Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-04-12
The Iowa Legislature.
THURSDAY, April 4th.

of 25 to % reccled from its amendment
creating II board of commissioners The
motion to reconsider this action was lost.
The bill to allow sh ut hand reporter;
in the District and Circuit Courts, was
laid on the table. The House bill to
encourage forestry and horticulture was
passed.
The Tealc bill amending the liquor
law SO us to make venlers OF intoXica-
ting liquors, including wine and beer
responsible for damages caused by in
toxication was passed by a vote Of 20 to
IA.
In the House the railroad tax bill as
amended by the Senate was taken up and
postponed to be printed. The Normal
School bill was also discussed, but no
vote was taken, when the hour for adj
iournmcnt had arrived.
FRIDAY, April 9Th.
SENATE-Thc action of the senate
yesterday on the railroad tariff bill be-
ing found to be premature. on account
of the bill not having been regularly
returned to the Senate by the Clerk of
the House, much confusion cnsued. Mo
tions were made to cxpunge the record;
to send to the House for the bill Sc, all
of which were ncgltivcd. IN the after
noon Il motion to rcscind the vote by
which the Senate reccdcd from its
amendment was carried. The Senate
then sent request to the House to re
turn the bill which vas done. The Sen
ate then on motion of Mr.. West, voted
to insist upon its amendment, and called
for committee ofconfcrance.
The Capitol appropriation bill WIS
then taken up. The provision that the
Treasurer shall not pay out the appro-
priation if it shall mere Use the tax of the
State was stricken out, by vote of 33 to
10, and the bin WAS PISS ID by Yeas 81;
Nays9.
The committee reported the names Of
Maturin l.. Fisher. OF Clayton and Mrs
Prudence Applcman of Fayett", as
Trustees of the Insane Hospital at hide
pcndcnce Richards Of Dubuque moved
to strike out the name of Mrs Apple
man, which was lost, by a vote of to
81 The report was then adopted
In the House the Senate amendments
to the railroad tax bill were concurred
in. The bill to appropriate money to
Soldiers Orphans Homes, as follows; to
Davenport, SO, 200, to Glcnwood, $4,000
and to Cedar Falls, $500; passed by a
vote of rs to 7.
SATURDAY, April 9Th.
SENATE-Thc conference committee on
the railroad tariff bill was announced by
the President.
Bills were passed as follows; the
House bill regulating improvements OF
streets and alleys; the bill providing for
the census of 1873; the bill making
counties responsible for collection, and
payment of interest on permanent school
fund.
In the House the conference committee
on the railroad tax bill was announced.
The Senate amendment to the capitol
bill, which is to strike out the provision
that no money shall be paid out if it
increases the taxes of the State, was
taken up on the motion to concur, and
finally postponed until Tuesday.
MONDAY, April 9Th.
SENATE-Bills were passed; authorlz
ing the appointment Of Deputy County
Auditors; requiring the publication Of
receipts, expenditures, and estimates OF
independent school districts; to prevent
the unlawful driving away of stock; to
protect the credit OF counties and mu
nicipal corporations; to amend law rela-
tive to Boards of Supervisors and fixing
compensation at 81 per day.
The first part of the new code, on
public law, was passed
HoUsE-Mr Duncombc's bill amend
ing the act for publication of the laws;
providing for the publication of general
laws not exceeding so chapters in two
newspapers in each county at the rates
paid under present law was passed.
On motion of Mr. Newbold, sitting
committee was ordered, to consist Of the
chairmcn of Is principal standing con-
mittees, with Mr.. Pratt as chairman.
Mr.. Ainswortll introduced bill to
reduce the price paid for publication of
delinquent tax lists Referred.
Mr.. Pratt introduced a bill to repeal
the law for appraiscment of real property
sold under execution which was passed
under suspension of the rules.
i A resolution offered by Mr.. Kassoa,
requesting the Governor to postpone the
execution of Stanly, the Story County
murderer, until the General Assembly
snail take action on the bill to abolish
capital punishment, was adopted unan-
imously.
TUESDAY, April 9th.
The conference committee on the
railroad tariff bill amendment, reported
its failure to agree, and the Senate
refused to reccde \ second conference
committee was appointed.
Bill were passed rs follows; the bill to
provide for the payment of damages
changing grades; the bill allowing Dis
tricts and Circuit Judges to fix the times
for holding their courts, and the bill
prohibiting the appropriation OF public
moneys for sectarial or ecclesiastical
purposes.
A motion providing for an extra scs-
sion next FEBRUARY was ncg.tived, by a
vote of 18 to &c.
In the House the Senate amendment
to the Capitol appropriation bill was
taken up Mr.. Kasson, moved t" concur
which was lost Aftcrward reconsid-
Grafton of the vote was carried, and the
Senate amendment concurred in by vote
of SO to SO.
Mr.. Irish, introduced bill providing
that taxes voted to railroads shall not
be delinquent until the roaus are com
pletcd to the points named in the election
notice. The bill passed under sus-
pc nsion of the rules.
Bills were passed; to change the time
for meeting of township board of equali-
cation; to harmonize the offices of city
and township assessors; to exempt sew
ing machines from execution.
The bill abolishiEg the death penalty
was passed by vote of &C to %.
WEDNESDAY, April 10th.
SENArE-Thc House bill for abolition
of the death penalty came up, and was
discussed at some length; Finally Mr..
Larrabcc, offered an amendment provid-
ing that iurics in capital cases shall de-
eide whether the penalty for murder in
the first degree shall be death or i'm
prisoment for life, which was adopted.
The previous question was ordered, and
the bill thus amended passed by vote OF
20 to 10.
Ia the Hocse the bill to locate peni-
Tertiary at Anamosa. was lost, 40 to