Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-25

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Appropriat,ns $4,000, to the Peni-
Tertiary at Fort Madison.-Provid
ing for the publication and dlstribu.
ton of the session laws.-Making
appropriations for the expenses Of
the Legislature. To tax Insurance
Companies. Abolishing Capital
Punishment. This last bill was
passed by the following vote
Yeas-Senators Atkins, Beardsley,
Bemis, Boomer, Chambers, Claussen,
Daguc, Dysart, Fitch, Havens, How
land, Hurley, Ireland, Kephart,
Ketcham, Leavitt, Mccormack, Miles
Murray, Read, Shane, Smith, Stone,
Strart, Taylor, Vale, Willett, Wonn,
Young-20.
Nays-Senators Burke, Crazy,
Fairall, Gault, Kline, Larrabee, Low.
ry, Maxwell, Mexican, McMutt, Mer-
rill, Russell, West-14.
Absent or not voting-Senato RS
Allen, Campbell, Converse, McCold,
McCulloch, Mcintyre and Richards
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A House concurrent resolution
was adopted which provided that
the Board of New Capitol Commits
sioners should have power to modify,
or, with consent of the contractors,
cancel the contract with futile L.
Robertson for the remainder of the
stone required for the completion of
the foundation and cellar walls of
the new capitol building, upon such
terms as the. Board should deem just,
and for the best interests IF the State,
but that such contract should not be
modified or altered 80 as to release
said contractors from any damages
sustained by reason Of the poor ma
terial heretofore provided. -ns''
The bill to restrain stock from
running at large passed, 20 to 8.
The JOINT resolution giving mem
bers of the Legislature Supreme
Court Reports was indefinitely post
poned.
The bill dividing the State into
Representative districts passed by a
strictly party vote.
Mr.. Kasson presented a report
from the Committee to whom was
referred the bill for the publication
Of the laws. The Committee recon-
mend the usual publication Of the
laws in pamphlet form, to be distrib.
uted as heretofore, and further that
$4,000 copies OF the laws be printed
in slip form, and distributed through
out the State for the information Of
the people. This was offered as a
substitute for Senate File No. 80,
and was adopted.
On the passage of the bill the vote
was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Ainsworth, Rallin-
ger, Beatty of Cedar, Beatty Of Jas.
per, Bergh, Blakeley, Caldwell, Cad.
well, Campbell. Carver, Clark Of
Iowa, Clark Of Benton. Close, Craw-
ford, Danforth, Davis, Day, Draper,
Duncan, Durham, Ellsworth. Evans,
Freeman, Gear, .Goodspeed, Hall,
Hanson, Hilton, Hopkirk, Johnson,
Kasson, Keables, Leahy, Lee, Litzen.
berg, McClure, Mccoy, Miller, New
bold, Rice, Reed, Schweer, Stewart,
Tasker, TUFTS, Van Saun, Van Meter,
Wilson Of Washington, Wood Of
Story, Wright OF Mills, Wright of
Van Buren-52.
Nays-Messrs. Appleton, Bere.
sheim, Blackman, DAVIDSON, Du-
mont, Duncombe. Ericsson, Green,
Heberliny, Hcwett, Irish, Maxwell,
McAllister, Merrcll, O'Donnell,
Paul, Perkins Reuther, Rohits, Rule,
Secor. Skiliin, Stow, Strnthers, Tut
tie, Williams, Wilson OF Keokuk,
and Mr.. Spcaker.-2S.
A bill requiring that all dental
practitioners shall have a scientific
education was lost.
A bill allowing Judges Of District
Courts to appoint short hand report
ers at IS day, was passed.-Alsc,
one charging the powers of school
directors.
The Senate resolution in reference
to the cancellation OF the stone con.
tract for the State House, amended
and adopted.
The Senate amendment to the bill
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