The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-24

structing, DO, granted to the State 70
the improvement of the Des Moine
River. Special committee on Des Moine
River Lands.
Mr.. McCrary Of Lee, bill to set asid
certain lands granted to the State for th'
improvement Of the Des Moines River
for the payment of certain claims, and fo
other purposes. Same reference.
Mr.. Bassett desired the two last abov.
bills printed, which was ordered.
Mr.. Young, bin making an appro
priation of $4,000 to build Chapel
Laboratory. DC, for State University
Ways and Means.
Mr.. Ross, joint resolution instrucline
our Senators and requesting our Repre-
sentatives in Congress, to use their influ.
ence for the indemnity for certain swamp
lands, &c. Public Lands.
REPORTS ON TABLE.
The House amendment to the Supreme
Court Judge bill was concurred 10, 29
to II.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill to amend chapter 58 50 as to
authorize execution to issue to enforce
judgments Of county court in bastardy
case was taken up, amended, and ordered
esgrossed.
The bill TO amend subdivision 8 Of
5 662 of the revision so that township
clerks designations shall be to township
trustees and resignation of other officers
to township clerk was taken up.
Mr.. Patterson sustained the bill. and
moved that the rule be suspended, and it
was done, and the bill passed.
The bill to provide for transmission Of
funds to pay interest on bonds. and pay
ment when and where due, was taken up.
If coupons are not presented within ten
days Of the time due, the holder must
make demand st the State Treasury.
Bill passed, SO yeas.
Tie Ways and Means Committee sub
stitule for amended House substitute for
House Files As and 49, bill for an act
to provide for paying out the gold id the
State Treasury whenever the Co nsus
Board certify il is necessary to do so,
came up on recommendation Of the COM
mittee. Reported as per Instructions
Mr. Stubs oppos.d the substitute and
was IN favor Of The original bill. He be-
lleved that the affairs Of the state should
be managed in the same manner tha,
good and sound Judgment would dictate
la the management Of private affairs
lie thought the interests Of the State re-
quirel that the gold 10 the treasury should
be sold. lie thought sound judgment
would dictate to any business ,nan that ii
be owned the gold that be would sell il
at tie present advanced prices, and if the
gold was his he wou Id sell it, and it would
DO doubt be cslled good fnanciering By
commercial men.
We have no need of the gold we can
pay any Indebtedness OF the State either
at home or abroad that the State now
owes or may hereafter owe-the interest
of the bonded indebtedness can be paid
with greenbacks. As a financial matter
we should pass the original bill and vote
down the substitute. Ii We were called
upon 10 make an appropriation Of twelve
thousand dollars for some purpose not ab-
solutely necessary, or for something that
the State would not receive full value for.
there would be at least three-fourths of
the Senators who would oppose the M cas-
ure, and as be was informed there is al
most s22. 200 in gold in the State Treas
ury, aad he could see no difference in the
principle of saving $4,000 for the State
IN making that amount.
So far as the security of greenbacks
was concerned, he did not care to dismiss
that proposition. He was willing 10 let
the destiny of the State of Iowa abide the
destiny Of the United States. This act
OF the State will give strength to the
General Government, and he believed
that it should pass and the gold be. sold,
and by the transaction make twelve thou
sand dollars for the State. The substitute
proposes to leave the matter at the dis
erection Of the census board, and he was
of opinion that the Legislature was equal
ly well qualified to Judge of the necessi-
ties and wants of the State as the census
board.
The substitute was lost-l5 TO II.
The House substitute for House Files
As and 40, as amended BY the Senate,
was put on its passage and the bill was
lost-22 to l5
Mr.. Bassett's joint resolution, as re-
ported back from committee, instructing
in favor of a law changing tho law Of
Congress in relation to the route of the
Sioux City Branch Of the Pacific Rail-
road.
Mr.. Bassett stated the purpose of the
change desired, and the resolution was
adopted.
MIR. McCrary, of Lee, called up the
House Resolution for the printing of Mrs
Wittenmyer's report, together with the
special message Of the Governor, to the
House on Sanitary matters, and it was
referred to the committee on Printing.
Mr Woolson introduced bill supple
mental to the Act providing for reporting
decisions Of the Supreme Court. Rule
was suspended and the bill passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions and remonstranees in regard
to the liquor law aud the game law were
presented.