Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-15
Iowa Legislature.


In the Senate, on the Cd inst, a
joint resolution that the Legislature
adjourn April Sd, was adopted A
joint resolution for the relief of Bu-
chanan county on account of the rob-
berry of the county treasury, was pas.
sed A bill to amend section 3l2 of
the Revision, relating to the powers of
Boards of Supervisors over appropria-
ton of money, was passed. A bill for
an act authorizing the Register of the
State Land Office to correct uncontes-
ted errors, was passed. A bill relating
to appeals in the District Court was
indefinitely postponed. Fl
In the House, this being the last
day for the introduction of bills, a
large influx was had. The various
also made their reports
and cleared their tables. Among the
most important bills reported by them
is one to tax dogs and one to protect
the rights of married women. The
House has passed the bill providing
for the publication of the laws in two
papers in each county, as introduced
by Mr.. Russell, of Jones county, by
vote of IS to l6. 1t will probably pass
the Senate at an early day.
On the 7th, the Senate adopted a
joint resolution for the adjournment of
the Legislature on the Sd of April.
Bills were introduced to provide for
the conveyance of the McGregor West
ern Railroad land-grant to change
the names of North and South Skunk
rivers and in relation to the military
power of the State. Joint resolutions
relating to mail facilities in several
counties were adopted The joint reso-
luton for the relief of Buchanan coun-
ty, on account of the robbery of the
county treasury, was passed. A bill
was passed to amend the Revision re-
lating to the powers of Boards of SUI
pervisors over appropriations of mon
ey. The bill! increasing the salaries of
the District and Supreme Judges was
discussed, and made the special order
for the next morning The House bill
defining the duties of the Register of
the State Land Office, was passed
with an amended title. A bill was in
troduced to aid in the support and edu-
cation of soldiers orphans, and for the
benefit of the Soldiers Orphans Home.
The bill relating to appeals in the Dis
trict Court in criminal cases, was in
definitely postponed.
Nearly all the House Committees re-
ported this morning. Among the bills
introduced were the following to al
low cities and counties to compromise
with the holders of certain bonds, Gu
pons, &c. /; to amend the school law in
various respects to settle with the
Eads sureties to increase Recorders
fees to tax dogs; concerning the
rights of women for an additional
argument term of the Supreme Court !;
to require County Treasurers to apply
money paid for taxes to the Oldest tax
es due from the person making pay.
ment. On the 9Th, in the Senate, the
entire session was passed in discussing
the bill to fix the salary Of Judges of
the Supreme and District Courts.
In the House. the opinion of the At
torney General was presented on the
McGregor Western Railroad land grant
question. He holds that the lands are
given to the State, or the Legislature
has the right and power to secure the
completion Of the entire road before
any lands are certified. Bills passed
to amend the law relative to assault
and battery so as to bring the offence
within the jurisdiction Of Justices of
the Peace to give county supervisors
authority to fix the bounty on scalps,
with certain limitations to provide
for the publication of laws Of a gene
raj and local nature and proceedings
of Boards of Supervisors in country
papers to authorize counties to CON-
promise certain judgments i'll favor of
the school fund to authorize courts,
in granting change of venue in crimi-
nal cases, to compel material witness
SEES to give bonds for appearance to
legalize the acts Of the State Auditor
and Treasurer in paying the Supreme
Judges salary without provision of
law, and directing them to pay Judges
Dillon and Cole $4,000 per year to
1865.
A joint caucus of the Republicans
of the Legislature met this afternoon
to nominate candidates for Warden of
the Penitentiary, Trustees of the State
University, and Bank Commissioners.
On the fourth ballot for Warden, Mar
tin Heiser was elected. On the first
ballot for Trustees of the State Univer-
sity, the following nominations were
made Hon. r. NJ. Burnett, of Mnsca-
tine; Hon. II. G. Bulls, of Winnie
sheik Hon. c. NJ. Slagel, of jefferson !;
and Hon. G. F. Clarkson, of Grundy.