Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-01-27
NO. TX.
From Town City.


CONVENTION TO REVISE THE CoNsrrs
TuTIoN.-The bill providing for submit
ting to the people the question whether
a convention shall be called TO revise tho
Constitution, has passed the legislature;
and only awaits the signature Of tho
Governor to become law. The time
fixed for the election is one yeaf from
next August.
p. s. Since writing the foregoing we
have been shown letter from Iowa
City, under date of the 18th, from which
we are permitted to make the following
extracts:
"The bill submitting the Constitution
was .his morning returned to the House
by the Governor with his disapproval.
on the ground that the same did not pro-
vide for the election OF delegates and
holding the convention. His objections
were sustained by large majority of the
House. A bill was forthwith introduced.
containing the provisions he requested.
which is now on its second reading, and
will doubtless pass both branches.
"The Senate this morning went into
classification of the increased number Of
Senators. when, as on former occasion.
every wing, except one, drew the long
term. There will be fifteen members
holding over, of whom seven are wings.
1.-The bill consolidating the Suprems
Court, has passed the House, and is now
on its second reading IN the Senate.
where have no doubt j, will pass
This has been induced by the increased
number of Supreme Districts which
were about to be made, and the con,in.
gent expenses of the same. these expen.
ses amounting from $4,000 to $4,000 per
annum.
1.-The Maine liquor Law has been the
order of the evening in both branches for
several evenings. |, will pass the House
but will be defeated in the Senate.
We cannot permit the above to 60 10
our readers without few words Of com-
men,. The most remarkable portion Of
this news is the Capitalization Of the Su-
preme Cour, at Iowa City and the aban-
donment of the Distric. system. This
must be regarded by all as step back
ward. The District system by which
the Supreme Cour. is held at various
points in the State is one of the progress
i've features Of the age. 1t has been a.
dop,ed in nearly every State of the I'm
ion, and has been engrafted Upon tho
Constitution Of many OF the States, and
especially in the new Constitution OF
Ohio, before which the Supreme Court
was held in every county. II has grad
ually commended itself to public favor.
because of lis great convenience to the
litigants-its great saving Of expense to
them, and because it secures fair hear
ing of causes to all parts OF the State
and more prompt administration Of JUS
tice. There is no department Of the gov
eminent more important to the people or
more entitled TO favor than the judiciary.
10 secure the speedy. pure, and sound
administering OF justice at the least ex-
pense to the suilors is one of the chief
ends of government. There can be no
doubt that the expense of litigation to
sui,ors, will be doubled at leas, by re-
curing attorneys from all parts Of the
State to concentrate at a single point.--
And yet we are told that Iowa cannot af.
ford convenient system Of cour:s--nos-
withs,anding she pays her judges more
niggardly salary than is paid to steam.
boat pilots!
ltrequires no prophet to see that the
first act of the next general assembly
will be TO re enact the District System,
and The people will remember affection
ately those who oppose it.
This Judicial District 10 said to have
more business. or at least more impor-
tant business, for the Supreme Court
than any other. The sessions at Bur
ling,on were great convenience. and il
is common regret among our people
that they are to be dragged to Iowa City,
to live on "short commons" and take up
the old lamen.a.ion again Of "the laws
delay"
Ii we could substitute for the present
Legislatures deputation of Winnebagoes,
whom we could name, it would be de-
cided improvement! The Capitalization
of the Supreme Court at Iowa City-the
rejection Of the bill authorizing the coun-
ties 10 take stock in rairoads--the repeal
of our present interest law the patch
work which we are informed is being
pd. upon the code--together with the re-
election Of Gen. Jones TO the u. 8. Sem
ate. are to US sufficient proofs thai we
should as people be as well off under
the government Of intelligent Winneba-
goes as We could ever hope to be under
the management Of such .learned The
bans as now give laws to our common
weallh.-Bur. Tel.
A PREDIcTIoN.-An officer. connected
with Sir Edward Belcher's expedition.