The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-01-14

II LIES MotNEe, Jan. 9Th. $780,
majority Of the members ofboth branches
the Legislature are already here, and the hote
are crowded. No man can count the candidate
without the creation Of many new Offices, ,patrio,
innumerable win be leaving here on Tuesday Z
wednesday next, with bugs in their ears. thin
now, that Wells Spicer stands the the be.
chance to be Clerk Of the Senate, unless republ
cans enough should be absent, as some fear. 1
give the organization Of the Senate to the dem
ocrats l think such fears are groandlesa Hor
est John Edwards will be speaker Of the HOUSE
Aidrich, of Hamilton county, seems to be ahea
for clerk.
The candidates are most importunate and vors
cious in their entreaties sparing neither members
State officers, nor outsiders. They are treate,
with good-natured kindness, in cosideration hotl
OF their claims and-the hard times
There will be . spirited contest for State Prin
ter The friends Of Mr.. Howell are numerous ant
earnest, whilst Davenport and Palmer coun
many votes.
The report Of Auditor Cattell shows the finan
cial condition Of the State to be decidedly sound
and healthy
L1SKENsALE
Correspondence Of the Daily Hawk-Eye
DEs MoINEs, Jan 7th, 1860
The great uncounted host of Legislative Office.
seekers are in possession of our town Some
have been here for month past, and accessions
come in with each stage. Those members that
| are SO unfortunate to get here few days be-
fore the session commences arc momentarily be-
seiged with this host. Nine-tenths Of these
young men are bound to be defeated and go
home strapped" and preaching the ingratitude
of Republics All this should be stopped
These Legislative Salaries are curse rather
than blessing; for though the pay is good, yet
more money is spent by the candidates than is
pay Of these Offices SO that it will be no object,
pecuniarily, to get them and YOU stop the evils
But for the sake Of Des Moincs landlords will
not urge the argument.
judge that about one-half of the regular
Legislature is in town, while the 'eThird House,
is on hand in full force.
This Legislature has vast deal of real work
to do. The great work of revising our laws is to
be done, and it is work upon which the most
extensive learning and the largest experience
may exhaust themselves and still leave the work
incomplete. We have prided ourselves some-
what upon the intelligence of the Republican
party, and shall deserve the condemnation of the
State il, in haste we present it with book of
laws not fully up to the jurisprudence of any
other State of our Union. The Commissioners
appointed by the last Legislature to draft Re-
vision of the Laws and Code of Procedure have
failed to make their report as required by law
Copies of the Report should long since have
been in the hands Of tine members elect for their
perrisal and consideration; but it is now onl, in
the hands of the Printer and must be some time
yet without the reach of the Legislature.
The X. X. Companies are interesting them
selves somewhat in our legislation, and are about
the only lobby members that will long hold on
The wise provision of our Constitution prolib-
iting special legislation, when general laws can
be made to reach the case, cuts off mncl-I NAV
say the great part of the business of the "Third
House" 1t patronizes honesty if not our land
lords
The Frothy part OF legislation will fill up the
first part of next week l think Governor Ba-
ker will be made temporary Chairman, and John
Edwards permanent Chairman of the House. Of
the innumerable host of candidates for Clerk,
none c,.n tell who will come out successful But
little is said about the u. s. Senatorship; and
the election OF State Printer will be delayed some
time | think. Oar present incumbent is quite
ill. The danger to Republican strength from
rival journal and the multitude OF competitors,
would seem to indicate the reelection of Mr..
Teesdale.
0ur citizens are well perpared to take the
best of care OF the members and the old cry of
extortion, by the residents of the capital will
nave no echo unless in the little soul of some
penurious specimen Of penny wisdom, who serves
he people for the sake of their money.
The Governor elect has been in town some
lays. l testify that he enjoys New Years ride
and holiday frolic with little fear of damage
to his dignity as the mersiest of us. Iowa never
had a better Governor than S. J. kirkwood.--
With such men at the helm Of State, Republican
sm win never lose its supremacy nor the people
regret its power. SrYx.