Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
THE LEGISLATURE.

Des Moines, April 4.--After q fierce
| parliamentary struggle in which de
bate was finally cut off by moving the
| previous question, the bill providins
for a state board OF regents for the
educational institutions of Iowa was
passed yesterday afternoon by the
senate by vote of 80 to IA. An ef
fort was made during the morning
session to kill of the measure by the
introduction OF concurrent resolu
ton to appoint committe to examine
into the feasibility OF the plan and re
port at the next session of the legis
lature. This was defeated.
House.-The house by a vote of Al
to 80 substituted the favorable minor
ity report on woman suffrage for the
majority committee report which
recommended indefinite postponement
Des Moines, April b.-senatr.-
Crossley's bill requiring that the rudi
ments OF agriculture be taught in the
public schools was defeated. All ap
pronriations for pardon were rejected
with the exception of that of Frank
Hall. Among bills passed were the
following: Appropriating $500 to
state historical society; appropriatine
$13,500 for fish and game commits
sion; appropriating $500 to relatives
Of Mrs. Hoch and Mrs. Fountain. killed
In elevator accident; making it pos.
sible to bring action against all rail.
roads, and at any place through
which the roads run, whenever action
IS brought against them for delay in
shipment of stock; enabling state OF
iowa to sell and dispose of all aban-
doned river channels, and all land
within such abandoned river channels,
and all sand bars or islands in the
1avigable waters of the state. and au-
shori2ing the appointment of com
mission to ascertain and establish. the
boundary lines between the state of
iowa and other states.
House.-The- strength of the board
II educational control idea was mus
rated in the house yesterday, when
he opponents OF the proposition tried
% get the senate bill referred to the
committee on appropriations. They
we're defeated on viva yoce vote,
TWO to one The bill was placed on
he calendar. BY vote of "A to 81
he bill to establish binding Irvine
plant at Anamosa penitentiary was
defeated. The house voted to grant a
pardon to Frank Hail. The proposed
constitutional amendment for the in
tiatiye and referendum was indef-
litely postponed on a viva voce vote.
The bill to exempt tornado and hail
insurance concerns from the operation
IF the general laws of insurance
JAILED. Among bills passed were the
following: Giving the state officers
power to refuse to ,ecord articles of
Incorporation; placing all investment
concerns of all characters under the
building and loan law; giving cities
power to revoke franchises or punlic
service corporations; to permit
child born after the death of it's faith
er to participate with the other blood
heirs in the estate despite a will to
prevent dismissal of liquor injunction
cases without a full statement of rea.
sons therefor to the court; permitting
the erection of pumping sta,lons in
levee districts, to be supported the
same as the other expenditures of the
district are provided for, the station
TO be erected only when fifty per cent
of the affected land owners petition
for the Improvement.
Des Moines, April 6.-Senate-
The senate passed a bill prescribing
that automobiles shall not be run at
rate of more than twenty miles an
hour; in crowded cities they shall
not run at speed greater than
mile in six minutes and in cities and
towns of more rural character, they
shall not run at a speed greater than
a mile in four minutes. All owners OF
automobiles in Iowa must file their
ownership with the secretary Of state
and secure a certificate, paying dol
lar for the privilege. Among bills
passed were the following: Increasing
the biennial appropriation for the Ma
tional guard from $4,000 to $4,000;
the big appropriation bill of $S99,S90
for the support of the institutions I'm
der the control of the board Of con-
fund at the state industrial schools
for girls from $40 to $12; to employ
state agents to find permanent homes
for the inmates of the orphans home
at Davenport and the two industrial
schools; providing that before doing
business in Iowa, an insurance agent
must first secure licene from the
placing the state bank ex-
aminers on a salary basis and doing
away with the fee system; providing
that no form of insurance policy shall
be written or used until 1t has been
by the auditor, the governor
and the attorney general, or by any
two of them; making an appropriation
of $20,547 for the purchase of per-
manent camp ground for the national
guard, the purchase to be made by
the governor, the land not to be less
than 100 acres and the location is to
be central.
House-By vote of so to Al the
house referred the bill providing for
a board of control for state education
al institutions to the committee on
judiciary. A resolution to adjourn
sine die Saturday at noon was passed.
The bill providing for a Juvenile court
was passed. The house voted to grant
a pardon to Sarah Kuhn.
Des Moines, April 7.-Senate-Tne
bill to repeal the tax ferret law was
defeated After spirited debate in
The senate, in which Senator Court
right made speech of over an hours
duration in opposition, the meandered
AXE bed bill by Representative Robin
son of Emmett was passed. The Dill
empowers the executive council OF
A bride is led to the altar just as
# she couldn't find the way regardless
Of all obstacles.
Dolly-"Were you pleased when
Charley proposed?" Polly--"Pleased?
came pretty near giving him our
College yelIo