Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-29
Orr Dcs MOines Letter.
DEs MolNEs, Feb. % ,

been consummated before the recon
adjournment. On the resumption o
business, it was soon discovered tina
a little legerdcmain had been prac
| ticcd on tie tond friends Of this, tn
very first bill, introduced into TIL
senate, at this session. Representa-
! tivcs Duncombc, of Webstcr,a and kas
son, of Polk, each succeeded in en-
grating on the repeating act, passe'
by the Senate, amendments which
really annulled the lately enacted
and published law against the enforce
| ment Immediately of the collection
! Of taxes voted in the aid of Rail
roads. The Senate at first concur
red in tho amendments, but the le-l':.
mate effect of them was perceived
before the time Of reconsideration
had gone by; and this vote passing
these additions to the bill was recon.
sidered, and they were so changed
as to reserve and continue in the
Board OF Supervisors the power to
levy and order the collection Of all
such taxes that may be voted before
the 4th, Of July 1872, when the re-
pcaling acts shall take effect. The
second amendment fixes two years
as the date when the right Of a rail.
road company, %neglecting to build
their proposed line in accordance
with their written or implied agree.
mcnts, to DEMAND the collection OF
taxes voted tor them, shall cease to
be \ lien on the lands of taxpayers.
1t likewise directs that after such
t~orteltures, the sums paid into the
County Treasury shall be refunded
to the parties entitled to receive
them. 1t is probable the House
will concur in the will of the Senate,
and this will finally dispose of the
r. tax law so extremely oaicus
in many parts of the State, and PAR
ticularly in the cities on the Missis-
sippi River, whose commerce and in
trade its immediate results do
c~urtail. This doomed law has done
more to complete North aud South
railroads than any and all other
causes combined. The blind fury
against this law was there Matched
and reared within them. its work
is done and the River Cities at the
expense OF the inland portion Of the
State will retain their asccndancy.
The House discussed a bill, on
Tuesday, to allow school.directors a
per diem tor their services. 1t was
~oted down. a bill introduced by
Rep. Stedman OF Benton County to
repeal the Transfer law was indef-
postponed. There are many
to the law, bat its abso-
lutte repeal now is deemed premature.
The House passed a bill yesterday
to authorize any school director
elect to swear in the other members
OF the Board, SO as to avoid the &C
knowledged inconvenience of having
to 60 before some officers permitted
by law to administer oaths. On
Wednesday 1t was reported to the
Senate and passed without even an
amendment. No doubt the Governor
will sign it. 1t takes effect immedi-
The bill to allow appeals to
the Supreme Court from lama
County, to be heard at the Argu'
msnt Terms, held at Des Moines,
instead OF Dubuque and provide for
the transfer Of cases now pending
has passed both branches Of the leg
stature. The Senate passed Senate
File No. s TO permit Civil Townships
TO adopt the provisions OF "the Act
restraining stock from running at
commonly denominated the
Herd law" There were 80 votes
for it. 1t merely directs the Town
ship Trustees, when petitioned by
one third Of the legal voters Of a
civil Township to submit the ques-
ton, at the next Gen'l Election
whether or not the citizens desire
its provisions by majority vote
for ii; then IN 80 days thereafter it
shall be the law IN force throughout
these Townships. Whether the
House will concnr remains to be
seen. The probability is that it will
pass it. In fact there is a strong
disposition to make it State law
The act will be q successful mission
airy. Let the old-fogies get ready
the fence law, one OF the lingering
relics of barbarism, is destined to be
numbered before long with The
things that were.' The increase 0
this useless expenditure Of none.
will be tie harbinger of a time whe1
much more comfortable houses an
barns-much more beautiful su,
roundings to rural homes, will b
tho order of the day.
The Woman's suffrage qucstio
was the special order the same da
at 2. p. NJ. An eager audisnc
gathered in the Hail OF tho Hou: