Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.

to the senate by Senator Turner.
Vile another bill by Turner was in
troduced making the obtaining Of per.
mits to sell intoxicating liquors more
difficult. At the request Of Represen-
tative Laird, Senator Lewis intro.
duced bill requiring parents to send
their children to school for twenty
/ consecutive weeks at the beginning of
the school year. The bill provides a
penalty of fine of not less than So
nor of more than $50. Senator Craw.
ford introduced bill which is likely
to awaken considerable discussion.
II provides for an eight hour day. for
all state, county and city employees.
All contractors doing work for such
state, counties, cities, townships and
towns, will have to observe this rule.
House.-Chairinan Langan called up
the report of the committee on rules
providing that appropriations be
closed March /, and that bills be en-.
rolled by typewriter instead OF hand.
The new rules were adopted without
division. Several bills of minor i'm.
portance were passed.
pes Moines, Feb. 9-Senate.-rne
session was marked only by the in.
PRODUCTION of several bills, seven in
number, the more important of which
were Senator Hughes anti-pass meas.
ure, Senator Newberry's bill to Sc.
cure the examination of county Offices
and Senator Crossley's bill to have
the elements of agriculture taught in
public schools.
House.-The Dowell bill to ieganze
$4,000 Of school bonds of Des
MCines was passed.
Des Moines, Feb. 10.-Senate.-
Several bills were introduced, but no
business Of Importance was transact.
ed. F..
House.-The military committees
favorable report on house file Ga, by
Buckingham, to amend section 431,
giving members of soldiers relief
commission s12 year for incidental
expenses, was adopted without di-
vision: The bill then passed without
material opposition. House file 125,
by Cheney, to permit the entry of sol
diers homesteads after their death,
for the benefit of their estates. was
passed without opposition. The joint
resolution of Buchanan extending the
duties and scope of the state labor
bureau to make 1t part of the Unit.
ed States census bureau as to getting
statistics of manufactures, was
passed.
Des Moines, Feb. 1o.-Senate.-
Senator Harper's biennial elections
bill was reported favorably. Senator
Saunders introduced a bill appropriate
ing s2S1500 for the maintenance and
support of the school for the deal at
Council Bluffs. Senator Jackson OF
Woodbury. introduced bill which
would increase the maximum penalty
ed of accepting brides.
House.-The bill making the whole
appropriation for capitol improvement
available at once was passed. 1t al
ready has passed the senate. The ap-
preparation was $250,000. Representa-
tive Crosse called up his bill provioing
that supervisors may raise the bridge
levy from to mills, but which does
not prevent the levy being as low as
the board desires. The Chassell bill
to extend the statute protecting game
fish to all kinds Of bass was passed.
1t will protect other bass besides
black, along with the pike and catfish.
Des Moines, Feb. 11.-Senate.-Sen.
ator Harper's biennial election amend
ment to the constitution, which was
brought up in the senate, after having
been passed favorably upon by the
committee on constitutional amend
ments, was passed. The measure Is
the one which has already been voted
favorably upon by the people under
the title Of the Titus amendment and
which was declared unconstitutional
because of a technlcality. It's passage
by the house and the signature OF
the governor will place the measure
before the people. 1t extends the
Office of the governor and all state
and county officers whose terms would
expire in 1905 another year and win
do away with off-year elections. An
other measure passed by the senate
was Senator Lewis bill, providing
for the deposit Of state funds where
they will draw interest. There was
not an opposing vote. A bill was in
troduced providing for commission
to pass upon the efficiency of tele-
graph operators employed in running
trains. .e @
House.-The committee on agricul-
ture reported, recommending the pass
age of the bill appropriating SAT 900
for q permanent dairy hall, horticul-
tural and agricultural hall combined.
Chassell's bill fixing salaries of county
recorders at 81, 200 in counties of less
than $4,000, and at 81 500 in counties
Of over $4,000, was discussed briefly.
The bin to appropriate $500 each for
monuments to Gov w. NJ. Stone, at
Knoxville and for General George A.
Stone, at Ottumwa, and General NJ.
M. Crocker at Des Moines passed
without opposition.
Des Moines, Feb. 12.-Senate.-
The senate passed bill memorable
ing congress for an appropriation
for Improvement of the Missouri and
Des Moines rivers. ~ ..=
House.-No business of importance
was transacted.
More men have danced than preach
ed their wrv to women's favor.
The grass widow finds life full OF
peril in zero weather.
The world win forgive man al
most anything except fsilure.
You cannot whitewash yourself by
blackening others.
Only 20 per cent of Italian and 4
per cent of the Greek immigrants are
females. 49,.
The Russian government will es-,
taDlish permanent commercial muse
uems in Persia. R-
In 1880 the average New Yorker