The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-14

plsces together States which hsvs a!i adopted
s;miiar codes Of practics and modes Of procedure
n their courts; that they are al more O. iees
.1vscsad 81 the lave peculiar 20 the old Spanish
"a Frellch grants that their commercial rele
tions sre closely connected BY the Aisstssippt
and Niaapuri rivers; and that by thu arrange
mani nrSeisiou 10 made in advance for the new
States which are soon to be formed from !ne
Territories lying west Of the States embraced IN
the proposed circuit.
Sir, Ia 1850, the district Of country bounded
by the lines Of the States OF which u 10 Pre-,
posed 70 make this ninth circuit, had TOTAL
population Of only $50, 1856, represented BY but
nine Representatives In thia body, and by iouf
Senators In the other branch Of Congress. Ten
years have added !, $50, 226 persons to the popu-
lation. increased the number Of Senators 70
eight, and the next Congress will End the mum.
her OF Representatives increased to eighteen.-
The increase has been rapid, marvellous. Moth
lug in the history Of this or any other country
exceeds it. Why, sir, my own State has sent
into the service Of our common country, TO sio
in crushing this attrocious rebellion, almost %
many men % she had voters in 1850; men than
whom none more true, none more brave, none
more gallant ever encountered q foe on the helc
Of battle. The bloody fields Of Pittsburgh
Landing, Fort Doneison, Belmont, Wilson's
Greek and Blue Mills, all attest how well and
nobly the gallant volunteers of lows have done
their duty. On every occasion they have hesped
honors on their State, and gathered harvests ct
glory for themselves
The second amendment proposed by the COM
mittee relates merely to the time and place for
holding the terms Of the circuit court for the
district of Iowa, and authorizes one additional
term of the district court in that district. The
amendment 10 altogether local In it's character,
and of course will meet with no opposition. 1t
is necessary that there should be two terms OF
the district court held each year at the capital
Of the State, and this is all the amendment viii
accomplish.
The great importance Of this bill secured for
it most careful and impartial Investigation in
the committee. All interests involved have been
canvaseed fairly and candidly, with no other OBJ
ject than to arrive at determination which
should be just and equitable towards oil sections
and interests concerned, and the committee be.
lieve that the passage Of this bill is demanded
by the highest considerations of public interest.
The Judicial department of the Government ID
now most lily adjusted to the wants of the coun.
try, and must remain so until we discharge the
high trust devolved on US by providing for re-
adjustment by the passage Of some such measure
90 the one we are now considering. Should this
bill fail to receive the sanction Of the House, We
can hope fer the success of no similar measure
at the present session, perhaps not during this
Congress, and We can make no calculations al to
what action future Congress may take. Defeat
now may result in preserving the present unjust
and inadequate organization Of the judicial cir
cults for many yaars. hope no such result will
be rendered possible by the action of this House
but that we will concur in the pending amend
ments, and then pass the bill.