Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-01-31

Thursday. Jan,

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Thursday, Jan. g.
Petitions were presented In the SEN
ate relative to Improvement I'm prison
management, whereby prisoners may
be set to work relative 20 employing
short hand reporters for the purpose of
reporting evidence in the District
Courts Of this State.
A bill "aS introduced to'provide for
q more efficient collection of delinquent
taxes
In the House several petitions were
presented for license law, and reso-
luton was introduced by Mr.. Irish de-
claring that the present liquor law
should be repealed and O license law
enacted instead. Mr.. Truesdell offered
a resolution declaring that the sale of
spurious liquor as beverage is crime
and that law entirely prohibiting the
same should be enacted, and State
constabulary created to enforce the law.
Bills were introduced limiting the val
ue of homesteads exempt from execu-
ton to $1,000; for payment of witness
es' fees i'm State cases where defendent
Is insolvent; giving clerks power to
issue executions for costs; for collec-
ton of delinquent taxes; to establish
Normal schools; changing the time
when taxes become lieu; repeating
stock laws.
Friday, Jan. "a.
A bill was introduced to provide for
the registry of electors and to prevent
election frauds.
In the House bills were introduced,
to compensate county superintendent
for actual service; to enlarge the State
Library; to forfeit rights and lands of
the MeGregor Railway Company; to
grant the right of way to the U. S. for
canal around the Lower Rapids; to
provide for payment by the State of
unpaid claims due members of the lst
Iowa Cavalry.
Saturday, Jan. Is
Tn the Senate petitions were received
asking that Boards of Supervisors be
authorized to ratify sales of lands in
certain cases; asking that the Supervi-
sor system be superseded by the Com
missioner system. Bills were introdu-.
ced to provide for the encouragement
of agriculture; relative to fugitives
from justice, &c.
In the House several petitions were
introduced asking the passage of more
stringent liquor law, and also for the
establishment ola State Normal school;
to require the construction of the Du-
buque & Sioux City Railroad on the or
iginal located line under pain of for
fixture; to prevent unjust discrimina-
ton in railway freight tariffs.
A resolution was introduced into the
Senate to request our Representatives
in Congress to Labor to prevent the for
nation of more National Banks.
Monday, Jan. 81.
In the Senate bill was introduced
to provide for settlements with County
Treasurers q bill to provide for reim-
bursting counties which have not recei-
we'd their swamp land indemnity war
rants, was passed.
In the House resolutions were intro
duced denouncing unequal payment of
males and females i'm same department
and for same service i'm schools; endor-
sing the action of Congress i'm restoring
Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton to the War
Department, and asking his continu-
ance i'm that office; a resolution asking
Congress to make no more grants of
lands for public improvements.
Tuesday, Jan. 2s.
Senator Bennett presented bill to
strike out the word white" so that
negroes may be admitted to the bar as
attorneys.
Senator Knoll presented bill
amending the law exempting certain
officers from serving on juries.
In the House Mr.. Hatch presented a
petition for power to enable counties to
fund their Indebtedness.
A resolution, asking the opinion of
the Attorney General as to the cOnsti-
nationality of a law fixing the freight
tariffs Of railroads. was adopted unani-
mously.