Iowa Forty-Eighth General Assembly Proceedings Summary
Long Iowa legislative session coverage from Des Moines detailing Senate and House debates, committee appointments, proposed resolutions, and a flood of introduced bills. Key topics include new committees on Mines and Mining and Private Corporations, counting errors in Mahaska County, measures on intoxicating liquors, prison appointments, and a Senate vote for U.S. Senator. Major named entities include Iowa General Assembly, Secretary of State, Governor, Mahaska County, Wm B. Allison, L G Kinne, James Weaver, and state lawmakers across multiple counties and cities.
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Secretary of State
General Assembly
Senate
Donnen
Whurerras
Hall
Logan
Wuerreas
United States
Iowa
Congress
HOUSE
Butler
Page
Rom
Capitol
Head
Greene
Wierrass
State of Iowa
House of Representatives
State of
Mahaska
Ig Oso Oneds
Tosncacen
Mahaska County
Baren R. Sherman
L. G. Kinne
James B. Weaver
General Assembly of
J. A. T. Hout
Mr. Head
Drs Morne
Hunt
Smith
William B. Allison
Benton J. Hall
L. G. Kigne
Robert
U. S
Warrons
Penitentiaries
Larrabee
Hutchins
Diocese of
Louis W. Weirich
Fort Madison
Dannon
Gillett
Albert Doar
Marshall
Abbott Hunt
Geo. H. Benson
Wainscott
J. P. Kinne
I. W. Wilson
G. H. Cleggett
E. C. Corrine
W. P. Wickersham
Dabney
Madison
Fordyce
Jefferson
Carpenter
Des Moines
Mr. Kerr
Grundy
Gov
Committee On Elections
Stewart
Poweshiek
Wm. B. Allison
Humphrey
Humboldt
B. J. Hall
D. M. Clark
Committee On Agriculture
Haviland
Sioux City
Merrell
Clinton
Balingall
Converse
J. G. Bennett
Howard County
Judiciary
Green
Bremer
Barber Brothers
Kennedy
Clayton
Pottawattamie
Drs Moines
Citizs
Judiciary Committee
Hennepin Canal
Nichola
MecVay
Caldwell
Eastman
Committee On Ways and Means
Sweeny
Tutchinson
Baker
Miles
Hurst
Sutton
Sweeney
Brown
Abraham
Stevens
Carr
Miton
van Buren
Carson
Clark
Donnan
Iowa Prisoners’ Aid Association
Memorial
Whitney
Hall—Senate
McDonough
C. Larrabee
Whiting
Vail
Picken
Ways and Mears
Whatey
Sweney
Wilkin
Hant Johnson
Cotton
Kamrar
Clarke
Eastmen
Gault
Butls
Nichols
Bloom
Hutchinson
Chubb
Henderson
Barrett
Ludlow
Duncan
Ryder
Banks
Russell
Graves
Chambers
Cassatt
Fastman
Lrown
Baylies
Robinson
Whaley
Hemenway
McCoy
Stephens
Lloyneer
Hendricks
Hutchison, Robinson and
Jules—Donnan
Engrossea Bills
Arr
Ryder, Abraham and
Rae Sudlow
Vyneer
Glass
Carr and Hendricks
Bills
F Russell
Sundlow
Suttor
Hunt, Clarke
Sudlow
Mershall
Logan, Clark
Kawrar
Hospital For
Independence
State University
Hutchison
Kamvar
Darber Brothers
Theospital
Mt. Pleasant
al O
Johnson
Baldwin
Ian
Iowa Industrial School and Prison Reformatory
Kamrer
Committee On Rules
Tuttle
Ward
Vanderpool
Jones
Wilbur
Holbrook
Wherry
Chamberlain
Culbertson
Wright
Grant
Scrimegeour
Hal
Watson
Schee
McVey
Bullock
Bolter
Aaker
Ballingall
Overholtzer
Wyland
Buth
Huskins
Rice
Nugent
Cole
Suter
Watrous
Curtis
Killen
Miller of Lee
McDiid
Weaver
Mentzel
W. P. Wolf
McDaid
Vanderpoel
Lucas
Lynch
Pattee
Hamblin
Miller
Carroll
Upton
Merritt
Curtis, Watson
Widner
Jordan
Ranch
Livingston
Wilbur, Sherman
McCulloch
Mentze
Board of Public Charities
Cloud
Calkins
Wilber
Densmore
Schmidt
Carrol
Brothers and Nachtweg
Boggs
Hardy
Lyon
Ballinga
Fillmore
Linn
Brothers
Benson
Storey
Mowery
Sherman
Gilliland
Lordger
Overholster
Delaware
McCarty
Fordyde
Asylum For the
4Th Judicial District
Belmond
Robb
Lating
Monticello
Iastbh
Board of Supervisors
Crawford County
Hall of Clarke
Murray
Eighteenth General Assembly
Ranek
Improved Stock Builders’ Association
Manly Junction
15Th General Assembly
Aakers
Messrs. Kerr, McCall and
Bremer County
Barber
Avoca
Utah
Campbell
McCall
Jeness Widner
Lyons
Miller of
Boards of Supervisors
Wilkins
16Th
State Department
Doerr
Muscatine
Mississippi
Missouri
Ankers
Willmore
Temperance Association
Story
Agriculture and Agricultural College
Supreme Court Holds No Tax Deduction For Subsidy Interest
In Sioux City and Pacific Railroad v United States the court affirming the lower court rules the company cannot deduct interest on subsidy bonds when computing net earnings for taxes. The case arose from arrears totaling about 11,000 dollars covering 1868 to 1871. Also reported are House actions on war claims limits, land grants, Indian affairs, postal rates, and various Senate and committee items.
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Supreme Court
Sioux City & Pacific Railroad Company
United States
United States Circuit Court of Iowa
General Slocum
Secretary of the Interior
New Orleana Canal Banking Company
Vendees
Surveyor General
Nebraska
House Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Dawes
Committee On Indian Affairs
Utah
Unitah Reservation
Li Piata
Colorado
New Mexico
Hardman
House Committee On
Hunt
Dudley
Pension Bureau
Matson
Commissioner of Pensions
Bloomington
Ill
Post Office Department
Drummond
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Ingalls
General Land Office
Senate Committe On Foreign Relations
Jonas
Gibson
United States Supreme Court
Georgia Kuklux
Albany
House Committee On Agriculture
Aiken
Commissioner of Agriculture
Secretary of War
House
Illinois
Towa
German Temperance Speech Then Prohibition Joke
A laconic German character jokes that drinking lager cures his pain and reveals money in his pocket, illustrating temperance humor. The piece also notes fashion limits for 1884, a child’s plea to become a state, and a mock journalistic label about Oregon papers merging with a later publication named The Yawning Chasm.
Why m Pays to Read for Farmers and Mind Power
The piece argues that the body is a living machine guided by the mind. Regular mental exercise through reading strengthens will, concentration, and direction of effort, leading to better work outcomes. It urges farmers to read widely to increase reasoning and profitability through informed effort.
Montpelier Home of Madison in Orange County Virginia
The historic Montpelier estate lies about eighty miles south of Washington in Orange County Virginia. It spans over 1000 acres with eighty improved near the house and features a white pine and walnut grove. The brick and stone house with a stone columned portico mirrors Mt. Vernon and Monticello, and Madison’s family burial ground lies on the grounds. Also quoted is a tale of a beggar asking for aid and a benevolent woman giving a dollar, with the man replying that he would rather work.
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President Madison
Montpelier
Washington
Orange County
Madison
Mt. Vernon
Monticello
Excursion to Robinson Crusoe Island By South American Line
An excursion from Valparaiso aboard a South American Company steamer visits Juan Fernandez island famed as the Robinson Crusoe locale. The article describes landing by boat, Dampier and Selkirk legends, the island's leasehold, wildlife, fishing, whaling, and lush scenery including crystal springs and shaded glens.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Tarcanzano
Chili
South American Company
Juan Fernandez
Robinson Crusoe
Valparaiso
Pacific
Dampier
Alexander Selkirk
Europe
Daniel Defoe
Cruise
Childe Harold
Clitimus
Manners from Hillis Manual of Social Rules
Do not manifest impatience or engage in argument. Speak softly with a firm clear voice. Avoid discussing private matters and do not betray confidences. Do not use profanity or foreign terms and do not boast of gentility or noble lineage.
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Hillis
Snake Dance of the Megui Indians Described in Detail
The Albuquerque Journal reports on the Megui or Mequi Indians performing a rare Snake Dance. Men hunt snakes eight days before, place them in an estufu, and crowd them around a sacred rock while women and laborers chant and throw sacred meal. Snakes are taken from the shade, passed among dancers, and many are eaten or waved with sticks and feathers. The ritual ends with snake-release to the four compass points and ritual prayers for rain, with fatalities among bite victims.
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Albuquerque ‘Journal
Pueblo
Startled truth and streetcar humor from Syracuse Times
A quip from the Syracuse Times ponders sound and perception. It recalls a streetcar joke about a man startled by a noise and a bashful passenger shielding his face with a newspaper to avoid occupying two seats.
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Syracuse Times
Gertie
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