Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-02-05


petition Of g. D. Hamilton and 90 others
asking that the land the State expects /
obtain from the General Government 70
haiI Roads, be transferred to the legali
organized Rail RoadIcompanies in the Stat
Of of4owa, referred to the committee on in
tcfnal improvements.
Mr.. Everspn| offered Senate file II
joint resolution Tor the printing and dis
tribution Of thS laws Of the present ses
ssi9a, read first and second time, and re-
isefsd to thf foonnittse - ~ 1ldiciary.
Mr. lSoli In 4 1lili - on p;lb
psdsI1l = IN tIls Tsmc.sl q "a
seat Of government, reported that the re
guest of said petitioners ought not to b
granted.
On motion Of Mr.. Sell,nan the repor
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Lowe of Desmoines, from the com
smittee to whom was referred H R I'll,
l15, bill for an act to amend the charte,
of the City Of Burlington, reported tn,
same back to the Senate, with sundr,
amendments thereto, and recommended
its passage.
.M. Leffingwell moved to amend b,
adding to the l7.h section, the words:
Provided the said city authorities shall
have no authority to grant ferry licenses
Yeas 8, nays 10. So the amendment wa.
lost. and the bill read third time, and
on the passage Of the bill, the yeas and
nays were demanded. Yeas IL, nays 8.
SO the bill was passed and title agreed to-
Mr.. Lowe moved to reconsider the vote
taken yesterday on the amendment made
to sec l6, of H R file l44, a bill to amend
the city charter Of Keokuk. Yeas l6
nays 2. So the vote was reconsidered.
Mr.. Sellman moved to refer the bill ia
the committee on interpretations lost.
The question recurring on the adoption
ofthe amendment, pending which, on mo.
tion Of Mr.. Specs, the Serate adjourned
until 2 o'clock, P M.
Two o'clock, P NJ.
The question being on the adoption ol
The amendment, pending at the time o
adjournment, the yeas and nays were re-
questei. Yeas 6, nays IL. SO the a.
mendment was lost.
Mr.. Espy from the committee on inter-
nal improvements, to whom was referred
H R file 81, bill for an act to grant the
right Of way to the Iowa Western Rail
Read Company. reported Aass sensi iBssll
with sundry amendments, which were
concurred in, bill read third time, pass
ed aud title agreed to.
Mr.. Espy from the same committee re-
ported back substitute l, for II r file 40
bill for an act granting the right of way
to the Dubuque and Keokuk Rail Road
Company South; also, substitute 2, for H
r file 40, bill for an act granting the
right Of way to the Dubuque and Keokuk
Rail Road Company North, with one a
mcndment to each, which amendments
were concurred in, said bills we're read a
third time, passed and title agreed TO.
Mr.. Shields from the committee on ways
and means, to whom was referred H r
file 1873. bill for an act to provide for +;
loan from the school fund, reported the
same back with one amendment; which
was concurred in, and the bill was read
third time, passed and title agreed to.
Mr.. Baker from the select committed
appointed to confer with similar, com
mittee on the part Of the house, TO ascer
iain at what time the present session o
the General Assembly cin be brought t
close without detriment to the interest o
the State, reported the following resolu
ton:
Resolved, by the Senate, the Hous
concurring, that the General Assembl,
adjourn sine die OH Wednesday, the fltl
day Of February next.
Mr.. Lowe moved to amend by strikin!
out Wednesday the 9Th and inserting Sa
turday the lst." Yeas 6, Nays IL. S
the amendment was lost; and the question
being 1on the adoption of the resolution,
was agreed to.
Senate file 10, bill for an act autho
rizing George w. French and his associ
ates to erect a mill dam, read third time
passed and title agreed to.
H r file 81, bill for an act to amen,
an act entitled an act to Incorporate tn
town Of Fairfield, approved Jan 9th, A
D., l847. ~
Mf. Lowe mOVeu 10 reconsider the vol
taken Yesterday in relation to the amend
anent to sec 8, agreed to, and the questio
recurring on the adoption OF the amend
ment was as follows: Yeas 6, Nays IL
So the amendment was not concurred in
the bill was read third time, passed an
title agreed to.
H r file l4l, joint resolution, asking
grant Of land to aid in constructing bridge
on post routes from Dover, in Davis coun
ty, to Fort Kearney, on the Missouri ri
yer, read third time, passed and It'll
agreed to.
H r file IA, bill for an act to amen
an act to amend the charter Of the city Q
Keokuk, read third time, passed and Ii
tie agreed to.
Mr.. Everson, in pursuance Of notice
introduced Senate file II, bill for an az
granting the Port Louisa, Wapello an
Virginia Grove Plank Road and Bridg
Company the right Of way, read first an
second time, and on motion Of Mr.. Wrigf
referred to the committee on incorpora
tions.
Mr.. Hendershott, notice having bee
given, introduced Senate file 70. bill fo
an act to reorganize the Supreme Cour
read first and second time, and on me
ton Of Mr.. Wright referred to the CON
mittee on the Judiciary.