Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-31

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to the order and were re-obligated. Those
are the kind of men who compose our Iowa
Regiments. j. W. L.
DEsMo1NEs, May 25th, 1861.
Mr. ED1roR.-You no doubt get all the i'm
portant items of news from the Capital, through
your regular correspondent, but I willpresent
few items foryour consideration. There has
been strong effort made to geta bill through
the legislature to authorize the County Boards
of Supervisors to aid the families ofvolunteers.
1 am satisfied that no such law will pass I
will here say that the delegates from your
county in both branches, have taken deep
interest in the matter, and have done all that
could be done to bring the matter around but
the great majority Of the members the House
will not permit any such law to pass There
are so many counties in the State that have no
volunteer companies in the field, and as re-
suit they cannot be made to appreciate the
importance of such law They fear that an
extravagant expenditure of money will be
made, to support other than needy families,
and they do not seem to have confidence in the
immediate agents of the people, as the Boards
of Supervisors undoubtedly are. l am salts
fed that the only thing that can be done, will
be to ask future legislature to do, what this
one has done, to legalize past acts. The FAM
lilies must be provided for, and no argument
can be brought against that aid being givenby
the public authorities.
By-the-way, we have some most excellent
points presented by our Chaplain in his pray
ers. He prayed for our enemies, that they
might be brought to repentance, but if they
had sinned away their day of grace he prayed
that they might be brought to speedy justice.
Henry O'Connor has been here for few
days as the agent for the LIST regiment, and
last evening had the pleasure of listening to
burst of eloquence, such as can come from
the lips of no other man in the State than
Henry O'Connor He says the first great bat
tie of the war has been fought and won in the
women's hearts They have sent their fathers,
husbands, brothers and sons, out to fight the
battles of the country; and being.thus sent out
it is impossible to fail. S.
Dies MONIES, May 25, 1861.
The Loan Bill is still suspended between the
two Houses. The Senate-in spite of such
men as Green, of Muscatine, Wilson, of JEFF
ferson, Wilson, of Dubuque, and a few Others
lis captious. This morning the loan run VI
to 100000, by a vote Of % against 49,
Soon after the vote was rescinded, and tn
amount reduced to 100000. This the Hous
agreed to, but thereare still several provision
unsettled, which may lead to other alteration
and amendments. The safeguards throw
around this bill are numerous enough, AM
comprehensive enough, to satisfy the most ex
acting. The Treasurer of State and som
Democrat-either Edward Johnston, of LIE
county; or M. L. Fisher, of Clayton county
are authorized to negotiate such an amount
State bonds as Board composed Of the Go,
ernor, Chas. Mason, of Des Moines county,
w. Slagle, of jefferson county, VIM. Smytl
of Linn county, and either G. c. Cole, Of Poll
or James Baker, of Lucas county, shall dec
necessary, or that the wants Of the State ma
require Not dollar Of the bonds OF tt
State can be sold until this Board decides sue
# sale absolutely necessary. Under this bill,
d cannot understand or appreciate the oppos
ton of certain Democrats to voting hber
sum. All agree that the sum required for Il
purpose should be granted and as no mi
can foretel what the future has in store
l. our country, would not good policy dicta
N that sufficient margin should be allowed
any exigency that may arise? All accour
against this fund are to be audited by j.
Dewy, J. w. Griffith, and S. R. Ingham,