Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-01-15

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By Mr.. McColloch Of Lee, petition
Of citizens OF Lee county, asking the pas
sage of law prohibiting the sale OF In
toxicatirg drinks as beverage, REFEREE
TO the select committee ON the subject o
!. temperance petitions.
. By Mr.. Flint, petition Of citizens .
Wappello county asking the permanen
location Of the seat of Government at Fl
Des .Noincs; laid on the table.
BY Mr. .NcCulfoch Of Lee, petitions o
ynitizensof Lee county asking the passsg'
Of law prohibiting the sale Of intoxicat
ling drinks as beverage; referred 10 III,
select com. on the subject Of temperate,
petitions.
M. .M.Crary, offered the following
resolution: ss
Resolved, That this house read the, re.
mining part Of the revised code by titles
and pass it without amendments, and i'm
mediately report it to the senate--disa
greed to.
Mr.. Summers, from select cum. report.
ed H r file No. 68, a bill for an act Il
incorporate the city Of Davenport--read I
third time.
Mr.. Price, from select, committee re,
ported H r file No. 50, bill for an ac
i q locate the county seat Of Alamakei
county; read 4 first Tina. Slso,
8 n ~ ~, % hill for An NJ !
feAd A-6EAt7 TINE.
Mr.. Harper, introduced HsR file No
II, 4; bill for an act granting the Burlfng
Ton and Toolsborough plank road compan.
the right Of way-re,d first time.
M. Rabbit, introduced H r file Nc
~. bill for an &C. to locate the seat 0
Justice Of certain counties therein named
read q first time; and, 80
On motion Of Mr.. Preston Of Monroe
the AZ, rule was suspended, and said bill
read second time. 81 t373
Mr.. Harbour, moved to refer said bill
to select com.--lost. -
Nc. Harbour, offered the following
amendments: a
SEc. 2. Strike out the name Of "Da.
vid Swear" and insert the name Of join
s. Walker-losi; also,
SEC. l.. Strike out the lame Of Isaac
G.. Houk, Of Madison county, and inser
the name Of B. B. Berry Of the county O
.Mahaska agreedto. .s
On motion Of MI. B4bbitt, the AZ, ruiz
was suspended, said bill read a third tim,
, passed; and title agreed to.
II. r. file No. 60, joint resolution in re-
lation to mail facilities, was read thirt
fime-passed and title agreed TO.
III II file No. 81, joint resolution for al
increase in The mail facilities from Bur
lington to Keosaqua, was read a thirt
;, time passed and title agreed to.
.a9 s.a 10 o'clock A. M.
The committee Of the whole house fo
consideration Of the revised code, resum
ed, Mr.. Price in the chair. ra
Is minutes p. M.-commitiee rose, an;
by its chairman reported progress an'
asked leave to resume its siltings at 2 o.
clock PM. . sm
On motion of Mr.. Allender, the hous'
adjourned. r5s7 a
4t 2o'clock p. M.
The committee Of the whole house 70
consideration of the revised ebde Resumed
Mr.. Price in the chair. a
a3 2 O'Clock rs m. p. M.--the committed
rose and by its chairman reported back Il
the house, title 2, of part 2, with amend
ments, which were concurred in.
81 Mr.. Preston of Linn, moved to lay on
the tabl sec. %, of chap. 6, as referred
by the committee disagreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Goodenow, the words
@'cr either of them, and in relation there
to they may be sued jointly or either Of
them severally." in sec. 8, chap. ], were
stricken out -
.Mr. Dibble, moved to strike out sec. 6,
and s, of chap. l--lost.
Mr.. Folsom, moved to strike out chap.
l,--agreed to; (being title relating to
husband and wife 60
On motion of Mr.. Allender, the words
sand twenty five acts" in sec. 8, Of chap.
2, were stricken ont. 2Rst
On motion of Mr.. Wilson Of Henry,
the following was added to the loill sec,
Of chap. 2. i4 A.is .ns
I. All religious denominations may
marry according to their church dicipline
il they see proper, by making and keeping
a record of the same
Mr.. Babbitt, offered the following "a
mendment to sec. 10, Of chap. 2.
5. BY some "notary public"-agreed
Mr.. Wyckbff, moved to strike out secs.
3, 4, 8, 6, 7, 8. and 8, Of chap. 2-lost.
g On motion Of Mr.. Folsome, secs. 6 and
z, of chap. 8, were stricken out. s''.
Mr.. Hami!l, moved to refer chap. 3, to
a select committee Of fve-lost.
MI. Summers, moved TO lay the entire
"revised code'' on the table, till the 4th
Of July next-disagreed to. Yeas A..
Those who voted in the affirmative
were .Msssrs. Jacobs, Major, Summers,
and Wilson Of Lee.
Those who voted in the negative, were
Messrs. Allender, Babbit, Bunker, Craw-
ford, Dibble, Eaton, Flint, Folsom, Gam
BE, Gildea, Goodenow, Guiberson, Ham
i'll, Harbour, Harper, Ham, .McCullocl
Of Lee, yNcCulloch Of Jefferson, JucCrary
Negus. Parvin, Preston Of Linn, Preston
Of Monroe, Price, Samuel Riggs, Reubel
Riggs, Robinson, Salmon, Taylor, Thomp
son, Updegraff, Wilson Of Henry, Wyck
of and M. Speaker.
On motion Of Mr.. Negus, the house adj
.inurned af a osclook % m p mr.