The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-11
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Iowa Cry, Dec. s 80. p. NJ.
EnlroRs OF GAzKrrs;
House met pursuant TO adjournment.
The Kansas question was again taken up
aud discussed with spirit by both parties.
Those who spoke in opposition To the
Resolutions, asking our Senators and Rep
resentatiges in Congress 10 use their iniu-
encc against its admission into the Union
As slave State, and for its admission as
nee State, were Mes.rs, Bowen, franklin,
aud Barker: those who favored il were,
Messrs. Jones, Cloud, and others. The
gallery was well crowded with both ladies
and gentlemen, who had congregated there
for the purpose Of listening 10 the debate.
After several interesting and spirited
speeches lasting until about ten o'clock, the
House adjourned to meet tomorrow morn
ing at ten O'Clock.
TUESDAY Dec. 8, loo'clock, A M.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Journal Of previous meeting read and APP
proved,
A resolution was offered and adopted, re-
qnestng the State Librarian 10 report to
this House Immediately.
The following bills were read and re-
lerred to their respective committees:
A bill TO locate a State Road from Fort
Des Moines to Boonsborough.
A bill TO locate and establish State road
| from Marietta Ia the Minnesota line.
A bill for an Act To locate State Road
from Cedar Falls to Sioux City.
An Act for the election OF an additional
Justice Of The Peace in Davenport Town
ship, Scott County.
| An Act for the location of State Road
from Independence, Buchanan county, 10
New Hampton in Chickasaw county.
An Act to relocate SO much OF the State
Road rom Cemergilla to Marietta, as lies
in ApPinosse county.
An Act authorizing The subdivision Of
lands i iAis State,
An Act to authorize the resuuey OF Ger
tain highways in Harrison county, upon
which Mr. Sullivan, OF Lee County, made
several remarks.
An AeJ foncreating the office of County
Assessor, and defining the duties of the
same.
A bin 10 amend an Act entitled "An Act
relating to fences"
An Act to define the boundaries of the
9Th Judicial District.
An Act to locate State road from Cen
terville in Appanoose county to Ottumway
in Wapello county,
The following bills were read third
time and passed:
A bill for an Act fixing the 18th judicial
district, and the time OF holding Courts
therein.
A bill foe an Act to provide for the pay
ment OF State Debts.
An Act 10 ameud chapter 66th OF the
Code ot Iowa, entitled an Act for School
| lands, dnd School iuhd7.
Adjourned till o'clock,
TUESDAY, Dec. 8, O'Clock P. ~
House met pursuant to adjournment.
The Kansas Resolutions were again
brought before the House, and finally pass.
ed without discussion.
A bill for an Act in relation TO the 10Th
judicial district was read third time and
adopted.
Several bills were read and referred TO
committees, after which the House ad-
jorned ohu, tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock
SENATE
| Nothing ul interest TRANSFERRED iuthe Sen
ate this morning
The Usury Rili came up which has beer
the order o business this afternoon, ant
while liie iitey are discussing it at al
| Af.ruaDi F.,tI Wlau thpv will adjourn