Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-27
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IOWA LEaIsLATURE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF couR1EE
Dies MolNEs, Feb. 10.
SENATE.


hours and was compelled to adjourn
because of nothing else to do. How
lever it is hoped that the appropria
tion bills will soon be reported, whel
the real work of the session will be
gin; the work which will demon
strate whether or not the much talked
of retrenchments is to be carried out
or whether it is q cry which shal
spend itself without benefit to tn,
state.
i Petitions continue to pour into b0tl
Houses, asking that the sale of ale
beer and wine be prohibited by law
the same as distilled liquors. Then {
large number Of petitions arc alse
presented protesting against the re-
enactment Of the law.
Only one bill was presented thii
morning, that by DR.. LewellyD, OF
Page county, to exempt the directorl
of common schools from poll tax and
duties as jurors.
| A large number of bills were dis
posed OF by indefinite postponement
and some were laid on the table, &C
that the Senate seems determined tc
clear the decks. for action on the more
important measures which must be
attended to.
The bill permitting incorporated
cities to appoint deputy marshals and
policemen, was taken up on third
reading and passed. 1t is intended
to permit such interpretations to pro-
tect themselves from the tramp nuis-
ance.
The bill requiring boards of su-
pervisors to make complete settle
ments with county treasurers, at the
January and June meetings of each
year and at any other time when they
may elect so to do. The bill also pro-
vides that the treasurer must make
oath that the money belongs to the
county and is not borrowed for the
occasion of the settlement, was pass
ed, ayes AZ, nays none.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment to the bill reducing the
number of aldermen in cities Of the
first class, which provides that when
they are composed of two townships
one of the aldermen at large shall be
chosen from each township.
Senator Dashiells bill to prohibit
the sale of wine and beer by the glass
and to abolish beer saloons, was re-
ported back from the committee on
the suppression of intemperance and
referred to the judiciary committee.
The bill reported by the library
committee to elect state Librarian by
the trustees of the library, was taken
up and laid on the table.
HOUSE.
In the House the order of business
was adhered to and the work was got
along with very rapidly. Several
petitions were introduced, and some
remonstrances. The remonstrances
were mostly against the repeal Of the
present railroad tariff law, and
against any legislation upon that
matter at present.
The following bills were intro
duced:
By Chapman, to grant relief to the
tax payers of Honey Creek township,
Delaware county, Iowa; by Walker,
to compel railroads to fence their
right of way; by Mallory, to change
railroad tax, of Whitebreast town
ship, Warren county; by O'Donnell
to protect the public health of Iowa
by Waterman, requiring boards of
supervisors to apportion the bridge
tax; by Hamilton, to amend code in
relation to punishment of intoxicated
persons; by Clayton, to further pro-
tect the rights of warehouse owners !;
by McAllister, to legalize Independ-
ent district of Sheldon, and to levy
taxes fharoin bv same, to amend
code in relation to actions against
counties.
Mr.. Hotchkiss introduced a resolu-
ton that on and after the 25th inst,
no farther bills be introduced in the
House except those coming from the
committees, which was adopted.
Concurrent resolution from the
Senate, withholding pay from clerks
and employees Of the Legislature on
Sundays, was repudiated.
The following bills were passed:
III. +. 30, that no person shall vote
for supervisor of highways outside
of the district in which he lives, and
requiring seperate ballot box for
highway supervisor, with separate
compartments for each highway dis
trict; II. F. 1S4 granting exemption
for planting and cultivating forest
trees. This bill applies only to the
quarter section on which the trees are
planted, or lying contiguous to the
same.
II. F. IL, limiting the fees of jurors
in courts of record to $3.50 per day,
was taken up and after an extended
discussion passed the House.
Mr.. Wilson, of Polk, introduced q
bill asking that $12l.5O be appropri-
ated to defray Inauguration expenses
and asked that it be put upon its pass
age at once. The committee on en-
rolled bills. sent in its report and be-
fore anything was done with it the
House adjourned.
DEs MONIES, Feb. 20, 1878.