Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-12-27
HOUSE.
TUESDAY, Dec. 10,

i
. Mr.. EVANS presented the petition o
sundry citizens Of Scott county, praying
for law abolishing the township organi
cation of Scott county:-rc!erred to thu
committee on township and county organ
lization;
Also, the petition of sundry citizens o
Muscatine and Scot counties, praying fol
a State road from the centre of section
sc, in township IS, range one west, thence
to Overman's ierry-relerred to the com.
mittee on roads. .-
Mr.. BABBITT introduced H. R. file
No. So, joint resolution requiring the Sec.
rotary OF State to furnish the counties Of
Warren and Madison with copies of the
revised statutes and other laws Of this
State read a first time.
Mr.. READ, from the select committee
to whom was referred H. r. file No. 40,
a bill for an act for the relief of occupy
ing claimants of real e,tate, reported the
same back with enc amendment and rec
commended its passage.
Mr.. ALEXANDER, from the commit
tee on agriculture, to whom was referred
II. R. file, No. 4S, an act to restrain swine
from running at large in Clinton county,
reported the same back and recommended
It's passage.
Mr.. EVANS introduced II. R. file
NO. ia, an act TO amend an act entitled
''an act to incorporate the town of Da-
venport;' read first time;
II. r. file No. 60, bill for an act to
authorize George w. Hays TO build dam
across the South Fork of Skunk river,
was read a second time, and indefinitely
postponed;
II. r. file No. 81, a bill for an act to
license and regulate groceries, was read
second time and laid on TIE table;
H. r. file No. "a, bill for an act to
establish State road therein named;
H. r. file No. SO, bill for an act to
establish State road frcm Monona, in
Clayton county, to Fort Atkinson;
II. R. file No. 80, bill for an act re-
curing the Secretary of State to record
State roads;
II. r. file No. 80. bill for an act to
provide for the navi CATION of the Des
Moines river between the Raccoon Forks
therco. and the northern boundary of this
State;
II. R. file No. 26, bill for an act to
amend an act entitled san act to establish
new counties and define their boundaries"
and
II. R. file No. IS, bill for an act au-
thorizing Frederick Andres, of Clayton
county, TO transcribe the records of said
county;
Were scvcrally read third time, pass
ed and titles agreed to.
5. file No. 80, joint resolution provi-
ding compensation for the commissioners
appointed to select Des MONIES river lands,
was read first time.
Senate file No. %, joint resolution to
allow John Brophy additional compensa-
ton for the location Of salt springs, was
read first and second time, and referred
TO the committee on claims.
Senate file No. Is, bill for an act to
establish ferry at Boardman's mill, on
the Des MONIES river, in Lee county, was
read a first and second time.
Senate file No. q, joint resolution for
the improvement of the harbor at Du-
bnque, was read first, second and third
time and passed.
Senate file No. 81, bill for an set TO
authorize tie Auditor of State to audit and
allow the expenses of the supreme court;
and
Senate file No so, bill FOR an act to
locate State road therein named, were
read first time.
Senate file No. "a, bill for an act to
locate a State rad therein named, was
read q first, second and third time and
passed.
Senate file No. 90, an act and ordinance
accepting the propositions made by Con-
eress upon the admission of Iowa into the
Union, was read q first time.
Sen%te resolution for the adjournment of
the General Assembly on the 30h inst,
was read and the further consideration
postponed until Monday next.
TWO O'clock. p. NJ.
Mr.. READ, introduced II. r. file No.
%, bill fer an act relative &c the reverse
of the decree in the half-brced case read
a first time.
Mr.. THOMPSON introduced II. r.
file No. G6, a bill for an act for road
therein named; read Il first time.
The Speaker laid before the House the
report Of the State Librarian, which was
read and referred to the committee on
schools.
Mr.. MCFARLAND introduced II. r.
file No. 81, a bill for an act to authorize
VIM. ID. Townsend TO establish and keep
ferry across the Missouri at Traders
Point, which was read first, second and
third time and passed.
Mr.. COR>E, presented the petition OF
sundry citizens OF Des MONIES and Louisa
counties, praying for the review of State
road-referred to select committee con-
slsting of Mcssrs. CorSe, Goodrich and
Sergent.
Mr.. GOODRICH introduced II, r.
file No IS, memorial and joint resolution
Tor the increase of mail facilities which
was read first, second and third time and
passed.
Senate file No 25. memorial TO Con-