The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-04-04
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DEs MONIES, April 3, 1851

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Dies MONIES, April 2, 1857
Cato" Is again at his post after hav-
ing paid dearly for his trip home hav-
ing had t, stage 1t twenty miles last
Saturday in one Of the severest storms
we have had all winter.
On my return to-day I fastened to
the Capitol to see what they were
driving at in the halls of wisdom.
The capitol appropriation hin was the
subject of discussion in the House, and
the substitute for II. +. 279, in relation
to taxing r. r. property was tho basis
for speech making in the Senate.
+ The first mentioned bill occupied
the House all the forenoon anil part of
the afternoon, when its further consid-
Grafton was postponed until Tomorrow.
This matter thus laid aside to rest
another day, the Senate bin for the en-
couragement and promotion Of emf
grafton to Iowa was taken up. It win
be borne in mind that this bill passed
the Senate one day last week and that
it provides for an appropriation Of $1O,-
GOO to carry on the work of encourage
ing emigration.
Several attempts were made in the
House to cut down the amount, none
of which were successful. After a
brief debate the bill passed by vote
of 81 yeas to 10 nays, and inasmuch as
the Governor favored the measure in
his inaugural, do not think there
need be any fear Of his saying II veto. =
The Senate passed the bill to-day in
relation to directors of independent
school districts, with some amend
ments. The original bill provided
in cities or towns Of 10000 inhabitants
or over directors should be chosen from
different wards but before its passage
this sec. was stricken out. As the bill
passed it provides that boards Of ai-
rectors of Independent school districts
shall consist fseven members instead
six as heretofore, ofwhom the president
shall be one. !.
This bill disposed Of the next that
l.oane up was III. +. 70. \.
This is the bill taxing n. r. property
and creating census boards, a board d
asssssors, and over which your readers
viii still remember such terrible
fight was had in the House. 1t is be-
ing discussed in the Upper House the
saane as it was in the Lowers 6. by
socttens.
Tie whole day was spent in debat.
ing The motion to strike out the first
section, Senator Richards making q
speech IN favor of the motion of two
hours duratien.
Senator Stone followed him but wal
brief.
After him came Senator Beartlsley
who has . pcealfality Of stigmatizing
every assertion az q falsebood that he
does not happen to agree with. II was
SO the other day when discussing the
woman's rights questisaswith Senator
ClsMssen, and such Nas his course to-
day with Senator Stone.
T1se motion did not prevail, and
with very slight alteration the first
section was adopted.
So, also was tho second.
! 1t was now fivse O'Clock and both
Noases went into joint caucns to
nominGte candidates for Capitol Com
rnissioners, the Democrats using the
Selsste Chamber and the RapaDfTcans
the haR of the Houae.
The Republicans nominated Mr..
Robert Finkbine, Of Iowa City, and
Mr.. John Foote, of Burlington, and
the Democrats nominated Maturin l..
Fisher, Of Clayton county, and Mr..
Dye, of Iowa City.
This makes two from each party, SO
if there is any sculdugge,y practiced,
the one party can charge it on tho oth-
er and both 60 free. Caro-
.