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

Iowa CRY. Feb. =, 1851
House OF REPREsrSTATIvEs.-Mond 4. NJ
The House, on motion of Doctor Flint, moved to
recede by resolution II tha: effect, from the pas
sage of law aboIishing Capital Punishment, in
serted in the "Appendix." DR. Flint urged thatiit
was originally part Of the Code; and besides the
Senate had retained the death penalty in other paris
of the Code, so that there was manifest discrep-
ancy. The matter LEFT here for the Senate TO
reconcile the discrepancy
The bill for the right Of way to the Dubuque and
Keokuk Rail Road Company Sorth, was returned
from the selec. committee, and passed.
The Saline Land Bill of the House has been inde-
fnitely postponed, and divers bills for bridge repairs
over English and other rivers have tcen rejected
by the Senate.
The House passed resolution, allowing rr
diem pay and mileage TO Messrs Depj. Rector, Dele
gate from Fremont,M. H.ClarAe fronCouacIl Bsuns
were informal representatives OF that part Of tho
State, and though not talking members, have been
very useful in council with the Committees in rri-
vate, giving muca information thus to the House,
in regard to The settlements of that part Of tbs
State.
supplementary act in favor OF the City Of pu-
Improvement, was also passed
Tuesday, Feb. 4.-Mr Paryin, OF the Comm,ttee
on Public Buildings, reported 4nfaroratIy IL To- the
removal of the Capital, intima.ins that justice to
the western portion of the State might nj future
time require its change.
Mr. Preston, of Linn, mcsed that s.jus;iee to al
portions of the State demands that the Capital re-
main at IowaCity.'' And here the whole matte was
laid on the table.
The Appendix Of the Code was, this dsy,foa rrPos.
OF special committee TO ascertain tie paternity Of
IT. virtually declared part Of the Code. IL Is ua-
d'rsioodto have been prepared by JrDGE NAsox,
alone, and admitted by Gov. Hampstead and MIR
Woodward with 4 remark to its ..doubtfai pro-
priety." 1t contains the following ma,ter,.-
"Courts of Conciiation," .sonere OF Compromise,
'.Aboli,ion Of actions in certain cases. and tie
"Aoohtion OF Capital Punishment" The subject
Of Capital Punishment still IN the hands OF the
committee Of conference, and what the issue will
be- time will soon tell, tn General Assembly A.
ionrns tomorrow.
The School Law has come up at this late hour.
on the report of majority and minority of the CON-
mittee to whom the Superintendenrs t1rdy report
was referred, only printed about ten days ago.
The majority report retains most Of the old srs-
tenn, the minority tby Messrs Eaton and H1rper,re-
commenting essentiaI changes, State land Office
and commission, and SO on. The former. fmaiori-
ty rePort) passed its third reading this morning,
(TuesdayJ
Tuesday, p. M.-HoHse Of fReprtctHfGffres---Tpon
the second reading OF the appropriation bill, Mr.
Parsn moved the striking out Of sIo3 for gold prns.
Upon which motion warm debate arose.
Mr. PARvIS said, that contrary TO a resolution os
this House, all the members Of the House had gone
and furnished themselves with gold pens except
EIGHT. For my par:, will wash my hands Of this
matter.
Mr. HARBOUR said he and eleven others, after .hs
resolution OF the House, went and supplied them
selves with pens at dollar haIra piece, and he
did not know what the gentleman from Muscatfrs
had to do with the matter.
Mr Preston, of Linn, member OF the Commit
tee explained, that they allowed only claims upon
oath, as directed by the House.
Mr. PARvIS and Mr. ALLExDFR rCtoiucd.
Mr Parvin, as there was some warmth and unes-
siness in the body, said s.keep cool, keep cool"
gentlemen, no body will be hurt.
Mr. EATON called for the reading OF the bill 81
mended.
Mr. PRIcE moved to lay the smenineE, on tho
table.
Mr. PARrIs had liberty to put his amendment IN
share, so that the bill would READ properly.
Mr. PREsroS, OF Linn, went into five minutes
reply, stating that f this alteration made the
committee would wish to withdraw the whole bill
and modify il, as there were many items, that On
his own private judgment, without the resolution
Of the House TO take them upon oath, he shoa.d not
have allowed. The amendment failed, 81 yeas 10
IL nays.
The House then passed the bill for private
bridge company at Iowa City, another for the in-
corporation of Mount Pleasant; the bin for the
more vigorous prosecution OF the Desmoines Riv-
er improvement; a joint resolution respecting the
accounts of ]. w. Cohich; bill for establishing
the boundaries Of Guthrie county; the Senate -
mendment OF House bill on Public schools, pro-
pidag that the SHperintsns>at s.c9 epponf the 1rns
tees of all the Normal schools, requiring them 70
meet next April; and the Saline Land su;horis-
ing their sale, and appropriations Of tho proceeds,
being once read was laid over under tie rule.
Mr. HAarEa, 10y permission OF the House ,lin;re-
duced till for al E14Ainer Of School Teachers,
in the district Schools of each county, TO be sp-
pointed BY the county Judge. The House refusea
to read it second an third time, and It was LAID
over.
Mr. ALLESDEk offered . -eSoiuac1 .sisAnS 70
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