The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-13

1OWA xE01SxsATUHE.
SENATE.
Des Moines, Feb. 9.
MORNING SESSION.
Met at 10 President in the chair
Prayer by Rev. Thompson Bird. Jour
nal OF yesterday read and approved.
Mr.. McCrary of Lee presented remon
STRANGE Of Mr. Barnes, and / 500 others
including many soldiers, against the re
peal of the Liquor Law
Mr.. Dixon, petition of 800 citizens o
Wapeilo county. for q License Law
Both referred to Liquor Law Committee
BILLS.
Mr.. Hunt introduced bill repeating
section 1920 of the Revision and to en-,
act substitute. Referred to Judiciar,
Committee.
Mr.. Udell, bill to amend section 4s47
OF the Revision.
Also, bill to amend section SPOT Of the
Revision of 1860, making ss6fteen'' read
"eighteen." Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Parvin. from Committee on En-,
rolled Bills, reported that the Committee
had examined certain enrolled bills, &c
Mr. Parviu, from Special Committee on
Sanitary Affairs, reported bill making
an appropriation of s40, 600 for the reliel
of soldiers under direction of the Cover.
nor
Mr.. Parvin asked that the bill be refer
red TO the Ways and Means Committee
which was done.
Mr. Roberts, Committee on Railroads,
reported back bill TO suthorize the keo-
kuk, Des Moines IL Mlnnesota Railroad
Company to issue preferred stock. and 70
ehange name to @Des Mci1es Valley Z
Il. Company" with Recommendation that
i. pass
Mr. Moore, from Committee on Print
ing, reported resolution for printing 5 1000
copies OF Ers. Wntenmeyer's Repost,
which was adopted.
Adjourned.
MORNING. SESSION.
Tuesday, Feb. 8.
Met at 10. Prayer BY Rev. Z. F.
Breeze. Journal Of yesterday read, cor
rected and approved
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Ssnderson presented . memorial
from the Ctty Council of Davenport ask
ing for an appropriation to defray the ex-
penses OF a preliminary survey between
Lake Michigan and the Mississippi.
Also petition from A. c. Fulton and
others ia reference to The western termi-
nus of said canal Referred to Special
Canal Committee.
Mr. Darby, petition in favor of a
change in the Supervisor and Collector
systems.
Mr. MeCornick presented a petition
from two hundred citizens of Mariou
county in favor oil Increasing the duties
and compensation Of County Superintend-
enss.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Gilchrist, Chairman OF Ways and
Means Committee. reported adversely tc
the rassage Of Mr. Cort's bill providing
for an exs mption from taxation of $1,000
worth of Improvements made on any town
lot or farm.
Mr Hildfeth, Chairman of School
Committee. reported bill in accordance
with Instructions Of the House, abolishinc
the Board of Education and providing for
the election of Superintendent Of Public
Instruction. Laid on the table and order
ed printed.
Mr.. Littles, from Committee on Elec-
tions, reported back the bill TO amend
section 80. chapter GO. Of tie Laws ofthe
Extra Session of the e9sh General As.
sembly, with an amendment.
Mr. Stiles, from the Library Commit
tee reported back the $1,000 Library bill
and recommended It's passage.
Mr.. Magill, from Railroad Committee,
reported back the bill granting righ. oI
way to railroad companies through cite.
and towns, with certain amendments.
AfFhAlSEAESt Law.
Mr.. Sturgis moved to re consider tbs
vote BY which the biii smendatory of the
Appraisement Law had its enacting clause
stricken ont.
Mr.. Hale seconded and said the object
was if the vote could be re-considered, te
strike out the obnoxious feature of tho
bill.
Mr. Bereman opposed the re-considers
tion as the amendments contemplated
were not of sufficient importance to Re
quire much attention. He never had
heard OF a case in which they would prove
OF any benefit.
Mr.. Backham believed We were mo-
called upon to legislate on this subject
The people did not ask for any change.
Mr.. Burke believed the proposed
amendment was > good one, and one thai
could work no harm to any one. The
present law was somewhat defective il
one respect at least. The amendmen,
would simply make the law more com
piete.