Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-02-13


Mr. Rabbit took the same view. Mr. Hamiil and
others urged the passage Of the bill. 1t was car
ried. and the title agreed to.
Mr. TAYLOR, with leave, Offered joint reso-
luton, authorizing the Governor 10 appo'a'
special agent to select Swamp Lands In Tue nc"
counties, which after being amended oy inc 'n'e''
ton of So day for services by Mr. AhenaeF' was
laid on the table till afternoon. supp Elementary
appropriation bill for the time beyond my aays lof
members, boundary expenses sc. was repor'eo oy
the committee, Whereupon
MIR HARBouR n, upon the second reading OF the
bill offered an amendment to strike out $l,soo OF
the $4,000 decreed by the United States court Tor
the boundary survey. twas lost.
Mr. ALLEspER then moved the insertion OF ST.
600. He said it was unjust, and he would keep
the persons out of it At least two years, since
they could only draw six per cent. on the judgments
and il voted, it would draw eight per cent. in the
shape ofwarrants.
Mr. Folsom sail the gentleman from Van Buren,
had no scruples about voting for borrowing the
School Fund at ten per cent, and now ne was
opposed to voting this at eight per cent.
Mr. HARBouR with leave, moved an additional
amendment to his Observation-Disclosures 1t to
the people to vote for or against the loan OF S4o'
600.
Mr. PARvlS was opposed to the amount OF the
| decree, but saw no way Of avoiding the payment.
Mr. TuoMp SON thought it idle to sit here voting
ON amen dine ts, when the bill was only carrying
out the act Of Congress and decree Of the Supreme
| Cont. though he was disposed to think the sum
unjust. The amendment was lost, and also Mr.
Allender's. The debate gave way here to tho FOL
lowing amendments offered to the appropriation
Bill; viz: Of slc for enrolling services; three
days) of G. s. Hampton Esq, and also another Item
for the Physicians services atthe States Prison
and then the bill was passed.
The bill for the sale Of Saline Land was laid on
the table.
The bill for an appropriation OF % 500 for COM
plotting the stairs Of the Capitol and other parts OF
the edihce, and for the erection Of fence around
the square, with allowance Of 5000 to Mr. J. I.
Faes, late Auditor for superintendent Of the ex-
penditure.
Mr. BAsBIrr moved the insertion of Mr. Pattee
| instead Of Mr. Eales.
| Mr. WILSON, Of Henry. desired as equal division
| OF the s.crumbs'' as possible.
Mr. BABBlrr replied tina, Mr. Fales had been pick
ing up crumbs in Iowa for the last thirteen years,
to his certain knowledge, some times taking al
| most the whole loaf. The amendment was adopted
by yeas and nays, IS to Is.
| On the motion to suspend the i2d rule and read
it sd time.
| Mr. FoLsoa-Is this bill to be singled out, and
this little pittance to be wi,hheld9 He went on
at some length. Mr. Negus favored the bill, as
seats would be needed next year.
Mr. McCRARy opposed the bill, as the approprl
| atoms had been large for other purposes.
Mr. PARvlS urged the appropriation with muct
earnestness, insisting that it was wrong 10 take
this undetermined course by one third Of the House
to prove the majority from carrying the bill, a
there was no session tomorrow.
Mr. GlLpEA took the ground that the State need
ed accommodations in the Capitol, and that tie
appropriation was not = matter Of courtesy.
The bill was passed, 80 yeas to nays. The
House here adjourned at halfpast - O'Clock.
| Wednesday p. M.-The Senate receded from it,
amendment, in the case Of the insertion OF JOSEPH
7. Fales in the appropriation for the Capitol, ant
adopted the House amendment, inserting MI
Pattee's name.
The House refused to entertain Mr. Harper's bill
for county examiners Of School Teachers, and also
declined taking up the bill for the location OF The
Capitol at Fort Des Moines.
The Senate returned the supplementary appro
priation bill, with an amendment reducing thu
amount of members pay to one dollar day, as thu
House committee had inserted two dollars day
Mr. Preston of Linn, advocated the two dollar
per diem allowance, on the same principle, as tn
Speakers extra pay was voted. Mr. Harbour op
posed it, on constitutional grounds. SO also NJ
Allender. Mr. s. Riggs moved o reference to
! Co. rho,r nh
reported that the casting Of the amount was cor
rect. The anne ndment then was concurred in.
The Committee Of conference respecting the Az
pendix, reported that the House should vote o
the Cole alone, without the Appendix, and if III
Senate did not recede from their action on the Al
peudix, there might be further conference.
Messrs Harbour, Rabbit, and others contende
that the order recommended by the committee
conference was not parliamentary but that the Al
: pendix should be stricken out first. Mr. Rabbit
in particular urged that the Speaker would entel
:, tain motion to that effect. The Speaker remins
!, ed Mr. Rabbit, that, on his own resolution, tn
= House had decided to admit no further amendmen
Mr. Babbiu then moved, to reconsider the resol,
ton respecting any further amendment, asking tn
yeas and nays, - yeas to ~ nays being given
Thereupon, Dit Rabbit. moved to strike out the Al
" pendix. ICries Of previous question:
Mr. Wilson, of Henry, said he would say if
was stricken out, he would feel bound TO 60 again.
l. the Code.
y Mr. Speaker, replied that gentleman on his lie
would vote against the Code If it was not strcke
8 out. 1t was then stricken out, the yeas and nay
l. being as follows Yeas, Messrs Babbitt, Craw
: ford, Flint, Folsom, Gamble, Gildea, Goodenov
) Guiberson, Hamill, Harbour, Harper, Haun, Jacob
Major, McCulloch Of Lee, Parvin, Preston Of Linz
Samuel Riggs, Robinson, Summers, Thompson
and Mr. S9eaker-22. Nays, Messrs Allende
Bunker, Dibble, Eaton, McCrary, Negus, Presto
: Of Monroe, Price, Taylor, updegraH, Wilson,
: Henry, and Wykof-ls.
Mr. Wykof, offered an amendment allowing II
: jury to use their discretion, whether to give We
dict Of capital punishment or imprisonment-vote
down without a count. call of the House W.
then made, and the final vote on the Code was &
. ken By yeas and nays as follows Yeas, Crawford
:. Dibbie, Folsom, Giidea, Goodenow, Guibcrso
> Hamlll, Harbour, Harper, Haun, Major, NcCulloc
Of Lee, Nc culloch Of Jefferson, McCrary, Parvi,
:. Preston, Samuel Riggs, Robinson, Salmon, Sun
, mers, Taylor, Thompson, Updesraf and Mr. Speal
= er-2s. Nays, Aiender, Babbitt, Bunker, Eato,
Flint, Gamble, Harbour, Jacobs, Negus, Preston
Linn Price, Wilson of Henry, and Wykotf--l3.
Inc Governor returned the bill for a bridge
Messrs Clarke, and Wheeling, aud another b