The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

oENATE.-On the 18th, bills passed
e secure safety in bridges; admitting graduates
the bar; eRalizing certain instruments in writing,
providing for trial on copy. IF indictment when
the original is lost; establishing the weight of
6ushel OF charcoal at twenty pounds; requiring
INSURANCE. companies to cancel policies in certain
cases; for building bridges in or near county
c c.mes; dehnlpg Investments Of life insurance
tne Governor to appoint one. or more Commits
sioners of Immigration, without salary or per-
Quisltes.
HOUsE.-Bills were reported making
the following appropriations: State University,
pairs etc.; Anamosa Penitentiary, 10000 for
the erection of the south wing and $500 for
ether 9th s.op purposes; Fort Madison Penitentiary,
Reform School at Eldora. $500; Orphans Home
e V;n}av sp IT. $500 College for the Blind at
pendence, 5000, and at Mount Pleasant,
$l1 300. They were made the special order for
Wednesday next. Bills were passed-allowing
imp al payment Of costs as well as
The Constitutional Amendments were considered
Assembly should be elected for four consecutive
years was lost; that to strike the word white
from the Constitution, SO as to make colored per-
sons eligible to the General Assembly was passed;
and the amendment to strike out the word
male" was lost, for want of Constitutional
majority-yeas, AZ: NAYS. 81.
SENATE.-On the 18th, Senator Will
son was elected President pro tenn, the Demo-
Gratis voting, for Senator Merrell. Bills were
passed-fOr the killing of dogs when running at
large on premises other than their owners; for
opening drains in certain cases; reducing the
salary Of the State Librarian. $500 requiring
mutual insurance companies to make annual
statements; to give officers of cities and towns
fixed salaries and no fees: authorizing Boards to
amending the code in relation to the canvass Of
votes; amending the law in relation to wire
fences. -,
ing an election for the Abandonment of char.
ter. confirming diplomas of the Keokuk Medical
College; defining the investment of life insu-
rance companies; authorizing School Board to
remove its Secretary by a two-thirds vote; Great
ing three new Judicial Circuits Scott and Mus
catine. DesNIoines and Louisa, and Polk and
refund their indebtedness at lower rates of inter-
est; allowing incorporated towns to extend their
limits as in the case Of cities; to punish neglect
ing the law in relation to taxing costs in queting
titles requiring the Treasurer to state in tax re-
ceipts what tax is delinquent and whether the
lowance for the insane from 800 to Sl5 per month.
Tho bill to repeal the Wine and beer clause and
prohibit the sale of the same was lost-yeas, 80;
nays 81.
SENATE.-On the 18th, bills were in
troduced-to change the boundaries of the Third
enue bill was discussed and defeated.
HoUsE.-Bills ed-amending the
code SO as to make Supervisors personally liable
in certain cases; legalizing the sale of certain
school lands in Allamakee County; changing the
vile; amending the law in relation to Teachers
Institutes. The bill making an appropriation of
$4,000 for the new, Capitol, and $1,000 for
the 50O0 allowed annually for the building.
The bill! making an appropriation of LOCO for
the Agricultural College was passed.
SENATE.-On the 14th, the bill passed
making it penal offense for officers of State in
situations to contract Indebtedness beyond the
the bill repeating the Railroad Tariff law was
ordered to be reported from committee, and
made special order for the 18th. This was con-
bill will pass the Senate.
HOUsE.-The House devoted the day
to a con sideration of Appropriation bills. The
following were passed: For the Reform School.
81 500; Orphans Home at Davenport $40 $50;
ASYLUM at Independence, $50, 600; Anamosa PEN
itentiary, $64 674 The bill to purchase the Scott
property, in Van Buren, County, was lost, and
the committee ordered to report bill to lease
convenient property.
SENATE.-On the 10Th, the Senate
ordered the bill repeating the Railroad Tariff
law and establishing Board of Railroad Com
missoners made the special order for the 18th;
name nan cor q dayton, Washington County to Day
tonville; legalizing certain records in Lee Coun-
ty; legalizing the incorporation of Wilton, Mus
catine County; authorizing cities of the first
class to pay officers fixed salaries; to prevent
publication of false reports by insurance com.
panies; reducing the salary of the Register OF
the State Land Office to 5000, and his Deputy's
bort Of tie Bind II from sao to U.s. per auartee
Reform School Pupils from $40 to 81 per month,
and Orphans at the Home from $40 to 3d.
HOUSE passed-requiring male
seventeen years of age: authorizing the copying
of county records: for the improvement of roads
by private parties and the erection of tOllgates:
dsfning the duties of County Treasurers and
giving the ASYLUM for the Feeble-Minded at
Gienwood $23 800. The bill making an appro-
priation Of e17OoO for the Normal School at
Cedar Falls, after a long discussion, was ordered
engrossed.
SENATE.-On the 10th, bills were
passed-relative to the construction and mainte-
nance of fshways; legalizing acts OF the Town OF
Scion, johnson County; giving School Directors
members; to tax telegraph lines. After a long
discussion. the bill to purchase the Mitchellville
Seminary for a Girls Reform School WIS lost,
and the bill passed to lease other grounds and
BUILDINGS for the purpose. A number Of local
bills were passed.
HOUsE.-The House had lengthy
discussion over the bill appropriatiog 60 90 for
Finally the House refused To order the bill en-
grossed-yeas, AZ, nays, 4G. In the afternoon the
appropriation for the Anamosa Penitentiary was
reduced from go goo te s4009 and the bills
the RI form School and for fish culture were lost
Seventeen thousand dollars. was appropriated to
ii q Insane Asylum at Mount Pleasant.