Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-25
IOWA LEGIsLATURE.

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! 5aol..sl 3dT a DEs MONIES, March 49,.
The Senate had under consideration most
of the day, the bill granting relief to soldiers
families. It was finally referred to Select
Committee, o. ia3l.5tf 9G5 sI pI7oaG
The House passed the bill authorizing in
dependent school districts to levy a special
| tax of not more than two mills on the dollar
for the erection of school houses, etc. the
bill increasing the compensation of road
supervisors to $3.50 per day, and making
persons between2l and 80 years of age liable
to poll tag /; the biitempowering counties
to pay an additional bounty on scalps of wild
animals tho b providing for the compila-
ton and Distribution of the road laws, and
the bill authorizing counties to change their
| names &
1t had under consideration, at the time of
adjournment, the bill prohibiting the circula-
ton of foreign bank notes, on which there
was an exciting debate. o1 .,-~- e'' wo-l !;
g7H .lloil. DEs MoINEs, March 16.
The Senate yesterday passed the following
bills: Bill authorizing independent school
districts not included within the limits of in
corpor ted towns, to levy a tax for the pur-
pose of building school houses not to exceed
ten mills on the dollar bill to amend section
TT of the Revision Of 1860, so as to require
Treasurers to give duplicate receipts to the
purchasers of real estate at tax sales, upon
the payment Of subsequent taxes, and re-
quiring one of such duplicates to be filed in
the Clerks Office, and q memorandum or
record Of the same to be made by the Clerk,
and providing in default of such filing before
redemption BY the owner, that payment Of
subsequent taxes by the purchaser shall cre-
ate no lien, and shall give no right to recover !;
House bill to punish frands of weighmasters
Of public scales, and the bill to give munich
pal authorities more ample power to improve
streets, alleys, etc. The origina' House gold
bill came up and was lost. -" .'''
The House was engaged upon the Railroad
bill. is. 2. .l ~ 3D.. .glsi.F
p g-s. ,-t "a l DEs MONIES, March. II.
To-day the House passed the substitute for
the Resumption bill by vote Of AZ to 80,
and Mr.. Cues Senate bill to prohibit the cir
culation of foreign bank notes after the 4th
of July next, by 40 to 81; also passed the
bill authorizing counties to sell swamp lands
at one dollar per acre. ..-1. e. ,.;...
The Senate was engaged most of the time
on the bill to increase the compensation of
meritorious soldiers, by paying their wives
$3.50 per month, and to pay widows the
same, and children under ten years Of age
81 90 per month. ~. ....', -
The bill was referred to special committee
with instructions to report substitute pro-
viding for the relief of soldiers families need
ing aid. -s a '.7.' r'f '
7-li7 ai- DEsMorNEs, March 19.
The Senate had under consideration all
day yesterday a bill to provide for the pay.
ment of all the old Desmoines navigation
claims, adjust and quit conflicting land title,
and disuse of the remainder of the indemnity
lands, under the grant of 1862, to aid in the
construction of the Keokuk, Desmoines and
Minnesota Railroad, when the two first OBJ.
jects above named are accomplished.
The following bills passed the House: Bill
for the payment of officers and soldiers from
the time OF their enlistment to the time of
mastering into the United States service.
A bill requiring druggists to keep record
of the name, residence and general description
Of persons purchasing poison.
The Senate bill reducing the interest on the
school fund contract from ten to eight per cent.
The Senate bill authorizing Gov. Stone to
adjust and settle all claims of the State against
the United States. 1920 ea3 s4-''
The Financial Bill to provide for the adjust
ment of Swamp Land Claims against US.
The Senate bill to authorize the transmits
sion of funds to pay the interest on State
bonds, and providing that if the holder does
not demand payment Of interest where due.
within ten days Of the time when due, he
must make demands at the Office of the State
Treasurer. as- .ee
The Anti-Swearing bill was indefinitely
postponed. t.y
A registry law bill and soldiers compensa-
ton bill, like the ones before the Senate the
other day, were lost.
A bill was passed by the House pro-
viding for facilitating entries by soldiers
under the Homestead Law, which enables
them to take the oath before military officers
instead of before land officers, &C.
DEs MONIES, March 20.
The Senate was engaged yesterday in per-
fecting the Valley Railroad bill. Among
other amendments one was adopted, on mo
ton of Mr.. Crookham, making Oskaloosa a
point on the main line of the road. The bill
was ordered engrossed, and made the special
order for Monday at 2 o'clock. ..-.I
The House passed the following Senate
bills: Bill appropriating $40, 900 to build an
Agricultural College; ons. .appropriating $780,
600 to the State University; one appropriat-
ing $28,O00 to the Penitentiary; one appro
priating $1,000 to the Insane Hospital; one
appropriating $4,000 to build an Arsenal
Also, a bill providing the manner Of resigna
ton of township officers; bill amending the
Estray law, and bill requiring clerks Of Boards
of Supervisors to report the condition of
School lands in their several counties to the
Register of the State Land Office. The bill
appropriating $15, 900 to erect an Asylum for
the Deaf and Dumb, was indefinitely post
poned. -.-. -r5t t... t.E