Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

TUESDAY Dec l4th.
House met persuant TO adjournment.
| BY Mr. Grimes, Resolved that the clerk tt
authorized to have printed 200 copies of the
joint rules Of the two Houses; carried.
By Mr. Grimes. Resolved that the Superin.
tendant of Public Instructions be requested 10
make his biennial report at an early day as
possible; carried.
Mr. Drake gave notice that he would at some
future day introduce a bill to repeal section
1852 Of the code of Iowa.
Mr. Rice gave notice that he would introduce
bill authorizing the commissioner of the Des
Moines River Improvement to sell the quarter
section of land upon which tho county seat of
Boone county is situated.
Mr. Means gave notice that he would bring
in bill to repeal so much of the code as re,
lates to county Judges, and change the
same to the county Commissioners.
Mr. Sharp presented a petition to change the
time of holding courts in the sixth judicial
district; which was referred to the Judiciary
Committee. Also, a petition in relation to a
state road; which was referred to the commit.
tee on Roads and Highways.
Mr. Eaton gave notice thathe would at some
future time introduce bill for an oct to amend
section 96 and l03 Of the code of Iowa.
We Rogers. from committee on Enrolled Bills;
sundry bills rs correctly enrolled.
mean introduced II X hle no II. .
llIl'lNTTa Pact to locate the county seat Of De.
..,F county; read first time.
Mr. Dillon introduced II II file No Is, me.
mortal to Congress for grant of land to aid in
the construction of railroad from Dubuque
to the Missouri river; read first time.
Mr. Cock introduced II file No 10, bill
to amend section l4l9 of the code Of Iowa:
read a first time
Mr. Anderson introduced II r file No 20, n
bill for au act to amend section l2o Of the
code of Iowa; read the first time.
Mr. Walters introduced II Il file No 81. /.
bill for an act to change the name of Bakers
vile in Marion county to Attica; read first
time.
Mr Drake introduced II r file No %, a bill
for an act to locate state road from Ottumwa
via Drakesville to the northern boundary Of
Missouri; read the first time. Also II X file No
90 to locate road from Bloomfield Davis
county to Winterset in Madison county via
Drakesville, Abba Knoxville and Indianola;
read the first time.
II Il file Nos, joint resolution instructing
our senators to advocate repeal on railroad
IRON.
Mr. Forgyce moved its Indefinite postpone.
ment.
Mr. Sharp moved to resolve into committed
of the whole; lost.
Mr. Folsom moved to refer it to the commit
tee of the whole House on------eveniug al
seven o'clock carried.
Mr. Sharp moved TO fiji the blank with the
word to morrow; agreed to
II r fi'e No 10, Preamble and joint resolu
ion of instructions upon a homestead bill
Mr. Folsom moved to refer to con mitee o
the whole house on-------evening; carried.
The blank was then filled with the wore
friday"
H r file No IL, joint resolution on the sub
iect Of grant Of land to aid in the construction
OF railroad from Lansing in the county of al
makee via Fl Des Moines to the Missouri river
/ Mr. CARRIER moved to refer to a select commit
tee; carried
II r file No IL, memorial to congress for
grant Of land from Dubuque to Red River.
Mr. Eaton moved that it be engrossed an
read third time tomorrow; lost
II r file No l3,a bill for an act to allow the jus
tices of the peaee.a "a copy of the code and law
of Iowa.
Mr. Eaton moved to amend by adding, con
stables, road supervisors, sherifs ,coroners an
board of school directors.
Mr. Green moved to amend by striking ou
school directors; which amendment was ac
cepted. ...
Mr. Folsom moved to amend by adding
proviso that no copies Of the code be printed
Mr. Greene of Dallas moved to refer to se!cc
committee; which was agreed to.
HR file No Ia a bill for an act to transcrib
the probate record of Marion county.
Mr. Walters moved that it be engrossed ar
read third time 10 morrow; carried
II Hle NO ~, d pi'' '"i "h "eO W N'A"S
the name Of Kanesvlle to Council Bluffs city
Mr. Sharp moved that the bill be read a thir
time to morrow; carried.
II Il file No l6, bill for an act to repeal S
much of section 1873 Of the code as relates
county judges and provide substitute ther
for.
Mr. Folsom moved to refer to Judiciary con
mittee; which was agreed to.
H r file No a bill for an act to prohibit II
Indians from hunting in the state, and to pr
, hitit the whites from trading with the Ind
ans, being on the third reading.
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