Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07
Iowa Legislature.


Report continued from last weeks
summary In the Senate on the
2fth, according to the report, "Scna.
tor Lowry presented petitions from
the citizens of Marion County, re.
monstra,ing against the present liz
llOr law being made more stringent,
and asking for the enactment OF u
license law. Referred 10 Committee
ON Suppression Ct ln'emperance.
THE bill to change the manner o.
choosing City Mgrshals was lost
4 bill pertaining to the division o.
civil townships was passed, but lis
nature is not rernrted.--Adjourned
till Monday
In the House ON the 9th, a bill
limiting taxation for Teachers and
Contingent Fends in School Districts
was passed bs vote OF oGto2. Only
Is new bill, introduced to day.
Tae bin to repeal the Registry law
was made the special order for
Wedneslay NO other business o!
interest.
In the senate on the 26th, after q
long political, or ratherpartisan, dis
cussion, The joint resolution iavorinE
Govemment postal telegraph waS
adopted by vote Of q to Is; and tho
rest Il the time was occupied IN
Committee Of the Whole on the new
Cod.
ne House, same day, refused to
cotcur Will, the Senate on bill "in
raerence to townships voting aid to
nilroads," and asked q Committee
IF Go" farance. THE bill fixing the
weight OF corn on the cuu AT oD bs.
per bushel was discussed quite a
while, and passed by vote of "a TO 10.
~ JOINT resolution asking that
Congress devote no more land to the
building Of railroads unless such land
be sold TO actual settlers at the rate
Of $3.50 per acre, was adoptcd.---
Rest Of the day in Committee Of the
Whole on the new Code.
In the Senate on the 9th, after
some discussion, II resolution was
adopted to appoint n Joint Commit
tee Of Five, two from the Senate and
tire from the House, to examine as
to the quality Of the material used
for the Capitol foundations. Also
adopted, II resolution creating Il
Standing Committee Of Five on the
new Capitol. The Senate recon
sidered its vote on the bill authoriz
ing the Mayor and Council Of cities
If 900 inhabitants and upwards, 10
appoint City Marshals, and then
passed the bill by vote Of 2G TO 20.
The bill now goes back to the House.
In the House, same day, the bill
the improvement Of
streets and alleys in cities was re-
committed to IL special order for
Tile House concurred
with the Senate on the bill for the
Of City Marshals, &C.;
50 the bill went to the Governor.
In the Senate on the 18th, the bill
for the establishment Of
public Libraries in district townships
md independent districts WAS passed;
is provisions not beingreportcd. ----
The Committee report favoring GER
tain very stringent amendments TO
the present Prohibitory Law WAS
aiken up, and discussed at great
ength, and a motion to order the
proposed bill engrossed was carried
by vote of % to Ex-senator McCor-
mack and four others being absent
,r not voting Adjourned.
In the House, same day, Mr.. Kea-
lles was added to the Committee on
[sules.-The bill to repeal the Reg
stry law was discussed with great
iorce ard earnestness, pro aud con,
or a good part Of the day; and finally,
~ vote Of 40 against ~, the House
,efused to order the bill engrossed.
iessrs. Durham and Keables both
voted against engrossiDg the bill;
md their constituents will approve
.he vote.-After time passed I'M
OF the Whole on the Code,
,he House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th, there
we're only 10 new bills introduced.
bill to change the law in re-
gard to the publication of the laws
u newspapers was discussed a while
md then recommitted with instruc-