The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-25

tims. But, when the arm foundations e The
Government afs convused, a. BY the power Of
an earthquake, and al ws value a people im-
psriled, it ID no tine 70 chatter about dollars
and cents and guage with nice precision the
amount We shall expend in the effort to plant
the stars and stripes in triumph where they
moved in other and better days, before treason
poisoned the fountains Of our peace and pros.
perity.
& Not to anticipate, the House spent the whole
day in consideration Of the bill providing funds
for the war expenses of Iowa. The Committee
reported in favor of authority to issue bonds to
the amount of 100000. The sum was reduced
By the House to 100000, and q strenuous effort
was made to get it still lower. It is we'll enough
to move cautiously in the matter Of expendi-
lures, but those who know Gov Kirkwood need
no assurance that the Legislature could safely
vote three millions of dollars Not one dollar
more than il necessary will be expended by the
Governor. He stands with inHexible purpose,
at the Treasury door, He has incurred censure
because he did not call the Legislature together
at an earlier day while, as is well known,
fear of involving the State in unnecessary ex.
pense, was all that deferred him from issuing the
call at an earlier date. The loan bill will pro.
badly pass tomorrow in its present shape.
The Senate considered to day bill authori-
zing the Governor to call into service, at his
discretion, three regiments of infantry and one
Of cavalry, in addition to those already sum.
\
moned into the field by the General Government.
The organization of the regiments will be per-
fected without delay, but they will not be mus
tered into active service unless they are needed.
1t is expected that the cavalry will be called oLt
first, as they are likely to be needed on the from
tier, unless Missouri is efectually Quoted The
bill for legalizing the action Of County Super
visors in behalf of volunteers, was adopted;
also, that authorizing the purchase of 5000 Min
ME rifles, clothing, &C. for the troops now in The
field. If they eau be had, $500 of these formi-
dable weapons will be purchased Immediately;
the remainder will be ordered if it is deemed
expedient to call new regiments into active SER
vice. ALI these expenditures will be ultimately
reimbursed by the Government.
You have probably heard, ere this, of the
spiking of the cannon at Fort Kearney, by the
treacherous commandant stationed there, Capt.
Taylor. He has the reputation of a sot, and
Secessionist in disguise. The order to remove
the cannon to Fort Leavenworth, was the real
Cause of this demonstration of treachery. The
excuse rendered is, that there was imminent
danger of an assault from Missouri ruffians-
Other arms, to large amount are stored at
Kearney. Gov. Kirkwood will despatch arms
from Iowa City to the frontier, without delay.
bill granting an extension of time rot only
to the Dubuque, but to all the other Railroads in
the State, will pass the present Legislature.
proposition is before the House, introduced
by Mr.. CaldwelD to cut down the printers fee
for advertising delinquent taxes. The rate pro-
posed is and cents per description. A reduc
tion to half the rate now provided by law would,
perhaps, be proper but the rate proposed by
Mr.. Caldwell is too low. Let the rate be 10 and
Is cents, and there will be sudden thinning
out of journals established for no other pur pose
than to secure the profits Of advertising delin-
quent taxes.
The following is list of the companies en-
braced in the I'd and Sd regiments just called
out by the Governor in obedience to requisi-
ton of the War Department. Company at
the Bluffs intended for one of these regiments
was excluded by the Governor, in order to retain
their services on the frontier.