The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-03-12
Des Moines, March, 8.


were introduced Bills were passed
to provide for an additional term of
Supreme Court at Davenport, tomake
certain school districts in Des Moines
county; to increase the compensation
of township assessors from $1.50 to
$500 per day. The joint resolutions
sustaining the Constitutional Amend
ment were adopted. Bills were pass
ed to provide for the collection of
taxes in certain eases; in relation to
certain roads and high ways: to re-
quire county treasurers to hand over
moneys to independent school dis
tIicts once per month; to legalize the
incorporation of the First Cor grega-
tional Society of Mason City, Cerro
Gordo county; to provide for reduc-
ing the number of Trustees Of the
Agricultural College afer 1870. A
resolution was adopted requiring the
Committee on Banks to report bill
for an act to provide for the taxation
of shares of National Banks.
In the House a memorial from y
large number ofstockholders Of c r
| 4 P r r was presented, asking a
change of the time for the election of
Directors of said company. A bill
to the same effect was introduced. A
A resolution that the House hold no
afternoon sessions on Monday, Fri
day and Saturday of this week, was
adopted. The special order being
the bill to enable counties, townships
and Incorporated towns and cities to
aid in the construction of railroads,
was taken up, the word counties was
stricken ont, and various other amend
ments being agreed to, it was orders
ed engrossed and comes before tho
House as special order to-day at 10
o'clock. House meets at that hour
Register.
Des Moines. Mar. 10.
The bill for an act to enable munic-
ipal and public corporations at their
elections to settle, adjust and CONS
pound their Indebtedness, and to pro.
vide for the issue of new bonds, and
for the payment of such new bonds
by the levy Of specific taxes, and for
this purpose altering and amending
existing charters and laws, was diss
cussed at length in Committee of the
Whole when the Committee arose
and reported the bill back to the Sen
ate.
In the House bills were introduced
to authorize the Secretory of State
to exchange copies of Supreme Court
Reports for other books on law and
equity; to provide for assessment and
taxation Of Telegraph and Insurance
property; to fix the compensation of
the State Treasurer at $1,000; to
limit the levy of tax for State pur-
poses to one and a half mills; to pre-
vent fraud in the manufacture of
cheese; to provide for compensation
of Co. Recorders in certaion cases; to
legalize the acts of Notaries Public;
to provide for the taking of evidence
by deposition; for the relief of VIM.
Brenneman; to provide for issuing
State Bonds to repair the losses to
school and University funds; to au-
thorize Supervisors to aid County
Agricultural Socitiei; A resolution
was adopted favoring the considera-
ton Of a bill to abolish capital pun
ishment. Bills were passed to ena-
BILE townships, cities and towns to
aid in the constrlction.ot Railroads;
requiring the Supreme Court Repor-
ter to attend the Dubuque term: to
legalize tax levies to meet former APP
for bounties and for sup
port of soldiers families; to fix time
of holding Courts in End judicial
District, to require owners Of thresh-
ing machines to guard against acct
dents; to provide that counties shall
pay witnesses and jurors fees where
criminal cases fail; to pay the claim
of Joseph d. Hoag, a Commissioner
to locate u permanent Seat of Gov.
eminent. House meet at 10 o'clock.
State Register,