Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-08


receipts and expenditures Of the prison
present officers took possession of the iu,ti'
tuition, 70 The goth Of Sept 1856
RESOURCES.
stock gu hand March "a
1855 S980.s6
Receipts from oil sources
TO s.pt 3Osh 1850 Io,5sa 81
Amount due from convict
labor. thct mstured) go ~
-Sla.l0f v
ExrESDI1UKHs.
Expenditures and iisbii'
tiles for al purp osss
iron Gath March rs,
10 3Oth Sept 1856 $l7.33o ~
Stock on hand Sep'em.
Der 9Th, 1855, !,a3 n
sis. l34 ~
Excess of expenditure
snd liabilities during
the period, $3.50 "a
SWAMP AND OVERLOOKED LAND.
Ia obedience to the act II the last Gen-r'
e al Assembly, approved Jan. 25,h 1859,
authorizing the Gov. 80 provid for The sr'
lection of the swamp aud overlooked lan"s
granted 10 the State BY the act OF Congress
2sth Sept. l64O-immedistely after the al
lournm' u; addressed letters to the Jud1-
OF the counties in which the lsud. hal i.oi
been ee!e. ted, urging them TO ~au,e II 10 be-
done al l., earliest practicable moment Il 4
| that ihei, lists should be returned % me
| forthwith
As the State h.d granted the land. 10 the
counties IN which they lie respectively /
thor the counties Oh ould incar tho -xpens'
es o, ms king the selections snd returns.
Some Of The Juug~. replied that there
| were nu swamp or Overfiowrd IAhds IN
their counties; some thai there were no
compefani surveyor. within 'hru jnfisdic
+ ton whom h could employ 10 40 thu
~"k; come iha they were not familiar
/ W til the duty ORTIZ forms 70 he observed, l.
u at ihev must fecrts. specific iasrac ion,
| while otheis utterly refused to lake snv &C
| ton IN the premises.
| Cnder these c rcnmstances l smpl"yrd
! competant persons TO proceed 10 thes- CO. =
with view 10 stimulate TO. Judges TO en-
! ter upon their work. ard 10 give each copy
I Of all the necessary forms and Instructions.
+ By these mean the swamp aud overlooked
lanis have been selected ~ all the or
ganix.d eos. OF tn State with the excep.
ton, perhap. of Gfuudy, which has been
ogahige within. past few weeks. The
swan lands withih the unorgahized coui
! ties can'be easily selected from he plat, it,
the Offices Of the Surveyor General
GEOLOGICAL sURvEY.
In pursuance of the Act Of the last Gen =.
eral Assembly. authorizing n gsological
survey Of the state. appointed Profes-
sor james Hall Of Albany, New York
State GeoloYisi, and in conjunction with
Mr.. Hall. sppuin ed Professor j. d.
Whitney, Of Massachusetts. State Chem
i.t The.e gentlemen prosecuted their
survey during u portion Of the years 1855
aud 1856. and TO their report, which will
he shortly transmitted to- you. refer
YOU for an account Of their exploration.
ami the results.
The high rank among scientific men
ehjoved bv each Of these gentlemen give,
ample assurance tina, the survey wi! b.
thorough. practical and ereditable ta
the State.
The appropriation for the past two
years was wholly inadequate ami At least
double the mount Will be required foi
toe two succeeding years.
Weights AND A.AsCRks.
Complete ret, Of standard weights end
measures hnvs been received from thl
Federal Government, aud the Suggestion
~ Professor Bache, superintendent OF
weights AMI Measures, | have caused t
be erected - small BUILDING in the stat,
house ward for their cafe keeping.
Tho buildiHy was erected upou pisr
furn,s ed bv Nv. Bache, is nearly FIRE
proof and cos, shout 81 100.
The standards are quite expensive. oi
,ery difficult adjustment, and ure peru.
Larry lisble to injury. ! thought it IN.
wise to receive and store them 10 . ware.
house where they would BE- liable to dee
truc,.oo by FIRE or dsmpness, wien 80
government vas ready to furnish com
petent Ierson TO sdjast them for ~,
witt out expens, to the st-te. il will b<
we'll to place sheee stsudards 10 the Gus
toby Of come officer Of state.
srAra UNivssslrY.
1t would seem that with . population
10 the state OF half . million Of souis
end university fund Of nt arly Two hun.
dred thousand dollars, the time had sr'
rived for thorough and Efficient organ.
isssion OF this institution. Such 40 or.
ganisstion. however, cannot be erfec.
cd and maintained without the proper
accomm odations for officers and students
n it 10 The design Of the General Assem.
bly, to surrender the capitol ct Inwl
Ci,v, for University purposes, provision
should be made to that effect 81 40 early
day. II such 10 not the intention, ,hem
subn il that II would DO desirable q
speedily furnish The necessary aecomno'
dasiops elsewhere or 10 some other msu.
nes.
Stars CAPITOL.
II compli Hnce With the Act Of 2Sth ol
Jsnuary, 1855, entitled "sn act to 70 10,
osts the seat OF gosesnmont." ! sppoiu'
ted commissioners for the purpose cod
they have discharged their dutv. Thu
site selected for the failure capitol 10 OF
. geatle svsll Of lend about three Quar,
tsss Of mile sast OF Fort de- Moins.
and on the east side o. The river. 1
eomasuds .. % d prospect end sssms 4
b we'll adapted to he purpass Tor whisl
Il bee been selected,
auvssIoh o. SCHOOL Lava,
In compliance With the provisions o.
the cot Of Jolly l<sh, 1855, Hoo. Horsc,
Mann, Of Ohio; u,s. Amos Dssn. Pres
ideos Of the State Univsrsity, end =. E
Bissell. EsQ., Of Dubuque, were appoin
ted commissioners 10 revise the Schoo
Laws OF the State. Ths comoissioner,
are engaged in the discharge Of shei
dutiee, end will Be able to lay their 70
port bsfnre you in q very few days.
Rg0,ssRy Law.
Almost every person ssidine in %,
OF the large towns 10 the State, aekuow
led,es the imperative necessity Ter com
Law 10 protect the ruvity Of the Ballo
Box. That eross frauds ere psrpssrsss'
At every exciting election. By the sosinl
and double voting OF uuqssliled per
sons. II not 70 BE- deaisd. 70 pswsd,
thia great sej oonstsssly iuer easing evil
the passaas o. . registry Law 10 respect