Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-11
Legislative

TUESDAY, September 9th
sESArE.-The drafting bill vas allowed to
die without much opposition.
The Governor was authorized to furnish
men to send against the Indians with horses.
etc.
Senator Bowen rom Special Committee o!
Physician-. reported back Mr Ws,eon's Bill
providing for examination Of Surgeons with
amendmen's. Amendments adopted and Bib
to reside ct Keokuk. one at Dubuque and one
from each candidate for certificate.
A bill providing for extraordinary expenses
of Executive Office, and for relief of disabled
soldiers was passed
The road law was amended; Bill providing
for lease Of convict labor was passed.
BILLS ACTED UPON.
HoUsE-The County Warrant Bill was read
third time and defeated.
Bill tor an Act to confer additional pow.
ers upon Boards Of Supervisors. Rule suspend
ed and bill passed.
proves the bonds Of county officers. aud in
nees to the county Clerk.
A bill for an &C. to legalize the asse ssment
and levy Of taxes in johnson county. Iowa
Rule suspended and bill passed
A bill for q q act to legalize certain acts Of
Boards OF Supervisors in relation to bonds Of
county officers Rale suspended and bill !
passed.
A bill for an act rendering valid the pat Of
Lay,on's addition and Mason's up er addition
in the city Of Ksokuk. Rule suspended and
bill passed.
Senate bill creating the office Of Assistant
Adiutant General was mend4d 60 as to make
the salary $1,000 instead Of $500, and then
passed.
The following preamble and resolutions
were introduced:
WHEREAS. it apr ears by petitions and me-
MORALS presented to the Legislature that .
large number Of able bodied male residents Of
the State Of Iowa between the ages Of eigh-
teen and forty five years are claiming exempt.
tion from military service. come because they
are exempted by the laws Of the United States.
others on a count Of alleged conscientious
scruples against bearing arms, and others after
having declared their intention to become
ci'izens. under the construction Of Secretary
Stewards order, claiming the protectioa Of
this government. still claiming exemption
because they have uot taken out Their final
papers and
WHEREAS, in this hour Of our country's mis-
fortune aud danger TO preserve and perpetuate
our government We need to have 81. the
available men and means placed at the dispo-
sal of our State and Of the United State- Gov
.rnment. and relieving that no able bodied
man has a moral right to refuse in THE crisis
to support the govern meut that gives them
protection if need be with his lite, there
fore
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep
reseotatlves Of tbe State Of Iowa. that our
Senators and Representatives in Congress be
requested to procure such an smendu ent to
the Home.tead law. parsed by Congress, as
will exempt from the benefits of the came oil
residents Of the United States. who are able
bodied ana OF tue ages .o,"... - ,E
years, who shall claim exemption from militia
ry service during the present war.
Resolved. That the Secretary Of State be
requested to f. rward q copy Of these resolu
tions to each Senator and Representative from
this state.
joint resolution TO adjourn on the 10Th
inst wes passed.