Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

LIES MoiNES, Ecu. !, 1910. |
The General Assembly re-conven-
ed this morning, after recess'of six
days, and the attendance, as. is usual
after adjournments, was small. The
have been home enjoying
the smiles of their constituents for
a few days and have returned
here in q good humor, with number
less petitions in their pockets and a
large number of bills which will be
into both Houses in few
days.
In tbs Senate several petitions were
presented bearing, as most of the Pc
titions do this year, upon the liquor
law, the expenses of courts, or the |
proposed law for the regulation of
the practice of medicine. The me-
mortal of VIM. II. Craig, one of the
contractors of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, at Council Bluffs, asking re-
lief, was also presented. His claim
amounts to about $4,000, and has
been due many years. A committee
of builders and contractors have al
ready reported that it is Justly his
due and he now comes in and asks
the Legislature to pay the bill.
Bills were introduced to-day by
Senator Hartshorn, to amend the law
in relation to the sale Of land and
town lots for taxes by Senator Fos-
ter, for the adoption Of general rules
Of practice in the courts Of this state
also by same providing greater safe
guards in our system of savings
banks; by Senator Webb, appropri-
ating $35O,OOO to the new capitol
building for the next two years, and
$4,000 for sewers to. the Des Moines
river; by Senator Woolson asking an
appropriation of 81, $50, for the In
sane Hospital at Mt. Pleasant; by
Senator Russell provideing for the
rebuilding of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Council Bluffs and asking
$66, 500 therefor; by Harmon, asking
$146,9O0 for the Insane Hospital at
Independence by Senator Hemen-
way, asking $4,000 for the State Nor
NAL School at Council Bluffs.
The Secy, of State laid before the
Senate the report giving the number
of days which courts have held in ev-
Iery county in the state for the past
year, and it was referred to the com.
mittee on jury fees and court cxpen.
SEES.
The House held quite an animated
session, lasting until IL, NJ. There
: were IS members present, the other!
. being absent on committee duty, OF
not having returned from their vaca
ton. Numerous petitions were pre-
, sented, mostly bearing on the wine
3 and beer clause in the prohibitory
laws Of the state. The following bill
were presented:
Mr.. Morse, to prevent false state
9 ments of fire insurance companies il
: relation to their business; Mr.. Man
ming, of Carroll, to enable school dis
: tricts to issue bonds; Mr.. Carson, tt
provide for rebuilding the mail
: building and east wing of the Dea
q and Dumb Asylum at Council Bluff
and for furnishing the same; Mr.
Cannon, to provide for local Option
! in townships for the sale of wine ant
Q beer; Mr.. johnson, to make furthe
q appropriations for college for tn
blind Mr.. O'Donnell, to proven
double taxation of property of man
q ufacturing companies, and TO proven
double taxation of banking property
Mr.. Wilson, of Polk, to provide 70
maximum rates on railroads, and pro
vide for q board of commissioners
Mr.. Hallock, to legalize incorporation
of town of Stewart; Mr.. Seymour
to regulate the width of wagon roads
Mr.. Morse, to re-district State, an,
e fix ratio of representation Mr.. Had
\ ley, to regulate means of egress from
: public buildings, same, in relation t
notice of establishing highways; MI
King, to give greater efficiency to tn
e assignment of creditors.
e The following bills were passed
! To legalize charter and ordinances o
the town of Wilton. Iowa !; in relation
to trial by issue of fact in an indict
+ ment in relation to attorney fees TO
f defending persons charged wit
n crime, and prescribing the same pro
viding that no soldiers orphans o
widows should be sent to the poo
! house against their will.
q The time being up for introduction
t of bills asking for appropriations, an
- some not being yet drafted, the tim
z for presenting the same was extende
u for one week, on motion of Mr.. King
: Of Franklin.
q On motion of Mr.. Crooks, House ad
: journed until ten o'clock Frida
morning. p.