The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-02-01
Legislative Summary.
Thursday, Jan. "A.

authorize the sale of lands for taxes, in
certain cases, feistive to Fire and Life In
surance Companies; to provide for the
payment of S. per day to members Of flu
#, ture General Assemblies; to give District
Courts additional power to enforce the
Statute relative to committing nuisarces;
and tO amend Section 254S of the Revision
of 1860, relative to guardians for Minors.
! The bill relative to malicious trespass. CIV
ing Justices of the Peacejurisdiction where
amount taken, carried away, injured ,t'oes
not exceed $50, was ordered engrossed and
to be read third time tomorrow, which
is equivalent to its passage. The bill is
designed especially To operate against
wood and Timber thieves. ~....s.
Resolutions were properly referred in
regard to establishing a National Educ,,-
tional Bureau; to visiting and examining
the Stifta eenitentiary; and to visiting and
examining the Agricultural College. A
bill pauthorizing Sheriffs to administer
| oaths in certain cases, was passed unani-
mously.
| encourage emigration to this State; To
amend the law relative 10 Couriry Boards
of Supervisors SO as to change the repre-
santation; to protect the individual rights
of joint owners of inclosed lafftF and to
provide that sheep and swine shall not be
free commoners.
An important opinion was received from
the Attorney General, taking the ground
rrat the Legislature caffyot fix the tariff OF
freight on railroads, which was ordered
printed. a. = a4@s. s.-~#. s.a..a
Most Of time was ouccupied I'm Commit
tee of the Wholeon the question of County
Government. The Contmittee asked leave
to sit again tomorrow morning at 10 o.
clock.
-, Des Moines, Jan. "a.
SENATE.
In the Senate, the following bills were
introduced:
A bill for an act to increase the pay Of
County Supervisors from s. to 5per day;
requiring the owners of threshing ma
chinery to prevent .ccideuts by being
caught thereby. ..f-..r... .....
Senator Sites offered resolution provi-
ding for the purchase by the State, of $40
copies Of the book entitled Iowa Colonies
and Regiments for distribution and for
deposting i'm the State Library, and with
the State historical Society.
Bills were also introduced: bill for the
suppression ofbilliard tables sdeclaringthem
nuisances; To prevent fraud i'm redeeming
land which has been sold for taxes. This
bill provides that when land has been sold
for taxes and remains unredeemed for
three years, persons claiming to be entitled
to such land, shall make application to the
ni~s. fSs 0ou'." A.. PS'r.'s,'., st,iI notify
the parties holding the tax title, ur nvr,;-
ing under him, and the proceeding shall
be the same asin any other action for the
recovery of fproperty.i Senator Bulls in
troduced resolution, which passed. pro-
vding copies of the Adjutant Generals
Report, for the members of both Houses,
State officers and others.
The Committee appointed TO investigate
the expenditures of the contingent fund
were instructed to 90 back to the first ex-
penditure made since the beginning of the
war.
Numerous joint resolutions requesting
Senator's and Representatives in Congress
to secure the establishing of certain mail
routes were taken up and referred to the
Committee on Federal relation. One of
of these resolutions relative to tri-week-
lv mail from Potsville to Waukon, Ala
makee county. was passed.
The mileage bill was passed withouta any
material opposition.
The resolution relative to improving the
navigation of the Mississippi river. were
taken up and made the special order for
Thursday morning, Feb. lst.
The bill for disposing of Justices dock.
cts i'm terta1iif cases, passed. Also, the bin
legalizing the Acts Of Incorporation of the
Norwegian Lutheran College Of Decorah,
Iowa. ...... ....... r............
..aa..a TrI5SE
In the Forrse. the following bills were
passed:
Senate bill authorizing Sheriffs to ad-
minister oatlfs IN certain cases; House
bills to authorize County Treasurers to
transmit money tErongh National Banks;
to punish attempts to commit offer.sespr
earnings Of married women ..s..
The pill to allow County Supervisors to
levy six mills on the dollar for ordinary
county expenses, instead of four mills, Was
discussed at SOME length, and finally post
poned till the 18th Of February.
The bill to authorizes levy of three mills
instead of one for bridge purposes was
discussed briefly, and referred to the Com
wittee on County and Township organiza-
ton. -5s as.#E. ~.r. .."...
SENATE.
rta. Thursday, Jan, 25.
Senate wa" called to order by the Presi-
dent. r-te.- ~r--.~
PRAYER by Rev. f'i'hs.. McCagne.,
Journal read and approved.
Senator. Cuts asked reconsideration of
the mileage bill. Recommitted and re-
quest made for return of bill.
Senators Woolson and Oliver granted
leave ofabsence. 01-.
Petitions were presented asking relief
for solomon Howard-property destroyed
by guerrillas, asking the repeal of the su-
perior law for mail facilities in Clayton
County
Bills to amend revision in regard to in
corporation of cities and towns, to amend
"A law in regard to sal rfes of Matrons &c. !,
in public institutions, to amend an act reg
ulating estrays,in regard to COMPENSATION
ofsrhool directors, limiting a number Of
county supervisors, for better protection
of sheep, regarding county superintendent
of common schools.