Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-02-07

JANUARY 18th.

JANUARY 18th.
In the Senate, the bill to provide for
the levying of tax by Board of Super
visors, to pay county Indebtedness, was
passed.
In the House, a resolution was adop-
ted after much discussion, instructing
the Judiciary committee to take legal
advice as to the legality of the steps Ia
ken last session to amend the Constitu-
ton, striking out the word white.
JANUARY 30th.
In the Senate petitions were present.
ed relative to the abolition of the Su-
pervisor for that of the Commissioner
system; to the extension of the Juris.
diction of county courts; to DENIAL
quackery to the REIMBURSEMENT to
William Geddes of the rights of the
State to certain lands asking the re-
peal of the transfer law. Bills were
introduced to allow an accused party
in a criminal case to give evidence in
his own behalf; Relative to Insurance
Companies under the laws of Iowa.
In the House petition from Floyd
county largely signed 10y dealers in liq-
uor, was presented asking the entire
suppression of all drinking houses; al
SO one to authorize cities of the first
and second class to establish fire linn
its.
JANUARY 3lst.
In the Senate the bill to provide for
reimbursement of officers and soldiers
of the Second and Third Iowa Infant
ry, on account of the private purchas-
ing of the so called gray Uniform, was
passed. ...... .. ....
s..s. FEB. LIST.
In the Senate the bill to authorize
the Governor to release lands which
have been certified to the State by the
authority of the Secretary of she Inte-
rior under any of the land grants
where settlers rights have interviewed
prior to the time when the title vested
in the State, and for the purpose of cor
recting errors in transfers to the State,
were passed.
..-. FEB. Sd.
Atty Gen. O'Connor submitted a
written opinion, holding that all OF the
steps taken by the legislature for an
amendment to the constitution SO as to
secure negro suffrage, had been correct.
Mr.. Wilcox, of Buchanan, from the
committee on ways and means. report
ed in favor of allowing the board of SUI
pervisors to levy tax to pay county
Indebtedness, and the same reported
against the bill for the encouragement
and protection of the development of
peat. 's @.#
Mr.. Parker, Of Poweshiek, from the
committee on schools, reported that the
state constitution makes it the duty of
boards of education to see that all chill
dren are educated without regard to
color. Negroes are therefore entitled
to attend white schools, and no further
legislation is necessary. To keep ne
gro or Indian out.of school is q viola
ton of the laws. like theft or murder.
Several humorous speeches were made
and much legislative nonsense was in
dulged in over resolution introduced
by NJ. Babbitt, favoring the removal of
the Federal capital from Washington
to Council Bluffs. .....
JAN. 4th.
In the Senate the bill to repeal the
law which gives county papers the
printing of the laws was taken no, the
having presented majority
report in its favor. 1t was postponed
till Feb. 9th.
In the House the Atty Gems. opin-
ion as to the legality of Legislative con-
troll of railroad tariffs was presented.
The gist of IL Is that the State has full
power in this matter, and then O'Con-
nor adds his private opinion, that such |
control is expedient.
The Legislature will hold two sessions
. day hereafter, and take recess from |
the 18th to the 25th, the Senate having i
inaliy succunlbed to the House.