Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-31
OUR cApITAL CORRESPONDENCE.
DfsMo1NRs, May 23d, 1861.

DfsMOINRs, May $50, 1861.
Senator Green mado his maiden speech il
the Senate, today. was unfortunate
enough to be engaged elsewhere, and missed
hearing it. He advocated increasing the
maximum of the loan to one million. His
remarks were listened to with that marked
attention which ability and honesty at all
times commands. Your county did well in
sending Mr.. Green to the Senate. You want
q man of comprehensive views, who can look
beyond the circumscribed limits of partizan
intrigue, and grasp tho great interests Of
State and Nation with q master hand. Such
man is Senator Green. Messrs. Shipman
and Price, your Representatives, are men of
great influence in the House. l observe
members eounseling with them very fire.
quently.
A bill was introduced in the House, to-
day, by Jennings, Of Dubuque, granting to
all Land Grant Railroads an extensian of
time for the completion Of the thirty miles
required Of them for 1861, to 1862. This
may be amended SO as to require these roads
to complete sixty miles in 1852, instead Of
thirty this and next year.
A bill passed the House, placing all the
public buildings of counties under the con.
troll of the Sheriff. ..
The bill to furnish coats, pants, and shoes
for the LIST regiment which passed the Senate
yesterday, passed the House to-day. The LIST
regiment is indebted to Henry O'Connor for
the passage of this bill.
A bill was introduced providing for meet
ing for tax purposes, of Boards of Supervisors
in September. The Senate spent consider
able portion of to-day in discussing the Loan
Bill. 1t met with determined opposition
from several Democratic Senators. Duncombe,
Democrat, of Fl. Dodge, offered series of
the substance of which was to
the President of the United States to
suspend hostilitilities and call a Convention
Of the States to settle our national difficulties
Another wanted the whole subject submitted
to vote of the people. There is great hope
upon the part of some Democrats to make
political capital out of the legislation of this
session. They are laboring for the good Of
their party, without respect to tho actual
wants of the State. The course adopted by |
the Republicans is, to do what is necessary |
% be done; to place Iowa on an equality with
1er sister States; to put her on substantial
var footing so that she may be in condition
% respond to the call of the Government in a
manner her people desire; then adjourn. Will
lot the people uphold them in this? l think
hey will.
There has been little done of importance in
either Houses to-day. The time has been &C.
'upied mostly in speech-making by Demo-
ratio members. will state an incident of
significance, in these war times. Some
;wenty of the members of the Capital Guards,
Capt. Croker, being Good Templars withdrew
some two weeks ago, from that order, under
he impression that they might be obliged to
violate their obligations during their enlist
nent in the army. Let it be said to the
honor of these noble men, that, just previous
o THU departure for Keokuk, they returned
% the order and were re-obligated. Those
ire the kind of men who compose our Iowa
Regiments. j. W. L.