Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-02-08
Correspondence of the Hawk.Eye.


Iowa CRY, February 3, 1874.
FRIEND HAWK EYE-Since my last letter
to you the law combining the jurisdiction
of Justices of the Peace to the Townships
in which they were elected and in which
the defendant resides has passed the House.
The Convention Law as it is called, passed
the House on Thursday, with some amend
ments. The wings in the House oppo ed
fixing Of the election for or against Con-
vention, in April, and advocated the pro
priety Of fixing it in August. Mr. Rogers in
this matter, went with the wings. The
ground taken by those opposing April. was
that it was too short a time to canvass the
subject, that nothing could be gained in
point of time as to getting into the Union,
whether the vote Of the people should be
taken in April or August; however, it avail
ed nothing. On the question Of engrossing
the bill and reading it third time, all the
"unterrfcd" except Mr. Rogers voted in
the affirmative. On tho final passage Rog.
ers and Thompson voted with the wings.
The instructions to the Marshal of the
Territory has had the effect Of winning
many friends to the Territorial Government
1t is the general opinion of those l have
heard speaking on the subject that the vote
will be as large against a State Govern.
ment as it was in 40, if the people come
to the polls in tie spring, which think
they will not fail to do.
The bill vestng in married women their
property did not pass the House The Rev.
enue Bill having undergone considerable al
terations, is again before the House. ]
will try to send you a copy Of it when pass
ed. There will probably be a bill introduc.
ed early next week to amend the Probate
law, and after that perhaps but few bills OF
a general nature will be introduced |
think there will be an improvement in some
Of the general laws this session. and some
con Trajectory laws repealed, SO that, on the
whole, trust the labors of this session may
be useful to the Territory. A vast amount
of local laws have been passed, and are on
their passage. One hundred and thirty
bills have been reported in the House of
Representatives, and fifty or sixty in the
Council
A sketch Of the debate on the conven-
ton bill will probably be given in the next
Standard. The bill for the abolition Of
Capital Punishment was again postponed
until Tuesday next.
A bill supplemental to an act relative to
Chancery proceedings was reported by Mr.
Thompson. The first section provides that
when bill of complaint or petition is filed
against nonresident, and shall also file an
affidavit stating that the defendant is non-
resident, the clerk shall draw up and cause
to be published in some news paper for six
weeks, notice of the tendency Of such
petition, which notice shall be equivalent
to personal service, and shall enable the
trial to proceed ut the next term Of the
Court. The same gentleman introduced
bill to abolish license for marriage, and
otherwise to modify the law SO as almost en-
tirely to change the marriage law. This
was warmly opposed by Messrs Walworth,
Wilson, Grimes, Nolan, Foley and Robb'
and was as warmly advocated by Messrs
Baker, Thompson, Rogers and Bonny. Mr.
Thompson said the money paid for license
was oppressive, and he wished to see the
money appropriated to buying bible and
hymn book for the new married pair. A
very religious man, that Thompson.
The vexed question of printing is not yet
decided. A joint resolution passed the
House giving the laws to James Clarke, ed
itor Of the Territorial Gazette; the Council
amended it by striking out all after the
word Resolved, and inserted That the
Secretary Of the Territory be authorized to
dispose of the printing Of the Laws to the
lowest bidder; the House disagreed to the