The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-04-05
From the Capital.
DEs MONIES, March 2sth, 1850.


Dss MorxEs, March 2sth, 1860.
'nlssp DAsrrls:
A large amount Of important business
has been done since my last letter. The
land gralt bill has passed both Houses,
the old Lyons land grant to
the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River
Railroad Company" with prov'so that
the road shall begin at Marion in Lin"
county and also that branch shall DC
built from Lyons to Clinton. The "forty'
second parallel" men had grand jo'''h'
cation on Saturday evening, celebrating
their success by attending in body
Prof. Andersor's "negro show and
wound up the performance by getting
y'oriously happy on champ ign and
good brandy at the Des Moines House.
The committee appointed to invest''
gate the Insane Asylum have reported
that it will require sl25,OoO to complete
tho building and furnish it and erect the
necessary out buildings. A bill has
passed the Senate making Il further up
preparation of $4,000 to complete the
work on the Asylum
The Senate defeated bill making an
appropriation of SIS 900 to complete the
Blind Asylum at Viuton, and have passed
one granting the proceeds Of the saline
lands-which amount to about s25, 600
to the University at Iowa City, for com
pletiug the boarding house and other
necessary improvements.
The new Code, both civil and criminal,
has passed, and becomes the law Of the
land on the first Of September next
TIE most radical change made in the
civil practice act is one permitting the
parties to SUIT, to become witnesses for
thei: own causcs
A bill has passed the House providing
that this cl use Of the Code relating to
evidence shall take effect Immediately
after pub!ica'i,n.
The Committee on Apportionmcnt ap
pointed in the early part Of the session
of which Thompson, of the Senate, is
chairman, have reported bills appor,ion
ing the State into Senatorial aud Repre-
sentative Districts. 1t is conceded b.
both parties that the bills arc fair, anG
that no charge can be made against the
majority Of unfairness towards the ri
norty. The number Of Representatives
is increased from eiyhty,siA to ninety.
two, by which arrangement Cedar county
gains one. The number of Senators is
increased to forty six Scott county
ha, ing two Senators, instead Of one, as
under the present law. The bills passed
both Houses with bu, little opposition.
A bill providing for the creation Of
the Office Of Township Collector was de-.
feated in the House, last week bv a few
votes, Tut was rcconsidered the next dsv
| fesr it will not become a law at the
present session, ms many of the members
fear the elects Of making SO many
changes
Several of the members, and most O
the lobby agents bave gone home, an,
the floating population Of the Capiss
Ml,itts, "a kksst Internationally I7r-ina
ture, are disposed of. To-day the llous,
fixed the time of adjournment on Tues
day II third Of April.
p S.-Thc bill appropratinS $1,000
for the Insane Asylum has just passe
the House by the following vote:
YEAs-NeSsrs Barnes, Bemis, Der,
man, Blacktord, Brelnner, Caldwell
Clark Of johnson, Clark of Jeffcrso,
! C",t.c, CowinS, Crawford, Davis ,
johnson, Dcnnison, Gilett, Glasgow
Goodrich, Gurley, Hall, Iloay, uun
Lambert, Lynch, Macomber, Manyol,
McQuinn, Willard, Mitchell. Merrill
Morchead, Mosicr, Price of MuScatin
Quinn, Roscnkrans, Rudlick, Sabi
Shipuau, Stanton, Streete,, Taylo
Tompkins, Williamson of Louisa, Wit
row, Wittcr, Wright, Mr. Sreaker-4
NAYs-llcs>rs. Baker, Beal. Bowdo
B,accwell. Lennett. Clark Of Des Moline
Ciagye,t. Conner. Gurus, Duggett, Du
lavcy, Ellis, Chill kc. Cue, uaska
} Harris, llotchki>s, Jennings. Jon,
, Kellogg, it La>cheur, McCulou.h
Jackson, Mccullough of Lee, Parke
Paulk, Poet, Reed, Kccs, Robiuso
Rnbh, Stevens, Whitaker, William
Williamson of Warren 81.
Yours, G..