The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-09
THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.

Tuesday, April I.
The following is the ReDister's summary |:
SENATE. Bills were passed legalizing the
acts Of numerous Noiaries Public and JUS
tees of the Peace legalizing deeds and &C
Acknowledgements thereof executed and ac-
knowledged in other States and countries !;
establishing Circuit and General Term Courts;
lepalizing the action of Mitchell county, pro-
viding for equalizing the bounties of soldiers
in said county, and authorizing the levyiug Of
q tax to pay the same; leaAlizing certain Of
fetal acts Of Jonathan Oglesby. Recorder OF
Clayton county making an appropriation for
the payment of the per diem Of members and
the expenses of the 18th General Asse inbly,
and for other purposes.
Bills we're introduced to provide further
immediate accommodations for the insane :;
to encourage the investment of capital in
railroads.
Bills were passed apportioning the State
INTO Representative DISTRICTS providing for
the payment Of the salaries of State and Jn-
dicial officers, and the interest on State bonds;
appropriating 5000 for the State Historical
Society; providing for taxing the shares Of
National Banks.
HousE.-The following bills were passed,
viz:
n Uiil LOT hn Acl 10 pruftuo huutiVuAi
compensation of Clerks of District Courts,
and to allow deputies TO act ~ Clerks of the
Circnit Court
A bill for an Act to authorize the Secre.
tary of State to exchange, under the direc-
ton of the Supreme Court, the Supreme
Court Reports for other works Of law and
equity.
A bin for an Act repeating section I chap
ter I27, laws Oft Ninth General Assembly,
and to provide tor the recovery and payment
OF certain claims for military supplies fur
uished 10 troops raised in This State for the
service Of the United States, by any county,
city, town, or other corporation.
A bill for an Ac. in relation to revenue and
taxing the property Of telesraphand express
companies.
A bill for an Act to provide for the greater
security of the Permanent School Fund, and
to increase it's prodnctiveness.
A bill for an Act to leealize the action of
Mitchell county in providing for the equali-
Eat on of bounties to soldiers of that county,
and authorizing the levying OF tax to pay
said bounties.
Senate substitute for e. F. 1876, q bill for
an Act in relation to permits to sell intoxica>
ting liquors in incorporated cities and towns.
A bill for an Act to annex certain lands
TO sub>district No. l, in Centre Township,
Wapello county, for a school and school
house purposes; bill for an Act to repeal
section l6 of chapter lib Of the laws of the
Ninth General Assembly regulating the levy
and collection of taxes on the gross receipts
of railroad companies, and to enact substi
tute therefor; bill for An Act relating to the
publication Of notices and proceedings in
newspapers published in the foreign langua-
gas: bill for an Act making appropriations
Tor the per diem and expenses of the Gene
raj Assembly, and for other purposes; bill
for an Act supplementary to Article-i Chapter
So Of the Revision Of 1860, relating to taking
private property for public uses; bill for m
Ac, constituting Mayors Of cities Of the sec
oud class presiding officers of the Common
Councils Of said cities; bill for an Act 70
amend Section 1851 Of the Revision Of 1860,
allowing suits to be brought In the township
wherethe plaintiff resides; bill apportionine
the State into Senatorial Districts; bill for
an Act to amend Section 1895 ofthe Revision
of 1860 in relation to resisting officers; and
bill for an Act to amend Section 9O1 Of the
Revision Of 1850, in relation to taking timber
for road purposes.