Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
THE LEGISLATURE.

ter the drawing OF seats bills were
introduced as follows:
BY Lewis, looking to securing to
the state interest on public funds; by
5arst, providing for indeterminate sen.
fences and TO authorize the board OF
control of state institutions to adopt
and enforce rules for a paroling and
tor the government of paroled prison
ers; also bill to establish a reforma-
tory for men; by Hayward, making
an appropriation for the purchase OF
land for the use of the Iowa Soldiers
| Orphans home; by Crawford, to
amend section 1858 of the code of
1897, relating to Jurors in suits and
proceedings where counties, cities
and towns are parties or Interested.
House-Biils were introduced as
| follows:
BY English, to provide system of
primary election in Iowa; by Geneva,
to amend section 2103 of the code to
give the railroad commissioners
power to require railroads which ter
inmate IN the same town to connect
by switches in order to permit the
transfer of freight; by McClurkin, to
add a section Immediately after sec
| ton 1903 of the code providing that
the high schools of the state shall
be free to all pupils living in the
county or an adjoining county, tho
tuition of those not living in the dis
trict which has the high school being
paid by the school district from
which they enter the institution; by
Wright, to repeal sections 4136 and
41S7, which require the appellant of
case to the supreme court to make
an assignment of errors.
Des Moines, Jan. 27.-Senate.-Bills
were introduced as follows: BY
Jackson, requiring boards of supervis-
ors to make yearly estimates of the
revenue and income in county funds
and limiting county expenditures to
such estimates; by Lewis, an act in
relation to the county levy for bridge
purposes, raising levy from to 4
mills; by Garst, an act to prevent the
shooting Of live pigeons, fowl or other
birds for amusement, or as test of
skill in craftsmanship; by Crawford,
an act to lessen the expense of admin
istering small estates; by Hartshorn,
an act to amend section 1916 of the
code relating to the apportionment
and assessment of the cost of levees,
drains, bitches and water courses;
by Whipple, an act to repeal sections
41S6 and 4137, relating to the assign
ments of error in appeals in the SUI
preme court and to enact a substitute
therefor; by Hartshorn, an act to
promote public health. convenience
and welfare, by providing for the 10.
cation, establishment and construc.
ton Of bitches, drains or water
courses and prescribing q method for
SO doing.
House.--The house passed q bill re.
pealing the law requiring the assign
ment Of error In appeals Of cases to
the supreme court. The present sec.
tions 4136-7 Of the code are repealed
by the measure, which has the en-
dorsement of the courts and lawyers
generally. Bills were introduced as
follows: BY DeLano, requiring rail.
roads to allow express companies to
do business on their lines of roads In
Iowa on an equal basis; and requiring
express companies to make a single
charge only, and that at the initial
point; by DeLano, requiring railroads
to receive cars of stock for shipment
and requiring issuance Of passes to
stock men accompanying their ship
ments; by Frudden, providing that
being a tax payer does not disqualify
a property owner from sitting on a
jury in cases affecting payment OF
damages by the municipality in which
his property is located; by Hanna,
compelling railroads to issue passes to
live stock men accompanying ship
ments, one pass to be issued for each
two cars; by Hart, authorizing cities
to license and tax itinerant special
lists, dentists, aurists, oculists, optic
ians, etc; by Powers, permitting city
councils to elect members Of the
council when vacancies occur; by
Stollenberg, appropriating 900 for
the Soldiers Orphans Home at Dav.
export; by Hambleton, to punish for
obstruction and DETACHMENT of high
| ways.
Des Moines, Jan. 2S.-Senate.-The
senate passed a bill appropriating
| $4,000 for the purchase of strip OF
land adjoining the Iowa Soldiers Or.
phans' Home at Davenport. Among
bills introduced were the following:
BY Smith, appropriating 100000 for
| home for inebriates at Knoxville;
| by Crawford, relating to the duties of
parents and guardians in sending chill.
dren to school; by Ericsson, for the
protection Of birds.
House-Among bills introduced
| were the following: BY Weeks, pro-
| viding for the establishment of
| state highway department; by Bailey,
30 n1~ rv~1I
| transportation of pupils; by Cobb;
providing for a roster of Iowa soldiers
| and sailors; by Doran, controlling
primary elections; by Lundt. against
| use of beer, liquor and cigars In cleo.
tions; by Powers, providing state aid
| for rural schools; by Pritchard, estab-
fishing drainage as a public necessity;
by Cummings, to regulate child labor.
Des Moines, Jan. 29.-Senate.--
Among bills introduced were the fol-
| lowing: Providing that mortgages
shall be assessed against owner OF
same and be deducted from assess
ment of owner of property: making II
| unlawful to dock horses tails; amend.
| ing divorce laws SO as to require cor.
roborative evidence; providing for
biennial elections.
House-Powers introduced a reso-
luton looking to the ACCESSIBILITY
of manufacturing binding Irvine in
state prisons. A large number of bills
of minor Importance were introduced
White ants have been so destruc.
| tive to wooden railroad ties In South
Africa that on many roads steel ones
have been substituted.
| The cow houses and farm buildings