Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-02-23
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half the estate when there arc no children.
All referred.
Senate messages were disposed of as
follows; The joint resolution requiring
report of salaries of State institutions
was amended to include all employees,
and in that shape adopted.
The amendment of bill relative to the
cultivation of timber was concurre6 in,
also, that relative to an agent to collect
claims against the United States.
The bill appropriatlng $1,000 per year
to the State Horticultural Society was
discussed aud finally passed to third
reading.
MONDAY, February 10.
SENATE-The vote by which the rail
road tax law was repealed was re.consid
cred because in conflict with the law for
the collection of taxes. 1t was referred
back to the committee.
Bills were introduced: by Mr. Murray,
to amend the law, recently enacted, rela-
tive to collection of railroad aid tax; by
Mr.. Merrill, to provide for publication of
transactions of State Medical Institute;
by Mr.. Campbell, amending law relative
to assessment of properly, authorizing
the Treasurer 10 doso, when not assess
ed otherwise. Referred.
HoUsE-T'hc bill for the adjustment
of Capital Punishment was referred to
the committee Of the whole.
Bills were introduced as follows; by
Mr.. Lee, authorizing Secretaries of school
boards to administer the oath of Office to
directors; by same, making counties re-
sponsiblc for collection and payment of
interest ON school fund; by Mr.. Caldwell,
to amend Revision relative to stay Of
executions; by Mr. O'Donnell, for the pro-
lection Of inn-kccpcrs; by Mr.. Peet, to
amend Revision relative to Migrants; by
Mr.. Leahy, to repeal Chapter Of 18th
General Assembly relative to trespass; by
MIR. Flenniken, to amend law relating to
salary of District Attorneys.
The bill reducing the postage allow
ancc of members to $3.50 per week was
taken up and Il substitute offered by Mr..
Duncombc, making the salary of men,
bers $500 per year. Referred.
The bill depriving Circuit Judges of
the discretionary power to call jury for
second or third term was passed. Also,
bill to prevent Clerks and deputies
from acting as Attorneys and Justices.
The bill to abolish the Office of county
Superintendent was discussed ut length
and referred back to committee.
A bill was passed providing that the
bridge tax collected in cities shall be ap-
piled to the construction and repair of
bridges in the cities where said bridges
exceed so feet in length the surplus mon.
cy to go to the general county fund.- Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY,, February GUtu
SENATE-The bill for repeal of the tax
aid law was referred back with substi-
tute for House amendment. The report
was adopted and the bill with amend
ments goes to the House.
The special order to bill restraining
stock from running at large was taken up
and passed by yeas go, nays Is. The
first section allows townships to vote for
or against the restraint Of stock, and the
second section prcscribcs the manner OF
calling elections.
The bill to repeal the law for publica-
ton of laws in newspapers was made the
special order for Feb. 9th.
The joint resolution asking Congress
to grant 100 acres of land to honorably
discharged soldiers was adopted.
Bills were introduced: by Mr.. Kcphart,
relative to providing subjects for surgi-
cal dissection; by Mr.. Dague, repeating
the law relative to Justices fees; by Mr.
Wonn, making it larceny to dispose of
property levied on by County Treasurer
in certain cases; by Mr.. Young, relative
to estrays-all referred Senate ad-
journed
HoUsE-Mr Bcrcsheim, of Pottawatta-
mie, offered joint resolution. which was
adopted, reciting the violation of its
charter and contracts by the Union Pa
cific r. r. Co., in locating the terminus
of it's road at Omaha, and asking action
by Congress to compel it to fulfill its OBJ
legations
The special order being bill to make
it unlawful for members of the General
Assembly to receive postage, stationery,
mileage and perquisites, paid for by the
State, was taken up and on this subject,
Mr.. Hoyey. of Buchanan county is re-
ported as having "made very humorous
speech" The bill was referred back to
committee.
Bills were introduced as follows: by
Mr.. Davis, to tax dogs; by Mr.. Rholfs, to
provide for the publication and distribu-
ton of laws for township trustees; by
Mr.. Hopkirk, to prohibit Legislators and
Judicial officers from accepting railroad
passes.
The bill reported from the Judiciary
committee to enable towns, cities and
counties to settle their indebtedness
was passed.
The bill to exclude sight drafts from
days Of grace, and bill providing for
payment of school directors were indefln-
itcly postponed. House adjourned.
ALEXANDER Clark, the well know
colored orator of Muscatine, while
in the South, recently, came near