The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-04-09

the official rSq1ofygnpnbek Or fie
Public ia stlcss = Tie 1iao ii
various psrts the6{ee <Effl I'd lar
act in n ttid t sd pot Lands nc
Scho0 E0hdI q NH Or an oct to pro
vide for the publication of the Roat
Laws and for the -distribation Of Tn,
same; a joint resolution was adopted
proposing to strike the word "white'
from, the Constitution of the State in
4 Section 4 of zArticlr=4-thcssUf; joint
reaelutiuD aproiastsxgf ~ committee Of
three, Of which the superintendent d
Public instruction. SHALL be chairman,tr
visit various points in the -Statstwithis
7 view pr selecting 4 suitable point for the
location, for . Stata. NcrnlAl School stA
procure, plaas Of buildings DC. andtt
report their 4doingsyto the isshsG General
Assembly, was laid on thetaBbea;1 a bill
for an act to relinquish and secure, to
the settlers upon the odd sections, lof
land, lying along, add within five miles
Of the Des Moiaes River, . right to pur.
chase the lands occupied by them, was
passed. ao1 #oa s9suao IN ~ aEt
April 3d.--In the Senate bills were
passed for ''abolishinyn Canada Thfstles;
to provide for procuring and Submitting
plans and specifications for State
House; to promote the collection Of
revenue In Incorporate cities and towns
acting under SPECIAL charters prohibit-
ing the laying ont of roads or streets
across property belongingto the State,
and yacating existing roads crossing
such property providing certain police
regulations for the Agricultural College
and Fam; masking an appropriation for
thu Hospital for. the Insane mt Nj.
|, Pleasant; 1.-THE clause making an appro-
priation of Sl09,O0e for the construction
of an additional wing to the building
WAS; stricken out authorizing Inde-
pendent School Districts to borrow
money and issue bonds therefor, for the
purpose Of crcGtiDg and completing
school houses; making an appropriation
of about $50 900 for the State Peniten-
tiary; amending the Revision OF 1850 in
relation to taking private property for
public uses and fixing the compensation
of future Genera! Assemblies at 500
per day. .,s.. y. :, II w. .E,.at e.
III the House, the ''Sifting Commit
tee" reported that they had assorted the
bills on the files of the House and ar
ranged them in four. classes-the bills in
reference to the charitable institutions
to be considered first; bill for the sur
vey and preservation Of wash or made
lands was referred to the t"tSifting Com
mittee;;" q, bill for an act to provide for
due reference and publication of pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution OF
the State of Iowa, was passed --yeas &c.
nays II; a bill for an act in relation to
furnishing Iowa soldiers with history
of the rebellion, was withdrawn FROM
the files; a bill for an act to encourage
the planting and growing. of timber,
fruit trees, shade trees and hedges, |
passed a bill for an act to authorize In I
dependent School Districts tu borrow |
money and issue bonds therefor, for the !
P"' po7' NJ Si'NAiiiS tsth
school houses, and making school orders
draw per cent. interest in certain cases,
passed by q vote Of 50 yeas to 3nays; a
bill for an act to regulate the compepsa-
ton OF the Trustees of the State Ipsti-
tutions, was laid on the table Il bill for
an act to amend Chapter 95 of the acts
of the 18th General Assembly, in rela-
ton to the settlement of claims against
the General Government, aud the COM
pensation Of the State Agent, was
passed substitute for IL 4 l52, Il bill for
an act to authorize the Census Board to
procure plans aud specifications for a
new State House, based on a cost respect
lively of one million dollars one million
and half dollars, and two million dol
lars. and appropriating five thousand
dollars for this purpose and fifteen
thousand dollars for the repair of the
present State House, was passed; the
Senate resolution appointing the follow
ing persons Trustees of the Iowa Sol
liers' Orphans Homes, was acanenrresi
in: For Trustee at Large, p p Ingalls,;
lst District, William Slater; ID District,
John Bell; Sd District, = q Wright 4th |
District, + c Hosbyshe!l ; 9Th District,
J d Powers. T-s..s r4
1pi51 ith.-ln the Senate, bills were
fixing the compensation Of |
the Commissioner for the adjustment of !
certain land claims against the General !
Governments; regulating the levy of !
taxes on the gross receipts OF railroads:
providing for the election of County
Auditors, defining their powers aud
duties, aud making County Judges
81 o5ioto County Auditors; granting The |
fight of way for the construction IF
bridges; providing for the relief Of Ger
lain classes of INDECENT persons; fixing
The price OF State Binding; nrovidiny
inr the compensation of Clerks of Dis
tfiet and Circuit Courts; to protect
game; to prevent the driving away Of