The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-02-11
From the Daily state Register.
Legislative Su I'm mary.

| Legislative Summary.
In the Senate the following bills were
passed yesterday: Bill amending law in
relation to corporations other 'han those for
pecuniary profits, Bill giving tbs, appoint.
m mt OF Commissioners to take the army
vote to the Governor, ma king the duration
of the commissioner one year, and providing
that the number Of commissioners shall be
! discretionary instead Of one to every regI
inent, in order to avoid the expense of send
| ing several commissioners to one point; the
Bill appropriating $1,000 to purchase books
for the State Library the Bill repeating the
law for the appointment Of Allotment COM
missioners Bill amending 1856 Of the Re-
vision and Bill in relation to collection of
taxes in Lee county. Thirteen Bills were
introduced which will be found in our re.
port. Some of them quite important. Up
wards Of twenty reports Of Committees were
made and placed on file. The Bill fixing
the Adjutart Generals salary at $4,000 was
lost. lacking two ofa constitutional majority
and the vote was reconsidered. With full
Senatci it will pass. Mr.. Crookham's Bill to
extend the elective franchise was made
special order for o'clock next Thursday
Our report will be found condensed, and
shows great amount Of business disposed
Of sa'a '4 -'
The following bills were passed in the
House: Peremptory- Challenge Bill, with
only one dissenting vote; Eads Bill; Bill
providing for serving certain legal processes
on Sunday; Bill repeating the anti-negro
law; Bill! to repeal chapter Il ofthe laws OF
the Extra Session Of 1881. and the fifty.dol
ar.construction.bond Bill Among the Bills
introduced were one by Mr.. johnson provid-
ing for obtained statistical inforln,tion in
relation to the amount Of damage done to
sheep, by carnivorous ANIMALS and one by
Mr.. Galland authorizing City Councils to
provide for the erection of houses of refuge.
The Bill authorizing the appointment of a
Commissioner of Emigration was laid on the
table, from which it has little prospect of
rising.
The Bill legalizing the issue of Coupon
Bonds by counties and authorizing such is.
sues hereafter for the purpose of paying
bounties, was taken up and laid on the ia
BILE. The substitute for the bill legalizing
entry of orders, judgments and DEGREES in
the District Court IN vacation, was up, and
was sent to special committee. The legal
izilg feature was left out of the substitute,
and it provided for entry of DEGREES, etc, in
vacation hereafter Mr.. Saunders bin pro-
viding for the survey Of Ship-Canal route
passed by an almost unanimous vote. The
resolution instructing our Senators and re-
questlng our Representatives in Congress to
use their influence for immediate measures
t. constr uct Ship Canal on general west
ern route, connecting the Lakes with the
Mississippi River and for the improvement
the navigation of the Upper and Lower
Rapids of the Mississippi River, oy canal or
otherwise, was adopted. The bill giving
plaintiffs as well as defendants in the mill.
tary service, continuance, and also extend
ing the same privileges 10 parties in the ma
val service, where Ii shall be shown to the
Court in any manner that the parties are in
such service. was passed. ..- .
Yesterday was busy day in the House
The Coal-Mine Bill, Mil Race Bill, Scalp
.
Bounty Bill. and Treasury Safe Bill, were
passed; also, Supreme Judge Bill by 50 to
81, Special Bill by SO to 10, Bill changing
mode of canvassing votes for State Senators
and Representatives, in districts containing
more than one county, and the Senate bill
changing the rate Of interest on State War
rants, from eight to six per cent. Some i'm
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one by Knox to amend the Revenue Law,
ana one by McNutt to amend Sections 4l45
and 4147, in relation 70 Sheriff fees. Two
bills were tabled, one postponed indefinitely
and the table cleared.