Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-30
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GENERAL.
Doings Of the Iowa Leqlsla-
ture.
e.A. Burke Wishes to Know Who this
Vim. {. Chandler Is, and All
About Him.
Asa Howard Nominated for POST
master at Yankton.
Senator Christiancy Submits An Amend.
ment to the Silver Bill.
Arrangements Made for Payments on the -Four
Per Cent Loan.
Arrangements Made for Payments on the -Four
Per Cent Loan.
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

Des MOlnes, L., Jan. 3O.-In the senate
today petitions were presented asking .
more stringent liquor law for the relief of
the settlers upon the lands OF the Dss
Moines River Navigation company in Web.
ster county.
BY the contractors of the desf and dumb
asylum, asking for relief, and Mrs. Van
Dyke, wh,se husband was killed by falling
from the new capital building, asking relief
Bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Chase, to confer exclusive juris
diction upon justices Of the peace 10 Ger
tain cases.
BY Nr Ham, to define the crime of pur-
chasing goods on credit with intent to de.
fraud, and providing penalty for the same
BY Mr.. Gallup, requiring boards of super.
visors 10 make full settlement with the
county treasurers at each regular meeting
In January, April. June and September.
Resolutions were introduced:
BY Mr. Wright, which were agreed to-,
authorizing the committee on public build
ines to visit the deaf and dumb institutions
at Conncil Bluffs. 10 order to better deter
mine whether or not that institution should
be removed from its present location.
by hr. Ham, which was adopted, allow
ing the reporters Of daily papers the sum of
81 per wesk for stationery.
BY Mr.. .Larrabee, which was adopted, d.
recting the judiciary committee to inquire
into the constitutionality of the present
laws under which privats and sayings banks
are organized.
The bill to leealize the sale Of certain
school lands in Cherokee county passed.
Also the bill to legslize the sale of school
lands in Pottawottamie county
The senate also passed resolution to
take recess from Friday. February 1st, to
Tuesday, February 18th.
Petitions were presented asking that the
people he protected from quacking.
Bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Brady, amend the law in relation
to county seals.
BY Mr.. Hoag, to prevent the spread of
Canada thistles.
By Mr.. Perrier, to regulate the election
ofasseasors aud clerkA in townships having
incorporated city and town within it's lin.
ita.
BY Mr.. Hamilton, to prevent incompe-
tent persons from conducting the business OF
apothecaries, in cities and towns of five
thousand inhabitants or upwards.
BY Mr.. Scott, to amend the acts of the
fifteenth general assembly, in relation to
the rates Of charges for railroad transporta-
ton.
BY Mr.. Gordon, to establish and maintain
state normal school at lie Mars
BY Mr.. Wilson, ofPolk, granting 10 cities
and towns, in certain cases, the county
bridge tax paid within their corporation
limits.
Resolutions were presented by Mr.. Glea-
son, advocating the resumption Of specie
payment at the earliest possible day.
By. Mr.. Leaman that the committee on
military be instructed to investigate a. to
the expediency Of abolish;ng the Office Of
adjutant general.
The houses met in joint session at noon,
to compa e journals in relation to the vote
U. s. senator, and Mr.. Allison was decla red
the choice Of the general assembly.
+. NJ. Mills. of Des Moines, was elected
state printer, and the joint convention ad
journed till ten thirty o'clock tomorrow,
when the election Of state binders and ward.
ems Of penitentiaries will take place.
Governor Gear has appointed G. B.
Bracket, Of Lee county, and Senator Alfred
Hebard. Of Montgomery county, q. honorav
commissioners for lows, TO the Paris expo
si,ion.