The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-10

The joint resolutions on the financial
condition of the country, introduced
by Senator Allen previous to the re
cess were adopted.
HOUSE, March 2.-Thc following
petitions were presented Asking
that thetransfer books be kept by the
Recorder; for reducing the number
OF Supervisors; for law making rail.
roads liable for damage by fire from
sparks; asking that railroad property
be taxed; asking resumption of the
lalds granted to the Des Moines Val
Icy Railroad Company; remonstra-
ting against hostilelegislation toward
the Des Moines Valley Railroad Com
pany; against the Capitol appropria-
ton: asking that the Supervisor sys-
tenn be abolished, and tho Commits.
sioner system be established; against
the passage Of an act establishing
Normal Schools.
The following bills were introdu-
ced: For the relief of Geo. Wilson;
for payment to Jacob Rickard for
money expended and work done on
the Agricultural College; repeating
Section 1882 Of article 4 Of the Re-
vision of 1860, in relation TO leasing
railroads; to authorize counties to
establish Normal Schools; to enable
road districts to make good roads; to
amend tn act enabling municipal
corporations TO settle, adjust and
compromise their Indebtedness to
authorize foreign guardianst to receive
the property ofminors in this State
to protect health and life by punish.
ing ignorant medical practitioners;
tc provide for the greater security
of the permanent school fund; to
amend section 1907 Of the Revision
in relation to exemptions; to repeal
the act to incorporate the State
Bank, and to enable it to wind up it's
affairs; to repeal the. act authorizing
general banking in the State; and to
legalize certain acts of the Board of
Supervisors of Marshal county. The
folio wing bills were passed: Legal
zing certain acts Of the Board ofSu-
pervisors Of Marshall county; amend
ing Chapter 46 Of tho Laws OF the
Tenth General Assembly, in relation
to the ices of Sheriffs. The bill for
the encouragement Of immigration
was made the special order for Friday
at 2 o'clock.
Senate, March 3.-Petitions were
presented as follows: petition OF
physicians of Muscatine, praying for
such appropriations to the State
University as shall put the Medical
Department Of the State University
in successful operation" petition Of
the citizens of Iowa asking the repeal
of the usury laws Of the State aPe.
tition of citizens asking the enact
ment of law fixing the maximum
of freight charges by railroads of this
State; Petitions Of citizens of Boone
county asking the Legislature to re-
sumo the lands granted to the Des
MIoines Valley Railroad Company;
petition of the citizens OF Linn coun.
ty asking the location of an addition
81 penitentiary at the stone quarreis
near Anamosa, Jones county; memo
rial to Congress praying for q grant
of land to extend by q main trunk
the several railroads concentrating
ON the western boundary of Iowa, or
near the parallel of 42a degrees of
north latitude to the Pacific Ocean"
and o "Petition of citizens of Mar
shall county asking the Legislature
to legalize certain acts Of the Board
of Supervisors Of that county" The
following bills were introduced: "a
Bill for on Act to provide q system
of Common Schools" "a Bill for an
Act to carry out the provisions of an
Act of Congress, approved May Is,
1856, granting lands to Iowa to aid
in the construction of railroad; and
to grant the lands conferred upon
the Dubuque, Bellvue & Sabula Rail-
road Company, by Chapter 1874, Of
the Acts Of the Twelfth General AS
sembly of the State Of Iowa, which
have been resumed by tho State,
upon the Burlington T. Cedar Rapids
Railway Company" "a Bill for an
Act to amend Section 10 of Chapter
90 Of the Acts of tho Tenth General
Assembly" "a Bill for an Act TO
amend Section II Of Chapter I72 Of
the Laws of tho Ninth General AS
sembly;" and "A Bill for an Act to
legalize the tax lists of Henry Co.,
Iowa, for the year 1862" A resolu
ton was adopted ordering the print.
ling Of 1000 copies Of the Insurance
Report of the State Auditor. A
joint resolution on currency and tax
alton and tariff, was introduced and
referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations. A concurrent resolution
was also adopted asking Congress for
additional mail facilities in ALBANIA
kee county. The following bills were
passed: ga Bill for an Act to amend
Section 2 of Chapter 100 of the laws
of the Twelfth General Assembly, al
lowing Township Trustees to levy as
high as five mills on the dollar for
road purposes !" "A Bill for an Act
apr opriating money for the State
Reform School," and "a Bill legal
zing the tax lists OF Henry county,
Iowa, for the year 1869" A resolu.
ton was adopted that the Senate
would meet at 8 o'clock A. NJ, and nd
|iourn ut IL. o'clock r. NJ.
HOUSE, March i.-Petitions were
presented in favor of and against the
resumption of the lands granted 10
the Des Moines Valley Railroad Co,
several of the latter being signed by
citizens Of Pocahontas and Emmett
counties. These petitions were refer.
red to the Committee on the Judici-
airy. The joint resolution of sympa.
thy for Cuba was adopted by vote
of 80 against 2. The Com nittee on
Reform Schools made q lengthy re-
port, which was ordered to DO print,
ed. The following bills were introdu.
ced: to provide new system of com
mon schools; to amend Section / OF