The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-02-04

duced in the Senate and forty in the House;
but few only of urgent local importance
have passed the third reading. .......-.'
The usual number of appropriations have
been asked for BY the several institutions
Here are few of them with the amounts
opposite. ,...-. ... .,......... .....|
Increase of Officers salaries, $4,000
State Library, 5000
College Farm, h. 10000
State University, a'a.9s@ 10000
Blind Asylum, &, ...... .... n 5000
Insane Asylum, ........... 10000
Penitentiary, $4,000
Deaf and Dumb ASYLUM. $4,000
Sec Board of Control asks for, $4,000
Total, ... ...... $243,0 900
Mr.. Foote, of the committee of Ways and
Means, cautioned the Senate this afternoon
about being lavish in their appropriations
and made the above statement for their
benefit r.... ..#.
The House is getting along in a very cred.
table manner indeed. They have transac-
ted much business and yet have general ed
a good deal Of gas, espec ally over the distri
button Of the Adit. Generals Report. The
last session passed a law appropriating them
selves sevnteen copies apiece but only re-
ceiving Mree-this Legislature thought that
by repeating the law appropriating them
selves the balance, the same end would be
arrived at. The question was finally set
tied By vote beng taken and thelaw re-
pealed. The Adj. General is very popu
lar man here, and fattering compliment
was paid him the other day by m ember Of
the Legislature, who was recommending the
passage Of a Bill increasing his salary, by
reference to the fact Of many of the Eastern
and Middle States. as well as the Govern.
ment Mt Washington, having adopted the
form Of his report, and are now keeping
their books in conformity with the style in :
troduced by him.
The Wapello Delegation have already ia
ken their places among the Arst rank in the
Legislature. Mr. Dixon in the Senate, is
Chairman Of the Commute on Claims before
which come all those exorbitant charges
which every individual who does or does not
do anything for the State, thinks he is in
i.'4r- hound to make. Mr.. Dixon is pecu.
l'arly fitted for 60 'rnportant position. His
keen perception and quick apprehension
soon discovers the business or uniustness OF
. claim. ---..-,..-
Mr.. Knox. in the House, is on the com.
mittee on Internal Improvements. Being a
careful, experienced, thorough, western man
identified with the interests of this State
from its infancy, he will not very easily be
led into any new tangled schemes, Of turn
ing the current of the Des Moines river up
stream, for the purpose of giving Brown e
or any other man an office.
Mr.. Knox has also taken great interest in
the School law. He introduced a resolu-
ton dav or so since, changing the Town
shin ub-Dictricts into independent Districts,
which will simplify the machinery of the
whole system, though the object will he the
same. The resolution was favorably received
and he will probably introduce Bill in a
few da, s the substance of which I will give
you in detail at some future time.
Mr.. Stiles, young LAWYER Of marked
ability, is on the Juicary Committee in the
House; that Committee to whom is referred
all Bills involving eSpedieney or constitu.
tionalty. With his knowledge of the law,
the young member from Wapello has already
the prestige Of success. Quite lively dis
cussion was had in the Senate to-day on an
amendment to resolution from the House.
sending a committee Of two from the House
and one from the Senate, to view the College
farm and report no one knops eractly ,ohat.
The amendment was proposal to unite the
State University and Agricultural College
into one, 50 as to secure the muniicent land
grant without having to build buildings
now. The amendment was introduced by
Mr.. Woolson of Henry. 1t was voted down
emphatically as it should have been. The
Agricultural College can stand on its own
merits. 1t will pay. And why cucumber
it with an Institution that has an entirely
different plan Of operation. The Agrlcultu
raj College is to be manual labor college,
where poor boy can get an education by
working on the State farm
Among 9th items Of interest transpir
ing within the week, I must not forget to
mention the concert and exhibition by II
Of our Blind Asylum, under
the tutorship Of Prof. Clark. The exhibit
bition was for the edifcation of the mem.
bers Of the Legislature, though free to ALL
Il will be remembered that the institution
IS but four years old but notwithstanding.
he proficiency Of some of the pupils who
had not been in attendance but half that
line was absolutely surprising. especially in
music. The first orchestra music tina. per-