Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE.

fishing a board of examiners for os-
teopathic physicians. There is an
understanding that the state board or
medical examiners will not oppose the
measure It removes osteopatns from
the charge of the medical board.
House.-Cummings' bill, increasing
the salaries of judges of the supreme
court hereafter to be elected from
$4,000 to $1,000, was taken up and
passed by vote of so to s. The bill
originally provided that the salaries
should be raiseu to $4,000, but was
amended by the committee on compen-
sation of public officers. Secor's bill
requiring the county auditor to fur
nish all blanks to permit holders and
druggists to use same, was also pass.
ed. Wilson's bill, repeating the law
requiring music to be taught in the
public schools, was indefinitely post.
poned. jerks bill, appropriating $22
per month for nine months in the year
for the maintenance of each inmate
of the school for the deaf and dumb at
Council Bluffs, was passed.
Des Moines, Feb. 26.-Senate.-Sen-
ator Trewin introduced a reso-
luton memoralizing the Iowa dele
CATION in congress to support
the Nelson-Corliss bill giving the
interstate commerce commission ad-
ditional powers. The Iowa state
senate passed a resolution for the
submission Of the woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution, We'd
nesday, by a vote of 2S to 16. and
without a word of debate. Senator G.
80 Dipunn11 IN,
charge of the bill. but contented him
self with moving its passage after
rea ing the Colorado official endorse
ment of the measure. No other sen.
ator evidenced desire to speak. The
senate defeated the bill to abolish
days of grace. Senator Healy gave no
tice of his motion to reconsider the
passage of the reformatory bill passed
Tuesday. He moved the reconsider
Stion because the law takes the parole
away from the governor and lodges it
in the board of control.
House.--When the senate resolu-
ton memoralizing congress to pass
and requesting the Iowa delegation in
congress to vote for the Hoar bill in
restriction of injunctions issued dur
ing strikes was taken up by the house
Wednesday, Durham of Delaware Of
fered substitute expressing conf
dence in the delegation and whatever
action it may take with reference to
this subject. An extended debate dur.
ing which republican members at
tackled and defended Senator Hoar re-
suited in the adoption of the substi-
tute by a vote of 40 to 40. Among
bills passed were the following: BY
Furry. providing a Jail sentence or
fine as one of the penalties for per-
jury; by Edwards, requiring tele-
phone and telegraph companies to re-
port to the executive council instead
of to the auditor of state for purposes
of taxation.
Des L.oines. Feb. 27-Senate.-The
senate passed the bill to appropriate
$1,000 to buy supplies for the Tama
Indians, whose blankets, etc, have
ueen burned on account of infectious
disease. This money will be refunded
by the general government. Senator
Harper brought up the biennial cleo
tions constitutional amendment Sen
ator Hubbard explained that the reso.
luton is in precisely the form 1t was
formerly. The resolution was adopt
ed, forty voting for and Bishop. Cross
ley. Hogue, Spaulding and Wilson
voting against Senator Lewis said
he was opposed to biennial elections
but Is not opposed to submission.
Senators Brighton. Emmert Fitch
patrick, Hobart and Townsend were
absent. Senator Trewin resumed his
argument for reconsideration of the
measure creating the reformatory at
Anamosa. Following his address
COPYRIGHT attacked the constitutions
atty of the measure.
House.-Whiting called up Hogue's
bin to compel railways 20 furnish
freight cars. This bill was passed by
the senate but was recommended for
definite postponement by the house
committee on railroads. The bill was
recommitted. The bill by Cummings
increasing the salaries of district
judges to $4,000 was taken up. The
bill Originally placed the salary at
$4,000, but was amended by com.
mittee on compensation of public Of
ficers, making it $4,000. Cummings
spoke at some length in favor of the
bill hughes moved to amend by
making the salary $4,000. The amend
ment carried by a vote of 81 to 80,
and the bill passed. Hurn's dill CIV
ing the locad boards of health power
to enforce quarantine and IA neces.
sary to remove the parties infected,
forcible removal to be upon order of
court, and the costs be charged to the
person quarantined IL financially able;
If not county to pay and tax one-third
to township where case existed. was
passed.
Des Moines, Feb. 2S.-Senate.-Both
houses passed the bill, changing the
time of assessing the railroads from
March 25 to August l. and the time of
requiring their reports from February
Is to April /, without opposition, and
Governor Cummins Immediately sign
ed II so that 1t .ecame a law by publs-
cation at once. Both houses passed
the express bill requiring reports to
be made to the executive council in
stead of the auditor of state and this
was signed by the governor at once
and becomes law at once. Senators
Trewin, Whipple and Porter and Rep
resentative3 Payne, Hamann and Bar
ker were appointed code commission.
ers to superintend the codiication OF
the session laws of the last three gen.
eral assemblies. The senate passed
the bill to give Cedar Rapids and OF.
tumwa power to improve their rivers
within the city limits. The senate
voted not to concur in the house sub
stitute to the senate resolution re-
questing the Iowa congressman to
vote for the Hoar bill to restrict the
issuance of injunctions in labor dis
putes. The house substitute was an
expression of confidence in the dec
laration.
The senate railroad committee voted
to report for passage the Hubbard
merger" bill. There was no opposi-
ton in the committee. The ..I gives
Iowa railroads power to build and own