The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-02-27
Correspondence ofthe Advertiser


DIES MONIES, Feb. II, SO.
The legislature has made but little pro-
gress, since my last letter, in importan,
matters, Is the talking members hold on,
most alarmingly, keeping the working
members in check, and lengthering
out the session. A large majority Of the
members Of both Houses have DISPOSE
ton to work faithfully at the great mass
of business before them, but they are
most efectually prevented BY about halt
dozen lawyers in each House, who will
permit no bill to 60 to vote until they
have offered every possible amendment,
each introduced by speech, and every
speech drawing out three or four more,
and on the final vote the amendments are
generally lost, as nearly all bills are tho.
oughly examined by committees before
being acted upon by the House.
There 10 = strong inclination in the
House to make Az entire change in the
present system Of county and township
organisation. The committee on this
subject have reported bills-irst, proyi-
ding for the division of the county into
three districts, and the election Of one
commissioner in each district, the three
to constitute board for the transaction
Of the general fiscal business of the coun =
ty, and to hold their Office for three
years Second, the division of the Office
Of Recorder and Treasurer, and the cleo
ton of different persons for each. Third,
the election of County Auditor to per-
form the general duties Of tina. Office,
and to act as clerk Of the Board Of Com.
missioners. Mr. Drummoud, Of Benton
county, is chairman of the committee on
County and Township Organization, and
will soon rep ,rt bill for a complete town
ship system, giving to them more control
Of their local business. Drummond 10
one of the youngest and most active
members of the House. There is a strong
disposition in the House to abolish the
Office Ct County Judge, but the Senate
has decided by vote of seventeen to
sixteen to retain the Office
The Senate is now at work on the bill
Cor State Bank, and have made it the
special order for every afternoon until
completed. The bill provides that the
banking law shall be submitted TO the vote
at the October election. l believe the
general feeling among the people is that
it should be submitted at special cleo.
ton AS soon as the constitution permits
which would ab!c the bankers to &c,
fairly into operation in time for the fall
trade, when they will be very much need
ed to furnish currency to buy the great
crops Of whea. aud pork always in mar
ket at that season. If the law is not sub
mi,ted until the October election, bank,
will not get to work in time to accommo
date this trade until another season.
The Senate il at work on new schoo
system which propose, an entire chang.
in the present plan. Each civil TOWNSHIP
is to be organized into q single schoo
district under the control Of three direc
tors, who are to build or hire all necessar,
school houses, to hire all teachers, and
have general supervision over all schoo
matter, in the township or district, ant
to report to County Superintendent
who must visit all schools in the county
and grant certificates to all teachers
Each school must be kept six months in
the year by competent teacher, having
a certificate from til. Superintendent.
A very important bill has been intro
duced by Mr.. Richardson to establish an
Agricultural College and q State BOARD
Of Agriculture. which Board is to b.
composed Of one member FROM each ju
dicial district, TO hold Office four years
The members TO receive the same pay =,
the members Of tho legislatures, 70,
twelve days in each year. The meeting
of the Board shall be At the Capital Of
the State, on the second Monday IN Jan
uary 10 each year. The bill also provide'
for the purchase of an experemental faru
not to exceed FIVE hundred and forty
acres; the purchase not to be made unit
1860.
The bill has been referred to the coin
nittee on Agriculture, Of which Mr.
Luudy is chairman, who il one Of hsrd
~ working members Ia tho House.
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