The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-14
From :" Anon. !"
DEs MONIES, April .. 1870.

Yesterday was day
of interest on Capitol Hill in conse-
qucnce OF the action of the General
Assembly, in settling finally of
three Important bills that have been
pending for some time before that
body. In order to reach the Capitol
Bill, which could not be taken up out
Of It's order without two thirds
voto, Mr.. kasnon Introduced q rcso.
luton the evening before, and
which was adopted, proposing that
the next morning tho House would
proceed to take up bills on ,hyit
third reading. SO yesterday the bill
was called up and two amendments
by way Of rider, was made to tho
bill and it passed by yeas 81, nays AZ,
but before the announcement of tho
vote was made, Satherwait of Henry
County, asked leave Is change his
vote In favor Of the bill which made
yeas 50, nays a6, SO the bill passed.
and the title was agreed to.
In the afternoon the Senate agreed
to all the amendments made by
the House and tho action was
final.
Anothoi Important Bill that passed
the House, was the Supervisor bill
The Senate had passed the bill max.
ing three Supervisors. II was amen
ded in the House SO as to allow the
Supervisors to submit the question of
increasing the number to five or
seven to the legal voters o. the sew
eral Counties, and in this shane
il passed without very serious oppo-
sition.
The. third bill of Importance was
the bill to tax railroads. The bill
passed the House some days ago and
was amended by the Senate. The
House rofusedto agree to tho Senate
amendments, and asked Tor a CON-
mittee OF conference which was APP
pointed. This committee agreed to
o compromise and so reported to
their respective branches of tho
General Assembly. The House
agreed TO the report of the committee
but the Senate refused and agreed to
adhere to their amendments, so the
only alternative was for the House to
agree to the Senate amendments or
lose the bill, which was thought best
not to do. So tho House reluctantly
agreed to the Senate amendments
The bill will perhaps nearly double
the revenue now received from that
source.
After disposing of the three bills
above named there seemed to be a
relief to the minds of the members.
and they pitched in to the work
before them witha will, and disposed
of large number of bills of less i'm
portance.
Alter supper your correspondent
without any particular object in
view, strolled round to the ''Savery,
and perceivlng that something was
exciting the humanity OF Des Moincs,
took the liberty to ask what was
up, and was informed that the Fire
Company Of the City, together with
the Band, was going to wait upon
Hon. j. A. kasson at his residence
to serenade him and thank him for
his services in procuring the passage
OF The Capitol Bill. So ! fell into
the irrent that soon commenced to
drii away in the direction of the
aforesaid residence. Upon arriving
,S--rs observed that The hnildin~s
immediately joining the house Of Mr..
hasson wcrc Illuminated and trans
parencics were hung on the trces in
front o. the buildings. Upon enter.
ing Mr.. Kasson's house, which was
thrown open for the reception of
friends, was in the midst OF a largo
number OF the prominent citizens Of
Des Moincs, together with large
number OF members Of the General
Assembly. In tho adjoining room
had boon hastily prepared, some nice
and simple refreshments, where the
ladies and gentleman partook of the
general rejoicing, and also partook of
som ching else.
ltsoon became apparent that the
smiles and favors heredispensed were
specially given for the comfort of
such as favored tho passage of the
Capitol bill, and upon stopping out.
side the door, Iobserved the process
ion, preceded by tho band, ap-
preaching the house, which immedi.
ately stopped in front of the house,
and Rev. w. w. King called for Mr..
kasson, and in a neat little speech in
behalf of the citizens of Des Moines
and tho friends of the City, thanked
him and the Thirteenth General AS
senbly, for the actions OF this day in
passing the Capitol bill. At tho con-
clusion of the speech, Kasson was
loudly called for. Hon. g. w. Jones
appeared and. made few remarks,
and then kasson came forward and
was yociierously cheered. As soon as
sufficient gas had escaped from the
audience, which had been attracted
by the music and the rumors of tho
doings. that had by this time incrcas-
ed to several hundred, to allow it to
become still, he proceeded to address
the people ON the flattering prospects
before the State and particularly of
Des Moines now that the Capitol
was forever settled. He also took
occasion TO remind the good people
of the value of his services to them in
ether things besides the Capitol, and
named certain stone building now
being completed. Ofcourse his mod.
esty was put to a severe task by re-
ferring to his valuable services.
AfterMr. Kasson came Messrs. Cot
ton, Irish, Mills and Griffith of the
Senate, Mr.. Murdoch, Pat. Gibbons
and Mr.. Marks. when the ceremony
here closed and the audience ,ad-
.ourned to Mrs. Washburne's.
The band discoursed music for the
benefit of the Governor. He appear
ed and made few remarks and then
Mr.. Day camo to the front and made
a short speech, when the audience
dispersed, everybody being in Il
grand good humor and pleased with