Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-05

DEs MorNRs. Jan. 26. Is

No bills were introduced in the Senate TO-
day. Several bills were up on their second
reading, two Of them tabled, one n -commit.
ted, and two-the bill fixing the Adjutant
Generals salary at So 900. and the bill fiying
the salaries of State officers and Judges
were left without any definite disposition af-
ter being variously amended. On these last
mentioned bills there was spirited debate.
At adjournment, Mr.. Brayton's motion to
strike out Of the salary bill the provision for
contingent fund of$75 quarter for District
Judges was pending, and the further consid-
Grafton Of the bill was made the special order
for 2 o'clock tomorrow. The bill to provide
for taking dispositions 10 be used on trials in
County Courts was passed. 81 20 .i,s
The time of the House was occupied good
part Of the day in the discussion of the
Treasury Note bill. By decisive vote the
minority report of the committee was substi-
tuted for the report of the majority. This
decision is in favor Of receiving Treasury and
National-Bank Notes, and adverse to the fur
Their receipt of State Bank Notes for taxes
No other important business was transacted.
DEs MONIES, Jan. ~.
In the scalp bounty bill the Senate fixed
the wolf scalp bounty at five dollars. ri,
The bill increasing salaries was laid on the
table and is considered dead.
The bill increasing the number of Supreme
Judges from three to four Was pending at
adjournment, with prospect Of being passed
tomorrow. .-------.--.- -.--sf.-'t
In the House, a bill was introduced by Mr..
Sanderson, authorizing the Governor to send
commissioner of emigration to Europe.
The House passed the bill to provide for
printing 5000 copies of Adjutant General
Bakers report. Federal affairs were discussed
and number of local bills disposed Of.
r.r Dies MONIES, Jan. %.
In the Senate, the bill providing for the
appointment Of an additional Judge of the
Supreme Court was taken up, and after con.
siderable debate was passed by vote Of
thirty two to eight. The measure is urgently
asked BY the present members of the Court
which probably accounts for this decisive
majority.
The bill 10 repeal Oh. 1872 of the Laws Of
the Eighth General Assembly, known as the
"Appraisement Law" was made the special
order for to morrow at Q o'clock. f... 81
There was lively discussion on the bill to
amend Section 1856 Of the Revision Ct 1860,
and twas ordered engrossed, etc. s.. E
The President appointed Mr.. Gray on the
Joint Committee to visit the State University
and Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
Considerable miscellaneous business was
transacted in the House. The Senate bill
abolishing the Office of Surgeon General was
passed after considerable discussion withou,
any opposing votes. The feeling is quite
prevalent, however, that the Office might be
made beneficial to the interests Of the soldiers
and it is not improbable that an attempt will
be made to create the Office anew and attach
to it new duties, making it working field
Office.
The substitute for the Treasury note bill
was passed with but two dissenting votes. =.
This leaves the State Bank Notes out in thu
cold, and provides for the receipt of Treasury
and National Bank Notes for taxes.
The bill to prevent offences against public
health by bringing the offence of throwing
dead animals into streams, within the juris
diction Of the Justices Court, was so amend
ed as to include wells, springs, reservoirs ant
cisterns, and then passed.
Several other bills were under consideration
but no final action was had on them.
Mr.. Moir introduced resolution looking t.
complete revision of the School Law.
was made tho special order for 10 O'clock to
morrow. 81.
i. DEs MONIES, Jan. 20.
Mr.. Saunders introduced into the Senate {
bill providing for preliminary survey of 4
Ship Canal route from LaSalle, Illinois, to the
Mississippi River. He also presented me
mortal, signed by Judge Dillon and other cit
liens Of Scott county. recommending the
measure provided for by the bill; and also 9
| memorial to the same effect from committee
appointed by the City Council Of Davenport,
to present the views Of the city to the Legis.
lature.
Mr.. Crookham's bill repeating the infamous
law of 1851, which deprived certain free per.
sons of their Liberties, the bill fixing the pc,
diem of Road Supervisors at 1,50, and the
bill amending Sec. POI Of the Revision, were
passed.
The bill to create the Office of County As
SCISSOR was indefinitely postponed.
The afternoon session was devoted to dis
cussing the bill to repeal the Appraismen,
Law (sS 3360-74 Rev.) 1t was lost by vote
of 81 yeas to 10 nays; and the vote was re-
considered.
The House was occupied most of the day
on the School question. The discussion on
the comparative merits of the sub-district,
and independent district system was Of con-
siderable interest. The action of the House
on this question is decidedly adverse to any
radical change Of our present system.
MIR. Hildreth introduced bill providing
for connecting the Agricultural College with
the State University at Iowa City, which was
laid on the table and ordered printed.
JANUARY 80.
In the Senate, Mr.. Hogin presented pc.
tition of citizens of Keokuk county, asking q
law to prohibit netting quai!s. Referred to
Committee on Agriculture. e' IS ~
After some discussion motion to recon.
slider the vote by which the bill repeating the
Appraisement Law was ordered to its third
reading, was agreed to, and the bill was re.
committed to the Committee ON judiciary.
House not in session.
Feb. /.
In the Senate, the bill fixing the Adjutant-
Generals salary at two thousand dollars was
lost and the vote reconsidered, and the bill
made the special order for next week, Thurs
day
The bill leaving the number Of commission
ers to take the army vote discretionary with