Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-12
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!" Dss MONIES, Feb: s,lsst. .
In the Senate the, following bills were pass
BIZ amending law in relation, to corpora
tions other than those for pecuniafy profit
Bill giving the ap continent Of Comtnissioner
to take the army vote % the Governor, max
irg the duration of the comrnissidner on
year, and providing that The nun hei Of com
nissioners shall be dscretionYry in tead o.
one to every regiment, il order % xvoii tn
expense Of sending several cnmmissi ioners t
one int; the, Bill appfopriating 5000, I,
purchase books for the State Library tn,
Bill repeating the law for the apI,oi trnent q
Allotment Commissioners; ,Bil atiendin;
sec. 1856 Of the Revision, and Bill in relatlo5
to collection of taxes in NIee coiinty. 1hir
tesn bills were introduced, some Of then
quite important. Upwards Of twenty report.
Of committees were made and placed on file
The bill fixing the Adju ant General salary
at 81 900 was lost, lacking two Of q constitu
tionai majority, and the vote was reconsIde.
ed. With, full Senste it will pass. Mr.
Crookham's Bill 10 extend the elective fran
chise was made the special order for two
o'clock, Thursday. .-. =. =
The following Bills were passed in tn.
House: -, -. 80. --'. ..
peremptory Challenge Bill, with only one
dissenting vote; EadsS Bill Bill providing
for serving certain legal processes on SUNDAY
Bill repeating the anti-negro law; Bill 10 re-
peal chapter 1 L Of the laws Of the Ezra SEES
sion Of 1851. = and the fifty dollar con
struction bond Bill. Amoug the bills in
troduced we're one BY Mr.. johnson, providing
for obtaining statistical information in rela
ton to the amount Of damage done to sheep,
iby carniverous animals, and one by Mr.. Gal
land authorizing City Councils to provide fol
the erection Of houses Of refuge: The bill
authorizing the appointment Of a Commis-
sioner of Emigration was laid on ths table
from which 1t has little prospect Of rising.
.b.E TF'-t Dss MONIES, Feb: 8. l.
The bill providing for the publication o.
the decisious Of the Snprems, Court passed
ths Senate yesterday by a.voie Of 81 to 2. I.
A resolution inviting John B. Cough te
como here and deliver one or more lectures
was unanimously adopted -; .,,,,; ne ~. ~.
Several bills were introduced and some re.
ports Of committees presented. s-.a,e ...-.
: But two bi Is were introduced in the House
the miller's bill and the bill further providing
'or the election Of certain officers and fol
filing vacancies, 80. 80. -. *,
Mr.. Hale introduced bill to amend the ap.
pra,sement law. T.,off a. ~,
Little else Of general interest occurred, un
less it be the passage Of resolution auttor
zing the chief clerk. to procure copy O.
Webster's Dictionary for the use Of the mem
oers. ..s.v< ,..t ts5s.e--.. .sa ..,.. p
3r1"s 'ga SOD. DEs MONIES, Feb. 4.
In the Senatc yesterday the bill legalizing
the issue of coupon bonds by counties and
authorizing su h issues hereafter for the pur.
pose of paying bonnties, was taken up and
laid on the table. - ~
Tne substitute for the bill lrgalizing entry
Of orders, judgments and DEGREES in the Dis
trict Court in vacation, was taken up and sent
to q special committee. The legalizing fea.
ture was left out Of t e subs itutr, and itpro'
vided for entry Of decrees, etc, in vacation
hereafter
Mr.. Saunders bill providing for the sur.
vey Of ship canal route, passed by an al.
m: :st unanimous vote. @ :"
The resolution instructing our Senators and
requesting our Representatives i, Congress
t, use their influence for imms date meas
ures to construct ship canal on general
western route, connecting the lakes with the
Mississippi river. and for the improvement Of
rho naviga,ion Of the Upper and owe'
Rapids Of the Mississippi River, by canal OF
othrrw,se was ad pied. 4 $50
The bill giving plaintiff. as well as de.
fend,nts in the mi itary service continuance
and also extending the same privilege 'o
parties in the naval service, whereit shall be
srown to the Court, in any manner, that the
parties are in such service, --a. passed. l't:
Yesterday was a busy day in the House ~
The coal.m'ne bill, mill-race bill, scalp,bounty
sill and treasury safe bill were psssei also
Supreme Judge bill. by 81 to 81. specie bill
50 to 19, hi'l changing the mode Of canvass
,ng votes for State Senator's AMI Represents
lives. in districts contair,ing more than one
county. and the Senate bill changing the rate
Of interest on State grants, from eight tc
Z per cent. Some importaot bills were in
,roduce,,. smorg them one bv Knox to amend
the revenue law. an one by McNuttto amerd
sections 4l45 and 4147 in r.l,t on to Sheri-
fees. Two bills were tabled, one postponed
indefinitely, and the table cleared. i1' '.fa
.t.s - DEs MONIES, Feb 5.
In the Senate yesterday, the bill to amend
SEC. 1894 of the Revision of 1860, ard bill te
rive change Of venue in prelimir ary exami
nations. were indefinitely postponed
.o The bill amending Sec. 1923 Of the Revi
sion and the mileage appropriation bill were
passed. asesl.. y.Hs s.{gI :,
The House bill amending the act passed bY
the last Assembly providing for the distrlbu'
ton of the Adiutant Generals report was
under on.ideration for some time and made
the special order for Monday next at II
o'clock. y,s;g. N-iD 9as. gi.
The afternoon session WAS devoted to the
consideration OF Mr.. Crookham's bill to ex.
tcad the elective franchise. The main fea
lures of the bill are to give all foreign born
% diers and their Children the right to vote
Ard exercise ia fact all the rights Of citizen
ship and also to extend the same rights to
al persons made free by the Prcsidenra
Proclamation s.a ss71 yt'3 gs,-gg
In the House one petition was presented
and the remainder of the time was occupied
in discussing motion to reconsider the Su
preme Judge bill. No session in the after
nOun. .1aris. -...- -s.gif
i- ~ DEs sMo1nHs, Feb. s..
The Senate to-day passed the bill appropri.
a,ing one thousand dollars for tte survey Of
the Ship Canal route. from La Sale TO the
Mi sissippi River Als,. a'substitu'e for Other
resolutions, which instructs cur Congressman
in favor of immediate action for the cons'ruc-
.icn of ship canal from the lakes: and q
gene, = al western route t, tho Mississippi River
and the improvement Of the upper AMI lower
rapids Of the Mississippi River, by canal OF
otherwise. -,
Mr.. Ross introduced bill providing for
the resumption of all the lands and right