Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-31
DEs MONIES, May 22d, 1856.


The Senate passed the Militia Bill with some
amendments, in which the House will perhaps
concur. That body also passed, unanimously,
a bill providing for furnishing the 1st Regi-
ment of Iowa volunteers with coats, pants and
shoes. This is O'Connor's measure, and he
labors zealously for its passage. The Senate
passed Joint Resolution declaring that, the
House concurring, the General Assembly, ad-
journ sine die on Monday, 9th inst The
House will not be prepared to adjourn so soon.
The House discussed several bills to-day A
bill was introduced by Baker, of Clinton, pro-
viding for the repayment of tax collected on
property destroyed by the tornado, last year.
A bill was introduced by Clark, of johnson,
suspended sale for delinquent tax on property
of volunteers. The bill revising the Revenue
Law was warmly discussed. 1t was finally
recommitted to the committee on Ways and
Means, which may defeat its passage and leave
the law asst now stands The Joint Resolution
in reference to an armory at Rock Island has
passed both Houses. The bill to prevent rem
dering aid to rebels met fierce opposition
from the Democratic side of the House. Their
loyalty to their country was grossly insulted.
Claggett, Williams, of Dubuque, and LeLach-
eur, of Delaware, led off. Claggett declared ii
on imputation that there were traitors in
Iowa; he didn't believe there were any
if there was any he was in favor of hanging
them. Williams, of Dubuqe, offered an
amendment. making it high misdemeanor to
run off fugitive slaves. LeLacheur wanted
Phillips, Garrison, Beecher and Greeley hung
first. Baker, of Clinton, who, by-the-way, is
one of the most influential, as well as one Of
the most patriotic and liberal members Of the
General Assembly, defended the bill. Party
lines are far from being obliterated. No Re
publican member has whispered politics ir
either House. They have gone to work to
place Iowa right in this conflict, to do the
work necessary to be done as speedily as pos
sible. They generously conceded to the Dem
ocrats share of the Offices, hoping for unity
and promptness in the action of the Leglsla
ture Z; but at the very threshold they met op
position. Several Democratic members have
declared their unwillingness tovote one dollar
yet they know that the people demand Gber
ality. They proposed that the amount appro
priated should not exceed 100000, wher
they know from data furnished by the Gov
ernor that over 100000 had already beer
expended d-or rather, debt to that amount
contracted and must be paid. The Loar
Bill still rests in the House. There is consid
cradle surmising as to the amount that will b.
fixed upon Several Senators favor $1,000,
600; buta few Democratic Senators will oppos'
anything over $250,O00. l think it is safe tt
say that the amount will not fall below $500,
600. 1t is not proposed to borrow all thi
amount, but this is fixed as the limits, beyont
which the Commissioners cannot 60.
$25O,0O0 is all that is required, bonds 70
that amount only will be issued. If the Leg
islature does not provide literally, and ther
should be another call upon Iowa for men, tn
the Governor declares he will not do, as h
did before, depend on private funds bein
rendered, but will call the Legislature togeth
er again. The commissioners proposed b.
the House are j. W. Jones, Treasurer 9
State Geo. G. Stone, of Muscatine : an
Maturin L. Fisher, Of Clayton county. Th
bill leaves it discretionary with these men a
to the amount absolutely needed; and tina
shall be raised by the sale of State bonds.-
Now, with all the safeguards that could poss
{ bly, be devised thrown around this bill, itseem
strange that there can be any opposition to i
The whole opposition is based on suppose
future political capital.
/ Williams, ofDubuque, received very ju.
Irebuke from lady Of this city, few evening