Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-18

passed yesterday, signed by himself
and Senator's Converse, Lowry, Nc.
Culloch and Richards. The grounds
of the protest are: l. Mode of as
sessmeDts, placing in the hands Of
four persons the assessment OF many
million dollars worth of railroad
property. 2. Because the basis on
which the assessment is made is sub.
versiye OF common justice. 8. Be
cause it proposes to remit taxes on
railroad property lawfully levied and
was now collectable.
The bill appropriating $4,000
maintainance OF the State Un,yesity
was passed by vote of 42to l.
The Normal School bill was dis.
cussed and amended, but no vote
reached, no further business done OF
great interest
Friday, April 5.
SENATE
A joint resolution was adopted ap
pointing Marturin L. Fisher, of Clay
ton County, and Mrs. Prudence A
Appleman, of Fayette County, trus
tees Of the Iowa Hospital Tor the In
sane, at Independence.
A bill provilid for the location es.
tablishment and construction o.
bitches, drains aud water courses
was passed.
The Capitol Acpriution bill appro
priating 100000 for the year 1872
and 1925, 900 each year through un
til the Capitol is completed, passed
by the following vote:
The yeas were-Senators Allen
Atkins, Beardsley, Bemis, Boomer,
Burke, Campbell, Chambers. Claus
sen, Dashiell, Dysart, Fairall, Fitch,
Havcns, Ireland, Kephart, Ketcham,
Kline, Leavitt, Lowry, Maxwell,
McCold, McCulloch, Mexican, Nc
Mutt, Merrill, Murray, Read Russell
Smith, Stone, Vale, West, Young
81.
The nays wcrc-Senators Con-
verse, Crary, Gault, Larrabee, Nc
Cormack, Miles, Richards, Wf!lett,
Wonn-9,
Absent or not voting--Senators
Dague, Howlani, Hurley, Mcintyre,
Shane, Stuart and Taylor.
HOUSE.
The Normal School Bill'' beng
under consideration, amendment that
no county less than 4 1000 population
should compete Tor the location O.
either OF the schools, was lost, rs, al
so, was an amendment limiting the
population 10 10000. Two amend
menls, one that only the theory and
practice of teaching should be taught
in the schools, and the other that on
Iy those branches usually taught in
the common schools should be taught
there, were lost after discussion, the
latter by vote of Il to 43. Amend
men,s reducing the number OF
schools to ., and to l, also increas-
inc the number g, wercs uccessive-
ly lost, as also was one giving each
county in the State one school.
Subsequently, an amendment was
adopted making these schools COM
pass only the theory and practice OF
teaching.
The bill was engrossed by vote OF
So to 30.
Senate amendments TO the Rail-
road Taxation Bill was concurrcd in
by vote Of 62 to 20.
The bill in reference 20 the Sol,
dier's Orphans Home being under
consideration, the appropriations for
the Davenport Home and Gleuwood
Home were fixed at $4,000, each,
and for the Cedar Falls Home at
$4,000, and the bill passed; ayes 20,
nays7.
The bill requiring that cities should
be responsible for damages in certain
cases was passed. also was the
bill establishing argument term OF
the Supreme Court at Council Bluffs;
Saturday, April 6.
SENATE.
Senators West, Stone and Stuart
were nominated as Conference Com.
mittee Oh railroad tariff bill.
The bill authorizing Improvement
Of streets and alleys and repeating
certain laws relative thereto was
passed. It provides substantially
that City Councils or Town Trus-
tees shall make permanent improve
ments, such as grading, paving and
macalamizing, on petition Of a ma
jority ofresident owners, the grad
ing to be paid out of the general
fund, the other expenses to be levied
on the property abutting on the I'M
provement. Ii such an improvement
be made without the petition, it
must have tho affirmative vote Of
three fourths of the Council or Trus-
tees. Streets may be graded by q