The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-01-30
VOTE OF IOWA FOR TWELVE YEARS.

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Legislative Summary.
In the Senate memorials were in
troduced relative to declaring the
Iowa River An unnavigable stream J;
to the protection of game; asking the
establishment Of q Reform School; re-
lative to abolishing the Supervisor
System and establishing the Com
missioner System instead thereof
Bills were introduced authorizing the
Governor to release certain lsnds
which have been certified TO the State
by the authority Of the Secretary Of
the Interior; to protect thehop grow
ing interests of the State to abolish
the Argument term Of the Supreme
Court at Davenport; to amend Sec.
4421, Chap. 1855 of the Revision Of
1860; to repeal Chap. 163 of the Laws
of the 9th General Assembly, and to
enact a law prescribing the duties OF
Township Trustees and Road Super
visors in certain cases; and to repeal
Chap. '76 of tho Laws of the 10th
General Assembly, and to enact law
to determine the per diem of 1abor-na-
rUsuB ana p0TrxX. "
A resolution was presented, and
made the special order for Wednes-
day, condemning tho action of for
eign governments in Selling Ameri-
can citizens and thrusting them into
bastiles and dungeons, and claiming
that naturalized citizens are entitled
to and shall receive the same protec..
ton from the u. s. Government as
slough they were native born citizens.
Also condemning the action of our
Ministers in Prussia and at the Court
Of st. James in failing to respond to
the reasonable requests Of American
citizens whom pressed into tho Prus-
sian army, and while confined in Brit
ish dungeons. A bill for the relief Of
the INDECENT children and and widow
Of Joseph Ketter, deceased, was pass
cd.
Is siro nAnsa a jni~t ,..nmafiaf was
eoncurred in asking the establishment
offs daily mail from Winterset through
Alton, Mt. Ayr and Grant City to st.
Joseph, Mo. The Senate bills for the
relief of Louisa county /; for amend.
ment Of the present law so as to re-
lieve officersfrom liability for the non.
payment ofcity debts; for the REIN
bursement of Appanoose and other
counties; to change the time Of hold
ing courts in the Sd District to an.
thoriEe the reception of U. s. Records
and plates of public surveys. were
passed. A joint resolution appointing
. committee to visit the Soldiers Or
phans' Home wes also passed. Tho
House bills providing for the REIN.
bursement of soldiers Of the I'd and
Sd Iowa regiments, or their heirs, for
money paid for the "grey uniforms"
for the relief Of Josiah Crums and
others; for obtaining the opinions of
judges Of the Supreme Court, were
passed. Thejoint resolution ratifying
theC Constitutional Amendment, known
as Article IA, was passed. Bills were
TO resume the lands and
rights conferred upon upon the Nc.
Gregor Western Railroad by the State;
also 70 the same effect with reference
to the Burlington 4 Missouri River
Acknowledgment.
In the Senate, petitions were pre-
sented relative to making q change in
the construction Of bridges; to the
Of more stringent liquor |
law. Bills were introduced to provide
for the relief Of the widow and chill |
dren Of Stiner Larson to authorize |
]. A. Harvey to obtain certificates Of
land in lieu of the sixteenth section |;
relative to balances due from County |
Treasurers; fixing tho time when taxes |
shall become lion upon real estate /; |
to amend Sec. 272l, Chap. lis ofRev. |
Of 1860; also Sec. $40, Chap. 40 Of the
,ame; to legalixe the organization Of
the Independent School District of
DEBORAH; to amend Sec. 27O0 Of the
Rev. OF 1880; to provide for the selling
If real estate by county and municip.
Il officers. Resolutions were adopted
relative to printing and binding 500
additional Legislative documents and
% authorize the carrying Of the mail
% and from the Capitol Building to
with the principal nails
Bills were passed authorizing ]. A.
Harvey to procure abstracts of selecs
ions Of land given by Congress in1icu
# the sixteenth section; and to attach
Van Buren, County to the Des Moines
District for Supreme Court purposes.
Considerable time was occupied in
he House to-day in a spirited dis
discussion on themotion TO reconsider
!. F. o., which was passed yester.
lay; and which authorizes the Gener-
i Assembly to obtain, when thought
necessary, the opinion ofthc Supreme
;ourt upon constitutional questions
. advance Of Legislatsye sction.-
he House voted to redonsider the
i'll, and 1t was afterwards laid on the
able. A petition was presented to al
ow counstie 70 fund their indebted
ess. Bills were introduced to admit
t sales Of property under trust deeds
'ithout decree Of the District Court
, regulate the compensation Of Coun.
7 Judges; and to divide tho teachers
ind IN school districts equally among
10 schools.
Washington, 70. !;
A bill for the relief Of Gov. Patton !
assed the Senate yesterday, just pri- ,
: to Adjournment BY a vote Of IS 10 t
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