Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-01-29
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xsSgHArE CHANDens WAeHlnGToN, p. y. q
sSkR pecembers ~, lsep.
received FROM the commissoner Of PENSIONS IN re-
ply 10 great many applications made by myself 10
INN for BouMty Land Warrants ETC., under the late
act Or Consfess. lss publication In the papers Of
our stale would show whythe applications made for
Land Warrants &C., have not been more promptly
claims st the Pension Bureau necessarily causes
Tie delay. hope you and other editors in our
state will publish these notes Cor The Information
Of thoss whom they conccru.
Respectfully, your ob't serv't,
GEO. w. JONES.
MEssas. PALMra 4 PAUL, Iowa City.
Pension orricr wAsHIxcrox,
December ~, 1850. !
san: Your letter OF -resreciins the claim 81
-- has been received, and viii he VI
tended TO a. psacticable;S OF which you will
be duty informed. II 10 therefore respectfully re-
questsd that every applicant will wait ressnnable
time before making application 10 know what has
been done In relation to his or her claim.
I. am very respectfully,
Your ebedicnt servant,
JAMES Y. HEATH, Com.
TO Hon. q. ". Jases, U. s. Senate.
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From the Burlington Telegraph.
WAsHIxo1oN, Jan. q, 1851.
AccIDENT.-Mr. Preston King broke the cap Of
hAse Aucc SoSty On the
fsosen pavemsnt, while proceeding 70 are ear his
1xn.--,Gs. p.ares prsssaass ~ r~sisioa n
sGsrI.s Il .eoe ssn.sssisw s. 81 Is
Oniiding, b. taken into the TREASURY and added 10
the permanent fund now there, belonging 70 the in
stituiion. 49, Fssl
Messrs. Miller, Da, ton and Dickinson, presented
petitions for an against the amendment OF patent
laws
Mr.. Sturgeon presented petitions fro n the mer-
chants u Philedelphia asking the shmenl of
line Of mail steamers itom Philadelphia TO lilo
Jancfio. -
Mr.. Hale novests take up joint resolution 10
purchase the works Of Alexander Hamilton.
MI. Mlngum offered resolution enqairins into
the propriety Of the reorganization OF State Depart
ment--adopted.
HOUSE The Speaker called attention 10 the ac-
cunulasion ofbusine on has table, lying over from
last session.
Mr.. Burt belle ved the order vas 10 cal for reports
from committees. He trusted this would be done
soon, a. mlny Important bills were ready.
MIR. BaiIy spoke Of the business and said II the
House continued making special orders, and did
not sustaiD him In the sensrsl appropriation balls,
the chances were that they would be lost.
Reports Of committees were then called for.
New OnLE ANS, Jan 10, 1851.
Destructive cc.rLAGRArIoN-- Yesterday
the St. Charles Hotel, Ciapp's Church, Methodist
Church Pcydras street, and four other buildings
were DESTROYED by ireioss fully IS 600, ooo--shout
$lSOO0 insured all tngether; 81. Charles g. ~
200, chiefly in New Orleans; Methodist Church Il,
surei for 10, 0O0, of which two thirds In Nashville
Life and TRUST Company, aud $4,000 in Marine ana
Fire Insurance Company.
II IL reported that several lives were lost. This
is the hea ,iest calamity that has tefalen New Or
leans for years, and especially the 81 Charles Hotel
the pride Of the south. Business suspended yes-
terday.
Another dispatch says the iirc is stiil spreading
with high wind.
baltimore, Jan. 20, 1851.
Richard J. Tucker, who has been in Jail -four years
for defrauiing the Mechanics Bank or 100000 was
pard0ned by Governor Lowe, alter having served
out half Of his sentence.
CixcIxNAri, Jan ~, 1885,.
J. Dorsey, OF New Orleans, was the fortunate
drawer Of Powers Greek Slave, .: the Art Union
distribution.
JErrERsoN CRY, Jan. ~, 1850.
EVENING sEssION.-Joint session convened al
10 O'Clock, when call Of The House was ordered
all the members answered TO their names. except
ttwc. The Sergeant. at Artps was insiructed Ia
Firing them before the house.
3Oth ballot for u. 3. Senator-Bcnto So, Gcyei
Tn, stringfellow ~, Polk L. Green 2.
37th ballos-B 'nton 56, Ceyer II, Ssringfcllow g.
Polk !, Green 10, scattering 8.
sSth balot-Dent0n 56, Geyer "a, Stringfcllow Ia
Polk I, Green 7. scattering I.
On motion, JOINT session took q recess until TO-
morrow ten O'Clock.
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