Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-01-19
Tho Iowa Legislatare.

matters of stationery postage, newspa-
pers and other perquisites and convent
ences settled, the Legislature has fairly
Dot into working Grim. A large number
Of bills, SOME Of important character
have already been introduced and the
work of legislation will henceforward
proceed without interruption and we trust
with good results upon the prosperity of
the State.
Thursday Jan. nth, the day following
the Senatorial caucus, was devoted to
the Inauguration Of the Governor and
Lient. Governor elect. Both Houses
met in join. session for that purpose, at
9 O'Clock P. NJ. in the Hall of the House.
After the appointment of the proper
committees Of reception, the Governor,
Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
elect, Judges, State officers, Ex-Gover-
nors &C., were announced, and entering,
took seats upon the platform. The oath
Of Office was administered by the Prcsi
dent Of the Senate, pro tenn, after which
Gov Carpenter proceeded to deliver his
inaugural address. At its conclusion
the Joint convention dissolved and both
Houses reassembling, motion was made
and adopted to adjourn until Monday the
18th at 2 o'clock p M.
MONDAY JAN. 18th, 1871.
Senate met at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Lient.
Gov. Bulls upon being conducted to the
chair made brief address and then
announced the standing committees,
found in another part Of this issue.)
Bills were introduced: by Senator
Beardsley to repeal an act amending an
act authorizing the improvement Of
streets and alleys; by same, authorizing
the appointment of short hand reporters
in District and Circuit Courts; by Sena-
tor Shane authorizing the establishment
of superior courts in cities Of certain
grade; by Senator McNutt, to legalize
certain conditions regarding voting of aid
to railroads, providing that taxes voted
to railroads shall not become delinquent
| until the conditions are complied with.
A resolution introduced by Senator
Vale was adopted requiring the Com. of
Ways & Means to report bill for the
equalization of taxes, as between real
estate, money and credits and the prop
erty of railroad corporations. The
Governors message was taken up and
referred to appropriate committees.
DEMONSTRATIONS were presented by
Mr.. Butler of Page praying for repeal of
of railroad tax law; by Mr.. Irish of john
son for the enactment Of a judicious
liquor law. Referred to proper COM
mittees.
Bills were introduced as follows: BY
Mr.. Butler of Page, to protect the people
from cmpiricism. requiring surgeons and
physicians to have the benefit Of two
years study in medical school; by Irish
| of johnson to insure the better pro-
| fessional education of dentists; by Miller
of Appanoosc, to amend mechanics lien
law; by Ellsworth of Mahaska to protect
the makers of promissory notes from
fraud; by Appleton of Woodbury., to
amend act of 18th, Gen. Assembly relat-
ing to funding county Indebtedness; by
Irish of johnson to repeal the act author
izing the voting of tax to railroads; by
Read of jackson, to amend revenue law;
all of which were appropriately referred.
Mr. Irish introduced resolution
instructing the Ways and Means CON-
mittce to report amendments to revenue
laws, reducing the penalty on delinquent
taxes to 10 per cent.
The question of newspapers for the
members Of the House came up on the
report of the committee heretofore APP
pointed to consider the subject. After
considerable discussion over propositions
from the State Printer and w. Duane
Wilson to furnish short hand reports at
cost of from $4,000 to $4,000, the sub
ieet was referred back to the committee
to report tomorrow.
Evans of Muscatine. introduced a rcso-
luton instructing the committee on rail-
roads to report bill fixing rates Of
freight and fare on all the railroads in
the State, and also to report amendment
to present law, so that railroads may be
taxed as other property. An effort was
made by Duncombe of Webster, to divide
the question but without success. The
resolution was adopted by yeas 80,
nays 2.
TUESDAY, January 10th.
SENArE-Petitions were presented for
repeal of railroad tax law, and other
matters of minor or local importance, and
referred.
Senator Lowry offered resolution for
Joint convention tomorrow to declare the
vote for U. S. Senator Adopted.
Bills introduced: by Senator Dysart, to
enable townships to adopt stock law; by
Mr.. Campbell to prevent unjust discrimi-
nation by railroads in freight charges;
by Mr.. Mcintyre to prevent imposition
in the practice of medicine and surgery;
all of which were referred,
Resolutions were adopted: of thanks
to Senator Lowry, President pro tenn; for
the appointment OF, q standing committee
on Judicial Districts; for joint COM
mittec to visit and report upon the chart.
table institutions of the State.
The Senate then proceeded to the cleo
ton of United States Senator. The re-
suit is given elsewhere. Adjourned.
HousE-The House, on motion, went
into the election of United States Sena-