The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-02-09
Lester Gr0a she Capitol.
rCorresnondence az the Hawk. Eye.

lO0egeoR000eocor0 IN tue uoWh-@yest z
Dss Molnss, Feb. I, 1855.
Il il Monday and the weekly exchange o
chaplains brings Rev. NJ. Rsmberg. Of III
Protestant Methodist Church. in the Heuss. an(
Rev. NJ. Peet, Of the Protestant Episcops
Church, IN The Sepate-thc latter read prayer
this morning. 81
The House refused, BY inde6nite postpone
ment, bin - change capital punishment =
imprisonment for life. They passed Memorial
for land grant BY Congress to the hcGreg
or 4 St. Peters r. Road; also, ono for the
relief Of James B. Thomas and family. who
suffered BY the Indians at Spirit Lake. He VA
wounded and crippled. lost ONE child killed, and
another BY exposure, in trying 70 escape.
Some considerable debate arose on bill fol
foreclosiug mortgages, as amended BY Judg,
Clarke, OF Dubuque. Sundry amendments vert
concurred in, relating to deeds Of trust Ant
mortgages which specify terms Of sale, &C., y
the essence Of the contract, and Including these
1t vas pending, when tho House adjourned
over till tomorrow.
NJ. McCrsry made some very sensible re.
marks, that the people made contracts, without
help Of the Legislature. g
Nr. Cooley insisted that it would inyalidate
contracts, and SO be unconstitutional.
But disposition 70 favor creditors overruled
every taing thus lar.
Mr.. Mahoney, Of Dubuque, voted on . tes'
vote, in the affirmative. 90 ~ 70 have the right
to re-consider the bill pending.
In the Senate Memorial Of serious char
acter was presented by NJ. Rankin, from Geo
Ehkdd, one Of the Inspectors Of the State
Prison, charging F. A. Barker, former Warden
with misdemeanors, BY appropriating to him
self provisions Of the Penitentiary; clothes o
prisoners; changing legal contracts for beef
and supplying diseased meat for the convicts
allowing bogus money to be made in the prison
&c. After some discussion it was referred t
the Select Committee on that subject.
A Memorial to Congress was passed for
grant Of land to Railroad from the Norshves
line Of Iowa to Sioux City.
Considerable debate occurred on the bill t,
regulate attachments. Il was commended tina
It was unjust and unhappy in its operation Of
the debtor, often giving the creditor opportu
nifty to Cypress aud ruin debtor by seizing hi
property, even for small dues.
Mr. Wilson, of Dubuque, said it was q dis
grace to the statute book of Iowa.
The rise Of the river is subsiding, and it j
hoped that the mails will not be delayed or OBJ
structed. for q while, at least.
The Supreme Court, before its adjournment
decided the License Law Of last session uncon
stitutional. l. BY its submission TO the people
Q. By not having provision for uniform ope
ration throughout the State, as all general Law
must have.
Governor Grimes is remaining here for fes
days, and was present in the House most of tn
forenoon as spectator.
The Commission to aid the Assembly in cod
flying the laws and making new practice aci
consists Of VIM. Smyth, Of Linn county, WIN
T. Barker, Of Dubuque county; and c. Ben
Darwin, of Des Moines county, or Of your city
They begin their work to-day, and have use Q
the Supreme Court room and State Library.
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