Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-02-06

had been q younger and stronger
man, the mental shock Of his broth.
er'S death would not have overpow-
cred him.
The love- Lsgislaturs.
January 2sA.
| In the Senate Lieut.. Gov. Bulls took
leave Of the Senate in . short speech
and Introduced his successor, Lieut.
Gov. Dysart, who. delivered brief ad.
dress upon assuming the chair. The
standing committees were announced.
Our space will not admit of their publ
cation In full.
Joint resolutions were introduced as
follows: BY Senator West, in favor Of
the election OF U. s. Senators by the peo.
pie; by Senator Boomer, memorial rel.
alive to banking and currency; by Sena.
tor Maxwell, relative to investigation Of
Agricultural College. The last resolu-
ton was adopted unanimously.
In the House the Senate resolution for
Investigation of the affairs Of the Agri.
cultural College, was adopted without
dissent, and Messrs. 'Newbold, Mitchell
and Goodrich appointed AZ members from
the House.
The House refused to adopt the action
of the Senate abolishing the Office of Post.
master and Assistant, the whole question
being Indefinitely postponed by vote OF
so to AZ.
January goth.
In the Senate bills were introduced to
amend code defining the time of grace
upon negotiable bills and notes; by Sem
atOr Bemis, to provide for distribution
of code to Justices; to amend the law
concerning larceny; to protect partition
hedges; to punish Keepers of billiard 81.
looms for harboring minors; to provide
for the appointment of suitable person
to examine the accounts and count tn.
money in the hands of county officers
and report 10 Board of Supervisors; TO
provide for the division of counties into
districts to correspond with number Of
Supervisors; TO compel children from 8
to IA to attend school.
Senators Kephart, Cooley and Merrill
were appointed as members of the Com.
mittee to investigate the Agricultural
College
In tho House the standing committees
were announced.
The report Of the Committee ON Mile
age after some debate and display Of
cheap virtue on the part of the members,
was adopted.
Bills were introduced to provide for
fencing railroads; to fix salaries of State
and county officers; to encourage manu-.
factories; to increase the membership OF
Boards Of Supervisors; to fix compensa.
ton of Supervisors; to give justices ju-
risdicti0n in cases involving not over
500; fixing compensation Of county
officers; to amend law relative to asses.
mcnts; to establish maximum rates for
freights on railroads.
January 30th.
| Senator Campbell introduced bill
creating Board of Railroad Commits
sioners, and defining their duties and
powers, also fixing the maximum rates
for freight and passengers on railroads in
Iowa. Bills were also introduced: to
amend marriage law; relating to the in
PRODUCTION Of Texas and Cherokee cat
tie; and to amend code relative to asses
mcnt of taxes.
Senator Dague introduced joint reso.
luton, which was adopted, memorial
izing Congress to repeal the law requir.
ing postage to be paid on newspapers IN
counties where published.
Senator Merrill, of Wapcllo, introduced
q resolution requesting the Committee on
Printing to inquire into the expediency
of abolishing the Offices Of State Printer
and Binder. Adopted
! In the House the Senate bill appropri.
ating mileage to the members Of the Leg.
islature, and per diem to the temporary
officers was passed. Yeas, 81; nays, IA
Messrs. Brown, of Washington, and
Horton, Of Muscatine, were appointed az
the additional members of the Agricul
tural College Investigating Committee on
the part Of the Honse.
January 31M.
In the Senate the following committees
to visit State institutions on the part Of
the Senate wcrc announced by the Chair:
Penitentiary, Campbell; Hospital for In.
sane, Gault; Institution for Blind, Tay
lor; Orphans Home, Dague; Reform
School, Miles; Agricultural College, How
land; Institution for Deaf and Dumb,
Shane; State University, Boomer.
In the House number Of unimportant
resolutions and bills were offered.
| Hogga,t, Of Story. offered resolution
for the restoration of capital punishment,
which was made the special order for
three weeks from to day.
| Mr.. Lyons introduced 3 resolution in
structing the Committee ON Schools TO
bring in q bill for compulsory education
of children between the ages Of six and
twelve years. Referred to committee.
The following visiting committees on
the part of the House were announced by
the Speaker: Pcnitentiaries. Tufts and
Connolly; Insane Hospitals, McNeill and
HOllingsworth; Blind Asylum, Campbell
and Cardcll; Orphans' Home, Tracy and
Muehr; Agricultural College, Platte and
Rogers; Reform Schools, Clark Of Iowa,
and Dayton; State University, Miller and
Bonham; Deaf and Dumb Asylum, SecOr
and Hindman.
Mr.. Pect of Delaware, was placed on
the College Investigating Committee in
place of Mr.. Horton who declined.
February I'd.
In fine Senate bills were introdu ced TO
provide penalty for violation Of tho rail
road law; to extend the time when taxes
arc due one month; to amend law relative
10 tax sales and redemption of property;
to protect the people against unjust dis
elimination and abuses by railroad, cx-
press and telegraph companies. III.
Senator. Converse;o offered concur rem
resolution for final adjournment Of the
General Assembly, Feb. rs, which was
adopted.
Senator Boomers bill, relative to life
insurance was amended and passed.
In the House, the resolution for the
pay of the permanent officers was passed
after much delay, and grand and lofty
tumbling on the part of the reformers
A bill providing for the publication of
the laws in newspapers was introduced
and referred.
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In the Senate. petitions were presented
for the establishment Of State Normal
School. A resolution vas adopted pro
yiding for investigation in reference to n
bill passed by the 14th General Assembly,
relative to the preservation of the funds
of the State Institutions, but which did
did not come into the hands Of the Gov
crnor for signature or become law.
In the House the committee on rail
roads reported MYorably on the resolu'
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