Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-03-03
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DHs NolxEs, Feb. l6, 1860.


Drs NoIxEs, Feb. l6, 1860.
! DrA. REclsrss-Since my last letter
Tho Legislature hss been greatly exercised
over the questioa Of relief Numeross
propositioas have been before the Houss.
designed 70 relieve from the financial dis
tsess under which 20 many people in Iowa
are suffering. After severe struggle, ex.
tending through three days, An act has
passed the House, expressing the opinion
Of the Legislature 10 be tha, the present
Law concerning mortgages allows one
years redemption, Notwithstanding The
adverse opinion u the late Supreme Court.
The object Of the House 10 giving such .
legislative construction vas not TO dictate
to the Court, but 10 give the present Cour.
encouragement TO review the late opinion
Of our former Court, and. IL possible, with
due regard for justice, reverse il
Another section Of the bill that recent
y passed the House. provides for oLe
years redemption from al DEGREES hersAf
surrendered upon foreclosure Of mortgage.
To-day bill passed with great unanim.
ity, placing trust deeds upon the same
ground with mortgages, BY compelling the
trustee TO forscloss BY suit in court, and
giving one year TO redeem.
An attempt Was made to ensraft ~
odious stay.law into the mortgage bill, bui
TO no purpose. Il enlisted strong opposi-
ton, and was wisely withdraw BY The
friends Of the measure. Doubtless . sim
liar proposition for stay -lawswill be brsugh,
before the legislature in > separate bill
but in all probability will BE- defeated
There is no general disposition to pas.
any la~ that looks like reputation.
The House has passed bill to resum.
the lands heretofore granted to the lows
Central Air Line Road. It is now in tha
Senate, and will excite warm discussion
and will probably pass. although i. viii
meet with strong opposition. II the Sen.
ate votes to resume. then The question will
arise, whore shall the lands GOT To wha,
company faye, there's the rub" The
Cedar Rapids and Missouri company hav,
the most favorable prospects At present.
This evening the House is again in CON
mittee Of the whole, to consider the Gov
errors Inaugural. The interest ia The
absorbing topic Of John Browa's foray j,
rapidly sbating. A very respectable au-
diencs is present, but scarcely . quorum
Of members. I. was only after . call oil
The House that enough are present tc
transact busines. Much merriment ha.
been created BY The speech Of Mr.. VIII
LIAxsoS, Of Louisa, in answer to Ludg.
CLAGGETr. Mr.. w. Is an avowed Adolf.
tionist, and is quite leader among Ii.
Republicans. Judge CLAcoErr has here.
,ofors charged the Republicans with BE-
coming ctolifionized, which charge ,hey
repudiated. Judge CLAGGErr then ap-
pssled 10 M. WILLIAMSON, who has been
an abolisioniss for many years. to know
whether he had abandoned his old idea,
and position and gone over to the Repub,
licans, or whether tbs Republicans had
come upon his platform. He declared
most empbatically that be had not changed
his opinions, thus int;ma,ing that the
charge Of Judge c. is true, and that the
Republicans have gone over 10 the Adolf
tionists.
The hit Was good one. and caused
some squirming among Republicans.
Messrs. HEDGEs and White arrived this
afternoon, and report oil right on The Up
per Missouri. More anoa.