Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-30

Incorporated towns in regard to Ii
cences terminating.
BY Gallnp, an act making it neces
essary for County Recorders to attes,
the acknowledgement of satisfaction
pieces Of any mortgages not satisfied
by instruments not duly ackno wledg.
ed and recorded.
BY Kimball, An act to provide fol
the organization Of the State Militia
and entitled 'oThe Military Code oi
Iowa." The bill provides for the
complete organization Of the militia
Of the State. .t...t
BY Webb, an act to prevent the sale
OF coal oil below certain test which
Is fixed at l5O degrees fire test.
| BY Meyer, an act to amend sec.
1888 Of the Code Of Iowa, relating to
fixing the penalty for selling intoxi.
eating liquors to minors or intoxicat.
ed persons. -. .ra-g.
By Hemenway, an act to provide
for the decision by the electors Of the
question "ShAll there be conven-
tion to revise the constitution and
amend the same {" The bill provides
for the submission of the question at
the annual election of 1879.
u RESOLUTIONS.
Senator Haines offered the follow
ling resolution:
Res0lved By the Senate, the House
|concuTying, That the visiting commit
tees to the charitable institutions be
instructed to ascertain and report to
the General Assembly the number of
persons employed at each institution,
the names Of persons employed at
each institution, the salary paid to
each, and the kind Of service expect
ed of each; also, what each received, !,
If anything. in addition to his salary
In the way of board, rooms, fuel, light,
washing, &C., &C., at the expense Of
the State, and also whether any of the
families Of employees are receiving
board, &C., at the expense OF the State,
and, If any, the facts in each case.
The resolution was adopted.
The President announced the fol-
lowing additional standing commit
tees Is directed by the Senate:
Retrenchment - Senators Russell,
Carr, Teale, Larrabee, Hebard, Harts-
horn, Kimball, Rumple and Stone-
man. w
Asylum for Feeble Minded Chill
dren-Senators johnson. Nichols of
Guthrie, Meyer and Mccormack.
Municipal Corporations-Senators
Ham and Patterson. Hn
Special Committee - To examine
and report the condition ofthe secur-
ities for the safe keeping and profec-
tion of State funds, Senator Clark on
the part of the Senate. 155
Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock
Friday morning.
HOUSE.
DEs MONIES, Jan. "a, 1878.
House called to order by Speaker
Stone at ten A. N. Gs# - s-E2
In pursuance of Senate message Of
Wednesday, asking that . committee
Of three be appointed from the House
to confer with committee from the
Senate, to report the securities for safe
keeping of State funds, the Speaker
appointed as such committee from
the House, Messrs. Bloom, Miles and
Lyon. ',a.5l
On Medicine and Surgery-Messrs.
McAllister, Hamilton, Parkinson,
Bleidung and Wilson of Kossilth.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Rickel, limiting the number of
witnesses In criminal cases.
By Rhode, to encourage raising of
sheep, and to protect same from dep
relations Of dogs, referred to commit
tee on Agriculture.
BY Deweese, to prohibit sale of in
toxicating liquor within two miles of
cities and towns on election days
where same was prohibited in said
towns or cities, was referred to Com
mittee on Suppression of Intemper-
ance and ordered printed.
BY Mr.. Knoll, to create q board Of
commissioners to codify and revise
school laws of Iowa.
By Mr.. Wilson of Polk to provide
for appointment Of County Solioi-
tors.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Deweese offered Q resolution
asking that committee Of five be ap-
pointed to inquire into the practica-
bility and necessity of maintaining
the Asylum for Deaf and Dumb Ct
it's present location near Council
Bluffs.
PASSAGE OF BILLS.
House File 4, relative to fugitivcs
escaping from justice, was put upon
its passage.
Having been referred to Committee
on Judiciary, said committee suggest.
ed an amendment, which was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Hiatt offered q further amend
ment to release the State from all
costs In securing the arrest of fugi-
tives where there was NO conviction.
Bill read third time, AMI passed.
House adjourned until 10 o'clock
Friday morning. a. aGaa