The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-02-10


nor can he obtain any. INDEX.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
FROM DES MONIES.
Dies MONIES, Iowa,
February, 9Th, 1870.
Yesterday the House
devoted the principal part Of the day
to the discussion of the law to re-
strain all stock from running at
large. The principal features of the
Bill are these: First 1t must be adopt
ed by tho counties Wanting it, then
ifany stock is taksn in the act of
trespassing, the owner Of tho crop re-
strains the stock, and within twenty
four hours gets the Township
Trustees to come and assess the
damage. If the owner of the stock
refuses TO come down with tho
stamps or is not known, then in ten
days the stock, or so much Us is noe
essary, is sold TO ray damages
Appeals is only provided for on sums
over forty dollars. This is certainly
a very important bill. Rowell,
Stutsman and other legal gentleman
contended that it was unconstitu-
ional in its summary disposal
of property; while Stone, Irish and
other gentlemen equally versed, con-
tendedit was perfectly constitutional.
After considerable hair splitting, the
bill passed the House.
Then came up the Senate bill for
the erection ola new Capitol. thad
been known since Saturday evening
that this measure was liable to come
up at any moment, and early in the
morning the lobby and gallery was
| filled with anxious citizens of Des
Moines, who took no pains to conceal
their disgust with the debate on the
Herd law. After the reading Of the
Senate bill, Kasson moved to refer it
to the Committee on Public buildings
anil hdve it printed. Traer, of Ben
ton, spoke against such reference,
and dudley moved to amend by in.
structing the Committee to report on
Wednesday morning. Now, in the
Senate, they secured majority and
hne,o they had such before they
: brought it up, and then refused a full
discussion on the merits of the bill
and passed it to vote, but during
Sunday they found by their best
hcks they could rot pass the bill
through the House. So the shoe
was on the other foot then, and Mr..
Kasson took the floor, and thought
it the most extraordinary proceeding
he had ever heard of. Such a dis
courteous reflection on the committee
he had never before known, and
hoped it would go to the Committee,
and members could go homo and
consult their constituents, "you
know. Cults announced that if the
motion to refer, was lost he would
take it as the sense Of the House
that they were against the bill, and
would move it's indefinite postpone
ment. Intense anxiety was depicted
in the countenances of the Polk Co.,
delegation. Tho ayes and nays was
called. On tho motion to refer
members disliked to use the Senate
and tho committee on public build
ings so discourteously, so. the motion
to refer, was carried, and the ques
ton is now disposed Of till after the
recess. There were other potent
reasons, no doubt, entered Members
minds. Des Moines Society is very
graciously dispensing its hospitali
ties now, and of course will so con
tinue till this is disposed Of If The
bill was killed it would stop these
parties, don't you see?
| Most of to-day was spent in dis
i cussing the bill to regulate the sale
Of School Lands. 1t seems some Of
these bogus officers have been organ.
izing new counties and selling them
selves the School Lands for u song
and singing it themselves. The bill
provides mono shall be sold for less
than the minimum of So per acre
l duu kllt w. tSSut Va GuC CCuSub UEO1u
The members from the new counties
| opposed thecensus board having any.
thing to do with it. Mr.. Irish and
others said they had been agents fol
land up in the northwest and found
tho county officers thieves and swim
dlers. The members from the north
west charged the thloving and
swindling on the non resident Lano
Agents, like the gentlemen from
Johnson. ! rather concluded they
were both telling the truth for once
JOHNNY CADDOO.
| For the Courier.