The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-17
FROM DES MONIES.
DEs MONIES, March 10, 20
ESPECIAL coRREsroNpENcE.g

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
After a very animated discussion
Of the capitol biil' for the last two
days, on the motion that the bill
be engrossed and ordered to third
reading, was taken, with result Of
4s for, and 40 against. This vote, it
is supposed, given an indication Of
the feeling ofthe House on the merits
OF the question. This vote was OBJ
tanned at 5 O'clock p. m. So the bill
awaits its third reading and final
vote, which will require 81 votes to
carry. II was evident that the OBJ.
ponents took this indication. as a
triumph in opposition to its final sue
cess.
The session commenced this
morning at o'clock, and was opened
with prayer by Rev. De Forest
While the Journal was being read, a
message was announced from the
Senate, informing the Honse that
the Senate had passed the appropri.
alton for the Hospital for TIE Deaf
and Dumb at Council Bluffs OF
$780, 0c, iii which the concurrence
OF the House was asked.
At the conclusion of the reading
OF the journal, Mr.. Harper, of Des
MONIES county, presented three re.
monstrances from his county, con.
tanning 900 names against the
Capitol Bill. Two petitions were
presented relating to Railroads, one
on Agriculture, ono asking better
draining law, ono to amend the
game law, SO as to protect such birds
as destroy insects.
MI. Pratt presented a bill No. 261
to amend Sec. 1858 of the Code. Re-
terred to the Judiciary Committee.
Rogers presented q bill No. cB2, re-
lating to the acknowledgment of
deeds, it went 10 the judiciary Com
mittee. A Bill No. 263 to amend
Sec. 1894 Of the Code. Referred to
same Committee.
s. f. No. 105 was taken up, read,
and referred. This bill proposes to
appropriate $500, OOOlfor the compile.
ton of the Hospital for the Insane
located at Independence. The Com
mittee on Agriculture submitted a
report,
II. +. No. 40. A Bill to amend
Sec. 1892 Of the Code, was taken up
read a third time and passed. This
Bill increases the penalty fer viola.
ton OF the Sabbath, so as to make it
not less than SIS nor more than 800.
The vote stood yeas 81, nays 80.
"A message from the Senate was
announced, informing the House that
the Senate had passed substitute
tor d. E. No. 3. The consideration
OF the Railroad question, so far as
taxation OF Railroads is concerned
was made special order for to-day
and the Chairman ofthe Committee
Mr. Cults, reported an original bill
d. +. No. 264. This bill proposes te
tax the gross earnings of the roads
one per cent, where tho earnings
does not exceed $4,000 per mile, and
then makes sliding scale increasing
the per cent as the gross earnings in
crease until IN some cases it NAV
reach as high as three per cent. Mr.
Irish moved to amend this bill by
substituting H. f. No. s, which i
called the Hopkirk bill. This bill
proposes to tax Railroad. property
the same as other property is taxed
A discussion ensued on this motion
participated in by Mr.. Mahin, Mr.
Dunne, Cults, Irish and Brown, Of
Van Buren,.
Before any vote was reached on
the motion, the hour Of adjournment
arrived, and the further considera.
ton OF this question, was made the
/ special order for next Tuesday at 10]
O'Clock, and the House adjourned
until o'clock, tomorrow.
There has been more interest man
Tested by the people, in this matter
OF railroad tax and railroad tariff,
than any other matter that has come
before the General Assembly at this
session, if we may conclude from
the number of petitions, that have
been sent in and asked consideration.
And these petitions keep coming
every day.
The bill that passed the House
some days ago, appropriating $685..
600 to assist in defraying the expen.
ses of the State University for two
years, came up in the Senate to day,
and was laid over until the 10th inst.
The discussion in the Senate indi.
Gated that the Medical Department
would be continued in that Institu.
ton.
The Senate, also had under consid-
GRAFTON the bill, proposing to revise
and codify the laws of Iowa. Pond
ing the discussion of this question,
the Senate adjourned.
This is warm, springlike day,
and the snow has about all disap-
peared.
After the crowds, that have been
in attendance for the last two days,
the House seems rather quiet and
lonely to- day.
Very truly, ANON.