The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-04-09
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

March 31st.-In the Senate bill fol
an act to provide for the erection Of all
additional institution for the Insane
Asylum ut Independence Iowa; for an
act making appropriations for the State
Agricultural College and Farm for an
net to provide for the payment Of the
salaries of officers, and the wages of EN-
ployees Of the Penitentiary. and for the
general support Of the convicts; and a
number of local bills, were passed.
In the House bill for an act to pro-
vide for Fire Companies in unincorpora-
ted villages and towns--to regulate the
same and to legalize the acts of such
companies heretofore organized. 50
A bill for an act amendatory to an act
passed by the 18th General Assembly,
entitled IAN Act establishing Circuit
aud General term Courts, and to define
the powers thereof; "a bill for An Act
supplementary to an act establishing
Circuit and General term Courts, and
defining the powers and duties thereof;
resolution in relating to female suffrage,
was referred. au
A bill to provide for the payment of
the salaries of officers and wages of en-
ployees, of the Penitentiary, and to
provide for the general support of con
victs; a bill for AN act relating to towns
under the provisions of chapter AZ Of the
Code Of 1851; n bill for an act giving the
consent of the Legislature OF the State of
Iowa to the purchase by the United
States of certain real estate, and ceding
to the United States Jurisdiction over
the same; q bill for ala act amehdatory
to the laws regulating Railroad compan-
les; a bill for III act to repeal chapter
152 Of the laws of the 10th General AS
sembly, and to enact substitute for the
better protection of fruit, were passed.
Apri, lst.--In the Senate the follow
Ing bills We're passed: bill for an act
to amend chapter IS of the act of lie 18th
General Assembly, providing for the
settlement Of claims, by the State of
Iowa, against the General Governments;
for an act to legalize the acts of certain
cities and towns in their attempt to
amend and abandon certain charters.
In the House, Il bill for AN act to
amend Chapter % of the acts Of 18th
General Assembly, fixing the times of
holding Courts III certain Districts"
was passed; joint resolution was
adopted requiring the Attorney General
to take any steps that may be necessary
to insure the construction OF the railroad
by the c., Il. l. g. +. II. Il. Co.. also a
joint resolution requesting Congress to
enact a law constituting postmasters
distributing agents Of revenue stamps;
3 bill was passed making appropriations
for the Agricultural College and Farm.
The amount of these appropriations is
about ST., 900. Mr.. Cotton's substitute
for III. +. $3.50, bill for An Act resun.-
ing certain rights conferred upon the
Cedar Rapids & Missouri River Railroad
Company, by an act approved March
26th, 1860, and granting certain lands to
the Mississippi d Northwestern Rail
road Company" was passed by o vote of
90 to 5. nEE
.dprH 2d.--In the Senate bills were
passed regulating the compensation Of
Of State Institutions; re-district-
lng the LIST judicial District for Circuit
Jcrrt purposes: increasing the co'npen
atlons ~ Boards Of Supervisors; pro-
iding for the adjustment Of claims OF !
7enabeS of the 1st Iowa cavalry; APP
the State into Senatorial dis
1eta Rllle ysrS ititrbducc'i fixing the
alpensation q clerks nj District anI I
tchif doptts. The Cotfnty Auditor
! was aiseassd, 1uaepd Odd md RECON-
49,. vsfasass ssss-a go eli as.E
! ~ 80 - rt*iyr siss,aI,a s,s.ia nnTEl
\ We A9.,rf dAsloli1Slsap g. s-.sg 3 "a
~ Gss.es $3.50 &C. &C.. e. ..as-11