The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-03-26

Both day of March, and proceed there
in with oil the dispatch under the
rules of the Senate, sitting upon the
the trial of an impeachment after
amendatory.
The Chief Justice asked: Have the
Counsel for the President anything
to propose?
The Counsel bowed in acquiescence
to the decision.
Butler, one of the Managers, said
if the Chair will allow me will give
notice to the witness to appear here
on Monday to 30th inst, at12 o'clock.
Adjourned.
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
Des Moines, March 81.
In the Senate petitions were pre-
sented asking that the D & s G Land
Grant be given to the AID Parallel r
r Co. /; asking change in the time
of holding annual school meetings
asking an equalization of county
bounties to soldiers. A memorial and
Joint Resolution were presented ask
ing Congress to reinstate the north
ern branch of the Pacific r. r., com.
menciDg at Sioux City.
Bills were introduced to grant the
right of way for bridges fixing the
compensation of future General As
semblies /; to authorize owners or
lessees Of coal lands to acquire the
right Of way thereto, for wagon
roads or horse railroads, and to drain
such lands over the lands Of others /;
to amend Chap. 102 of the laws Of
tho 18th General Assembly; to pro-
vide for repairing the present State
House. = A bill was passed legalixing
certain acts ofthe B. s. Of Washing
ton county. A. joint resolution was
passed protesting against the bull
ding Of q low draw-bridge across the
the Missouri river at Council Bluffs.
A very lenghthy bill for an act to
regulate Insurance companies was
taken up, read, amended and referred
to Joint Committee. Bills were
passed to release an escheat ofcertain
lands in johnson count); for the re.
lief of Barton B. Dunning, jackson
county; legalizing the organization of
of the Independent District Of Monte.
yuma, and the election and acts of
the officers thereof and legalizing
the plat Of the town Of Sabula, Jack.
son county.
In the House, a message from the
Senate announced that that body had
passed s. F. 2, q billl for "Au Act to
establish a Reform School for juven-
lie offenders" also, II. F. 10, bill
for Gan Act to provide for the ap-
pointment of official reporters Of L.
gal proceeding and the preservation
of evidence. A resolution in relation
to the proposed Union Pacific Rail
road bridge at Council Bluffs, was
adopted; the committee on claims re-
ported favorably on the claim of
Lieut.. J. G. Mitchell for recruiting
services, and the report was concur
red in by the House. The special
order, substitute for s. F. 81, a bill
for the establishment of Circuit
Courts, was taken up discussed, and
finally rejected-yeas, 40, nays H.
No vote was reached on the Circuit
Court Bills. F. 85.-12tnte- Rsssstcr
Des Moines, %.
In the Senate q bill was introduced
for an act authorizing Independent
School Districts to borrow money
and issue bonds therefor, for the cree
ton of school houses, legalizing tho
issuing of bonds heretofore and ma
king school bonds negotiable. Bills
were passed to provide for the more
perfect equalization of the assess
ments of property for taxation !;
amending an act Of the 18th General
Assembly accepting a land grant to
the State of Iowa BY act of Congress
of May 18th 1864, &C., to aid in the
construction ola r r in said State !;
abolishing distinctions between for
eigners and citizens as to the acqui-
sition enjoyment and transfer of per.
sonal property; amending the law
relative to. furnishing persons found
in state of intoxication by fixing
the minimums fine at IS and the
maximum at $50. A joint resolution
memorializing Congress in favor of
the construction of o canal via the
Fox and the Wisconsin river with
the waters Of Lake Michigan was
adopted. Also a joint resolution
was passed memo, ializiDg Congress
in behalf Of Peter J. Knapp, who was
private in the 9Th Regiment of Iowa
Volunteer Infantry was prisoner
at Andersonville has been on the
frontier since the close of the rebell-
ion, and has not been mustered out.
The registry bill was discussed,
amended and ordered engrossed. A
bill was introduced to provide tor
tie permanent location of the Normal
School at Marshalltown. A bill for
an act to encourage the planting Of
orchards, shade trees, groves &c. was
passed.
In the House, message from the
Senate announced that that body
bad passed the following bills, viz:
Substitute for Fl. F. $50, and bill for
Gan act to quiet the title Of Margret
Enk and others to certain real estate
s F 1852, bill for IAN Act for the re-
lief of Barton B. Dunning, of Ring
gold county," s. + 1856, a bill for IAN
Act to legalize to plat ofthe town Of
Sabula, Jackson county, and to legal
ize all conveyances Of lots in said
town." s F., a bill for Gan Act to
legalize certain acts of the Board of
Supervisors of Washington county,
Iowa." II F 208, a bill for IAN Act to
legalize the organization of the Inde-
pendent School District of Nontexu-
ma, Iowa." and had passed the joint
resolution in relation to u. p. r. r.
Bridge at Council Bluffs. The House
resolved to adjourn at o'clock on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons of this week; on motion
Messrs. Caldwell, Craig RohlGs and
Ordway were added to the Commit
tee on Ways and Means; Mr. Hamil-
ton, from the Committee on Printing
and Binding, reported two bills on
these subjects, which were read q
first time and passed on file. The