Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-02-15
The Legislature.

III VIC DtDdlc, Tcpludiy 'oN, DbiS
were introduced to authorize counties
to pay rewards for the arrest of often
ders to provide for loaning the Per-
manent School Fund to School Dis
tricts and relative to the Saline
Lands in Appanoosee County. The
Bill providing for the election of Town
ship Collectors and to define their du-
ties, was reconsidercd and passed, ~
to II.
In the House Bills were introduced
by Messrs. West and Holden to regu-
late the price of transportation of pas
sengers and freight on Railroads,
which were ordered printed.
In the Senate, February I'd, petit
tons were presented relative to es-
tablishing law department in the
State University, and to suppress the
manufacture and sale of beer and wine.
In the Senate February Sd, petitions
were presented relative to transferring
Webster county from the 4th to the
18th Judicial District Bills were pre-
scented for restraining certain animals
from running at large and to legal
ize conveyances of real estate by the
st. Charles Cemetery Association. All
bills for increasing the pay of County
and Township officers, so far as taken
up, were indefinitely postponed.
The House passed most of the time
in discussing Mr.. Holden's bill to limit
the value of Homesteads to $4,000.
In the Senate, February 5th., sever.
al petitions were presented asking the
repeal of the present Prohibitory Law
and that License Law be enacted in
its stead.
The House postponed the bill to
compel Railroad Companies to fence
their roads, and ordered engrossed the
bill to enable all towns and cities to
incorporate under the General lncor.
poration Law.
In the Senate, February 9th, the
bill for fixing the compensation of mem.
bers Of future General Assemblies was
discussed at length, and referred to a
special committee. Also, bill for dis
posing of additional dockets of Justi-
ces of the Peace.
In the House, the Judges salary bill
was rcconsidered and referred to the
committee to report bill fixing the
salary of Supreme Judges $4,000, and
that of District Judges $500.
In the Senate, Feb 18th, petitions
were introduced to extend the tjurisdic
ton of County Courts. A bill was pas
sed for establishing Law Department
in the State University.
In the House, bills were introduced
requiring County Treasurers to post
their books, &c; to enable the people
of each county to decide by a vote
whether they will restrain stock from
running at large resuming the lands
granted to the Cedar Rapids railroad
declaring that black persons shall be
considered uhite unless there is clear
proof to the contrary and to enlarge
the rights of married women
In the Senate, Feb. Sth, the subject
of the readmission Of the Rebellious
States was discussed nearly all day
The House passed most of the tim,
on the special order, being Mr.. It's
dale's bill prescribing the manner Of
certifying lands to the McGregor West
ern Railroad Company. A substitute
was offered, and the friends of the bill
succeeded in getting the bill and sub.
stitute referred, without instructions,
to the Railroad Committee. Mr.. Tis
dale's bill provides that in no case shall
lands be certified them lying more than
twenty miles in advance of the point
to which the road is completed and il
working order. The State has control
of the tariff on the road. Mr.. Barker
offered resolution, that in the opinion
of this House the Legislature has pow
er to regulate the tariff on railroads
and moved to make it the special order
for the Goth inst, which prevailed. A
resolution for special committee to
consider the case of Catherine Desart,
widow in INDECENT circumstances
having nine sons, all of whom enlisted
in the army, and five of whom re-enl;ss
ted as veterans, making fourteen en-
listments, was adopted.