The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-03-02
At DIES MONIES.

G-a0~fs WIN irHSSA1S1 al Drs
Monies. To occupy some Of this, on
Tuesday aboa, 6fty Of the member.
went 10 The College Farm At the in
vitaiiou OF President Welch, and were
royalty entertained. A reporter 0!
the Rey..t>r says:
After partskizg OF . hearty dime.
xe started on the grand rounds o.
the farm and college buildings under
the lead OF the genial and accomplish
ed President, who is most thorough
in every department Of college and
I farm. We first visited the herd. The
/ frs, animal that attracted our atten-
,ion Was the famous short horn bull,
weighing 2,5s5 pounds, for which the
State paid tl, 900 when he was one
year old. He is now four years Old
I The herd Of cattle on the farm con-
sists OF Short horns, Jerseys, Aver
shires and Grades, and will perhaps
compare fayorably with any in the
STATE. OF swine, the College Farm
makes a very good showing Of Bsrk-
shire snd Poland China breeds, with
some very fine specimens Of hybrids,
a cross between the two breeds, which
we are informed are the best for
pork. Our attention wa, called 10 a
haN dozen Berkshire sows Of one lit
ter. nine months old, estimated TO
weigh three hunrded pounds EACH"
After the recess the Legislature
evidently assembled with business
intentions. The Senate on Wednes-
day engrossed an amendment 10 the
constitution sbolishiny the Grand
Jury system, and passed House bills
to abolish visiting schools by County
Superiutendents, TO legslize the &C
acknowledgement Of deeds by deputy
county officials, and Others. The
House discussed the question Of ex-
tending the time Of sale for delinquent
taxes, and passed favorsbly upon
making the appellee in road cases
pay costs, changing organization of
Independen. Districts, and other
minor matters.
Thursday the House lsbored with
the woman suffrage question, passing
the amendment providing for making
men cut of women BY vote Of is to
40 both our Cedar county members
voting with the affirmative. II is said
that the Senate has ma iority Of FIVE
in readiness 10 defeat this measure
The Senate passed the House bill
fixing a penalty Of 80 per day for
neglect to work out road taxes. The
Committee on McGregor land gran.
reported ;ha. the land mus, be re-
su;ned by the State before any new
gran, could be made, which is said TO
open the way for two hot fights in.
stead Of one. The subject Of prohi-
bi,ion was also brou2h, up by bill
10 include wine and beer, which was
lost. 1t is doubtless safe 10 conclude
that our present laws upon this ques-
tion will be unchanged by this Lsgis-
Iature.
The interest Friday cen,ered in
the House, where Judge Thayer, Of
Clinton, presented bill retaining the
vital point in our presen, railroad
law, viz the right Of the State to
control, and q, the same time avoid.
ing the cast iron and unchangable
features Of the present tariff law which |
have been so much complained Of. !
The bill, which was submitted to the
Railroad Committee, provides for one
railroad commissioner, who shall hear
complaints from the people and rail-
road companies,and hear the evidence
therein, and on or before the FIRST
Monday il May, 1873, and each year
thereafter, report to the Governor
the result OF his Investigations. He
and the State Executive Council are
made board OF railroad commission
ers, who shall annually make such
changes in the railroad tariff law 40
they deem equitable and just: Pro-
rided, That the presen, rates shall
not be increased more than % per
cent, nor reduced more thar Is per
cent. Roads are classed as q follows:
Class A, gros. earnings, 10000 per
mile, Class B, $4,000; Glass G, a.
600; Glass ID, $4,000. Roads earn
ing less than $4,000 are exempt from
operation OF the laws. Branch roads
are TO be deemed separate roads.
On Saturday the House resumed
the discussion Of a bin restoring cap
i,al punishment, Sin oil cases of willful,
+" deliberate and premedita,ed killing,
"or which Is committed in the per
pe,ralion, OF attempt to perpetrate
"sny arson, rape, robbery, mayhem,
cor burglary" on which test vote
wa. reached with results favorable
to the eventual passage of the bill
The Senate passed the woman suff.
rage amendment on file, aud passed
the capital punishment, bill to third
reading.
The Senate on Monday indefni.ely
postponed several bills 10 amend
the liquor law. Also passed q bin
requiring County Surveyors to record
field notes and fixing their pay a, a
per day; also prohibiting sending
widows or children of soldiers to
county poor houses. The House
postponed the capital punishment bill
and passed on numerous minor mat.
tiers.
Tuesday, the House passed tie
second reading n bin to tax dogs,