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

Mr. Gulberson, gave nUtice Of his in-
tention 10 introduce Till for state road
from Adell 10 Wintersett.
Mr.. D,bble from com. on roads, repor.
ted back II. r. file No. AZ, hill 10 locate
a state road from TT. Des Moines 10 Fl.
Clark, with sundry amendments, which
were concurred in.
Mr.. Dibble, with leave, presented the
remonsirance Of citizens Of Lee and Van
Buren, counties against the location OF a
state road from Franklin Up. in Lee coun-
Ity, to Plymouth mill in Van Buren, county
which was referred to Representatives
from Lee and Van Buren, counties.
H. r.. file No Sc, bill to establish a
state road from sAIuscatine TO The county
line Of Muscatncs county near the present
road leading to Davenport, was read a
first time. ~
H. II. file No.a57, bill to grant the
right OF way to the Iowa Western Rail
Road company [lrom Davenport, via
Muscatine and Oscaloosa, to Council
Bluffs was read a first time; also,
H. Il. file No. SO, bill for an act 10
amend an acs to establish Normal schools.
On sn6ies vi Mr. Negus, tile rule was
4 sasi {. p Till Tesstg - tec6ild
lind sE1 q Erred e ;con. "a schools.
The following hiiIs were read third
time aud pasted.
II. II. file No. 40, a bill to lay out and
establish state road from Cedar Falls to
Buena Vista;
II. r. fileNo. so, memorial to Con-
gress for donation of land to aid in The
construction Of a railroad from Dubuque,
via the great bend OF ST. Pe,ers river, to
Red river, and donation toad i'll the
constructic'l OF "a bridge across the Miss
issippi at Dnbuqpc;
II r. file No. 5l,a bill for state road
from Qnasquatoa to the northern boundary
! of the state; and,
II. r. fileNo. 81, bill for state road
from Gutenberg in Clay ton couniy, to
Louisvillein Winneshek county;
Ii. r. file No. SO, bill 10 repeal an
act authnlising Thos. S. Parks TO keep a
ferry across the Mississippi, was read a
third time, and,
| On moionof Mr.. Preston ofsLnn, was
recomnited 10 com. on interpretations.
| H. R. file No. 81, jim, resolution for a
mail route from Davenport, TO Iowa City,
read a third time and passed.
| II. R. file No. 40. a bill 10 grant the
right of way to the Dubuque and Keskuk
railroad company, was read second time
and, ~
On motion Of Mr.. Preston Or Linn, re-
oil f,r
On motion Of Mr.. Gibson, II. r. file
No. 25 bill to locate state road from
Fl. Des Moines 10 Council Bluffs, Was
taken iron. the table; when, s 80.
Mr.. Summers, moved to make said bill
the special order for to. morrow evening
at o'clock, pending which,
On motion OF Mr.. Preston Of Linn, the
House adjourned.
2 o'clock P. M.
House again went into com. Of the
whole upon the code, chup 8, title 10
part !, 1.-THE liquor law. Mr.. McCrary in
the chair.
o'clock and 2 minutes p. NJ = com.
rose and reported the same back without
any definite action, when,
On motion Of Mr.. Summers, said chap.
was referred 10 select com. on Temper
ance.
Adjourned.
Note--The discussion in com. Of the
whole was ufon proposition TO restrict
prosecutions fer violation Of this law tn
"indictment," and upon striking cut the
Ion ri hx, tho onJ.f,,.,r.
missioners which provides for prosecu-
tions before justices of the peace upon in
formation. The vote referring the SUBJ
ice! to the select committee on temperance
was considered highly favorable TO the
passage Of the law, in this respect, as re.
ported by The commissioners. 1t may
also be proper to state here that the House
have haa this law under consideration on
three several previous days, and the main
or only material amendments made thereto
are the redr clion of fees Reporter. i
FRIpAY Jan 3, 1851.
IN SENATE.-Pe,ilions were pres
en'ed by Messrs. Cassady, Lowe, Sales
and Morton.
Mr.. Hepner offered the following:
Re solved, that the COM on revision be
requested to modify their report so as to
require persons 10 pay tax according to
what they are worth, abolishing all poll
tax, whetherSor state, county, scnool, road
or other purposes, which, upon his mo-
ton, was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Hepner, introduced Senate file No.
%, an act to legalize certain proceedings
OF the school fund commissioner of Des
M.ines county, and OF school district No.
2, of the township Of Burlington in said
county = read first and second times, aud
ordered to third reading on Tomorrow.
Senate file No. %, an act 10 vacate a
par, Of the town of Portland, in Van By
rem county, which was read third time
and passed; also,
H. r. file No. "a, bill TO grant the
right Of way 10 the Davenport and Iowa
City Railroad company.
H. r. file Al, bill to change the name
Of Gutenberg to Prairie Laportc, was
read third time, and,
On motion Of Mr.. Lewis, laid upon the
table.
II. r. file No. 40, an act to establish !
state road from Cedar Falls to Buena Wis
Ia, was read first and second time, and
referred to com. on roads; also,
H. r.. file No. 81, bill for state
road from Quasquaton to the north line o.
the State; also,