Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-11

bic abuses originated, was enacted
\ deseret onary power ought TO bt
and probably Will be delegated te
the Boards OF Supervisors over the
whole matter.
The Capitol Appropriation bill has
had hard road to travel this session
1t was kept in 4 sort OF limbo tor
weeks because the Commissioners
were tardy IN presenting their re-
port. 1t had hardly reached the Ia
bles Of Members when al inyestiga
! ton was moved and Committee APP.
! pointed. TIE report condemned
much OF the material used III the toun
/ cation so far as erected. 1t also
made the selection OF a new Board
necessary. kasson and his allies
were forced to concede their point.
1t was arranged that the two parties
should have an equal representation
/ The Republicans, in Caucus, select
K. FnAbine, of Iowa City, J. G.
r'oote, OF Burlington; the Democrats
selected Z. a. Dey, also of Iowa City,
and Mayturen L. Fisher. With these
names inserted in The bill, i, passed
the House on Wednesday. The new
Commissioners are enjoined to make
a thorough examination Of the walls
ann to cause all worthless stone to
be taken out and replaced with such
as shall be known to be durable
/ On Friday the Senate with a few un-
| important amendments passed the bill
appropriating 100000 to be cXpend-
ed in 1872 and Sl25,000 every year
thereafter, until the structure shall
be completed. The Governor shall
be ex-ofiieio President of the Board.
The Senate resolution to adjourn on
the 10th has been sent the to House.
/ The Code has not been touched iii
either branch. Hence, ii the House
agrees to that resolution, il must be
accepted without review, except such
as it may have received by the va
rious Committees. The House bill
arpropriating $1,000 to encourage
Horticulture and Forestry passed
the Senate on Thursday, and will be-
come law.
Teale's Temperance bill, which the
House passed some time ago, yester-
day was called mp and went through
the Senate without an amendment.
The veteran opponent or the meas
nre, Senator Claussen, was outwitted
by its friends, who had it passed be-
tore he could rally his forces. It's
| provisions are pretty stringent. II
requires the liquor seller 10 give q
bond of s3,000-and is responsible
for all damages. lie must report to
the County Auditor on the last day
4 of each month,-the report must
state the amount and kind of liquor
on hand--how much he sold and to
publish the names Of the purchasers.
This last is the most efficient pro-
vision of the act. Men who now
wish to MAINTAIN good name i'll so.
ciety ard at the same time indulge
in potations will not like to see their
names paraded in the public journals
among the list Of tiplers and down.
right drunkards.
The House Railroad tax bill oc
cupicd the attention OF the Senate
Tuesday and Wednesday. II was
fought vigorously by cities on TIE
Mississippi river. Section 9, which
releases the railroads from the muni
cinal taxes, levied last year, under
the decision OF the Supreme Court
which declared they were not pre-
Guided thereirom by the law OF the
18th General Assembly, taxing such
corporations on their gross earnings
was the burden OF their complaint
They also argued most torcibly
against assessing the railroad tracks
their rolling stock, elevators and
round houses, as an entirety, thus
depriving the cities of the right to
assess and tax a very large amount
OF property situated in their limits
This seems like hardship and glar-
ING injustice. Yet both these features
were adroitly attached to the man
ncr and mode of taxing railroad
property, for years clamorously de.
manded by the people. While many
Senators heartily detested these parts
OF the bill, they could not consistent
ly vote against 1t. Two years ago
the railroad lobbyists rallied terribly
against this proposed system. The
decision OF the Supreme Court put
them at the mercy OF the local asses
sors. The same Court, likewise, in.
dicated that when fairly presented, i,
would declare the gross earning plan
unconstitutional. 10 escape the con
sequences, they wheeled about and
became blatant supporters of.the very
thing they had long deiiantly resist
ed. The fact is, they will pay less
tax than under the gross earning
scheme. The House, on Friday
adopted the amendments the Senate
added. It only awaits the signature
OF the Governor. A verbose dram
age law has been enacted. The IN
habitants of Skunk river bottoms
PRAYED Tor its passage.