Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-20
Drs MONIES, Feb. II, 1879.

The Keab'es Bili-7ae Liquor
L.atrs.
DEs MONIES, Feb. II, 1873.
The resolution of adjournment
passed last April, limiting the present
session to thirty days, was to-day re.
scinded by both Houses and resolu.
ton adopted fixing the date Of ad.
iournment to be at the time when the
work upon the Code shall be complet-
ed 10 hang or not to hang" was
fought over again to-day In both
Houses. Not to hang, was the ulti.
mate conclusion reached through q
multitude Of speeches. Mr.. Hopkirk,
Of jefferson county, read long argu.
ment for restoring the death :. penalty,
basing his argument chiefly upon. Mos
cs and the Prophets. Mr.. Kasson
made ringing and eloquent speech
against II. The final vote IN the House
stood 30 for hanging and 81 against.
Win capital punishment be again
restored? Petitions to that effect have
been sent into the Assembly, and 1t
will be seen that larger number favor
ed such restoration to-day than voted
against tie abolishion last winter. The
vote then was 26 In favor Of hanging,
to-day thirty vote forit
| We give the Keables amendment in.
corporated into the O'Donnell bill as
passed the House:
mo railroad corporation shall
charge or collect for the transportation
Of goods, merchandise, or property
on Its said road, for any distance, the
same, nor any greater amount. - toll
or compensation, than 10 at the same
i time charged or collected for the trans
portation Of similar Quantities Of the
same class Of goods, merchandise, or
property over greater distance upon
the same road !; nor shall such corpor.
alton charge different rates for receiv-
ing, handling, or delivering freight 81
different points upon its road, or roads
connected Herewith, which Il hes q
right TO use nor shall any such rail.
road corporation charge or collect fol
| the transportation Of goods, merchan.
| disc, or property over any portion Of
its road, greater amount as toll OF
compensation than shall be charged OF
!collected by it for the transportation
Of similar quantities Of the same class
of goods. merchandise, or property
over any other portion Of its road Of
equal distance and all such rules, reg.
ulations, or bylaws Of any such rail.
road corporation ~ ok, prescribe OF
establish any greater toll or compensa-
ton than 10 hcreinbefore prescribed
are hereby declared void"
However much the railroad tariff bill
partly given above, may be calculated
to relieve the financial stress upon the
agricultural interests Of tho country,
way may not say; but o. far a. on,
means of observation 60, its defeat IL
the Senate can be calculated upon e. I
for0gOne conclusion.
| Title II, police Of the State, is nov
before the Senate. The liquor law il
the subject Of consideration in which
two important changes have beer
made.
lst. Any person opening saloor
for the sale Of beer and wine, or an,
kind Of liquor Whatsoever, shall be re
quired, before opening such saloon, t,
give bond in the sum Of 81 900.
End. Liquor dealers shall be rs re
sponsible for damages caused by tn
sale Of beer and wine, 10 TOR the sss
of other intoxicating liquors.
y Still, the real difficulty can never b
reached by legislation; rather by tn
enforcement than the making Of laws