The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-18
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

In the Senate, upon Monday, various peti
tions, memorials and bills we're introduced
Among the latter,
Senator Crookham introduced bill for ar
act to extend the elective franchise to certain
persons who have been heretofore excluded
The bill includes white female citizens of the
age of 2l; all soldiers who have been honor.
ably discharged; male citizens of foreign
birth, of Il years of age, and all male citizens
of African descent The introduction of thi,
noyel bill created quite sensation in the Sen
ate. After some discussion, it was referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Senator CRooKHAx is from Mahaska coun
ty, and though, we take it, without greai
learning, has a clear and vigorous intellect
and in natural ability hasn't his superior in the
Senate.
The Constitutional Amendment aboishine
slavery was passed unanimously,
The following Standing Committees were
appointed:
Ways and Means-Udell, Cattel, Stiles,
Woolson, Bassett, Richards, Oliver and Hart.
Judciary-Leake, Henderson, Hunt, Stubbs.
Cults, Ross, Patterson, Sampson and Powers.
Federal kelations-W Warren, Stubbs, Myers.
Parvin, Patterson, Hart and Knoll
Constitutional Amendments - Woolson n,
Cults, Crookham, McJunkin, Sampson and
Holman.
Schools and School Lands Henderson,
Stiles, Robinson, Hilsinger, Paulk aud Cat
tell
grionlture-Clarkson, Henderson, Nc
Millen, Paulk, King, Powers and Bridges.
Township and County Organizations-Pat-
terson, Hillsinger, Paulk, Bridges, Udell,
Brayton, Wharton, Henderson and Moore.
Railroads - Bassett, McJunkin, Oliver
Clark, Richards, Reed, I.akin. Hillyer and
King
State University Ross, Bulls, Bray
ton, Knoll, Young and Farwell.
Military Affairs-Moore. Warren. Samp-
son, Smith, Meyer, HOLMAN and Edwards.
Elections-McJunkin, Hunt. Woolson, Par
win and Hllyer.
Claims-Cattell, Bulls, Hedges, Crookham
and Smith.
Banks-Crookham, Marshman, Edwardf,
Robinson and Knoll.
Cammeroe-Hillsinger, Hedges, Young,
Edwards and Brayton.
Public Buildings-Stubbs, Clarkson, Oil
yer, McMillen and Hillyer.
Charitable lnstitutions-1 oung, Holman,
"oolson, Wharton and Lorrimer.
Medical Institutions - Robinson. Bulls.
udell, Crookham and Richards.
lncorporations-Cut Larrimer, Sampson,
Doud and Marshman.
;, Manufacture s. Hart, Bulls, McJunkin,
hedges and Shippen.
PrInting-Reed, Henderson. Powers, Moore
and Bassett '-'''
Pabhe Lands-Ross, Edwards, Farwell,
Leake and Richards.
Internal lmprovements-Br Lakin.
Robinson, Udell and Knoll. ''
Roads-McMillen, King, Marshman. Shin.
pen and Doud. @p
New Counties-Wharton Hunt and Hart
County oundaries-Shippen, Farwell and
Robinson.
State Library-Brayton, Smith and Crook.
ham.
Engrossed Bills Meyer, Shipper and
Stubbs.
Enrolled Bills-Lakin and Paulk.
Senatorial Districts-Stiles, Warren, Hill.
yer, Leake, Bassett, Lakin, Knoll, Ross and
Hedges.
Representative Districts Hunt, Smith,
Bridges, Reed, Richardson, Oliver and Clark.
son.
Soldiers Orphans Home-Powers. Parvin.
Larrimer, Lakin, Patterson, King, Moore.
Doud and Shippen.
In the Linn county contested seat, the COM
mittee reported in favor of Col Car,kaddon.
A Joint resolution wss passed requesting our