Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-01-20
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THE GENERAL. ASSEMBLY.
SENATE.
TuEspAv, Jan. BAT.

SENA II. SIS s;
TUEspAv, Jan. l2 BAT.
MI. Benton presented the Fesition Of
citizens Of Dubuque, caiaty, fprt alr4aitsr.
alton in the license law, ,as 70 the fetaitlng
Of ardent spirits aud on has Nation, the
netition was refsTredt 20 asslsct canmttee.
Messrs. Crawford. Wheeler aid SPrott
were appointed said COMMITTEES.
.sahfr, Davis, from the committee on in-
ternalH Improvements, made a report, &c !
con, panied by a. bin establishing State
Board III Internal improvements, and pro-
yiiding for The Improvement Of TIE nayiga-
ton oithe Dssmoines river; witch were
read, and, on motion Of MIR. Browning,
laid OH the table. rssa M b
Mr.. Benton introduced bill for an act
assuming the Territorial debts, and authors
izin9 the Auditor Of State to collect debts
duie The Territory; which was read 3 first
and second times and made the order OF
the day for the 18th inst,
The bill fur an act in relation 10 clerks
and Prosecuting Attorneys swas read a
third time and passed.
a bilf for the organization oftIc county
Of Dallas as read third time and passed.
Senate adjourned I'LL 10 O'Clock to.mor-
row morning. 4a
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
So sad So TUESDAY. Jan. IL, 1877. /
iSa Mr.. Goodrich presented the petition Of
sunlry citizens Of Washington and Jeiier-
son counties, for the passage OF an act Ter
the Improvement OF Skunk river SC that
!, will ADM. OF downward navigation.-
deferred to the committee on internal i'm
proyements.
Mr.. Steele, from the comhittc=on Public
Buildings. TO whom was ressrrefi the pc.
ti.ion Of, David Henry ans ! Q CHEERS, for
al amendment or repeal ot9an aet to define
. perch Of stone work, reported against
the prayer Of the petition; whleh report
was coneurradin by the Heuse.i as
Mr.. Sells, from the commatee#on incof-
porat;ons, to whom was referred a bill to
authorize the Western Settlement Society
Of Guthefburgh TO purchase anil convey
real estate, made a repor, Recommending
the rejection of said bill +; which report
was concurfed in.
i Mr.. McManns, from the committee to
whom was referred the petisiont4 citizens
Of Scott and Nuscatine count;es,.for j re-
location Of a certain road, reported 3 bill
for an act to revive and re-locats p potion
OF the Territorial road frog, RolkiD5,him
10 Iowa City
Mr.. Sells reported b!ltto prasyids for
The management Of the State Library and
the election Of a Librarian.
On motion Of Mr. Bowie, JosiiSh Clifton
was added TO the standing committee on
and county organizatioh.
\ Mr.. Comstock introduced memorial
10 Congress asking permission q divert
part OF the donation OF lard for the I'm
propement of The Desmoines rietr, to the
construction Of rail road srems Keokuk
TO said river.
The joint resolutions, from th1 Senate,
relative to the Mexican war, WIS read a
second time. when
Mr. Cochran moved 10 lag thekn the
table; upon which motion the following
sote was had
eas---Messrs Anderson, RoWse, Blair,
Cochran, MeManlis, McPherin, .sathhun,
Sells, Steele and Williams %.
Nays-Messrs. Bonhaun, Bailey, CHI.
son, Day, Goodrell, Green, Hardy, : fms
man, Leech. Lefingweil, Lyons n son,
Morton, Montague, Olm.tead, Fey Ilds,
Smith of Mahaska, smyth Of Lima, pde
graf. Whiimore, Wiiloushby, Wright and
Speaker-g3
So he House refused 10 lay The res0-
tutions on the table.
Mr. Goodrell MAYED ,ha. the same be
to ihe committee Of the whole
House and made the order OF the day for
"Wednesday next Carried-yeaz 70,
nays9.
On motion, the House adjourned :till 2
O'Clock, P NJ !
rWO O'CLOCK, p. II.
The bill to repeal certain pats e the
marriage act, was read a third Tins and
rejected.
The bill to provide for taking an=enu-
meration Of the white inhabitants 6 the
State was read The third time and passed.
Fhe bill to change the name o. CIs,ldea
IN Appanoose county was reaes shird
time and passed @
The JOINT resolution Tor mail soute
from Dubuque was read third ling and
passed
The memorial to Congress for.addstion-
al pay to the Fort Atkinson Troops: was
read third time and passed. /
The House ,hen ADJOURNED tilt to- nor
row morning
SENATE.