Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-03-30
merely seeks to extend the powers


mitted crime. This measure en-
larges the power of the court so that
it can take the child away from VIE
cious surroundings and place it in
private family or wherever it may
deem wise. A third Of the states Of
the union have laws creating a Jul
venile Court but this law is consid-
cred better one because it gives
the District Court all the powers
held by the Juvenile Court yet it
entails no additional expense to the
state. The measure passed the Sen
ate without a dissenting vote and it
it hoped that it will meet similar
approval in the House.
Another Bill that occupied atten-
ton on Monday last was Senator
Lewis bill providing that banks in
which state funds are deposited
shall be required to pay the regular
rate Of interest for the use of same.
The bill had passed the Senate but
came up for discussion in the House.
An interesting debate was held in
which the pros and cons were
thoroughly brought out, vote on the
measure was yeas GIL, nays l5.. So
the bill passed.
| Senator Smith Of Mitchell pre-
sented the merits of his bill provid-
ing for the classification of railways
on Monday afternoon. The bill pro-
.=ides that all railways shall send to
the Executive Council a list Of all
property and realestate owned by
them by means of which the rela-
tive standing Of the various roads
may be determined.
i Two bills by Crawford of Dubu-
que making it a crime to wilfully
take any electric current, gas or
: water from the wires, meters, pipes
of any electric light, motor, gas OF
water plant with intent to deiraud
passed the Senate on Monday also
A bill which is progressive in its
, nature but which failed to pass
was Molesbury's bill providing that
the tuition Of pupils attending higl
5 school from the rural districts shall
be paid by the district. This
. measure was lost largely because i
was deemed unnecessary in view o
/ the fact that laws have been enacted
in recent years allowing districts tt
d establish township high school.
d when they so desire.
The bill by Senator Lewis relat
S ing to the sale Of intoxicating
,, liquors provoked an animated dis
cussion Tuesday afternoon. TIL
bill amends the Code and provide
that petitions secured for the sale o
intoxicating liquors shall be renewed
at the end of three years, a verified
E, revocation petition containing 251
Of the voters having been filed wit
the County Auditor and at least 9
days notice published by him in til
J. official newspapers Of the county
h The bill was lost by one vote where
= upon Senator Lewis immediatel
( changed his vote in order that Ii
Il might move to reconsider.
,f Senator Turner's bill defining a
y a bootlegger anyone who keeps j
n his possession for the sake of sellin
# or giving away any intoxicatin
A. liquor passed the Senate as did ais
- the bill by Newberry allowing a re
bate of one fourth Of the hiphwa
# tax to any person using wide tire
10 not less than three inches on wagon
W hauling 800 pounds. Senate
A. Bleakley's bill relating to the Fl;
X ternal beneficiary association
er passed. This bill requires ben
10 ficiary organizations started
n the state to have at least 500 men
"a bers with $4,000 business befol
ch commencing; foreign organization
i; IN 1000 members and million
10 capital. An important bill intr
y, duced was that establishing a Boar
10 Of Control for the educational ms:
l. buttons Of the state including IL
No college for the blind at Vinton an
~ the school for the deaf at Counc
Is Bluffs.
~ Senator Stirton's bill authorizir
N the executive council to grant Il
Il, Il, right Of way to the Chicago, An
or mosa and Northern Railway Cor
y pany passed the Senate. This rof
"a follows an abandoned route throue
III the State Quarries not far from Il
vet State Penitentiary. 1t is propose
~ to run line from there up towar,
81 Waterloo.
IT. IT. There is one day of the past wee
~ which should not go by unmentio
~ ed. That is Thursday which w;
~ the day. we went -junketing agai
~ ~ this time the destination being II
sn Ames but Iowa" as the boys Of Il
~ engineering department said wht
ns we passed down the line. III
Of weather was all that was undesi
" able. The party Of Legislators al
w their fri ends, four hundred al
~ ~ more left over the Rock Island
om eight thirty in the morning, alrivir
" at Iowa City at noon. Fortunatel
10 the weather was clearat the momel
~ so the guests were able to ride
ri comfort i'll the carriages placed
La their disposal through the ranks
- professors, assistants and studen
Of who lined several blocks of the w;
~ from the depot to the cole!
Of ground. The different colleg
" were indicated by remnants an
~ as the visitors passed along, IL
na representatives, Of each departmel
N, nj made their presence known by the
IN IN college yells." The youths wi
ca shouted most voceriferousiy we
~ the members of the Engineerin
va Department who are most hearti
~ OnnnSa1 tn tha suofrnction of ,,ov;,