The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-22

senator Dashlcll presented o me-
mortal from tho citizens of Mahaska
county, asking for the establishment
Of reformatory institution for fall
en- women. [They ought to include
their paramours. too
Senator Wonn d petition for . law
to tax dogs "pcr capita" as other
Senator McNutt introduced q res.
olution, which was passed, making
April 1st the time for the Warden Of
tho Penitentiary elect to enter upon
the discharge Of his duties.
Senator Willett offered q Joint res.
olution for certain amendments to
the State Constitution. 1t proposes
to amend Article s of the Constitu.
tion, so as to leave the number of
Judges of the Supreme Court to be
provided by the General Assembly !;
the Judges to be nominated by the
Governor and appointed by and with
tho consent OF the General Assem-
bly, the Judges to hold their Offices
during good behavior. But when
incapable. from old age, Of perform.
ing the duties Of the office, by q
majority vote of two.thirds of the
General Assembly they may be re-
tired, but not until provision is made
for.their support for the remainder Of
their lives; this, and their compensa
ton while holding the Office, not to
DO diminished. 1t further proposes
to leave the number of Judicial Dis
trlcts to the General Assembly.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Constitutional Amend.
ments and ordered printed.
Senator Kephart was granted
leave to introduce Senate File No.
lO8-
"a Bill for an Act to exempt new
townships from taxation, in aid OF
railroads, in certain cases. Read
first and second times and referred
to the Committee on County and
Township Organization and ordered
printed. 4,
Senate File No. 28-A "Bill to pre-.
vent frequent changes of School
books" was read tho third time and
passed. t5
Substitute for Senate File No, l,
"A Bill for an Act TO repeal an Act
entitled an Act to enable townships
and Incorporated towns and cities to
aid in the construction of railroads
passed March goth, 1868, being
CHAPTER 48, Acts of the General As
sembly, aud also to repeal an Act
entitled an Act to enable townships
Incorporated townships, towns and
cities to aid in tho construction O
railroads. approved, April 18th, 1870
being Chapter 102 of the Acts of tn,
House amendments, was taken u,
and considered.
Senator Lowry moved that th,
Senato concur in the House amend
ments.
Senator McNutt asked for inform
alton in regard to the bill, that h,
had been absent and could not vot,
iDtelligently, when 80 n1..
Senator Lowry obje6ted to III
Senator from MuscaGfDs making
speech &C ainstSthe bill, and calle,
for the submission of the question. \
On the question shall the Senat
concur in the House amendments
/ Yeas--Senators Beardslcy, Bemis
Boomer, Campbell, Chambers Con
verse, Crazy, Dysart, Dague, Fairall
Gault, Havens, Rowland, Hurley
Ketcham, Kline, Kephart, Lowry
Maxwell, MoCoid, Mccormack, NJ
Cullocb, McIntyrc, Merrill, Miles
Richards, Russell, Smith, Stone
Stuart, Taylor, West, Willet, Wonn
| Young-35.
| Nays Senators Atkins, Burke
Claussen, Fitch, Leavitt, Mexican
McNutt, Murray. Read. ynlc--lo-a.
J Absent or not voting--Senator
Allen. Dashioll, Ireland, Larrabee
Shane-5.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Carver presented petition t,
amend Chap. G., Row. 1860, go as t,
make q general hog law 10 the State
Referred to Com. on Agriculture.
/ Mr.. Green, of Scott, presented
report from tho Committee on Con
stitutional Amendments on the Sui
frage question, with a recommends
ton that the bill amending the Con
stitution by striking ont the wor,
"male," do pass.
Mr.. Lcahy, vfFranklin, introduce,
H. f. No. 173-
"A Bill for an Act fixing the com
pensation of members of tho Genera
Assembly," The bill provides TO
the payment of a salary of $500 pc
session to all members OF futur
General Assemblies, and an allowanc
of 81 per week for postage, and S
per week for stationery.
! Referred to tho Committee OF
Compensation Of Public Officers.
/ Mr.. O'DoLpeIl, of Dubuque, intro
duced II. F. No. 1885,
i "a Bill for an Act to amend Sec
tion l, Chap. ISL, of the Acts of th
Ninth General Assembly," in relation
to widows dowor. The bill provide
that in case the husband dies with
out issue. tho widow shall be entitle,
to half the property as her dover.
Referred to tho Committee on ia
dietary.
\ FL. r No. 70
"a Bill for an Act TO amend tn
law relative to tho planting an,
growing Of forest, fruit and shad
trees, aud hedges" was taken up
with certain amendments made b,
the Senate, which were concurred 10
1t provides for amending the law 6,
that small land owners who plan
ono fourth Of mile of hedge or on,
half u mile OF shade trees, on tn,
pubic highway, shall have the bene
tit Of the law exempting such prop
crty from taxation. The old law re
qnires twice the longth Of hedge, o.
number of shade trees.
So the bill became u law.
] All the way from NewYork Gomez
the following warning to the Four
teepth General Assembly of Iowa