The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-16
IOWA LEGISLATURE.

All the Members Of Council were at their
posts, viz Messrs. Browne, Clark, Hemp
stead, Hepner, Hughes. Inghram, Keith, Lewis.
Parker, Payne, Ralston. swazey, and Whittle-
sey, and we never saw them look better.
The Council was partially organized, by
appointing Mr. Inghram President, pro tenn.
After the other necessaryofficers were appoin-
ted pro tenn. Council was engaged the remain
der of Monday in altering the rules and deba-
ting the question of furnishing newspapers. We
understand our old friend, Mr. Payne, opposed
the motion to include the Hawk Eye in their
subscription, because he could not consci-
entiously circulate among his constituents pa
pers that ne considered politically berefiHai! AS
if his constituents were not able to judge ana
had not sufficient ability to overcome any
wrong influence that might be exerted in the
way be supposed Does nc really believe that
the people in Henry and Jefferson are incapa-
BILE of Judging for themselves II he does. they
will undoubtedly inform him by next Octo-
Der that he is altogether mistaken.
On Friday resolution was passed calling
for the usual number of beth papers in this
place. e. 90 copies for each member.
The most important business transacted was
the election of President After seven unsuc.
cessful attempts Hon. James NJ. Clark was
elected on the eighth balloting. The result
ties. and we most sincerely congratulate Mr. c.
on this deserved testimonial of the Councils
regard towards him. 1t must be the more gra.
tifying, as he was hardly considered candi.
date until the 9th balloting, and the result was
wholly unexpected. On taking the chair he
delivered the following pertinent address:
GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL:
So wholly unexpected was the honor
you have just conferred on me-so over
whelmed am | with the responsibility of
the station to which you have called me,
that | feel utterly unable to express in
appropriate language my thanks for the
kindness SO highly manifested in my ia
vor. am aware that mere thanks are
not all that is usually expected from one
in my situation-that it is customary for
one SO situated to say something of the
duties which bodies of this kind are call
ed upon to discharge, but, Gentlemen,
from me to you | feel that any remarks
of this nature are unnecessary, and per-
haps improper. Many of you are more
than myself, and the least
among you is at least my
equal in the knowledge of the duties
which we have met TO perform. 1t can
not be necessary for me TO impress upon
your minds the important nature Of those
duties; Of the fact that your acts may be
fraught with much of good or of evil to-
thousands Of your fellow citizens; nor
need ! remind you that without order,
without the exercise of forbearance to-
wards each other, and without rendering
to me all the assistance in your. power,
it will be impossible for us 10 discharge
our duties with satisfaction 10 ourselves,
or with any benefit to our constituents.
| shall therefore, Gentlemen, simply
thank you for the honor you have done
me, and promise, as the only return in
my power, to endeavor faithfully and
to perform the duties of my
station to the best Of my humble ability.
The Council then proceeded to the
election of the other officers. DR. ]. N.
Hetzel was reelected Assistant Secretary;
G. w. Harris, Sergeant alarms; Mr..
M'Crea, Enrolling Clerk; Mr. Parkhurst,
Recording Clerk; Mr.. Brown, Engross-
ny Clerk !; G. w. Howe, Door-keeper.
Yesterday Mr. Williams, the Govern
or's private secretary, brought in the Go
pernor's Message, which will be found in
another column.
The President then announced the usual
standing committees, which we omit until
,ur next.
The House of Representatives was call
ID to order on Monday, by Mr. Fales,
chief clerk. The following members an
swered to their names :-Messrs. John
ston, Rich. Owen and Patterson OF Lee I;
Ross, Letter, English, Fleenor and
Of Des Moines; Bailey, Biggs
and Hall, of Van Buren,; Coop and Lash,
Of Henry and Jefferson; Brewer and Min
tun, Louisa and Washington Clark,
of Muscatine and Johnson; Summers and
and Robertson. from Scott and Clinton !;
Cox, from Jackson; Langworthy, Wheeler
and Churchman, from Du Buque and
Clayton; Walworth, from Cedar, Jones
and Linn; Myers of Henry, appearing
after the roll was called.
The House was then organized, by APP
pointing Mr. Cox Speaker. pro tenn.
On Tuesday, Edward Johnston, Esq.
was reelected Speaker on the third bal
lotting. On taking the Chair, he made a
neat address to the House.
The other officers elected are as fol-
low r. Murray, Assistant Clerk !;
T. Bayless, Enrolling do. J. P. Grant
ham, Engrossing do; ]. S. Rinearson,
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