Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1843-12-28

agreed in sort OF preliminary session ~.
proper persons upon whom TO beS,nw ~ =,
patronage OF the two Houses, and ,b;o W
must be borne in mind. is labor O, -.
delicacv, and, in the performance Of W.
every member takes great interest fri.,,I
are 20 be served, aud care taken not toaf
ferd those. for whom places cannot 10 ~
vided. A great number of enterprisna ana
very influential citizens, are cencralI,
attendance in the expectation, or hone !,
getting an Office and the member mar
considered unfortunate, who has not ma
than one friend in attendance, reying nn...
his patronage and assistancc, in oblsin;
some Office, such as fire-nakcr FOR insianss
None need sheer at the Office of fire m,L
FOR it is of as much importance as a rnemgs
ship of either branch Of the Legislature MI
cei.ing the same daily wages. 1t NAV h
true that an honest. industrious man eorIs
be found who would be glad to render Il.
services for fifteen dollars per month. H..
such man would probably have no ma
ence III the country, aud would pocket h,
money and 90 about bis own business wiz
cut any evidence of gratitude towards /,
employers. 1t would be against the p3,r,
too, Of majority Of the Legislature whs,
seems, row, TO be fixed and established
| That policy is, that evsry cent OF the Al.
preparation, made by Congress Tor Ter
torial purposes, shall be expended, and Id,
there should perchance be surplas, al,
is taken to exceed the amount BY fes
thousand dollars, which, it IS presume.
Congress will, at some future day, provo.
/ for. Some think the sessions ought to B,
curtailed ana their expenditures dlninishsl
that the people ought to take the matte
in hand, and preparatory to going inlo ,
State Government, teach their popular !,
political men lesson of economy. Indes
some are SO illiberal as to condemn the 4,
icy honestly and openly ayowed on Il.
floor of the House of Representatives e.
days ago, of continuing the sessions wheib.
or there was any thing to do, or not, up,a
every cent of the appropriation should i,
exhausted. They even say it is imnor,
thus to advocate what they call wants
waste of the public money, and say tint
II 1t is lusttldble in our case il would he !.
quallv SO in every other. That, If ih
members Of our Legislature are jusii6sBl
i'll spending the public money where ther
is no necessity for it, every other citizen
whose disposal public money is placed, VI
be equally justifiabIe in expending as nuct
Of il as possible, without regard 10 The N
cessity, or propriety of the expenditure
But these are Anticipated notions and I'M
ola piece with those which would recgjr
members of the Legislature, when thq
have any thing to do, to do il and ~ hona
TO work as men would dc about Their Oh
business, TO hold sessions OF two or tina
hours duration, and even to sit after thg
have eaten their dinners. The old ias
toned people, who hold such opinions, maj,
no allowance for the very important al
laborious duties performed by committee
when tho Houses are not in session; tl
bills drafted, long and interesting repqtG
made, and memorials and petitions 10 Can
gress prepared. Such old fashioned BE-
pie should be put upon the County CoaF
: mittees, and sent to the Seat OF G0ytn
ment, ts take lessons il industry and bus
ness habits, and to learn that it is merrill
rlous to pocket as much ofthe public myna
as they can get without purloning, and \
: that means, to enable themselves to il
crease the circulating medium.