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

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=. -. clark 20 expunge all records ofprocseosns'
,.s.ssnr thereto--laid on the table.
-, p,r.rox, Of Linn, moved the suspension 0!
a.. Asd. rule for the remainder Of the ses''o" -
de House-carried.
Motions for adjournment and Tor . com"'''es ~
i,form the Senate that there was no business oe-
eore the House were then made-when message
from the Senate relating to JOINT Heeuns Aux
,lecting state printer came in
~. p,esrov, Of Linn, reported on the part OF
~. com. m , Lunatic Asylum, that the subject be
Indefinitely postponed. Mr. Harper did not concur
9TH the committee altogether, wishing some &C
ZION ON il by the House. Carried.
Mr.. GAMBLE moved substitute for resolution
authorizing one thousand dollars IS compensation
for the Secretary Of states services in superinten'
ding the printing and distributing Of the local laws
and Revised Code. including index and all.
Mr. HENRY, Of Lee, moved the insertion OF sooo
for the code instead Of a7oO reducing the .o.a'a-
mount to $500. Mr.. Henry afterwards w''nase"
the motion.
Mr. PACE moved to lay the resolution on inc
table, till after the passage OF the Revised Code.
A message from the Senate concurring in the
bill providing for State Printer came in, with one
amendment substituting tcsnty five per cent. in
stead Of thirty three per cent. compensation, In
which the House concurred.
On motion Of Mr. ALLExDER, the Military Bill,
a. reported by Mr. Price, on former occasion')
wss then taken up. Ills in much the same strain
end vein Of humor a. his speech, on former occa'
sion ~ reported in your paper,
Tsesday evening, 8 o'clock-The House is enga'
s&d in passing various bills. The committee Of
conference reported on the school law, adding .
Joint resolution authorizing the Superintendent o.
instruction to collect AID incorporate the schoo
laws into the code, which was adopted.
An act to authorize the sale of property in &C.
dar Rapids BY BENJAMIN T. Bryan, minor was
read the first, second and third times, and passed
A joint resolution for an increase Of mail facili
ties, ~ amended by the Senate, from Iowa City Il
Anamosa via Ivanhoe was also carried. An &C
to prohibit the emigration OF free negroes cnggers
a. the clerk read the into the State, as amen
ded by the Senate, (viz. that beeo.ae 'ar, cfts
being published in the "7rue Democrat a: Noun
Plesssnt,) was passed, yeas, %, nays;7.
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs
Alender, Babb,t, Bunker, Crawford, Diohle, Eaton
Flint, Folsom, Gildea, Hamill, Harper, Haun
Jacobs, Major, McCulloch, OF Lee, McCrary, Ne.
rus, Parvin, Preston, of Linn, Preston Of Monroe
Price, saml Riggs, Salmon, Summers, Taylor
updegraf, wykod, and Mr. Speaker-2s. Those
In the negative. Messrs. Gamble, Goodenow, Har'
bour, McCulloch, Of Jefferson, Robinson, Thomp'
son, and Wilson Of Henry.
s..ls rs~ SO. - - ne HhA C,
pseme Court to be held At Fort Des Moines, was
passed and also joint resolution requiring III,
school Fund Commissioners to report every yea
70 the Superintendent, which was offered BY D.
Haun.
Mr. SUMMER, moved the reconsideration Of tn,
vote ON the Senate amendment, to publish the law
respecting free negroes in the True Democrat
His reason that it would defeat the law, sinc'
the editor Of that paper would never publish it
and hence It would never become law. TIT
motion to reconsider was lost.
Evening Session Of 1Gesday, = o'clock-The Sen
ate met in JOINT session with the House for tn
Election Of State printer.
The President moved Mr. Shields, on the part o
The Senate, and the speaker, Mr. Harper, on tn
part ofths House a. tellers. Tho roll Of boil
houses was then called.
Mr. shields nominated Messrs. Holt and He
seeker Of Dubuque. Mr. Espy nominated Docto
Ballard Of iowa City. Messrs. Holt and Kcsecke
received forty two votes and Doctor Ballard eight
aad one was cast for "Buncombe Flagstat.
Messrs. H. 4 x. were duly elected.
Ms. Cook, thereupon, moved that q committe
4 ten be appointed to report under whas la,c tn
election has just taken place. adding that il migf
possibly save difficulty hereaftert to determine III
point. Mr.. Shields seconded the motion, feelin
the force Of the question. MIR Cook rejoined tn,
he had no doubt that they were elected under tn
old law and entitled to tho old prices. The Pres
dent replied that he knew no rule for the appoin
msnt Of ajoint committee, though It would be
proper matter ofenquiry when the joint sessio
should close. The Senate then retired, and h
House adjourned till ten O'Clock tomorrow.
Iowa CITY, Feb. I, 1881.
Yesterday l sent you account Of the passas
ola law abolishing capital punishment, with SON
strictures on the same, it is question on whit
all men have right to speak. At some future d
the Bible argument and history Of the death pens
y for murder, (and that is the only point W hi
the structures bear, since nobody contends {
considered, a. more essential than the views SC
10 my last. add synopsis Of Mr.. Hsrper's
o. swamp Lands.-
eyxorsss or Nh HARrER's SWAMI LAND BILL
Tbs swamp Land Ball, Us introduced By Mr. Harr
Of Des Moines county, provides for proving
such swamp and inundated lands 40 have not be
returned by the Government Surveyors to
General Land Once Of the State. Also for reel
ming and improving such lands Is are contemp
ted in the act Of Congress approved Sept 2s.h 10.
Also II proposes appropria,ing twenty thousa
dollars OF the proceeds Of said lands, (after payi
al expenses incurred by proving up and reclai
Ing such ~ are deemed worthy toward completi
the Penitentary, ten thousand dollars on the bu
ings Of the Medical Branch of the state uniyers
atKsokuk,a also Eve thousand dollars for purcha,i
apparatus &c. for said department.. Said Bill "
referred to select committee composed Of Q
from each Senatorial District, which commit,
have reported the same back to the House wi
u amendment to strike out all that part of I
1il which proposes appropriations and reco
mend that the proceeds after paying all cxpens
otproving up &c. be deposited in the State TT,
surys and b kept aseparate and distinct fund
% oisposed Of By future Legislature which
msadnsaA have been adopted BY the House, a
she Bill passed ~ amended. Tho pin m,L..
the duty OF the county Surveyors TO make ,
necessary examinations and report list Of n, ,
Swamp and inundated lands within their conn,
respectively 70 the State Land Once Commits