Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-13

IOftY OOiiBIS per quarter. Also, n
member Of the board Of trustees shal
be eligible to the State Legislature ant
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| The Revenue BM--Li6rdrses-Zmpor
tdnt Railrodd Observation-Disclosures
tional changes.
DEs MONIES, Feb. Z, 7S.
Ths Revenue Bill was to-day finish
ed and passed by the House and goei
into the Senate again tomorrow, to le,
them try it the fourth time. Although
the occasion Of much discussion, nc
radical change has been made. TIE
following are to-day's items:
Tho maximum rate Of interest on
unpaid taxes shall hereafter be 8 n Ct.
No paper shall publish delinquent
tax-lists unless 1t have 200 regular
weekly subscribers In the county In
which the sale of such lands 10 made.
The exemption on Libraries to the
value Of $1,000, recommended by the
Commissioners and adopted by the
House, spply solely to Literary Libra
ries.
Title Is, on attachments and execu-
tions, also passed the House finally,
and title 10, relating to internal inn
provements has been under considera.
ton the greater part Of the afternoon
and is yet unfinished.
1t may grow wonderous to the pub
lie to hear daily Of railroad conten-
tions, but they are our only spice in
the Legislature, to break the monoton-
ous amendments to sections, chapters
and titles.
A really important amendment was
to-day carried in tho above bill, that
should it pass the Senate, will be an
answer to the daily petitions sent in,
to regulate railroad tariffs. 1t is the
adoption, substantially of what was
known last winter, as the O'Donnell
railroad bill, fixing the maximum rates
of freight and passenger charges; ex-
cepting however, those roads whose
gross earning, do not exceed 1900 p
mile, for both freight and passengers.
A very important amendment was
incorporated into the law making rail-
roads common carriers as to each other.
This will compel any railroad to de-
liver ready freighted and empty cars,
belonging to other roads, at any point
along their route az may be desired -
This as win readily be seen, extends
the market for any place, very largely,
and gives competing routes where they
did not before exist. For instance, if
there be freight ct this point, any road
in the State may run their cars here
LOT It and send II to whMsoever market
they please, since other roads would
be compelled to carry such freight.
Further: Railroads shall be respon-
sible for all damages caused by fire
along the line of their track, caused by
sparks from the engine or when it is
otherwise due to their negligence.
Telegraph companies must construct
their lines along the courses Of rail-
ways and not through fields.
Title II, relating to education is still
unfinished before the Senate. To day
the Board Of Trustees for the Asy-
lum Of the Deaf and Dumb, was re-
duced to five; the Governor, Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction aud Sc
cretary Of State, being stricken of.
The annual appropriation reduced
from $4,000 to 10000.
District townships shall be allowed
hereafter to elect . Treasurer from the
district at large
School Boards are not allowed here
AFTER to subscribe for one copy Of the
School Journal, ont ofthc public purse.
County Superintendents shall not
hold any other school Office, or be !
member of the Board Of Supervisors.
Physiology is added to the number
of studies In which teachers must be
examined. 50 Fl.
Letter froun Gov. Ceruerter. II