Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-20


Committee on Ways and Means.
In the House Mr.. Wilson called up
II. F. 500, comforting on the Board Of
Trustees of the Reform School au-
thority to fix the salary of their treas
urer, asking for an appropriation of
$3.50 for payment Of W. L. Vestal.
Thos. E. Corkhiil, and E. Andrews as
treasurers.
Mr.. Duncan made strong and de-
cided opposition to granting this bill,
saying that it was to pay man who
already had in his possession 81, 800 of
the money of the State, which sum he
had held for two years and refused
to pay over.
Some discussion arose, and Mr..
Duncan moved to strike out the en-
acting clause.
Motion prevailed and the bill was
lost.
Mr.. Wilson called up H. F. 545, ask
ing for the sum of $2,344.5O to pay
James and o. b. Wickham for losses
during fire and storm that destroyed
the Asylum for Deaf and Dumb at
Council Bluffs.
The bill was lost.
Mr.. Wilson called up S. F,-,to ray
military for services rendered during
strike of 1877.
Mr.. Updegraff moved to postpone
further consideration until the bill is
printed. Motion prevailed.
RETRENcHMENT BILLS.
The bill reducing the per capita al
lowance of the inmates Of the Deaf
and Dumb Institution from forty
dollars per quarter to thirty dollars,
was taken up, the same being Sem
ate bill.
Rules suspended, and bill put upon
its passage.
Passed-ayes 81; nays 0.
s. f. 2S4, fixing salary of Register
State Land Office at $1,000 per annum
and deputy at 81 600 was taken up.
Rules suspended, bill read a third
time and passed-ayes 76, nays Ii.
s. f. 274, to reduce the salary OF
State Librarian from ST. 200 to s., 900,
was taken up.
The rules were then suspended and
the bill passcd-syes y, nays Ia.
S. F. 247, changing the the time OF
quarterly meetings Of trustees of the
hospital for the insane, and changing
the per capita quarterly allowance OF
the inmates of the institution from $40
to SIT.
The rules suspended and the bill
passed-ayes 81, nays l.
s. F. 23l, fixing salary of Deputy
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
at 81 200 in lieu of other fees.
Passed-ayes 81, nays O.
s. f. 275, to amend Code and re.
duce per capita monthly allowance OF
inmates of the reform school from
$40 to 81.
Mr.. Stone moved to amend and al.
low 50 per month.
s. f. 263, relating to fagitives from
justice.
Passed-ayes IS, nays7.
S. +. 272, to amend Code reducing
per capita quarterly allowance of in
mates of college for the blind from
$50 to $50, and increasing the Germ.
of support of non-residents to .$l pei
quarter.
| Passed-ayes So, nays 0.
S. f. ZIG, reducing the per capits
monthly allowance of the inmates O.
the Orphans Home at Davenport
from $40 to ~.
i Mr.. Wright, of Warren, moved t
lay the bill on the table. Motor
prevailed.
| II. F. 533, relating to the supper
required by counties for the supper
of the insane.
| THE bill provides that the supper
fund required from counties per cap
ita for inmates Of Insane Hospita
shall be SIS per month instead of So.
| 20 per week.
Passed 80 to 3.
1 Several motions to reconsider wer,
laid on the table.
Motion to reconsider the v0t,
whereby the fish House bill was lost
Prevailed.
i The bill was recommittcd 10 Com
mittee on Fish and Game.
| H. F. sos, granting the Adjutan
General salary of s. 500 per annum
in lieu of all other allowances fol
clerk hire, etc.
i Mr.. Rickel moved to make the sal
airy 1000. Lost.
| Mr.. Whaley said the salary of thi
officer had been fixed by the Commit
tee on Military Affairs, and woult
like to see this bill postponed.
/ Mr.. Bloom moved to make the sal
airy 81, $50. Motion prevailed.
| The bill as amended was put upol
its passage.
1 Passed-ayes 80, nays 4.
| II. f. $50, reducing per capita o
convicts in penitentiary from rs to 81
Passed-ayes n, nays7.