Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-03-04


tax real and personal property Of telegraph
and express companies: to regulate PAS
sengcr !are on railroa DIS; to punish defama
ton and SANDER; to regulate the practice
of medicine and surgery to protect fish,
which were referred.
MIR, Patterson also presented joint res
oluton md memorial TO Congress, asking
the abolition Of the present n,tional bank
system. The bill for an appropriation for
the insane hospital at Independence, was
made the special order for March 8lh. The
bill providing for the completion Of the
geological survey of the State was discuss
ed unit! adjournment without result,
H9use--Blls were introduced to detach
Grundy county from the OH and attach it
TO the lth judicial district to tax lands
owned by counties within the limits of 9TH
er counties; to allow one dollar per day as
compensation of sub-directors Of schools ;
to regulate Justices fees, and bill to
amend the Revision relative to bridges and
highways, which were passed to a third
reading.
Mr.. Mills introduced bill amending the
statute of limitations, making ten years an
absolute bar to creditors, unless they pre-
cure written promise to pay after the
dered to third reading. The House rail
road committee are instructed to report q
bill taxing railroads tomorrow.
TUESDAY, March lst.-Seaate- Petitions
on various subjects were received and re-
ferred. The House bill authorizing the
erection of bridges over the Makoqueta riv-
er was taken up and passed. The bill reg
uiating the sale of school lands was made
a special order for tomorrow.
The Senate entered upon the considera-
ton Of tie bill authorizing the working of
persons confined in the jaiIs Of the State.
Most of the amendments were rejected, and
it is claimed that the bill will pass in nearly
the original form.
House Petitions were received for wom-
an suffrage; for railroad taxation; for
change in school law, and other Subjects.
The bill to provide for an additional endow-
ment for the State University was called Up.
1t provides for an appropriation Of one
tenth of q mill upon each dollar Of assess
ments for State purposes. A motion was
made to strike out 'one-tenh Of a mill
aud insert the specific sum Of $4,000,
which was debated at length by Messrs.
Irish, Dudley, and others, and lost. The
bill"as finally amended by inserting 49,
900 for two years, and in this shape passed.
by vote of 81 to 4. The consideration
of tue capitol appropriation bill was post
ponel until Tuesday next.
WEDNESDAY, March 2.-.Senatc.-bilis
were introduced to repeal chapter l6l of
acts of l'h General Assembly; to repeal
chapter lG of acts Of 9th General Assem-
bly, ; to aid in the advancement Of medical
science to authorize Circuit Courts to ap-
point commissioners 10 examine the reports
Of executors, and to provide for their com
peusation. A Joint resolution was introdu-
ced to authorize the Census Board to COM
promise with defaul.ing County Treasures.
The bills to regulate the sale of school lands
md The bill increasing the power Of towns
,nd cities 20 punish violations Of ordinances
we're engroEsed. Some discussion was had
III the bill providing for the revision Of the
avs, and it was finally :-ade the special or
Ter for March 10th. Bills were PASSED
amending law relative to arson; amending
aw to encourage the organization Of fire
and also a joint resolution ask
ng Congress for an increase Of currency.
House.-Bills were introduced regulating
and leasing OF railroads; 10
empower the several counties Of the State
0 establish normal schools to amend tie
,ct allowing municipal and public corpora
ions to settle their Indebtedness to author
re foreign guardians TO receive the proper
y of nonresident minors; to provide for
treatcr safety of school funds and increase
heir productiveness to repeal the act crea-
ing the State Bank Of Iowa TO amend the
Revision relative to exemption from eyecu
ions; to punish ignorant practitioners of
Medicine, BIS were passed authorizing
he compilation and distribution of road
avs; to allow township trustees to increase
Dad levy &c 5 mills to amend section 1925
If Revision inserting 5 in place Of l mil.
4 bill to increase Sher,i;s' fees, among 9th,
u provisions allowing 80 cents per day for
ooariing prisoners was discussed and pass
Il.