Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-27
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
A Bill Introduced for the Adjustment Of
the Grand Jury System.
Favorable Report Upon the Measure Permitting
Judges to Sentence Murderers to Death
or 10 Imprisonment.

The war and defense of the bond bill by
Fisher, the question being whether it should
90 to the committee Of the whole or amend
ed to go to the wavs aud means committee,
the previous question was moved by Coone,
of Caas county and seconded and on the
question to refer to the ways and means
committee ayes and noes being called, it
resulted: Ayes. 70, nays, "a, 80 the bill
went to the ways and means committee.
A petition was presented bs the chair,
from DR. Christensen, Of Allamskee county
asking the Impeachment of Judge Granger,
FOR misfeas4nce and ,nfeasance in uffice
The compromising public officers COM
mittee reported on the short hand bill Civ
ing them Eve dollars per day in civil ca.es,
where litgants desire their services, and
abolish them in criminal cases.
The Judiciary committee reported favora-
hly on house file M 20 which gives the
judge the right IL sentence criminals who
nave pleaded guilty to murder 10 the frs,
degree. to sentence to death or lmprison-
meat, and the bill was then passed. being
deemed needed in certain cases soon going
on in Clinton county.
The joint resolution relating to the
abatement of the penalty on legacy tax was
passed
The bill to give women the right to hold
the Office of county recorder was favorably
reported on bv the committee.
The resolution of Mr.. Colby calling for
information as TO the resolution of finishing
the new capital was adopted.
Bills were introduced: Limiting jurors in
circuit courts, in certain cases, to six max
ing townships of three thousand persona
tor the operation Of the registration law !;
high salaries Of county officers; regulating
appeals from justices courts calling down
penalties on tax sales; in relation to fire in
surance companies and property; for the
payment OF Losses on the face Of policy
where the loss is total increasing the coun.
" poor fund +; in relation to the disbarment
OF attorneys for mistreating Justices; max
ing the election of mayor in cities
of second class biennial; providing for the
uniformity of school books; by Mr.. Clay
ton bill to levy tax of one mill on the
state tax for the payment of the war and
defense bonds.
Mr.. Hays presented joint resolution rel
ative to an amendment of the constitution,
doing awav with the grand iury.
House file No 81 was then taken up and
on motion to strike out the enac.ing clause,
the vote was 80 ayes to 63 nays. The bill
relates to the prosecution of people for
selling liquor, and provides that the debtor
shall pay fee of $25 forsttorney's services
ut prosecution Pending the question Of
the passage of the bill the house adjourned.
The session of the senste was brief to-
dav, occupying As minutes.
Petitions were presented as follows: By
MIR. Hanna, from the West Liberty temper.
ance reform club, praying for the repeal of
wine and beer exception in the prohibtory
statute; by Mr.. Travers, of Davis county,
asking constitutional amendment prohih.
'ting the manufacture, sale and use of alco.
hollc liquors 10 the state by the same, from
the citizens Of Emmet county. opposing The
legaization act of the board of supervisors
Of that county IN removing the county seat
from EstherYil!e to Swan Lake.
Bills we're introduced as follows: Bv
Harman, to regulate trials by Jury in civil
action in district and circuit courts: By
Traverse, to limit and control petty crimi-
nal proceedings, to save countie. the pay
ment of costs therein, and to create the office
of county attorney and define his duties
by Goody Kootz in reference to offenaes
against personal property; By Lawrence,
requiring sheriffs, where property is capable
of manual delivery, to give proper notice
of levy on execution; by the same, further
defining the manner of the levy Of writ Of
attachment where property is not
susceptible of manual delivery; by Webb,
in reference to the arrest and punishment OF
persons found in state of intoxication by
Russell, Of Greene, relating to the fees Of
county treasurers and auditors.
The house message. we're taken up and
disposed Of aa follows: The sub.,i,ute for
house file No. 79, in reference to the Cedar
Rapids & Marion St. r. r., referred 10 the
judiciary committee I; the house file No. a.
further defining the duties of county officers
being the same as the bill passed by the sen.
ale yesterday evening was referred TO the
committee on jadiciary.
Election OF Railroad Ohicers.
New York, Jan. 27-At meeting of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad com
pany to-day, the following directors were
elected Jay Gould, Russell Sage, Tom
Bond. Geo ]. Forrest, Henry Dillon, T. L
Ames, G. M. Dodge and T. H. Bond The
following officers were then elected /: Presi
dent. Jay Gould; vice presidents, T, d
Bond and B. H. McCready.
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