The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-24
THE IOWA LEGISLATURE.


SESATE-Senator Mathies presented .
m smor,al from Des Moines county asking for
the passage of law relative to the commit
men,, care snd keeping of prisoners, without
so great an expense to the county. Also .
petition asking the repeal Of the law known
as the transfer Law, passed at the Eleventh
General Assembly
Sen stor Catteli presented . petition from
many attorneys of the Fifth Judicial District,
asking the passage of law for the employ
ment of shorthand reporters in each Judicial
district Ia the State. Referred to Committee
Oh Judiciary.
Petitions were presented by Senators Reed,
Needham and Bennett.
The following we're the most important
bills offered;
Senator Meyer. bill for an act making il
unlawful for any member of the county Board
Of Supervisors to be surety on the bond Of
any county officer. Referred to Com mittee
on County and Township Organizations
Senator Doud, . bill for an act to repeal
chapter ll8, Of the laws Of the Eleventh Gen.
ersi assembly, relating to the publication OF
proceedings Of the Board Of Supervisors, and
liking the rates therefor. Referred to Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
Senator Bennett, bill for an act requiring
luries on criminal trial, to fix the punish.
ment on verdict OF guilty. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary.
Senator Larimer, bill for an act makingit
the duty of the Clerk of the Board Of Super
visors TO make returns to the Governor bfthe
locality OF the graves of Union soldiers in
their respective counties, with their name,
rank, company and regiment. Referred to
Committee on Military.
Senator Fairall, q bill for an act to amend
Section 100 Of the revision of 1850, and to
access improvements on real estate. Senator
Fairall moved it be referred to Committee on
Ways and Means. Senator Fairall said.
Pending the motion to commit, deem i.
appropriate to briefly state the object df the
bill Just presented, that Senators may, BIZ the
time it is acted upon and reported back bythl
committee, investigate the subject, so is to
enable them to vote intelligently on the meas.
are. The section proposed to be amended
provides for the listing and assessing Of real
estate every two years, but there 10 no statute
authorizing the valuation Of improvements on
lands made after the regular assessments M.
til the next biennial valuation.
II he necessity for a siatnte to render trib
utary to the revenues Of the State and coun-
ties, the hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
every year invested in improve ments must be
apparent to oil. It's sale to say that the i'm
prosements made between the regular hicn-
NAL assessments ct twenty millions Of dollars,
which ut tag Of t.o and one-hAh mills, the
estimate for 1883, will create to the State alons
= fund OF $4,000, to say nothing Of the
amount 10 cities and counties. Al this time
when people are hnrdened with National,
State aud local taxes, il 10 our duty TO see
that all property be equally liable, to contrib>
ute to the support Of our National and State
Governaients.'
HersR Petitions were presented .ay.r.,.
y b. Messrs. Burnett, johnson Of Cherokee
Balingcr, McNutt and Bauder for State
Normal School By Mr.. Goodspeed from
the State horticultural Society. By MI.
Blackwell for the repeal Of the Liquor Law.
By Wilson Of Dubuque for change in The
game Law. By Black we'll against trappins
game. By Brown Of Howard 10 preyeni
horses ffon running at large.
There were several reports OF committees,
The most important bills introduced we're
these:
BY Mr.. Mclean, bill limiting TIA vaIue ii
homesteads, exemns ffom esesna;o.. T. :,
! $1,000. Read 1 aecnnd t;me .nd rsf..,sa = =
COMMITTEES on comm.rc. sra $780, =
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