The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-29
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EDIToRs COURIER: 1t is pretty
&c lerally conceded among tho know
ing ones around the Capitol, that Mr..
Cults, of Oskaloosa, will succeed
Major O'Connor a. Attorney Gcner.
al to the State,
/ also hear it whispered around
that the resignation OF Judge Cole,
from the Supreme bench, is about
being rendered to tho Governor, but
i. 10 utterly impossible, from the
number Of candidates mentioned in
connection with this position, to
even guess % to the person on whose
shoulders his robes are likely to do.
soend.
d. d. Chase, of Webster City, up.
pears to be the most prominent per.
son spoken Of, and any person ac-
quainted with the reputation of this
gentleman, knows that more
worthy successor could not be ap-
pointed.
On the Journal being read in tho
House this morning, the Speaker
presented q memorial, prepared ut
the convention Of Supervisors, re.
Gently held at this place, which was
read.
The memorial asks that the panel
of Grand Jurors be reduced to five,
that steps may be taken to amend
the Constitution go that the Grand
Jury system may be abolished that
The panel of the Petit Jury be re-
duced TO seven, and that tho concur.
renee of five may render verdict
that litigants be required to pay the
expenses Of the jury, to be taxed
against the losing party that Circuit
Courts be discontinued and the bust
ness of said Courts transferred to
the District Court, and that the Ju-
risdiction of Justices be increased in
civil cases TO the sum of $500. 1t
also asks that the Office Of Coonty
Superintendent be abolished; that
the Registry Laws be repealed that
the law providing for the publication
Of the State laws be repealed that
the property of Railroad companies
be taxed 90 that Of Individuals, and
many other things besides.
Mr.. Rolph asked leave to call up
II. F. II, for which substitute was
offered by committee in relation to
amending the School laws so that in
cities containing . certain number
of inhabitants, 1000 I think. where
there are independent school districts
there shall be elected annually q
President and Treasurer, in addition
to the six directors allowed by law
who shall be selected from wards not
included in the independent district
and that two Of such directors shall
from the date Of taking Office. retire
annually, that is the ak elected q,
the next election shall draw cuts for
the terms, long or short, after which
two shall be elected each year.
MI. Freeman, of Scott county
spoke in favor Of the bill, showing
the great advantage the passage Of
such . law would have over the
present system. After undergoing
. slight amendment or two, the bill
passed by a<vots of Is ayes 70 Il
nays.
Substitute for H. f. 1913, an Acl
prescribing the manner in which tn.
fees of Juryinen and other expenses
shall be paid in civil cases where +,
change OF venue is taken. was passed
without . dissenting vote.
Substitute for II. +. 8, was taker
up in relation to amending tho law
on Mechanics. The substance of ths
bill is, that labnrers on railroad.
have an absolute lien on the roads
for period Of sixty days, and thu
companies are TO consider themselves
notified to this effect.
The bill was introduced some Tins
| ago by Mr.. Miller Of Appanoose.
Mr.. Duncombe explained the bill
at some length and said it was mean
i w AOu0Oy klS'vC WHY i"uttb pun
laborers on railroads were defraudee
ont Of their pay by swindling con
tractors.
1t frequently occurred be said
that contractors would draw the ful
amount of their estimates and ther
fail and clear out. taking with then
tho hard earned money Of the poo
men who worked under them, ant
the intention OF the bill was to pro
tect these iaboring men on railroads
from such swindies.
The bill passed by an unanimous
vote.
Nothing of importance transpirct
i'm the Senate this forenoon. A few
petitions, resolutions, and bills wer,
presented, and in the afternoon /,
session. was held TO take under con
sideIation the best method of acting
| most expeditiously upon the new
code. CATO.