Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-01-02
Iowa CITY, Dec. IS.
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Since my last, both houses have been chiefly oc-
cured with the Revised Code, an abstract of whose
action you will find in your exchanges, and the full
reports of Tuesdays proceedings in the House
must suffice for the present week.
Some previous action Of both houses deserves a
passing notice. Various petitions for the entire
suppress sion of the traffic in intoxicating liquors
through the state have been presented both in the
Senate and House, and they have been uniformly
and readily referred to the select committees on
the subject in both houses.
In my last it was said, that the law reported by
the Commits sioners Of the Revised Code was all
that the friends OF Temperance could desire touch
ing the retail irafic by the ssdram ar drink. And
by inspection Of the statute reported, it is very
stringent as to dram-driRkns. making it unlawful,
and every one, whether proprietor or bar. keeper,
liable to arrest and fine and impris onment; and the
house or room, IN which il is sold. thereupon sub
ject to the officer at law 20 be held and sold for the
expenses Of the procsss efiaw. The bottles, fur
niturc and all the array OF dram-shops being prima
aee evidence OF its violation. So far, the statute
reported is all that could lie desired; but the vari
petitions go further than the law, even to the
prohibition OF alcoholic drinks in any quantity, ex
cept for mechanical or medicinal purposes, and this
necessary sale to be under the control OF the town
county granting itlike The late law in the state
of Vermont. As the Code now reported is, it is
not prohibited or restrained at ALL as article OF
merchandise The committee to whom petitions
are referred, this subject, tits understood, are
now engaged in framing q substitute containing a
prohibition and restraint Of the sale in any and all
Quantities. II is most earnestly to be desired, that
the law will be made to 60 the whole length above
indicated, entirely taking the traffic out of the hands
of licenced persons, or ordinary traticers in IL
quors.
The petitions for state roads arc numerous, and
both houses seem disposed TO consider them all IN
. general bill, by 4 reference to their respective
committees on Roads.
Joint resolutions for donations Of lands in favor
Of the Hungarian exles in Decatur county, and also
in favor of actual settlers, as well as for making
bridges over Turkey ,have passed both houses
Not being present during the interesting debate,
(mostly on one sideJ on the Hungarian grant Of
land, with reference to which the Governor gave
| special message to the legislature; and not know
ing any reporter Who has preserved the patriotic
| and sympathetic speeches, on the occasion, am
unable to preserve them from oblivion. 1t is said,
| there were few speakers who opposed singing
out the Hungarian e>iles, rather than selecting all
exiles Of any nation, objects Of special favor by
the United States government.
Hon. Mr. Wright, OF the Senate, has reported a
very neat and appropriate inscription for the block
of marble sent from Iowa to the Washington Ma
| tional Monument; viz: s'IowA:-Her affections, like
the ripers of her borders, .ao,o to an inscparab!e
Union" This inscription has been concurred in
not only by the Senate, reported by the Chairman
OF a select committee on the subject, but also by
the house. II all the states contributing to this
monument were to send as patriotic an inscription,
il would put end to the talk Of disunion, so rife
in some quarters of our land.
The house adjourned over yesterday (Chrstmas)
but the Senate sat all day, as usual. An Intellectual
attempt was made to adjourn the House till Satur-
day. as we'll as to have joint resolution of both
houses to adjourn over Till Monday, but neither
motion carried. The railroad convention at Mus
catne, as well as the holiday season gave rise to
this movement; but there was general disposition
to press on with the Revised Code and other mat
tiers Of urgent necessity.
The joint resolutions to authorize borrowing
money to defray the expenses of this session, in
the House, was referred to the committee on Ways
and Means. How much can be borrowed, with
outstanding debts, under the present constitution?
For instance, the report on Public Works shows
dues s'the first letting, s44,,s2 OF, on the
ond letting (see page 2l,) s37, s22 -. Add ssout
standing warrants $lo,ss5 81, according to Gov.
Briggs Message, p. ~ Nov. 1850; also $4,000 bor
rowed by Gov. Briggs for running the Missouri
and Iowa boundary line, tsee p. 6 Message,) and
$3.50 80. due Mr. Hendershott, and it will not take
large loan to reach the limits of the Constitution
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