The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-03-21
From the Capital.
Dies MONIES, March q,

LES uAoiNESy OAaiSh ~ ASoO.
My DEAR Rich The reaipt of the
Guardian this A. NJ, put m, in mind of
the fact that promised to srite you an
occasional letter. My time has been too
much occupied to fulfill ths promise
regularly, and indeed it is ofno sort of
consequence, even if had ben perfect
Richlieu of letter writei. The inter
esting period Of the sessiobhas but just
arrived.
During the past week, lore business
has been done up-comple,d-than dur
ing the whole previous PORTION of the
session. The SupervisoBill was passed
by the House and sent the Senate
In the last mentioned bdy it is made
the special order for tmorrow. The
vote will be close one,out in my opin-
ion, it will pass. @
Hon. CHARLES PALK--a moderate
Democrat, but, by tht way, one of the
best members of ting House-has just
introduced bill pro{ding for the office
Of Township Collecte. and for more
efficient Township organization, gener'
ally. If the Supervisor bill passes the
Senate, this bill viii also so through
| The Southern senatrs and members are
all down upon thesf proposed changes II
our County Government, and are pre-
dieting all sorts of evil consequences
1t strikes me tina by this course, they
assume that our people are not as intelli
gent as those of other States, an assump
ton that neither the Guardian nor my
self will for moment entertain or admit
The bill for the resumption by til
State of the Iowa Central Air Line Rail
road Land Grant, has passed both Hou
ses. and only awaits the Governors sig
nature to become law. A holly con
tested struggle will then ensue upon th
the question as TO who shall then hav
tnese ianos. .S.-.s,a.t's Mortgage bill
giving redemption upon real estate sol
under mortgage. having passed tn
House, was also passed by the Senate
after striking the Claggett out" I
more fully enlighten you, / will sta,
that the Claggett portion, which wa
emasculated, was section putting
construction upon sections 40 and ! ]
of the Cole. The House has concurre
in the Senate's amendment, and hav
no doubt that the bill, shorn of this oil
jectionable feature. will pass the Hous
again.
The following relief bill has also pas
sed both Houses, and at this writing onl
wants the Governors autograph to be
come a law
ELL FOR An ACT TO REGULATE THE FogEcL,
SURE OF MORTGAGES.
SEC. /. BE IL Enacted Jy The General Assem-
big of The State of Iord, That in actions no,
commenced, or which may hereafter be con
menced. in any of the Courts Of this State, fc
the foreclosure of any Mortgage or Mortgages
the defendants shall not be held to answt
therein, until the expiration Of nine months al
ter the date Of the service of the original motto
in such actions on the first defendant served
Any provision in any law or laws enacted b
the General Assembly at its present session {
the contrary Notwithstanding.
SEc. 2. From and after the first day Of jar
uary, 1861, this act shall cease TO be in fore,
and the class Of actions mentioned in this nc
shall be governed by rules Of practice concern
ing such actions in force at that time.
SEc. ,. This act to take effect and be in fore
from and after its publication in the Iowa Stat
Register and Iowa State Journal. newspaper
published ut Des MoiDes
The House is now busy every p. M
in Committee OF the Whole, on the Code
There is no doubt of its passage.
A great number Of bills are yet on tn
Clerks desk, and in the hands Of com
mittees, many of which can never b
reached. as the General Assembly will
not sit longer than three weeks from 10
morrow, at the farthest.
BEMrs, your very worthy Representa-
tive, returned from his visit to the In
sane Asylum few days ago. He speak,
in the highest terms of the building. ans
! believe finds no very serious fault Will
its management.
The weather for the past two weeks
has been most mild and spring like
The birds are singing in the groves, and
the grass Is starting finely on the south
ern slopes. In town ! see that sevora
citizens have begun to make their gar
dens. Yours.
JoE BvSKER.