Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-21
IOWA LEGisLATURE.
Iowa CIrr, Jan. 9th, 1851.
EorroR HAwKEYE-Dear SIR d
Yesterday MI. Holmes introduced resolutio

EDrroR HAwKEYE-Dear SIR:
Yesterday Mt. Holmes introduced resolution
to the effect that the present State Capitol build
ings, in Iowa City, be delivered oyer to the Stat
University on the LIST day Of July, 1857, resers
ing the right Of the Supreme Court OF the ssats
to hold its next session in the room occupied to-
! that purpose; provided the. owners OF the new
State House at Fort Des Moines lease the same
to the State for q certain time. This resolution
elected much debate, in which Messrs. Cloud
Barker and Wooden participated against II, and
| Mr. Holmes and DR.. Davis warmly favored it. Il
was contendcd by those opposed to the resolu-
ton that the citizens Of IT. Des Moines had not
complied with their part of the contract, mas
much as they had not erected the new State
House upon the grounds donated to the State,
but upon private property, and further, that ru-
NOR said that the Company intended to charge
the State rent for the use of said Capitol; and
also that the said building Was liable to the School
Fnnd, which had been freely expended in it's
erection. This last charge was not denied, but
tina: there was individual and personal response
bility ample to secure the School Fund from any
loss, DR.. Davis stated. He also admitted that
the new State House was built on private prop
erty, and insisted that it was never contemplated
by the Legislature that fixed the Capitol at Fl
Des Mones that the temporary State House .
should be put up on any other than private prop
erty, because when the General Assembly sho'd
deem the State able to erect perma Capt.
tol that this temporary one should revert back to
the builders thereof. He also exhibited dia-
grams Of said building, and stated that it was
better house than the one now occupied by the
General Assembly, having the basement story
built of stone, and the two upper stories built of
brick, well finished. Judging by the drawings,
it is fine looking building
On motion to indefinitely postpone the reso-
ution, the vote stood-ayes, S3, noes, 26.
This is not considered as repeating the Act 10
eating the capital at Fl. Des Moines, but the res
button was considered as unnecessary by some
If the members voting for postponement, as the
hall be the judge in these matters, as to the
inc Of removal Of State offices, &C., &C.
A bill has been under consideration exempt
ne property to the amount of $500 from taxa
ion, which seems likely to pass, as it has very
trong advocates in both Houses.
Last eve the Republican party met in caucus,
nd with great unanimity nominated L. d. Stock
on for the Associate Justice of the Supreme
bench.
Mr. Teesdale, Of this city, was nom mated for
tate Printer, and the name of the candidate for
Warden of the Penitentiary was left blank, as
here seems to be some probability that this Off
er will be appointed by the Governor, or the
of the prison, by Act of the General
assembly,.
This day has been mostly spent in discussing
ill providing for the taxing of Rail Roads and
heir property. 1t s proposed to exempt them
rom all other taxation, providing they pay into
he County Treasury 500 pr mile, annually, for
ounty, State and City taxes.
In great haste, Il
Yours, &C., X