Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-06
THE LEGISLATURE.

kirkpatrick introduced the Greeley
redistricting bill of the preceding day.
Hayward introduced the bill to punish
husbands for failing to support their
wives, and Ball introduced a bill to
legalize all acts done by city councils
without a majority vote. Appropria-
Pleasant were introduced. Classen
introduced a bill to increase the sup
port Of the Soldiers Home to meet the
higher prices for supplies.
House--N. E. Kendall Introduced a
concurrent resolution providing for
the appointment of a commission by
the governor to investigate into the
causes Of explosions in mines. The
commission is to consist OF two oper-
ators, four superintendent. ten miners
and the mine inspectors. 1t is not to
sit more than eight days and Is to re-
port to the legislature this session.
The resolution went over to be acted
on Wednesday. Important bills were
introduced as follows: By Blakemore.
to require a record of all assignments
of mortgages, in order that they may
be assessed; by Calderwood. provid.
ing penalty of six months in Jail for
any husband who fails to support his
wife and family If he is able to do so;
by Garden. appropriating $l05,950 to
the Mt. Pleasant hospital; by Cum
mings, providing for five days notice
in garnishment proceedings: by Cum
mings, appropriating s75,100 for Sol
diers' Home ct Marshalltown; by Dun
ham. compulsory education law re-
quiring all children between and IA
to attend school at least six months
in the year. and providing for truant
officers; by Hughes. an anti-pass bill,
prohibiting the issuance Of passes to
public officers. fines of 500 to $1,000
being prescribed; by Larrabee, giving
superior courts to cities Of 5000 in
habitants; by Sweeley, to appropriate
$4,000 to the Women's and Babies
Home at Sioux City; by Wilson Of
Buena Vista, repeating the $4,000 limit
on incorporation fees; by Willett. pro-
viding that county attorneys may re-
turn indictments II defendants con.
sent.
Des Moines. Jan. 29.-Senate.-The
senate adopted rule prohibiting en-
ployes or Itself or its committees from
lobbying members: spent two hours
debating the Blanchard bill to extend
authority to vote taxes N aid of rail-
roads to the electric trolley iines pro-
jected between cities; and listened to
the reading of the woman's suffrage
constitutional amendment. Senator
Garst introduced a bill to extend the
time of making the railroad assess.
ment from March rs to August /. Sen.
ator Spaulding proposed bill com.
polling the listing of mortgages for
taxation, the real estate covered by
them to be exempted to the extent of
their equity.
House.-In the house the normal
school bill was referred to lne appro-
priations committee, after two unsuc.
cessful efforts by Warren to have the
report of the normal school committee
ADOPTED. This committee recommend.
Gu 1t for passage. Important bills
were introduced as follows: BY Co.
burn, making 1t a crime for a tenant
to sell grain on which his lanuiord had
a lien, without a written order from
the landlord; appropriation bills for
the institutions at Glenwood ana FIT.
Madison; bill repeating the penalty
for omitted taxes; by Cummings, pro-
vidlng for three terms of the supreme
court each year, and salaries of $4,000
for the judges. and a bill increasing
the salaries of district judges from
$1,000 to $4,000; by Haselquist, ex-
empting the property of soldiers from
taxation to the amount of $500 wheth-
er personally or realty; by Meservey.
providing that moneys and credits to
the amount of $500 belonging to
neads Of families should be exempt
from taxation.
Des Moines, Jan. 31.-Senate.-Sen-
Ator Harper introduced Joint resolu-
on No. 5, the biennial election amend
no material changes in lnis resolution
no material changesin this resolution
from that of Senator Titus. 1t pro.
vides for the session of the legislature
following the adoption of the amend
ment. which was omitted in the Titus
enactment BY practically straight
party vote the senate Friday referred
to its federal relations committee a
resolution endorsing the Senator Hoar
bill for the restriction of injunctions
issued against strikers. The resolu-
ton was introduced at the request of
the railroad employees organization
and was championed by the demo-
CidtSr VIM uSluauuSu ihAuCuiatC SOA-
sideration.
Allyn introduced bill making pun.
ishment of kidnapping for ransom
life Imprisonment; and enticement
twenty years. Senator Hartman in.
troduced a bill to have 10000 maps
printed for distribution by the rail-
way commission and the senate passed
the measure at once. Adjourned till
Monday.
House.-Among bills introduced
were the following: By Piper. to es-
tablish and equip normal school and
to provide for the location of the same;
100000 to be appropriated. after
which location of school is to be de-
cided by a joint convention of the as
sembly; by Secor, to repeal chap
ter 8, title XVI, and provides that all
institutions for the care of friendless
children shall be placed under the
jurisdiction Of the board of control;
the board to have the power to inves-
tigate and report on the institutions,
and the institutions to be required to
make annual reports to the board; by
Secor, to prevent cheating by sale
Of adulterated and misbranded foods
and to create the office of state food
and dairy commissioner.
SAYS THE SOUL MAY DIE.
Parkhurst overrides the Presbyterian