The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-03-05
of Notaries Public; in relation

fications of N0taries Public; In relation
to interpretations; to release to Iowa
City oil rights to certain lands in said
city and for the regulating Of Insurance
Companies not incorporated in this
State. The Senate went into Committee
Of the Whole and spent the afternoon in
perfecting the bill for an act to establish
Courts Of Common Pleas in this State.
In the House the bills legalizing the
school district of Epworth, in Dubuque
county, and fixing the time Of holding
courts in Pottawatamie county, were
passed. Bills were introduced to regu-
late Insurance Companies; to amend
the acts for the publication Of the laws
In county papers; to provide against
false returns to assessors to protect fish;
The forenoon was mostly occupied in
debate upon the bill to repeal the act
providing for the publication of the laws
in county newspapers, which was final
Iy laid upon the table by vote of IS to
40. In the afternoon the bill prevent
ing the seining of fish In any inland
stream or lake in the State, not private
property, was taken up and passed.
Bills were introduced to regulate the
assessment Of lands where the county
lines run through the same; to allow
foreign railroad companies, operating
lines in this State, equal privileges with
domestic companies to require perfect
notarial seals. A resolution was intro
duced rotating to National finances
The bill to establish Law Department
in the State University, to make an APP
preparation therefor and to provide by
an annual tax levy for future wants Of
the same was taken up, and discussed at
length.
February 29M.-In the Senate, petit
| tons were presented relative to the ex-
emption of farm land from taxation by
municipal corporations. Reports OF
visiting the Institution for the Blind
were presented. Bills were passed to
restrain stock from running at large in
the night time, and to prevent damage
to crops by breachy stock; to legalize
the acts Of County Clerks when acting
under delegated authority of Boards oil
Supervisors. Bills were introduced to
amend Sec 1880 of the Rev. of 1860, ant
to prevent and punish fraud. The after
noon was spent in perfccting the bill fo
an act to establish courts of Common
Pleas, pending the discussion Of which
the Senate adjourned.
In the House, the bill passed yester
day to protect fish was reconsidered, t.
more fully guard against misconstruc
ton Of its application to bayous an,
sloughs Of the Mississippi river. Thu
forenoon was mostly occupied by tn
debate upon the question of levying
tax of one-tenth of mill, to be used il
State University. The amount of S25,
0J0 recommended by the Cofnmtte
| for present use, was appropriated, bu
10 decision was reached upon the Ia!
lew question at the noon adjournment
I'm the afternoon, after considerable
debate VI on the original bill, a substitut
was offered which passed the House.
Communicative from the Governor o
Iowa were received, transmitting opin
ion of Attorney General concerning
county Indebtedness. Petitions "er'
presented relative 10 an act Tor the pup
LEGATION Of laws in county paper, aSaihs
the repeal; and to amend the tram'
laws. House adjourned.
Murch 2d-In the Senate petitions
ual Labor Institute to the publication
: OF the laws in county newspapers; IL
the establishment Of ii Court Of Common
Pleas. The bill for the resumption OF
r. r., was discussed at length, and re
committed to the II. r. Com. with in.
. structions to report on "Wednesday next
at ten O'Clock, at which time the bill will
he the special order.
, In the House, the communication
from the Governor Of Wisconsin to Gov,
|, ernor Merrill, relating to the improv'
+ ment Of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers
was taken up and referred to the Com
mittce on Commerce. \ resolution was
adopted emitting afternoon sessions OF,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Of
this week also, one inviting General
Geddis to visit the Capitol with several
students from the Asylum for the Blind
Bills were introduced To restrain live
stock relating to mill dams and injuries
thercfrom. The House thenj. Commit
tee Of the Whole, consumed the re-
mainder Of the fore..oon in discussing
the merits of IL Supervisor and other
systems +. county government.