Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1855-01-31
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Senate called TO order.

! Senate called TO order.
| Mr. Browning 10y leave introduced a bill for
an act IN relation IT, disbursing officers and
agents, read twice, the II h ralo suspended
| read the third time and pas, ed.
The President appointed Messrs Preston,
Park and Saunders a. Il Com miLtee of confer
| ence on S Bill No III
Mr. Saunders from the COMMITTEES 10 whom
was referred thu biil for an act authorizing the
Superintendent OF Pubic Instruction to an
point deputy reported the same back with an
amendment and recommended is passa. e
Amendment adoI ted; bill read the third time
and passed. ayes 10, nays TO-
Message from the House presenting X Ftle
No 81 an ACT TO change The records OF the wi
lage platt of Dacota in Dubuque county and II
| File No lS2, an act 10 amend chapter 81 of The
| code, to the President for his signature the
same having passed bob Houses and been
signed by he Speaker OF the House
| Also had pas ell bill No ls4. Join, re. olu-
| ton AID memorial to Congress;
| Also, had indefinitely postponed S bill, No
! 1853, al act Authorizing county lad ;es to apprr-
| pirate the county Iui.ds Tor the CONSTRUCTION Of
roads aud bridges;
II File No 80 joint resolution for a rail route
from Dewitt to Upton. passed
ii File No 1873. an act authorizing the con-
strnc'ion Of free bridge acl oss the Cedar river
at Cedar Rapids. taken from the table; and, al
Ter 40 amendment, cad the third time and pas =
ed.
NJ. Preston, BY leave, introduced a bill for
an act to alter the names Of village plat IN
Linn county. and to yacate part Of a street
/ therein, read twice, the lith iule suspended
tEsa,l me bird lime and passed.
1fsakIin s. ~ n =; I. Is, s. r1sza.u
4 membsss ~ the Genetat Asso1u6(t. As nrepave I'll
Ihy lhs Chaplain of the HousS. IS entered o., ths
Journal ot the Senate. Adopted.
Mr. Mathews. from the coninittee on enroll
ed bills, reported certain bills as having bee,
presented 10 the Governor for his approval.
Also, reported sundry bills q correctly en-
rol ed
Mr. PARK. BY leave. introduced resolutio,
rendering the thanksoi the Sena'e to the Rev
Mr.. shearer for his services as Chaplain A
dopted
Message from the House, that the Hous Sc hat
passed bill No l76, an act to amend chapte
% OF tho code, and TO provide for The sa e D
the Saline. School and University lands, ate :
amending the same, in which amendment
they askel the concurrence of the Senate
Also. had passed s bill No ls6, an act to al
ter he record ola village p att in Linn count,
and to ioeae part of certain street therein
Also had passed II File No lS4, an act 10 lie
galize the organization Of mitchell county an.
wished the concurrence OF the Senate
bull No leG was taken up aud the amend
mehts Il the House agreed to.
Mes age from the House that the House ha
passed bill No ls6. an act relating to dis
bursIng officers and agents,
Also presented to the President for his sig
nature File No IS. joint resolution, aud i
fiie 10 loJ an act authorizing the constructor
of free bridg, across the Cedar river tn,
same having passed both branches Of tn,
General Assembly and been signed by TIL
Speaker OF the H,u;e.
Dir Shields from he committee on ways an,
means reported back he additional appropri
alton bills providing for the support Of Gov
eminent FIR he fiscal years of 1855 and $50
w:tiis--ameEdment and recommended il
passage. Amendments agreed 10 aud afte
other amendments by the Senate the bill wa,
read the third time and passed,