The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-22

= dissenting vote, ~ the backbone 0
tho present members is stiff enough
not to bend beneath the pressure 0
| . railroad corporation.
/ A resolution ia which the concur
rence Of the Senate was asked, wa
offered BY the member from Davil
county to the effect that the present
Legislature do not remain in session
longer than the lst of April.
Mr.. Morrison Of Keokuk moved
that the resolution bc referred to th,
committee on reform schools, whicl
was carried amid much laughter.
House Flo No. 10, was then taker
up. and made special order for Wed
nesday next at 1890 A. N. This BIZ
provides for the repeal of 20 much O
chapter liz Of the laws Of the Elev
snth General Assembly - requires
tho publication Of general and local
laws in the newspapers.
The bill, with : substitute offered
therefor, accompanied with report
Of committee TO which it vas refer.
red, are printed, and from the present
tone Of the members I am fully CON.
vioced the bill will pass in tho House,
Whatever action may b taken upon
it In the Senate.
The bill offered during the early
part Of the session, By Nr. Irish, fcr
an act authorising the appropriation
Of 10000 70 aid in the completion
of the Washington National Monu-
~ Wsshington City, was taken
up, and gave rise to some very elo-
quent and patriotic remarks By sew
eral members. Nr Dunoombe and
Ar. Irish favored the appropriation,
and the former, in his remarks, said,
''that no American, on visiting our
National Capitol, and beholdine that
vast pile Of unfinished work looming
up before him, which was meant 10 be
raised - = tribute to the memory Of
the Father Of Oar Country, but must
blush with shame, TO think that the
American people should leave that
mnoument un6nished."
lr. Hall, of Des Moinss county.
favoesd q nfpFopsietion for this
laudabIs enterprise, ~ thought in
asnuch as the great and wsllSkly
State Of New York appropriated
only $4,000, for this purpose, that
Iowa should give in proportion to
her wealth.
Mr.. Teale opposed the bill on the
ground that the money would 90 TO
assist in bsAutifying the city Of
Washington.
- NJ raAhr nnnnsAd the bill on the
ground that the National Capitol
would, in all probability, 1t some
future day be removed to the banks
of the Mississippi, and then it would
be time enough to make such appro.
priation. Wonder whore Mr.. L. will
be when this change takes plsse.
Mr.. Kasson opposed the bill from
economical and fstrenchment rea-
sons, which he explained At consid.
erable lcngth.
Pending the discussion Of this
question, the House adjourned till
tomorrow ct 10 .. M, when OF
pect eulogies, panegyrics, patriotic
speeches, and spread-eagle orations,
will DO the order of tho day.
1t is somewhat surprising that
those members favoring this appro-
priation are democrats, while those
who oppose it are Republicans.
In the Senate the greater portion
OF the forenoon was occupied in dis
bill in relation to exempt
ing persons who sst out 20 much
hedge. or plant certain amount of
forest or shade trees, from . certain
amoant of taxation.
This bill originated in the House.
and as it has passed the Senate, all
that is required now 70 make it 3
law 10 the signature of the Governor.
This bill is an amendment TO the
old law and gives the man owning
forty acres the same chance 70 take
ths benefit Of this exemption as the
man who owns hundreds Of thoue-
ands of acres.
The members Of the Senate seemed
to be SO good and generously dis
posed that person could have got .
bill through exenpting parties who
set ont gooseborry bushes or flower
bees. CARO-.
The Supreme Court Of California,
in granting Mrs. Fair new trial, did
SO upon the ground that the court
below erred in refusing her the
opening and closing, under her plea
of insanity. The Court says this