Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-30
IOWA IEclsLATVRE, Etc.
,non ora SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
Dies MONIES, Jan. %. 1877.

legislation in the Senate to-day, relat.
ing 10 revenue. May LIST instead of
March LIST as heretofore, was made the
time when the county treasurer shall
commence enforcing the penalties on
delinquent taxes. Twenty per cent.
was made to be the penalty paid for
the redemption of land forfeited for
unpaid taxes. Also, fine not to exceed
$4,000 shall be imposed upon the
State treasurer, for any loan of the
State funds he may make. The lcgis-
lature perhaps is practically illustra-
ting the proverbial saying about the
stolen steed and the locked stable.
In the House the bill on township,
town and city government was the
object Of attention. The following
changes are the only ones thus far
l. In addition to their other duties,
the township trustees shall have
charge OF all cemeteries situated in
the township, where such cemeteries
are dedicated to public uses aud are
not already in the custody of some
other board OF trustees.
| II. The fines upon railroad trains,
whose rate Of speed within city limits
exceed the rate ordained by the
council Of such city, shall DO not to
exceed 500.
III. No appropriation shall be
made for free public libraries, nor to
procure rooms and buildings for these
libraries, BY any municipal council,
without submitting it to vote Of the
people.
Nv. No town, city or township
shall be allowed TO loan its surplus
money in anticipation of incoming
revenue.
V. The town council shall have
power to forbid or authorize the lay
ing down Of railroad and street rail-
road tracks, but no such location or
laying down, shall be allowed until
all damages upon property affected by
The same, shall be assessed and paid
for.
vi. Appeals may be made from
police courts as from Justices courts,
as provided for by law.
The Rankin affair remains much the
same az ut last advices. He still refus-
es to say snything further upon the
subject. The examination OF Presi-
dent Welch aud Professor Jones, ex-
cashier of the college has been conclu-
ded, but nothing Of special public
interest has been elected thereby, their
testimony consisting chiefly Of the
manner In which the financial affairs
ofthc college are conducted. 1t shows,
however, . certain looseness in the
board oftrustees about money matters
that is far from commendablc. For
instance: money has been paid college
officers in Des Moines, without any
orders, aud the warrants for such were
sent back by mail afterwards.
CONVENTIONS.
It would seem as II all the conven-
tons of the State had COKE to focus
about this time. Ever since the leg
islature has convened, VIC have not
been without convention of some
sort, each of which Is considerate
enough to instruct the General Assem-,
bly, in the kind OF Legislation they
shcnld do. The Iowa Industrial Con-
vention has Just closed to be followed
next week b, that Of the Patrons of
Husbandrr.
TWICE 4 WEEK
Is the title of new paper started and
devoted to "woman's work" The ba-
els upon which it is organized is some
what original and much more Utopian.
II is presumed that one hundred Iowa
women can be found, each Of whom is
willing to contribute her widows mite
Of 500 toward providing fund tor
the printing, editing, Sc. Mrs. Tup-
per ia editress, She is a woman to
make anything a success, il such q
thing be possible, but in the present
hard times, we can not regard the
scheme AZ a hopeful one. the initial
number, just ont, bears however the
evidences of discrimination and care.
Dies MONIES, Jan. n.
When during the course of legisla-
ton last week, the House passed an
amendment totally abolishing the SELL
ing, drinking aud manufacture Of In
toxicating liquors In the State Of Iowa,
your correspondent could not help
looking upon it rs some legislative
joke upon . serious topic; to-dsy's
action showed the correctness of such
views. The action of the committee
was not concurred In, and therefore
our license and liquor law remain as
they were before.
To-day's work In the Senate, did
not amount to very much. A bill re-
lating to internal improvements occu-
pied their attention, hut after amend
ing It in almost all conceivable shapes,
they "killed" it ON its final passage and
it has therefore to bs worked over by
the House probably.
The House as heretofore, worked
with its usual earnestness, and accom-
plished its usual results. The note
worthy changes IRE: M
]. III adverse possession" the
party taking such possession OF land
or property, must file in the Recorders
Office q notice of such possession and
claim. Should such possession remain
in dispute for ten years, the possessors'
title becomes valid. This differs from
the law only in respect TO the filing OF