The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-02-18

The result Of the debate thus far 10 most fa
vorable 70 the Republicans. and DISASTROUS 70 th
II democracy The former left last night in higl
glee, defiance in their eye, and daring in thei
port whilst the latter sought their resting places
crest-fallen and most wofully detected Clag
, gets chances for the empty honor of . Con
gressional nomination are not 30 good Is the,
we're day before yesterday, and he il not ,oa1.
The House to-day voted TO print 1000 copiet
Of Dr.. Totten's able address on the subject Of
University education, by, am sorry to say it, I
very close vote. Nothing else Of general inter.
est was done. trust this address will be gen.
orally circulated and read.
LixKExsALE.
DIS MolxEs, Feb. 9, 1860.
The House has been engaged to-day in . big
railroad fight. From one or two votes, on side
issues, think it safe to predict that, go far as
this branch of the Legislature Il concerned tn
old "Air-Line' will be knocked into cooked hat,
and the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River CON-
pany will get the lands The House has been in
committee of the whole during much Of the FORE
noon and afternoon sessions to-day, on Mr.. Good.
rel's bill for AN act to resume all rights conferr-
ed upon the Iowa Central Airline Railroad
Company, by an act approved July IA, 1856, and
to repeal certain laws in relation thereto. The
bill provides that all rights to the lands, inter-
ests, rights, powers, etc, conferred on said Com
pany by the act of 1856 shalll be absolutely and
entirely resumed by the State, and for the repeal
of all acts inconsistent with such RESUMPTION.
The discussion of the bill has been quite ami
mated this afternoon, and jennings of Dubuoue.
is now making quite an elaborate argument
against the BILL Though dislike very much to
forego the plea sure Of listening to his well-tun
ed periods, let me speak about matters of more
general interest.
alluded once yery briefly to the labors Of tho
Commissioners to revise the laws E.rtbar ex.
animation has been made. and it NAV not hc
amiss to state here few facts in relation there
to-
The act on Civil Practice has been prepared
by G. Ben Darwin. The act covers l7O pages
Svo Mr.. Darwin has also prenarcd renort
which is printed with the act. It gives n,a;n
and very interesting history of legal reforms in
the department provided for in the 2 4. ma they
have been adopted both in this country and in
Europe. From which it will anpear that the re-
forms recommended are not without precedent.
The report also shows correspondence with all
the lawyers of our own State and many in other
States, touching the principles introduced into
the act. Many citations are made from letters
called forth in this correspondence. showing how
the system proposed had worked in those iuris
dctions where it has been nut into practice.
There are three leading features in Mr.. Oar. |
our present Cole One is, similarity between
law and chancery practicable second is. the |
pleadings shall stop with the answer of the dcfen-
dant-and the other is, that parties may become
witnesses for themselves. In favor of these doc.
trines, Mr.. D. introduces, in his Report, many |
arguments. The Report shows that much read
ing, correspondence, and thinking, has been put |
into requisition in getting up the act. Mr.. ID. |
states in his Report, that the State has been SO |
badly provided with books which were needed in |
the preparation of his work, that he has had to |
obtain them at his own expense. He assured |
nc he has not expended less than $500 in this |
way.
The act for criminal practice is nearly through |
the hands of the printer. It will make about |
100 pages, but Judge Smyth will not. believe.
have any lengthy renort to aecomnanv Il One |
new feature prepared in the act il. that in all |
criminal cases, the defendant shall he allowed to
open and close the argument. Another is. that, |
in all important trials, minutes of the evidence |
shall be taken and preserved, SO that bills of ex-
captions NAV present the case more correctly on |
review in the Supreme Court. All mere techni.
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THURSDAY Night
Judge Clagett opened out tonight, consuming
JUST Ten hiihutes III repeating, almost veFpath,
charge. the other night. He then branched off
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