Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-01-27
ridE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
TursDAY, Jan. 10, l847.

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Petitions aud "reminiscences presented --1
By M. Hebsrd, the .remonstrance Of
citizens Of Union township in Deslnoines
county, against the passage of law
whereby the school lands may be render
ded less valuable. BY Mr.. Matson, from
citizens Of Jones county, for an act to al
low the voters Of said county to take a
vote on the RELOCATION Of the seat Of JUS
tice Of said comfy. By Mr.. Hsbard,
from citizens Of Desmoines county, for an
amendment 10 the present poor law
On motion Of Mr.. Olmstead. It was
Resolved, That the special committee
appointed to investigate the charges OF
bribery and corruption, againt $. i Mar
shall and others, be instructed to report
to this House during the present session
of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Day offered the following resoiu-
ton:
RESOLVED, That it is unnecessary and IN
conflict with the spirit ans reasonable
construction Of the llth section Of the
4th article Of the Constitution, for this
House TO take any action upon the protest
Of a member before the same is placed
anon the Journals of the House, if the
member protesting insists upon its being
done; and that it is the duty pf the Clerk,
Independent of the concurrence or dissent
of the House, to place the protest 60 OF
fered upon the Journals.
Upon the adoption Of which, the yeas
and nays were called fer, and are as fol-
lows:
YrAs-Messrs. Bonham, Day, Green,
Hardy. Kinsman, Leech, :Letiingw
LYONS, Matson, Montague, OEnstead, Rey-
nelds, Smyth, of Linn, W9ismors and
Nilloughby.-l5.
NAYs.-Messrs. Anderson, Bowie.
Blair, Cochran, Clifton, Comstcck, Lood-
rell, Hebard, King, MeManus, McPherin,
Morton, Rathburn, Smith oil Mahaska,
Sells, Steele, Updegraff, Wrishs and Spea.
ker.--20.
So the resolution was disagreed TO.
Mr.. Smyth, Of Lynn, from tts Commit
tee on Roads and Highways reported IL.
r. iile No As, a bill for an aet.io locate
State Road IRON Canton, in J Jackson coun-
ty, TO Pioneer Grove in Ceda. county.
Mr.. Leech. from the select Committee
to whom was referred the petition Of cit
liens of Appanoose county, 4or review
Of road in said county, reported IL. K.
file No. Al, bill to relocate > road there
il, named.
Mr., Bonham, from the CotAmi5tse on
Agriculture, TO whom was refe:red IA. K.
file No. 80, bill to repeal aS act Tor the
improvement Of Sheep; reported Ia favor
Of the rejection OF said bib; which report
was agreed to by the House:
SIR. Sells, from the Committee on In
corporations, 10 whom was rsferre II R.
file No z, memorial To Congress asking
permission 10 divert porlioh Of tito land
donated for the Improvement Of the Des
Moines river, reported, recommending
The rejection Of said memorial, which re-
port was conCurred IN.
Mr. Cochran introduced +. z file No.
As, bill to authorize Isaac A. Lsferve,
his heirs and assigns, 10 keep ferry on
she Mississippi river at MoIarose, ia Lee
county.
Mr.. Hardy introduced H Il. fise No.
49, bill to authorize general, incerpora-
ions by the General Assem- ply of the
State Of Iowa.
II. R. file No. 40, bill 10 srev4nt the
commissioners from locating sany of the
school, university, or library ENDS Jon the
odd sections within five miles sf The Des-
,noines river, was passed.
H R file No. Al, bill to:ch:rge the
name Of the town of Newto:i City 20 that
OF Newton, was passed. =
Adjourned till 2 O'Clock, 2. M: