The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-02-09
HOUSE, Jan. 30th fsea,
FORENOON.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Chamberlain.
Journal of Saturday read and apnrc


Journal of Saturday read and approved
Mr. Clarke, of Johnson, presented the pro
test of fifty-five members of the House.
The protest is an answer to the protest pre-.
sented by the Democratic members some
days since as to the regularity of the pro.
ceeding of the House, prior to the election
of State Printer, which first protest denied
the correctness Of the journal of the House
The present protest confirms the correct
ness of the Journal, and denies the alleged
facts in the first protest, and is signed bv
the Republican members, except Mr.. Wright,
Mr.. Claggett said there was no act or res
olution of the House to protest against. II
was simply a protest againsta protest, and
If such course Is adopted where would il
stop. He gave notice he should protest
against the protest if it goes on the Journal.
Mr.. Bennett spoke against the right to
place the protest on record.
Mr.. Dunlavey said if the majority saw fit
to take such course he should not object.
Mr.. Claggett moved that the Clerk be di-
rected not to place the protest Oh the Jour
nal.
Mr.. Baker moved to substitute the follow
ing resolution which was accepted:
Resol0ed, That the papers purporting to
be protest, presented by Mr. Clark, OF
johnson, is not protest under the consti-
tuition, and the Clerk be directed not to enter
the same on the Journals of the House. Mr..
Claggett demanded the yeas an nays.
The resolution was lost. Yeas 81, nays
46.
BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING.
An act for the relief Of the county of Mar
shall
The bill passed. Yeas 55, nays %. ..
Mr.. Baker moveda reconsideration of the
vote. He said he did so, as he was satisfied
after what had been said, that the bill was
unconstitutional.
The vote was re- considered.
The bill was referred to committee on Ju-
dietary.
An act to make appropriations for the
Deaf and Dumb Al Jfylumffor its total ex-
penditures.
The bill appropriates tie sum of $500.
for the year 1860, and the sum OF 50 900 for
the year 1861, and the snm of 5000 for def
cheney of the past year.
The bill passed.
sreSs for Homestead law.
A Joint Resolution fnvtructna ihe Cover
nor to withhold all further cert icates to
lands under certain contingencies.
Passed..
A billto give greater security to vendees
and mortgages of real estate
The bill provides that technical defects in
conveyance of real estate, which have here
tofre BEEN made, shall not be regarded. but
sachAeareyances 4lsrilff ilff-.sseirivi good between
the parties.
Lost Nays 80. yeas none.
\ bill for the relief of certain counties.
The bill provides for change of venue of
criminal cases where there are not Jurors
enough in the county to try the case
Passed. Yeas 73, nays /.
\ bill to repeal an act to authorize Paul
c. Jeiiries to index and transcribe the Rec
ords of Wapono county.
Passed. Yeas so, nays none.
A bill to repeal SO much Of chap. 0S Of the
laws of 1858, as declares the DeS Mornes
River not nayigable above SCOTS Bridge in
Des Moines.
Passed. Yeas so, nays none.
~ ptlt w IiNth W.T. toh4il!SS uiiNI low US Itul
taking stock IN Banks, or works OF internal
Improvement.
Mr.. Clagget opposed the BILL proposed
to prohibit people from doing an act which
was constitutional, even though every man
on the corporation desired it to he done. The
Constitution affixed a limit which he believed
sufficient.
Mr.. Gurley and Mr.. Goodrich concurred
with Mr.. Claggett.
Passed. Yeas As, nays8+.
A bill to declare the Little Sioux River
Navigable.
Mr.. Harris explained the object of the BILL
1t was to settle a disputed point An est
ern company had attempted to huid dam
across the river, for the purpose of manufac,
turing, thereby obstructing the navigation.
Passed. Yeas IS, nay S 1.
Adjourned,