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IOwAsLEGIsLATURE.
pEcIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF COURIER.

IOWA tLEGISLATURE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF couR1EF
DEs MONIES, Feb. IL.
In the Senate there was quite
lively session, owing to one or tw'
important questions coming up TO
discussion. A large number of peti
tions were presented and filed.
The following bills were introduc
ed:
BY Hanna, to amend Sec. 4S7 Of tn,
Code, concerning cities and incorpo
rated towns; by Webb, to amend
Sec. 463, ch. "a, acts of 10th Genera
Assembly; by Arnold, an act to ex
empt certain lands situated withir
the limits of cities and incorporated
towns from taxation for municipal
purposes; by Arnold, to establish q
central station of the Iowa Weather
Service, and provide for the appoint.
ment of director thereof; BY Pat
terson, to make the Board of Trus.
tees Board Of Equalization in town
ships where no incorporated town or
city is situated !; by Clark, to extend
aid to the State University; by GAL
lup, requiring licenses from publish.
'ers of advertising sheets, fany char
acter, unless proprietors Of q daily,
weekly, or monthly publication; by
Woolson, to provide for an addition
al circuit and the election of an addi-
tional judge in each judicial circuit
by same, to provide for court ex-
pense fee for the benefit of circuit and
district judges; by Carr, to amend
Code relating to the appointment of
Wardens of the penitentiaries.
The following bill was passed: s.
F. 70, relating to the issue of certifi-
Gates to teachers of special branches.
Under the head of special business
the Senate took up Senator Woolson's 3
bill for the organization Of Board
Of State Charities. A very animated
discussion arose over this bill, which
lasted for some time, and was finally
made special order for Tuesday, 10th
inst, at 10 80 a. m.
III. +. rs, relating to term Of officers
in incorporated towns, was called up
and passed.
HOUSE.
In the House matters took the even
tenor of their way agsin, and altho'
some little effort was made to scare
up a discussion on the finance Ques-
tion, no controversy was raised of
any great moment. Mr.. Stone arose
to point OF privilege, and moro par
ticularly defined his position on the
finance question. By consent he in
troduced an amendment to the finance
resolution adopted yesterday, which
had been ruled out Of order when
presented before. 1t opposed resump-
tion until the silver dollar was restor-
ed to standard of value with gold,
and favored the resumption act of
1875.
Several petitions on subjects mostly
relative to the wine and beer clause
were presented and filed.
The following bills were introduc-
ed: By Walker, to repeal Sec. IL of
Code by Yoran, to regulate the pub
lication of proceedings of Boards of
by Coomes, to repeal
Sec. 2057 of Code, and enact q substi-
tute; by Wilson, of Polk, to amend
Sec. 6, ch. 20, acts of 10Th General
by Wright, of Warren, to
amend Code providing for collection
Of taxes; by Miles, for protection
and propagation of fish in Iowa; by
Afford, to abolish salaries Of District
by Rickel, to provide for
a stay of execution in foreclosures CT
chattel mortgages by sherifls; by
same, to provide for auditing witness
fees in criminal cases; by Taylor, to
amend code in relation to- intoxicat-
ing liquors; by Knoll, to amend code
in relation to assignments for benefit
of creditors; by same, to define the
rights of creditors in attachments
and other cases; by Stone, to allow
nntarina. nublic to solennize mar
riages; by same, TO prescribe mode OF
settling accounts of county officers;
by same, to prevent frauds by ware
house men and others; by O'Brien,
to define the rights of creditors un-
der chattel mortgages; by same, to
amend Sec. 350S of Code; by sane,
to define and punish the crime of en-
by Williams, to legalize
an election held in Van Buren, town
ship, Keokuk county; by Parker, to
amend acts ,of 10Th Gen. Assembly;
by Updegraff, to legalize sale Of cer-
tain school lands in Clayton county
by Ratcliif, to enable juries to render
in certain cases.
Mr.. Crooks entered a vigorous pro-
test against the passage of resolu-
ton relating to the title of the Des
Moines river lal DIS. The resolution
was laid over for one day.
II. +. "a, to amend code in relation
to grand and trial jurors, and reduc-
ing the number thereof to seven, was
put upon its passage, and defeated
ayes 40, nays so.
Both Houses adjourned at noon un.
til Wednesday morning.