Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-27
Legislative PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Dies MONIES, March 10.
AT the opening of the session tho
Senate passed the bill entitled "The
Military Code of Iowa." for the gov
eminent of the State Militia.
The Railroad Commissions bill was
then taken up and discussed during
tho morning and afternoon sessions
and the Senate adjourned for an
evening session. On coming to-geth-
err in the evening the fight was con-
tinued and vote not reached until
about one o'clock this morning when
the bill finally passed by vote of 20
to 10. The following is the vote in
detail:
Ayes-Arnold, Bestow, Carr, Chase,
Dashiell, Dows, Dwelle, Ford, GAL
lup, Graham, Hartshoru, Hebard,
johnson, Kinnee, Larrabee, Law
renee, Lewellen, Mccormack, Mad.
son, Miller, Nichols Of Benton, Mich
OILS of Guthrie, Patterson, Russell,
Shelley, Stoneman, Teale, Wonn and
Wright-29.
Nays-Blackman, Bronson, Foster,
Gilmore, Haines, Ham, Hanna, Har-
mon, Harmed, Hemmenway, Kim
ball, Maginnis, Merrell, Meyer, Rum
pie, Webb, Wilson, Woolson and
| Young-19.
Absent or not voting-Senator
| Clark.
The Senate adjourned until 10
o'clock Wednesday morning.
So the fixed tariff law for railroads
in Iowa, except as to passenger rates,
is repealed and the Commissioner sys-
inaugurated.
HOUSE.
II. F. $40, authorizing the Treasur-
err of State to pay to the sever
al counties the amount of swamp
land indemnity fund heretofore with
held under law, was taken up.
Passed-ayes 80, nays 0.
Mr.. Hallock called up H. +. 27O, to
extend the time for bonding county
indebtedness.
Rules suspended, bill read third
time and put upon its passage. Pass.
ed--ayes 80, nays l.
Mr.. Hamilton called up II. F. 434,
to legalize the foreclosure of certain
mortgage given by the trustees of the
College of Physicians and Surgeons
of the Medical Department Of the
Iowa University 10 the State of Iowa
for the use of the school fund on lots
one, two, five, six, seven, eight, nine,
ten, eleven and twelve, in block TWEEN
ty, in tho city Of Keokuk, Lee county,
Iowa, and all business had in said
suit of foreclosure, and to legalize
and confirm the title acquired by the
purchaser thereof under the sale
made by virtue of said foreclosure
proceedings.
Bill read third time and passed
ayes so, nays O.
Mr.. Yoran called up S. F. I'll, to
establish depository or repositories
in Des Moines for the collection of
drafts, checks or certificates of depos
it received by the Treasurer of State
in payment Of State debts.
| 1.-THE bill provides that the Treasu-
rec of State, with the advice and ap.
prevail of the executive council, may
designate one or more banks in the
city of Des Moines as q depository
for the collection of any drafts, checkt
and certificates of deposit that may
be received by him In payment of any
claims due the State.
Passed-ayes 7S, nays 6.
The bill fixing attorneys fees in
criminal casee was read third time
and passed-ayes "a, nays 2.
, The bill passed provides that sec
, 1929, title % of the Code be, and tn,
same is hereby, amended by striking
out of said section the words
) "such fee as the court may fix" WHERE
: the same occur after the word "mur
| DER" and after the word "felony,
3 and by inserting after the wore
. murder" the words, "twenty-fiv
dollars" and by inserting after tn,
word "felony" the words, "ten dol
lars."]
Mr.. Stone called up S. F. 2S6, whicl
/. provides that the salary of the clerl
, of the Supreme Court shall be TWEEN
; ty-two hundred dollars per annum
and there is allowed him the sum 0
,, twelve hundred dollars per annum
or so much thereof as may be neces
sary, for clerk hire, to be paid upo,
, affidavit of the clerk that the service
for which such clerk hire is allowed
, are necessary to the proper discharg'
of the duties of the Office, and fixe
the fees of his Office.
Roll colled and bill passed-aye
80, nays 1.
: AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Stone called up II. F. 1853, t,
provide for the appointment of Stat
Fish Commissioner at salary of 81,
500 per annum, locating the FISH
Matching House at Anamosa, an(
granting $1,000 for its support. Thi
bill was lost on Saturday, and wa
taken up for reconsideration.
Mr., Stone moved the rules be sus
pended, and the bill put upon its pas
sage.
Mr.. Wood was opposed to the pas
sage of this bill. He said we wer,
making Libby and Andersonvill,
Prisons out of our penitentiaries, ani
in the straitened financial condition
of our State the passage of this bill
was wholly improper and injudi
cious.
Mr.. King hoped the bill would
pass.
Mr.. Holbrook moved the previous
4 question, and the motion to suspend
the rules was put and prevailed.
Bill read third time and passed
ayes GA, nays q.
i S. F. 234 appropriating 81, 4S6.2l fol
payment of military services during
the tramp riot during 1877.
Passed-ayes 81, nays IL.
i II. F. 4S3, bill to prescribe delin.
quent Textbook, to remove liens, and
for the payment of taxes in certain
cases was taken up.
| Rules suspended, bill read third
time, and put upon its passage.
i Passed-ayes sc, nays IA.
| S. f. 299, making it unlawful fol
trustees of State institutions to con-
tract any Indebtedness in excess OF
appropriation, or to devote funds to
any use other than that mentioned in
the appropriation bill, was taken up.
Rules suspended, bill read third
time and put upon its passage.
Passed-ayes 80, nays 0.
Mr.. Stone called up 81. +. $50,
changing the per capita monthly al.
lowance ofprisoners in the Anamoss
penitentiary from $40 to 50.
Rules suspended and bill passed
ayes 80, nays0.
II. +. 557 was taken up, limiting the
appropriation to county agricultural
societies to 5000 annually, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Wright, of Warren, wal
laid on the table.
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION
was next taken up.
The previous question was at once
ordered, and all discussion prohibi-
ted.
Question turning on the adoption
of the amendment to the constitution,
permitting women to vote and hold
office, the same was adopted-ayes IS,
nays AZ.
] HOUSE.
Dies MONIES, July 20.
The House passed the bill to fur
| Their protect the rights of the holders