Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-01-19
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

MONDAY, Morning January 10Th
! The Senate met pursuant to Adjournment.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
Mr. Wing. petitions on the subject OF tempe
I perance, referred to the committee on agricul'
iture.
! Also petition in reference 10 the disE1em- :
bcrment of Polk county which was referred to
! the committee on county Boundaries.
Mr. Love petitions ON the same subject, refer
| ed to tile same committee.
Mr. Shields, n petition from the citizens of
Dubuque for an enlargement of the limits of
/ that city; referred to the committee on corpora
| tions.
Mr. Mckinney petitions ofcitizens of Henry
county on the liquor traffic referred the COM
nittee On agriculture.
Also petitions relative to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of Polk county which was referred to the com
mttee of county bouadaries.
trefrrrutf yo-sfse c0iniaittecNSH agriculturc.
! Mr. Specs, a petitioa on the same subject re-
! fered to the same committee.
MIR Hnll petition in relation to the univer
sity lands; referred to the committee on public
lands.
| Also remonstrances against the dismember
ment of Polk county. s. #.g
| Mr. Hills, petitions on the same subject
which were reterredto the committee on county
| boundaries.
| Mr. Needhani a petition relating to certain
State roads jreferred to the Committee on roads.
| RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Coop. a resolution instructing the judi
ciary committee in relation to forms for justi-
ces oflhe peace; adopted.
| Mr. Cowles gave notice OF a bill relating to
the ansfer of personal property.
| Mr. Hendershott. of a bllto change the name
of Robert Cock and others. III.
Mr. Shields, bill to amend the charter of
the City of Dubuque.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
| Mr. Fletcher from the committee on public
lands, reported the joint resolution for "a land
Office at Ceder Falls with one amendment--to
strike utCeder Fails and insert northern part
Of Iowa" which was adopted and the bill
ordered to third reading.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Harris-a joint resolution to congress for
triweekly mail from Pennington to Center.
willie read twice and ordered to be engrossed
Mr. Love bill to amend the charter of the
city of keokuk; referred to committee on the
Judiciary.
MIR Say yles-a joint resolution to congress for
a certain mail route; read twice and ordered
to be engrossed.
Mr. Love--a joint resolution in relation to
| lunatc asylum in this state; read twice and
ordered to be engressed
Mr. Huh introduced Senate file No 63 "a bill for
act to review section As OF chapter 50 of the To-
cal acts of the last Legislature; read twice and
referred to the committee on roads.
Mr. Shields introduced Senate file No Ga,
bill for an act to prohibit tile circuaion of
bank notes of less denomination than ten
dollars; read first and second times and refer
red to the committee on internal improvement
Mr. Wing--Senate file No IS, a bill granting
the right Of way to the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, railroad company; read first and second
I Improvements; with Instructions to report on
or before Wednesday next
The President laid before the Senate a com
nication from Doctor McGugn on the sub
ject of insanity which was referred to the com
mittee on internal improvements
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
| Senate file No 81, an act making private
prosecutors liable for costa in certain cases.
passed and title agreed to-
II X file No ll3-a Joint resolution In rela-
ton 10 the election OF state printer; read third
time and on motion of Mr. Hendershoit refer
red TO select committee composed of Messrs.
Coop, Crosthwait and Hendershott.
| Senate file No 7, an act regulating the stay
of executions before justices of The peace ard
in the district court; passed and title agreed
! to-
Senate file No 35, an act 10 incorporate the
/ town of Ft Des Moines IN Polk county; pass
ed
! Mr. Johnson from the select committee to
! whom was referred Senate file No l5, an act
to change the name of kancsvi lie to-----hy
! leave of the Senate reported The bill back to
/ the Senate and proposed to amend by filling
/ the blank with the wori "Buh."
Mr. Hepner said he wasopposed to the amend.
mcnt.
Mr. Lucas asked for information ifany Sena-
tor knew of any other town in the State by the
name # 'BluiF-he knew of none, and II there
was none he would vote for the amendmcn, pro-
posed by the committee.
The report was adopted and the bill ordered
to be engrossed
On motion of Mr. Browning the bill for an &C.
submitting the question of a convention to a
mend the constitution, to a vote of the people,
was taken lfom the table, aud Mr. Hull moved
10 indefinitely postpone the bill.
| Mr. Browning sa d he would be pleased 10 hear
the reason of the gentlemen Tor making this
motion.
The question was then discussed at length
by Messrs Hull Fletcher and Johnson for post
poning, and Messrs Lowe, Harris, Preston and
Hedrick against
HALF pAsN ONE O'CLOCK.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill submitting the question of a convention
for amending the constitution to a vote of the