Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
He GENERAL ASSEMBLY

| to accept bequests-specially designed
! to allow Ames college to accept the
| George W. Gait estate--was passed.
| but not property.
Des Moines, Feb. s. - Senate -
Among bills passed was one by Court.
right, to add step child and descend.
ants of stepchildren to the list of the
beneficaries of requests who are ex-
empted from collateral inheritance
tax. A bill by Clary, to give defend
ants In criminal cases a second trial
on producing new evidence, was
Allied Among bills introduced were
these: BY Laird, amending the code
and providing punishment for whoever
| shall counsel or incite or prepare for
felony other than murder when no
such felony is committed; by Greeley.
providing for the inspection and equip.
inent of buildings of Iowa State Agri-
cultural college and appropriating the
sum of 10 mill on the dollar for five
years.
House-The Lewis dill, messaged
from the senate, providing punish.
ment for ENLIGHTENMENT, was passed,
as was also the senate bill appropri-
atlng $500 for the Industrial school
at Eldora. Among bills introduced were
the following: BY Gale, to provide
additional appropriations for expert
ment' work by the Ames college; by
Durham, to provide for uniform mu.
nicipal reports and accounts; by Dun.
ham, to prohibit adulteration of cream
and its sale. and putting 1t in same
category as milk; by Stirton, to punish
fraudulent banking and to make the
assignment or failure of concern
prima facie evidence of intent to de.
fraud.
Des Moines, Feb. 6.-Senate-Sen-
ator Lewis resolution authorizing the
governor to call conference to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of securing
con, antiOn to amend the constitution
so as to make United States senators
elective by the people was referred
to the committee on appropriations
Harper's resolution to request the
Iowa delegation in congress to work
for a national pure food law was
adopted. During the debate the SEN
ate adjourned for thirty minutes to
hear Thomas w. Lawson, who was
speaking in the house.
House-The house voted to place
statue OF former Gov. Samuel j. Kirk
wood in the national statuary hall.
The Mott bill, providing that appli-
cations for the purchase of intoxicat.
ing liquors be issued by the state and
be consecutively numbered, was
passed. Representative Head pre-
sented a resolution that the Hon.
Thomas w. Lawson be asked to ad-
dress the house. The resolution
was carried by a vote of 67 to 10.
A committee was appointed to invite
Mr.. Lawson to the house. Mr.. Law.
son spoke for about fifteen minutes
OF insurance.
Des Moines, Feb. T. Senate
Spaulding's bill to create new fund
to be known as school house fund,
composed of money raised for school
Nouse purposes, was passed. The
King road drag bill was also passed.
among bills introduced ives one bv
Young of Lee, to appropriate $222S
for the Iowa Corn Growers associa.
ton, and another by Newberry, to
nrohibit manipulation of the Babcock
milk test.
House.-The senate pure food reso.
'rtion was messaged, and 1t was re.
ferred to the committee on federal
relations. The Temple bill, relating
TO the conveyance of real property
where either spouse is insane, was
called up and was the subject of much
debate. The bill passed by vote
of 81 to 25. Among bills INTRODUCED
were the following: By Weeks, in.
creasiug the county road tax levy
from 1 to mills and decreasing the
township road tax levy from 4 to
mills; by Bixby, encouraging the
growth of forest and fruit trees in ihs
state Of Iowa: by Stanberry, reqrir-
ing the marshals in cities and trwns
10 act as truant officers.
Des Moines, Feb. 8.-Senate.-Sen-
ator Newberry's wide tire, bill was
passed. 1t provides only for encour-
agement Of the use Of wide tired
wagons by crediting the user Of wide
tires with one-fourth of his road tax.
The Warren state certification bill
came up and was amended to give
EOuuly SuptIlDtSUuSHlS IGdNelDS eX-
penses. An effort to defeat that sec.
tion requiring teachers to prove COM
retency, on examination, to teach ele
ments Of vocal music, was defeated.
Consideration was not completed
House.-Several bills were passed.
all of minor importance. Among bills
introduced were the following: BY
| McCulloch, regulating the sale OF
sstent medicines and forbidding free
distribution; by committee on mill.
tary affairs. providing for roster of
| soldiers, sailors and marines and max
| ing an appropriation of $4,000 for that
| purpose; by Greene. recognizing the
congressional districts of the state.
Des Moines, Feb. 9.-Senate-The
senate by vote Of 10 to 13 refused
70 accept the invitation to visit tie
| agricultural college Feb. Is. Prac.
tically the whole forenoon was de.
voted to committee amendments to
the bill for the state certifcation of
rea chers.
| House-The Cummings bill relative
TO boiler inspection occupied most of
the forenoon.
Joint Session-At a joint session
the republican caucus nominees for
state printer and binder and trustees
of the state institutions were elected.
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