The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-04-07
The General Assembly.

The General Assembly. m
SENATE, March 29--The Senate by
vote Of % to II laid the subject Of railroad
tariff on the table. which settles 1t fo
this session. "A Bill for an Act for thu
better protection Of the employees o
railruad companies" was passed. A vote
u.,on the proposition to abolish capita
punishment showed II Senators In ia
vor and n against such measure.
In the House, the great interest wal
the consideration of the joint resolution
for comforting the right Of suffrage upon
women. After numerous speeches pro
and con, the resolution was adopted by
81 yeas to 33 nays.
MARCH 3o.-The Senate laid upon the
table all the bills relating to the estao-
lishmeut of ~ additional Penitentiary,
also. al tho bills proposing TO establish
Nor,nal Schools. "A bill establishing
the salary IL the Governor and other
State officers-fixing the salary of Gov
ernor at So, 600, the other State officers
a. 400 each, Supreme Judges So, 600, Dis
trict Judges $1,000, Circuit Judges s.
MO-was passed. Also bills to provide
for the taxation of property Of express
and telegraph companies; to provide for
the proper reference and publication OF
the proposal to amend the State Consti'
tuition; and to provide for the pubsica-
ton and distribution of the laws OF The
Thirteenth Assembly. The joint reso'
luton proposing TO strike the wofo
.maie" from the State Constitution was
adopted BY vote of 81 to IL.
The House passed bills to tax iard>
owned by counties within the limits al
other counties; aud appropriatIng slSs,
900 TO the Insane Asylum: at inari'eiia-
ence. For ,iae latter, $50. an Ind oesn
demanded. A bill To change the com
men school system was under consider
alton aua! continued.
MARCH si.-The Senate passed bill
allowing townships. towns and cities
To vote Aid to railroads: also one In rela-
ton to the penalty on certain taxes
s.d ~ Bill for All Act in relation IN the
taxation Of the property Of r.il.ead coin
nauiss.' This latter bill levies tax
upon the gross receipts of railroads, and
gives four sifshs Of the proceeds TO the
counties through which the roads pass,
In proportion 10 the number o. ni.es %
road in each county. .s. ..~. ... 3. I'd
The House agreed to the Senates
resolution fixing the time for finai aa-
iou.nment on Wednesday, April 18Th.
A Joint resolution was adopted pTapo>-
ing 10 amend the Constitution by ssrik-
iur the word white from Sec. 4 OF Art.
8. This concerns eligibility to he
come member a. the General Assem-
bly,. Bills were passed TO authorize
cities and towns organized under speeia!
charters to reorganize; to provide for
the grading aud paving OF streets aud
sidewalks; to confer certain powers
upon Circuit Judges: aud in relation to
the law department; of the State Uni
versity.
APRIL 1.-The following bills passed
the Senate: "A Bill for all Act to
amend Section ll25 Of Chapter Il Of the
Revision Of $780," IL Bill for an Act
to authorize and empower cities to build
bridges, aud to provide therefor "A
Bill for an Act to amend Article Of
Chapter % Of ,he Revision OF 1885," "A
Bill for an Ac, creating Commission
to revise the statutes of Iowa, and defin-
ing their duties and providing for the
publication and distribution OF their re-
port;'' A Bill! for an Act TO provide for
furnishing the Deaf and Dumb Asylum
at Council Bluffs, and for the removal OF
the school," "A Bill for an Act making
further appropriations for the Hospital
for the Insane Al Mt. Pleasant.
The House, after long discussion, re-
fused to engross the bill for sesu.nins
the lands granted to the Des Moines
railroad company. The school bill! was
referred back to committee Oh schools.
The bills passed We're to enable counties
to furnish Justices Of the Peace with
Conklin's Iowa Justice; and to lesalize
certain official acts. ri. a,...
APRIL 2.-Senate not in session. The
House passed .number of bills. the
more important ones as follows: to pro-
wide for furnishing the Deaf and Dumb
ASYLUM at Council Bluffs; 20 empower
[cities to build toll bridges and issue
|bonds; to create y Commission to revise
tfhe statutes OF Iowa. Senators aud Rep
were Instructed by the adop-
|tion OF = joint resolution, to use their IN
|fiuence for the establishment of udd!-
'tional money order offices in iowa.
TIE Losr Is FOUND. The last Ana
mosa Eureka contains a lengthy account
bf the recovery Of 'Sun,n's Mules" con-
cerning the loss of which ami sabset
luent attemptst to find the thief we have
hll heard so much since the mules were
stolen the night Of the 9Th Of last De-
cen,ber.
The mules were found in the posses