The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-31

on during the morning session. Unde
me impression that the House woul
agree to the resolution and that bot
Houses would adjourn without doing an
lurther business, several members of tn
gouncll left town to visit their families
lheIr expectations, however, were no
Verihed. AS soon as the two House
meet IN the afternoon, the resolution il
relation to printing the Laws was re
ported back to the Council as amende,
by the House, and was, on motion Q
Mr. Bailey, taken up.
Mr. HALL of Van Buren,, moved to la,
the resolutions on the table until the alb
| sent members returned, and said max.
TINS motion, Mr. President, hoping tina
the friends of this resolution as amende,
oy the House will sustain it, and no
take advantage of the absence of mem
bers, and press through a measure of a.
much Importance as this until the council
IS full. 1t cannot be possible that gen
tlemen will refuse to extend that courtesy
to others which has so often been extern
ded to them if they do they certainly
possess much less magnanimity than
had supposed.
My Hon. colleague Mr. Bailey, SAYS
that the printing Of the Laws is a small
matter. subject about which the people
take no interest whatever and he can
not see why | take so much interes
about SO trivial a thing and am so solici
tous that the Council should be full wher
it is disposed Of Sir, | differ with my
Colleague on the subject; look upon
adoption of efficient means to have the
Laws we pass printed and distributed
among our constituents as one of the
most important acts we have to perform
true, 1t does not matter materially, so the
work is we'll done, who the individual is
that executes it. But would ask my
Hon. colleague whether there is not some
degree of propriety in distributing the
patronage of the government among the
different mechanics of the country; this
| hope the gentleman will not attempt tc
deny. When he looks back at the course
taken by himself and his political friends
in relation to the incidental and other
printing of the Legislature, when this
subject was under consideration, they ur
ged the propriety of a liberal distributor
of the public printing among the differen,
presses Of the Territory. Sir, in this the
wings acquiesced. Before the Journals
of the Council were disposed Of the gen
tleman from Muscaline, introduced re-
solution giving to Russell and Hughs, O
Bloomington, the printing Of the Laws.
Mr. Hawkins moved to strike out Rus
sci and Hughs, and insert John H. Nc
Kenney; this motion l was disposed te
sustain, (not that | wished to offer any
opposition to those gen,lemen's interest
although am acquainted with but one
of them and, sir, assure you that he
has my warmest personal esteem,) bu
that believed the Laws should be print
ed in Burlington. On that occasion W.
were told by the gentleman from Mus
catine, (Mr Hastings that Mr. McKen
ney did not expect any more patronage
from the Legislature, that he considered
he had received his share. This Who'll,
matter was laid OIL the table till the 2Otf
day of December. On a subsequent
day, the gentleman from Muscatine M
H.. introduced resolution giving t,
those same gentlemen the printing of thu
Journals of the Council. and on this oc
casion we were told by him that b,
introducing this resolution he abandoned
the former; this too, was laid on the ia
bic for the same length of time. 1t i
we'll known, that those resolutions wer
postponed Tor the express purpose of &C
commodating the gentleman from Mus
catine who was absent, attending to hi
own private business. These resolu
tons remained on the table until the da,
to which they were ordered to be take
up. On that day, the gentleman wa
still absent. A motion was made TO tax
up the resolution relative to printing tn
Laws; this motion was opposed by tn
gentleman from Linn, Mr. Green) OIL
the ground that it was uncourteous t
Mr. H., as it was his resolution for thi
motion, sir, voted, and did it, first, be
cause the gentleman from Muscatine
Mr. II. had said in his place that he ha
abandoned the resolution relative to tn
laws F; but that he expected to get tn
Jurnals for Messrs Russell and Hughs. =
Second, because the Council had waite
for that gentleman already two week
and ne was still absent; and | believ
that he was no longer entitled to the in
diligence of the Council, even in meas
ure in which he felt deep interest
much less matter already abandoned b,
him. But, sir, Notwithstanding all this
am charged here by my colleague, ant
the gentleman from Linn, Of having Oh
that occasion endeavored to take advantag
of the absence Of that gentleman. Thi
charge is too childish to need refutation
No attempt was made to take from tn
table the resolution relative to the Jour
mails until the gentleman returned, AM
when it did come up voted for it, a
did ! believe majority Of the wings
Notwithstanding Mr. Johnston, told u
that we need not do so with the expec
tation of receiving any favors from hin
thereafter, so far as the Hawkeye wa
concerned. Sir, | expected none from
| hin, hnt &c bo IL not IN his scat I will