The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-11

present County Judge System. still no one
system Of County administration has friends
enough to place it upon our statute bsoks !;
hence, it is certain, We shall have sort Of
affair-eldstic, If you please.
So strong il the feeling against the present
system, that the friends Of other systems
will compromise their views, and bring
forth mongrel affair, rather than longer
retain the present almost universally obnox-
ious system. While on this point, may ~
we'll say, that Mr.. PusEY, few days since,
in presenting the petition q the CAsADr
clique, "a petition asking tha the present
County Judge Sys.sm be retsinsd intact,
and the salary Of the Judge le increased, }
took occasion to inform the Senate Of the
real condition Of affairs in 1ottawattsmis
County. he told the Sense, truly, that
that petition did not reflect he sentiments
Of even title of the people Il the County,
but that On the contrary, thsgreat mass Of
the people Of sold Pottaw.ttamie" were
clsmorous for system Of Comfy admins
tration that would protect Their rights, and
save them from further pillag. Whatever
change is made, the Office Of County Judge
will be rstained-this has bees settled BY Q
test vote in both houses.
The Senate Committee on elections have
reported an excellent Registr act, but its
fate is somewhat doubtful. have hopes,
however, that some act, looking to the future
purity of the ballot box in tbs State, will
meet with favorable consideration at the
hands of this Legislature. he Republican
party owes it to itself to prvide against
future illegal voting, and l bps it will not
prove recreant to this NANTES duty.
On the Let inst, the Democrats Of the
Senate and House, entered upn the jour.
mails of their respective Houses, their SOL
emn and lugubrious protest against the
printing, at the expense of The State, Of
Gov. KIRkwoop's Inaugural Address. 1t
was not SO much protest against the print
ing of the Inaugural, a. it Was a stump
speech against the document itself. The
Democrats did not relish the dis tribrtion
Of upwards of $4,000 copies Of that able
and unanswerable document among the poo
pie Of Iowa, therefore they must enter their
protest, in the belly Of which was q stump
speech, drawn by the hand Of the immacu-
late CLAGoKrr. This man CLAcoErr should
now be satisfied, having entertained the
House at different times, With prolix denun-
Citations Of the Inaugural, and At last en-
numbered the journals of the two Houses,
with protest half ~ long Is the Inaugural.
But no one who knows the man will lay the
fattering JUNCTION to heart, for bis ambition,
like his garrulousnsss, knows no bounds
hence, the House, will continue to be enlir-
ened and edited BY his long winded har-
a. CUES, and the journals to be illustrated
aud smbellished by his protests-the "true
intent snd meaning" of which, 20 one, a.
vet, has be,n able to divine. So mote il
be.
During the latter part Of last week, much
time was consumed by both houses, in the
consideration Of bills, proposing to &C
amend the revenue laws as to reduce thu
rate of interest on delinquent taxes, from
Is to 10 per cent. These bills are intended
as relief measure, inasmuch as their pro-
visions apply to all taxes now delinquent, OF
which may hereafter become delinquent
After much sparring. pretty warm, at that :
these bills passed the respective houses into
which they were introduced. The friends
of the respective bills, stoutly contendsd
that the passage of these would result in thu
more speedy collection Of taxes, inasmuct
as they provided for lesseniDg Of the bur
dens, while the penalty affixed for . non
compliance with the law, would make al
persons pay their taxes that could, BY an,
possibility, raise the means SO to do. M
doubt a majority of the members Of boil
Houses of some such bill-a bill that shall
work no hardship or wrong upon any clas'
of persons, the while it relieves many Of tn
citizens Of Iowa from the burdens Of an un
reasonable fne, imposed upon them on &C
count Of their inability, in the past, to pa.
up their taxes promptly. Recourse must b
had to some other system than that ct pres
emit in vogue, to promptly compel the reve
nue. Of the State into the Golfers Of th
treasurer. 1t is not the interest the Stat
wants, it is the principal, hence hope som
m sasure will be adopted to keep up the rev
enus of the State, without increasing th
burdens Of taxation, BY excessive interss
on taxes that may become delinquent.
Last Thursday morning, the House ha
under consideration. bill for an act req
ulating the pay Of the Jurors. Mr.. PAUL
offered a substitute, providing that pa,
of the jurors fees should be paid in advanc
by the parties to suits. He spoke in fave
Of the amendment, contsnding that it was
wrong principle which made whole com
munity pay for what was Of no interest .
concern to any one but the parties litigan'
Mr.. CLAccrrr was oppcssd to the substitut.
for the reason that every man had consti
tutional right to trial BY jury, and b
could not be deprived Of that right. BY q
actir 6 jury fees Of him in advance Of hi
trial. After considerable discussion, th
whole subject Was laid upon the table, whsr
il will remain, doubtless, till the close Of th
session.
Later in the day, the Committee on Con
stitutional amendments, reported back 4
the Honse the proposition to amend th
Constitution 30 - to prohibit negroes an,
Indians from testifying, with . recommen
dasion that it bs indefinitely postponed
The report Of the COMMITTEES was concurrs,
in BY vote Of SO to 20-6 Democrats vot
ing with the Republicans. Upon motor
to reconsider this vote, ~ animated running
debate eusued. The cross firing bsswssu
Aessrs. GyalEr (Rsp.) and BEsSsn, (Dep.
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