Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-24

JxEroKrrD ExprrssL1 ron THE JouSsAI.l
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IOWA LEGISLATURE T..

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IKEPORrED ExPREssLY THE JoU.HNAL.l
IOWA Legislature e.
Especial Dispatch to the Muscatns Daily Journal
SIXTH DAY.
- DEsMoINEs, Jan. 20-5 P. n.
Saturday the House was not in session.
The Senate declared the seats Of Messrs
Scott and Bussey vacant, but refused to ad
nit Messrs. Pollard and Dana, who were
elected without proclamation.
To-day tie vote refusing Messrs. Pollard
and Dana seats was RECONSTRUCTED. The final
vote being 10 to 10, the President voted
"No," thus refusing these gentlemen seats.
Mr.. Teeter introduced bill repeating all
after the word "lqnors" in the sixth line of
section $685. chapter GA, revision of 1867
This is the beer, cider and wine clause
passed at the last regular session. Referred
to Special Committee, with Mr.. Teeter as
chairman. There is no hope for Incense
system. .......
A resolution declaring all officers of coun-
ties or the State now in the army vacated
was laid over.
A bill giving County Judges jurisdiction in
forcible entry and detainer, with fees Of JUS
tees, was referred. 1t will pass.
The Joint Resolution on location of Ar
mory at Rock Island passed.
A Joint Resolution asking Congress to act
for the relief of Iowa troops in Missouri also,
the immediate brigading of Iowa troops,
passed.
The bill for receiving Treasury Notes and
Iowa Bank bills in payment of taxes was re-
ferred to committee. 1t will become law
soon. W.. D. 4
SEVENTH DAY.
DEsMoINEs, Jan. 2l.-5 p. M.
HoUsE.-A bill was introduced making
U. S. Treasury notes and Iowa Bank bills
legal tender for taxes.
Also, a bill exemptlng fifty sheep from tax
alton.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. whitehall,
of Marion, instructing Congress not to dis
turb slavery, was Land on the table.
An important Railroad bill, introduced by
Mr. Stanton, of Washington, was referred.
SENArE.-Joint resolution, offered by Mr..
McCrary. of Lee, asking Congress for grant
of land, was referred to Special Commit |
tee.
A petition from Clinton county, asking a
tax of $50 in the foreign State loan, was re-
ferred.
A joint resolution was adopted for an in
vestigation of contracts for furnishing cloth |
ing to the lst, I'd and Sd Iowa regiments.
A resolution fixing but one session per day
was adopted.
The same was also adopted in the House. |
1t is emphatically working Legislature.
DEsMoINEs, JAM, 22-5P.M.
SENArE.-By rule adopted, the Senate
has but one session per day, in the forenoon.
Numerous petitions for law regulating
the practice of medicine, to kill quacks, were
referred to special Committee, with Mr.
Boardman as chairman.
Petitions, pro and con, on the liquor law,
were presented and all referred to Special
Committee.
The Senate Committee of Conference on
Postmaster, reported in favor of the House
nominee, G. r. Brainard, Of Harrison county
The Senate then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Governors message, which
was referred to the several Standing Com
mittees.
Mr. Watson gave notice of a bill repeating
certain acts of the Board of Education, just
passed-among them the one on teaching tn
German language in Common Schools.
Mr.. Ainsworth gave notice of an act repeal
ing the appraisement law.
Mr.. Mcpherson introduced bill requiring
the officers Of railroad companies to reside in
this State, and defining stringent duties.
An act reducing Grand and Petit jurors
fees to one dollar and fifty cents was also
introduced.
The resolution of inquiry to consolidate
the offices of Secretary of the Agricultural
College and of the Agricultural Society was
adopted.
Mr.. Duncombe introduced resolution re-
ducing the salary of Supreme Judges to ST.
500, District Judges to $1,000 and District
Attorney to $500.
Mr.. Woolson offered as substitute res
olution reducing the salary of all State and
County employees at least 20 per cent
Nothing important in House. WE'D.
A VISITOR IN CAMP.-Day before yesterday |
Judge Williams, of Muscatine. visited Camp
Mcclellan. more especially to see the Musca-
tine boys there, we presume. The Judge is
gray-haired and very affable old gentleman,
and we'll known In this region. He rather
astonished the boys in camp. He first got
violin, and uniting his voice to its melody,
sung some first rate songs. He then visited
the Band quarters, and taking drum not
only beat it in style, but beat all the drum
mers in camp. He then convinced them that
he was also rather ahead in the fife. No other
instrument lying around loose, he did not
give further exhibition of his musical genius.
The Judge was a drummer-boy in the war
Of 1912. During his visit in camp, he joined
the band, and played the fife when they beat
off, The Judges visit was apparently de-
nj opa him nd RI tho bo1o