Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-08
Iowa Legislature.

Lieutenant Governor resumed his seat
as President. A bill was passed chang
ing the name of Skunk river to Chica.
qua the Indian name having the same
meaning. I'D. Young, Senator elect
from Linn county, presented his Gre
dentials a second time and was sworn
in. The alien bill was discussed and
when put Oh its passage was lost Is
to %.
In the House, the bill to prevent the
spread of contagious diseases among
swine, and requiring owners of hogs
dying with them to bury them, was
ordered to be engrossed. The bill to
prohibit one or more of the several
owners of land inclosed in common
from turning stock into the same, be-
tween the goth of March and the Goth
of September, without the consent of
the other parties, was ordered engros-
sed. The bill to regulate grist mills
and define the limits of millers was
taken up. 1t requires grist to be
ground in the rotation i'm which it is
brought. Water mills may charge
one-eighth of wheat and one-seventh
of all other grain, and steam mills one
sixth of wheat and one-fifth of other
grain. After very lengthy and ami
mated discussion, it was referred to a
special committee.
On the oath, in the House, Mr.. Bar
ker of Dubuque introduced a resolu-
ton declaring it to be the opinion of
the House that the General Assembly
of the State possess the rightful and
constitutional authority to regulate
the fare for freight and passengers on
the railroads within the State. He
quoted many excellent authorities sus-
tanning the resolution, and certainly
acquitted himself with much ability
and credit in the argument he made.
The House in appreciation of the re.
port ordered 1000 copies to be print
ed. Mr.. Bennett followed him i'm q
very able speech on the same side,
and much in the same strain. The mat
ter was postponed until Monday week,
to give the opposite side an opportu-
nifty to reply. The friends of the rail
roads will make powerful defence
when the matter comes up. G. Ben.
Darwin took voluminous notes and
will doubtless make an able effort.
Petitions are constantly pouring in for
and against the liquor law. The crimi-
nal statistics from those counties
which are anxious for the repeal OF
the liquor law have great weight
with the Legislature. People who will
persist in making paupors and crimi.
nails must be made to pay for the edu-
cation of the masses.
! In the House, on the Goth, the bill
establishing a Normal School occupied
most all day and was pending at the
time of adjournment. 1t provides for
, Board of six Directors, the Supcrin.
tendent of public instruction being an
ex-officio member, free tuition, the
granting of diplomas to graduates,
and certificates of qualifications for
teaching. The pupils are required to
pledge themselves to to teach for Ger
tain length of time after graduating.
MIR. Rogers, of Scott, spoke an hour
upon the bill, Mr. Fellows, for thirty
minutes, Mr.. Tisdale for the same
length of time, as also Mr.. Boltcr, Mr..
Bennett, Mr.. Glasgow, Mr. Poindcxter,
Mr.. Safely, Mr.. Burnett, and others, for
shorter lengths of time. An amend
ment was offered that no distinction of
race or color should be permitted
among the pupils, instructors or trus-
tees, nor shall any applicant be exclu-
ded on account OF race or COLOR
Adopted.
The Senate spent most of the day
in discussing the memorial for land
grant to the Iowa branch of the Union
Pacific railroad
The House adopted resolutions re-
questing the Governor to furnish the
vouchers for the expenditure of the
contingent fund also to report what
progress had been made in collecting
the five per cent. funds.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the Joint
resolution in relation to National Bu-
reau of education was passed.
In the House, the State Normal
School bill was taken up, and, after
discussion, by lawyers, of course, it
was laid on the table-yeas 81 ; nays
81. That probably kills the bill for
this session. The Iowa Legislature
prefers to increase the salaries Of Judg-
es, Sheriffs, &C., and squander money
on courts and prisons, instead of pro-
noting the cause of education in
Iowa. Such is the beauty of sending
lawyers to the Legislature. The reso-
luton that the Investigating Commit
tee be required to report to the Legis-
lature on or before the 10th of March,
was adopted.
In the Senate, on the 28th, memorials
were presented asking the repeal of
the law legalizing the manufacture
and sale of beer and wine a petition
asking an increase Of the fees Of JUS
| tees of the Peace a petition asking