Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

lby Hallock, to repeal Sec. 1767, ch.
little IL of Code; by Wood, to estat
lish the weight of bushel of coal
by Hiatt. to repeal section 8l4, ch.
title 6 Of Code; by Stone, to tax ex
|press companies; /; by Crooka, to legal
ize official acts Of Geo. A. jackson,
notary public in and for Boone coun
|ty; by Waterman, to establish the &C
tion Of detinue; by Taylor, to pro
vide for the publication of de
Ilinquent tax lists; by Par
ker, to amend code in relation to rev
enues and loans in cities and towns
by Duncan, in relation to allowanc,
of claims in aid of paupers.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Duncan
that Capital Commissioners furnisl
the House q statement of amount o
money necessary to complete tha
portion of the new capitol intended
for use of the Senate and House, wa
Iadopted.
H. F. 36, tc provide for the destruc
tion of grasshoppers, was passed
S. r. So, to legalize sale of certain
school lands in Cherokee county, wa.
passed.
Fl. f. SO, to tax money loaned by
foreign insurance companies, to per.
sons in Iowa, was taken up, and after
q very animated discussion, referred
back to the committee for amend.
ment. The bill was championed by
Ex.- x.-Gov, Stone, who made a long
speech iaEadyocacy of it's passage
and was Se-e1forced by Messrs. Al.
ford and (serman.
DEs MONIES, Feb. Ia.
In the Senate this morning large
number of petitions were presented
from tho citizens Of the northern
counties of the State, asking that the
McGregor land grant be conferred
upon the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad. There were also a
large number of petitions asking va
rious changes or amendments in the
present liquor laws Of the State and
still a great many more asking the es-
tablishment of an Eclectic depart
ment in the State University, and
Senator Merrill introduced q bill
soon after to give effect to these petit
tions and establish such . department
of the chairs and appropriating "a, 100
for its support.
Other bills were introduced: By
Senator Larrabee, to further protect
the rights Of holders of warehouse
receipts or vouchers for grain, beef,
pork, lard, and beef and pork prod
ucts; by Senator Miller, making an
for the Asylum for the
Predetermined children at Glenwood,
asking $23, 500; by Senator Harmed,
to amend the laws relating to the va
cation of town plats; by Senator
Haines, to legalize tho incorporation
of the Chester Dairy Association, in
Poweshiek county; by Senator Law
renee, to establish and maintain a
Normal School at Lcmars in Plym-
outh county
The visiting committees have been
rather late in reporting SO far this
session, but tho committees on the
penitentiary at Anamosa,
the Reform School for girls at Salem,
the College for the Blind at Vinton,
and the Soldiers Orphans Home at
Davenport, were presented this morn
ing, and passed on file and ordered
printed. A portion of the visiting
to Vinton was read in or
der to develop the fact that it was
much larger than necessary and to
enable Senator Kimball to introduce
q resolution directing the committee
on College for the Blind and Asylum
for the Deaf and Dumb, to investi-
gate as to the propriety of moving
the last named institution to Vinton.
The bill relating to the trial,of eq-
uitable actions was taken up on third
and passed: ayes As, nays
none.
Senate file No. 1O4, an act in relation
to the fees Of attorneys appointed to
defend criminals came up. The de-
bate was quite an extended one and
was participated in by Senators
Teale, Carr, Miller, Dashiell, Merrill,
and Meyer, and bitterly opposed by
Senator Foster in two long speeches,
IS also by Senator Maginnis. The
bill passed by vote of Al ayes to 3
nays.