Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-01-26

Mr. Eaton rejo:ncd; on motion lost. yeas q
nays 80.
Bill referred 10 committee on amendments
Mr. Wilter reported II r file II ant. snhsti
tnte for II file 40 as correctly enrolled
/ Mr. Drake with leave introduced n bill Il
an act to authorize the county judge Of Davis
county to cause certain records Of said county
to be indexcd; read a LIST and second and on
ion of Mr. Drake Sd time and passed. .
BY MIR Sharp with leave, H file 2J5, a bill
| for all act to legal re the assessment of Pot
tawatiamie county for the years 1851 -52; read
| LIST and End and on motion Of NJ. sharp Sd
time aud passed.
by Mr. Washhurn with leave-H file 206
| a JOINT resolution asking Congress for an act
to author &c the the survey and establishment
| Of the line of the half breed tract in Ii c
county; read a LIST aud Bud time
After objections by Messrs Grimes. Folsom,
and Eaton on the ground of The want of power
in Congress 10 adudicate such lines the re-o,u.
ton was ordered To third reading to- morrow
by Mr. Folsom with lcave--H r file 2ni, a
bull for an act to allow an appeal in criminal
trials before Justice If the peace.
Also X file 2O5, bill for an act to ALLOW
change OF venue in justice suits.
BY special order. H X file l4l bill for the
suppression of drinking houses and tipping
shops was taken up at 10 A NJ its passage
having been recommended by the committee OF
the whole.
Mr. Witter moved to amend by striking out
5000 as amount Of bond on appeal and insert
such sum as the court may deem proper"
Mr. Grimes moved to amend the amend
meht by providing that the appeal shall be
prosecuted and the appellant pay all costs DC
awarded on the final disposition of the suit or
complaint. and striking out that part requiring
| recognizances or bonds under this section 10
be taken l.ef,re the magistrate from whom the
| appeal was taken.
Mr. Witter accepted sal endmcnt and
i his own prevailed.
i Mr. Means moved that the House consider it.
self as in committee Of the whole; carried.
Mr. Witter moved to amend by striking =
positive" "before proof" in section III lin
carried; also to strike out "stand commit, =.
for 30 days in default Of payment" carried.
| The bill was then read, far as section 6
aud several amendments offered when Nj
Ramsey moved to lay the bill and it's amend
ments ON the table until the LIST Monday in
August next.
| On motion OF Mr. Montgomery call Of the
House was had. the yeas and nays being de-
manded, Messrs Bryan and Clark found absent
and the sergeant at arms sent after the abscn.
! tees.
NJ. Ramseys motion being put the question
resulted as follows
Nays-Messrs Anderson of Dubuque Bryan,
D""het, DonSoH, bryant DIiiOn, DuckWOrth,
Duncan, Eaton, Folsom CARRIER, Green of
Jackson, Haun, Hesser; Hutchinson Means,
Montgomery. Ramsey. Seadman. Stevens.
Taylor, Townsend WashLurn, wilson and
Wright, 25.
Nays-Messrs Alger, Al'en, Allison, Ander
son Of Lee. Coles, Clark, Cleaves, Coffin Dodge,
Drake. Fordyce, Gilmore, Goodson, Green of
Henry. Green of Da las. Grimes, Jessup. Nc.
Arther, McPherren. Mitchell. Putuan, Rea,i
" ON D..
Sells, Seymour. Sharp; Walters, WATSON,
Whitmore, Williams, Wittcr and Mr. Speaker
81 lost
The reading of the bill was then continued
Mr. hutchinson moved to take up the Maine
Liquor law and pass it, decided out of order.
Mr. Folsom offered resolution that the
Maine liquor law be read; lost.
Reading continued.
Mr. Bryan moved TO amend by providing
that where the provisions of this act conflict
with the acts OF the apostles, the latter shall
prevail.
M Ooies asked wherein thew did so conflict.
Mr. Rryan replied where Paul says-take a
little VINE for thy stom chs sake" meaning
the acts aud not books of acts OF the apostles
Mr. Grimes answered some of the constitu.
tionai objections to this bill was for submitting
1t to the people with proper amen dments, was
not sure whether he should vote for it or not,
wv "NS'"tu'y iosll = 10 all Incense SyS-
TEN preierring the law as it now is to an in
nova,ion.
Mr. Folsom believed this bill was merely n
shield to the monopUlizers of the traffic. that it
was not believed the people would endorse it,
thereby the license system would be defeated
ana the present odious and drubkenness--en-
couraging laws remain in force.
Mr. Bryan withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Folsom offered a proviso that nothing
contained IN the bill should be SO construed as
to justify government agents in selling i'm
pure liquor, which was read and with leave
Withdrawn
Mr Haun opposed the bill at some length and
concluded by offering substitute there for,
proposing license system
On motion of Mr. Means the previous ques-
tion was put, the House no longer consider in
itself as in committee Of the whole.
The substitute was then read, on motion of
Mr Hann aca]l of the House was had, Mrssrs
Alien, Folsom and Rice found absent and sent
for.
Mr. Sharp moved mean while to take certain
bill from the table with leave: lost.
Mr. Rice moved TO adjourn; lost.
Mr. Grimes moved that DR. Rice be discharp
ed from the custody of the sergeant. at arms;
lost.
Mr. Hutchinson with leave addressed the
House on the bill in question for some twenty
minutes in n very humorous manner
The substitute was then read pending which
several motions to adjourn and to dispense
with the reading. We're lost.
MIR Folsom moved to adjourn; lost.
Mr Townsend moved to adjourn; lost.
Mr. Eaton moved to adjourn; lost.
Mr Ramsey moved 10 adjourn: lost.
MIR Eaton moved to adjourn calling for the
yeas and nays; lost. yess IS NAYS 81.
Mr. Grimes appealed from the decision of the
chair that two consecutive motions to adjourn
were in order.
The House sustained the chair.
The question was then put and the subs,i.
tute rejected; yeas 81 nays Al.
The question on ordering the bill to a Sd
leading resulted as follows; yeas 81 nays 81.
The House refused SO to order the bin,
On motion the House adjournd to o'clock
P NJ,
Two 81 onv