Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-08

In the Senate on the Goth, Senator
Mccormack presented a petition ask
ing that the boundary lines of School
District No. II, Knoxville Tp., Mari
on County, be changed. Referred to
Committee on Schools.--The spe-
cial order-the bill providing that
the people need not pay railroad tax
es into the county treasures until
the required amount of work has
boon done by the railroad companies
was then taken up and discussed, and
passed by vote of ~ to 2. The bill
as passed provides that special con-
tracts heretofore made between rail.
road companies and the people shall
be held vaiid.-The Committee on
Agriculture reported in favor of the
bill to allow civil townships to adopt
the provisions Of the law to restrain
stock from ruuning at large.--The
bill for the relief OF settlers on the
Des MoiEes river lands passed unan-
imous,y.
liz the House on the Goth, House
File No. l6, a bill to prescribe the
tinie in which taxes voted in aid Of
railroads shall be collected, was ar
gued at great length, amended some
what, and finally passed by vote of
75 to I0-Mr. Durham voting for it,
and Mr.. Keables not reported as
voting at all.-No further business
of general interest.
In the Senate on the 30th, Com
mittee on County and Township Or
ganiZation was instructed to inquire
into the propriety of authorizing
civil townships to levy taxes to build
town-houses. A dozen or so of
different bills introduced, but re-
ported only by their titles.---The
bill to repeal the Railroad Aid Tax
law came up, and was discussed pro
and con; and n substitute for il passed
by vote Of 3G yeas, including Senator
Mccormack, to IL nays. The ma
lture of the bill rs passed is not re-
ported in the Register. We gather,
however, that it is something like a
: sepesl Of the present law.---The
Senate DiIl 10 aIiow Dierhs "a ~...~,
| TO solemnize marriages passed by
vote Of 40 to 4.-----Adjourned.
In the House, same day, Mr.. Kea-
bles presented petition Of George
NJ. Hammond and Others in behalf
of remission of taxes for a series Of
years in the interest OF all establish
nents engaged i'm the manufacture
Of raw cotton. Referred TO Commit
tee on Manufacturers.-The bill to
authorize cities, town or counties to
appropriate money for the building
Of bridges mot exceeding $40 per
lineal FOOT passed by vote Of GO to
2i.--Judiciary Committee RECON-
mended that the resolution to abol-
ish Circuit Courts be indefinitely
postponed.-The bill to authorize
the appropriation of road money by
cities and towns for the repair Of
roads leading to said cities and towns
passed by vote of 9j to "a Reso-
luton asking Congress TO compel the
Union Pacific Railroad Company to
make the eastern terminus Of that
railroad at Council Bluffs was nnan-
i,nously adopted. large part OF
the day was consumed in idle dis
cussion on the general subject Of re-
trenchment in appropriations. We
say idle discussion, because it Is but
too evident that most If not all OF
the talk was merely for buncombe,
and that no real retrenchment will
be earnestly attempted.
In the Senate OH the 3lst, the joint
resolution concerning the terminus
of the Pacific Railroad Council
Bluffs, was unanimously adopted.
Also, joint resolution relating TO
water communication between Lake
Michigan and the Mississippi.--
Ways and Means Committee was in
structed TO inquire into the expedi-
ency Of abolishing the Offices Of
Commissioner of Claims, now held
by Col. Dewey and Mr.. Harvey
The bill to prevent frequent changes
in school books was considered a
while, and then postponed to the
l4th inst.
In the House, same day, the SEN
ate bill "to regulate taxes and the
collection thereof voted to aid in the
construction Of railroads" passed by
vote Of 95 yeas, including Messrs.
Durham and Keables, to only 2 nays;
whereupon, as We understand it, the
bill now goes to the Governor
The bill appropriating money for
postage Of members came up. Mr..
Kasson meved to reduce the postage
allowances from S3 to Sf.D. THIS