The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-04-11

postage, stationery and other perquis-
ties, except stationery necessary for
clerks. 343
The Senate then took up the Code
and gulped down twelve chapters of
Part First at one swallow, after which
they adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing.
On the House coming to order in the
afternoon; Mr.. Lee moved to reconsid-
er the vote by which III. f. 2S9 had
passed the House prior to the noon adj
journment. The motion prevailed and
the consideration of the reconsidera-
ton was made special order for next
Thursday afternoon.
Quite number of local bills was
passed this afternoon which is un-
worthy of mention. CARO-.
DIES MONIES, April 8, 1872.
-EDiToRs CouRIER:-On portion of
the journal being read this morning in
the House, the further reading was
dispensed with. II HIT .tsfs
S. T.. 1877. was taken III, on motion
of Mr.. Pratt. This is a bill for an act
to legalize the acts OF the Board Of the
Independent School District of Nashua
in Chickasaw county.
Mr.. Pratt explained the acts to be
legalized at some length and urged the
passage of the bill.
Mr.. Ainsworth opposed the bin ut
equal length, and stated that lie was
attorney for parties interested in the
passage Of the bill, and asked to be
excused from voting on it. He was
excused and the bill passed.
Mr.. Kasson called up the capitol APP
preparation bill. The question was ON
concurring in the Senate amendment.
The result OF the vote was yeas 40. nays
40. Kasson moved reconsideration
of the vote which was sustained.
III. Il. BAT, was next taken up. [
believe mentioned the nature of this
bill before. but now that ii has passed
I will refer to its provisions again.
Itplovides that Boards of directors
Of independent school districts. shall
publish an account Of the receipts and
| disbursements of their respective dis
tricts for, the year; and alse the esti-
mates for school teachers, and building
purposes, for the year ensuing. Such
publication to be made for two weeks
1 prior to the election of the directors.
The action Oh the bill to-day was,.in
concnrring ina aiiglas ~alnesidment
made TO it IN the Senate.
r. The next was II. F. 100, a bill for an
act appropriating $3S,50O to the State
Agricultural College Farm. Passed.
Mr.. KassOn who had been very busy
on the floor working up his case dur
| ing the passage of these bills, and think
| ing he had il all cut and dried, again
called up the capitol appropriation
bill.
AS the roll was being called Mr.
Kasson was making the best of his
time, going TO several shaky members,
and nsing his argunnentatiye powers
TO influence them in favor of concur
ring in tha Senate auaNsiseslls vrty--tFlc
roll was called. The tally keepers in
mdertones declared the motion to con.
cur lost, it having received but 4s
affirmative votes. The friends of the
bill looked rather blue, and slight
luiyering of the lips was discernible
Somehow or other, the clerk was I'm.
usually slow in footing up the result
of the vote, as much as to say to the
friends of the measure, now is youI
time, make hay while the sun shines
Mr. Kasson is worthy of credit for the
great exertion he made to get the bill
successfully through. He tried hard
! TO induce one member to change his
| vote but it was no go. He then made
a jump for Mr.. BOnnewitz who had
not voted Up and down the roll call
| went the clerk, but for some cause Oh
1 <,th L.,
footing. Mr.. Bonneville gets up. The
clerk called his name. Ont came the
response ..aye.' This made fifty vote:
in the affirmative and now for one
more. But one more and the bill will
be passed. Where to get it, O, where
The obliging clerk is footing up for the
last time. He has got through, and i.
lust about handing the result OF tic
vote to the speaker. when UP rose Mr.
Duncombc and in loud voice cries
out, Mr.. Speaker.
4 Call the gentleman from Webster
4 said the speaker.
Y Mr.. Duncombe, cried the clerk
aye" responded the gentleman from
| Webster. ~
| This gave tin constitutional major.
ity, and settled the Capital appropria-
ton bill. What glosaous chance Dun
combe had TO pay OF Kasson for his at
tenpts at sharp practice and deep
thrusts, on the ssbarnacle' question.
Although Mr.. Duncombe did not
vote as should, Imust give him cred
it for greater purity on motive than can
be attributed to all legislators On the
lISpeaker having announced the yStr
lslightapplagsesWas given. and no doubt
Iit will be then occasion of no. little
amount of1eteineand feasting, illunti-
mating. a6d the tiriYe Of salvos OF can
nOn..s
TKe next business on the programme
was the consideration of IL. L. 345, a
bill for an act making the herd law
general throughout the State.
Mr.. caldwell spoke in opposition to
\ the hill, and hoped it would not pass.
ca lties that wanted tli. law could
did not want il. He remembered Tho
City Council of Eddyville having pass
f ed an ordinance restraining stock, but
| it created such a hubbub that they
, were glad to repeal il. lie eoutended
that the passage oil this bill wonld work
a great injustice to q majority OF the
people of the state. at least it would 20
the people in his section. and he knew
they did not wish the passage OF such
a bill as that nowunder consideration.
The bill was laid on the table, which
is iantamOlnt to killing il.
IL. II. Ill, came up neyt in order.
+ This is a bill for All act providing that
taxes voted, or may hereafter devoted.
by townships, Incorporated Gowns and
cities, to aid i'm the construction Of any
railroad, shall not become delinquent
until the road, for which snch taxes
have been or may be voted, shall reach
the township, town, or city where such
taxes have been voted. The bill.pass-
, ed.
Mi. Caldwell called up S. i. II, a
bill for an act to permanently loeaieth the
State Reform School. .
Mr. Caldwell moved TO strike out the
/ second section for which be offered a
substitute, pending the discussion of
which the Speaker .avel came down
which declared the House adjourned
until 2E'. n.
On re;lssembling, the discussion Of
this question was resumed and contin-
ned until half past two, whenit was
laid over to give way for special orders.
{. the majority OF which were of minor
importance.
IL. f. lb6, cainc up, over which there
was quite squabble il having been