Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-29
DEs MONIES, Jan. %, 1868.

IOWA LEGlsLATURE.
DEs MONIES, Jan. %, 1863.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Brayton intro.
duced bill enacting Registry law to pre-
serve the purity of the ballot box. The
copperheads made charges Of gross frauds at
the election last fall, AID it is thought best to
protect them from any possible danger in the
future.
Nothing else Of special interest occurred in
either house.
DEs MONIES, Jan. %.
The House passed bill to day providing
for the distribution of three hundred copies of
Adjt. Gen. Bakers report to the officers of
Iowa regiments, and additional copies to diff
ferent parts of the State through the members
of the Legislature.
The bill to give the Clerks Of Boards of
Supervisors the casting vote in cases Of tie
was indefinitely postponed by the Senate.
The Judiciary Committee have reported
favorably on the bill for an additional Judge
Of Supreme Court
DEs MONIES, Jan. IS.
In the Senate Mr.. Cue introduced bill to
prohibit the circulation in this State of bills
issued in other States, Territories and foreign
countries, except the issues of the National
Bank and currency issued by authority Of
Congress.
Mr. Hilsinger,a bill to provide for town.
ship collectors.
Mr.. Brunson, bill TO regulate the con-
struction of mill dams in such manner "a
to allow the ascent Of fish in our rivers.
Mr.. Knoll, . bill to provide for the establish
ment of private roads in certain cases.
A joint resolution was introduced and
passed appointing Luke Palmer, Harpin
Riggs and Joseph II. Merrill Trustees of the
Insane Asylum. The committee on Agricul.
ture reported in favor of the indefinite post.
ponement of the dog law bill. The Ways
and Means committee recommended the same
fate for the bill legalizing the issue Of certain
bonds by counties. There was an animated
discussion on the resolution to appoint 9
committee to visit the Agricultural College
Farm, Mr.. Parvin opposing the appointment
of Committee, but declaring he would vote
for reasonable appropriation for the College
Building. An instruction to the committee
to inquire into the expediency Of lacking thu
Agricultural College ON to the State Univer
sity was voted down. The discussion wen
to the general merits of the institution anc
the expediency Of making an appropriation t.
erect College building and the friends Of or
Apr. priation and an Agricultural College
pure and simple, seemed to have the power
of the Senate in their hands. Mr.. Crook
hams bill to extend the elective franchise Il
negroes, after some discussion, was ordered
printed.
In the House, Mr.. Moir introdu' ed bill
to amend the law relating to peremptory
challenges in criminal cases, giving defendan
twice as many challenges as the State ant
providing for ultimate challenges. Mr.. Stur
gs, a bill separating the Office Of County
Treasurer from that of Recorder, and making
the County Judge recorder Of deeds, &c.
and MIR. BERGMAN. bill providing for the re
sumption by the State Of the lands granted t
certain Railroads which have failed to live W
to the terms of the grant. Among them is
the NJ. & NJ. Railroad. Mr.. johnson in
troduced a resolution calling on our Congress
sional Delegation to advocate such Legislation
as will extinguish the title of rebel owners o
lands in Iowa, and open up such lands to salt
and settlement at the earliest possible day
A memorial was received from the Board o
| Control of the Iowa Sanitary Commission
asking for an appropriation of $4,000 annu
ally to pay for the expenses of the Commits
sion, Sanitary Agents, &C., and for contin
gent fund of $50 900 from which the Governor
may draw in cases of sudden and extraordi
nary emergencies.