Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-03-13
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Drs MONIES. March 6. 1858.

CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE:
DIES MONIES, March 8, 1853.
EDITOR JOURNAL - The State Bank Bill,
in the Senate, has been ordered to third
reading, ard may now be regarded rs per-
fected. The House will not be disposed to
mako any material changes. The Bill pros
vides for the Organization of tile State Bank
of Iowa by Commissioners named Mr.. Dut-
ton of your place is one) as soon after its
ratification by the people as five or more
branches have organized. Each branch is
required to deposit with the Central Office
at Iowa City, IL Ia Fer cent. OF the amount
of it's stock, in either specie or United States
or State stocks, as a safety fund for the re-
demption of the notes of any branch that
may be compelled to 90 into liquidation.-
No branch can be organized with a less cap
ital than $50, 900, nor is any branch allowed
greater capital than 100000. The Cen.
trail Office furnishes the branches with notes
or bills for circulation not exceeding double
The Free Bank Bill is still before the
House in an unfinished state. Think, how
ever, that the House will be able to perfect
it early next week.
A Joint Committee Of TIE Senate and
House has just agreed upon tho boundaries
of the several Judicial Districts of the State
eleven in number, as provided for in the
Constitution-and will report bill in &C
cordsnce with their agreement, which will
doubtless be adopted. Your county mas
catine) is in the district with Scott, Clinton,
Jackson and Cedar The first district is un>
changed-(Lee, Des Moines, Henry and
Louisa) Enclosed send you plat of the
districts.
The House passed
l. A Bill providing that that provision of
the Code which requires all suits to be tried
at the first term of the service, shall be sus-
pended until January, 1859, and that until
that time all causes returnable at the rext
term of the District Court shall not be tried
as to. final judgment until the second term
after service. The same provision applies to
appeals from Justices Of the Peace.
2. A Bill providing for taking the census
upon the same plan Gas to the items enume.
rated in the report) as that adopted in 1856.
The enumeration to be taken by MarshalS
appointed by the Census Board.
3. A Bill in relation to the descent of
property, changing the code 50 that where
the Father is made an heir, the Parents shall
be made the heirs, giving the Mother an
equal portion with the Father.
4. A Bill to provide for grading the pun
ishment for misdeneanors, $, as to bring
them within the jurisdiction of Justices OF
the Peace.
5. A bill to provide for the publication OF
all judicial notices in newspapers.
| 6. A bill continuing the School Fund
Commissioners in Office until October mex
whose terms of Office expire in April.
Mr.. Mahoney will introduce bill for the
creation of Board of Finance for the coun-
ties by the election of two Commissioners
who, together with the County Judge, con-
sttute the Board of Finance" and who
have charge of al! the finances and roads
The Bill creates Court of Quarter Sessions
the County Judge to be Judge of said eour,
with civil jurisdiction in the sum of one
thousand dollars in addition 70 the Probate
business. The bill will pass both Houses.
The bills Tor the appraisement of property
sold under execution and postpoLing the
collection of taxes were defeated.
No change will be made in the interest law
except to make it more stringent.
The bill providing for term of the Su
preme Court at Davenport for hearing causes
will pass, there being much less opposition
to holding court at one central place uper
the river than to making the Supreme Cour
rotary and rolling machine.
Judge Mcfarland, of great legal notorsty
has had all the counties in his district addee
to other districts except two, and in thos,
counties the courts have been suspended
leaving the Judge with plenty of time 'r(
drive dull care away" aud to cultivate hi
peculiar eccentricites.
Col. Shelladay, the able Speaker of tn,
House, has been called from his post to the
bedside of married daughter, supposed tt
be in the last stages OF consumption. The
Chair is filled by the talented and noble
member from Lucas county, Judge Edwards
f1e seems peculiarly . S.ted fora presiding Of
fcer. HIS quick perception of In
points in parliamentary law, added 10 y,
experience, enables him to manage the House
with ease to himself and satisfaction to the
members, and the business Of the House
progresses with great rapidty.
The General Assembly will adjourn on the
23d of Marcia day fixed by the House, and
which will be concurred in by the Senate.
l exceedingly regret that the Republican
members Of the House are not more united
The doctrine that "in union there is strength
is as true in politics as in anything else, and
without this union no party can hope for
success. l hope, however, before the adj.
jour nment, that all the discordant elements
will become harmonized, and that each
member will return to his constituents will,
renewed determination to fight for the prn-
pies of republicanism until the last vestige OF
pro-slavery power is gone.
Yours, .JESMOINES.
| State Bank BiN-School Bill Prohibitoru
Liquor Lac-Agricultural CoUege-Ap-
pearance Term Of Court Change of time
Of holding Court in Washiagton County
-lnvestigation, and ,uhat n. ty come Of Il
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