Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-01-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY January 22nd les

SATURDAY January 22nd 1853.
House met pursuant TO adjournment.
Mr. Speaker read communication from
certain artist, desiring to furnish the Capitol
with portraits of Washington and Lafayette.
for only $1,000; ON motion laid on the table un-
til July 4th
by Mr. Rice with leave, petition from citi-
zens OF Jasper county praying that the prac-
tice Of medicine. In this state, he restricted to
licentiates; laid on the table.
By Mr. Folsom, reso we'd that the committee
on charitable institutions report back to the
House at Z. the insane asylum bill; a.
greed to; yeas &c, nays %.
BY Mr. Folsom. the committee TO whom was
referred the question OF the following purchase
reported bill authorizing the Secretary Of
State TO purchase 1000 copies Of the code;-
strongly opposed by Messrs Haun and Grimes
OH the ground Of economy and sufficiency Of
supply. and as strongly supported by Messrs
Eaton. Reeder and Folsom ON the futility of
such objections IN this case.
The House refused 10 order the bill to Sd
reading; yeas IL, nays &c.
Senate file l24. bill providing for addition
al compensation to the Judges Of the supreme
court for past incidental expenses, by special
order Ut ~ A M.
Question on laying the bill on II e table I'M
til August !st.
On call of the House, Messrs Townsend, Will.
W
and the Sergeant at arms was sent to bring
them III.
Messrs Folsom, Eaton and Townsend oppos-
ed the motion. and Messrs Haun and Grimes
supported it, at great length.
Motion to lay on the table lost yeas 30, nays
&c.
Yeas--Messrs Bunker. Clark. Cleaves, Coffin,
Drake. Duncan. Fordyce, CARRIER. Green Of Hen.
| ry, Green Of Jackson, Grimes, Haun, Jessup,
No lrth M. phnrr;n Mttchn1I
gomery Re, der. Rogers Russell. Sears. Sells,
Seymour. Stevens, Walters, Wasson, Williams
WiIter aud Mr. Speaker
Nays-Messrs A'ger, Allen Allison, Ander-
son Of Lee, Anderson Of Dubuque Benson.
Bryan, Bryant, Coles, Dillon, Dodge. Duck
worth, Eaton, Folsom. Gilmore. Goodson.
Hutchinson, Putnam, RAMSEY, Keam, Rice
Ross. Sharp. Stead,nan. Taylor. Townsend
Wa.hburn. Whitmore, Wilson and Wright.
Mr. Foi-om moved the bill be made the
special order at aPM; lost.
Mr. Taylor moved the bill be SO ordered at
7PM; lost
Mr. DucLworth moved the previous CUES.
House refused to order the bill to q Sd
reading; yeas IS. nays "a.
Yeas-Messrs Alger, Allen, Allison, Ander
son of Lee. Anderson Of Dubuque. Benson
Bryan. Bryant, Coles, Eaton. Folsom, Gilmore
Good,on. Hutchinson, Putnam. Ramsey .Ream
| Reeder, Rice. Sharp, Steadnian, Tay lor Town
send, Washburn. Wilson aud Wright.
Nays-Messrs Bunker. Clark, Cleaves, COT
fin, Dillon. Dodge; D'ake. Duckworth. Dun
can, Fordyce CARRIER. Green Of Henry, Greer
of jackson. Grimes. Haun. Jessup. McArther
McPherrin, Means, Mitchell. Montgomery
Rogers. Ross. Russell. Sears, Sel!siSeymour
Stevens, Walters. Wasson, Whitinore Will
liams. WHter and Mr. Speaker
Air Townsend with leave reported back from
the committee on agriculture
Senate file d. a bill relating to water crafts
found adrift, lost goods and stray animals
obi tanning discharge from the further consid
! Grafton Of the same.
Read LIST aud End time, on motion of Nj
Grimes put upon its 3D. reading by suspen
sion of rule.
/ Pending action on its passage the Hous,
adjourned.
! HALF PAST ONE O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
/ Mr. Grimes with leave reported from thu
committee on charitable institutions subtitua
for the insane asylum bill.
A motion to indefinitely postpone the bill
and substitute prevailed yeas 30 nays %.
Mr. Witter reported sundry bills a, having
/ been presented to the Governor for his sigma
| ture and as correctly enrolled.
| MIR Bonsoc from the committee on claim,
recommended the allowance OF Sl3G 10 james
Harlan Superintendent, of public instruction
! for contingent expenses. and S25 to 9 Ben
ton for services about the library; referred /.
the committee on expenditures.
Also recommending an allowance of 500 Il
| VIM Ii Merit for certain services; report con
CURED in; yeas %. nays 81
The question on adjournment being to orde
Senate file ~, bill relating TO stray animals