Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-01-14
IOWA r.EcIsLATURE.


En,ro. HAwxxyr-l,.ar Sir:-Spending a
few days ~ the Capitol, occasionally crop lh'o
the Senate Chamber, to see ". nat ne'ng oone
IN that body, and propose to DR.. W you ''he ~
often a. convenient.
There was no quorum present this forenoon
Senate adjourned to 2 o'clock, at viii, VI hour
quorum wrs present, and the Senate pr, 'ceeo "
business. A joint resolution passed, inst. 'uc'he
our Senator'S and requesting our Representatives
In Congress, to use their influence against inc
sxtensionof the patent for Woodworth's rNan'
Ing Machine. Tho member who introduced the
resolution, stated that he had been informc q
that over one hundred members OF congress
had already been bought up to vote for the ex-
tension. OF course, there is no danger OF our
delegation selling out 1t is said the patentees
have cleared ten million dollars in the twenty
eight years they have had tho patent.
House bill to amend the City Charter OF Bur
lington can.e up and passed its second reading,
and was refused to the delegation from Des
Moines.
A bill was also introduced for. the further re-
lief of Hannah Everett, Of Iowa City which was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
One of the Republican members Of the Senate
has taken to himself wife during the vacation,
and It is proposed to have committee on oys-
tiers appointed forthwith, the report OF which
committee will send you. The members have
all returned and arc now ready undetermined
to 20 to work in earnest, and finish up the bust
ness, the most important of which arc the
School Law, the investigation Of the affairs o.
the Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and
the Des Moines River Navigation Co.
The Governor arrived to-day, looking hals
and healthy Notwithstanding the onslaught made
on him by DR.. Eads and some six newspapers
who are doing business on money borrowed from
the School Fund. He is n long ways "ahead o
the hounds" as usual
january, 9Th, 1857.
Forenoon taken up with the passage OF PR
V.te bills. At this moment, the Senate has un
dor discussion the salaries Of Supreme Judges
"a vote has been taken; but the indications ar
,hey will settle down ON 1000 or s2,2@
, ~. : gal gentlemen Of the Senate are deoaun
any :. ION with much ability. the lowest SUI
ms NO Is $500, tho largest $1,000 Pc
year. -, ,o.r,, b;c,
~, o.,e, and god feeling generally prevailing
@ ..o,a TIMBER hss arrived and II
country is safe. IOWA
Yours truly,
January, It'll, 1887.
s;n,. INV last the Senate have voted 'ne = Z
n,sme Judges q, 700. and to-day altar nuca y :.
.,.s;on has voted the District Judges $500; q
,ums proposed we're 81 900, 400, 1850, i'to
1900. 1000 and 1880. One member NOV
"a allow them $40 per month and let s0e
..ho.rd rounds as country school masters US
N an After the blank in the bill was filed vi
n soO. Il was moved TO amend by ailowi
sha Judrc Of tho FIRST district 81 500. which y
lost, Is voting for the amendment. Twas C
cedea BY nearly al that the Judges should b
larger salary. but as the salaries Of ~
STATE ofacers are to be raised, Il vas dsen
rr.adens TO 60 up BY degrees. The probability
-. louise viii KIN .he bill. They nov have
..,,h;cct before them, and l understand they b
..,rsed 70 pay the Supreme Judge $500
I'm nrobably sgres on q 500 or 1880 for
IS szict Judge.
a Joint rssclasssa pAsssd the Senate tod
>,aisr CoagreSs for an appropriation Of 9
q ,ssa thousand dollars e e1ld Gust
AuAs. Uaiasd States District Court hssas !
House, your city. The chances nov
Post Once N Assembly VA have ne e
that The present = Saprems tudge. ~
ing q ! .. 8 Senate. - probably b :. :.
s.oeSson y W. 80 e.s sa.s ; tsssser Jadg,
ed, . more deserving man and -. ,,s.
hard to end. AL parties agree tina. ~
supreme bench is An honor TO the State.