Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-01-03
HOUSE.

Th Speaker announced as the select
cemnttee on the law for the suppression
of temperance, Messrs. Hardie, of Du-
buqu Roberts, Gossage, kirkpatrick
and bright.
ia on PosSogc.-Senate bill relating
to ev.ence, repeating the Code which
prohil.s persons OF color or Indians
from lstifying.
MrBarker would vote against the bill
becau, it was not recommitted nor mod
flied S rs to meet the case of an untu-
tored ldian.
Mr.Dorland did not SO understand the
code, ut that it provides for the compe-
tency If the witness, if this section is
repeald.
Mr.. wilson OF Mahaska, did not know
how e Republicans would go in this
matter If gentlemen would provide for
the reI9yl "a II gnlhs iBBa ihs: - this State. he
Mr., lelsie}went into the issue Of the
late po.ical canvass, arguing the identity
of the republican and Abolition party
in platng bladk men and white on a
level. He considered our government
made fl white NJ that he loved
the blak man less but the white ni,,nr
more. The trainers of the constitution
did notake blacks into the account; also
the Declaration OF independence Una
king I'll African, or Digger Indian equal
the whe man), was a lie. He could not
place ciored gentlemen OF equality. He
neutrality-suspicious. TO put their names
on recod in view of the late canvass.
Mr., Wooden thought that the Demo
cratic prty was the adultery and polyg-
amy patty, the only party that ought TO
vote aginst an adultery law, as the gem
tleman rom Pottawattamie county Mr..
Larime) rrgrets that it was done, the
other dy, in the defeat of the Senate bill.
Mr.. w referred TO the contested election
in Obi, of Mr.. Campbell and his oppo-
nent, nho was going to produce acolored
witnes, part negro and part Indiana
relatiy' of Governor Shannon. He allu-
ded to he existing Black Law of Iowa,
as passd by the Democratic party. If
this retriction is repealed, the statute
will stl define the competency of wit
nesses whether white or black.
Mo.Larimer replied that the amalga-
matin! ~propensities of his party were not
towars the colcred race.
Thu bill was passed; ayes 35; nays 81.
Thu Joint resolution that Congress
enact avs compelling the observance of
the naturalization Laws by the States,
passe'.
III house went into Committee Of the
whole on the bill concerning Fences, with
with Ir. Sullivan in the chair.
Seton Isl was read, and Oh motion of
Mr.. 0orland, amended SO as to require
board an inch, instead of three quarters
of aninch, at least, thick; and the posts
not toexceed seven fee tapart, which was
amen,ed to six feet-a discussion arose,
in which Messrs. Barker, Holmes and
ROBBERS opposed the amendment.
Mr. Mcfarland amended so us to read
mot ess than six, nor more than eight
feet Hart, which also Mr.. Barker opposed,
as hewished to build a fence and set his
posts as near together as he pleased.
Amendment Withdrawn.
Mr. Noble amended-posts eight feet
aparty With pine or oak boards seven eight
Of aninch thick, or linn and cottonwood
board an inch thick, and posts seven feet
apart.
Mr. Roberts had a good deal of expert
encel n feneing-had fenced the Toledo,
Ohio ailroad-gave a learned disserta-
tiQn On farn fencing, from a forty acre
lot toa county-5,O2 2 900 rails to fence
a equity. If only on%c-fourth Of u county
is cultivated, it win take 1905 900 rails,
tic. He estimated by the three rail
~asaying Of 900, 600 rails-3r some
millions Of dollars in a county, or
hundred millions for the state
enough to buy the pork produce OF the
State by the interest only. He did not
call i Shanghai fence, but'out West 1T
was called the Bioomer fence, Ca voice
from the west side-"st;ck TO that"
NJ. Dorland-Mr. Chairman, where
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