Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-01-19
Gilmore read third time and passed; yea. a

Gilmore read third time and passed; yeas 80.
nays IS.
H R file No 13l-a bill for an act to rcstr.in
sheep. swine and calves from running Al lar0e
in Lima, Louisa, Cedar aud Benton counties:
ordered to third reading to morrow.
II X file No l6l-a bill for an act to create an
additional election precinct in Village tn. Van
Buren, county; ordered 10 third reading to.
morrow.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
II r file No l22-a bill for an act creating N.
office Of attorney general and defining his du.
ties; passed.
Substitute for II R file. Nos as and To-. hin
for an act fixing the boundaries of the several
judicial districts; passed yes al, nays l8, after
debate BY Messrs Townsend, Green of Henry.
Sharp, Bunker and Eaton.
r file No 166--a bill for an act 10 locate
the seat OF justice of Blackhawk county passed.
BILLS ON SECOND BEADING.
Senate substitute for II file No 68-a bill
for an act TO secure to the electors Of Iowa the
right TO elect commissioners and register of the
Des Moines river improvement, and TO make
further provision for the prosecution OF said i'm.
provement.
! Dir Rice, from the minority of the committee
who recommended the passage Of the above bill.
argued earnestly against the same, and offered
an amendment providing that the six or eight
thousand inhabitants Of the river lands above Fl
Des MONIES be Sc, ured in their rights, and that
| no claimant of said lands shall be prevented bv
any provisions of this act from purchasing 800
acres on or before the LIST Of December 1853 at
| Sl,25 per acre.
MT Cowle. rejonel, supporting the present
bill, cohtending that il alone secured the people
from the mercies of Bang 3, Brothers 4 Co. and
otherwise tended 10 tier interests, and that in
their rights of P.e-emption they were still pro-
| tected.
Mr. Hutchinson offered an amendment provi.
| ding that all lands contracted or mortgaged to
any individual under this act shall be taxed from
| the date OF such contracts, as other lands sse
taxed, and in forcible manner supported his
position.
| MT Townsend reloined.
Mr. Hutchinson accepted an amendment to his
amendment by MT Grimes, substituting "con.
veyances" for contracts.
The yeas aud nays being demanded, the said
amendment was carried, AZ yeas, IS nays.
On motion the House adjourned
HALF PAST ONE O'CLOCK P. n.
Mr. Grimes with leave-Introduced bill for
an &C: to amend section S66 of the Code which
was read a first and second time and referred
| 10 the committee on amendments.
Mr. Townsend from committee GU amend.
ments reported back suudry petitions and
asked leave 10 be discharged from their further
consideration, on the ground that bills inclu-
ding their several objects were now before the
House; leave granted.
The question recurring on the amendment
offered by Mr. Rice this morning, Mr. Eaton
moved to amend it by stricking out 1870" and
inserting $780," carried.
M. Coles moved the amendment be laid up.
on the table; carried.
Mr. Coles moved the previous question; car
ried yeas 80, nays 81.
On motion Of Mr. Taylor call of the House
| al A. II
found absent,and further call dispensed with
on motion of Mr. Townsend.
The bill was then ordered to third reading
yeas 80, nays 81.
Mr. Coles moved suspension of the rules and
that the bill be read a third time now; carried,
Mr. Dodge offered an amendment providing
that no contract made by the commissioners
under this act shall impede the construction of
railroads and other works of internal improve
ment through the Des Moines valley; agreed
to.
HALF PAST SIX O'Clock, r.. n.
Mr. Sharp with leave introduced bill for an
act to protect the people of'lowa from fraudu-
lent money.
MI Hutchinson moved to amend so as to in {.
clude the one who receives as well as the one
who gives a'bank note; lost.
Mr. Gilmore moved.its reference to the com.
mittee on charitable institutions; lost
| N GrlmeS moved It's t0lrQ reading now; l0St.
) Mr. Eaton moved its reference to the judicial
~ committee: lost. Nnnnr4
Mr. Sole moved its enSs< ~
reading to morrow.
There being special order for this evening.
Mt Speaker decided that debate upon this bill
was not in order. accordingly Mr. Grimes took
the chair in committee of the whole for the con.
+ sideration of H r files al and Ill, bills re-.
lating to the maine liquor law and the license
system.
The motion of MI Haun to strike out all after
the enacting clause of H file No al, a bill for
; an act for the suppression Of drinking houses
and.tippling shops being in order,
Mr. Coles advocated the passage of the bill
; with that fervor of thought and vigor, of ex-
preston which the importance of the theme
demands, in an argument of an hours dura.
tion.,
Mt Folsom rejoined, basing his arguments
upon the improperly of legislating on moral
questions, and the uuconstitutionaity of tho
law proposed.
Mr. Haun followed arguing the unconstitution-
aliiy the law ,adducing strong and pertinent
decisions in support of his point, and the i'm.
possibility of its enforcement if passed.
Mr. Sells replied arguing the wrong Of the
liquor traffic and the power of remedying the
same by legislative action.
On motion of Mr. Sharp the committee rose.
reported progress and obtained leave to sit
again to morrow even Ing at s, o'clock.
On motion the House adjourned.