St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-02-02


creation of Board of Supervisors. Re
ferrcd
RESOLUTIONS.
The following are some of the more
impOrtOnt resolutions introduced
One requiring the State Auditor to
report to the House the items of the
$l,5S7,40 as stated on page Q of his
report. After considerable discussion
the resolution was adopted.
Resolutions were also adopted call
ing on the same officer for the items
of the sums of $33O,s2 p. l5-$l9,-
S0O.79, p. 8, $lO,ll7,9l, p. 9, and also
the items of the charge of $25S, $50 CT,
reported as paid out for the Insane
Asylum.
A resolution calling for the bills of
the Commissioners for building the
Blind Asylum. Adopted.
A resolution respecting the Com
missioncrs appointed to examine the
State officers, and calling for the items
of the $603 of Auditors report, was
lost.
A resolution recommending town
ship organization with board of SUI
pcrvsors. Laid on the table
A resolution by Mr.. Bowen, that
1000 copies of the report of Sccreta-
ry of Board of Education be printed
Mr.. Ainsworth moved t. strike out
1000 and insert 1000 The resolution
rs amended was adopted
A resolution calling for a report of
to the trustees of the Insane Asylum.
A resolution to inquire into the cX-
pcdiency of abolishng the Office of
County Judge and Drainage Commits
sioner, etc. Adopted.
One to ascertain whether the Trus-
tees of the Insane Asylum have com
piled with the law, etc. Adopted.
A resolution adding l.. G. Noble and
+. A. Stevens to the committee on Ag-
ricnlturc
BY Mr.. Cottell, resolution that the
common schools enquire into the cx-
pedicncy of abolishing sub-districts.
Lost.
BY Mr.. Bennett, a resolution for a
Special Committee to enquire what
amount of paper has been furnished
the State Printer, and whether docu-
mcnts ordered had been all printed,
and how disposed of, &c. Referred to
committee on printing.
BY Mr. Davis, of Clinton, that the
committee on county and township or
ganization be instructed to report bills
creating the Office of County Auditor
and Treasurer, abolshing Office of
County Judge, establishing court of
Common Pleas winh probate jurisdic-
ton, Board of Supervisors, and
Township collection of Revenue.
Mr.. Taylor moved to strike out
Board of Supervisors and insert Com.
missioners also, strike out Township
Collectors.
Mr.. Powers hoped Senators would
express their opinions upon the differ
cnt systems proposed for County Gov
ernment, before the amendments were
voted upon, inasmuch as there was
considerable diversity of sentiment
among Senators on this subject. The
Commissioner system had been tried
in Iowa, and found inefficient. He
thought the one man power was per-
haps the most efficient, but was con-
trary to our Democratic institutions.
He was in favor of the Supervisor sys-
ten, as it distributed the power among
the people each township would
have an equal voice in the county gov
eminent He was also in favor OF
Township Collectors. Resolution laid
on the table.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
, Committees reported on several
bills, among which was bill No. 3,
creating the Office of County Auditor,
which was returned without amend,
ment or recommendation also. the
bill No. 7, regulating fees of Justices
was reported back with a recommend,
alton Of indefinite postponement also,
bill No. l6, regulating the hours dur
ing which county Offices should be
kept open, requiring them to be kept
open from to II \. NJ, and from !
to p. NJ. Recommended to be indcii
nitely postponed. After some discus.
sion report was concurred in.
The Judiciary Committee in tho
House have reported a bill to regulate
the rate of interest on money, and to
punish Usury Its provisions, in brief,
arc that the rate of interest shall be
six per cent per annum, on money
becoming due by express contract,
unless a different rate be expressed in
writing, and on Judgment and DEGREES
for the payment of money when nc
other rate is expressed /; that parties
may agree in writing for the payment
of interest at the rate of ten per cent
per annum, but for no higher rate, and
if this portion of the Act shall be VIC
lated, it shall work forfeiture of ten
per cent. per annum upon the amount
of money contracted, for tho benefit OF
the school fund of the county in which
the suit shall be brought. 1t also
provides that any agent for bank Or
other corporation who shall contract
for or receive more than ten per cent.
per annum for the loan Of money. &c,
shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
meanor, and fined and imprisoned.
DISEASES OF THE LIVER You NAV ALWAYS