Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-18
SENATE.
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THURSDAY Jan. IL, 9 O'Clock. 4. ,

viding for their election, defining their du-
| ties ard fixing the price Of work: read twice
and raferred to a select committee comp ,sei
OF Messrs. Workman, Fulton, W likinson,
! Clark and Jordan. tE l3a
r lmsav bv leave introduced a bill for an
acJ to cquire Mortgages OF personal proper
| tv to b deposited with the township Clerk:
read twice and referred 70 the committee On
Judiciary.
| Love iatroluc d . sill for an act to amend
ar q It granting to Railroad companies the
right of way: re ID twice, and r@ferred TO-
the committee On Internal improvements.
| Saunders offered the following which was
adopted: .54 s.r g.fl.sf .fss
Resolved that the Secretary 6: the senate
/ be Instructed to furnish zach member thereof
with rocket nap Of Iowa Of the latest i'm
proved edition. -
Schysmm, chairman OF the committee on
engrosstd bills. reported back s. bill No. o5,
an act to amend the charter of the city OF
/ Burlington, a. correctly engrbssed. e. .ts
2 O'Clock, P. III. a
/ Mr. Shields. from the committee Of Wavs
and Means, report 4 back ii. Gle 10. Ian
act to encourage the killing of wolves, and
recommended its reference 70 the committee
| Of the Whole, and be made the special order
for Monday ey ming next at O'Clock.
Mr.. ThurSton, from the committee on coun-
ty boundari 8, to whom was referred the PEE
tItions relating to the RELOCATION Of he
county al Of Decatur county, reported by
| bill, VIII ch was read tw c., and referred TO
the committee on counties. & .x
On motion of Mr.. Hamilton, tie vote on
the bill erecting the once of District Attor-
ney was recons dercd, aad ihs b Ii engrosscd
Tor a third reading On tomorrow.
Nj. Hamilton, from tie COMMITTEES On the
judiciary, reported back S. bill No. 8l--An
act for making road certificate receivable fer
county taxes, and recommended It's passage.
/ E.itl ORDERED to be ep-rosscd for a third
reading on Tomorrow.
| Mr. Workman, flora the select COMMITTEES
10 whom vas ref rred he joint resolution 20
/ COMPRESS for the cons ructien OF dams ana
bridges across the Cedar. Wapsiepinecon and
Iowa rivers, reported substitute therefor,
which Was adopsed, md, on motion, recon-
init ed 10 q g g C. committee.
| MIR. Sehran,ls C lairman Ct the committee
on cngrossed bllis, reported back S. Bill No.
! l6-An act to relocate the seat cf Govern
nett, As correct ~ reported.
! On motion of Preston the resolution TO ap-
poini IN assistant Clerk was taken up.
| On motion Of Hamilton, Thomls Hughes
and jam S IL. Walters were appointed asss
! ans enrolling ana engrossing egks.
| II. lie No. 8, an act fer the Impression Of
| incompetence vas taken up, read twice By its
t tie aaa referred to the select committeeman
| that subj cf.
Tho following bills were taken up, reoi
twiea, and ON motion the llth rule was sus-
! pended, bills read third time, passed and the
titles agre d 70.
II. file No. %, an act to change the name
Of Newton to Gosport.
/ Lii, lie No. >, an act TO amend chap. 81 of
the Code, m relation, to county Surveyors.
Ii. lie No. ", an act TO locate tie seat Of
justice of Affair CO.
On motion Of Rest the bill to locate state
ro fom Cedar Falls tot.ie mouth Of the
Big Sioux RIVER, WAS taken from the table,
read the tl.ild time, passed and the tile
.grc to. W
On motion Of Mr.. Browning, the billsto
amend he charter of the city of Burlington
wa .taken fron the table, read The tn rl time,
| pass d and the title agreed TO.
On motion OF MIR. Browning, the vote that
ind Af,nitely postponed the bill proyi ding for a
! Geolo zeal Surv Of the State WINS rgconsid-
ed and the bill II ferred to the committee on
Wavs I'm | Means. ....
The following bills were taken up, read the
third time, passed and their titles. agreed to:
s. Bill No. 45-An act 70 prevent injury TO
creditors. -8
A BIZ FOR an net making further provisions
in relation 10 executors Of estates.
A bill for an net TO re- locate the Seat Of
i Government, WAS taken up and read the
I third ,.me by its title.
The question beng on its final passage on
motion Of air. Preston, The ayes and NAYS
taken-ayes lG, nays II.
+ Bill passed and title AGREED to, fg
HOUSE. Y
Resoire..a. That this House 90 int, an
election Of Second Assis ant Clerk. Adopt.
, cd.
James NJ. Walters and John, Mahan were
then put in nom nationwith the following re-
suit.
| John Mahan received 3S votes.
| James III. Walker received "a votes. e.
John Mahanwas dec AIRED duly elected and
| appearing took the oath of Office. rs
Notices to introduce bills. sii.s xyHaE &
By Dorland. JOINT resolution for the
printing OF an extra number of copieS OF the
acts of the fifth General Assembly Of Iowa,
for the purpose Of supplying the public. r
Tie N. Y.Journal of Commerce says the California
trade reErcs slightly There are about fhifteen yes
sells MP in New lork for san Fraiiciseo against
twice that number year ago. The exports fir n,
Phladaphi. for that port during the year eight
hnndred fifty four were one million five hundred
thousand dollars Cor the year sht,an hundred Ii
three 2.2i4yto. 80 E4
During the month If No,enll er, the enormous SIN
af s.. o. Was shaped from San Trancisso for |
tn United states and The Isi IF december, 81,
ssI los was fhipred. making grand total ia one
month and unerday. u more than tsT,of0 ,0oe!'gg /
ynnng lady suppose "a b. s,.s Emma Noere, I
about whsse mysterious Gisallsa.ance from Koehes-
gtr few weeks since go inicn has been said in the