Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-23

IOWA Legislature.
ROM OUR SPECIAL. CORRESPONDENT.


DEs MorNEs,Jan. 70, 1878. "a 90
Nothing of particular interest was
done in the Senate day, az but hall
days session is the general rule adopt
ed by the legislature, for Saturdays
proceedings. A concurrent resolution
was offered. which carried in both
houses, authorizing the Rankin inves-
tigating committee to use the telegraph
in summoning witnesses from a dis
lance.
II. +. No. 3. A "bill for an act to re-
wise, amend, and codify the statutes in
relation to the Judicial department., .
was taken up and passed unanimously
| with slight amendments, as revised by
the House, the changes of which have
been given in previous letter. In the
House, ii. F. No. l, relating to the iu-
risdiction of State and legislative de-
partments, was passed as amended by
the Senate.
II. +. No. 2, relating to the exccu-
tive department, was considered and
finished, the vote upon its passage be-
ing deferred until Monday. An i'm
portant change was made in one par
ticular. An amendment was unani-
mously adopted, making it the imper.
alive duty of the Governor to go into
the State Treasurer's office every thir-
| ty days, and carefully examine the con-
dition of all books and papers belong
ing to 1t, and make an actual count of
moneys and bonds belonging to the
| State.
House File No. ., relating to the
amendment and revision OF the stat
utes concerning corporations was TAX
EN- up but not entirely finished. The
only important change made thus far
is the repeal of Section 80, Chapter /,
which gave persons acting in corpora
ton the full right of such bodies,
whether incorporated or not, until the
contrary is shown by due process of
law, 1t being generally held that the
section gave too many rights to ''sham
corporations.
/ Considerable discussion was expend-
ed upon this subject, but heavy ma
jority favored the adoption of some
means to "save the people from the
oppression of such bodies"
An article was inserted in this chap
ter, giving to Oranges of the Patron
of Husbandry, the same rights and
privileges of any other incorporated
associations.
Chapter was amended to the effect
that the Auditor of State have printed
1900 copies of tabular statements of
the conditiod of insurance companies
throughout the State, to be distributed
to members of this assembly Md news
papers of Iowa.
An amendment to the same section,
is still pending before the House. re-
quiring all funds left in treasures of
insurance companies, after the final
"winding up" of their business, to be
turned over to the county treasurer
and placed 10 the account OF the school
| fund.
Considerable discussion has been
provoked in outside circles. in relation
10 the repeal of the law that author
| lied the publication OF the State laws
in newspapers. Economy is very
commendable when judicially cxer-
cised, but our people should know
their duty as citizens and have means
of access to tie laws by which they
are governed. We will not, however.
here discuss the subject.
The Rankin investigating committee
met to-day, and after organizing by
! electing Senator Shane as chairman.
adjourned 10 Monday.
DIES MoIHrs, Jan. 10Th.
The committee investigating the af-
fairs of ex-Treasurer Rankin met to-
day. But little beyond preliminary
business was done. Major Rankin
was summoned before the committee,
but on request, was granted till to-
morrow, in order to consult with a
friend. The committee have tele-
graphed for President Welch. of the
Agricultural College, but that gentle
man is at present in Washington. The
cashier and ex-cashicr of the college.
together with the members of the
board Of trustees, have been also noti-.
fled that their presence is needed.
Some important changes were made
to-day in the passage of House File
No. 8, relating to corporations. An
amendment was adopted, subjecting
all corporatei bodies organized here
after, to legislative control in all their
acts. 44
The House has repealed the
law making an annual appropriation
Of two thousand dollars to the State
Agricultural Society. AS that body
has a large surplus in its treasury, it
was supposed to have ontgrown its
youthful embarrassments, and hence
forth "able to paddle its own
canoe"
1t may be expected that the present
generation will witness the final set
Element of the various conflicting land
claims in Iowa. Looking toward that