The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
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FROM DES MONIES.
DEs MONIES, Iowa,
March ), 1870.

DEs MONIES, Iowa,
March 5, 1870. {
Eds. CoUalER:-The l.egislativ Q
machine grinds slowly. Tho Senate
will hold no session today, and tho
House but onc,;; and that was adjourn
ed at a few minutes past IL O'clock
II. M, to accommodate many Of the
members who expressed a desire to
adjourn IN time to take the railroad
trains.
The House passed bill this morn.
ing to amend section 200 Of the
Code. The amendment strikes out
the words "white male" from the
section. 1t was passed by q vote
of SO yeas to 10 nays.
A bill S. f. No. 40, in relation TO
Jurors fees as prescribed in sec. 4, OF
chap. 10 Of the 9th General As.
semdly, was taken up and discussed
by Russell, Lacy, McCoun, Dickerson
Tray or, Mills, Apologize and Suits
man. The final vote was yeas ~,
nays IS. Tho bill not receiving q
constitutional majority was lost.
Il. F. No. So, proposing to allow
courts to employ short hand repor.
ter to take down testimony, was
tabled. II. F. No. 145, to repeal
sec. 4, 1872 Of tho Code was made the
special order for Friday next at
half past ten o'clock. 81. F. No. lei,
was tabled. 81. F. No. 1O1 propo.
sing TO repeal Sections 1901, 1902 Of
the Code was tabled. Il. F. No. "a
proposing to legalize certain acts of
Gilmore, Esq, Of Lee county,
was tabled. 81. F. No. 122 in rela-
ton to Clerks fees, was indefinitely
postponed. Il. +. No. 1913 to amend
Sections 1909 of the Code was indefi.
pitely postponed. II. F. No. 145 to
amend Section 4192 of the Code was
tabled. H. F. No. 60 to amend Sec
ton 1898 of the Code was tabled
d. F. No. 121 to amend chapter 212
of the Code in relation TO witnesses.
This bill proposes to amend the law
so as to allow other witnesses than
such as were before the Grand Jury
to be brought TO testify in open Court
certain criminal cases. An animated
discussion during the consideration
of the bill was carried on by McC Conn,
Apologize and Irish, and without
coming to vote the House adjourn.
cd until Monday morning at 8 clock
1t might be said from the above
showing, that the House had done
quite slaughtering business to-day
In addition to tho work here shown
there was also large number o.
bills and resolutions and memorials
presented, some of which, are now
quietly waiting their time to receive
a like fate.
The State House Appropriation
Thermometer seems to fuctuate
For q number Of days back tn,
friends and advocates Of the Bill
have been very quiet, and apparent
ly Responding, a gloom seemed to bt
gathering over their hopes, but to
day they manifest more cheerfulnesl
and seem to entertain some degree O
confidence. What new lead they
have found, or how they have extei7
ded their combinations, does not ap
pear upon the surface. Should THU
measure finally come to grief, it Ger
tainly will not be on account Of lacL
of interest, or effort put forth on tn
part Of the men, women and children
Of the City Of Des Moines.
The Railroad committee is in ses
sion at the "Savory" again, today
II is said the agents and representa-
tives of the Railroad interests ar,
able to make such clear showing
as to mako it clearly appear that they
are utterly unable to bear the bur
dens Of taxation, are growing powe
oil the time. Surely such poor PEG
| pic and corporations should be PLACED
upon the charity list.
The Representative Hall is yer,
quiet, thorc being but tour or five 0
the members in the Hall, and thoy
are busily engaged gcttirg thei
cpistles ready to send of. While ,
great many of the mombers of tn
General Assembly are now, ant
others will tonight find their way
from the turmoil and strife OF tn,
many conflicting interests, that ar,
brought to the surface in tho Capita
City of the State, to their loved ant
quiet homes, others are preparing tn,
silent messengers that will 60 in theil
stead, to the dear ones, that next t.
their personal presence, they will re
ceive as the tokens of lovo.
| With respect,
ANON.