Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-02-20

The Iowa Legislature.
FEBRUARY 18th.
Senate.-Bills were introduced to strike
out sections Of the Code providing for or.
ganization of Independent School Dis.
riots; to prohibit the encouragement Of
minors in saloons, billiard halls, &c.
A joint resolution by Senator McCoid
instructing our delegation in Congress to
secure the passage of law to prevent
combination of railroad companies to de-
feat competition, also extortionate rates
and unjust Determinations, was passed
unanimously.
A long debate was had on the eligibili.
ty of Senator Murphy, of Scott county,
to seat in the Senate, he having been
Mayor of Davenport at the time of his
election to that body. Senator Murphy
was finally secured in his seat by a
unanimous vote
The Capitol commission filed re.
port that $l4,324.01 had been expended
for supervision of the work on the Capt..
tol, and for labor and materials SILL.
506.36, of which s 0,92O.S5 was for Ia.
Dor, making entire expenditures for past
year $125, s30.37.
House Bills were introduced: To es-
tablish uniform tariffs for transportation
of freight on railroads; to divide the
county Of Pottawattamie, and organize
the county Of Bclknap; to amend Code
relative to railroad damages; to amend
Code relative to salaries of Supreme
Judges; by Mr. Spangler, to regulate the
payment of taxes on real estate under
mortgage.
The concurrent resolution relative to
committee to visit the Illinois Railroad
Commissioners to procure information
was indefinitely postponed.
The bill to amend code, 6ning violators
Of public decency, 800 or confinement
thirty days in Jail, was passed. The bill
forbids vulgar or obscene language in
tsverns or on the streets.
A bill compelling Judges to grant
change of venue when affidavit is filed
that the Judge is prejudiced, was passed.
FEBRUARY IL.
Senats.-Bills were introduced for q
loan Of 100000 to relieve Northwestern
sufferers to amend code relative to TAX.
ing the census.
The bill for the leasing Of convict labor
Of the Iowa Penitentiary, was taken up,
and after q sharp debate, postponed two
weeks
A joint resolution memorialzing Con.
gress to grant homestcads to soldiers and
sailors, without occupation, was adopted
after warm discussion.
A Joint resolution asking Congress to
improve the Mississippi river and tribu.
taries, was adopted unanimously.
HoaSs.--A motion to reconsider the
billauthorizing counties of less than 1000
population to fund their Indebtedness,
was laid on the table.
Bills were introduced: to revise law
relating to tax sales; to abolish the office
of county superintendent of schools; to
repeal law authorizing publication of
proceedings Of Boards Of Supervisors; to
amend law relating to children in one
district attending school in another.
The bill to appropriate H. 500 to State
Horticultural Society failed to pass.
FEBRUARY 49,
Senate.-A Joint resolution was passed
asking Congress to pass law to compel
railroads to keep scales at each terminus
of their roads, and each station, and to
give shippers detailed statements of
weights of freight at time of shipment,
and delivery.
The bill was passed providing for filing
opinions of the Supreme Court with the
inferior court from which appeal was
taken.
Senator Campbell, Of the Railroad
Committee. reported bill providing for
a graduated scale of rates of freight for
from one mile to three hundred. 1t was
made the special order for the 18th. SEN
ate adjourned until Tuesday.
House.--Thc bill appropriating $500
to pay prior claims on the Rankin prop
erty was passed.; also the bill to repeal
the section OF the Code making annual
appropriations of H. 900 to the State Ag.
ricultural Society; also the bill making
appropriation for the pay of officers and
members of the General Assembly.
FEBRUARY IA.
] Senate not In session
House.-Bills were introduced: crca'
ting lieu in favor of persons owning or
operating threshing machines; to provide
for printing and distributing road laws;
to provide for three commissioners as in
speclors Of State institutions.
Bills were passed: allowing any town
or city to unite with railroad companies
to build bridges for use as railroad and
wagon bridges; to prohibit the obstruc
ton of highways by blowing, breaking OF
digging up lands
| FEBRUARY 16.
Senate not in session.
House.-lhc bill compelling railroads
to fence their tracks was, after debate
referred to the Railroad Committee.
Bills were introduced: to establish rea
sonnble maximum tariffs on railroads by
u system Of classiticaticn;. to compe
railroads 10 keep their depot Offices open
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