Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-01-08

!, chap 2, part I, title IA, with amendments
To- . salect com disagreed to.
i Mr. Folsom, moved to strike out "be-
coming" in the LIST clause Of sec 8, chap
! 3, part l--lost. Also to strike out the
last line Of the "a clause lost. Also to
strike out sec 4--lost.
Mr. Negns, offered the following; sec 5
i in no case shall greater rate Of interest
be recoverable, than ten per cent per an
mum.
1 Mr. Allcnder, moved the previous ques-
1tion-lost A call Of the house was had,
and Messrs Crawford, Gibson and Pres
ton Of Monroe, were found to be absent;
on motion Of Mr. Harbor, the cali was
suspended.
Mr. Nesns, moved to adjourn lost.
! The question being taken on the adoption
of sec 5, was decided in The Affirmative.
Mr. Preston, offered the following:
Any person who shall violate the pro-
visions Of this act BY taking or receiving q
greater amount Of interest either in money
or property, directly or indirectly, than
ten per cent, such person ssSss!! forfeit and
pay for every such violation, to the person
or persons from whom such sum or sums
lot money have been taken or received, !
f~um Of NOT iessrvhan one -h6Kdfed dollars,
nor more than one thousand dollars, to be
recovered by an action before any court
of competent jurisdiction rejected yeas
IA, nays 20.
On motion Of Mr. Gildea, chap 10, title
IA, read a second time and referred t. a
select com aud Messrs Gildea, Harbour,
Flint, DRble and McCull.ch of Jefferson,
were appointed said com-qnestion pend.
ing on concurring in the amendment Of
the com Of the whole to CHI, p s. title Ia.
On motion Of MIR Taylor tie House ad-
journed.
MoNDAy morning, Jan. 6, 1851.
in SENATE M Cassady, present
ed the petition Of sundsy citizens praying
for state road, which on his motion was
referred 10 the com on roads.
Mr. Espy, presented memorial from the
medical faculty Of the Iowa university,
which on his motion was referred to the
com on schools.
Petitions were presented by the fol-
lowing gentlemen, ard referred 10 appro-
pirate commiltees-by Messrs Baker,
Alger, Wright, Selman, Cassidy and
Sales. t
Mr. Shields, presented Senate I'll No.
%, preamble and joint resolution in rela-
ton 10 grant Of land by Congress to the
State Of Iowa, in ait OF The construction Of
certain railroads therein named. which
was read first and second times, and on
motion Of Mr. Hepner, was referred 20 the
com on internal improvements.
Senate file No n, joint resolution for
the establishment Of Land Office at Fl.
Des Moines, was read third time pas
scd and title agreed TO.
II II file No AZ, bill for an act TO To-
cate state road from Fl Des Moines TO
Fl Clark, was. read first and second
times, and referred 10 the com on roads.
H II file No So, joint resolution for q
mail route from C+ntreviIle, in Apparoose
county, TO the Missouri river, near Fl
Kearney, which was read first and sec.
ord times, and referred to com on mail
faculties.
On motion of Mr. Lowe, the amend
ments offered tothe code, in relation to the
removal Of county seats, was taken FROM
the table.
Mr. Lowe, moved to amend TIE amend
merds, by adding two additional sections.
Mr. Selman, moved to lay the amend
ments on the table, which motion was lost.
On motion Of Mr. Espy, the amendments
were referred To the committee on the iu-
dietary, with instructions to report al an
early day.
On motion of Mr. Baker. the message
from the house was taken up, H r file
No 81, bill for an act TO establish state
road from .Nuscatine to the county line of
lNnscatine county, was read first and
second times, and referred to the commit
tee on roads.
H r file No 81, an act to grant the
right Of way tothe Iowa western railroad
compay, was read first and second times,
and on motion Of Mr. Baker, was refer
red to com. on internal improvements.
On motion Of Mr. Shields, the Senate
insists ON their amendments made to H r
file No 80.
Mr. Wright, presented the claims Of Jo-
siah II Bonhey, against the State, which
on his motion was referred 10 committee
on claims.
On motion of Mr. Wright, the Hon John
J Selman, was added to the following
standing committees on internal improve
ments, interpretations, claims, and public
buildings.
Mr. Sales, with leave presented two
petitions in relation to state roads, which
on his motion was referred to the com. on
roads.
On motion Of Mr. Wright, the petitions
on the table in relation to the relocation Of
the seat Of Government, were taken up,
and referred 10 com. on public buildings.
On motion of Mr. Wright, the Senate
adjourned until o'clock P. M.
2 o'clock P. NJ.
Mr. Cassidy, from com. on conference,
made the following report.
| The com. of conferences to whom was
referred, the disagreeing vote between the
Senate and House Of Representatives. on
the substitute for Senate file No 5, beg
leave 10 report;
That the Senate will agree to the amend
ments made by the House, to the follow
ing sections, 10 wit: 8, I, 8, 9, IL, l9, %,
"a, 20, 81, ~, 43, 46, and Al, and we re-
commend that the House will recede from
ito amendments made to sections 20, e.,
25, 81, 81, 80, Al, As, 49, aid so. And
| we further recommend that The r ,liou inU