Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-02-21

In the House, aside from The prcscnialio,
II a rev petitions. the morning session wa
consumed in discussing the bill requiring tn,
carly construction Of the Chicago, Rock lslaa.
Pacific Railrosi Tbs bin e,.,ires the con
'truction Of the road within two years-con
hrms the transfer Of ls pds granted to the OLD
Company on condition that tbs proceeds of tn,
sale Of same as wei! as those from the recent
sale of AZ, 600 shares Of the capital stock Of the
Company be applied directly to the const, NC
ton OF the roid, il also reserves the right oil
the State to limit by general laws, the rates
for f'cishts. and requires written accept,
ancc Of the terms imposed by the bill to Be
! filed with the Secretary of State In the after.
noon bill was introduced to increase the per
diem Of members Of the General Assembly
and defining the duties of it's officers. Refer.
red to comm .ttee on compensation Of Public
| Officers. The remainder of The day was cen
sumei in discussing the merits Of the bill be-.
'sre the House at the noon adjourned.
February, sth.
In the Senate, various petitions were intro
lnced. Concurrence in the II. Concurrent
| Resolution relative to restoring to the Z. S.
District Court, the same jurisdiction as that
now exercised by the U. S. Circuit Court, was
referred. Several unimportant bills were post
poned in,i-f niteiy. The bill ts provide for
succession in the office Of Justice of the Peace,
was passed. The bill to provide for the sell.
ing Of real estate at tax sales for less than the
sam Of taxes of the taxes and penalties due
thereon, was discussed At length, amended
and ordered engrossed.
In the House, petitions we're presented for
rcsuming lands Of Dcs Aloines Valley Rail-
road-for law prohibiting employment Of
intempera,e or incompetent. locomotive engin-
8; to establish a mail route from Clarinda
10 Council Bluffs; for more stringent cleo
ton law. Discussion was resumed Of the bill
to provide for the early completion Of the c.
n. |. 6 Pacific Railroad, but ne vote was reach
ed upon the question, whether TO sujcct tariffs
10 regulation by special or general law Bills
were introduced relative to game laws; to
S"AaiV "hihS Va ASh w ulioW
County Supervisors TO grant liceses TO sell
liquor was tabled a bill to prohibit the sale
Of ale, wine, cider or lager beer, to be drunk
on premises where sold, was referred to Com
mittee on Irtcmperance.
February 10th.
In the Senate petitions were introduced
relative TO recognizing the State Medical So
ciety as body corporate; to enable cooperate
bodies to adjust, settle and compound their
Indebtedness. Various visiting committees
were apo ned. Bills were introduced TO pro-
vide for regulating the sale of Malt, Spurious
and Ninous Liquors and TO provide for the
appointment of Public Administrators. A
bill to amend Sec 2.OO Of lie Rev. Of 1860, hv
striking out the word white, was SO amended
rs to extend TO females the benefits of the pro,
visions Of the Section, and thus amended it
was passed. The House amen lments to the
b i to provide for the early completion Of the
G. Il. l. & I. r. r., were discus sad and finally
adopted by unanimous Vote. So the bill awaits
only the approval of the Governor to become
q law.
In the House a remonslrance was offered
against the repeal Of the act providing for the
publication of the laws in county papers
Petitions were read asking aid in the con.
struction Of the Muscatinc, Upton and Anna
mosa R. r.; asking legislation to quiet titles
to Des Moines river lands asking the estab-
| l;shment of Courts of Quarter Sessions. The
bill requiring the early completion Of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad,
was brought to vote and passed. Bills at-
taching Lee, Van Barren and Henry counties
to the Argument District Of Des Moines, SUBJ
ject to the order of the Supreme Court to re-
inburse Appanoosa and other counties to re-
sumo lands granted to the McGregor Western
Railroad Company TO provide for the publ.
cation Of the Adjutant Generals Report; to
-esumc lands granted to the Dubuque Pacific,
now the Dubuque and Sioux City, Railroad
1 passed. A resolution that it is expedient to
fix the tariffs Of Railroad Companies at pres
ent, was referred to the Committee on Com
merce. The resolution relating to the White
Manual Labor Institute, was laid upon the
table. Tie vote by which the bill to allow
County Supervisors to license the sale of liq-
uor was laid upon the table, was matter Of
courtesy reconsidered, and the bill referred to
the Committee on Intemperonce. Bills were
introduced to allow settlers to perfect titles on
Des Moines river lands; to amend the Con
stitution so as to forbid the sale Of alcoholic
liquors except for certain purposes. The re.
mainder Of the afternoon session was occupi-
ed in considering the bill for the further prot
ecution Of the Geological Survey.
/ FROM BUCKINGHAM.
Negro Equality.