Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-27
SENATE.

petitions were again presented and
referred to the committee, mainly on
the repeal of the wine and beer clause
in the present liquor law.
The rule that ON and after yester-
day bills should only be introduced
through committees, has operated to
stop the great deluge of bills which
has heretofore afflicted the Senate.
The number of bills introduced in
the Senate has reached about $50 and
in the House about ATS, making in all
over 700 at the close Of the sixth
weeks session.
The only bill introduced this morn
ing was by Senator Hartshorn, pro-
viding for trials ON copies of indict-
ments in cases where the originals
have been lost.
The attendance was small and q
great many bills were indefinitely
postponed while several bills were
referred back to the committees, thus
of quite an amount of bust
ness.
Senator Meyer presented a reso-
luton looking to striking out the
word "male" from the Constitution,
which will come up in few days for
action.
The bill providing for the destruc-
ton of grasshoppers and their eggs
was passed on file and will come up
in few days for action.
The Senate will not hold q forenoon
session next Monday, having adjourn
od ,,n&Sl 8 nsclncH N m
HOUSE.
In the House there was very little
activity. A good many of the men,
bers were absent, and those who were
present lounged uneasily in their
chairs, with their feet on their desks,
and masticated oranges, peanuts and
candy. Saturday is not q very good
day for Legislators, anyway.
Several bills were introduced but
very deliberately. Itwould not have
worried q shorthand reporter to
keep record of them.
By Rickel-to provide for new tri-
ais in criminal cases on grounds of
newly-discovered evidence; by Car
son-t6 amend code relating to the
assessment of real estate; by Taylor,
to amend code in relation to compen-
sation of township officers; by Rickel
to provide for cross-examination
of persons making affidavits for con-
tinuance; by Perrin-to legalize or.
ganization Of independent district OF
Delta, Chickasaw county; by Jami.
son-relating to abolishing the district
supervisor system; by Lyon-in rela.
ton to appeals from city or township
boards Of equalization /; by Bliedung
Ito establish State board of health
by Parkinson to legalize official acts
of d. z. Palmer, Washington county
by Rickel-to prohibit grand jurors
from serving two years in succession
An effort was made to bring up the
temperance problem again. Mr.
Stone, of Marion, moved reconsider.
alton of the vote by which local
option bill was lost on Thursday, and
offered q substitute which was adopt.
cd. The substitute provides for pro.
hibition at the option of cities and
towns. The substitute went to the
committee to be returned by next
Wednesday.
The following bills passed the
House to-day: H. F. 34S, legalizing
an election in Van Buren, township,
Keokuk county; II. F, 397. to quiet
title in q certain tract of real estate
in Iowa City; H. F. 252, to legalize
official acts Of F. d. Lindsey, Benton
county; II. F. 269, to legalize incor-
poration of town of Stuart, Iowa H.
F. l6O, to vest title Of persons who
have purchased school lands of State
and died before patent was issued, in
heirs and assignees of patcntecs.
House adjourned at noon until the
usual hour Monday morning.