The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-01-19

1 Our old friend and neighbor, Or. W6ter
/ il nlaced at the head of the commlttee on
charitable Institutions. This eommittee
will probably be one Of the moss Import
Ant ones 10 the House, as there y de
termination to inquire, rigidly, into the
expenditures on our Asylum buildings al
MI. Pleasant and Vinton.
The Democrats have already commenc
ed a system of 6llibustering, hoping
THEREBY to make little party capital
Thew have thus far taken up full one
| eth of the time that the House has beer
in session, in calling the 'yeas" ane
"nays" and making buncom speeches.
A record il being kept Of these things
and one of these days it will put blush
on the cheek of those Democrats WHIT
consume SO much time in denouncina
the extravagance of the Republicans. ;.
Judge Clagget, to- day, made aspeecn
,o.;nst Gov. Kirkwoods inaugural, that
cost the State at least SIS. The only
reply to it was made by Mr.: Gurisy, o.
Davenport, who stated that it had cos'
the above named sum, and thathe dldn '
think it would pay the Democracy
even. u D u
We forgot to state that Hon; D. 7 .
Cue, of Scott County, was placed al tue
head Of the committee on agriculture
This is very proper appointment 90 mr..
Cue was very efficient in procuring the
massage of bills, at the last session Of !ne
P + .S;.lo.ur. to aid the agricultural In
e..osss vr UfIo csate. ~,
Several bills have been introduced ana
the work Of the session has commenced
in earnest In a few days we shall be
able to Judge somewhat Of the efhclen,cy
of the present Legislature. From the
anpearance of the members, we think the
interests of the State will not suffer at
their hands. Economy is the order OF
the day, and if the Democrats make any
capitai this session, on that score we are
mistaken in our men. The Republicans
are determined to avoid all unnecessary
expenditures, while at the same time,
they are willing to make such appr,opr,a-
:::oons as are necessary, end lust, and rely
upon the intelligence Of their const'tu'
ents, to sustain them in so doing.
We find that our old ncighbor, Hon
J. W. Cattell, is regarded as very eff.
cient "bull dog" in his careful watch
over the treasury. He is regarded as the
most efficient ofiicer that ever occupied
that responsible position. The people of
Iowa may rest assured that while he IS
Auditor of State, no warrant will be
drawn on the treasury, that has not the
sanction of the law, and we hardly think
that the voters of this State will DO will
ling to dispense with his services at the
close of his present term of Office.
DEs MONIES Jan. 18th.
The matter of the number Of newspa
pcrs that each member should be allow
ed to take has, been before each Hous
TO-DAY. It will be remembered that Col
Swiueford raised a great hue and or!
during the last canvass, because lev
hundred dollars were spent durin
the last session Of the Legislature TO
newspapers, and yet here We find tina
the Democrats here are the men that ar
in favor of the largest number. Niue
time has been spent in both Houses o
this subject and many motions have bee
made. Finally, in the House, Wrigl'
Of Cedar moved that the whole matter b
referred to select committee. Th
committee reported in favor of al.owin
to each member Of the House twent
copies of such daily papers as they ma.
designate Or their equivalent in triweek
Iy or weekly papers published withln thi
State, and the report was adopted almos
unan mously. The Senate, after mucl
discussion and many calls for the 'yeas'
and mays determined to allow to eacl
member fifteen copies Of daily papers 0
) their equivalent.
} \ large number of bills have been in
troduced into the House o-day, anon!
them are bills to allow the payment o
taxes in the bills of the State Bank o
Iowa, to require Railroad companies t.
! fence tie tracks of their roads, for al
appraisement law, in reference to boun
J ties on wolves, &c, defining the man
ner Of subdividing sections to locate the
center post, to repeal the liquor law, etc.
The House passed Senate file No. l, a
bill to provide for partial payment to
members of the Legislature.
Now that both houses are fully organ
lied, the Railroad interests are beginning
to be talked Of They have not yet as
sumed any definite shape. The differ
ent interests are each resented by strong
men, and the fight promises to be inter
esting.
DEs MONIES, Jan 14th.
Hon. James Harlem, has just been
reelected United States Senator by a
joint Convention Of the two Houses
The Democrats voted for A. G. Dodge,
which shows that they are hard up for
timber.
The Lawrence Calamity.
% Killed..lO7 Missing..2 Wounded.