Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-15

Davis, Of Clinton, offered the following
which was adopted:
R,,olred That the committee on public
buidines be instructed to inquire into and
report to this body by what initial the State
holds the present Capitol building.
Wilson, from the judiciary committee. re-
porte back Senate file No. ia ill to
give MAGISTRATES jurisdiction in cases Of as
,ault. Read third time and passed.
Also Senate file No. so. a bill defining the
Jurisdiction Of Justices Of the Peace, 10 GRIM
nal cases. 18th rule suspended, bill read
third time and passed.
The special order Senate file No. 7S-an
act regulating the fees Of Jurors
Trimble offered substitute.
Sharradden moved To amend the substi-
tute by striking out 81 so. and inserting
$500, upon which the yeas and nays were
called, resulting
Yeas l5. nays Is.
The chair gave the casting vote in the af
firmative-so the amendment prevailed.
Loughridge moved to amend by striking
out Is cents an hour and inssrtic Is cents.
Upon which the yeas and nays were order
ed, resulting as follows:
Yeas Is, nays IL.
The chair gave the casting vote in the
affirmative.
The printing resolution, which was re-
gsrdsd ~ test Of the sense Of the Senate
on the constitutional power Of the General
Assembly to originate School Law, was
then taken up.
Kirkwood reported from the committee
on Conference on the printing Of Geological
Report, and recommended that theeSenate
recede from its amendments, and adopt
the joint Resolutions as they came from
the House
The report was adopted.
Kirkwood moved that the Senate recede
from its amendmeLts-carried.
Anderson moved that the 18th rule be
suspended. So ordered, and the bill was
passed. Adjourned.
Monday, Feb. 8, DAN.
HousE-House ment pursuant to adjourn
ment
Prayer by Rev. Bird.
PETITIONS.
BY Clark, Of Dubuque, a petition for mil
itary organizations to put down mobocracy.
Referred to committee on Military Affairs.
by Pierson-A petition for an increase Of
Sheriff s fees Referred to committee on II.
File No. 63.
BY Bradley-A petition for new Court
in jackson county. Referred to committee
on judiciary.
BY Seevers-A petition from Black Hawk
Co., for a change in County government
particularly the abolition Of Board Of Su-
pervisors. Referred to the committee on
Township and county organization
by Millard-A petition for change in
dover law, SO as to give the wife one third
in fee simple. Referred to select committee
on II. F. ll3.
BY Drommond-A petition for the loca-
ton Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Vim
ton, Benton Co., and offering $4,000, in
money and a site for the Asylum. Refer
red to committee ON Charitable Institutions.
BY Capenter-A petition for the loca-
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Fort Dodge. Referred to committee or
charitable Institutions.
By Dana petition for a prohibitory
liquor law. Laid on the table, 30 TO 80.
BILLS FROM THE SENATE ON THEIR FIRST AM
SECOND READING IN TIE HOUSE.
Joint resolutions for hospital at Musca
tine Referred to the committee on FEEDER
al Relations.
An act relating to the foreclosure Of mort
cages. Referred to the committee on Ju
dietary.
An act to authorize counties to appropri
ate their swamp lands t. aid in the construc
ton Of railroads Referred to select com
mittee on House File No. SO.
BILLS ON THEIR FINAL PAssAGR
| A bill for an act to provide for q more
liberal stay on executions on judgements al
law, was taken up, and on motion ofThomp
son, the bill was laid on the table til
Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
A bill for an act to require nonresident
plaintiffs to give security for costs was Ia
ken up and passed.
A bill for an act to define the crime ant
prescribe the punishment for making fails,
entries OF fees or fines and refusing to IA,
over the same, was taken up and passed.
Joint resolutions and and memorial ask
ing grant Of land to aid in building . rail
road from Lansing to Mankato, NJ. 7. wer
passed.
Joint resolutions and memorial for aid {,
James B. Thomas, who was robbed and hi
premises pillaged by Indians, were teken u,
and passed.
HOUSE.
| TUESDAY, Feb. 9, 1868.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Memorial to Congress for q grant of Ian,
for railraad from the Missouri River I,
washinton Territory. was taken up an pas
sed.
bill for an act to amend an act to est.b
hsh Recorders Office in Keokuk was tal
en- up and passed.
A bill for an act to amend part of set
2so5. and repeal that part, requiring prose
BUTTONS tor adultery to be commenced b.
the husband or wife, was passed.
A bill for an act to regulate the sale q
poisons was rejected.
Jackson introduced a resolution cali,
upon the codifying commissioners to repor
respecting their intentions and their mr.