The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24

SSvVA0A UiliN " lVCitl CuuIWCU6T
was taken up and passed, relating
mostly to the matter of School Dis.
tricts, &c. BY permission o bill Fl.
+. No 294 was presented, which IL a
bill to authorize the State Census
Board to settle with defaulting Conn
ty TreAsprere.
The substitute for H. r. No. 45, A
bill for an Act to fence School House
sites was taken up, amended and
passed by vote Of yeas 20, nays %.
Mr.. B. Van Steinburg. the first
assistant clerk of the House, being
sick, an assistant pro tenn was provi.
ded, in the person Of Chas. A. Con-
sey by . resolution introduced by
Mr.. Kasson.
The speaker read from the stand
an apology from "Orwig & Co.," in
relation to their proposition to fir
nish full and complete report of
the remarks of the members of the
General Assembly, spoken in debate,
and in fact that the Bulletins reports
would be so desirable that no member
could we'll get along without it. It
would seem that the apology was
necessary when we take up the Bu1-
letsn of March 16, and find . report of
the doings of the General Assembly
of March Sd, and it is falling behind
constantly, more and more.
House agreed to the Senate
amendment to H. F. No. l, which is
to amend Sec. 3 of Chap. 1O1 of the
Tenth General Assembly, by vote
of yeas SO, nays l..
The Committee on Ways and
Means reported back Il. F. No. 275
to amend Sec. $50 Of the Revision of
1860.
The special order was taken up,
which is the taxation OF railroads.
The motion to substitute for the
bill reported by the committee, the
b. +. No. 8 which is the Hopkirk
bill. It proposed to tax Railroads
the same as other property.
The discussion was participated in
by Mr.. Rowell, Irish, Ball, keables,
Mahin. When the motion to ad-
journ until 2 o'clock, p. m. prevailed.
1t should have been noted that at
the commencement OF the discussion
of the special order, Mr.. Brown of
Van Buren, was called to the chair by
the speaker.
Also during the discussion of the
special order, 90 message was an
nounced from tho Senate, informing
the House that the Senate had passed
81. F. No. $50 without amendment.
1t is bill to legalize the City cleo
ton and city government of the city
of Leon.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
Speaker in the chair.
Taxation of Railroads still being
! discussed by Mr.. Murdoch, Apple.
gate, Irish, Kasson, Mahin, Cults and
Russell.
Mr.. Ketchum moved the previous
question which was seconded. The
motion being to substitute the Hop.
kirk bill. The Ayes and Noes was
demanded as follows, yeas 80, nays
Sc, 80 the amendment was last.
On the motion to engross tho bill
H. Emo. 264, the vote stood yeas 85
nays 6. On motion to suspend the
rule and read the bill q third time
now. Irish moved to RECONSIDER the
motion by which the bill was order
ed to be engrossed. The motion
carried to reconsider; and the bill il
considered on its second reading
Harper offered an amendment, with
Gut coming to vote. Russell moved
to make the further consideration Of
the bill the special order for to-lnor
row morning at 8 o'clock, and thu
House adjourned.
Pending the discussion of the fore
going bill, a message was announced
from the Senate informing the House
that the Senate had passed resolu
ton to adjourn sine de on April 18th
Also that the Senate had passed Il
F No. II with amendments. Thil
bill provides for the sale of lands ant
town lots in certain cases for taxes
The State Educational Convention
is in session in the city at this time
Tho sessions are held at the publ,
school house east side in the day tim,
and in the hall of the House ut night
Henry 9. Cox, the earnest County
Superintendent of Wapello county
schools is in the city attending to tn
interests Of school matters.
The Educational Convention hat
the revision of the school laws o
Iowa under consideration yesterday
Truly Yours, ANON.