The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10
Legislative Summary.
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from the State Register.

from hesitate Register
Senate, March 4.-Petitions wore
present as follows: "Pctition of Il.
q. Davis, late Second Lieutenant Of
the Ninth iowa Cavalry, claiming
pay for certain services "Petition
Of citizens of Cedar Rapids, Linn
county, asking the enactment OF
law regulating the rates of tariff on
the railroad of the State" "Petition
Of citizens asking the Legislature to
resume lands heretofore granted the
Des Moines Valley Railroad" The
following bills were introduced; "for
an Act for the government of the
State University" "to legalizc the
action OF tho officers OF the Indcpen-
dent School District of Moingona, in
tho county OF Boone" "to legalize
the sale Of certain lands held by Car
roll county as indemnify for swamp
and ovcrfowed lands;" to repeal an
Act authorizing General Banking in
tho State of Iowa." to incorporate
the State Bank of Iowa, and to ena-
BILE it to wind up its affairs" A Joint
resolution was adopted asking Con-
gress for additional mail facilities in
Clayton county. Bills were passed
as follows: to allow 10 per cent. on
School Orders; fixing 10 per cent. as
the rate of interest on loans of the
Permanent School Fund; to punish
and suppress prize fighting; to strike
the words "white" and "male" from
tho statute prescribing the qualifca-
tions of attorneys-at-law; in relation
to the manner Of drawing Grand
Jurors; increasing tho maximum
width of planting fruit trees from
eight to twelve feet. The Senate
adjourned until Monday morning.
House, March 4.-Thc bill for the
protection of fur bearing animals
was passed, and also the bill for the
promotion of immigration, both be-
ing special orders for today. The
following petitions and remonstran-
ces were presonted: Des Moines
Valley Railroad; asking that there
be but few appropriations; in favor
of fixing maximum of freight char
ges on land grant railroads; against
legalizlng tho erection of an indie
pendent school district in Graham
township, johnson county; in favor
of new school district including
territory from Clarke and Lucas
counties. A joint resolution for the
relief of William B. Critchfie!d and
Henry G. Anderson, late soldiers in
the 18th Iowa Infantry, was intro
duced and referred to the Com mittee
on Military Affairs. The following
bills were introduced. To establish
an additional Penitentiary at Farley;
to amend Section s29 OF the Revision
of 1860; to authorize incorporate
cities and towns to relinquish their
interests in public grounds; to yacate
the plat, streets and alleys in Gids.
denis addition to Dyersvillc.
House, March 5.-Petitions were
presented for law protecting fish,
and for placing the transfer books in
the hands Of the Recorder; also a re.
monstranco against the diversion OF
the Tete Des Morris land grant. The
Committee on Banks and Banking
reported in favor Of the passage Of
the bill repeating the law establish
ing State Banks. A minority of the
Committee on Ways and Means re
ported in favor OF abolishing the
General Term of the Circuit Court.
Only one bill was introduced, and
th;t was to legalize the levy of taxes
in the District Township Of Toledo
in 7 ma county. The House con,
CUR / in tho Senate amendment lc
the iouse bill for striking the word
"white" out OF tho Revision whore
the qualifications are prescribed fol
the practice of law in the Courts o.
Iowa. The amendment Of the Son
ate was to strike out the word 'male'
also, so as to admit females to prac
ticc in the Courts of the State. On
concurring in the amendment the
vote stood, yeas 30, nays 10, and alb
sent and not voting, 30. A largo
number of bills were indefinitel,
postponed, or laid on the table. Or
most Of them the Committees ha.
reported adversely.
SENATE-March Nineteen peti
lions of citizens living in various
parts of the State were presented
asking the enactment OF a law cstab
fishing Just and uniform rates O