The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-02-20
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TIE Legislative business progresses rasls-
sr slowly. although this il the Eth wees
- the session The House il COMPOSED
ai1as: entirely Of new members, but they
went tg work with o. much ezse and re-
uiz-ssv - the more experienced members
Of the Senate Many C the member.
have had experience in other legislative
bgdaes, and are vel Ters@d In parii2msr-
ts~v rules and have contributed ~s-v
much ir Organizing and setting the Wheels
Of legislation in natiou Mr. Nahou-
q Dubuque, and I-, Wright Of your
county. s-e considered the Us. PARIS
Hseuta-laEs IN tbs nolse Among the
Republican members, Judge Sewers Of
hahssE2, judge Edwards Of Lucas. Mr.
Wilson Of Jefferson, and Mr. Thompson
of Scott, are the sbssss debaserz. Or the
Democratic side Judge Clark of Dr.
baque, Mr. Curtis Of Merton. and Mr.
leaders. Judge Clark liz ar II member
# Congress, hne hooking. dignIfed mat
Of abgut fly, il very pleasant and Ca
- speaker. and al able debaser-of the
Old fpgr school, He vas the only Den
ocrat vino ven.ured to discuss the Kansas
resolutions. and LIE came It second best.
frou the severe and searching dissection
which ms speech Wa subjected to bT VI.
! Wilson Judge Edwards was IT, x,,ns.
member Of tie Constitutions. Con~.u-
ton, and IL ~=-E fN--rlble and fuent
speaker, +. slson Is young ruzn
of f-~entv-u-a., vas also = member of the
con~ensiens and il one Of the soundes.
mel IL .he House, ready deoa.e-, and a
close and convincing reasoner judge
Sewers L. al older mat, very careless In
dress and appearance, ID : good spe2ke-.
makes It point IT, speak two or three
times 81 almost every I'LL or resolution
brought before the House lie evident
ir thinks We ~eannos nave to- much Of d
good thing. and considers tie remarks
particularly good fo- all occasions
But few impo-tan. bills have ret
been passed, though many are being us
taree b. the various committees. The
committees Oh Banks nave reported svo
bslis-one to the Senate. providing for 4
State Bank with branches, aud one to
lie House, providing Tor Free Banking
systen- They have been ordered printed
aud will soon oe before the Houses I,
il thought h. some that both bills VII, be
perfected AID submitted to the people -
The feeling here appears .o he decidedly
IL favor Of state Bank. and | think
.hree-fourths Of the people " the State
would prefer tina. system. The very name
of State Bank" insir-s cou6deneep
which i. would be very difficult to create
for tie bes: system Of Free Banks tia:
could Be adopted .-
4 bill Las been passed authorizing the
state to borrow 500 900, and for the L.
sue n bonds for tie amount. bearing IL
tcres: at Pr cent, payable reui-snnual-
y. IT, be redeemed Ill ter years Tie
treasury i empty. aud this amount is
80 he
and pay outstanding warrants Of tue au-
d.ror.
The commissioners appointed to revise
the Code and adapt the iass to the uew
Constitution, are, b. order If the leeis-
lature, attempting to work with the Ju-
dietary committees Of both Houses, but
they fud the plan does not work very
well II il still thought BY many tina,
this work will have to he done bv the
commissioners during IL adjournment of
the legislature. 1t was urged bv the Or
poaentz Of this plan that the whole work
could Dc done during this session. and
submitted, ~ fast a. completed, to the
Legislature BY the committees. aud adopted
Or amended IL SCOT al reported that In
this way ali might be completed before
an adjournment. The Legislature il dis
posed to give this plan fair trial, and If
! the work can be done 10 q reasonable
time, every effort will be made to CON-
| plete it ut this session Biils have beer
/ introduced fur longer stay Of execution
for the redemption of land sold on
deeds Of trust-for the repeal Of the 1su-
/ r. laws, and Ell eLection lar, providing
| for registering voters
There II very lrge amount of tsu,l