Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

ate memorial and joint resolution
in reference to securing the improve
ment of Fox and Wisconsin rivers
was introduced this morning by Sem
ator Stoneman and passed. The fol-
lowing hills passed:
To amend sec. $50 Of code, relating
to safety of county bridges; relating
to admission of graduates of the law
department of State University to
practice of law to provide for trials
ON copies Of indictments where orig
inals have been lost; to provide for
the construction and maintenance of
county bridges on county line roads
when the site and bridge is wholly
within one or the other Co.; to de-
fine investments OF Life Insurance
Company's, permitting investments
to be made In county bridge or school
bonds.
A joint resolution was introduced
by Hebard and adopted, providing
for the appointment of one or more
immigration Commissioners without
expense to the State.
In the House the appropriation
bills were reported from Committee
ON Ways and Means and made the
special order for Wednesday after
noon next until disposed of.
| Bills were introduced for the better
security of the Revenue and relating
to duties of boards of supervisors in
regard to same; to legalize acts of
Co. auditor and deputies in relation
to mortgages given to permanent
school fund.
The following passed: To provide
that parties fined by Justices Of the
Peace may be committed until fine IL
paid.
DIES MONIES, March ia large
number Of petitions were presented.
The folio wing bills were introduce
ed:
Relating to support Of college for
blind reducing salary of State libra
rian from $1,000 to $1,000; reducing
support fund of the inmates OF State
Reform School from $40 to 81 per
month Producing support fund Of
inmates Of Orphans Home from $40
to 70 per month; requiring that off,
GERS of cities and towns shall receive
q fixed salary and that all fees shall
be paid into the treasury Of said town !;
to provide for the maintenance ofthe
Asylum for Feeble Minded Children
at Glenwood, appropriating $500
for Improvements; relating to quail
fication Of electors:
The following Joint Resolutions
were adopted:
Relative to q mail route from Shell
don to Spencer; for relief to James
A. Guthrie, of Hamilton Co. for re-
lief Of Soldiers in war with Mexico.
The following bills passed:
For protection of sheep; to author
lie construction of drains in two or
more counties; reducing salary of
state librarian from 81, 200 to $1,000 |;
to require Mutual Insurance Co.'S. to
make annual reports; to require all
officers Of cities and towns to receive
q fixed salary and that all fees now
authorized by law shall be paid into
the treasury; to authorize Boards OF
Supervisors to change the boundaries
of civil townships; amending exist
ing laws relating to canvass Of vote
by Judges Of election. Adjourned
till tomorrow.
In the House bills were intro duced
to secure to counties liens upon the
property Of poor persons to whom
aid has been furnished to amend the |
law relating to assessment Of taxes
on roads and highways.
The following bills passed:
70 establish central station of |
Iowa weather service; to permit cit
les acting under separate charters to |
abandon charters; to release the levy |
of certain taxes in Jefferson county,
lows !; to amend code relating to set
ting out prairie fires; confirming d.
plomas OF Medical College ct Keo-
kuk; providing for removal Of Sec
rotary Of independent school Districts
by board Of directors; to define the
investment Of insurance compAnies.
The bill In relation to dividing the