Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-09
DIES MONIES. Feb. q.

Dies MONIES, Feb. 3.
The members have shout concluded
that two session q day is not SO nice
as they anticipated, and although the
Senate passed resolution to hold
two sessions on each day except
Wednesday and Saturday, ii has
about concluded to give it MP One
afternoon session was held, but only.
q short one, and to-day only one SEES.
sion was held. The House has passed
a resolution for two sessions, but the
committees have still great deal to
do, and probably the House will con-
clude the. morning hour is sufficient.
The committees have reported several
bills, but most of them are Of but lit.
tie importance. They stillhave to deal
with capital punishment railroads,
constitutional amendments and many
other things of general importance.
The House this morning still continu-
ed the consideration of the bill in re-.
lation to the Analnosa penitentiary,
but arrived at no vote to show the
opinion of the House In regard to it..
/ The Senate and House Committees
+, on Railroads held q joint meeting to-
day to consider the bills in relation
to re-grant of the McGregor e.
Sioux City Railroad lands. They
agreed upon no definite action but IL
is understood that there win be re-
lgrant of the lands to that road and
the time for completion Of the road
will be extended. There IL something
over a million dollars worth of lands
at stake in this, controversy and the
1 decision in the committee room pre-
cludes bitter contest in open session.
The friends of the several State in
Istitutions are marshalling their forces
land begin to appear in great numbers
to bespeak leniency toward their pets.
The opponents Of these institutions are
also doing their utmost. Among those
present are the Wardens of the Peni-
4 tentiarys, DIR. Thatcher Of the State
4 University, DR. Peck and others of the
State Medical Department and others
whofavor that school, hut its opponents
are not idle, for Keokuk has medical
representative who will make big
fight to kill that institution. Wheth.
err they will be successful or not is a
question, but there IL strong dispo.
. sitiOn in the Senate M least not to in
terfere with II.
The Senate passed the bill to-day
which provides that any incorporated
, \ city which shall contain more than
one-half of the population of the
county in which il is situated, and
which is only q part Of township,
shall be an additional and separate
township, and treated as such in the
. election OF supervisors of said county,
Il Senator Merrill, ofyour city,moved
an amendment to make the provisions
of the bill apply to cities containing
but onesthird the population Of the
county, but it was voted down.
Bills were introduced in the Senate
', to appropriate $4,000 for the Fl
Madison Penitentiary and $4,000 fol
the hospital for insane at Mt. Pleas,
I ant. The friends of these institutions
freely express the opinion that all
these demands for money will be
pruned down considerably before
they get through the committees.
II The Senate ALSO passed q bill fol
the correction Of unjust assessments
It provides that in case a person
Iagrieved over an assessment, car
show good reason for not having his
II assessment changed by the Board Of
4 Equalization, he can appear before
T the Circuit Judge, and the Judge car
then adjust his assessment.
II The Centennial Commission have
decided TINT $4,000 will satisfy theil
wants, and have introduced q bill tx
) appropriate that amount. The bill
provides that the money shall be ex
! pended by the Executive Council, anG
J the Governor shall appoint a genera
: manager and three commissioners
who shall have charge of the articles
on exhibition from the State and..th
, all articles taken there and paid fol-
. by the State shall be returned, anG
remain the property Of thnState.