Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-02-12
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Halliday SessloM-Local Rills.Rail.
road LcglslAti0Ms.vlsitt Com.
,Missecs g state NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Dies MONIES, Feb. 4.
Both branches of tho General AS
sembly held halliday sessions to-day,
but dispatched business with celebrity
and rapidity. Several bills, resolu-
tons, petitions, and memorials were
introduced and disposed of.
The frat railroad legislation of the
sessions work, perhaps, was done by
the passage Of q bill in the Senate
providing that taxes voted in aid of
the construction of railroads, shall
be forfeitee, whore tho company fails
to fulfil its contract for . period OF
two years. The first section gives in
substance the import Of the bill:
SECTION !. Be IL enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Iosca,
That whenever any taxes have been
voted and levied upon the property of
any township, city or town, ia aid Of
the construction Of any railroad, rs
provided by chapter IL OF the acts of
tho 18th General Assembly, and chap
ter 1O2 Of the laws Of 18th General
Assembly, and the collection Of said
taxes has been, or shall hereafter be,
suspended by reason of the non-fnlfill-
ment by the railroad company in
whose favor such taxes were voted, or
to whom they may have been trans,
ferred, or any contract agreement or
stipulation In writing, made between
such railroad company and any town
ship, city or town, for tho benefit Of
the people, or any resolution or in
ducement in writing extended by such
railroad company. ~ the people, ss
provided BY chapter Of the laws Of
the 18th General Assembly, and the
said collection Of slid taxes has been,
Or shall hereafter Be, 90 suspended for
the term Of two ye4rs from the date
Of which said taxes were levied, then
the right Of such railroad COMPANY to
said taxes shall be deemed forfeited,
and the collection Of the same il there
fore prohibited.
The various visiting committees to
State Institutions will enter upon their
duties as follows: r
Orphans Home, Agricultural Col
lege, College for the Blind, on Febru-
ary 9th.
Insane HOSPITAL, and Reform School
Feb. 18th. Penitentiary, Deaf and
Dumb Asylum. and State Univeraity.
Feb. 10Th. & mn
Rilla ware introduced and rafarred
TO make further appropriations for the
Hospital for the Insane, at Mt Pleas.
ant In the sum Of I'll 500, for various
Ipurposee: IA.
I To strike ont section II, article ], Of
| spe NonssAsuS;On ~ sne 0s.te % aOWss
being 70 aboltsh the Grand jury sys-
| vent the driving away Of stock ]; TO
legafize the incorporation Of the Odd
Fellows' building at keoknk. The
rules were suspended ana the bill
passed 70 amend ne code relsting z 70
railWays, and. requiring Them to build
fences ON Dotn sides OF their tracks
within 2 certain time, ordered print.
ga, ana referred. FOR the support 81
the State Reform school, ana sppf0'
priating $IO monthly Tor each pupil
Referred and ordered printed.
Senator Merril-our 1errill-in.
tr0duced OIL tnAt VIII doubtlesi
gladden. the hearts Of the Fish Cuitur.
lists, % II provides for the appointment
Of Fish commissioners TO 30 that Ger.
tain regulations. specihed, arc Carried
out, relating 20 the encouragement o.
fish culture IA Iowa rivers. i,
REVOLUTIONS.
By Hartshorn, preamble ana joint
resolution in regard to the title Of lands
n - 60. - Ia