Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01
DFs MolSFs, Feb. "a.

vel, me lhSt supreme JuuSr, -
appointed, and the various candidates
can now slide down from the anxious
seat and wait quietly but not inact-
lively for future events Ia decide their
fate. These two appointments of
Judge SecFcrs and Judge iiothrock
have been just as The press for the
past six weeks expected and demon
stratcs that the press is good at guess
ing or that the Governor has waited
TO see the run Of popular sentiment
and appointed in accordance there
with. As a sequel 10 the appoint
mcnt Of Judge Ro,hrork il iscNpcct-
cd that Senator Shane will soon cy-
change his place rs member OF the
Senate for one on the District bench,
and il is likely that Rothrock's chair
will mol got cold before Senator
Shane win occupy II. We, this is not
all, il is claimed that by this arrange
mcnt thai the vote of Benton county
will go solid to nominate Rush Clark,
Of johnson county. for Congress, but
II is quite probable that this can not
be 20 easily arranged as il could he il
the Governor could appoint.
The House has passed a bin 10
abolish the system Of visiting the
schools ny the County SUperintcn-
dent. Also bill for The accommoda-
ton of pupils residing at remote dis
tances from school houses. To do
this 1t changes the law in relation to
sub school districts. Also the bill in
relation to insurance companies pro-
yiding that proof Of Incorporate hab-
its of parties insured may not release
companies from liability when such
habits are generally known. Also a
bill requiring township clerks to post
up in a prominent place 4 statement
OF receipts and disbursements at each
general election,
The House In the main to-day has
had under consideration hin chang
ing the time for the collection of
taxes. il changes the time from the
lst Of November to the LIST OF Janua-
ry, and p0stponcs the time for the
publication Of delinquent taxes from
the lst Of March to the lst Of May. III
connection with this an attempt We
made to instruct the Committee on
Ways and Means to report bill for
the semi-annual collection Of taxes.
This was fruitless effort, and the
original bill was ordered engrossed.
The Senate has been considering
the bill providing that all intoAica-
ting liquors, beer and wine included,
he prohibited, and declaring saloons
or dram shops public nuisances. II
was amended so as not to include
beer and wine, but was lost,rceciving
only % votes, 20 being necessary.
The disposition appears to be to lei
well enough alone and not tampeI
with the law as it is at present.
Senator Teale's resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the State con-
stitution to abolish the grand jury,
and providing that a criminal may be
bound over to the next term Of Court
direct from the preliminary eyamin-
alton, was placed on passage and
passed by vote Of 26 to 20.
The Senate also passed bill legal.
izing the acts Of certain Boards OF
Supervisors in certain irregularities
in levying the tax for the support OF
the insane.
A resolution opposing the repeal OF
the railroad tariff law, which was a
special order for to-day, was referred
to the Committee on Railroads, with
instructions to report a bill embody-
ing such amendments to the present
law as seems desirable.
The Senate also passed n joint reso.
luton asking our members in Con-
grcss to use their influence to obtain
change in the law granting lands to
the Agricultural College SO that the
State Treasurer may loan the funds
other than rs now provided in State
and U. S bonds. Also to permit the
General Assembly to appropriate a
portion Of the funds for erecting and
repairing the buildings Of that insti.
tuition. CAL.