Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-03-14
IOWA LEGISLATURES.
Especial Dispatch to the Muscatine Daily Journal
DRsNoINEs, March 10, 1869.

Especial Dispatch to the Muscatiue Daily Journal
DKsxoINEs, March 10, 1862
HousE.-The House spent the day on III
amendments to the revenue laws.
SENArE.-The Senate has discussed ant
amended the bill providing for assistant town
ship collectors Of taxes. Its passage is very
doubtful
The Joint Convention reelected the pres
ent Warden of the Peniten larry, Bank Com
missioners and Directors.
The prescn' promises to be busy week.
Both Houses will attend the funeral servl-
ces of Doty and Weeks, members of Co. u,
End regiment. who fell at Fit. D0nclson, to
morrow, at noon.
Messrs. Price and Gurley, Of Davenport,
arrived to-day.
! Your comments, on the Sd inst, on the
capitol building, are generally endorsed.
No papers received since last Mondays.
W. F.. D.
DEsMolNEs, March II.
HousE.-The House pa ,sed the income tax
bill also resolution to adjourn April lst
SENATE The Senate passed several bills
of a private orlncal nature
at half past Il A. NJ, both Houses, prece-
ded by the Governor, Staff and State officers,
formed in line at the capitol, at The foot OF
the hill, joined by the Good Templars, and
proceeded to Ingraham Hall, West Side,
where the bodies of Sergeant Doty and
Weeks, Of Co. D, I'd regiment, lay IN state.
The Hall was densely crowced.
The exercises were-lst Voluntary, by
the choir. I'd "A very impressive and ap-
proprlate prayer, by Rev. DIR. Reid. 3D.
Reading fifteenth chapter I'd Corinthians,
by DR.. Peet. 4th-Oraton, by D. 0. Finch.
1t was quite general IN its reference to the
rebellion, and contained sever-l beautiful pas
sages referring to the deceased, but no reference
to the cause or the wickedness If the REBEL
ion, except such as any rhet'rlcian OF Mr.
Fnch's talent and school might prepare.
Voluntary, by the choir. Tne singing
was most admirable.
The procession formed in the following Or
der: lst, band. ID, recruits, Under Lieut..
Timoney, with arms reversed; Sd, open
hearse, draped with flags, and IN nbers of rhe
I'd regimen as pal! he .rcrs 4th, the Govern
or and Staff and officers Of the Legislature,
Masons. Odd Fellows, and Good Templars,
followed by long cavalcade Of vehicles.
Bad walking prevented hundreds going to
the grave. At the grave, dire by the
band, military salute, and the benedlction
Ed.
DEsMoINEs March II.
The Boardman bill, to amend section fifteen
hundred and eighty three Of Article 3. Chap
ter Ga, of Revision comforting power on Coun-
ty Supervisors and City Councils to license
and regulat, saloons and victualing houses |
for purposes Of revenue, was referred.
MIR. Woodward, from Special Commute on !
Desmoines River Land Grant Company, sub |
ntted lengthy and able majority report in |
avo1 Of the lights of said company, and re-
'uming lands given to several railroads.
Mr.. Dupcombe presented a we'll prepared !
minority report.
Several bills of local nature passed.
H,uss Several bills Of local character |
\ ere introduced snd passed
The bill appropriating ten thousand dol |
ars for the Blind Asylum. at Vinton, passed.
Tomorrow at P. NJ, the flag of the Sec
md Regiment will be formally presented to
he House and placed over the Speakers
Chair WE'D.