Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-10

IOWA LEGISLATURES.
In the Senate en- the I'd inst, Sem
ator Cathcart introduced s. Il, No.
l47, bill to legalize the erection Of
Sub-Dist. No. in Perry Township,
Marion County. Referred.
In the House. same day, Mr..
Keables introduced II. 4. No. 226, a
bill for an act tv poy J",op neicnaru
for money expended and work done
on the Agricultural College. Refer
red. Mr.. Wright introduced II. F..
No. 22s, bill to authorize Counties
to establish Normal Schools. The
bill legalizing the incorporation Of
the town of Monroe, Jasper County,
passed the House. House also passed,
without dissenting vote, "A bill to
provide for the compilation, publica-
ton and distribution of all road laws.
Good. That needs to be done. Also
passed bill limiting road tax to five
mills. Also passed a bill to amend
the law in regard to Sheriff's fees-of
which we have not yet seen the
provision.
On the 81, Mr.. Dysart introduced
IN the Senate, and Mr.. Rogers In the
House, bills "to provide system of
Common Schools" Their provisions
are not rcported.-l0oO copies OF
the Auditors Insurance Report
or lered printed.
Senate passed bill to allow Town
,hip Trustees to levy tax as high as
, five mills on the dollar for road pur-
poses. Senate occupied some
time over Joint Resolution favor
| ing Congressional reduction of taxa
ton, and finally referred it to Com
mittee. e.---Senate passed q bill to
authorize cities and towns to punish
for violations of Ordinances and By
laws.--A bill "to regulate the min
ing of coal and to protect the lives of
miDerso was referred to judiciary
| Committee.
! In the House, same day, Mr.. Kea-
bles, from Committee, reported on
| the bill "tO encourage scientific at
tainments in the Profession Of Den
tistry," recommending its passage.
Mr.. Kasson's Resolutions Of SYM
pathy with the Cuban revolution
were adopted, by vote Of SO against
2, Mr.. Durham voting aye, and Mr..
Keablcs nay.--Thc Committee re-
ported favorably on the bill "to reg
ulate Justices fees in certain cases."
also, on the bill to increase Record
ers' fees in certain cases.--Mr. Kea-
bles introduced II. i. No. 245, "a
bill for an act to discontinue the
Geological Survey" Read twice,
and referred to judiciary Committee.
The subject of taxation of Rail-
road property was made the Special
Order in the House for to-day 10th
inst. Mr.. Cults, Of Mahaska, in
troduced a Joint Resolution pro-
nouncing in favor Of tariff for reve-
nue. and not for protection. Referred.
The bill to amend Sec. 1863 OF
the Revision Of 1860 has now passed
both Houses.-Mr. Hopkins has
introduced a "bill to protect the pur-
chasers of Patent Rights" The
provisions of it are not reported.---
In fact, among the hundreds Of bills
introduced, and reported merely by
their titles, it is impossible to keep
track OF the tenth part Of them.
In the Senate on the 4th, u bill to
allow 10 per cent. on School orders
was passed. bill to suppress
prize-fghting came up, and was dis
cusscd at some length. d Senator
Mulkern, Democrat, from Dubuque,
took ground In favor OF prize-fght-
ing and dueling!A bill to strike
out the words 'swhitev and "ma'e"
from the law fixing the quail ljdeRtiOns