Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-03-06
Summary OF Legislative Proceed-
inEs.
SENATE.

! SENATE.
Feb, l9h,-A bill authorizing the Du
buque and Pacific r. r. Company to bridg
the Mississippi river at Dubuque was tabled
A bill making an appropriation to tn
State Agricultural Society was passed.
A bill for IN act creating the Office Q
County Treasurer, and defining his duties
was tabled.
F,6. 2OM.-Mr. Kirkwood, from commit
tee to whom was referred the Joint Resolu
tion for grant of homestead to actual set
tiers ON public lands, reported the same bacl
and recommended its passage. Rule sus
pended and bill passed.
A concurrent resolution to adjourn sin,
die on the 10th of March, was adopted by q
vote of "a to 6.
Feb. 22d.-Mr. Foster presented two peti
tions from citizens of Louisa county, asking
that said county be attached to the 9Th Ju.
dcial District, (the same District with Mus
catne county.)
Mr.. Trimble gave notice of a bill regulating
The sale of intoxicating liquors, and repeating
all existing laws on that subject.
The special order-,he bill in relation to
delinquent taxes was taken up. A lengthy
discussion then sprung up upon the merits OF
the bill. l, provides that the publication of
the delinquent tax list be dispensed with,
that the sale of lands for taxes be postponed
until next November, and that the rate of
interest charged upon such taxes be Is per
cent. The bill was passed by vote of "a to
10.
FEB. l9th-The general banking law was
under discussion most of the afternoon.
Mr.. Lundy introduced An Act to organize
the militia of the State of Iowa. Read twice
and referred to the committee ON Military
Affairs.
Feb. 20h.-The committee on Federal
Relations reported the resolutions asking
Congress for al appropriation for the erection
of public buildings in Muscatne, recommend
ing its passage. Ordered to third reading.
A protest signed by Thos. Drummond, E.
n. Bates, Jos. Grimes. Wm. Lundy, Ed.
Wright, p. B. Brady, T. Crawford and Le-
roy Lambert, against the action of the House
on the l7th in entertaining motion to spread
the protest of Lincoln Clark and other mem-
berS, concerning the Kansas Resolutions, upon
the journal OF the House. The protestants
deem a compulsory vote on the motion to
spread such protest on the journal violation
of the rights of individual members, and be-
lieve that the House can take no action upon
a protest presented by any of its members,
but that the same must 60 upon its journal
whether objections be made Or not.
In the afternoon, the consideration of the
General Banking Law was resumed in Com
mittee of the Whole. The committee found
a bone of contention in the appointment of
Bank Commissioners. Locality, commerce
aud business were discussed, and the merits
and demerits Of various citizens, and the
claims of the localities they live in, were
urged. After some changes in the names
presented by the committee, the whole section
was struck cut, leaving the Governor to ap-
point. At 4 o'clock the committee arose and
reported progress.
Feb 22d.-The Senatc's joint resolution,
the commissioners, and establish
ing day of adjournment, was taken up, and
after having been discussed, was ordered to
a third reading tomorrow.