The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-02-21


Legislative.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. is.
SENATE. House bill resuming lands
ssnted to Air Line r. r. was announced,
taken up, read twice and referred TO Com. on
Railroads.
Mr. Rankin reported bill prohibiting
towns and counties from subscribing TO cap
itai stock Of railroads, which, after discus
sion, vas tabled and made special order for
the Goth.
A bill 10 encourage the growth Of timber,
exempting every forty acre tract of land
on which I've acres OF timber may be cult
va.ed, was referred to special committee Of
thres,- -Messrs. Possy, Dunoombe, and Davis
Of Polk.
Appraisement law, taxes for school pur-
poses, prairie chickens, and saline lands, &c.,
were subjects OF discussion.
Housx.-The mortgage bill being. mp, and
discussed, many motions offered, and finally
Clagett's substitute Was taken up. Curtis
moved TO strike out first section, having q
constructive effect. Motion lost, and first
section adopted, --declaring the true mean
ing Of section Ito Of the Oode TO be that one
years. redemption 10 allowed.
The motion to strike ont Cd section
which stays execution on iudgmsnts one year,
was discussed till adjournment at noon.
In the afternoon session the Insane Asy-
lum At Mt. Pleasant was again overhauled.
Brennan madesoms explanations Of the state
ments OF Mr.. Winslow, the architect, who 10
= Democrat. In the further discussion OF
the matter, Clagett and Ex-Gov. Baker, Of
N. a., who, of course, 10 . Democrat, ran
foul Of each other. The collision 10 thus re-
ported by the correspondent Of the HaDk-
eye:
Clagett said he did not believe he was
Observation-Disclosures be. Winslow was an
old May Flower name, and Democrats didn't
come oyer in that hulk.
As soon as Mr.. Olagett took his seat, Gov.
Baker arose and stated that the manner and
language Of the gentleman from Lee (Mr.
Clagets,) reflected upon those who game
over in tho May Flower. He wished TO saw
% descendant OF thOse who came over i'm
msdiately after the colonists in the May Flow
or, that those who came over in the Nav
Flower and settled in New England were
quite as honorable az those that settled in
Maryland.
The ex-Judge from Lee Immediately got
excited and said the member from Clinton
had to have his hobby, be had rode the Re-
prblicans and bis pet measures Of investiga.
ton till they had oil 6Ssled, and now he at
tackled him. He would inform him that he
was ready for him, IL be wished personal
issue.
Baker replied to the effect that he could
accommodate him, and be had no fears from
Q comparison of the emigrants from New
Hampshire with those from Mary land, 90 far
~ heard from.
At this passage Of arms between these able
exponents or Democracy the House Was
nightly pleased, and cheered Bakers dc.
Fence OF the Pilgrims hugely.
CouNTY JuDaE SYsrKx.-The Senate COM
mittee on county and township organisation,
consisting Of Powers, Watson and Gray,
made report ON the 18th against the pres
emit system, as being contrary to the genius
OF our institutions, IS it takes power from
the people, and creates dangerous and I'M
comfortable csntralism. They recognise the
principle OF local, SELF government as the
true one in our system.
They also say that all the property Of the
State passes through the Probate Court a.
often as once in thirty years, and that the
present inefdciency in protecting the estates
OF deoedcnss would alone justify change,
especially as the County Judge 10 nearly al
ways chosen with view to his financial abil-
ity rather than his qualifications as Probate
Judge.
They, therefore, submitted and recon.
mendcd . bill creating Board Of Supervi-
sors, and defining the duties thereof and 9th.
er county of6oers. On motion, 200 copies
were ordered to be printed, and the bill
made the special order for last Saturday.
APPRAIsExEkr LAw.--The Des Moines Req.
lister says that the bill reported in the House
provides that property under execution, real
and personal, must be sold ct two thirds its
appraised value; three appraisers, with jury
qualifications, having been selected for that
purpose. In the event Of failure to sell,
real estate cannot be offered again, for the
same debt, In less than ono year; when /,
may DO sold for one half the appraised value
II not then sold, il shall not be offered 10,
another year, when it may be sold to the
highest bidder. Personal property, if no,
sold at the 6rss o6sr, may be offered again
In 90 DAYS. and cold 1t half its appraised
value. At the end Of 90 days more, it ma,
DO sold to the highest bidder. There ar'
other important provisions in this bill.
HIr HIN AGAIs.--The Fairfield Ledger re-
torss npon the Jefsrsomion that il II mucl
more creditable to be 90 "assuts asGmn thar