Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1856-12-13
HOUSE.
Dec. 9, 1856


The following Officers were elected
Speaker, SAML. MCFARLAND. Clerk, j.
w. LOGAN, of Muscatine. Assistant do,
WIN. p. HEPBURN, of Marshall County.
Enrolling do, GEO. A. HAwLEY, of De-
catur Co. Engrossing do, ALEX. R. FrL-
SOM, of Jefferson 60. serjeant-at-Arms
WIN. LORD, of Keokuk co. Chief Mes
senger, E. WILSON, of Johnson Co. Cd
do, w. J. COWARD. Sd do, L. WEsTcorT,
Chaplain, Rev. G. BrLLISGsMIrH.
Thursday, Dec. 4.
Mr.. Fry offered a petition from Mahas-
ka county, for leave of the county to bor-
row certain monies raised there for rail
road purposes to build a court house.
Referred to Messrs. Fry, Wilson, of Ma
haska, and Edmunson.
Mr.. Barker offered the following reso-
lution:-That the Assistant Serjeant-at-
Arms be and he is hereby authorized,
empowered, ordered and required to raise
and organize, in accordance to the Mill
tia Laws of this State, and the wise d.
r~ections of the Speaker Of this House, a
corps of sappers and miners, to be ap-
portioned equitably and politically from
among native citizens, Germans, Holland
ers, Norwegians and Sioux Indians, to be
exclusively employed in keeping the steps
of the Capitol in such condition that a
member of this House may venture
down them without vitiating any policy
of life insurance, which may at the time
be held ON his valuable life.
Mr.. JONES gave notice of asking leave
to introduce a bill for County Assessors.
Mr.. SULLIVAN offered a resolution for
the appointment of a committed of five
on the compensation of public officers.
Adopted.
Mr.. Hardie, of Dubuque, moved that
the Governor be requested to furnish a
copy of all correspondence with the De-
partment of State at Washington, and
with citizens of Kansas alluded to in his
Message.
Mr.. Franklin suggested the amend
ment of the motion, SO as to include the
consistency of tlfe request with the pub
lie interest.
Mr.. Cloud moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Carried.
The following members gave notice oil
bills:
Richardson, a bill for District School
Libraries also for an Agricultural Col
lege Mr.. Heshberger, a DILL to regulate
estrays Mr.. Bowen, a bill of appeal from
IA Justices suit without affidavit of error
Arnold, a bill altering the boundaries OF
the 18th Judicial District, and a bill to
organize a new district out of the 7th Ju-
dicial District Wyatt, a bill for a State
road from Council Bluffs, &c, &c.
Wright of Cedar, abill to regulate fences
Dorland, a bill to abolish capital punish
ment Jones, a bill for a State Road from
Fort Des Moines in the direction of ST
Josephs /; Mills, a bill to repeal the acl
making road certificates receivable fol
county taxes /; Galbraith, a bill TO incor,
t porate Centerville !; Roberts, abill to reg,
ulate fees of Justices of the peace /: Wy.
att, a bill to restrain swine from going al
1 ldIHt Ill I1dFTlSOu anu mOuTOe counties
) Cloud, a joint resolution for the admission
I of Kansas into the Union Griswold, q
bill for the preservation of game !; Gal,
braith, a bill to amend the act respecting
divorce and alimony !; Larimier, a bill fol
separating the office of county recorder
and treasurer Gillet, a bill for high
ways in C~hickasaw county /; Price, "a bill
TO make the bridge across North Shanl
} River a public highway Moer, of Mills
a bill for Plat Ferry (; Jones, "a bill fr
t transcript of any Justices proceeding tt
5 be used in the State +; Bailey, a bill to re
peal the law of interest on money Jor
r dan a bill for a State Road from Knox
vile to Fort Des Moines.
Mr.. Barber presented a petition from
certain persons for the introduction Q
> photography into schools-referred t
the committee on schools.
Mr.. Cort had leave To introduce a bill
for creating a School District, No. 5, on
of Washington Township, Dubuque Co.
and out of Otter Creek Township, Jack
son County, which was read the frs
: time.