The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-03-30
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s Drs Moixss, March 10.
The House increased the Committee On th
bill for settling with the Des noines River In
peovement Company b. tho addition Of Nessr
Cortiss, and Edwards, ,-ffiends Of the origin
| bill.
The mosniag session was spent On the bill "a
the purity Of elections. Objections were mad
to the section providing for rejecting vote
| whose Intention is to remove from the plac
and not % return, but they were overruled B.
repeated votes on the question Of striking Out
moved BY 1essrs Clune, Curtiss, and Clark, Q
johnson.
The requisition for producing naturalixA.iol
papers on being challenged, or swearing whe,
and where they were lost.
NJ. Trumbull, . Republican. (of English birth
righ*, opposed il.
Mr. Wilson defended it on the ground Of trav
cling voters aud corruption sfshe ballos-box.
NJ. Clark, Of Dubuque. opposed both psovi
sons, in answer to NJ. Wilpoo. s~.
Mr.. Wilson responded, disclaiming any politi-
cal ends in the bill.
M. Bennett opposed il.
1t vas finally ordered TO be engrossed, undeu
the motion for the previous question, cutting on
further debate.
The Representative Apportionmens Bin ID
passed and sent to the Senate.
The County Of Des Moines constitutes the
nineteenth district and has three Represen.
tatives; Lee, five Representatives, DC. + D..
In the Senate, the Senatorial Apportionment
Bill 10 under confederation, and gives Des
Moines one Senator and Lee two.
Bills have been reported and referred in the
Senate providing for the special diversion and
appropriation Of the Des Moines River Lands to
the Keokuk, Des Aoines, and Minnesota Rail
Road, and for Commissioner to secure the Ger.
si6cation Of the rest Of the lands by the General
Government, and to sign and certify them to the
Company.
Things are progressing with considerable dis.
patch toward an adjournment.
The Senate has considered and amended the
Free Bank Bill Of the House, and 90 passed it.
Also the bill for tax Of .ftty cents on all dogs
over six months old. The debate on this bill
would have amused amateur dog owners. Nr.
Patterson. the wit of the Senate, was particular.
y iacetioas. have not time for particulars.
This law is . consequence of the wolf bill, since
dogs are much more destructive of sheep, and
IN case OF Of hydrophobia, of all domestic ami.
malls, not to say of human life, than wolves.
The House bill for roads, land the work on
them,) after consideration by the Senate, has
been passed. Also census bill, in lieu Of the
code act, from the House, was read and referred
to Select Committee.
bill to return license money, under the Law
declared TO be unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court was introduced by Mr.. Kirkwood.
DEs MolNEs, March ls, 1858.
The House, this morning, repealed the Char
ter of Des hoines City, as passed last winter,
embracing the East and West Des Moines, or
four miles by two in extent, and including the
pulolng used 40 the Capitol.
motion was then made to reconsider, upon
which . motion was made to lay that motion on
the table, which prevailed by vote of SS to
25 So the bill passed the House. It takes
efect on the FIRST Of July, and in the mean
time, both sides of the River, or either side,
can provide for re incorporation under the gen.
eral law for cities and villages. 1t was carried
BY . twOthirds vote Of the members present
IN the House at the time, but the above would
'how that upon reconsideration two.thirds were
1ot in favor Of it, with full House.
A bill taxing spublic shows also was passed.
Il allows municipal towns to tax or license
exhibitions, and in all townships it requires not
less than ten dollars for license.
Yesterday aud 10 day the Senate, on report
of Special Committee on the printing and pay
If the late State printer, peter Moriarity,) re.
olved to instruct the Attorney General to ex.
mine into the matter and institute q suit for
ecovery Of over pay, il good cause appear, ~
lllowed by the State Auditor. They also de-
;lared . volume printed aud delivered, en-
tiled "House Documents" to be printed with.
'ut authority of law and ordered the copies
N their table to be returned, resembling the
calling On the Secretary Of State to
deliver them. The attention Of the Attorney
General was also directed to the Journal of
he Senate, on the subject, and to the manner
If arranging the Journal-one word often ma
King line, and all Of them being short, with.
'ut running the matter together, As has been
lsual. .U. .....
The Agricultural College bill, from the House,
. passed. 1t provides for diverting the Eve
owIships Of land donated by Congress for .
ocation of the Capitol, and includes any other
rants Of land BY Congress for that purpose.
The bill is very minute, going over all the
atursl sciences and arts, animals and insects,
lants and trees, - matters Of attention in the
'ollege, - we'll ss practical agricultural labors.
{ 10 connected with the Agricultural Society,
nd their President 10, sx.ofdcio, ONE Of the
'oard Of Trustees. It appropriates about If
cen thousand dollars, including mileage.
NJ. Loughridge doubted the ability Of the
tate to incur SO great an expense now, in addi- |
ion 70 all other appropriations. H.
Des Moines, March 10.
The House have finally passed the bill or
Toint Resolutions Of the Senate for the settle
rent with the Des Moines River Company, on
ondition Of the diversion of the remainder,
ver sixty.one thousand acres given TO them,
tc., with an amendment exempting the State
rom any and al liabilities Of the Company Or
4 the River Improvement. 1t passed with only
wo votes against IL.
Many other bills have also passed, which Il
vould be tedious to name.
The House again voted down the motion to
reconsider the vote repeating the charter Of Des
loinee; yeas %, nays 81. The bill has gone TO
he Senate. By the movers Of il, the question
n the f,sfrA II rMnnAemAd