The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-03-01
From the Capital.
STATE oY Iowa REPREsESrAr'vs HALL
Drs MoIxrs, February 18th, le6I

Your readers have probably heard be-
fore this time that the 6rst great contes
between the conflicting railroad interest;
has taken place in the House, and has re
suited in the defeat Of the attempted
transfer Of the Iowa Central Railroad
land grant to the Dubuque Company -
The House decided by vote Of fifty -fou
to twcuty-six that the Central Air Lin,
Co. had forfeited all right to the lands
and that all rights, power, and privileges
conferred, are hereby resumed by the
State This is the beginning of the
f.ht-next comes the important ques-
ton as to which Railroad Co. will get the
land?
The next matter Of general interest to
the people is the passage by the House
Of bill explaining that "the true intent
and meaning Of the chapter of the code
relating to redemption under sales by
execution, applies to all sales of real
estate under foreclosures of mortgages US
provided for in chapter lis Of the code. y
The discussion upon this bill, which was
introduced BY Judge ClagSett, was very
long and exciting. Most Of the lawyers
fought it by every measure in their-pow-
er; endcavoring to amend, to rcter, to
postpone, to divide the friends Of the
measure, and resortiug to every other
parliamentary trick to defeat what they
saw was the wish and ipten. Of large
majority of the House. The bill was
passed finally BY large majority. The
opponents Of the measure say that it will
be defeated by the Senate. Let the peo-
pie watch the Senate closely, aud see
whether it will take the responsibility of
defeating measure which will afford SO
much relief to the people
The Insane Asylum has been engaging
tie attention of the Legislature for few
days passed. The friends of the institu.
ton are urging that another appropria-
ton Of 100000 shall be made by the
Legislature to finish the ASYLUM
When i: is considered that the superin-
tcndent wrote letter for the public, dur
Ing the late campaign, stating that 49,
900 would complete the building, this
new demand is looked upon as evidence
that there has been a wiIlful deception,
or the grosscst extravaganza practiced
by those who have charge of the erection
Of the building. 4 joint resolution has
passed both houses appointing commit,
tee to visit the Asylum, composed OF
members Of the House and Senate; they
are to make a full and complete 'nvest''
CATION, and report to the Legislature no"
much will be necessary to complete tho
building
Relief measures appear to be the order
Of the day IN the House. A bin was
passed = ,stcrday requiring Deeds oi
Trust to be for, closed ia tn, Di,tric,
Court, and that lands sold under then,
shall be subject to one years redco D ion
An Appraisement bill has been re.
ported providing for the appraisemen, .,
all property, real and personal, taken OF
execution; that when first offered fo
sale it shall net be sold for less than tw,
thirds OF It's appraised value; at the cx
pira:ion Of ninety days personal propert,
ma, again be offered for sale and sha1
not then r. sold for less than half of tn
appraised value. After the expiration Q
another ninety days, it may be sold t
the highest bidder, witho,:t respect I,
value. There is but little dout,. tia
this bill will pass the Housc-ht r,>
psopi> mntch hr Senate.
There has beel bill introduced rrant
ing greater power to sub school districts
A bill has passed thc House, exemp,in.
forty acres of land from taxation upo,
which there is planted FIVE acres Of tim
Der. There have already been one hund
red end e'yAty one bills presented to tn
House, and more coming in every day.