Mr. Grantham presented a petition of Prairie Grove Society of Friends of Henry county, asking that the Penitentiary be placed under the control of a board of inspectors, to the end that a more humane prison discipline may be introduced, which was referred to the Committee on Penitentiary. Mr. Smith presented a petition of the Board of Supervisors of Emmett county, praying that the law be so amended as to transfer the business pertaining to roads, from the Board of Supervisors to the County Court, which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Highways. Mr. Walling presented a petition of C. M. Kingsley and other citizens of Bremer county, praying for the establishment of one or more Normal Schools for the State of Iowa, which was referred to the Committee on Schools. Mr. Cotton presented a petition of the Board of Supervisors of Clinton county, praying that the law be so amended as to transfer the business pertaining to roads from the board of supervisors to the County Court, which was referred to the Committee on Roads and Highways. Mr. Burrows presented a petition of citizens of Clarke county, praying for the relief of John Crew, which was referred to the Committee on Claims. Mr. Irish presented a petition of the Young Ladies of the State University praying for relief, which was referred to the Committee on State University. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Mr. Davis introduced House File No. 1, A bill for an act for the adjustment of tax laws. Read first and second time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Morrison introduced House File, No. 2, A bill for an act to legalize a certain school election in Sigourney, Iowa. Read first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Schools. Mr. Burrows introduced House File, No. 3, A bill for an act to legalize the official acts of Willis Throckmorton, a justice of the peace of Clarke county. Read first and second time and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Irish introduced House File, No. 4, A bill for an act for the further prosecution of the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa. Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Grautham introduced House File No. 5, A bill for an act to legalize the organization of the City of Mount Pleasant as a city of the second class. Read first and second time and referred to the Committee on Incorporations. Mr. Phillips introduced House File, No. 6, A bill for an act to more effectually encourage the payment of taxes. Read first and second time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Trusdell offered the following resolution, which was laid over under the rules. Resolved, That the Governor be requested to inform this House what progress has been made by General Fitz Henry Warren in securing payment from the General Government of sums due to the members of the First Iowa Cavalry, under authority given by chapter 55 of laws of last General Assembly. Mr. Rees offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Register of the State Land Office be directed to have distributed to members of this General Assembly pro rata the surplus reports of his predecessor in office. Mr. Williams offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to furnish the Chief Clerk and his assistants each four dollars per week in postage stamps; Engrossing and Enrolling Clerks, three dollars each in postage stamps; and the Sergeant-at-Arms and Door-keeper, two dollars each in postage stamps. Mr. Knapp offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerks, Sergeantat-Arms and Door-keeper of this House be allowed ten daily papers each or their equivalent in weeklies. Mr. Cotton offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That we, as representatives of the people of Iowa, desire to express to the IIon. William M. Stone, upon his retiring from the Gubernatorial Chair, our appreciation of the eminent service rendered the State by him during his four years administration, and to bear testimony to the fidelity, zeal and ability with which he has conducted the affairs of the Executive office. Resolved, That the able, eloquent and patriotic Inaugural Address of Gov. Samuel Merrill, delivered to the General Assembly of Iowa, on the 16th day of January, 1868, affords unmistakable proof that in him loyal Iowa will continue to have a true and fearless representative. Mr. Trusdell moved to suspend the rule, under which the resolution requesting the Governor to furnish information in regard to the pay of the First Iowa Cavalry, was laid over, which motion prevailed. The resolution was then adopted. Mr. McNutt offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to ascertain the amount of mileage due members of this House. Mr. Rohlfs offered the following resolution : Resolved, That for the use of the House, 5000 copies of the Governor's Inaugural Message be printed in the English, 2000 in the German, 1000 in the Holland, 1000 in the Norwegian, 1000 in the Bohemian and 1000 in the Swedish language, and that $25,00 is hereby appropriated for each translation into the different languages, but that only one charge shall be made by the State Printer for the translation of the Governor's Message, ordered by the House and Senate. Mr. McNutt moved to amend by inserting after "Governor's" and before "Message," "Inaugural." Carried. Mr. Adams moved to amend by inserting 1000 copies in the Swedish language. Carried. The resolution was then adopted. Mr. Adams offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That there be printed one thousand copies of the Governor's Biennial Message in the Swedish language, and that twenty-five dollars be appropriated for the translation of the same. Mr. Dashiell offered the following resolution, which was lost: Resolved, That the chief clerk of the House be instructed to furnish, with the usual stationery, to each of the regular reporters having seats in the hall of the House, one portfolio of the same quality supplied to members. Mr. Parker offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That a committee of five on Reform School be added to the regular standing committees of the House. Message on the Speaker's table, relating to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, was taken up and read. Referred to the Committee on Deaf and Dumb. On motion of Mr. Kilburn, the message from the Senate was taken up and read. Mr. Parker moved to concur in Senate resolution. Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Burnett, House File No. 2, A bill for an act to legalize a certain school election in Sigourney, Iowa, was taken up and read a third time. Upon the question "Shall the bill pass?" the yeas and nays were as follows: Yeas 96, nays 1. The yeas were Messrs. Adams, Allen, Atkins, Atwood, Bailey, Ballinger, Bauder, Bent, Blackwell, Bolton, Bowan, Brown of of Fayette, Brown of Howard, Browne of Lee, Brown of Van Buren, Burnett, Burrows, Caldwell, Chase, Cotton, Craig, Cramer, Criss, Dashiell, Davis, Donavan, Dudley, Ellis, Fulton, Garrett, Gaylord, Glasgow, Goodspeed, Grantham, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hart, Hartsock, Hatch, Hayden, Hawthorn, Hunter, Irish, Johnson of Cherokee, Johnson of Marshall, Kasson, Kelley, Kilburn, Knapp, Lambert, Leach, Leffingwell, Lockwood, Longueville, The nays were Mr. Babbitt-1. Absent and not voting, Mr. Tillson. So the bill passed and the title was agreed to. Mr. Leach asked leave of absence for two days, which was granted. Mr. Kasson then moved to reconsider the vote of yesterday ordering the printing of the Message, which motion prevailed. Mr. Kasson moved that the Message, and all accompanying documents, be printed, which motion prevailed. Mr. McKean offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption, which motion prevailed. Resolved, That all the public documents published by this House, be placed in the hands of the Secretary of State by the State Printer or Binder, and that he retain in his own hands 300 copies of each, published in the English language, and shall furnish to each of the members of the House one bound copy thereof at the end of the session: that he shall place twenty bound copies. in the State Library, and shall return the balance of such documents to be distributed equally among the members of this House. Mr. Brown, of Van Buren, offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That a copy of the resolution of thanks to ex- Governor, Wm. M. Stone, passed by this House, be forwarded to him by the clerk, duly signed. Mr. Smith, of Dickinson, offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be requested to ascertain and report what disposition, if any, has been made of the buildings, barracks and stockades, erected by the State for the defense of the northwestern frontier in the counties of Emmett, Dickinson, Clay and Cherokee. Mr. Smith of Dickinson, offered the following resolution: Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That our senators in Congress be instructed, and our representatives requested to use their best efforts to procure a daily mail route from Sioux City, Iowa, via. Melbourne, Cherokee, Peterson, Spencer, Okoboji, Spirit Lake, and Jackson, Minn, to Mankato, Minn. Also a tri-weekly mail from Carroll in Carroll county, by way of Sac City, Stormy Lake, Little Sioux Rapids, Gillett's Grove, and Spenser, to Okoboji, in Dickinson county. Also a weekly mail from Estherville in Emmett county, to Gillett's Grove in Clay county, by way of Lost Island. Mr. Lambert moved to refer the resolution to Committee on Federal Relations. Mr. McNutt moved to amend by including all similar resolutions. The amendment was accepted and resolution adopted. Mr. Rippey asked leave to introduce House File No. 7, A bill for an act to fix the time of holding courts in Greene county, Fifth Judicial District. Which was granted, and the bill was read first and second times, and referred to the Committee on Judicial Districts. The Speaker announced for messengers of the House, John M. Blessing and George Thornton. Also for Investigating Committee on part of the House: Messrs. Burnett, Wilson of Dubuque, and Craig as such committee. Mr. Dudley moved that the House do now adjourn, which motion was lost. Mr. Parker offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That a special committee of three be appointed to receive and report to this House, on all applications for legalizing the official acts of Notaries Public, or others. Mr. Criss offered the following resolution which was adopted: Resolved, That the Committee on Military affairs be instructed to enquire what disposition, if any, has been made of the stockade erected by the State at Correctionville, in Woodbury county. Mr. Brown, of Fayette, offered the following resolution which was lost. Resolved, That the committees of the House be directed to confer with similar committees of the Senate in relation to the time and order of reporting to their respective Houses. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. The following message was received from the Senate: Mr. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform your Honorable Body, that the Senate has passed the following concurrent resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked: Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That the two Houses will meet in joint convention on Saturday, the 18th inst., at 2 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of electing a State Printer, a State Binder, and Warden of the Penitentiary. GEO. P. ABEL, Ass't Sec. Mr. Ordway offered the following resolution, which was laid over under the rule: Resolved, That the Governor be requested to furnish this House with information whether the amounts stopped against the pay of the Second and Third Iowa Infantry Volunteers, contemplated in |