St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-02-02
From the Capital.
On taking the Chair of President of
the Senate. Lieut. Governor Rusch de-
livCrcd the following address

makes II my duty to preside over your DELHI.
eTatinns humhly acknowledge my incom.
pctcncc tn perform in a suitable manner the
duties Of the post To which am called: and
any errors | may commit. | am confident
that your hearty sympathy and legislative tx.
pCricnCe, will aid me in the difficulties incident
to administering the duties of the Chair, which
! shall strive to do with impartality and fidel.
ity, and to the best of my ability and knowl.
edge.
We have assembled for the purpose of re.
vising the laws, and establishing the institu
tons of our young and growing State. May
a patriotic and noble spirit characterize all oul
deliberations, and the purest motives of tn,
welfare of our common country, and never bt
ovcrshadowcd by partizan spirit. For so do
ing we shall bc rewarded with the satisfaction
of our constituents, and the appreciation of ou
conscienccs.
After the conclusion of the abov,
remarks the Senate proceeded will
the regular order of business.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered the follow
ing:
Res9lrsd, That the President be requisite,
and empowered to appoint the Standing Com
lnitctS lpNii''t loi " t'lC iui'n vi tic ctti'c
Adopted.
The President appointed the Stand
ing Committees as follows
Judiciary.-- Rankin, Thompson, Wilson O
Dubuque Mcpherson, Wilson of jefferson
Ainsworth and Taylor.
Fsderdl R,idtions. Wilson of Jefferson, Da
Wis of Clinton Mann, IIagans and Duncomb
| School and State University Bowen, Brown
Watson. Busscy and Gray.
Agic,dhre.- Anderson, Pattison, Bailey
Williams. Rciner Lewis and Neal.
Rniroads. Mcpherson. Angle, Trumbull
Hammer, Drummond, Thompson. Udcll.
Banks, Thompson, Patterson, Pusey, Saun
dcrs. Coobaugh. ..
Internal In,trorentents Drummond, Johnson
Sharraddcn, English and Hastings.
Ctoims. Angle, Henderson, Green, Reiner
Buechel.
Ckaritabic Institutions. Davis of Clinton, Da
Wis of Polk, Udell, Scott, Bucchcl
PRblic Lands. Brown, Duncombc, Powers
Pussy. Henderson
PaJlic Bui,dings Davis of Polk, Bowen
Bailey. Drummond, Buechcl.
County and 7ornship Organization. Powers
Pussy. Watson. Gray, Hagans.
Roads.-- Pattison, Hammer, Sharradden
Williams, Kent.
Militia -Hagans, Bailey, Rankin Trumbul
Scott. .....r.-.- -..
Elections. Scott, Wilson of Dubuque, Nc
Phcrson. English. Wilson of Jefferson
Netc CJunties Kent, Neal, Angle, Taylor
Pattison. ......
Stale Watson, Udell, Mann, Lew
| is, Rankin.
| Interpretations. Lewis, Wilson of Dubuqe
| Davis Of Cliaton, Green, Hastings.
County boundaries. - Henderson, johnson
Anderson, Duncombc, Browne.
| Commerce. Reiner, Pattison, Gray, Saunders
| Anderson.
Enqrossed Bals.-Hastings. Williams.
| Enroiied Bills. -Sherradden, Busscy.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Among the bills that have been in
troduccd in the Senate we notice til,
following:
BY Mr.. Davis, bill providing fol
the appraiscmcnt of property sold OF
execution.
BY Mr.. Neal, to amend Chap. 90 o
the laws Of 1858.
BY Mr.. Johnson, fixing salaries o
State Understanding salary of Gov
crnor to 81 500, and other State off
GERS to $1,000.
BY Mr.. Bowen to regulate tn,
amount of tolls in grist mills.
BY Mr.. Ainsworth, to fix the time o
holding courts in the 10th Judicia
District.
By Mr.. Hammer, to amend Chap. 81
of the Code.
BY Mr.. Sherraden, a bill for the re
lief of persons from false imprison
mcnt.
BY Mr.. Watson. to exempt certain
improvements from taxation.
by Mr. Taylor, to separate the off
ccs of Treasurer and Recorder.
In the House. by Mr.. Baker, bill
prescribing the method of publishing
laws. The law now paid the De'
Moines papers ont of the State Treas
ury, while other papers were paid on
Of their own County Treasury. The
bill provides for paying all publishers
Of laws 80 cts. per thousand ems
Referred.
BY Mr.. Rces, bill for an act t.
pay Maj. Williams and others for ser
vices in the Spirit Lake expedition.
BY Mr. Lynch, TO prohibit killing
game except by owners Of land OF
their own land.
BY Mr.. Curtis, an act providing thai
no conveyance shall be valid, except
between the parties, unless recorded.
BY Mr.. Lambert, to fix the Interest
IN Il IN at 10
BY Mr.. Noble, a bin fixing the sala
ry Of District Attorneys.
By Mr.. Caldwell, a bill to regulate
the rate of interest
'" PETITIONS.
The following are some of the petit
tons that have been presented v.
A petition from Mr.. Pierce and "a
others, asking for the abolition Of the
death penalty. ..a a".-. ..".
A petition asking for the repeal OF
the liquor law. ..s ..:..f... a............
One from the citizens of Boone coun.
ty asking for the repeal of the School
Law, and another from Wayne, Co.,
on the same subject.
One asking for the repeal of the
Hog Law. # r.
Several petitions were presented
from various counties asking for the
transfer Of the lands of the Iowa Cen
trail Railroad to the Cedar Rapids
road. s
Memorial to Congress asking 6
grant of land for railroad FROM Coun
Gil Bluffs to Minnesota.
Mr.. Powers presented a petition
from 70 citizens of Chickasaw county
asking for the abolition of the ofiic,
Of Co. Judge, referred to the commit
tee on county and township organiza
ton.
BY Mr.. Rosenkrans, for the aboli