The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-03-28

VI VHc-tuIfu VI ItAt AuSuAUtEHs Ukl6 UuSte
ness was confined to the Introduction
of . few bills and the passage of one Or
two bills Ofminor Importance.
A bill providing that the salaries Of
officers of State Institutions be paid
out of the appropriations instead Of
out OF the general fund, passed by q
vote Of 81 yeas to IA nays.
A bill providing that the Auditor
Of State shall examine all accounts or,
school fund in counties where disagree-
ments or misunderstanding may have
arisen, passed the House with only 3
dissenting votes.
The bill to facilitate the collection
Of State taxes was lost. Caro-.
DEs Mo1sEs, March IS.
EDIroRs COURIER THE Legislative
mill has been set in motion for another
week, to grind out few more laws
for the government of the people.
Without commenting or moralizing,
| will give yon a record Of the busi-
ness transacted to-day, which your
readers can digest at leisure.
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anon oecuon lol oi tne Mevlsion y
looV IN reiauoh 70 tax uttes. lne
provisIons OF the Dili require tnat per-
land subject to sale for delinquent
taxes, and that three years, shall expire
after sale, before the purchaser shall be
entitled to deed.
I.lilco1lDe reportea RON uie
Soul,h...ee oL ou4iclaf anu oneicu
= suDstitate iof =. =. 1oU prOVlaing
iOr tne ume ana manner q elecnng
ClrcNt Judges ana Q0nnln& tn0lf
duties. The bill provides for the cx-
tension of the Circuits Of Circuit
Judges. or in other words. that their
Circuits shall comprise as much TERRI
tory rs those Of District Judges, and
makes the salary Of each the same.
All criminal cases are to be tried in
the District Courts. and all probate
cases iii the Circuit,
The bill is amenfatorv 10 Chapter
So of the laws Of the Twelfth Genesal
Asssemby. and IN ex6l6fiflnG It Mr..
| DuncOInbe said. the object Of the bill
WSsrtopdrifvO our Circuit Courts Of the
Incompetence who occupied the bench-
es therein: to render the Court more
efficient, bv increasing the salary SO
| that men OF ability. and possessed Of
a deep knowledge of jurisprudence.
might be induced to ACCEPT the posi-.
ton, while at the same time saving a
| considerable annuity to the State.
Mr.. O'Donnell opposed the bill. and
one Of his reasons. ne said. for 40 doing.
was the fact. that by enlarpinp the
districts in accordance with the pro-
visions of the bill. his district would
lose democratic iudpe.
IA fer .al.-.-. .i;s-...Aie. s,,n r.,i4.-.
were suspended and the DILL passed by
vote of04 yeas to ~ nays.
The next business was the introduc-
ton OF the following bills:
| III. +. ISL, bill for an act amending
section 2S2J OF the revision OF lS6O, In
relation to the service OF original
notices and fixing the compensation
for the same.
II. +. 3S2, bill for an act TO amend
section 1852, chapter 81, OF the revision
OF 1860.
III. 4. 3S3, bill for an act relating
TO the change OF the boundary lines Of
civil townships.
Reports from several committees
We're then read.
| IL. F. 1884, bill for an act providing
for the collection and payment of
State Revenue, and amending GER
tain laws in relation thereto.
II. i. $50, bill for an act to legalize
certain acts Of the Board Of Supervisors
of Hancock county.
At this juncture, leave was asked,
and granted to take up II. +. 346, bill
for an act to provide for taking the
census in 1873. The rules were sus-
pended and the bill passed by an AFR
native vote Of 81 against, IL in the
negative, merely enough for constitu-
tional majority.
Leave was asked to take up II. +.
238, which was granted. For this bill
the committee offered a substitute
which was adopted. 1t is bill for an
act regufatings the assessment of
real estate used by the Railroad
companies, and provides for ex-
empting land owners from paving
taxes on land leased or conveyed to
any r.. II. corporation for right of way.
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed.
S. +. So was next taken up. This is
a bill for an act TO amend Section 1905,
| Chapter l35 of the Revision of 1860, SO
that sewing machines used for domes-
tic purposes may be exempt from ex-
ecntion.
Mr.. Wood, of Clay, offered to amend
WHhgefs. Inc ikshehunienl was NOT