The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-12
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Iowa CRY, Jan. 6, 1856.
Both Houses Of the General Assembly
convened at , o'clock yesterday afternoon,
aud quorum being present, proceeded to
/ business.
/ Members have come back with strong
disposition to dispatch business, and get
| through as soon as possible, and the work
of legislation is progressing rapidly. As
! it is impracticable for me to give full
account of proceedings, you must depend
upon the reports published in the papers
here, and expec, from me only such COM
ments upon matters Of interest as my leisure
and inclination may afford. ] am more and
more impressed with the great nuisance Of
road and local legislation on "smnil pota-
1 to- matters, and think that the greatest in
vention Of the age would be scheme
to relieve the Legislature Of these af-
+ fairs and devolye them upon Commission
ers. Half the time Of the Legislature and
half the expense at least OF their proceed
| ipgs are devoted to local Bills Of the char
acter ana.provsions of which nine tenths OF
the Members know nothing and care less,
and which to all practical purposes are leg
islated upon by the two or three Members
whs happen to have them in charge.
The House seems TO have already dropped
the original Railroad Bill, copy Of which
sent you yesterday, and were employed upon
/ the discussion Of the substitute enclosed.
A Resolution passed the House, providing
for the appointment Of committee to APP
portion and District the State into Senate
rial and Representative Districts.
A Bill was proposed in the Senate this
morning in relation to the safe keeping and
disbursement of public money by the off,
GERS of the State which is very stringent in
its provisions, and makes it a penitentiary
offence for any officer to violate the statute.
! In this connection am reminded to inform
you that learn from Member of the Com
mittee of Investigation, that they will be
ready to report in couple of days, and will
recommend the impeachment OF the Superin-
tendent. Eads has not made his appearance
as yet, although under promise and summons
! to be here. Ii is thought that he will make
/ it convenient not to sink in" in this contest,
notwithstanding his Wanting assurances in
his Circular "To the Democracy"
There is Bill pending before the House,
constituting Scott, Clinton and Jackson
counties Judicial District. These are but
secondary counties in the State, and do not
make a District one half as large as sound
policy requires that our Judicial Districts
should be, in my opinion. We have too
many Districts already, and the true policy is
to diminish rather than increase the number
The expense 70 the State is increased by ut
least the amount of the salary OF each ad-
ditonal Judge. Besides, small Districts will
make small Lawyers and small Judges. The
larger the Districts, If 1t be possible 10
transact the business, the better will be the
chances for good Judges and good Lawyers.
Business to do, and busine.s accomplished, i.
what makes the good Lawyer and the good
Judge. The man that can do the most work
is the best man, and makes the best Judge
and the best Lawyer, and neither good Judge
nor good Lawyer can be made if you give then
no work to do, and thus deprive them OF the
very means Of developing their capabilities
am satisfied from what know of the mat
ter myself, as we'll as from the opinions Of
some Of our Judges, that there is not Dis
trct in the State but that a Judge OF fail
ability could dispose of fifty per cent. mor'
business than they now have upon the
Dockets.
| say, therefore, away with the policy o
making small Districts. Our State can't af
ford TO pay so many additional salaries jus
to spoil her Lawyers and be little her Judges
Give US larger Districisj and large salaries
and that will give us greater Lawyers an
better Judges.
/ keekuk and Kansas CITY Raiirsaa
, In the proceedings OF the Missouri Legis
tare for the End, We observe . long debat
/ upon the subject of suspending the rule fo
} receiving and reading q FIRST and secon
times bill presented by Mr.. Reid, Of Jack
son, entitled ga bill to amend an act incor
porasing the Kansas City, Hannibal and s.
Joseph Railroad Company Of which tn
following is an abstract:
SEcrIoS /. The said company are author
lied to extend their road, and to construe
and maintain the same from Hannibal and s,
Joseph Railroad to point ON the Des Moline
river at or near st Charles county (St. Fran
cisville.)
SEC. ,. Company authorized to construc
u bridge across the Des Moines river.
SIC. ;. The Company shall be known "a
the Kansas City and keokuk Railroad Com
pany.
Act to take effect from date OF passage.
The rule was finally suspended, (no on
objecting. 1.-THE bill received and read, and re
ferred TO the committee on internal improve
ments.
The principal objection urged agains, i
was that one If its termini was out Of til
State. But the friends of the road defend
ed it manfully aud successfully. We judr
, from the tenor Of the debate that the bill
will pass withou, difficulty.