Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-13

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IOWA LEa1DLATURE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF COURIER
4. DEs MONIES, Feb. 8, 1873.
The Senate despatched business
, very. rapidly this morning, larg,
number of petitions were presented
on various subjects and referred t.
the proper committees. On severa
of them were remonstrances from thu
bar of different counties against thu
passage of the law reducing the pay
of shorthand reporters. One wal
from DIR. Burtis, Of Davenport, offer.
ing to sell the old Burtis House to the
State for an asylum for the deaf and
dumb.
| Bills were introduced as follows
/ BY Senator Hartshorn to legalize
the incorporation Of the town Of EN-.
metsburg, Palo Alto county +; by Gal.
lup to appropriate $747,225 for the
State Agricultural College at Ames
by Clark asking an appropriation OF
$50, 800 for the support of the State
University. and authorizing the
Board Of Regents to make the law
and medical departments self-sustain-
ing; by Senator Webb appropriating
$500 per annum to the Iowa State
Agricultural Society; by Senator
Arnold exempting poultry and do
mestic fowls and birds from execu-
ton by Senator Patterson authoriz-
ing school districts to compromise
debts due them: by Senator Hanna
appropriating e26,925 for the soldiers
orphans home at Davenport, to be ex-
pended for buildings and other i'm
lprovements In that institution; by
Senator Horner to reduce the price
of Supreme Court reports from $500
per volume to $4.OO; BY Senator Rus
sell to legalize the levy Of certain
bridge taxes by the Board of Super
visors of Green county; by Senator
Hartshorn authorizing counties in the
case of location or relocation of conn-
ty seats to receive donations Of court
house grounds and other public prop
erty for public use by Senator Ar
mold to provide for the election of
certain officers in cities Of the first
and second classes by Senator Wool
SON defining the duties Of county sup
erintendent, and fixing his salary and
giving bonds Of supervisors certain
power.
Senator Teale offered q resolution
which was adopted directing the
committee on Public Buildings to re-
port upon the probability of aban-
doing the deaf and dumb asylum ct
Council Blnffs, and to examine and
report upon the practicabiliiy of buy
ing the building known as Mitchell
Seminary at Mitchelville sixteen
miles from the Capitol. Senator
Dashiell introduced . resolution pro.
viding an amendment to the State
Constitution prohibiting the payment
Of any money to sectarian institutions.
The resolution Of Senator Clark au-
thorizing the buying Of . burglar
proof safe at cost not to exceed g.
500 was adopted. The following bills
were passed: To legalize the organi-
cation Of the Independent district of
Martella to elect one trustee In town.
ships each year who shall hold his
Office three years in relation to set
ting out prairie fires; to amend Sec
ton 1000 and 1864 to the code relating
to corporations for pecuniary profit
and to amend sec. 124l Of the code re-
lating to taking private property for
work of internal improvement.
Senator Woolson's bill providing
for board of state charities was
made special order for next Tues
day.
HOUSE.
In the House there was considera.
BILE animation. Most of the members
were present, and the work moved of
with much greater facility than yes
terday.
The following bills were presented
Hamilton asking for lincences from
all persons issuing advertising sheets
Of any nature, except persons owing
or controlling q regular daily, week.
ly or monthly publication. Stone to
regulate mines and mining same, ia
exempt certain property of persons
over IS years of age, from execution
by Russell, to amend Code in rela.
ton to contingent and school-house
funds; by Bolton, to suppress intern
perance by Clayton, in relation to
I townships and towns aiding in build.
ing railroads; by Kopp, to amend
Code in relation to exempting prop
crty from execution; by Doty, in re
gard to millers and tolls; by Taylor
to amend Code in relation to the pur
chasing of tax titles by county Off
GERS; by Fast, in relation to taxes il
aid of railroads; by Rickel, to limi
fees of attorneys in actions to fore
close mortgages; by Parker, to amend
Code designating places for holding
elections by same in relation to sale
of mortgages on personal property
by Flick, to suppress intemperance
by Mueller, asking appropriations fol
Soldiers Orphan Home.
Some resolutions of minor impor
, lance were presented and dispose'
of.
81 An effort was made to fix the tim
G for final adjournment on the 10Th Q
D March, 1878, but it met with consider
BILE opposition. The matter was f
nally postponed for one week.
Tho Senate refusedi to concur i
House amendment to joint resolutio
= extending time for introduction Q
appropriation bills. A special CON
i mite ON the part of the House, cor
sisting of Messrs. Stone, Hamilto
and Yoran, was appointed to confe
with the Senate upon the matter.
n The following bills were passed
n s. F. 80, changing Code to admit tw
! distinct municipalities under one cit
> government to vote upon special sui
ject; III. F. ITO, legalizing acts of Ii
dependent district, No. 81, of Dayto
;, township, Chickasaw county; II.
y 1856, legalizing incorporation of tow
u Of Oehen, Winnesheik county III.
2O6, legalizing incorporation Of tow
. of Sheldon.
e Considerable discussion was pr
Is voked over an attempt to set tin
|. for the discussion of the finance res
= buttons. Mr.. Hotchkiss wanted Il
time fixed for Saturday afternoo
u Feb. 9th. Mr.. Stone and Mr.. Alfol
favored the step. Mr.. Wilson,
Polk, opposed It, IS did also N
Macy. Mr.. Hotchkiss thought Il
d members were trying to dodge tn
ut important. question and were afra
10 to put themselves on the record upt
= this question. Mr.. Macy thought Il
members would do better to adjoul
and 60 home, rather than waste q
breath over the matter. The discu
50 sion waxed warm, and some memb
Of suddenly offered 3 motion to adjour
r. and the matter was left unsettled.
- Dies MONIES, Feb. 9, 1878.
20 The Senate continued to dispat
or business very rapidly to-day, q
disposed of . large number Of bill
There wasno discussion of any ofthe
I'd most Of those passed being of . lot
or character. A large number of pc
tons were presented ON various qu'