Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-29
Doinss Of the Iowa LegisIa.
ture..
Fifty Mexican Raiders Descend
Upon Mexican Towns.
An Abortion Affair in Burlington, Iowa,
Which Will Bring Trouble.
IOWA LEc,sl AZURE.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 29.-In the senate
to-day, memorials were presented from the
supervisors convention. lately held in this
city, and from the citizens of Washington
county, against all schemes looking t, fur
nishing school books to children by public
taxation.
Bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Dsshill, in relation to fees in
criminal cases.
By Mr.. Shelby, to collect taxes sem:-an-
nually.
BY Mr.. Shelby, to amend the law for the
payment of taxes In cities. existing under q
special charter.
BY Mr.. Homer, providing for the elec.
ton Of township treasurer of school in.
stead of district treasurer.
By Mr.. Chase, limiting the fees Of attor-
neys appointed by the court, to defend per.
sons charged with crimes, providing that
they shall have the same fees as are allowed
district attorneys for prosecuting.
BY Mr.. Dashill, on the same subject. and
enacting scale Of fees
By Mr.. McCord. to provide for special
t:rms of court for continued cases.
By Mr.. McCord. for the assessment of
telegraph lines. Also. by the same, in re-
lation to the liability of railroad corpora
tiops for falling to make sufficient cattle
guards.
The resolution providing that all appro:
priation bills shall be presented to the gen
eral assembly BY Thursday of the third
week Of the session, and reported from the
committees by Thursday of the sixth week,
and made special order until disposed Of,
was adopted.
The ,oting committee were directed to
report BY the 10th of February.
The bill to legslize the official acts Of Eli
Hulberson. notary public in Clayton coun.
" was passed. -ta5 S
The joint resolution requesting the sen.
ators and representatives. In congress to vote
for such amendments to the bankrupt law
% shall prevent injustice to creditors and
render the law moro effective was passed.
HOUSE.
In the house remonstrances were presented
against any law regulating the practice of
medicine.
Bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Bowdiss, to make the county
superintendents arbitrators in case Of dis
agreement Of the school boards, in regard to
children attending schools.
By Mr.. Rickol, requiring defendants to
demur or set aside the indictment within q
certain time.
By Mr.. Mallsry. providing = penalty Of
death for murder and rape.
By Mr.. johnson, to restore capital pun
ishment for murder in the first degree.
By Mr.. Russell, on the payment of Wit
nesses on criminal cases.
By Mr.. Fly. to amend the liquor law.
By Mr.. O'Brien, to restrain the sale Of
intoxicating liquors'i in incorporated towns.
By Mr.. Hadley' to provide for the pres
ervation sud better distribution Of fish, by
the erection Of fish ways and dams.
BY Nj. Maynard, to protect lthe native
forests.
By Mr.. Bloom, 70 amend the liquor Law.
By Mr.. King, to regulate the driving and
herding of cattle in droves Of one hundred
and over.
By Mr.. Lyon, for the appointment of guar
dians in certain cases.
Mr.. Elliott, in relation to the compensation
Of members Of firms and employees Of the
general assembly.
BY Mr.. McAllister 10 amend the acts Of
the acts Of .hc sixteenth general assembly
in relation 10 the bonding of county indebt-
edneAa. II
The vote on United States senator was
repeated TO day. In order to. provide Aeaisst
contingencies. The result IN the senate wss
a follows:
In The senase-7Allisoa "a, Miller IL,
Cuts I 1''
is .hs louss-Allisoa a., Aiilsr %,
Gates 3. Cuts 1.
The VOTE cass ios NJ, Cu,n vas BY Nj,
Hsises. 10 The sesase. ssd By NJ. Wood. ID
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