Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-13
THE LEGISLATURE.

offered by Healy replaces in the hands
of the governor the full paroling
power, which the bill sought to place
ill the hands OF the board of con-
troll Among bills passed were the
following: By Hubbard. for the pun.
ishment of persons receiving stolen
goods or buying them from persons
under IS years of age; giving boards
of health the power TO control the pay
ment of expenses IN case of quaran-
tine. Several bills by the code com
mission were also passed.
e.-Stuckslager's bill to per-
NIT the unexpended Shiloh balance to
be used to defray dedicating expenses
was passed. The bill to increase the
levy for the state university from
one-tenth to one-ffth of a mill was
defeated by a vote of AZ to AZ. The
Blanchard bill extending the provision
for per cent levy in aid of the
construction of railroads, to trolley
and electric railways was passed.
The following bills were also passed:
Providing That any person found to
have burglars tools in his posses
session shall be guilty of misde.
meanor; providing for the admission
of feeble minded women to the insti-
tuition at Glenwood changing the
bushel weight of millet and Hungarian
seen from A to so pounds. Cum
mings. Edwards and Springer were
appointed a special committee to con-
slider the Torrens land dill by Hawk.
Des Moines, March 5.-Senate.-The
bill to increase the State University
special tax levy from one-tenth of a
mill was taken up as special order.
Senators Ball, Junkin and Crossley
spoke in favor of the. bill, while Porter.
Trewin and Lewis made addresses in
opposition to ii. 1t went over till
Thursday. The senate insurance COM
mittee voted to report out without
recommendation the valued policy
bill. Six of the nine members of the
committee present were against the
bill, but the interests which favor the
measure pleaded for a chance to fight
1t out on the floor.
House-The house refused to re-
cede from its defamation to concur
In the senate resolution memorable
ing congress to pass the Hoar bill in
restriction of the issuance of injunc-
tons. A conference committee will
be appointed The house passed The
collateral inheritance recodification
bill with amendments which seriously
affect the measure. One amendment
eXempts the estates under $4,000 be-
queathed to brothers and sisters. An
other amendment fixes the date at
which interest shall begin at a date
relative to the time the administrator
Is appointed. The house took up
H. f. 20, by Warren, appropriating
500 900 to create an additional state
normal school in the state Institution
formerly occupied as the industrial
school for the blind at Knoxville. The
reports of the normal school and ap-
preparation committees recommend
ing the bill for passage were read
nd adopted. Addresses were made in
favor of the bill by Warren, Furry,
Maggie and Hawk, while Clarke, STRAIT
ton, Pipher and Head opposed it. The
bill was defeated &c to 81. Secretary
of Agriculture James Wilson visited
the legislature and addressed the
house.
Des Moines, March 6.-Senate.--The
State University tax bill came up and
an amendment by Craig requiring the
expenditure of the money raised by the
proposed fifth mill tax for the State
University under direction for the
state board of control, was defeated.
Another by Trewin, striking out tfie
provision giving the regents the right
to buy equipment, was adopted. Sen.
ator Trewin offered another amend.
haf he
sembly and not the board of regents
should decide what buildings shall be
erected out of the proceeds of the
tax. Senators Ball, Healy, Lister,
Garst and Hartman made addresses
in opposition to the amendment, and
Brooks, Molesberry and Trewin made
addresses favoring 1t. vote was not
reached.
House.-Representative Timothy
Doane of O'Brien county introduced a
resolution expressing sympathy with
the Beers in their struggle against
Great Britain's aggressive oppression.
The house committee on cities report.
ed for indefinite postponement the
Sweeney bill to authorize cities to
own and operate telephone lines and
voted to report for passage the bill
giving cities the power to regulate
the rates of telephone companies.
Among bills passed were the follow.
ing: BY Lyman. prescribing a pen.
atty of 500 or thirty days in Jail for
jumping on and off trains. while in
notion by Hughes, providing that
surety companies may give bond for
holders of mulct licenses; by Barker.
providing for the refund to admins.
traitors and executors any surplus they
have paid to the treasurer of state as
collateral inheritance tax in excess of
that legally due; by Keagy, providing
that in counties containing town
ship of $4,000 inhabitants and having
seven supervisors, the county shall be
divided into six supervisor districts,
the township of $4,000 to be one dis
trict and have two supervisors.
Des Moines. March -Senate,-rhe
senate passed the bills granting one.
fifth of a mill tax to the State Uni.
versity and the State Agricultural
college Friday. The vote on the uni
versity tax was 30 for Is against.
There were but seven votes against
the agricultural college appropriation.
The senate put over consideration Of
the railway tax statute until Tuesday
morning The vote was 20 TO IS. 1t is
taken as indication of the attitude Of
the senate with respect to the meas
ure which suits neither the conserva-
tiyes nor the radicals.
House.-The house killed the Boer
sympathy resolution and the resolu-
ton requesting the Iowa delegation
to support certain swamp land legis-
lation in the United States congress.
"a proposition for the creation of a
board of control for the state educa-
tional institutions was introduced.
Representatives of the ST. Louis ex-
position appeared before the Iowa