St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-18
Iowa Legislature.

The Senate has rejected the bill for
the appointment of commissioners to
revise the code during the recess OF
the Legislature, and has passed the
House bill to appoint commissioners
at once to assist the judiciary commit
tee and have the work completed DUR
ING the present session. So 1t may
be expected that the work of revising,
amending and codifying the laws will
be done before the Legislature adj
journs. We earnestly hope they will
see that the printing is done decently.
The Senate committee on ways and
means have reported bill for the is
sue of State Stock Bonds for $500, 900,
payable in New York with interest at
per cent. per annum. This is to
meet the apprehendcd deficit in the
treasury.
MIR. Rusch offered an amendment to
the prohibitory liquor law, so that on
ly spirituous and vinous liquors be
embraced among intoxicating drinks,
and not include beer or wine of do
mcstic manufacture in this State. Re-
ferred to a select committee.
Mr.. Kirkwood offered an amendment
to the act on salaries of State officers,
fixing the Governors salary at 50 500 !;
that of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction at 81 500: and the Regis
ter of the State Land Office at 81 800,
and providing that these officers shall
reside at the capital.
Mr.. Foster offered q resolution for a
joint committee of three to confer with
a committc from the House, and in
quire into the cXpedicncy of further
Legislation on the subject of the sale
of intoxicating liquors, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Clark of Dubuque introduced a
substitute to the House resolution on
County organization, so as to retain
the County Judgeship for orphans, ad
ministrator and probate business to
appoint two or more persons to sit
with the Judge, who shall constitute a
commissioners court, to have .iuris-
diction of roads, public buildings, and
revenue except so far as entrusted to
township officers and to create a
court of common pleas, to have con,
current jurisdiction with the district
court, except in capital cases, the
court to have the nature of a circuit
court, each circuit to embrace not less
than four counties, which counties
shall have population of over ont
thousand each the salary of til,
judge to be fixed by law, but not tc
exceed that of the district court. The
substitute will probably take the pre-
cedencc of the original as meeting
the sense of the House.
A bill was introduced allowing the
Dubuque and Pacific Railroad compa
nay to bridge the Mississippi river at
Dubuque. Referred to committee OF
railroads
In the House, Mr.. Mahony offered {
bill to disconnect the Offices of county
treasurer and recorder, and provide
for the election of each.
Considerable time was spent Oh q
bill for relocating county seats once
i'll five years, on petition of two-thirds
of the legal voters at previous cen
sus, unless a larger number, by in
crease of population, demonstrate.
A bill was introduced requiring
county treasurcrs to render an account
of all moneys due the State, in theil
hands, and pay over the same to the
State treasurer, by the first Monday o.
March next.
:; A test vote has been taken on the
question to abolish capital punish
ment. Rejected, 80 to 81.
Joint resolutions asking Congress
for grant of land to aid in the con
struction of the McGregor, st. Peters
and Missouri River Railroad, were
passed.
The House has passed the bill regu.
lating insurance companies. 1t adds
more restrictions upon foreign compa.
mics, and there appeared a disposition
to drive out foreign corporations al
together.