Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-01-19

A bill regulating practice in the Dis.
trict Court; was read ! second time and
referred 10 the committee on the Judici-
airy. @
A bill for the relief Of H. H. Hendricks
and Edward Porrego, was read second
and third time, and passed.
Joint resolution mcmorializing Congress
for grant Of land, for the construction ol
. Rail Road from Davenport to Council
Bluffs, was read.
Mr.. Smyth moved its reference to a
committee Of one from each district; a.
greed to.
8 Mr.. Goodrell moved to take from the
table, the resolution calling upon the Su
-psrinteudant Of Public Instruction for in
formation; agreed TO.
Mr.. Montague offered the following as
a substitute. Resolved, That the commit
lee on Schools be authorised to send for
persons and papers to acquire all neces.
sary information in relation TO Schools.
Mr.. Morton moved 10 lay the substi.
tute on tho table, agreed to; the Wings
all voting in the affirmative. I'll
Mr.. GoodrelI moved the previous ques-
ton. --..r -...
Mr.. O'Brien moved call Of the House.
Mr.. Kinsman absent. s
Mr.. Kinsman having taken his seat
The yeas and nays being called for. :
The resolution was adopted by a strict
party vote, 20 wings voting in the affir-
native, and 10 democrats in the negative.
Mr.. G"odrell moved the House adjourn
until 2 o'clock P. NJ; agreed to.
2o'dock, P. MA Bill relocating the
county seat Of Davis county; was taken up
and passed.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole, upon the Desmoines river
bill. Mr.. Bonham in the chair.
Mr.. Morton moved 10 strike out all al.
ter the word ''shall," in The third lite to
the word "be" in the fourth line in the
second section; agreed to.
MIR. Clifton, 10 amend 50 as to make
the officers take their salaries in land, at
s so per acre. .......
Mr.. LefingwelI thought the gentleman
from Lee had mistook the pint. The gen.
tleman was legisla,ing for the Desmoines
republic. instead Of the State Of Iowa.
The object Of the gentleman was 10 enable
the citizens on the Desmoines to acquire
land at 81 ,25 per acre, that by the i'm
provement now in process, would be made
worth fifteen or twenty dollars per acre.
The interests of the whole State should
be considered; the lands belong to the
State, therefore to legislate upon this sub
ject as local one, was wrong; the inter
ests Of the citizens upon the lands should
not be forgotten, nor those Of other por-
tons of The State. Mr.. L. thought all
sectional feelings and interest should be
forgotten in Iegisla.ing upon this subject.
Mr.. Cli!ton's amesdnent was not a.
greed 10.
Mr.. Comestock moved 10 amend so az
to make purchasers pay for the improve
ments on the land; no! agreed 10.
Mr.. Lyons moved the committee rise
and report 10 the House; sgeeed 10.
Mr.. Montague moved 10 amend the re.
port Of the committee by adding in sub.
stance, Mr.. Comes,ock's amendment; not
agreed to.
Mr.. Comstock again offered his amend
ment; which was agreed TO.
The question upon agreeing 10 the re-
port Of the committee was taken, aud the
report was agreed 10.
Mr. Sells moved to amend by striking
out the words "such reservations" in the
fret section; agreed TO.
Mr.. Hebard moved 10 amend the bill
80 as 10 authorize he Board Of Public
Works 10 fix the value Of the improve
ments upon the State lands; not agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Lyons the bill was
then passed.
Mr.. Edmundson introduced bill to d.
vide the State into two Congressional
Districts.
Mr.. Smyth moved 10 take up the reso-
luton memorial,zine Congress for grant
Of land 10 aid in the construction Of Rail
Road from Dubuque to Keokuk; agreed
to.
Mr.. Morton, moved the rules be sus-
pended and the memorial read a second
time; agreed to. .....
Mr.. Herberd moved its reference to Sc
lect committee; agreed To-. .......
Mr.. Bonham from the committee on
Roads to whom had been referred petit
tons 10 locate certain roads therein named,
reported the same back and recommended
the indefinite postponement Of The same;
agreed to.
Senate File No. 5, was then taken up,
Ian act changing the time o. holding
Courts in the I'd Judicial District.
On motion Of Mr.. OImstead the rules
were suspended and the bill read second
and third time and passed. ......
On molten Of Mr.. McManus the House
then adjourned until omorrow morning
10 o'clock.
SENATE Thursday January, l3.-Mr
Davis introduced joint resolution in re-.
lation to the election Of Senators and
Judges q first, second and third
time, and passed; every wing voting a.
gainst it.
The committee appointed to take into
consideration the right Of Mr.. Davis to
seat in tho Senate, reported favorable to
the right Of Mr.. DAVIS to scat in the
Senate, and submitted the following reso-