Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-02-05
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pOratc Iowa city;
~ X file 62, q bill for an act 10 incor
porste The town Of Gu,tenburg;
Senate file 80, bill for an SO. 10 in
corporate the town Of Mount Pleasant;
II r file 50, bill for an act 10 auihor
izs Robert Cover, James H. Cover
Jacob Shaver and Peter Dilt,, and 9th
erst, to erect toll bridge .acvoss Cedal
river in Cedar county;
II X file l57, bill for an dct granting
the Mount Pleasant, Trenton, Deeds viii,
and Brighton plank road and.bridee com
pany the right Of way;
MIR. Baker, introduced Senate file So
bill for an act 10 provide for The compile.
ton Of the Penitentiary; readla first ant
second time, and,
On motion Of Mr.. Cook, was referred
tothe committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Wight, oRerHd stt,sf dllnAing res.
0luiion:
Resolved, That the liberation sc III.
code be made the special order of the dAS
for each days at 10 o'clock until finalI3
(disPese1 ~ eaaepHed
o. usdassa ~ MY, II r .lais 100
in relatirls Ia the Half Heed lands. va,
taken from the table and the report d
committee, recommending its postpone.
ment, was concurred in.
On motion Of Mr.. Wright, the Senate
adjourned until 2 o'clock r. M.
2 o'clock P. NJ.
The Senat met and went into the com.
mittce Of the whole on the revised cole;
when,
On motion Of Mr.. Wright, adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 80, 1851.
IN HOUSE.-Mr Crawford from the
select committee appointed to reapportion
the state into senatorial and representa-
tive districts, reported H r file 1875, a bill
for an act to reapportion the state and de-
fine the boundaries Of senatorial and rep
resentative districts therein; read first
and second times.
On motion of Mr. B,bbtt the And rule
was suspended, said bill read third time,
passed and title agreed to.
Mr. Haun from the committee on agri-
culture TO whom was referred Fl r file
l64, bill for an act requiring additional
duties Of the several county assessors, re-
ported the same back without amendment;
said bill was read second time.
Mr. Preston Of Linn offered the follow
ing:
SEC. 2. This act shall be considered for
statistical information only, and not for the
purpose of taxation; which was adopted.
Said bill was read third time, and the
question being put, shall the bill pass?
was decided in The neg tive.
Mr. Eaton, from the committee on
schools, to whom was referred II Il file
LIB, joint resolution relative to Barnard's
schools architecture, reported the same
back without amendments; and on the
passage Of the bill it was decided in the
negative.
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the committee appointed to examine the
accounts Of A H Haskll deceased late
superintendent Of the Penitentiary re.
ported the SEINE back and asked 10 be ex-
FUSED from the further consideration
hereof.
On motion Of Mr. Summers the commit
ZEE was excused from the further consid.
grafton of said report.
Mr. Price from the select committee to
whom was referred II r file l73, report
d the same back with sundry amendments
hereto which were read and concurred
y; said bill was read second time and
tier sundry other amendments being
iade, the bill was ordered 10 third read
ne on Tomorrow.
On motion of III Gamble, Resolved.
hat the committee on swamp lands be
nd are hereby required to report to.mor-
DIV morning. |
On motion of Mr. Gamble. the name OF (
anuel Riggs was substituted for the
anne of Reuben Riggs on the committee q
relation TO swamp lands. I
II X file l72, bill for an act to relo- Ic
tie the seat Of justice Of Jackson county
as read second time. c
Mr. Goodenow offered substitute there
n, which was accepted and read IA Sec u
ID and third times, passed and title a. i
Feed to. o
On motion Of Mr. Crawford the House I
ljourned.
Two o'cLocx P. NJ. :
II X file 1874, joint resolution in rela- a
on to the mails in this state was passed. {
II K file LAT, bill to enable the coun- a
es Of Bremen, Butler and Grundy to be I
tached 10 Blackhawk county, and to at r
en- said counties to Buchanan county wa. 4
lssetl.
II r iile l52, . bill for an act 10 amend la
, act entitled an act to establish normal e
'hools approved Jan. Is l849; read and e
assed. In
II Il file l55, joint resolution relative p
experimenting the printing and dis,ri-
ntion Of the laws Of the present session; !;
as read second time and on motion of|g
lr Gamble, laid on the table. |p
II X file 10, . bill for an act to an. T
orze the Governor Of the State TO ac. G
'pt OF grant Of land TO aid in the con-
ruction Of The Dubuque and Keokuk al
u road; read sec nd time. .,
MIR Tay lor moved to refer said bill to a
'mmttee Of five, Of which Mr. Babbitt d
'onld he chairman.
MIR Harper moved to refer to the CON- lii
A. II