Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-03-24
THE LEGISLATURE.

Des Moines, March 14.--Senate.--
The old soldiers bill providing that
old soldiers shall be given preference
In the matter of state employment,
passed the senate yesterday after
noon, but 1t was amended SO that the
chief objection against the bill, that
OF making 1t necessary to employ an
old soldier, without considering
whether or not he is competent, has
been removed.
House-Chassells bill requiring the
statestate to refund to each county
onefourth of the collateral inheritance
tax collected, was passed. The house
passed the bill giving counties the
right to recover the cost of non-resi-
dent insanse. The bill to punish by
fine of 500 persons who post tobacco
and liquor advertisements within 400
feet of school houses, was passed. The
house passed the Cummings bill re-
storing their pension money to mem
bers of the soldiers home. Chair
man Wise of the joint commission on
capitol repairs made necessary by the
fire, made its report, recommend
ing an expenditure of about $114,7S9.
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Senator Courtright's bulk sale bill
was defeated in the senate yesterday
afternoon by a vote of 81 to 81. The
bill was defeated after spirited de-
bate and after it had been amended
in such way as to cause the bank.
ers to rise up in arms against it. The
bill was designed to prevent the sale
of merchandise in bulk for the pur.
pose of defrauding creditors. 1t was
argued against it that it was designed
as piece of class legislation and
was in the interest of the wholesalers
and jobbers. ~
House.-the house passed the bill
to prohibit the docking of horses
tails in Iowa. There were but thirteen
votes against the measure. A bill
was passed extending to the unmar-
ried widows, only, Of Spanish-Amerf-
:an soldiers the same exemptions as
are enjoyed by the widows of t.
civil war veterans. The bill to ap-
propriate $1,000 for the Grand Army
headquarters was passed.
Des Moines, March 16-Senate.-
The Temple amendment to give each
county a representative was report
ed out by the judiciary committee.
The senate changed the name of the
title, so as to meet the objections of
The governor, and sent it in its
amended form to the house. The
senate reconsidered its action in
withdrawing the additional appropri-
alton of $4,000 for the st. Louis
.air and again made the appropria-
lion. This time the appropriation
was tied up and the bill explicitly
states how it shall be expended. A
concurrent resolution was adopted
T1emoralizing congress to erect
monument at Washington to Abraham
!-ncoln.
House.-When the Chassell road
repeal law was called up as special
order in the house yesterday, Mr..
Jepson's motion to lay on the table
was defeated. Several amendments
were offered, but all were defeated.
The bill was then ordered engrossed
20 require railroads to employ adult
telegraph operators and signalmen
was indefinitely postponed. Kennedy's
bill, making the First judicial district
co-eXtensive and coincident with the
First congressional district, was
passed. The bill empowering the
labor commissioner to employ one
factory inspector and a clerk was
passed
Des Moines, March 17.-Senate.-
The compulsory education bill passed
in the senate today in an amended
and disguised form. The bill as pass
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twelve to sixteen weeks, the attend
ance to commence the first of the
school year, unless otherwise ordered
by boards of directors. Senator Craw
lords bill as originally introduced pro
vided for an attendance of thirty-four
weeks, but this raised a storm of OBJ
jections, and Senator Hayward yester
day introduced the substitute, which
was passed. Other bills passed are
as follows: Making change in dairy
department; increasing per capito
support for occupants of Soldiers Or
phans' Home from $40 to S12 pei
month; allowing $1,7S9.12 to teachers
and employees of school for deaf whose
property was destroyed by fire.
House.-After debating the bill
which seeks to subject all the wages
Of working men excepting $40 month
to garnishment and execution fol
debts, the house adjourned without
completing consideration OF the
measure.
Des Moines, March 18.-Senate.-
The senate yesterday passed the bill
appropriating $125,00O for the estab
:ishment of a home for dipsomaniacs
at Knoxville. The bill was passed
without opposition. The senate passed
the bill authorizing the executive
council to sell the east side property
xnown as State square. The senate
decided to give the state of Iowa the
eight to sell or lease islands in mean
iered lakes and in river beds, the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers ex
cepted.
House.-By a vote of 81 to "a the
aouse passed the bill making all wages
n excess of $40 per month subject tc
garnishment and execution. The stock
shippers bill was passed without op
position. The Chassell bill giving each
township in the state the right to re
urn to the old road law and abrogate
the new or Anderson road law on
petition of the majority of the voters
n those townships, was passed, So tc
81. A resolution for investigation OF
he state grounds at Council Bluffs by
4 committee from the legislature was
passed.
"A mothers tears are lie same in all
languages.
When w. C. whitney was Secretary
Of the Navy, he was noted for the
brief, quick way with which he dis