The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-25

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Of Davis, followed NJ. PowsHs. Thsy
favored the retention Of the prpse.t County
Judge system, but wished dew guards Aud
restrictions thrown asosnd sNS 0I6cs u
County Judge. 1t was the best and most
economical system that could be devised,
but It needed more stringent safeguards.
These they ware il favor Of epacting. sa
Judge HAoAxs, Of Ringgold, entered into
an able and elaborate argument in favor Of
the Commissioner system, and opposed to
tho Supervisor system. Tho Judge il :
plain, of hand, practical man, and he made
the very best argument that can be made IN
favor, Of the Commissioners system. He
admitted that the Supervisor ssstem worked
well and satisfactorily IN New York, Wis
consip and other States, but contended that il
would not meet the wants Of a State 50
sparsely settled a. 10 Iowa. think the
Judges argument on this point q little lame,
for if aboard Of Supervisors could in Is days
transact satisfact oriiy, the business OF the
populous counties Of New York, il does mot
seem improbable, that they could, in the
came time, transact the business Of the
sparsely settled counties Of this State. But
90 the Judge scntended. VI: Il
i DR.. BowIR, Of Johnson; HAxnER, Of
Clayton; Tox. DRUxxoxp, Of Benton; and
AINswoRru, Of Fayette, respectively entered
the lists in favor Of the Supervisor system.
The people Of tho Northern part Of the
State were clamorous for the Supervisor
system, and no Senator or Representative
who should 80 far disregard the wishes Of
his constituents ~ not to use his every en-
deavor to provide this system, would be able
to stand tho storm Of indignation which
would be shovered about his cars BY ON
incensed. il not outraged, people.
This matter Of county administration
partakes strongly Of q sectional nature the
Northern part Of the State jealous and ur-
gent for the creation of the Supervisor sys.
tem-the Southern part equally tenacious
and jealous for system bearing a nearer
approach to the one now in vogue. The
Senate will, doubtless, in the early part Of
the coming week, decide which Report it
will make the basis for the upbuilding Of .
system for the future administration Of
county affairs. am inclined 70 think that
the Senate is very nearly equally divided
upon the two systems-the preponderencc |
hope, and believe, in favor Of tho majority
report, on Supervisor system. But We shall
see. ;E N fa t9s
Since Tuesday, the House has been mainly
occupied with the consideration Of .. bill
relating, to the foreclosure of mortgages.
The bill, as submitted by the Judiciary Com
mittee, provided that all the lands hereafter
sold by virtue Of foreclosure Of mortgage
there should be one years redemption. The
gentleman from Lee," Judge CLAoGrT,
true to his amending propensities, and not
content with the idea Of the Legislatures
simply enacting such to be the law offered
substitute dcclaratory Of the ".rus intent
and meaning" Of section 1918 of the code.
His substitute declared that under this Sec
ton there was one years redemption--uos
only that, but it required the District Courts
and Supreme Courts Of the State to so con-
strus that section. Upon this substitute,
many legal disqnisitions were offered up, BY
the lawyers upon the floor, Judge CLAocEr1
leading of, following up, closing out, and
talking around the edge generally. He was
great friend of"Relief Measures" and be
wished the Legislature, by the adoption Of
his substitute, to do something Practical.
He commended, that all existing contracts
were entered into BY the people Of this State
upon the understand .ng and in the full be.
lief, that under the provisions of the code,
thsre Was redemption under sales made by
foreclosure of mortgage. Everybody 90
held and believed, and the entire State was
therefore startled beyond computation, when
the Supreme Court decided that, under the
provisions Of the code equity Of redemption
did not exist in case Of sales of real property
made under foreclosure Of mortgage. This
decision of the Supreme Court, was mani.
testify wrong, in his opinion, and hence be
won. in for instrusting that Court as to the
"true intentand msaning'' Of section 1913
Of the code.
Rusn CLARK, of johnson, made an able
speech against the substitute. He never
understood that there was redemption under
mortgage rates, and held the decision Of the
Supreme Court to be in accordance with
the laws under which they acted. He
thought this Legislature had no right to
pass an act, the provisions Of which were
intended to be retro active 10 their opera.
ton. t'Honest JouN" EDWARDS took the
same view Of tho case, as did also Judge
HALL, of Burlington. se sFa
Well, after an animated and latitudinous
debate, running through near four days, a
bill giving the right Of redemption in oil
cases of sales Of land under, and by virtue
Of foreclosure Of mortgage, passed the
House Thursday, by vote Of GO yeas, to
10 nays. 49,
The Insane Asylum come in for it's due
l share Of attention, in both Housee. this