Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-01-29

A'Wa Sstye S"us 10 Aooss
Adjournment.
c,mniit,ec OF conference appointed by each
house respectively have agreed to recommend Az
adjournment on "Wednesday next. the 5th inst. 4
resolution in accordance with the above recon-
mendaton passed the Senate By vote Of two to one
but has not at the time Of the present wiring, heen
acted o.. ia tho House. Nd doubt, however, exists
as tn its passage.
There is considerable ofthe most important bus
mess ofthe session stsi und,sposcd OF; but II has
III been mors OF lsss discussed before shs two.
houses III COMMITTEES, and only remsins 10 he re-
ported u be speedily acted upon and disposed Of
The com n,ttecs, however, are considerably behind
hsni, and need some Of the time occupied hy their
respective houses in session to enable them 10 re-
port. The cole is all virtually passed upon, with the
exception Of sons portions ia the hands Of commit
tees. The apportio1ment bill is not yet reported
from the committee.
P.S. Thr resolution to adjourn on the 9Th has a.
so passed the House.
GROSS DLuNDER-ln our rcmarks Of last
week relative TO the approaching election for su-
pertnscndent, and while alluding to the first
vass for that Office, our compositors made us say
that the democracy s.failcd 10 select worthy, able
and sterling democrat TO this Office" II should
have read and was so writtcn) tina. they .failed 10
siecs''-1uiie contrary meaning Lcing given to
language by prefxing the letter ss''sto the word
select" We trust, however, that our readers have
themselves made the necessary correction, as our
high appreciation Of the talents and SQUAD radical
views OF the gentleman alluded to is too well known
to warrant the expression fan opinion similar to
the one we were made to give.
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~ We see but little tina; is especially worthy OF
record in our exchanges, and shall accordingly SUR
render almost our entire columns, this week and
next, to the closing proceedings Of the General As
sen,biy.
U. s. SENATORS :ELEe rED.-Judee GuYEs,
wing, has been elected to the U. 3. Senate Mis-
souri,, in place OF Mr.. BEsroS; and Gov. DopGE has
been re. elected in Wisconsin.
OUR TERRITORY AND P0PULATION.--In 1900
the OF the United States was only about ooo,-
600 square miles. II 10 now over s,25o.ooo square
miles. In 1900 the population was s,so5.ocS. It is
now over 100000.
| INDIANA-U. 5. SENAToR-The Hon. Jesse
the nth instant, on the Arst ballot, receiyine
| votes sgainst 4s for Charles Dewey.
IMMIGRATION 70 THE UNITED srxrss =
Is5o.-The secretary OF State has furnished to Goa
gress q statement Of the number Of Immigrant
which have arrived at the ports Of Me United staci
the year ending soth Of September, $780, the gen
eral aggregate Of which 10 3i5,sss, opposed TO $780,
slo last year. This shows an increase Of i6,7os.-
At the rate Of si5,ooo per annum, the immigration
10 occur from 1851 10 lssi-ten yeafs--woul.
amount three millions and one -eight-or equiya
lent u the white population OF the whole South ii
1870. II il remarkable, too, that of the number
last yer nearly onef fourth came here prepared /.
engage in useful branches Of Industry, with mean
athand. and but mole y Of that population demon
mattel paupers.
| SPRsNGrIELD, Jan. IS, 1850.
! The Auditor has completed map or the lam
/ through which the Central Railroad runs and make,
vacant lands the main track between Cairo ans
! Peru alta 700 acres, upon the route.
nSn'vus, " OOsVus eIItSeu Iaut ui8ut VII
propositions from capitalists 10 construct the Cen
trail Railroad. They propose IL take the grants oil
the hands OF the state and build the road by Jul
1853 with single track. Will pay OF the gross pro
ducts from the time it gets into operation.
i The following signatures sprear :. the proposi
sion:-Rohert schuyler. Goveneur Morris, Jonaiha
Sturgis, Gorge w. Ludlow and Dlyid A. serI
franklin Maven and n. RantOul, IT,, Of Boston an
vicinity.
4 They offer to construct road in III respects
equal TO that running from Boston to Albany an
with some further improvements.
i ~ N. 0nLEANs, Jan. -. 1851.
} The steamship Aiabama brings news from II
city Of Mexico to the LIST inst. to the eject that W
catan has pronounced axainst the surreme Govern