New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18
FROM NEBRASKA AND IOWA.
,GIsLLTIyE DOINGs-RUsH FOR LAND.

LEGISLATIVE DOlNbo-ihCo Oh run LAM
CorscII, BLUFFS, Monday, Jan. %, 1856.
The second session of the Territorial Legisla'
ture Of Nebraska was brought TO close on Satur-
dav evening last (26ih). AS the period of the
session WIS limited 10 forty days, the time allowed
for legislation was necessarily very bref, but out
Of this period several days were lost BY adjosrn-
neut during the holidays, and several more were
asted over cases of contested election; but little
has been done therefore in the way Of actual legs-
lation. Much of the time Of the lower House vas
taken up in angry and useless contests between the
members elected on the opposite sides OF the
Platte River. At the commencement OF the ses-
sion hills were introduced into both branches for
the removal Of the Capital from Omaha City to
noint some thirty miles in the interior, on the
south side of the Platte, but after having occupied
more or less time. and been the cause of much
angry feeling. were finally defeated. PROPOSE.
tion was next made 10 memorable Congress 70
annoy the portion Of the Territory south of the
Platte River to Kansas, but this also failed. AT
the previous session a Board OF Commissioners
was appointed TO prepare a full code OF laws Tor
the Territory. Their report was made at an early
day in the session that has just closed, and after
having been carefully examined by a Joint Com
mittee Of the two Houses, was passed in the
Council. but it failed in the House. Memorials to
Congress were adopted asking for appropriations
Of public lands in aid of schools and for the con.
,truction of roads and also for grants to actual
settlers. Congress was also requested to estao-
lish an additional Land Office in the Territory, 20
be located at Brownville. This is reasonable
request. and one which the people Of the southern
part of the Territory feel deep interest in, and
should be granted by Congress. A resolution was
PASSED, requesting Gov lizard to proceed to Wash
iDeton and urge personally upon Congress the JUS
tice of thsse applications.
The subject of Banks occupied considerable at
tention. In Iowa, banking institutions are ex-
pressly prohibited by the Constitution, and the
consequence is that our currency consists OF the
bank notes issued in other States. 1t was insisted
by those in favor of establishing banks in Nebraska
that as il was impossible to drive bank bills from
circulation it was better that they should be is
sued by institutions existing in their midst and
subject to their laws, than to make use OF the
bills Of foreign and often irresponsible corpora
tions. 1t was also represented that Eastern capt.
talists would come into Nebraska and invest their
capital in these institutions. These reasons finally
led the Legislature to grant charters for hve
banks to be located respectively at Omaha CITY,
Nebraska CITY, BrOwnville, Bellevue and Flor
ence 1t is not probable that any of the banks
thus chartered, except at the two first places
named, will 90 into operation for some time. 1t Is
expected and designed OF course, that their bills
shall circulate largely in Iowa
The subject of extending hte basis Of represen-
tation also occupied the attention of the Leglsla'
ture. AT an early day, Mrs. Amelia Bloomer,
formerly of your State and somewhat known "a
an advocate of Womans Rights, addressed the
Legislature, by request, upon the subject OF ex-
tending the elective franchise to women Her
address was received with so much favor, that
bill was introduced giving women, or IN other
words, all white persons, Gnstead OF white
male persons, which is the usual phraseoogy),
a right to vote The bill passed through the
hands of committee, and was reported upon
favorably to the House. On the 9th, it was
taken up for consideration, and after an animated
debate, passed by vote of fourteen to eleven. 1t
was there sent TO the Council where il was read
and referred TO the Committee on Elections, but
failed for want of time to be finally acted upon
1t is said that this Council contained majority in
its favor, and could il have been broughtto vote
would have passed that body also. This is pro-
baby the nearest approach to realization OF che
principles of our WOmen's Rights advocates, that
has ever occurred.
The winter in Western Iowa and Nebraska, has
been remarkably cold thus far. Since early in
December we have had continued cold weather,
and the thermometer has often indicated as low q
mark as % and 80 deg. below zero. We have had
only four or five inches of snow.
he desire 10 secure ld1d III lO"d cOullhucs 10
ncreafe All the land Offices in the State are be:
sieged with applicants for the Government lands,
and at the present rate, it would seem as though
little would be left for those who come after them
six months hence. We have in this place, at
present, orders for probably not less than three
hundred thousand acres, to be entered as soon as
opportunity offers TO do so. But our land-offcers
take il very cOOlly. The Register does not keep
his Office open over half an hour each day, and in
no Gaze makes more than twenty entres-and fire.
quently not half that number. 1t is understood
that this state of things to continue until the LIST
of April. He las received his salary by commits
sions on business already transacted up to that
time, and he does not mean to work for nothing.
Beside by taking this course, he lengthens out the
Jobs or, in other words, will take two years TO do
what might perhaps be done in half that tune, and
thus secures two years salary instead of one.
Perhaps this is all right, but those who have bust
ness to do at the Office certainly think otherwise.