The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-15
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Correspondence Of the Hawk-Eye. ]

DIS MONIES, March %.
DEAR HAwK.EYE Another week of the al
1otted time of the Ninth General Assembly haa
passed away, and the session is evidently draw
sing to it's close. From all can CLEAN, con.
clude that it will adjourn on or about the LIST or
I'd Of April, though circumstances may arise to
prolong the session another week
The main question Of interest during the past
six days has been the defeat, in the House, Of
the bill for the relief of the securities of James
D. Eads. This bill originated in the Senate,
which body it passed by a fair majority; but it
was doomed from the start in the House. As
heartily as a majority would have been pleased
to relieve the necessities of the unfortunate in.
dividuals who were "wheedled in" by that great
scoundrel, they did not deem il safe to establish
the precedent of relieving the securities of de.
faulting public officers. Once establish the
fact that such relief can be had at the hands Of
the General Assembly, and where, pray, will the
practice ends There is in fact, hardly county
which does not contain men who have abused
ahe confidence of their securities, and once es-
fablsh the precedent that they are to be relased
from liability when their principal proves him.
self q thief or rascal, and the Legislature
would find its whole time engrossed in that
Held Of charitable occupation. Better, in NV
opinion, bold every man and his securities to .
strict accountability-even, if in some ihstan-
ces the State loses the whole dsht.ss
The bill for the protection - from the
savages Of dogs, passed the to-day BY
shree votes more than the required Constitution.
a majority. In its general features il is almost
m exact copy CT the Massachusetts, law on that
subject. 1t is very stringent on the canine race.
''Nale dogs" are taxed 81 per head, and "female
dog" IS. Each owner Of "dorg" is required
to have the same registered" and "coIlared.n-
Juvenile 'pups" under the age of three months.
are exempt from the provisions of the act. Dogs
which are caught without their "credentiaIs.,
will be treated like heretics in the days of the
Inquisition; in fact, "a price Is set upon their
heads" and their luckless owners are. to be
muicted In heavy damages for neglect of duty
In the premises. The bill now goes to the Sen.
ate, and what it, fate will be there remains to
b seen, though think it will 70 through.
A goodly number Of bills have passed hath
Houses during the first week-some Of them ~
. local character-some for providing amend.
ments, in the Revision Of 1860, and some "a.
filling Up little ratholes and gaps iaSlshe Su.
pervisor system; but none of them are Of SUM-
cient importance to Justify elaborate elucidation.
The coming week promises to be one Of deep
interest. The ball is opening for the biggest
railroad fght yet The different questions A
Issue vert, presented in my last letter and heed
not be stated again. The various interests out.
side Of the General Assembly have marahall.a
their clans; the last thunderbolt has bsen fore.a
Tho last appeal poured into ears detained 4,
persistent ''button-holing;" the coIumbiad. -
The pres have hurled their last ''pspsr bullets
Of the brain" and the best Oyster supper -.
been digested. Now comes the tug Of n, ID