The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-08
WAPELO COUNTY, IOWA THURSDAY FEBRUARY

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DEs MONIES, Jan. 81, 1872.
EDrroRs COURIER Tho law max
ing power Of Iowa has taken recess
for thirteen days in order to reouper-
ate after three weeks hard and toll
some labor (7) The business tran.
sacted in the Senate chamber this
morning was not Of : very important
character, nor in any way interest
ing, but in the house it was cut, hack
and slash 10 all directions.
The chief discussion arose on tho
substitute for Senate File No. /, q
copy Of which | sent you yesterday
o passed BY that body, To this
bill Mr.. Kssson offered an amend
ment as follows:
And provided further, that taxes
heretofore voted ond not collected ia
aid Of any railroad under the provis-
ion Of said chapter 1O2, where the
work on such railroad shall have
thereafter been abandoned or sus.
pended for not less than one year
shall not be collected until said road
shall have been completed within
tho comfy whore the tax is levied
within two years from such abandon
inent or suspension Of work thereon,
such vote and levy Of taxes shall be-
como void.
The amendment prevailed. Fol-
lowing this, MIR. Dnncombs offered
an amendment as follows:
Provided, That all taxes which
shall be voted prior to the taking Of
feet Of this act shall be levied, col
lected and appropriated as provided
by said chapter 102 Of the Acts of
the 18th General Assembly.
This amendment also prevailed.
Mr.. Irish then offered On emend-i
ment to tho effect that no tax should
be payable until the road for which
such tax was voted should be in op-
GRAFTON through such cities, towns or
townships whore such aid was voted.
The introduction Of this amendment
brought on discussion which was
lively assure you, and which was
participated in BY Hessrr. Duncombe,
Hall, Irish, Caldwell and some others,
Nvus 3 liacussion worth listening
70, and the incision7 msrs dssYs sHkil,
and Irish against Duncombe and
Caldwell, and at It they went in reg
ular give and take order.
Mr.. Caldwell % Chairman of the
Committee on railroads was asked
to give his consent to the introduc-
tion Of the amendment and answer
cd that he could not do so, upon
which Mr.. Irish arose and hoped the
gentleman from Wapello would per-
NIT the House to say whether it
would accept the amendment or not.
To this Mr.. Caldwell replied, that he
would have the gentleman from
johnson understand that he oocu-
pied his position on the floor as
Representative of the people OF
Wapello country, and he knew he
was carrying out their wishes in
voting for the bill without the
amendment offered by the gentle
man from johnson.
It was regular lively set to: 1
assure you, the arguments being
good, for and against the amend
ment.
The fight continued for over an
hour, till finally Mr.. Duncombo arose
and let of his heavy guns, which put
his enemies hors du combat, and on q
vote being taken the amendment
was lost by . vote of ls ayes to IS
n45s.
The rules were then suspended
and the bill as amended by Messrs.
Kasson and Duncombe was put up
on its passage, and passed by every
member in the House voting aye,
% thus ammended. Substitute for
Senate File No. l goes back to that
body for approval.
Senate File No.6O. A bill for an act
to regulate taxes and the collection
thereof, voted TO ard in the construc-
tion of railroad, passed in the House
this morning without any alteration
or amendment.
Hero is the bill:
SECTION l. Be It enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Io,oa, That the county treasurers are
hereby prohibited from collecting
any tax which has been or may here
after be voted to aid in the construc-
ton Of any railroad under chapter
lO2 of tho Acts Of the 18th General
Assembly by the people of any town.
ship, incorporated town or city con-
trary to or in violation of the terms
or provisions of any special reserva.
ton or conditions inserted in the no.
/ tices calling an election, or contrary
to any contract, agreement, or stipu.
lation in writing made between the
r. r. Co. to be benefited by said tax
and the township, town, or city UAh.
orixes for the benefit Of the
people or contrary to resolu.
lions or inducements in writing
extended by said Rail Road Co
to the people before or after voting
said aid nor shall any such taxes be
, como due, bear interest, become de.
, linquent, colectable or payable, con.
! trary to any such provision, special
reservation, condition, resolution, in
} ducement, contract, agreement OF
stipulation in writing.
ii Seq. That certified copy made