Mr. Cutler offered the following resolution:

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the Chief Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, be, and the same are hereby authorized and directed to subscribe for and cause to be sent to each Regiment of Iowa Volunteers now mustered into the service of the United States, TwentyFive copies of each of the Weekly Newspapers published at Des Moines, which contain the full proceedings of the present Session of the General Assembly; and they are further directed to send said newspapers to the Adjutant of each Regiment, with a request that he distribute them equally among the several companies composing said Regiments.

Mr. Gordon moved that after the word "Regiment," the words "and detached company" be inserted. Lost.

The resolution was not adopted.

BILLS ON FIRST READING.

Senate File No. 4: A Bill for an Chapter 173, of the Acts of 1862, to read a first and second time.

Act to amend Section 2, of correct a clerical error, was

On motion of Mr. Bracewell the rule was suspended and the Bill read a third time, and upon the question, "Shall the Bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows:

The yeas were, Messrs. Baker, Bass, Blackford, Bowdoin, Bracewell, Burton, Castor, Clark, Chase, Cleaves, Converse, Curtiss, Cutler, Denlinger, Dorr, Dunlavy, Eaton, Eichorn, Fairall, Ferguson, Flint, Frisbie, Fuller of Fayette, Fuller of Harrison, Gault, Glanville, Gordon, Guthrie, Hardie, Hudnutt, Hollingsworth, Hood, Jackson, Kellogg, Knoll, Lake, Lakin, Lane, Loomis, Lorah, Lowrie, Martin, Maxwell, McCall, McGlothlen, McLennan, McQuinn, Meyer, Milburn, Mitchell of Fremont, Mitchell of Polk, Moir, Moser, Nelson, Parker, Porter, Price, Rothrock, Rowles, Russell of Dallas, Russell of Jones, Sarver, Schramm, Shipman, Speer, Stanton, Stevenson, Stewart, Thompson, Walker, Walton, Wasson, Wetherall, White, Whittemore, Wilcox, Williams of Des Moines, Williams of Mahaska, Wilson of Chickasaw, Wilson of Pottawattamie, Wright, Young and Mr. Speaker-83.

The nays were none.

Absent and not voting, Messrs. Calfee, Gibson, Holyoke, Mercer, Pendleton, Quinn, Smeltzer, Van Anda and Woodworth. The Bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Senate File No. 9: A Bill for an Act to repeal Chapter 155, Laws of the Ninth General Assembly of the State of Iowa, was read a first and second time.

On motion of Mr. Rothrock the rule was suspended and the Bill read a third time, and upon the question, "Shall the Bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows:

The yeas were, Messrs. Baker, Bass, Blackford, Bowdoin, Burton, Castor, Clark, Cleaves, Converse, Curtiss, Cutler, Eaton, Ferguson, Flint, Fuller of Fayette, Fuller of Harrison, Gault, Glanville, Gordon, Hudnutt, Holyoke, Hollingsworth, Hood, Jackson, Lakin, Lane, Loomis, Lorah, Lowrie, Martin, Maxwell, McCall, McQuinn, Meyer, Mitchell of Fremont, Mitchell of Polk, Moir, Moser, Nelson, Price, Rothrock, Rowles, Russell of Dallas, Russell of Jones, Sarver, Schramm, Shipman, Speer, Stanton, Stevenson, Thompson, Wasson, Whittemore, Williams of Des Moines, Williams of Mahaska, Wilson of Chickasaw, Wright and Young -58.

The nays were, Messrs. Bracewell, Chase, Denlinger, Dorr, Dunlavy, Eichorn, Fairall, Frisbie, Hardie, Kellogg, Knoll, Lake, McLennan, Milburn, Parker, Pendleton, Porter, Smeltzer, Stewart, White, Wilson of Pottawattamie and Mr. Speaker-22.

Absent or not voting, Messrs. Calfee, Gibson, Guthrie, McGlothlen, Mercer, Quinn, Van Anda, Walker, Walton, Wetherall, Wilcox and Woodworth.

The Bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Senate File No. 13: A Bill for an Act to provide for auditing the claim of Jacob Wiley, Absalom Black and George W. Jones, was read a first and second time.

On motion of Mr. Chase the rule was suspended and the Bill read a third time, and upon the question, "Shall the Bill pass ?" pass?" yeas and nays were as follows:

the

The yeas were, Messrs. Baker, Bass, Blackford, Bowdoin, Bracewell, Burton, Castor, Clark, Chase, Cleaves, Converse, Curtiss, Cutler, Denlinger, Dorr, Dunlavy, Eaton, Eichorn, Fairall, Frisbie, Fuller of Fayette, Fuller of Harrison, Gault, Glanville, Hardie, Hudnutt, Holyoke, Hollingsworth, Hood, Jackson, Kellogg, Knoll, Lake, Lakin, Lane, Loomis, Lorah, Lowrie, Martin, Maxwell, McCall, McGlothlen, McLennan, McQuinn, Meyer, Milburn, Mitchell of Fremont, Mitchell of Polk, Moir, Moser, Nelson, Parker, Pendleton, Porter, Price, Rothrock, Rowles, Russell of Dallas, Russell of Jones, Sarver, Schramm, Shipman, Sineltzer, Speer, Stanton, Stevenson, Stewart, Thompson, Walton, Wetherall, White, Whittemore, Wilcox, Williams of Des Moines, Williams of Mahaska, Wilson ofChickasaw, Wilson of Pottawattamie, Wright, Young and Mr. Speaker-80.

The nays were, Messrs. Ferguson, Flint and Gordon-3. Absent or not voting, Messrs. Calfee, Gibson, Guthrie, Mercer, Quinn, Van Anda, Wasson, Walker, and Woodworth. The Bill passed and the title was agreed to.

The following message was received from the Senate by their Secretary, Mr. Davis:

MR. SPEAKER:-I am directed to inform your Hon. Body that the Senate has passed Senate File No. 19: A Joint Resolution asking the Secretary of War to send a sufficient force into the North

Western part of Iowa, and into Minnesota and Decotah to protect the settlement and chastise the hostile Indians which have commit ted the late depredations, &c.

Senate File No. 20: A Bill for an Act to provide for the protection of the North-Western frontier from hostile Indians; in which the concurrence of the House is asked.

W. F. DAVIS, Sec'y Senate.

Senate File No. 19: Joint Resolution asking the Secretary of War to send a sufficient force into the North-Western part of Iowa and into Minnesota and Dacotah to protect the settlement and chastise the hostile Indians, which have committed the late depredations in that quarter.

The resolution was adopted.

Senate File No. 20: A Bill for an Act to provide for the protection of the North Western frontier from hostile Indians, was read a first and second time.

On motion of Mr. Cutler the rule was suspended and the Bill read a third time and upon the question, Shall the Bill pass? the yeas and nays were as follows:

The yeas were, Messrs. Baker, Bass, Blackford, Bowdoin, Bracewell, Burton, Castor, Clark, Chase, Cleaves, Converse, Curtiss, Cutler, Denlinger, Dorr, Dunlavy, Eaton, Eichorn, Fairall, Ferguson, Flint, Frisbie, Fuller of Fayette, Fuller of Harrison, Gault, Glanville, Gordon, Hardie, Hudnutt, Holyoke, Hollingsworth, Hood, Jackson, Kellogg, Knoll, Lake, Lakin, Lane, Loomis, Lorah, Lowrie, Martin, Maxwell, McCall, McGlothlen, McLennan, McQuinn, Meyer, Milburn, Milchell of Fremont, Mitchell of Polk, Moir, Moser, Nelson, Parker, Pendleton, Porter, Rothrock, Rowles, Russell of Dallas, Russell of Jones, Sarver, Schramın, Shipman, Smeltzer, Speer, Stanton, Stevenson, Stewart, Thompson, Walker, Walton, Wasson, White, Whittemore, Wilcox, Williams of Des Moines, Williams of Mahaska, Wilson of Chickasaw, Wilson of Pottawattamie, Wright and Young-82.

Absent or not voting, Messrs. Calfee, Gibson, Guthrie, Mercer, Price, Quinn, Van Anda, Wetherall, Woodworthand Mr. Speaker

-10.

The Bill passed and the title was agreed to.

Mr. Lane moved to reconsider the vote by which the Bill passed.
Mr. Smeltzer moved that the motion be laid on the table. Lost.
Mr. Cleaves moved that the House do now adjourn. Lost.
The motion to reconsider did not prevail.

Mr. Kellogg moved that when the House adjourn it be until Monday morning. Lost.

On motion of Mr. Cleaves the House adjourned.

Two O'CLOCK, P. M.

House met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Hardie moved a call of the House.

Carried.

Peuding the call of the House, Mr. Hardie moved that further proceedings under the call be dispensed with. Carried.

By leave Mr. Stevenson submitted the following report: Your Special Committee to whom was referred the memorial of the Board of Supervisors of Lee county asking the passage of an Act authorizing the funding of the County indebtedness of said. Lee County, respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and recommend that Chapter 108 of the laws passed at the Regular Session of the 9th General Assembly, be so amended as to authorize the funded indebtedness contemplated by said Act to draw interest at a rate of not exceeding ten per cent. per annum, and herewith report a Bill amendatory of said Chapter 108, and recommend its passage.

THOS. G. STEVENSON,
SAM. H. FAIRALL,
JED. LAKE,

Committee.

Mr. Stevenson introduced House File No. 20: A Bill for an Act to amend Chapter 108, of Laws passed at the Regular Session of the Ninth General Assembly; which was read a first and second time.

BILLS ON SECOND READING.

The House took up House File No. 1: A Bill for an Act to accept of the Grant and carry into execution the trust conferred upon the State of Iowa, by an Act of Congress entitled an "An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts," approved July 2, 1862.

Mr. Fairall moved that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Carried.

Mr. Bowdoin moved a reconsideration of the vote, which was carried.

The motion to refer the Bill to the Committee on Judiciary was lost.

The following amendment, recommended by the Committee, was not adopted:

"SEC. 2. J. Wilson Williams is hereby appointed Commissioner to select and locate the lands donated by said Act of Congress, with power to appoint one or more Assistant Commissioners."

Mr. Curtiss moved to insert "or more" after "one" in the first line of Section 2, and insert an "s" after Commissioner. Lost.

Mr. Hardie moved to strike out the words, "which amount to 240,000 acres." Carried.

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Mr. Lake moved to strike out "Section 2” and insert the following as a new Section: "SEC. 2. County, are hereby appointed as Commissioners to locate the lands donated by said Act of Congress, which amount to 240,000 acres, under such restrictions as the Governor may direct."

The amendment did not prevail.

The amendment of the Committee striking out Section 3, was adopted.

Mr. Martin moved to amend the amendment recommended by the Committee, as follows: After the word "Governor" in the first line of Section 4, strike out the remainder of the line, and "1862" in the second line, and insert, "at such time as he shall designate." Carried.

The amendment as amended was adopted.

Mr. Russell of Jones moved to strike out "in January, 1863," in the fourth line of Section 4, and insert, "first" and "annual" in the third line. The amendment was adopted.

The 7th Section as amended by the Committee, was adopted, and the blank was filled with "$4 per day."

Mr. Smeltzer offered the following new Section :

"SEC.

All selections must be made so as not to conflict with the selections made by the several Counties, and known as swamp and overflowed lands."

Mr. McLennan moved that the Bill be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Lost.

The amendment of Mr. Smeltzer was adopted.

Mr. McCall moved that the Bill be engrossed for a third reading. Carried.

The House took up House File No. 18:

Mr. Cleaves moved to strike out "three" in the twelfth line of Section 1, and insert "four." Carried.

Mr. Cleaves moved to strike out, "and shall also be paid their necessary and actual expenses," in Section 1. Carried.

Mr. Lane moved to strike out "and the items of necessary ex penses," in Section 1. Carried.

Upon motion of Mr. Fairall the rule was suspended and the Bill read a third time, and upon the question, "Shall the Bill pass?" yeas and nays were as follows:

the

The yeas were, Messrs. Baker, Bass, Blackford, Bowdoin, Bracewell, Burton, Castor, Clark, Chase, Cleaves, Converse, Curtiss, Cutler, Denlinger, Dorr, Eaton, Eichorn, Fairall, Ferguson, Flint, Frisbie, Fuller of Fayette, Fuller of Harrison, Gault, Glanville, Hardie, Hudnutt, Holyoke, Hollingsworth, Hood Jackson, Kellogg, Knoll, Lake, Lakin, Lane, Loomis, Lorah, Lowrie, Martin, Maxwell, McCall, McGlothlen, McLennan, McQuinn, Mercer,