Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-28


S. Senator for six years FROM the 4th
of March, lS65-Grimes 1913 votes, j.
ID. Jennings 6 votes. Judge Love one
vote. a'.- 81 Z 4
+. w. Palmer was reelected State
Printer--Palmer l69, A. p. Richard
son 8 votes - - SC
f. NJ. Mills was reelected State,
Binder, by similar majority, as were
also the following officers
L. A. Layton, of Lee county. War.
den of Penitentiary L. L. Edgerton,
of Lucas county, Reuben Noble, of
Clayton county and L. f. Sherman of
Washington county for Bank Direc-
tors. VIM. Bickford, of Jefferson
county, L. S. Griffith, of Polk county
and Thomas A. Graham Of Tama coun-
ty for Bank Commissioners. Adjourn
ed till Monday. -z--.-......--.-.--,--..-
Monday, Jan. 49, 1864.
SENArE.-Senator Hunt, of Clayton,
presented petition of citizens of Du-
buque asking for Registry Law to
preserve the purity of the ballot box.
Referred.
Senator Crookham presented pc.
tition of citizens of Mahaska county,
asking a modification of the hog law.
Referred. a.
A large number of bills was intro
duced, among them one by Senator
Hart, to exempt property Of non.com-
missioned officers and private soldiers
from taxation for County aud State
purposes. Referred to committee on
Ways and Means.
Senator Moore offered concurrent
resolution, instucting the Secretary of
State to procure flagstaff and hoist
the Flag over the Capitol during the
session. Adopted.
Senator Patterson offered a resolu-
tion instructing the Secretary of State
to procure an American Flag and sus.
pend the same over the Chair of the
President Of the Senate. Adopted. y
HousE.-The Speaker announced the
Standing Committees Of the House, as
follows
| Ways and Keans--G iIchrist, Merriam Bere-
man, Weare, Sturgis Runyan, Oliver, Littler,
McNutt and Richards.
Military Afdrs--Andrews of Keokuk
Mccall, Mcknight, Johnson, NOR, Parker,
Mccormick, Sanierson and Galland. ..
Schools and State University Hildreth, Fink
bine, Darby, Parker, Moir, Wolf, Dorr,
McNutt and vinton.
E2ections--Littler, Lathrop, Pritchard, Helm,
White, Munsel and Lindsay. 1885 In
County and 7opaship Organizations Nelson,
Bell, Gose, Skiles, Horton, johnson, Potter,
| Stanton and Fuller
Federal Relations Russell of Washington,
Spurier, Sears, Bromley, Stanton, Davis,
White, Van Sandt and Hurst ....,
Domestic 1Nanutactres--Helm, Glendening
Andrews Of Decatur, Fry, o Brien, Buckham,
Lindley and Christoph.
Judiridry-Bereman, NOR, Stiles, Russell of
| Washington, Hale, Burke, Holdridge, Wolf
Joy, Elliott and Mccormick. ~ .. Is, b.
Aqricultme-Thomson, Maxwell, Dorr, Gar
rett, King, Close, McMaken, Lindley and JEFF
! fries. ~ r.a
Banks and Banking-W eare, Gilchrist, Lit
tier, Bell Magill, Hildreth, Skies and McMa-
ken. ....
Interpretations Bromley, Andrews of
4 Decatur, Cary, Clark, Darby, Garrett and
Glendening.
Ralroads- Magill, Baylics, Logan, Galland,
Nelson, Oliver and Bruce.
Clains-Moir, Sears, Russell of Jones, JEFF
fries, Clark, Cary, Thomson, johnson and
| Simpson. s. ..'st t. .I-.. "s.-f
! Pubic Lands-Russcll of Jones, Merriam,
| Davis, Hixon, Day. Carbce and Smith.
Public Buildings-Hale, Bayles, Mills, Ma
4 gill, Gose, Simpson and Campbell.
4 Constitutional .4mendmen.s- Wolf, Elliott,
! Fem, Day, Carbee, Campbell and Buckham.
! Expenditures Parker, Hxon, Horton, An
drews of keokuk, Russell of Jones, Gose,
i Greene, johnson and King.
| Printing-McNutt, Logan, Hildreth, Fem,
! Van Sandt, Meissner and Clark.
| Esgrossed Bais--Holdridge and Vinton. t,
Enrolled BiHs-Runyan, Nelson and Hor-
1 ton.
improvement Of Des Moines Riper-I.ogan,
Mccall, Maxwell, Lindley, Mccormick, Lind
say, Fry and Cary.
4 Internal improvement Sandt, White,
Green, Sturgis, Mcknight, Latham, Knox and
| Close q.............f .......... .-.. .t.E
Roads and HyLrays- Dorr, Spurrier, Brown,
Perry, Cort and Fry.
Nev Counties Davis, yinton, Pritchard
! Sturgis, Sears, Sanderson and Potter.
| LiJrary-Stilcs, Burke, Joy, BERGMAN, San
derson, Hale, Darby and Glendening
| Charitable Institutions Finkbine, Runyan,
/ Davis, Lyons, Brown, Bruce, Latham and Full
| Ter. VA
Rules-Elliott, Russell of Washington,
Paulk, Munsell, Sweet and Andrews of Deca-
| tur.
Senatorial and Representative Districts-- Baylics,
Finkbine, Horton, Maxwell, Lyons, Mills,
Lathrop and Knox.
| Judicial Distrscts- Burke, Sturgis. JOY,
Sweet, Lindsay, Bell, Merriam and McCor-
mick.
| Congressional DISTRICTS Merriam, Richards,
Hurst. Pritchard, Potter Smith, Green, Stan
ton, King, Campbell and Perry.
Police Regulations Sears, o. Brien, Meissner,
Simpson, Oliver, Lindsay and Cort.
| Messrs. Hildreth, BERGMAN and La
throp presented petitions from citi-
zens of their respective counties, ask.
ing for the passage Of q Registry Law,
and by Mr.. Cary petition from GER
tain citizens of Davis county for an
independent School District. Refer
red. ~ s s. -
| Mr.. Hildreth offered the following
| Resoired, That the Committee on
Township and County Organization
be and are hereby instructed to in
quire into the expediency Of abolish.
ing the Supervisor system of County
government and substituting there.
for the Commissioner system, and that
said Committee report by bill or 9TH
erwise. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Nelson of Winnesheik offered a
resolution complimentary to our SOL
diers. Referred.
Mr.. McNutt offered resolution in
structing the committee on Elections
to inquire into the expediency of pas
sing a Registry Law, and report by
bill or otherwise. Resolution referred
I to committee on Elections.
Mr.. Gilchrist offered resolution re-
questing our Representative and in
structing our Senators in Congress to
advocate the passage of a law provi-
ding for the construction of ship Ca
nal around the upper and lower Rapids
of the Mississippi. Laid over under
the rule.
Mr.. Russell of Washington moved
that the Governors Message be taken
up and referred to select committee
of five in order that the various sub
jects treated upon therein may be as.
signed to the appropriate Standing
Committees. Carried