The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-04-04
THE LEGIsLATURE.

OENAIE.-Ou Cne ZOIl, Oils pdSSeu-
for the construction and maintenance of fish
ways; relating to cities acting under special char
ters: authorizing cities to regulate the sale of
same as now; establishing Normal School at
Lemars; making an appropriation to the Ana
mosa Penitentiary: regulating the furnishing of
preme Judgt s; regulating the salaries of officers
and employees of the Penitentiary; allowing
majority to vote taxes to aid in building rail
for money Deposited in banks; to ply the def
cheney in the Reform School. numbar of pri-
yate and local hills were also plsied. The House
bill creating Board of Comml sioners of Char,
ity was amended by stdking out the Agricultural
College and Normal School, and ordered en-
crossed. at the evening session, a resolution
WAS adopted instructing the Attorney, General to
commence suits against Martin Kelsey. late
Warden of the Ananoa Peuitentiary. and Seth
+: Craig late Warden Of the Fort Madison peai- ii
vestigations of the Fort Madison Penitentiarv; to
describe certain delinquent tax-books; relative
drunkards; for refunding county indebtedness.
At a late hour the Senate was still in session.
with prospect that the sitting would last during
the night.
HoUsE.-Bills passed-amending the
law in relation to surveyors; in relation to evi-
dence in equity proceedings: appropuating SA0,-
600 for rebuilding the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at
Council Bluffs; requiring suits to set aside Treas
,
making fulther appropriation of ~ AGO for the
Asylum for the Blind. and -, 400 for heating
apparatus for the Deaf and Dumb Asylun; re-
lating to liens of judgments of United st ties
Courts; prohibiting Trustees of State lnstitut
from furnishing supplies; approprating %2.5U
81 os e the Seys scSco S Csaa F
ing acknowledgements by Deputy, Auditors and
Clerks. The Senate bill establishing, q, Normal
School ct iemars was rejected. The bill restor,
and passed. The House was still in session at the
close of the report with prospect of an al-night
itting.
SENATE. --On the 26th, bills passed
relating to the Penitentiary at Anamosa: for the
appointment of State Entonologist; appropri-
ating money to pay Chaplains; to pay judgments
The Senate refused to agree t. the House amend
ments to the Revenue bill and it failed to pass.
The House bill restoring capital punishment was
concurred in. Adjourned sine die.
HoUsE.-Bills passed-conferring
certain powers on the Home for the Friendless;
authorizing the issue of bonds to towns voting
aid to railroads; relating to cities acting under
actions to testify N their own behalf; abolishing
the Supervisor Districts by vote of the people;
allowing Deputies t, draw jurors in the absence
of Sheriffs: in relation to the Insane fund. Re-
ports were concurred in as made by the Confer
ence Committee on the bills making appropria-
tions to the Mount Pleasant Insane Asylum the
SOiUltTS OTp0HuS f1Oues anu tnc Asylum IOt
Feeble Minded, and the bills all finally passed.
Adjourned sine die.
In the joint session of both houses Of the
Legislature just before adjournment, the fol-
lowing persons were chosen as Trustees of the
various State institutions:
Regents of the State University-H. @. Bulls,
\. Z. Reepe. John +. Duncombe.
Trustees for the State Agricultural College-H.
G. Little, John N. Dixon, George Fl. Wright and
William McClntock.
Trustees for the Insane Hospital at Mount
Pleasant-Timothy Whiting, Mrs. 3. P. Rider, ID.
ID. Davisson and L. Z. Fellows.
Trustees of the College for the Blind-Jacob
Springer. George Morehouse and VIM. h. West
brock.
Trustees for the Feeble-Mind Children at
Gienwood E. r. s. Woodrow, J. NJ. Hiatt and
u. N. Baker.
Trustees for the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb
ALFRED Hebard. Fred Teale and John H. Stu
benrauch.
Trustees for the Hospital for the Insane at In
dependence-L. II. Smith and Daniel Hammer
Trustees for the Normal School at Cedar Falls
IL. d. Lewellng and N. w. Bates.
Trustees of the o. p ians Home at Davenport
c. G. Hcaton, 8. p. Bryantand John P. Irish.
Trustee of the Reform School at Eldora-Thos.
E. Corkhill