The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24
FROM DIES MONIES.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, March is

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Yesterday at o'clock
the wind was blowing from the south
west and a drizzling rain was lightly
| falling, when the wind suddenly
changed to the North.Rebt, and In q
few minutes snow commenced to fall
and has continued to fallall the night,
and the storm prevails this morning
with increasing severity, as if it
might be in charge oftho very demon
offury.
The trains came in from the cast
on the G. r. I. 4 P. r. r., though
considerably behind time, and it is
feared that other trains may expert
encc serious trouble from the drifted
md drifting snow.
The session commenced at 9o'clk.
A message was announced from the
Senate informing the House that the
Senate had passed S. F. No. 50; s. F.
No. IS, and s. F. No. 126, and had
also concurred in and passed 81 F.
No. 214 without amendment; also
had passed the joint Resolution ex.
pressing sympathy with the Cuban
patriots.
A petition was presented and re.
ferred to the committee Of County
and Township organizations one on
schools and properly referred; and
one relating to bridges.
Tho committee on Judiciary re-
ported 8 F No. 101 H r No. 2O8; H
F No. 223, q bill to tax land owned
by one county lying in another coun-
ty; q F No. 1914 to amend Section
1925 of the Code; H F No. 100; H F
No 2O5 to legalize the acts of -
Draper q Notary Public; H F No.
256; Committee recommend they do
pass.
The same committee reported back
the following bills: q F No 1853; II II
No 261; Fl + No 234; HF No gil;
q f No No 246; 81 F No 245, and s
F No 81; with the recommendation
that they do not pass.
The ways and means committee
reported s F No. 63, relating to in
terest on schools, and No 142 to
amend Section 1926 of the Code.
Mr.. Tufts, chairman of the com.
mittee on the suppression Of intern
perance, reported back H F No 165.
Mr.. Toliver reported on s F Nc
l66 bill providing for special cleo
tons in certain cases, and b F No.
217.
By consent s + No 166 was taken
up and passed. Yeas II, Nays none.
A bill was introduced to amend
Sec. IA of Chapter sc of the 18th Gen
eral Assembly. Referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
A bill H F No ga to amend Chap
ter 1913 ofthe 18th General Assembly
80 as to appropriate $1,000 to pa,
he members of the I'd and Sd low,
Infantry for their grey uniforms. wa
ordered engrossed, the rules suspend
ed, read third time and passed.
Yeas 70; nays none.
A petition from citizens of Poll
county, was introduced by consent
and properly referred.
A bill il F No. 275 to amend Sec
ton 720 of the Code was introduced
and referred to the committee o
ways and means. A bill H F Nc
276 to legalize the acts of Fredericl
Rector, County Judge of Fremon
county. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee. A bill II F No. 277 to per
manently locate; erect, and establish
a reform school at Marengo. Refer
red to committee on Reform School
and be printed.
| The special joint committee or
pointed to Investigate tho charge
against Martin Kelsey, tho presen
Warden Of the State Penitentiary
offered their report, and the evidenc,
taken in said investigation. Thu
report was read, and then the repor
and evidence was referred to th,
Standing Committee on Penitentiary
| S. F. No. 65. A Bill to lcgalize til,
survey and plot Of the town o
Auburn, Fayette County. The rule
was suspended and the bill was reae
q third time and passed without op
| position.
ST. No. 81, to legalize the acts o
Story County, in relation to theil
Poor House and farm, was taken W
and passed by vote Of yeas IS, nay
II.
| The hour having arrived, the spec
ial order was taken up, which is tina
Railroads DO taxed as other property
| The Railroad committee reported
a bill providing for taxing the gross
receipts OF tho Railroads upon tn,
same principal as now taxed by Law
with this difference, that this bill
| fixes sliding scale, increasing tn.
tax az the gross earnings increas,
per mile.
The question pending is on thu
motion to substitute II. F. No. s fol
the bill reported by the committee
The discussion was participated ir
by Mr.. Lacy, Mr.. Wilson, and Mr.
Brown, of Van Buren,, in the Interest
Of the railroads, and in favor of the
bill introduced by the committee
and Mr.. Hahin, Mr.. Irish, Mr.. Pratt,
Mr.. Harper and Mr.. Hopkirk spoke
in favor OF the substitute. Without
coming to conclusion or vote the
further consideration was postponed
and made Q special order for the 18th
instant, at 10 o'clock, p. m.
A Resolution was adopted inviting
the State Superintendent to deliver
a lecture on the subject of schools
and education, on the evening of the
10th inst, in the Hall Of the House o.
Representatives. Also to grant the
use of the Hall to the State educa
tional convention during the even
ings of their session, which 10 tc
convene on the 10th instant.
In accordance with tho rules O.
the House, there will be no session
this afternoon.
The storm still RACES with unaba
ted fury, at 123 O'clock, and the
House adjourned to nine o'clock to
tomorrow. ANON.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, March II.
After the storm of The