The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-01

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b seEsirsL Tss Usssl petitions, but in I'M
Senator Hollman- "A memorial on the sub
|sjGct Of fQf&n 0eheol. Ons III " Samrle
|yrppoe1ea ~ doalIs pne hsndr61 aad sixty
acres ii Lee county. overlooking the Rapids
Of the Mississippi river, for tho location df
the School. Referred.
D We Gve Tho Rsoiaass synopsis, q Senate
asd House proceedings:
relative to the relief Of =. L. Hubbard to
the location Of he Dubuque = Sioux Rail-
road on the Maple valley route 10 The pass
are of..a more stringent prohibatory liquor
lsw u the location OF the D b s. @. Il. r.
/ relative 10 the extension Of time 10 tho p. l.
S. C. r. Il. Co.; the establishment Of State
Normal School; extension Of time tosthe u.
Us G. r.. r. Co; relative to changing the
form of county government to establishing
Court of Common Pleas 10 The resnmp,
ton Of the Land Grant 10 the d. 4 s. 9. Il.
r. Co, and its re-grsnt.
Bills were passed TO provide Tor felling
lands for sum less than the taxes and PEN
mites dua to amend section 1910 u Resi>
sion: TO make it The duties OF Clerks Of
Boards 81 Supervisors to report 70 the Gov.
ernor The location Of the graves Of deceased
Iowa soldiers; TO protect the hop growing
interests Of the State; making it unlawful
for any county officer TO become surety on the
bond of any other 1uniy officer, 70 hx the
fees al Sherisfs in certain casea.
A resolution was adopted memorializing
Congress TO grant additional mail facilities
between Charles City and Clear Lake.
A communication from Governor Merrill
was received transmitting q communication
from Governor Fairchild, of Wisconsin. rel
alive 10 connecting the Grea, Lakes with the
Mississippi river BY canal. Also. com
munication from Attorney General O.Connor
transmitting his opinion on important rail-
road matters in this State.
Bills were introduced to regulate the prae
tice Of medicine and TO promote medical sci
ence; TO legali2e the acts of one Moershel, a
N. r. OF Iosa county; to certificates OF qiial'
feaiions Of Notaries Public: in relation to
interpretations; to release 10 Iowa Ciiy all
rights TO certain lands in said city; TO release
IN eechea. The property Of Geo. Greshank;
and for the regulating of Insurance compa-
MES moi incorporated in this State.
The Senate went into Committee of the
Whole and spent the afternoon in perfecting
! the bill for an act to establish Courts Of Com
mon Pleas in this State.
In the House the bills leRalizing the school
district Of Epworth, IN Dabuqae county, and
fixing The time Of holding courts in Poita
watsmie county we're passed.
Bills were introduced to regulate Insurance
Companies !; to amend the act for the pahli-
cation OF the laws in comfy papers to pro-
vide against false returns TO assessors: to pro-
teet fish. to gran. lands fortified BY the d.
IS. C. Railroad to the Iowa Falls and Sioux
City Railroad, with certain restrictions.
The forenoon was mostly occupied in der
bate upon the bill to repeal the act proyiaing
Tor the pablicstinn Of laws III county newspa-
pers, which was finally laid upon the table by
vote Of So to 40.
! In the afternoon the bill preventing The
/ seinng OF fish in any inland stream or lake IN
/ the Sa.e. no' private property, was takeh up
| and passed
| Bills were introduced 10 regu|nte he as
/ sessment Of lands where he county lines run
| through The same; to fix the time o. holding
| courts in Harein connty to allow foreign
! Railroad Companies, operating lines IN thls
State, eanal privileges with domestic tompa-
MES TO graut lands 10. and fix the route OF,
the Dubuaue Bellyne i Sabaia Railroad TO
require perfect noiarIai seals
A resolution was introduced relating to
National finances.
The bin 10 establish Law Department in
the State University, TO make appropri-
alton therefor and 10 provide bY an annual
tax levy for future wants of the fame was
taken up, discussed a. length and made the
special order for ikis morning at 10 o CLOCK.
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TIE 0skaloosa Citizen chronicles things
in that place thus. Son Wednesday nigh.
last some thief or thieves entered a room a,
The Madison House, occupied BY VIM NJ.
Jarvis, foreman Of the Grand jury, and alb
stracted eighty dollars from his pockeshook.
The money was in bis pants under isPIilow,
ba. the careful rascal did no. in the least dis
tur5 his slumbers while plying their vocation
An apartment on the opposite side Of The bah
was also entered, and its occupants relieved
off,urteen dollars. The satae nisht between
nine and ten dollars we're taken from guests
at the Phillips House. As soon as the rob-
berries became known, our city constabulary
were on the alert, and the foIiowing morning
Marshal johnson searched compile Of sns
pieioas characters a, the Phillips House. but
failed TO find Sufficient evidence against them
to hold them for examination. Subsequent
Developments, however, pointed strongly 10
them as the guilty parties, butthey bad in the
meantime De eam ped ard alsheaal. ; ssss.f sisi,
was Immediately msde. they succeeded in
taking the cars as::Leigh,on Station ahead of
the officers and making good their esea,e.