The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-02-01

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THUmDAY 49,: :a:a FEBRUARY !, 1856.
fRoN Tf3E CAPITAL.
evfasg Dm NplxEA Iowa. Jan. q, 1865.
Special Aesrsspo ndencs Of the Advertiser:
Apoahsr, wsek has passed, but nothing
Of very special interest has sransPirsd i
Most az the time has been devoted to
esnuittss usrk and the iosrodues'eo OF
Maas pssi.ieos, % numerous subjects,
h.ve Ten received and submitted to the
Gensrd Assembly.
Tbe., raiIroads receive full share Of
sttsoties il these petitions. Two pesi-
tisss frou Cedar" have been received.
makise serious complaints that railrosd
soups1iss viii not, be responsible for the
freight they .trsnspert, aud ,hss shsy
charge nost exorbitsn rates. Petitions
Of sioilar charsctcr have also been sent
IN from Cliosos and seversl other coun
ties. They oil ask for such legislation a.
will proseet the people from the moooPo-
lice Of ahesa corporations.
Mere petitions on the liquor law have
also been rsesived sud referred. TO the
proper committee. Sons Of these peti
tions pray that the present. prohibi.ory
liouos law may remsin - il nov 10. while
others, ssnt more advanced legislation 90
the subject. It does no. seem prsb.ble,
however, that more stripgsnt Ian Gao
bs enacted this session. go "A z'9r-, -
There has slsn bssu . petition prcssot.
cd whick asks thss Law be passed levy
ing a. TAX on bees. Another ssks thst
tie Cepoty Treasurer BE- authorized TO
sell . the. highest bidder. town lots sad
other pfop,sy which Ass bsss adversissd
for three suecsssiss years. 80 + + E
Petitions Tor sx,snd;ag the jurisdiction
asd iacrsasine tho compensation ct Couo'
~ judges; for change Of county. gesern.-
1eus: for iucxeass Of Record dora asaa, f.,
probib;tioa she u.se Of iosoxies'ief
liquors BY. ofhsish; sud for Law com
pellisg railroad companies to fence thei
roads, have also been submitted to tn
eop.isssaiion, Of the Legislature. - .Is'
The, following bills haze p'ssed tn
Houss:, For % i Act TO- aushoriIs. 90
Trsssvssea 10 ssssss.it . tuods oshropR'
Nasi1aal BasksP Fer 90 "Actsso pro
test tte .sssoisss Of nssvied women, IL
ssrtsis Dasss,' asd for ~ "Act TO confer
On tks Auditor of, State oil the pow e
hsrstsfoas szsroissd, By tho Claim Com
missipssr.y :, IA bill for 40 Act Il
authoriss shsriffs to. administer osths il
csrtsis ssasss," was also pssssd, but th,
vote .@as sftsrvsrds reconsidsrsd. Som,
otbss bills Of minor importance have alss
p0ss14ye iva = .r*tHt xtfsC / &. "a
Abss. les bills have slr.sdy been 10
trodueed 10 the House, and CORES pond
ing number 10 shs Senate therefore
appears that some -psrsons think thsrs-is
sssd for much log 'sIstiop.' But il il
esrsaislye bad policy to be- oontio ually
changing tbs law @'s',o 1919 81
The following ,re some Of the mos.
important bills introduced this week:
"For az ACT to regulate (the) giving
Instructions to juries in District Courts -
which provides that 10 case tho counsel
of either party desires it, the Instruction.
shall DO given before the case is argued
before the jury. ..For an act regulating
Life aud Fire Insurance Companies. "To
increase the compensation Of members OF
the General Assembly to Eve dollars per
diem" It is to be hoped this will no,
pass. "To increase Supervisors compen
sation to three dollars per diem" 1T.
increase tho salary Of the Judges of tn
Supreme Court to three thousand dollars
per snnum, and that of District Judge
to two thousand dollars per snuum" II
my opinion, the proposed increase is to-
great; still the salaries Of the officer
should be greater than they are at pres
snt. ITO compensate school directors
ITO suppress billiard tables" ITO pr
vide Limitation to the ,imo that tax,
may b . lien on real estate" ITO c
tablish . law department. in tho Sta
University" ITO transfer the reli
fund to some other fund, where it is
longer needed for the purposes for viii
it was levied; aud to authorize IN add
tional levy of.wo mills on the dollar, t
the year 1866, in those couo,ies viii
require it," "To authorize the Board
Supervisors to compromise debts owl
to The county, in certain cases where t
debtors are unable to liquidats the emit
amosnt" "To provide for system
township collectors" amended 50 as
apply only to counties which have ov
10000 inhabitants. ITO modify I
present. Supervisor system; no county
have less than three, or more than tween
enc; 70 Be- eleossl 1t large, no two fre
the came township" ITO provide tn
under the direction Of the Board Of S
psrvisors, tho Treasurer shall csuse Il
list Of delinquent tsxea to be publish'
in the newspaper having the large
circulation in the sounty" ITO outh
riss county Board. Of Supervisors to