Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
THE LEGISLATURE.

facing of roads. A feature OF the bill
| which started a warm discussion was
| that prohibiting the hobbling Of horses
| across highways Consideration of the
| bill was not concluded Senator Lam
bert secured the passage of his bill
| for the protection of game. The bill
shortens the quail season two weeks,
| and makes the season for fishing with
| hook and line and with trout line,
| Identical. The bill also places ''snipe"
| in the list of protected birds House
| bill providing that the expense for the
| return of escaped patients from hos
| pitfalls for the insane shall be paid out
OF the state treasury, was passed. The
| nomination of John Cownie as a mem
Der of the board OF control was con-
| irmed
| Des Moines, March S-Senate.-
| The senate passed a bill providing
that whenever the court believes that
| liquol injunction cases have been
brouA /, not in good faith but with
the intent to eXtort, he may direct
the court to investigate. 1t also pro-
vdes that such action cannot be dis
missed upon the motion of either de-
| PENDANT or plaintiff, but the county
| and make an investigation During
the session the senate indefinitely
postponed sixty-eight bills. z.w
House.-The house passed the bill
| to appropriate $4,000 to build a per-
manent, fire-proof building on the
| state fair grounds to be devoted to ag.
ricultural, horticultural and dairy
purposes. The. state has about $780,
600 worth of property at the state
fair grounds, but it represents an in
vestment of only about 100000. A
bill authorizing a commission OF vet
Grams to expend $l1 500 on a monu-
ment to soldiers who died at Ander-
sonville prison was passed. The Nc
Dole bill, which adds wild turkeys.
ducks, geese and brants to the list of
fowls which hunters may bag only
in lunches less than twenty-five but
exempting the seller who has more
than twenty-five ducks in his posses
sion from the suspicion Of being
guilty under the section. was passed.
Des Moines, March 9.-Senate-
Hughes resolution declaring for the
election Of United States senators by
| direct vote of the people was adopted,
| % to 10. Senator Young, by request,
offered bill to abolish the state rail-
road commission.
House.-The report of the railroad
committee recommending the indef->
| mite postponement Of the bill requiring
| the employment by railroads of adult
| operators and signalmen, only, was
not adopted by the house, the vote
being a tie, SO to SO. Powers bin to
| prevent consolidation of school dis
tricts, was amended to make II option
al with the school directors whether
to close their schools when the attend
| ance was less than ten, and then the
house defeated 1t IS to IS. The bill
| to raise the salary of the assistant at.
torney general from $1,000 to 81 500,
| was passed.
Des Moines, March 11.-Senate.-
| Warren's educational bill was passed.
| 1t relates to the matter Of certificates
for teachers. Lambert secured the
| passage of three bills relative to fish
| and game One law provides for the
prevention of the seining of buffalo,
| carp and other sucker fish In any Of
| the waters of Iowa, except in lakes
| with an area Of two miles or more.
| The second law prohibits the killing
| If bass during the closed season, the
| present law protecting only black bass.
| The third provides that a hunter may
| not kill more than twenty-five ducks
In one day, but if he is fortunate in
| finding a large number the bill does
| not provide he shall be penalized for
having them upon his person.
Housewife bill appropriating $780,
! 300 for the st. Louis exposition was
sent to the committee on appropria
! tons The bill to permit mutual In
| surance companies to do business in
| Iowa was defeated 123 to SIS. The bill
establishing reciprocal relations be
| tween Iowa and the other states with
! reference to physicians was passed.
| The senate measure requiring the au
| ditor and treasurer both to keep the
| mulct account of counties. was pass
| ed.
| Des Mofnes, March 11.-Senate:-
| The senate took action on the bills
relating to the examination OF insur'
ance companies, which means that
| bills have virtually become laws
| They are the two department bills
recommended by the governor and the
| auditor, and have already passed the
| house All that remains to be done
with them is to have Governor Cum
| minis affx his signature. The bills
| provide for the examination Of insur
ance companies and the employment
| of an actuary at salary OF $1,000 o
year. The other bill provides for the
examination of fraternal companies,
matter of legislation which has beer
| deemed of considerable Importance by
the insurance department Of the audi
| tors Office. Senator Warren intro
duced bill authorizing the instruc
| ton of humane treatment of animals
| in public schools.
! House.---The opponents of the pres
/ ent or Anderson road law mustered
forty-four votes in the house against
that measure. The proposition or
| which the test came was the substitu
ton of the favorable report OF the
minority of the road committee fol
the majority report which was ad
verse to the Chassell bill. This bill
emasculates the road law by making
It's adoption optional with the coun
ties, permitting the counties to return
to the old system. The minority re
port was adopted Al to Al.
Magazine advertising has developed,
almost entirely. with fifteen years.
| An albino deer. with coat as white
as snow. and eyes of a delicate pink
was killed recently In the Canyon
Mountains of Southern Oregon. II
was one OF the very few abino deei
ever seen in the mountains OF the
west. ....,' ,.....
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