Absent or not voting-Anderson, Coolbaugh, Bailey, Davis of Polk, Drummond, Lewis, Patterson of Muscatine, Pattison of Marshall. So the bill was passed.

Mr. Rankin, from same committee, reported back the petition of W. M. Abraham and 63 others, praying for the relief of Olivia Sturgeon, with the recommendation that the prayer be not granted. Which on motion, was agreed to.

Also, the petition of Benjamin D. Pervue and others, praying for the abolishment of capital punishment, with the recommendation of the majority of said committee that the prayer be not granted. On motion, the petition was laid on the table.

Mr. Duncombe, from the special committee, to which was referred Senate File No. 28, a bill for an act entitled an act to attach the counties of Sioux and Buncombe to the county of Plymouth for revenue, judicial and election purposes, and providing for the transfer of the records, books and papers, relating to said counties of Sioux and Buncombe from the county of Woodbury to the county of Plymouth, reported back the same with a substitute, and recommended the passage of the substitute. Which upon motion, was read a third time and put upor its final passage. The yeas and nays were taken with the following result:

The yeas were-Angle, Bailey, Bussey, Buechel, Davis of Clinton, Duncombe, English, Gray, Green, Hagans, Hammer, Hastings, Henderson, Johnson, Kent, Mann, McPherson, Pusey, Powers, Rankin, Reiner, Sherradden, Scott, Thompson, Trumbull, Udell, Watson, Williams, Wilson of Dububue-29.

The nays were-Bowen, Saunders, Taylor, Wilson of Jefferson--4. Absent or not voting-Anderson, Coolbaugh, Davis of Polk, Drummond, Neal, Patterson of Muscatine, Pattison of Marshall; excused, Ainsworth, Brown, Lewis. So the substitute was passed. Mr. Powers, from the Committee on Township and County Organization, reported back Senate File No. 26, a bill for an act to determine the eligibility of county officers, and recommended that it be indefinitely postponed.

Mr. Mann moved to lay the bill upon the table. Which motion prevailed.

The President laid before the Senate the report of the Commissioners on the Deat and Dumb Asylum. Which on motion was referred to the Committee on Charitable Institutions.

Mr. Watson obtained leave to introduce Senate File No. 30, a

bill for an act to legalize the acts of certain officers of the literary fund of Grinnell, of Iowa. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. Watson introduced Senate File No. 31, a bill for an act for the re-location of County Seats. Read 1st and 2d time, and on motion of Mr. Watson, referred to a special committee of five. The President appointed as said committee, Messrs. Watson, Mann, Powers, Thompson, and Hammer.

Mr. Pusey introduced Senate File No. 32, a bill for an act to amend section 2, of an act entitled an act for the relief of certain claimants and pre-emptors of School Lands, approved April 14th, 1858. Read the 1st and 2d time, and on motion of Mr. Pusey, referred to the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Johnson obtained leave to introduce Senate File No. 33, a bill for an act to amend chapter 107 of the acts of the 6th General Assembly, entitled an act to legalize the sale of School Lands, made by John Jordon, School Fund Commissioner of Decatur county, Iowa.

On motion, the bill was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Bowen presented the petition of E. Zitschke, relating to the publication of chapter 65 of the Laws of 1858; which, on motion of Mr. Wilson of Dubuque, was referred to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions to report by bill, or otherwise.

Mr. Neal moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate File No. 1, was passed, which motion was agreed to.

Mr. Neal moved to reconsider the vote by which the 1st section was amended. Carried.

On motion, the bill was laid on the table.

Mr. Johnson moved that the Senate now adjourn, which motion prevailed.

SENATE CHAMBER,

January 21, 1860, 9 o'clock A. M. (

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Prayer by Rev. S. S. Howe.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.

PETITIONS.

Mr. Bailey presented the petition of L. J. Evans, and others, praying for the repeal of the Prohibitory Law, which was read, and on motion of Mr. Bailey, referred to a select committee of five.

President appointed as said committee, Messrs. Bailey, Rankin, Thompson, Bowen, and Ainsworth.

Mr. Saunders presented the petition of John P. Grantham, and others, praying for the relief of Palmer C. Tiffany, which, on motion, was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mr. English presented the petition of Jesse R. Allen, asking for permission to erect a dam on the Nishnabotany river. The petition was referred to the Committee on Internal Improvements. Message from the House.

MR. PRESIDENT:-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed the following bills:

House File No. 3, a bill for an act to amend section No. 2, of chapter 155, of the acts passed by the 7th General Assembly of the State of Iowa, and

House File No. 12, a bill for an act to repeal part of section 4, of chapter 148, of the laws of the 7th General Assembly, in all of which the concurrence of the Senate is asked.

I am further directed to inform the Senate, that the house insists upon expunging Rule Sth of the Joint Rules of the two Houses, and asks a Committee of Conference.

Messrs. Curtis, Wright and Gue, having been appointed as such committee on the part of the House.

CHAS. ALDRICH, Chief Clerk.

NOTICES OF BILLS.

Mr. Powers gave notice that he would on some subsequent day of the session, introduce a bill for an act to protect fish in the riv ers of the State.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Mr. Davis of Clinton, from the Committee on Incorporations, reported back Senate File No. 9, a bill for an act to amend the City

Charter of the City of Glenwood, with the recommendation that it be indefinitely postponed.

On motion of Mr. Mann, the bill was laid on the table.

Mr. Saunders from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported back House File No. 39, and recommended that the bill be passed. Mr. Udell moved that the bill be re-committed, which was agreed to.

Message from the House, by Mr. Aldrich, Chief Clerk.

MR. PRESIDENT:-I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House has passed House substitute for House File No. 33, "a bill for an act relating to the organization of new counties," in which the concurrence of the Senate is asked.

CHAS. ALDRICH, Chief Clerk.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Read

Mr. Hagans obtained leave to introduce Senate File No. 34, a bill for an act to amend chapter 43, of the Code of Iowa. 1st and 2d time, and referred to the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Powers obtained leave to introduce Senate File No. 35, a bill for an act to legalize certain railroad bonds of Mitchell county. Read 1st and 2d time, and on motion of Mr. Powers, was referred to a select committee of three.

President appointed as said committee, Messrs. Powers, Brown, and Gray.

Mr. Wilson of Dubuque, obtained leave to introduce Senate File No. 36, a bill for an act to re-locate county seats. Read 1st and 2d time, and on motion of Mr. Mann, was referred to the special committee, consisting of Messrs. Watson, Powers, Mann, Thompson and Hammer.

On motion of Mr. Davis of Cinton, House File No. 17, a bill for an act fixing the times of holding courts in the 7th Judicial District, was taken up, read 1st and 2d time, and referred to a committee consisting of the Senators of the 7th Judicial District.

Mr. Udell moved to take up House File No. 3, a bill for an act to amend section 2, of chapter 155, of the acts of the 7th General Assembly. Read a 1st and 2d time, and on motion of Mr. Brown, was referred to the Committee on Schools and University.

On motion, House File No. 12 was taken up, and read first and second time.

Mr. Scott moved that the 11th Rule be suspended, and the bill read a third time and put upon its final passsage, which motion was agreed to.

The yeas and nays were taken with the following result:

The yeas were-Senators Anderson, Angle, Ainsworth, Bailey, Bowen, Brown, Bussey, Buechel, Davis of Clinton, Davis of Polk, Duncombe, English, Gray, Green, Hagans, Hammer, Hastings, Henderson, Johnson, Kent, Lewis, McPherson, Neal, Pusey, Pattison of Marshall, Powers, Rankin, Reiner, Sherradden, Scott, Thomson, Trumbull, Taylor, Udell, Watson, Williams, Wilson of Dubuque, Wilson of Jefferson-38.

The nays were-Senator Mann—1.

Absent and not voting-Senators Coolbaugh, Drummond, Patterson of Muscatine, and Saunders. So the bill was passed and title agreed to.

On motion, the Message of the House, relating to expunging the 8th Rule, was taken up and a committee of conference agreed to. The President appointed as said committee, Senators Wilson of Jefferson, Wilson of Dubuque, and Anderson.

Mr. Neal called up House File No. 1, a bill for an act to amend chapter 150 of the acts of the 7th General Assembly, to which he offered the following amendment, and moved its adoption, which was agreed to.

Strike out all of section one, after the words "to-wit," in the 8th line, and insert:

In the sixth Judicial District, commencing at Sigourney, in Keokuk county, on the second Mondays in February and August in each year.

At Oskaloosa, in Mahaska county, on the fourth Mondays in February and August in each year.

At Montezuma, in Powsheik county, on the second Tuesdays in March and September in each year.

At Newton, in Jasper county, on the third Mondays of March and September in each year.

At Washington, in Washington county, on the second Tuesdays in April and November in each year.

At Fairfield, in Jefferson county, on the fourth Tuesdays in April and November in each year.

At Knoxville, in Marion county, on the the third Monday in May and the second Monday in December in each year.