The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-17
Legislative Summary.
From the state Register,

rates Of tariff on railroads." ssPeti.
tions Of citizens asking tho location
ola branch Penltentiaiy at the stone
quarrics near Anamosa;" Two bills
were introduced: "a Bill for an Act
to legalize the acts OF the Indepen.
dent School District of Monoma,
Iowa. and "a Bill for an Act to ia.
cilitate the equalization of the right
of way over abandoned railways and
to facilitate tho construction of tho
same" A bill appropriating $500, 900
for the completion Of certain portions
of the Hospital for the Insane at In
dependence, was passed.
House, March "a remonstrance
was presented against the diversion
of the Tete Des Morris land grant.
The Committee to visit the Insane
Asylum made a report, which was
ordered to be printed. The only
new bill introduced was to appoint q
railroad commission. Two bills we're
passed, one to repeal Section 1924 Of
Chapter 120, Of the Revision of 1860,
and the other for the more effectual
prevention Of cruelty to animals.
Most of the day was spent In consid.
ering the special order, Senate File
No e, IA Bill for an Act to provide
State Capitol" The motion pend
ing on taking up the special order
was to indefinitely postpone the bill,
which motion was withdrawn
Nearly ali the balance of the day
was spent in discussing the merits Of
the bill. An amendment appointing
commissioners by name IN the bill
was voted dow. At the close of the
debate the bill was ordered to be en-
crossed by vote of 40 yeas to AZ
nays. So the bill come up on its
passage in due course.
SENATE, March 10.-The following
petitions and remonstrances were in.
tIoduced: "Petition of John Phillips
and one hundred citizens asking the
resumption Of the lands heretofore
granted to the Des Moines Valley
Railroad Company" "Remonstrance
ct citizens of Pottawattamie county
against the passage of the herd law
"Remonstrance Of citizens of Poca
hontas county, against any hostile
legislation in relation to the De-
Moines Valley Railroad Company
"Petition Of citizens asking the re
sumption Of the lands granted tn,
Tete Des Morris Railroad Company
and granting the same to the Daven
port and st. Paul Railroad petition
Of citizens asking the abolition of thu
ffanking privilege; memorial of A. P
Wood in relation to his history O
Iowa troops in the war of the rebel
lion; petition of citizens of Jasper
county asking for o law regulating
the rates Of tariff on railroads petit
ton Of seventy-one citizens asking .
repeal of our usury laws. Bills wer,
introduced as follows: "a Bill for al
Act to amend Section 72O, fChaptel
As, ofthe Revision of 1860, in relation
to revenue" "a Bill for an Act K
amend Section 1890, of the Revision
OF 1860, and to provide for orders fo
the records of village plats to b.
made by Circuit or District Judg
in vacation" and "A Bill for an Ac
to regulate the construction Of rail
ways at the crossings OF public high
ways"
The remainder Of the session wa
occupied in the discussion of ga Bill
for an Act creating a Commission t
revise the Statutes of Iowa and dc
fining their duties, and providing 70
the publication and distribution o
their report" An amendment wa
adopted requiring the Commissioner
to insert in their report all laws which
have been or shall be declared uncon
stitutionalup to the time that theirre
port is ready for the printer, as wei
a. the laws in force and binding OF
the people. Without disposing Of thu
bill the Senate adjourned. "A Bill
for an Act to restrain stock from
running at large" was passed by 9
vote of 80 to II. The Bill appropria
ting funds for the support Of the State
University was, after discussion
made the Special Order for March
10th, at IL o'clock.
HousE.-March 10.-Several petit.
tions were presented as follows =
For taxing railroad property
against the Capitol appropriation
asking that the Des Moines Valley
RR, land grant be resumed asking
more efficient drainage law, and
asking . law to prevent the killing
Of birds. Bills were introduced
for amending sec. 1853 Of the revis.
ion Of 1860 !; relating to the acknowl.
edgment Of deeds and other
conveyances and to amend Section
1928 Of the revision of 1860. Some
time was spent in the discussion of
the bill to increase the penalty for
the violation Of the Sabbath, and
the bill was passed. 1t fixes the
penalty at from $500 to 10000
The remainder of the day was spent
in discussing the bill for taxing the
property of railroad corporations
This bill is continued as the special
order for Tuesday, at 10 o'clock.
SENATE, March 11.-Petitions were
presented as follows:
"Of citizens in relation to regula
ton Of tariff on railroads." two pc
titioDs of citizens asking 20 transfe,
of the lands granted the Tete Det
Morris Railroad to the Davenport &
St. Paul Railroad Company" one o.
James Huston and others asking go,
. law regulating rates of tariffs o.
Railroads." of Rev. Milton Sutton
and one hundred and ninety othe,
citizens asking for law establishing
q Chaplaincy for the Insane Asylum
| Ut Mt. Pleasant. Two bills were in
troduced: A Bill for an Act making
further appropriations for the Hospi
tai for the InUane at Mt. Pleasant
A Bill for an Act to amend Section
3112, of the Revision of 1860. The
Committee on Federal Relations re
ported adversely on the Joint Reso
luton asking Congress to establish 8
Postal Telegraph System. A Bill
was passed appropriating S35, 900 fol
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Co
Bluffs. Three other bills were also