Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-30
Correspon lence of the Muscat'ne Journal.
HALL House OF REPS,
Saturday. Lam. %.

Saturday, JAM, 20.
EDS. JOURNAL: The two branches of the
General Assembly, while in joint convention
this morning, elected Francis A. Barker OF
Marion county, Warden Of the State Peni-
tertiary, aud Peter Moriarty, Of the Jackson
County Press, State Printer. Both good Sc
lections. t
During short pause of the dongs Of the
convention, Mr.. Benson, (dem. Of Dubuque,
in q humorous and would be satirical mood,
asked if nominations for U. S. Senator were
in order. Mr.. Russell, (whig,) re.orted BY
recommending that before any action be ia
ken upon the suggestion, the Sergeant at
Arms he requested to bar the door! This
ready and apt reply s'brought down the
.houe.o
In the House, after tho passage of num-
Der Of local bills, an act to amend the law in
relation to divorce and alimony, were under
discussion. 1t restricts the number Of causes
for divorce to four, viz: Impotency at mar
riage, and adultery and wilful dcsertion after
marriage, or imprisonment for criminal of
fence. 1t was finally passed. II had pre-
yiously passed the Senate.
A bill appropriating fifty dollars to each
free negro now in this State, who may emi-
crate to Liberia, which has already passed
the Senate, came up this afternoon for con-
sideration. Mr.. Russell moved to amend by
striking out s'free negro" and insert ssnative
Of any foreign country''-lost. The bill
will come up on its passage Monday, and
will doubtless become law.
An act to repeal the law prohibiting the
immigration OF free negroes into Iowa. was
laid upon the table by vote Of 80 to 2l.-
Mr. ii =. 49,
joint resolution memorializing Congress
for the exclusion of slavery from Kansas and
Nebraska, against the admission Of any more
slave territory into the Union, and for amend
ment Of the Fugitive Slave Act OF 1850, SO
that private citizens will not be required to
assist in its execution, was under considera-
uon, and will doubtless pass when it comes
upon its third reading.
The bill to prevent the killing of game, at
certain seasons Of the year, in the counties
Of Dubuque, Jackson, Scott. Linn, Musca-
tine, johnson, Desmoines and Henry, which
had previously passed the Seuate, was lost
IN the House this forenoon, by vote of 81
to q.
bill author zing railroad companies to
consolidate their stock and form-connections
With roads in other States, passed.
In all, about forty bills were disposed Of
IN the House to-day. The members are get
ting impatient to 60 home, and dispatch bus
mess with considerable. haste.
MONDAY, JAN, y.
The apporticnment bill, rs it came from
snsSenate with ..amendments, was rejected.
The bill for the promotion Of African col
'onlzation, by appropriating $50 to every free
negro in the State, who will go to Liberia,
vas strongly opposed by Mr.. Russell. He
aased that colonization was, in his opinion,
40 obsolete idea, ana no thought it unwar-
lan'aole in the Legislature to appropriate the
peoples money for such an object. The bill
passed by 81 yeas to "a nays, and having al
ready passed the Senate will become a law.
a.. "A bill authorizing Alvin Kimbali, A. 0.
Is,terson and their associate. to construct a
vii bridge across Cedar River, between Over
nans and Browns ferries, was introduced by
VI prltchard this afternoon. and passed.
IL Is now quite evident that tho Legisla-
a., s wall not adjourn Wednesday or Thurs
w Anan writing from the West. says
i. s. ns mas altered 90 since he loft homs that
!" oidest creditors would not know him.