The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-17

~AS SANS Va eaAVVPP0oAViou, tuC ukVuy
so long protractod already, would
have been ovor. As it now stands,
two more votes must be had to carry
the bill. / Will not venture an opin,
ion how those votes may be had, OF
whether they will be had or not
Two members were absent. One o1
them is known to be opposed to the
bill and the other one ia in doubt, and
the third one making up the 100 is
dead We shall see, what we shall
sec. AA INDEX.
Des Moinss, March 9th 1870.
DEAR CouRrER:
To-day the sun came
out fine and bright, though quite
frosty in the early morning.
It being the day set for the consid-
GRAFTON Of the capital Appropriation
Bill the Hall began to AL up at
about Q O'Clock, and before the time
for taking up the bill, which was 10}
O'Clock, was densely crowded with
the elite and beauty Of the City.
The session was opened with
prayer by Rcv. Dimmitt Of Dea
Moines. -
The Journal being approved, peti.
tions and remonstrances were called
for. One was offered asking for a
new county; one aski ilg for q land
grant; one against an appropriation
for a new Capitol. On, relating to
claims, one asking the General As
sembly to continue the Medical De.
partment IN the State University
and one for an appropriation for the
new Capitol.
7 Reports Of Committees. There
was none. Bills were offered as fol-
lows: Fl. +. No. 256, allowing JUS
tices of the Peace to purchase the
Iowa Justice for the use OF their
Office. A Bill No. 257 to provide for
the location, erection and establish.
ing permanently Of the Reform
School of Iowa, it was referred to
the committee on Reform School,
A Bill No. 258 relating to schools.
During the reading Of the Bill a
message was announced from the
Senate. At the conclusion Of the
reading it was referred to the com.
mittee on schools. A Bill No. 259 to
repeal Chapter 1877 Of the Twelfth
General Assembly.
Message announced from the
Auditor Of State in answer to q res
olution asking information as to
where the State funds are deposited
The document was referred to the
committee on Ways and Means.
The Report Of the committee on
Public Building was called for and
read.
A message from the Senate was
announced Informing tho House thai
S.:F. No. 14o, Bill to amend sec
tion eas5 Of the Eada. Also s. f. No
| SO, o bill to suppress prize fighting
Referred to Police Committee.
A motion was made to reconside,
the act of yesterday, repeating tht
banking law Of Iowa. Tho motor
did not prevail. II. F. No. SO rela
ting to the observance Of the Sabbath
was indefinitely postponed.
II, F. No. 6. The committee re
ported substitute, which is tt
amend Sec. 2 of Chap. So of th.
Twelfth General Assembly. The
discussion on the substitute was par
| ticipated in by Brown of Van Buren
Traer, Applegate and Morrison
The substitute strikes out from Sec
2, the words of the second line, sol
other persons in families" The sub
stitute was adopted and the bill pass
cd by yeas 85, nays 6.
Precisely at l0t o'clock S. +. No
72, which is the "Capitol Appropria
tion Bill was taken up and th'
amendment reported by the commit
tee was adopted, which was that tn
Architect shall be Of Iowa If com
petent one can be found.
Mr.. Campbell offered an amend
ment naming the SIX commissioner
who are to have charge Of the build
ing. The amendment was lost ate
being discussed by Campbell, Irish
Gibbins, Kasson, Marks, Tcalt
Wright Of Sac and Mills.
| The amendment was lost.
| Mr.. Kasson moved tho bill ordere
engrossed and read q third time.
| Mr.. Applegate spoke on the que,
tion.
Mr.. Traer moved to indefnitl,
postpone. The discussion was il
dulged in by Traer, Kasson sn
Gibbons,
Ats minutes past IL the Hous
adjourned. ,
| Precisely at 2 o'clock, the rap {
the speakers gavel called the Hous
to order, when Mr.. Ball opened th
discussion on the Capitol Bill.
Irish obtained the floor and amuse
the House for nearly an hour. A
the conclusion of his remarks, M
Cuts obtained the floor and procee'
ed to make such showing of fig,
res and the resources of the State, ,
to very perceptibly effect the coul
tenauces of the fair auditors of u,
Moines, who favored the House wit
their presence. In fact the who
House, with all the audience, becau
serious during the delivery of tt
forcible and argumeutative speech
Mr.. Cuts.
This speech occupied in its deli
cry about one hour, furnished foe
for thought and reflection, and show
that it's author is man of no mea
abilities. At twenty minutes Of
o'clock, Mr.. Kasson obtained th
floor, and afterspeaking in his smoot
and fattering way, tor thirty-tiy
minutes, during which time, at h
request, the CLERK read q paper fro
Mr.. Foster, an Architect of d,
MONIES, in relation to the insecurit
of the building. and before the Co
clusion ofMr. Kasson's remarks, Il
House agreed to make the furth,
consideration of the matter the spe
ial order for 10 o'clock, tomorrow.
1t was very amusing to see tbs u
easiness created by the statement
and showing in relation to the ins
curity of the present building, al
quito number Of ladies, as if alarr
ed, arose and hastily lett the hall.
As the contest approaches the d