Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-02-01
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
Wednesday, Jan. "a, 1S7:

0nNsnlttce OH SCNO01e.
Report OF the secretary Of Board
of Immigration was received and or
dcred printed.
On a statementof Senator McKea an
that one Of our Judges had de-
cided that the law does not make the
use Of the ballot box necessary at
elections, the following resolution
was adopted:
be requested to examine whether any great
er security is required in regard to the safe
keeping and counting Of ballots at cleo
tious, md report by bill or otherwise.
"A resolution was adopted inviting
the Cod,fy,ng Commissioners to seats
on the Senate floor.
The Orwig memorial was recnived
and referred to the committee on
Ways and Means.
JOINT CONVENTION.
The business being the election of
State Printer, State Binder and
Warden of the Penitent,ary; vote
was taken for State Printer, with the
following result:
r. p. Clarkson, lis
d. N. Richardson, %
Mr., Clarkson was declared duly
elected.
Vote was taken for State Binder.
J. ]. Smart, 113
James lee, "a
Mr.. Smart was declared duly elect
| ed.
For Warden, the vote stood as
follows:
Seth H. Craig. 113
VIM. D. Buchanan, "a
Mr.. Craig was declared duly elect.
ed and the Joint Convention was dis
solved.
Thursday, Jan. %.
SENATE.
! The following appointment OF Sen.
| ators to visit the various State Inst.
t~ut,ons was maze by the President
State University, Senator Miles.
Penitentiary, Senator McNutt.
Insane Asylum, Mt. Pleasant, Sen.
ator Wlllet.
Insane Asylum. Independence
Senator Ireland.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Senator
Beardsley.
Asylum for Blind, Senator Nc.
Kean.
Orphans Home, Davenport, Sena-
tor Atkins.
Orphans Home, Cedar Falls, Sen
ator West.
Orphans Home, Glenwood, Sena-
tor Murray.
Agricultural College and Farm,
Senator McCulloch.
Reform School, Senator Smith.
After consldcral discussion two
more copies of the Report OF the
State Geologist were ordered placed
in the hands OF each member of the |
General Assembly for distribution.
The following resolution was then
taken UP and considered:
Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee
be instructed 10 report . bill for an Act to |
repeal chapter sc, Of the Acts OF the Twelfth
General Assembly establishing Circuit
Court. and supplementary Acts relating to
the same,
1t elected 4 pretty general discus
sion, and was finally postponed until
February Is, IL A. NJ.
A resolution was adopted asking
Congress to pass the new Congress
sional Arportionment bill at an early
day in order that this General AS
semby may re-district the State.
Friday, Jan. &c.
SENATE. /
A bill TO regulate the collection OF
taxes voted in aid Of railroads, intro
duced by Senator Mexican, elected !
lengthy discussion. It was ordered
printed and referred to committee on
Railroads.
The following bill being the spec.
ial order postponed until February
1G, IT IL A. NJ.
SECTION J.. be il eraeted by the General
-Assembiy Of the State IF Iora, That Chapter
lO2, Of the acts Of the 18th General Assem-
bly,, being an act to enable township stowns,
and cities, 10 aid in the construction Of rail-
ron AZ, aud chapter 4S. Of the acts Of the
18th General Assembly, being also An act
to enable townships, towns, aud cities, 10
aid in IL. construction Of railroads, he and
the same ale hereby repealed; provided,
that this act sl,a!! not render invalid or
void any taxes that have been voted, or
levied. or that may be voted. or levied, pri-
or to July let, 1872.
Follcwing is the vote on the po2t-
ponement
Yeas-Scpators Allen. Atkins, Campbell.
chambers. Clansen, Converse, Crazy. Dash 1
ieai. Dysart, Fairall, Fitch. Ravens, How.
land. ireland, Kephart, Larrabee. Leavitt,
McKean. Murray, Reud, Russell, Smith, I
!.
Nays-Senators Beardsley, Demis, Boom. :
81, Burke. DaRue, Hurley, Ketcham, Kiane, !
Lowry, Mcloid, Mccormack. NcCullocb, :