The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-07
From " Anon. |"
DEs MONIES, April LIST, 1870.


Eps, COURIER:
On the Goth ult, tho
House passed Joint resolution r"o-
posing to amend the constitution Of
the State of Iowa, by striking out
tho word "malo" wherever it occurs
in that instrument, except where it
relates to the performance OF military
duty. On the 3oth ult., it Yves taken
up in the Senate, cud passed without
amendment.
Yesterday, the 3lst, Mr.. John
Russell introduced joint resolution
proposing to strike the word "white'
from tho fourth Section of tho third
Article. 1t passed without opposi-
ton, except that the pure and untor-
riied all vcted against it.
Yesterday morning the session was
opened with prayer by Rev. z. A..
Field, of Des Moines. He appeared
to be jealous and alive to tho inter-
ests Of the commonwealth. He in
fromed the Lord that it would be
greatly to the interest of his king
dom, to have a new Capitol erected
at Des Moines, and suggested to the
Lord that it would be we'll for him to
use his influence upon the members of
this General Assembly in that direc-
ton. We have not heard whether
the Lord has committed himself to
this measure or not.
Yesterday the bill proposing to
resume thelands of the D. NJ. V. r. r.
Co., was the special order. The
discussion was participated in by Mr.
Rowell and Mr.. Day against and
Mr.. Pratt. Without coming to a
vote the further consideration was
made tho further order for 9 o'clock
this morning.
While tho Journal was being read
a message come from the Senate
stating that the Senate had passed
some FIVE bills, mono Of which were OF
very material interest.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the journal, several reports were
handed in from the committee, when
on motion of Mr.. Stone the special
order was taken up, and Mr.. Cults
obtained the floor and proceeded to
address the House against the bill
Claiming that the Courts could and
should decide this matter as point
of law, and one that this General
| Assembly should have nothing to dc
with. His criticisms upon the argu
ments in favor of the bill were very
sarcastic and whitening. At the
conclusion of his remarks Mr.. Mills
obtained the floor and after a few
remarks yielded to Mr.. Parsons who
is the champion Of the measure, who
addressed the House in his peculiar
manner for about an hour and forty
minutes. At the conclusion of hi
remarks he moved the previous
question which was seconded. Or
the motion to engross the bill, the
vote was yeas 80, nays 81. So the bill
was lost.
| On motion of Mr.. Williams S. f,
No 101 was taken up. Mr.. Safer
moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed. This bill proposes that
the State shall procure certain
number of Greens reports.
| Mr.. Russell moved to lay the bill
upon the table, yeas 36, nays 55. The
House refused to table. Mr.. Trayer
moved the previous question which
was seconded. On motion to engross
the vote stood yeas 40. nays Al. Mr.
Dudley moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was ordered on.
crossed. Without coming to vote
the House adjourned to two o'clock
Two o'clock. A message was re
ceived from the Senate announcing
the passage of four bills. Tho mo
ton to reconsider the vote to epgross
the bill relating to the Green reports
being under consideration, Harpe,
moved totable the motion to reconsid
er. The motion carried. Russell
| moved that the rule be suspended
and the bill be read a third time now.
The House refused to suspend the
rule.
The House then went into Commit,
tee of the whole on the consideration
of the school bill, Mr.. Harper in the
chair.
At ten minutes past four o'clock,
| the committee rose reported progress
and asked leave to sit again on Tues.
day next. A motion was made to
instruct the school committee to so
amend the bill as to make each sub.
District an independent District. 1t
was lost by q vote Of a for and As
against.
A Resolution was offered proposing
that no leave Of absence be granted
unless for sickness or by vote of the
House. On motion of Mr.. Cults the
resolution was tabled.
Mr.. Harrison presented bill pro-
viding for leasing the convict labor
of the State Prison. Mr.. Brown pre-
senteda bill relating to the Militia.
A bill that passed the House some
days ago allowing municipal incorpo-
rations to levy FIVE mill for the pur-
pose of paying their funded indebted
ness was amended by the Senate to
two mills. was taken up, and the
amendment was agreed to.
A bill to legalize the notarial acts
of Ira =. Draper was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. WATSON called up No. 256 bill
allowing Counties to furnish Justices
of the Peace with Conklin's Iowa
Justice.
Mr.. Cults moved to amend by ad
ding the word at their discretion"
Adopted. So the bill passed. Yeas
So, Nays 1.
Mr.. Harrison offered Resolution
that Clergymen who make it spec.
ialty to pray for bills on the third
reading be requested to take them up
in order!
The bill legalizing the organization
of the citv Of Fairfield rs n o;tv nf