The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-02-08
The General Assembly.

Tuesday, JAM 30.-SENATE.-B Bills
were introduced " Senator. Beardsly.
for compulsory education b. Senator
EaisAll. iof divisian Of civil townsLips;
by Senator Russell to amend laws raj
alive to county bonds: By sepatcr
Larrabee, to provide for funding city
and county Indebtedness by Senator
Leavitt, to amend laws allowing city
and town councils to equalize assess-
naents; by same, 10 amend laws reia'
tive to tax sales; by Senator Merrill,
relative to purchase and Improvement
of agricultural fair grounds. All re-
ferred to committees. Resolutions
were introduced favoring the passage
off bill BY Congress. for postal teie-
referred; instructing Codifying
Commisssoners to oversee the printing
OF their report-adopted. "A bin
providing for the repeal of the raflread
TAX law, the special order. was taken
up aud finally passed As amended by
80 toll. The Committee on Federal
relations submitted a report sustaining
the President in hts present mode of
dealing with the Indians. A short
executive session OF the Senate then
closed the doors 10 reporters, after
which q bill to amend Section 1,5A Of
the Revision. allowing clerks Of courts
to solemnize marriages, was passed.
HousE.-A number Of petitions we're
presented and referred. Reports Of
committees made and acted upon,
among them from the Judiciary Com
mittee recommending the indefinite
postponement of the matter Of abolish
Ing Circuit Courts. Among the bills
introduced one more for the suppress
sion Of intemperance. The House
tlsen spent some more hours upon the
retrenchment question and succeeded
in reducing the pay of the temporary
pages employed the first or days Of
the session from So to SO per day.
Wednesday, Jan. 3l.-SENATE.-
Bills were introduced to prevent and
punish misdemeanors In the buying,
selling and delivery Of corn, grain and
other articles, and to prevent change
Of scales and standards Of weights and
measures to amend the act to protect
game, aud concerning roads and high
ways. Among the resolutions offered
was joint one by Senator Beardsly,
to amend the Constitution SO as ia
prohibit the appropriation Of public
money for the use or maintenance OF
sectarian institutions of learning. The
bill for an Act to prevent the frequen,
| changes of books in schools was taken
up aud after discussion, its final con-
sideration postponed until the l4th
inst.
HOUSE. @-rhe consideration OF :" A
Bill for an Act to regulate taxes and
the collection thereof voted to aid In
| the construction Of railroads" came
up, and after some discussion and
amendment, the bill passed by vote
Of 90 to 2. The subject Of the reduc
ton OF members weekly allowance o.
postage from S3 to 81 so came up and
the reduction was refused by So to Al
A bill was introduced to tax vender.
Of patent rights and In relation Il
6otes given to such persons. The
substitute for the Senate bill in refer
enee to the repeal Of the railroad tar
aid law came up, and after lengthy
consideration was passed yeas 81
nays none.
Thursday, Feb l.--SENATE.-Aftel
report from single committee, the
President declal II the Senate adjourn
ed to February 3 b.
House. Bill were introduced Il
enable towns or townships that hac
voted aid to railroads to transfer sal
aid to any other company they may
desire, and to prohibit dealers in In
toxicating liquors from holding Office,
named tnerein--B Both referred. Aftel
report of enrolling committee, anC
signing of bills by the Speaker. tho
House adjourned to February 18th.
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