Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-04

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lance, and will be long remembered with
pleasure by them.
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
'4 A''a' "-''' b ' DEs MONIES, Feb. 90.
The railroad resumption bill came up in
regular order in the House to day. After q
lengthy aad acrimonious debate, it was refer.
red to a committee of the whole house, and
made the special ord,r for Thursday next, al
1O3 O'clock. 1870 @ Sl'''a's1
A petition was introduced from citizens Of
Clayton county, on the subject of memorial
zing Congress tor grant of lands to aid in
the construction OF railroad from McGregor
on the Mississippi river, to Sergeant's Bluffs,
on the Missouri. sgs.ts .-. a}
A bill was introduced in the Senate to au.
thorize the construction of bridges over the
Mississippi river. ,-.-.
The House is in Committee of the Whole
to night on resolutions urging the passage oi
law by Congress abolishing slavery.
y..s ri. es DEs MONIES, Feb. o..
The Senate yesterday was engaged for
some time on the bill further defining the
duties, and fixing the compensation of county
Superintendents. Sections five and six are
published in full in our report. A numbe,
Of bills were also introduced .s. 9sll Las
In the House, yesterday. during the morn.
ing session, Mr.. Nelson presented majority
report. adverse to the repeal Of the Supervisor
system. Mr.. Moir, from a majority of the
Select Committee OH Mr.. Hale's Resumption
bill, presented report adverse 10 the resump.
ton of the Railroad Land Grants, which was
laid on the table by q vote Of 81 TO 81. In
the afternoon nearly the entire session was
occupied by a discussion upon the subject Of
railroads. a. trff a. .e
Il DaA 30, DEs MONIES, Feb. 25.
The majority report of the special commit.
tee on the Des Moines River Land Grant
question in favor of resumption and a new
grant to the railroad companies on certain
conditions, the perfectng Of the bill to amend
the school law and further define the duties
and fix the compensation of County Superin.
tenderts, and the passage Of the aPpropria.
ton BIZ, and the bill requiring the Clerks Of
Boards of Supervisors to report to the Reg
lister of the State Lard Office, the condition
of School Lands in their several counties, are
the important features in yesterdays Senate
proceedings. A number of bills and other
matters were disposed of, reports of commit
tees were handed in and the record of good
days work was complete at adjournment.
In the House Mr.. Burke introduced bill
for the formation of the 18th Judicial Dis.
trict. The Sanitary Committee also intro
duced bill repealng the present law proyid-
ing for the appointment Of agents and enact
ing new one. This bill was under consid
~e q L., nj o1lvyN
dered engrossed for third reading to.mor-
row. Two bills were passed, one changing
the times of holding Court in the 4th Judi.
cial District, and one of the same character
for the 5!h District a ....c ...-r-l
DEs MONIES, Feb. 27.
The Senate yesterday passed bill legaliz-
ing the acts of Boards Of Supervisors making
appropriations for bounties to Volunteers
The Homes tead bill was up most of the day,
ard was ordered engrossed by vo'e of % to
II. II limits the value of the homestead to
g., 900; exempts from pre-existing debts, but
is not retrospective. Mr.. Ba>sett, from the
special committee on the Upper Des Moines
Land Title question, reported plan of adj
jus.ment with two bills to carry out the ad.
jus.ment recommended.
lie use tuc Dlu w pIOflue
for survey Of ship canal route, and passed
the Senate bill t, fix the salary and fees ol
District Attorneys. and the General Appro.
priati1n bill The bill to restrain stock from
running at large received the same consider.
alton, and was referred to special committee
..--.s sl..l lw February %.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill which
authorizes any railroad company to issue pre-.
ferred stock and to change its corporate name;
and Mr.. Knobs bill to facilitate the working
of lead mines and Mr.. Saunders County Su
perintendents bill Several other matters ol
interest were before the Senate, but it made
no fina disposition of them.
The House spent the greater part Of its
session discussing the Senate amendment to
the bill providing for the reception of the
notes of the National Barks and United States
Treasury notes for taxes, etc. The Senate
amendment provides that the notes of the
State Banks shall be received for the same
purpose, and the House finally concurred in
it. The question is practically at rest, and
the people can pay their taxes and money due
the school fund with the bills of the State
Banks and National Banks and "Greenbacks u