The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-02-10

protection of crops against the incursion
"fstock," was taken up and passed. TIL,
Capitol Appropriation Bill was mad
the special order for next Friday.
House, Feb. bills were introduce,
among others, to provide guardians 70
inebriates and other incapabIes; to pro
vide for taxing property of r. r. Cos
to define the manner Of paying taxes
and TO fix the compensation Of Co
Superintendsnts. Resolutions asking
the abolition Of capital punishment
and requesting our delegation in Con-
gress to favor the postal telegraph sys'
TEN were referred 10 The appropriate
committees. The Senate bill was passed
which provides that the mother as well
as the father. shall inherit from chill
dren in fee simple. The bill for the
| destruction of Canada thistles was
passed.
Feb. AFTER reference of numerous
petitions in the Senate, four bills were
introduced. one being, "A Bill for a.
Act TO establish q Normal School at
Winterset. Iowa" The committee on
Judiciary reported two bills entitled as
follows: "A Bill for an Act to authorize
the working Of persons confined in the
Jaiie of the State, and to protect prison.
ers." "A Bill for an Act authorizing
cities and towns to punish persons for
violation Of Ordinances and By
Laws
The House received and referred Pc
titions. and heard reports of committees.
Among new bills introduced were the
TO lowing: To repeal the law establish
ing the Circuit Court; to prevent cor
poreai punishment in schools; and to
improve the tax system of this State.
The following bills were passed: To
prevent fraud in assessments; to amend
Article 3, chapter %, of the Revision; to
change the boundaries Of school Dis
tricts in the Township of Davenport,
Scott county; to provide for police courts
in cities acting under special charters.
Feb. 3.-Senate received petitions and
emonstrances-among the latter, one
from citizens of Clinton county against
holding the Circuit Court at WheatIand.
Several bills were introduced, one of
them providing for the creation of
Commission to revise the Statutes of
Iowa. Two bills passed: "a Bill for
an Act to authorize cities to receive
donations of ground and library build
ings, and to maintain free public library
and reading rooDs," and IA Bill for an
Act reducing the number of county
aud defining their duties"
The latter Occasioued much discussion.
and finally passed by - yeas to 10 nays
The House received petitions for the
increase of the pay of township assess
ors, and for a law regulating r. r
tariffs. Bills We're introduced, to locate
a Normal School at Osceola; to require
county Treasurers to insert in tax re-
""'r'" "~s' '"Sh fond H." -. .~n.uIn ,s
the levy; for taxing dogs; to encourage
the manufacture of salt; for the sun /
preston OF intempelance, and others.
Feb, 4.-TAe Senate spent the entire |
day in the discussion of the bill provid-
ing Tor a new State Capital which was
ordered engrossed a@d to be read t!lir<! i
time Tomorrow
Petitions to the House asked the has
:age Of IA herd law: the location of a pen
'entiary at Fort Dodge; aud the
changing Of the transfer book. to the /
Recorder. Bills were introduced, !
among other, of local interest, to in
crease the pay Of township assessors: in .
relation to the taxation aud sal. Of n-oD.
srty; and 10 authorize counties to build .
bridges. The Senate bill reducing the
Board o! Supervisors 10 three, aud eleet-
ng them by the vote Of the county at
arEe, wa read ii first a,i second times.
.nd referred to the com nittse on Couu-
y aud Township Organization, and
ordered 10 BE- printed.
FEB. 5.-Te the senate, very nuner-
-. petitions were presented and appro-
oriateiy referred Three new bills were
Introduced, and the following passed:
a. r. No. 81, "A Bill for All Act to pro-
vide 10, the election Of police Judge
ND the establishment Of police court
ihder special charters; also, ). +. No.
=, "A Bill for an Act to provide for
State Capitol" BY a vote of - yeas to IS
nays.
House.-Petitions were presented for
giving the transfer books to the Record
n; for the passage Of herd law: and
others. Joint resolutions for postal
eleSraph, for the removal ofthe Nation.
Il Capital and in favor of the Wiscon.
in and Fox river improvement were
'dopted. Bills were introduced to in.
'rea-e the salaries Of Judges of the
supreme, District and Circuit Courts.
lxlhg them respectively at $4,000,
200, and $1,000; to prescribe rule, and
equations for railroads, ami to estab
ish uniform and Reasonable rate, of
arm TOR the transportation of frejghts
.hereon; to increase the penalty for the
of the Sabbath, and to make
Iownship boards of trustees boards of
equalization in their respective town.
ships. A bill was passed amending the
school laws, which provides that in