Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-03-31
THE LEGISLATURE.

the adoption or Reed methods created
mild sensation, but met the approx
al of the senators. The action was
taken in connection with the consid-
Grafton of the Ericsson motion to Sc
cure the endorsement of the senate
for the Lodge-Lawrence bill to permit
the use of the mails at one per cent
per pound for the transmission OF
library books through the mails. TIE
vote was sixteen for and five against.
President Herriott looked about and
seeing that a quorum was present,
though not voting, pronounced the
measure passed. Lewis bill to make
it possible for committees to secure
a revocation of permits to sell intox-
icating liquors was defeated. Mols-
berry's bill to make it possible for
children In one township to attend
hign school in another, the tuition to
be paid by the district from which
the pupils came instead of by the
pupils themselves. was defeated.
House.-Resolution for adjournment
April was adopted. A motion to
reconsider was filed. Report of board
Of control showed that it has ON hand
s245,954. The anti-boycott bill was
killed. English's bill prohibiting rail-
coad companies from compelling train
men to work to exceed sixteen hours
continuously in any one twenty-four
hours. The Jones bill to make the
State Agricultural college a state
highway commission was passed. The
Hart bill to appropriate $4,000 for
the Iowa National Guard for the en-
suing biennial period-an increase OF
$4,000 because of deficit of $4,000
during the last biennial period-was
passed. Among other bills passed
were the following: To provide for a
commission to locate the positions OF
the Sixth and Seventh Iowa cavalry
regiments in the battle of White Stone
Hill, South Dakota, in 1868; giving
boards Of supervisors authority to levy
a two mill general road tax; appropri.
ating $14,500 for the fish and game
missioner.
Des Moines. March 23.-Senate.-
The senate passed a bill by Brooks
compelling directors of Iowa uanks TO
examine their institutions. The bill
provides for the examination of banks
by two directors, not officers or EN-.
ployes of the banks, twice every year,
or whenever the state auditor may Ill.
rect. Bank examiners cannot always
know whether or not notes held by
banks are good and the directors are
expected to pass on these, and furnish
the necessary information. They will
report to the other directors of the
bank and to the state auditor, the
results of their examinations. The
two insurance bills which had passed
the house were passed
House.-The house passed the bill
to appropriate 100000 for the COM
pletion of the state historical depart
ment building. The vote was 81 TO is.
It also passed the bill by Koontz OF
iowa City to appropriate $4,000 to
erect statue to former Governor
Samuel J. Kirkwood in the Hall OF
Fame at the national capitol. The bill
20 admit grandchildren of soldiers to
the Soldiers Orphans Home was
passed. Carstensen's bill to require
factories to report all accidents on
their lives to the state labor commits
sioner was defeated The Teter bill to
subject the gypsum mines of the state
20 the laws governing coal mines was
defeated, At to 20. The bill to appro-
pirate $500 for state archaeological
laboratory was defeated. The bill to
indefinitely postponed The bill to
authorize roster of Iowa soldiers in
he civil war was passed. The house
passed the bill providing for the
strict application of the fire escape
aw to tneaters in Iowa.
Des Moines, March 25.-Senate.-
An effort on the part of Senator Gale
to secure the passage of a bill to en-
able banks to act as court officers,
guardians, etc, resulted in defeat
The bill by the committee on schools,
defining the powers of the education.
al examiners, making them conform
with the laws passed, was passed by
the senate. The bill by Smith OF
Mitchell, requiring railways owning
zeal estate to report the same to the
executive council for assessment, was
Indefinitely postponed and the house
bill to the same effect was passed.
Dunham's bill, relating to the taxa
ton of real estate mortgages and
mortgaged real estate, providing that
the owners of the mortgages should
pay the tax, barely escaped defeat.
1t was referred to the ways and
means committee. House bill 319,
relative to the assessment of life in
surance associations, was passed.
Brooks bill, to protect farmers from
trespass by hunters was lost by
vote of 80 to Is. The house bill pro-
hibiting the docking of horses tails
in Iowa and providing penalty of
500 for the offense was passed by
the senate.
House-Represent Hambleton
offered resolution providing for
committee to investigate the advis.
ability and practicability of concen-
trating the educational interests Of
the State university and Agricultural
college. The Skinner bill to permit
members of the board of supervisors
to be overseer of the poor was passed.
The Christensen bill to require rail.
roads to report all accidents involv.
ing loss or injury of property or life
to the state labor commissioner,
monthly, was passed. The bill to re.
fund a part Of the money lost by tho
teachers and officers of the school
for the deaf at Council Bluffs by the
burning of their personal property
when the state building burned, was
passed.. The bill to empower the
governor to issue deeds to quiet title
of settlers on land in Dickinson com
ty which reverted to the state from
a railroad grant was passed.
The great trouDle with a woman
who has business ability is that she
neglects to curl her hair.
Make the best of the troubles you
have and don't fret for more.
The thief regards the policeman as
a foeman worthy of his steal
A good beefsteak is one that isn't