The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-02-04

judge. II elected some discussion, but y
! enough % indicste TIE general opinion e men
h hers upon he subject u the abolition q q
= Office. LfNKENSAI.k.
January e, 1850.
forgot 10 mention, ! few days since, thinl
! that bill passed the House axingthe next mee'
!. ing of the Board Of Edacation IN lSeS-thu
. virtually killing the Board Il passed wishou
discussion Of long consideration, and viii proba
, bly, BE- killed in he Senate. a
Yesterday the Senate talked nearly all IN
, forenoon On resolution to give themselves
, copy Of onr Supreme Court Reports, copies
Of the Geological Reports and 2 Of the Constitu
ticnal Debates, and finally adopted it By one
, majority. Afterwards Just At the ciosc Of III
days session the vote WAS rcconsidcred and the
resolution laid on the fable. Day before
yesterday the House voted four copies ol
the Geological Reports and one each Of TIE
old practice and has q strong hold Of the fegis-
lative will, but i growing fecblcr At each Of our
sessions The economical griper has attacked
the Legislature rather severely. II these books
are not to he distributed, Why are they printed
by the Statcs OF what use il it 70 pay ont large
sums Of money for the publication Of books and
then let them lie, locked up in the basement Of
the State House? For one would have q law
by which these public documents should be fur
nished 70 citizens at the cost Of publication
And especially would have the Supreme Court
Reports furnished, to every citizen, as in New
York, at the cost Of publication. Within the
past year three volumes Of the Iowa Reports
have been issued which cost 45 cacl,--Affeen
dollars year for the courts explanation Of the
laws Of the land-itis rather expensive.
One other subject duly claimed the attention
of the Senate yesterday. That was resolution
for bill making the State Bank money lawful
tender for taxes Mr.. Bailey was decidedly op-
posed to such Law, while Messrs Davis and
Bowen favored it. The old anti-B Bank feeling
arises on all these questions. And the minority,
as body, cling TO their old repudiated notion.
The resolution was referred to Committee
who will report bill which think will pass.
In the House long discussion arose on reso-
luton instructing the Committee on Ways and
Means to report bill reducing interest on taxes
The resolution was adopted By large majority
and the rate Of interest on delinquent taxes will
doubtless be reduced to ten per cent. The State
received several severe casigations for setting
up 25 per cent. shaving shop in every County
Treasurcrs Office, while the people paid penalty
for taking more than ten per cent.
At nearly the close of the session yesterday
Mr.. Goodrell Chairman Of the Committee on
Railroads reported bill which | enclose. II
''whveaaex' the Iowa Central Line r. r. Co., in
to terrible delinquency, and in one short Sec
tion sewers 'sthc connection" between that Com
pany and its galvanic life.
Mr.. Jennings presented a minority report which
sets forth that the majority Of the Committee
came to the conclusions set forth in its report,
from the statements Of interested parties, made
without even the cheap sanction Of our affidavit.
1t argues that the time for performance, on the
part of the Central Air Line Company, does not
expire till 1S65-that till then the State has no
right to complain.
The report Of the majority was ordered print
ed but legal opinion presented with the opinion
was withdrawn,-Mr. Claggett very properly
| oljecting to its reception.
| A motion was then made to print the minority
report, which is long and embodies the argument
on that side OF the case, while the majority re-
port was short, and referred to the lcgal opinion
for argument
Some debate occurred on the printing when
Mr. Goodrell remarked the last report contained
the argument Of Dubuque lawyer.
Mr.. Jennings in replying said he did not 60 in
to the Committee room with prepared report
as Mr.. Goodrell had done.
Mr.. Goodrcll Immediately pronounced it false.
/ Mr. Claggctt called Mr. Goodrell to order init
mating half jocularly that if there was to be a
fight he was in.
Mr.. Taylor spoke strongly against the majority
report, and for the printing Of the minority re-
port, and charged that the Lobby had good
deal to do with the majority report ! have no
doubt the Lobby members had vast deal Of
talking to do with the Committee, but whether il
had any influence on the Committee is quite
dHJtucE tHIils.. tHS UVAiINN - Wey
and with some Of the Committee an approach
towards tampering would defeat the bill. Boti
reports were ordered printed. The minority i
yet imprinted.
To day a considerable discussion took place on
proposed bill, to repeal so much Of the law .:
requires prosecutions for adultery to be com
menccd BY the husband or wife Of the guilt,
party. The bill was introduced by Curtis, ant
by him strongly urged upon the House. Tpor
the other hand Judges Hall and Claggett, oppos
ed any change in the present law upon the grount
that it would only open the door to malicious
ing the State with a pro tempo Mrs. Eais, tool
another airing in the purse Of the debate. Th'
ground Of opposition to the bill rests upon pull
lie policy 1t il urged that it would tend L
destroy the peace Of families, il any one in com
munity might commence these prosecutions, ant
that the rea. and lasting punishment would fal
upon the innocent members Of the family Of tn
guilty party.
This hill was introduced two years ago, and
think two years before that, and has failed, as
think it now will.
The Burns Festival went off with great eclat o
: the 25th. Scventy-fvc were preseut. Respor
. ses to appropriate toasts were read by Judg
: Rankin, J. N. Elwood, ESQ.,, DR.. Lille, Ho.
John Scott and others. A glorious time gene
ally was had, and at o'clock A. n. Of the 26tl
= the dining Hall Of the Dcs Moinc House Va
quiet as usual
q Mr. Rentgur Of Keokak sent poem, whie
: for beauty have seldom heard excelled Q
similar occasions ;. !.
p. S.-You have heard that a rcquisitio
= came on for one Cnppic, signed by Gov Wise !
j. Va. The rcquisit.on was refused and the lett
Of refusal enclose. It gives the reasons for r
:. fusal.
: have understood that Coppic il arrested
= await tho arrival Of proper requisition.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, Iowa,
DIs MONIES Jan Esd 1860.