The Daily Gate City

IOWA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Friday, Feb. 19, 1864.

PETITIONS.
Mr. Knoll presented a memorial of citizens of Dubuque for aid in draining lead and coal mines.
Mr. Hesser, an elaborate License Law memorial from citizens of Keokuk. Referred to Liquor Law Committee.
Mr. Moore, petition of citizens asking change of the law requiring cultivated farms to be fenced. Agricultural Committee.

BILLS.
Mr. Knoll introduced a bill to encourage mining in the State, which, with the petition on the subject, was referred to special committee, Messrs. Knoll, Hunt and Brayton.
Mr. Hesser, a bill to fix the pay of the Penitentiary Guards. Ways and Means.
Mr. Foote, a bill to amend ch. 194, laws of the Sixth General Assembly, so as to extend the time of building railroad bridge at Burlington to 1870. Referred to Railroad Committee.
Mr. McCrary of Lee, a bill to provide for certifying to the Keokuk, Fort Des Moines and Minnesota Railroad Company certain lands to aid the company in constructing, &c., granted to the State for the improvement of the Des Moines River. Special committee on Des Moines River Lands.
Mr. McCrary of Lee, a bill to set aside certain lands granted to the State for the improvement of the Des Moines River for the payment of certain claims, and for other purposes. Same reference.
Mr. Baggett desired the two last above bills printed, which was ordered.
Mr. Young, a bill making an appropriation of $25,000 to build a Chapel, Laboratory, &c., for State University. Ways and Means.
Mr. Ross, a joint resolution instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress, to use their influence for the indemnity for certain swamp lands, &c. Public Lands.

REPORTS ON TABLE
The House amendment to the Supreme Court Judge bill was concurred in, 29 to 11.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill to amend chapter 58 so as to authorize execution to issue to enforce judgments of county court in bastardy case was taken up, amended, and ordered engrossed.
The bill to amend subdivision 5 of 663 of the revision so that township clerks' resignations shall be to township trustees and resignation of other officers to township clerk was taken up.
Mr. Patterson sustained the bill, and moved that the rule be suspended, and it was done, and the bill passed.
The bill to provide for transmission of funds to pay interest on bonds, and payment when and where due, was taken up. If coupons are not presented within ten days of the time due, the holder must make demand at the State Treasury.
Bill passed, 36 yeas.
The Ways and Means Committee substitute for amended House substitute for House Files 48 and 49, a bill for an act to provide for paying out the gold in the State Treasury whenever the Census Board certify it is necessary to do so, came up on recommendation of the committee. Reported as per instructions.
Mr. Stubbs opposed the substitute and was in favor of the original bill. He believed that the affairs of the State should be managed in the same manner that good and sound judgment would dictate in the management of private affairs. He thought the interests of the State required that the gold in the treasury should be sold. He thought sound judgment would dictate to any business man that if he owned the gold that he would sell it at the present advanced prices, and if the gold was his he would sell it, and it would no doubt be called good financiering by commercial men. We have no need of the gold; we can pay any indebtedness of the State either at home. or abroad that the State now owes or may hereafter owe-the interest of the bonded indebtedness can be paid with greenbacks. As a financial matter we should pass the original bill and vote down the substitute. If we were called upon to make an appropriation of twelve thousand dollars for some purpose not absolutely necessary, or for something that the State would not receive full value for, there would be at least three-fourths of the Senators who would oppose the measure, and as he was informed there is almost $22,000 in gold in the State Treasury, and he could see no difference in the principle of saving 12,000 for the State in making that amount. So far as the security of greenbacks was concerned, he did not care to dismiss that proposition. He was willing to let the destiny of the State of Iowa abide the destiny of the United States. This act of the State will give strength to the General Government, and he believed that it should pass and the gold be sold, and by the transaction make twelve thousand dollars for the State. The substitute proposes to leave the matter at the discretion of the census board, and he was of opinion that the Legislature was equally well qualified to judge of the necessities and wants of the State as the census board.
The substitute was lost--15 to 17
The House substitute for House Files 48 and 49, as amended by the Senate, was put on its passage and the bill was lost-22 to 15.
Mr. Bassett's joint resolution, as reported back from committee, instructing in favor of a law changing the law of Congress in relation to the route of the Sioux City Branch of the Pacific Rail. road.
Mr. Bassett stated the purpose of the change desired, and the resolution was adopted.
Mr. McCrary, of Lee, called up the House Resolution for the printing of Mrs. Wittenmyer's report, together with the special message of the Governor, to the House on Sanitary matters, and it was referred to the committee on Printing.
Mr. Woolson introduced a bill supplemental to the Act providing for reporting decisions of the Supreme Court. Rule was suspended and the bill passed.
Adjourned.

HOUSE.
Petitions and remonstrances in regard to the liquor law and the game law were presented.
Mr. Finkbine had leave to introduce a bill to provide for the establishment of a Military Department in the State University. Referred to the Military Committee.

BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The bill to prevent certain stock from running at large was taken up and the substitute of the committee read. Both bill and substitute were recommitted to the Agricultural Committee.
The bill to abolish the Board of Education was taken up and passed.
The bill for the government of the State University was taken up, and the House went into Committee of the Whole, with Mr. Hale in the chair. After sitting a few moments, the Committee rose and reported progress.
The bill was, on motion of Mr. Paulk, recommitted to the Committee with instructions to report such amendments to the present law as they may deem necessary, when the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON.
The vote by which the University Bill was referred to committee was reconsidered and the bill passed.
The Senate resolution for adjournment on the 15th of March was discussed, but the House adjourned without a vote.