Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-02-06
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low. CRY. Feb. J. 1851.
Psnonal nn,., eonfninsths writer mostly hi, roorn
hiss prevented attendance At the Capitol for several days,
and also Withdrawn attention from passing of the
Lessature A visit to the Senate chamber to day how
ever gave an opportunity of noting down things
of interest the general reader and observer Of passing
legislation.
The SENATE, in committee of the whole, Mr. Baker in
the chair engaged the chapter touching the fees
and salaries Of officers no, otherwise for in the
code which fin ally referred to select committee
The chapter ofths Revised code relating public lands
then taken This chapter proposes to aevolve
the Auditor Of State, the of all the public lands Of
the State, with liberty to employ an assistant 1t
mended by striking the clause authorizing $500 for the
assistants salary. And upon the question of giving the
Auditor an additional compensation for this service,
Mr. WRIGHT moved to fill the blank with 800, annual
IT, adding that he only made the suggestion or motion to
call the attention OF the Sena,e the matter The
might be too large all, whichever it was
he would leave to Others to determine.
Mr. EsPy moved to amend the motion byin.e.inc 5000
Mr. HEsDERsHorr would prefer a separate land com
missioner with regular salary IL so large compensa
| ton going to be allowed.
Mr. Cook moved to strike ont the 81 section Of the
chapter, and he also favor OF separate commits
sioner, capable man, elected by the people.
Mr. WRIGHT opposed GREETING new office, with new
modetions and expenses to be furnish by the
State The Auditor has to give his time now and could
well attend to ,hi, The people complain al
ready ofoo offices TO be paid their expense Mo-
ton lost.
yarou. sums. from $1,000 to $500 were then .everaly
proposed, fill the blank for the Auditors
which las, ts5oo,> proposed by Mr. cassidy wa,
carried. An effort then made to strike on, "Audi
tor and insert Secretary Treasurer Of State by var
persons, and theGovnor Thy Mr. Senan but i,
failed.
Mr. HENDERsH offered anne ndment to this chap
ter Of the code, this effect that Of its provisions
should apply to the lands otherwise As TO
hinder the speedy accomplishment ofthe Desmoines Riv
er Improvement, which was adopted.
Here the chairman upon the committees rising, report
ed sunry matters above detailed, back to the
Dr. Lowe, taking the chair, in which action Of the CON-
mittee, the Senate concuucd.
Whereupon, NJ, Wright moved that the salary Of the
Superintendent Of Instruction be reduced from 1900 to
$1,000, which the and nays called aad were
a. follows:
Yeas-Baker, cooke, Esry, Everson, Lowe, Morton,
Sellman, Specs, Wright-9.
Nays-Alger. Cassidy, Hendershott, uepner Howell
Lefinswell, Sales, Shields and the President-9.
Absent, Mr. Lewis. So the motion lost.
The Senate, some days since acted on the Houses
mendment as to individual liability in companies
and corporations, to make each Stakeholder d-
bic only his Stock subscribed which, it is generally
thought the House will assent to.
Mr. Cooks bill for the exclusion OF bank bills
and for the introduction of nothing but "Yeno,c
Boys or Specie, according to the tenor of the pre-
sent constitution OF the State seems to have died
natural death.
r The House, near the moraing hour OF adjournment
were occupied with bill to prevent, under severe
penalties, Stage drivers ando Tiers from doctering
horses with diverse stimulants or poisonous sub
stances. MIR Preston Of Linn, moved that the
prohibition only be restricted to Stage drivers.
MADISON called the bill a very nonsensical
one and thought it might well be applied to the
human species and to male doctors going about
and so on, with great deal of mirh.
Mn HARBOUR offered an amendment mot dis
enctly heard) applying the billto men instead of
"ofses'th the Chairman in Com. Of the whole (Mr
summers) pronounc,ng it out Of order.
MIR Nraus thought the Limitation to Stage dri-
sef' well enough, fine four horse team had
been spoiled By ssdopingn as the technical word is
in the bill, in his neishborhood.
Mr. ROBINSON, to carry on the glee. moved, that
1t be restricted to stage drivers and the hands en-
ployed by the revisory committee of the New Code.
Mn HARPER moved the previous question.
Mr. FOLSOM moved to adjourn, which motion
was carried without coun. Of votes, or dis..p, If
voices.