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

49, * 8eg3 VA e
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is further considerStion wss post
poned until noxt Meek.
i: 2et Vas next taken up as
This Il 4 bill for an not amendatory
70 An vt providing for ! State Capitcl
and asklng an appropriation therefor.
Ar. D0ncOuIbc offered IN amend
mont 70 the bin by Increasing the num-
Der Of Commissioners ffom three Il
four, md naming HI. g. Dodge. ofVan
Buren, county, and Marturin Fisher, Of
Clayton county, two Of said Commits
Quite q lengthy discussion followed
the introduction of this amendment,
Mr.. Duncombe coutending that the
party In minority, comprising two
dfths Of the entire population Of the
State, should be represented In a Come
mission having such an important
work in charge Is the Construction Of 4
new capitol, IN which an the people
were deeply interested, stating that it
was so understood when the capitol
Dill passed two years ago. The bill was
PASSED In the last General Assembly By
the votes Of the minority party, with
the fnll assurance that the party should
be represented II the Board of Com
missioners, and while he was in fhvor
Of the constrnctiou Of new capitol ct
Des Monies, he demanded as 4 right
that the minority party should be rem
resented In the Board Of Commission
e u =. ne gig NOT question the integrity
= ~ use gcntiemen constituting the pres
ent Board, but the people Of the State
ana tne members Of the Assembly
Ivy. nnyw !. .uas ! eas Mlstake mas been
49, . ~ US Dull0ing q me founda-
~ Sl ~ eason EXAMINING ~ put
n n,,u I. suIlt Aas, n 4 SHOWS nothing
Slse, y snows great incompetency, not
- IVY VS. narsner WORD, dishonesty /;
~ ~ 1sr .. - y nc was concerned, not .
slngle lastnlne You'd ne vote for the
ncw cspleOl unCll BOARD OF honest
.l s voin i,ec5nt Oners was ap-
Po 1SVV =
80 Ns -. ~ $40 tnat ne saw no
Nm gy q 'Gny sne cnIde@en having this
Oin - 4 1919 snouid De 90 eager to
RusA = - s y .Nx s0-0ay, Wnen u was
kn0Mn tnas sIe Commlttee Of lnvesti-
e.slOn. w tnls lnstter nad not yetsro-
PorIoo.
IS. az Moui9 ASK tnem 20 wall until the
evidence taken ~ that COMMITTEES, ac-
c0mpanied WITH their report be laid
yc. snNs s' rsl laeInDeIs q tne douse, ana
~ 49, memOers 70 considering
e LII ,l.a..c. Wvu'u NOV aiioW themselves
@ pc governed by any party feelings,
a. nv ngwevet mucn ne might favor the
III asNlMg Aor TINS appropriation TO
PIosecu1e lne WORK on the now Capt.
~, ne was NOT IN hvor OF this haste,
anu Vas opposed 10 voting on any sub.
ycct Dhnaiy ana therefore ne would
reneW ms request 70 the gentlemen
, s'8 tnc PHI ~ cnarge, 70 postpone
ny sugJect unul tne investigating
o In rep0rted:
vohn Arls s1. ueIenden the demo
cIA.s - me 15tn 1enerM Assembly
agalns. tnc cnarges made against them
that they Md entered into an under.
standing with the republicans to The
effect that they (the (lcmOcratsl should
have representation on tho board.
Mr.. Kasson regretted that the matter
had taken q political turn, and explain.
ed at some length how the board wa,
organised. he asserted that mot 4 dol.
lar Of the money appropriated by tht
/ last General A ssemblS ~ ffnudnlS66l
ll1ys010a ana the 0n}y fhult q, 81 f0nnd
was Id NV defective atone nsed Is
the Foundation. the removins ma 70
| placing 81 which wouid cost No mor.
| than 81. 800.
Mr.. Ainsworth moved that the con.
sideration Of the bill be postponed and
that the Committee Of Investigation IN
instructed TO have their renort md tbt
evidence faker, printed for the moo ~
the House.
| Mr.. Caldwell hoped that the motion
would prevail. He was friendly tn ~.
bill. and voted for the aDnronriat;or
| two wears ago. nor did ne regret IN.
course he then pursued. INIT he thouoh,
to push the bill to vote now womb
be very unwise In those gentlemen hav.
ing A. - -i.-,s- -
II was well known that serious com
plants had been made against the com
missloners Tor using. inferior stone il
Duliding the foundation.
r On what grounds those complaints
We're based ne was not prepared t.
say, out ne ventured 70 say there wa
not member on the Moor but haG
heard them repeatedly He knew
that joint committee of Investigation
nad been appointed, and he was in
formed that all the evidence bearing
upon the matter had been taken, bul
that committee had not yet reported
and unit! snch report was made, HI
trusted the friends of the bill would
not urge it's passage, as under the cir
cumstances he would be compelled tt
vote against it.
The further consideration of the bill
was postponed until next Tuesday land
the committee instructed as asked fol
BY Mr.. Ainsworth.
II. +. lS7, was next taken up, being
bill for an act making counties re.
sponsiblc for the collection and pay.
ment Of School Fund Interest and Il
amend an act for the better protection
Of the School Fund, enacted April
1862. Thdelles were suspended and
the bill passed. Yeas "a, nays7
On motion Of Mr.. Caldwell III. f.
| No. lO7 was taken mp. This is bill
| for an act enabling townships, incor.
pOrated cities, and towns, who have
heretofore voted, or may hereafter
vote = tax to aid in the construction OF
any 6ilroad, TO transfer said tax to
anQt}ier road, on failure of contract
on the part Of the former.
/ Pending the discussion of this bill
the House adjourned until Q M.
1 On rnaeaoreh 1iuo Ay.a S7Sc~v,cps<,,, 80.