Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-19

County; legalizing the acte OF A. Armstrong,
OF Cedar County; to authorize the sale Oh an
out.lot In Delhi, Delaware County. Bills were
introduced and referred-apportioning the
state Senatorial districts; to provide re-
ports of the Supreme Court ior Inc
use of said court at Council BUNS.
In the House the Railway Tariff bill was
discus.ed all the morning, and passed by
vote Of N to1 II. Other bills were passed-ai-
lowing the manufacture Of wine and beer, but
prohibiting their sale--53 to Al; repeating the
present Herd law; to release County superin-
tendents from visiting schools; giving JUS
tices of the Peace Jurisdiction In cases where
the amount does not exceed $l00.
MARCH g.-In the Senate to-day bills were
passed--legalixing the sale OF certain ian1s In
Alamakee County; providing State institu-
tions and Justices Of the Peace with copies OF
the code; providing for the payment OF
Jurors; In relation to confessions OF defend
ants; in relation to appeals from inferior
courts; legalizing the acts Of the independent
school districts of Massena, Cass County.
The Railway bill, as passed by the House,
was referred to the Railway Committee, with
instructions to report on the 10th. Inc JOINT
resolution to strike from the Constitution the
word white was made the special order
for the 18th. The House passed the
following bills: Allowing counties having
IA, GOO population to levy six mills tax;
legalizing the incorporation OF New
Hampton, Chickasaw County; providing for
selling property held for taxes and remaining
~ IN
the payment of original taxes and ten per
cent. interest annually from the time the taxes
became due; legaliziDg the official acts OF ID.
II. TYLER, a Justice Of the Peace In Taylor
County; legalizing the official acts OF A. Wins
low, Notary Public Of Jasper County; legal
izing the election of Justices OF the Peace and
Constables In 1878, the came as IL 1t lad
been in an even numbered year, according to
law; legalizing the sale Of certain swamp
lands in Carroll County to E. F. Burgsn; to
quiet title to school lands in Webster and
Hamilton Counties; making railway compa-
mics liable for damages done to live stock on
unfenced roads and street crossings when run
ming at a greater rate of speed than six miles
per hour, and also for double damages for
fires caused by engines The Senate joint res
olution for the construction Of a canal from
Rock Island to Hennepin was adopted. The
Senate amendments In regard to establishing
the county OF Belknap were concurred In. The
Joint resolution for removing Indians from
Tama County was adopted, as was also the
resolution striking the word "white" out OF
the Constitution; in relation to legislative ofii-
GERS.
MARCH l0-The Senate to-day took up the
House Railroad Tariff bill and struck out
section IL, requiring the companies to trans
port cars Of other companies, and the clause
In section 10 requiring the rates to be posted
up In depots; the bill known as the Changers
bill was offered as substitute and was lost,
and the House bill was passed-39 to 8. The
bill to provide for restoring stock was taken
up, and, on discussion, was referred back
to the committee. Bills were passed
making an appropriation Of $4,000 for
the Fort Madison Penitentiary; providing for
the collection Of railroad taxes. In the House,
the Senate bill to furnish the State institutions,
Township Clerks and Justices of the Peace
with the code was passed; also, toprovide for
the pay of juries. The appropriation bills
were made the special order for the 18th. The
Senate bill TO lease convict labor was taken up
and debated.
MARCH lin the Senate to-day bills were
introduced and referred-to reduce the COM
pensation OF the Public Printer and Binder,
the former 10 per cent. and the latter 20 per
cent, relating to the election and quali6ca-
tons Of officers Of cities and town; to enlarge
the powers and duties Of District and Police
Courts, to amend the code relating to tele-
graphs; providing that lessees may have the
same rights as proprietors; to increase
the number Of Judges on the Supreme
Bench to five, three Of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business;
to appropriate ST. 600 each year for the State
Historical Society. Bills were passed--to le-
galize the official acts Of the city Of Knox
vile to allow railways to issue preferred
stock for their bonded indebtedness; to pay
7. NJ. Monroe and Col. A. B. Smedly for ex-
penses in collecting statistics on the transpor-
| tation question; to legalize the election of
Justices and Constables in 1878; authorizing
the certihcation by the Governor of lands
to the Sioux City 81 81. Paul Rail-
way; legallzing the incorporation OF
Northampton, Chickasaw County; al
lowing Treasurers of counties with 3, 500 pop
ulation 900 year, and less than that pop
ulation 81, 500. The resolution relative to
striking the words free white" out of the legis-
lative department of the Constitution was
psssed--yeas A, nays 1. The joint resolution for
an adjournment sine die March 10 was concurred
in... In the House, bills were passed-for
leasing convict labor at Fort Madison; max
ing cities and towns responsible for the value
OF buildings destroyed to prevent the spread
OF confagrations; requiring railway compa-
mics to provide for making connections of
railways of the same gauge intersect-
Ing or crossing each other by means Of a e W
or other suitable means, and the trarsporta-
ton OF cars OF other corporations; requiring
an account Of jury service to be kept by the
Clerk OF the court, and the costs for Jurors to
be taxed to the litigant; providing that, where
taxes have been voted In aid OF the construc-
ton OF railways and the company has failed to
fulfill its works, the record of such
taxes shall be cancelled upon the books
OF the County Treasurer; providing
for changing the time of the election Of Secre.
tary and Treasurer Of school districts from