, 1873-01-30

tho District Court, should tho Judge Of tho for
NOR DO party or ncaror rolativo to partlos than
goction o, Chapter 8, Of Settlement OF Ea-
tates, WAS arnendod 40 that whom tho Court d.
vide tho property It ahall not tnko into consdera-
tLon any property consumed BY tho widow Of
children after the death Of tho husband, aud
prior to tho allowance.
IN amendment proposed, making tto widows
againns tho eatate, WAS lost. -, -
:Ponding confederation Of tho I'LL, tho sonato
adjourned
Tho House tlis morning wont into Committee
Of tho Whole on Titlo u, relating to proceedings
Courts ID Which tho;y arc n rendered.. 4 now 500.
tton was added to Chapter, 2, providing
that oil notices Of appeal from the
District and Circuit Courts must DO served o.,,sa
filed and dookotod lftoon days before the n,oxt
term Of tho Supreme Court, or tho eame ahnll
not DO triod at that torn 4 few other amond-
ments woro made and tho bill was afterwards
Title 81, rotating to Justices Of tho Peaco, and
thor Courts, Section i, was 60 amended that tho
Jurisdiction of JuBticoB shall not oxtcnd beyond
thoir counties in nuits for the recovery Of
money, except In written contracts stipulRtlng
Section a. that In trials boforo Justices tho
party demanding jury trial ehall in Ill caaes pro"
viouely proscnt tic foes to tho jurors, II so do
"A now section was added providing TINT whcn
tho office Of Justice becomes vacant by death or
removal, tho docket and paporn shall be placed
| In tho hands Of tho County Auditor to bo dolly
arod to lfa BucooBaor when elected and qualified,
| whom further consideration was postponed.
| Tho House thls afternoon WAS In Conmitteo
fces. Tho salary Of tho Adjutant General ", vas
esssH% sfos 5adse g sss FL 1ed sn a por
psy Of members of noarda Of Supervisors re-
dueed to $1.d9 per day whom engaged in Commit,
tho maximum number of days for which they
shall recoiyo pay ut thirty-tV when the popnla-
tion e1osods 10000 and 1osB than 10000. The
Of County Supervisors WAS reduced to shr''
Pending confederation adjourned.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 2o.-1n tho House,
till. morning, Title 10 Of tho code, relative
iudg1nents in the courts in which rendered, and
Title 81, rontivo to Justicos Courte, wore passed.
In tho Nankin investigation this morning Mr..
| Roberts, Mr. Ranlin's partner, WaB examined,
who testified that Rankin bought Elliot's inter-
est in the business, paying cash g, ,6o9, snd
that Robortg Eaid tho aamo money to Mr, Elliot.
and that Elliot said ho recognized tho money as
he counted It. Tho Inference is that Mr.. ELLIOT,
money iii hia dettloment with Rankin ee State
! Troasuror. He also toHtiflod that Rankin put
into the business $50, 90o.41; whereas, he waa to
only put in $4,000. Rankin paid tho "a, 800 to
1obert8ln Cao 6thto 1rEaHuIeE O1lCe hlu LUX TUG
money from the State Bafo. Rankin made Rob-
Ii erts agreo not to toll Elliot that Rankin buy
Hing Eliote interest In tho factory Ho nlBo toati-
tlod That thoro had beon no loss in tho furniture
business
OHIO.
CoLuNnus, Jan. 29.-In the House, this morn
|. ing, tho bill authorizing County Commissioners
to provide an office for Prosecuting Attorneys
Ihwns indefinitely postponed. In the Senate the
}aBeDato bill to incorporate savings societies, re.
pealing previous acts mud onacting general
law on the subject, was passed.,
l. In the House this afternoon tho House bill
|. to increase tho Balarios Of Supreme Judges to
|?s3 which failed yesterday, was reconsidored
: and passed.
Bills wero introduced to amend tho Islander
and Libel law 90 az to provide that when I
charge Of specific act is tho GROUND
Of action, I'LL acts aud circumstances
Of similar nature may be alleged and proved b,
defendantin mitigation to reduce tho amount d
damagos
a resolution was offored fayoring tho recogni
tion Of bolligoront rights OF the Cuban insur
gonte. Tho resolution was laid on the table, II
print.
In tho sonato tho following bill was passed..
House bill to authorize tho consolidation o
frf1 of1 Aro fnorr min