemeanors; by Ed
wards, prescribing a penalty of from
ten years to life Imprisonment
Kidnapping for the purpose OF ransom.
Des Moines, Feb. 14.--Senate.-Af-
ter discussion of the biennial elections
constitutional amendment the senate
sent it to the judiciary committee,
which referred it TO a subcommittee
composed of Hubbard, COPYRIGHT,
Blan hard. Molsberry and Porter.
The objection was made to II on the
fioor that 1t included legislative mat
tiers and was defective in emitting a
class of officials whose terms are ex-
tended by its provisions. Senator
Molsberry said in his speech that the
impression prevails that the general
assemblies of two and four years ago
tried to work confidence game on
the people by submitting this amend
ment in defective form. He hoped
the present assembly would make II
perfect The subcommittee was di.
rected to examine II carefully. The
senate defeated the bill TO permit saw
ings banks to lend money outside Of
the state. The judiciary committee
also killed the bill to allow state and