The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-03-14
jopfned, was taken VI; rules suspend
ed and bill passed by vote Of 30 yea


| |jopfned, was taken up /; rules suspend.
| ed and bill passed by . vote Of 30 yeas
\ to 10 yeas.
This Is a bill to enable associations te
i raise funds to be loaned among their
members for bnilding homesteads
and for other purposes to become D
body corporate.
Mr.. Ballinger had leave to call ur
H. +. "a, being a bill for an act provid.
| ing for public libraries in cities and
towns.
| This bill provides that, by consent
of the inhabitants of such cities and
towns, as desire the benefits Of this act,
the City Council may levy a tax, not
to exceed one mill on the dollar, fol
the purpose of establishing a free
public library for the use ofthe people.
4 Numerous amendments were offered
which were lost, and after q very brie1
but neat little speech from the member
from Keokuk who introduced the
measure, the rules were suspended. the
bill put upon its passage, and passed
| by vote Of % in the affirmative to Is
in the negative.
Mr.. Ellsworth asked leave to call up
ii. +. No. 8, which was given.
This bill relates to the protection OF
the health and lives Of miners.
The arguments made for and against
this bill were all conducted on scien-
tiic principles, and so lucidly ex-
planned by mixing mp al the '.gasses''
and .sasses,r and "genso and "'dens,
that became completely confused and
sat enjoying the comfort expressed in
the Italian motto, .Z)0lce far nies,tc,
until the bill was put upon its passage
when taking up my pencil marked
down the vote as follows: Yeas, II ;
nays, 16; and thus the bill has passed
| the lower House, Caro-.
Dies MoINYs, March Z.
Eds. COURIER Sin the Senate this
morning quite lively little discussion
arose ON the offering Of a petition by
Senator Kephart from some Of hiscon-
stituents asking for legislation against
secret societies. Some Senators were
for treating it with contempt by leder-
ing tito the Committee on Insane, but
the Senator from Linn said a petition
coming from his constituents or from
the constituents of any other member.
should be treated with respect. 1t was
referred to the Committee on Incorpo-
ations. sya
Another rather lengthy discussion
came up on the introduction of reso-
luton presented by Senator Leavitt,
az follows: 'sThat the General AS
sembly having been largely petitioned
from various sections Of the State to
Eestahlish a reforms school for girls,
Therefore Be It resolved that it would
be good policy for this Legislature to
permanently establish reform school
for boys, and occupy the temporary
school now used, for girls"
The discussion on this resolution ex-
tended till nearly noon, half the menu
bers ofthe Senate taking part. All adj
mitted the necessity for such an insti-
tuition, but how to reach any fixed con-
salasion, ass that WAS the question: n ... One
from Glenwood to Davenport and us
ing the Home at the former place for
q reform school. Another was in fa-
vor of removing the orphans from
Davenport to Glenwood and establish
| ing the reform school at Davenport.
This would not do, and after the ques-
ton had been fully discussed, and all
| the pros and cons taken into cOnsidera-
ton the original resolution was
adopted.
In the House after numerous petit
tions and unimportant bills had been
| introduced, the Senate concurrent res
Olution was taken up asking our menu
bers Of Congress to favor the adoption
Of postal telegraph system, in which
the House refused to concur.
Mr.. Blakely's dog bill then came up
| for which substitute was offered pro-
viding that all dogs be listed according
| to their value, and for the killing of all
dogs not 80 assessed, and permitting
the killing of dogs whether listed or
not, SO long as the killer was willing to
pay the assessed value.
| A few risible remarks were made
upon this bill by Mr.. Ainsworth, who
said, 1If the bill passes, who can tell
how many vacant chairs there may be
in this h&il before the close of this ses-
sion, as the provision of the bill permit
the killing Of all dogs not assessed, and
as il is claimed that we have quite q
number Of "curs' amongst US, think
the consideration of the bill ehould bt
J. put of till nearer the close of the ses
SION"
Il The bill was put upon its passage
|, and lost, year Al, nays 40; thus ex
tending to all bowling dogs and yelp
ing ours new lease Of life.
Next came special order a bill pro
viding for the erection and completion
Of the State Capitol.
Mr.. kassOn was very cautious hov
J he handled this bill, and said he hat
. heard that there were some very infe
rior stone in the foundation, and az
. committee of investigation had beel
appointed to examine into the matte
he thought probably that II would b
. better to postpone the consideration o
, the bill for q few days.
On motion of Mr.. Greene ii was de
ferred for one week.
r Then came another special order j
) shape Of a whiskey bill, and after bein
discussed till the hour for ad djournmen
was recommittcd to the Committee o
the Suppression Of Intemperance.
Caro-.
IL A former Iowsn, new in kansa
living at or near Independence, in OF
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