Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-03-16
Five Mile Bill Not Dead.

sion or intemperance had recommends
ed that 1t be indefinitely postponed
and the house had previously accept
ed the recommendation.
George of Story called up his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which
the house on February rs accepted
the committee report. Klay Of Sioux
and Dawson of Cherokee spoke for
the motion to reconsider, and Koontz
of Johnson against It. The motion
carried, 81 to "a.
Schee of O'Brien moved to post
pone till March Gath all further con-
sideration of the report and the bill.
Klay amended by asking immediate
consideration and demanding a roll
call. Klay's amendment won, &C to
20. KIay then moved that the COM
mittee report be rejected.
New Iowa Corporations.
Farmers Shipping company, Kim
ballton, capital stock, $4,000; incor.
porators. N. A. Hanson, Peter Peter
son, Chris Christensen, H. P. Bon
nesen, Paul Bjorn, Lars Christensen.
Farmers Mutual Cooperative
Creamery company. Orange City,
capital stock. $4,000; incorporators,
John Nieuwenberg, J. Van Klomplen-
berg, A. Heemstra. e. J. Kraai. M.
Kerver, A. B. DeHaan, w. Huesman.
Owens Grove Telephone company,
Mason City, r. r. No. 3; mutual;
incorporators. A. l.. Runyan. Elmer
Deach, ]. H. Woodward, Evan Jen-
kins, Rinaldo Richardson, 8. s. Stew
ems.
Abolish Treasurer.
The bill by Senator Hammill abol-
ishing the Office of school treasurer
was called up and discussed.
Senator Hammill urged its passage
from the standpoint Of economy and
~isdom. claiming that the school
treasurers in the past have cost the
state OF Iowa $4,000 annually and
that the school funds have always
been the cause of a war between
banks and school officers. His bill
puts all the school funds in the hands
Of the county treasurer.
Salary Bill Wins.
The house by vote of &C for to
4 against it, passed the Cunningham
bill giving power to the state agri-
cultural department to fix the salary
OF the state fair secretary, and take
the funds from the state fair re-
ceipts.
Beebe OF Franklin presented an
amendment providing that the salary
to be SO fixed by the board should
not exceed $4,000 per year. The
amendment was adopted.
Would Prohibit Highway Blocks.
Representative Mccullough of Du-
buque county introduced bill in the
house making 1t unlawful to obstruct
public highways. The measure i'm
poses penalty of 500 or thirty days.
imprisonment upon anyone who OBJ
structs the public highways. The
township trustees and members Of
county boards OF supervisors are sub,
ject to the same penalties for failure
to remove distractions.
To Put Roads In Same Class.
Street railway companies and inter-
urbans are put In the same class as
railway companies and subject to the
same provisions of the law insofar
as being liable for wrongs done en-
ployes. by bill introduced in the
senate by Sullivan of Polk. Hereto
fore interurbans and street railways
have not operated under the same
provisions of the law as the steam
roads.
House Passes Bill for Fifth Judge.
The house passed the Sullivan bill
creating the fifth Judge In Polk coun-
ty The bill, as amended. must go to
the senate for passage.
! The appointment Of the fifth Judge
Is subject Of much discussion. Gov
ernor CAROLS choice, 1t Is said. will
be either o. NJ. Brockett or Nose
Cohen.
Votes for Women.
The senate received favorable
report on the joint resolution TO sub
nit the woman suffrage amendment
to the constitution to the people. 1t
is expected the senate will pass the
measure which has already been dis
posed of In the house.
Commission Decides.
Representative Shane Of Wapelio
introduced bill in the house en-
powering the commissioner OF phar'
macy to decide which remedies may
be sold by others than pharmacists.
Must Be Educated.
Aspirants to certificates for the
practice OF medicine. surgery and OBJ
stetrics, must show proof OF high
school education II a bill presented
in the house by Representative Grout
OF Black Hawk is passed by the gen.
eral assembly.
Addition to Home.
Senator Van Law OF Marshall II
father of a bill introduced IN the SEN
at, which calls for an appropriation
OF $1,000 to build an addition to the
Iowa Soldiers home at MarsballtopS
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