The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-02-11
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Dss Io,xrs. Feb. lsk 1890.

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Mr.. Guraey, ons If the Representatives fro.
scott County, delivered lectare before d
Colonization Society Of the State, last night
He spoke some two hours in strains Of eloquenc
and with convincing logic. l have spoken I
this gentleman before In my ssviews,D but di
him less than justice, from the fact that, at tn
time, he had spoken but once. Since then b
has spoken three or four times in the House. an
always well, and with evident effect 1t Is with
out disparagcment TO other members, that "a
Ar. Gurley is the best speaker in the House.
am glad that the ''baancr county sent him here
and 80 Is everybody in the Gallery.
A good many bills now pass the House ever,
day. Members yesterday voted themselves th,
Iowa Reports. having day or txo before votcs
themselves copies of the Geological Reports ant
the Constitutional Debates. They get NO GOLD
pens, however, and no congress knives The
stcalings will not amount to much.
Members are generally busy examining the
Practice Act. Mr.. Darwin's Report is very
able document.
An act apprOpriating el.7, 500 for the support
of the Deaf and Dumb for the next two years,
aud to pay deficiency of $500 on last year, has
passed the House, but few voting in the negative.
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DIS MolxDs, Feb. ed, 1860.
Since my last little real legislation has been
done and good deal of politicalspcc making.
To-day, for example, was entirely spent by the
House over q Resolution introduced by Bcal
Ocm.) and for which a substitute was offered by
Mr.. Claggct, instructing the Judiciary Committee
to enquire into the exrediency Of law for the
punishment Of our citizens for any crimes they
may commit u. other States, and also for combi-
nations in our own State among citizens with
the design to invade another State to run or
propcrty-which means niggcrs After some
small firing, in which Bennett, of Marion, took
conspicuous part, the resolution was postponed
till next Tuesday, when the Governors Inaugural
is made thcspccial order. .,F
The Committee ON Federal Relations reported
back proposition to amend the Constitution SO
rs TO prevent negroes and Indians from testify
ing, with the Recommendation that it be indefi-
nitely postponed. The report was concurred in,
when motion to reconsider was made The
Democrats nearly all voting against the Report.
The proposition called for by the resolution was
one preventing negroes and Indians from testify
ing even in cases where they alone were parties.
Upon the motion to reconsider, Mr. Rcsen-
krans charged home upon the Democrats that
they dare not abide the record Of their last vote
Bennett Immediately charged off in TRADE of
personal abuse, and insisted that the Republi
cans were trying to dodge the question and would
not give the minority chance to argue the
question-that Republicans dare not 90 before
the people on the issue, and very much more Of
the same sort of trash.
Mr.. Gurley replied briefly that the Republi-
cans were ready to meet the Democrats upon
that and every other issue it was possible to
raise; that he took the position taken by the
founders Of our Constitution, that all human
beings, white or black were competent witnesses !;
that every objection to an Indian or negro,
went to his ereAbilay as a witness and not to his
competency. At the South another state Of
affairs existed. Slavery there was one of the
institutions of the land, but here no such con-
dition Of things existed. The reasons that ex-
listed in the South were not here even if they
were good there. He would allow the Demo-
Gratis time and opportunity to discuss the question.
They had already consumed very much Of the
time of the House, and might still more.
Mr. Rosenkrans said they prohibited negroes
tcstifying at the South, among other reasons, for
the purpose Of concealing their own crimes.
Judge Clagget was brought out by the last re-
mark to speak in defence Of his patriotic South
crn ancestors. He addressed Mr.. Rosenkrans-
who is as much of an American as the Judgc-as
the gentleman from Germany" and proceeded
in loud tonc and excited manner to fagellate
that gentleman for daring to insinuatc anything
against the pure intents and intensely honorable
conduct Of the Southern chivalry. After speak
ing some time on the patriotism Of Southerners,
and the awful insult that Mr. Roscnkrans had Of
fercd them, hc went of TO q discussion of his
scheme for Furnishing the Underground Railway
Company, and was proceeding to take up the
Inaugural address in terms not very compliment
ary to anybody, the Speaker brought down his
mallct with startling rap and commanded the
gentleman from Lee to take his scat, which the
gentleman from, Lee did. The Chair then
stated the question, whercupon the gentleman
from Lee very gcntlemanly apologizcd for trav'
oration.
Mr. Gurlcy arose and said the remarks of Mr.
Clagget had been quite out Of order, he was
aware, but, with the permission of the House, he
would answer them in five minutes. A Demo
crat objected, and the House adjourned.
This subject will come up again, the Demo
Gratis. win have an opportunity to put themselves
again on the record as denying the capacity O
an Indian or negro to tell the truth.
In the Senate about the same proposition wa,
before that body that first mentioned. Th'
resolution for the law was introduced by Mr.
Bailey.
Yesterday was consumed by the introduction
of bills and the passage Of Resolutions Of In
quiry. Day before yesterday was consumed b.
both branches in Q discussion of alaw to remi
interest ON delinquent taxes except ten per cent.
and to fix the future interest thereon at ten pc
cent The bills in both Houses passed, but tha
OF the House lies under vote TO reconsider
while the Senate have indefinitely postponed
TO enable the House to pass the Senate BILL
The greatest diversity Of opinion exists. Som
contend that it is law merely for the benefit Q
spectators, and that the settlers have paid thci
taxes long since Among these are Mr.. Cald
well and Mr.. Wright. Others again say th
Spectators pay up in their sections and tlla
they know the Law will greatly vethe peopl
Of the State. Among these are Judge Hall an
Mr.. Baker. A large expression. of opinion wa
had and it is evident that the state Of affairs
some sections Of the State arc quite differeu
from that In others In the Senate Judge Raj
kin, Mcssrs Davis and Coolbaugh were earne'
in its advocacy, while Messrs. Angle, Wilson
Scott and Drummond took . prominent pa
against il.
The day before bill passed the House e.