Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-03-11

Last week II was officially announced, that
the editor Of the Cedar Falls GAZETTE would
visit the Capital of Iowa, endowed with full
powers to do all and every thing necessary
for the interest or dignity of the GAZETTE.
About seven o'clock on last Saturday evening,
the hour "fore ordained" to writing for said
paper, there was great noise aud confusion
in the streets, and it was supposed the dis,
tnguished guest had arrived, aud nothing
better could be known, until the hour of "in-
spiration" had passed And notwithstanding
the editor did not arrive, and the letter was
not written, strange 10 say,
"The rolls on,
AS it rolled BEFORE
Seven weeks OF the Session are passed. -
The Supervisor system is untouched, and
will be this session. The County Court bill
was dead born, and has never brcathed since.
No new judicial Circuit has been formed up
the Cedar river, as it was supposed would
be. There is one in embryo, tut its fate is
involved in doubt. 1t is certain, however,
that in no case will Black Hawk be attached
to it. Those figuring for the new district,
are not doing SO to provide al Office for any
lawyer in your county.
Some time since the Huosc passed a bill
providing what kind Of money should be re.
cGivcd for State Taxes and school funds, in
which thsy excluded the State Bank Of Iowa
This week the Senate amended the bill by
receiving the State Bank, by a vote of 80 to
,. To day the House was discussing the
question, and !, has elected the best talent OF
that body. The bill has passed the House
as amended in the Senate, so the State Bank
OF Iowa is good for taxes.
Various bills have been introduced relative
to schools The impression gains strength
that we will retain the County Supcrin-
,endent, with all increased salary--that the
sub. district system will be adhered to--that
additional power will be given the sub direct.
or, and few other amendments. The State
Board Of Education will be abolished no
one even doubted this, and the Legislature
will elect State Superintendent, which vii!
probably be Ex-Liout Gov. Fayillc. The
Supreme Court bill finally passed--anI Colo
is Judge.
The comm tecs,to whom were referred the
great questions Of the Session, have general.
ly reported. The Committee in the Senat,
on the Dcs Moines River grant, to whom was
referred the question Of resumption of the
Railroad grants, have labored through a vast
amount of documents and verbal testimony,
and finally reported this week. Mcssrs.
Woolson, Hatch, McCrary of Van Buren, and
Shipper reported in favor Of resumption, being
majority Of the Committee Mcssrs Hon.
derson, Clarkson, and Rurdick made mi
nority report. These reports are beth lengthy,
and oyince desire on both sides, to present
a true statement of the facts and conclusions.
They will be printed, and as there are in.
volved vast interests to this State, in this
question, you ought, if you can spare the
room publish symopis Of them in the GA
ATTE. You will find that they involve con-
tests and disputes that will not all be settled
either by the Courts or Legislature in tho
next fiity years. SO soon as printed | will
send you copies. "
To another Committee whs referred the
question of reconci!ing the conflicting titles
between the Railroad Companies, and the oc.
cupants on the lands, claimed by the Railroad
Conipanies-said occupants having bought of
the State, and the title Of the State having
failed. As your correspondent has hereto.
fore referred 10 this matter, it is useless to
repeat the history. The Committee on this
subject consists Of Messrs. Bassett, Clarkso,,
Henderson, and Shippen. They made a
lengthy report, with bills, embodying plan
of settlement. A copy Of the report will be
sent to you as soon as printed. The Dubuque
and Sioux City X. K. is deeply interested in
this matter. Without these claims are set.
tied, it is feared, it will para'yzc cur Railroad
int. rests for years.
The committee on Ways and Means, to
whom the bill for grant for an Agricultural
College building, was referred, have not re,
ported yet. They are waiting to see what
will be The probable demands on the Treasu-
ry. Its friends are very sanguine Of liberia!
The Editorial Convention, which convened
here on Tuesday last were SO hurried that
they performed but little to benefit the great
editorial interest in the State They should
have dcliberatcd carefully for at least week
become personally acquainted with each
other, and formed brotherhood OF interest
and sympathy.
A bill has been introduced to the Seratc
imposing additional and heavy taxes on the
Railroads in this State. Atpresent Railroad
stock is taxable to its full value; and also a
tax on its gross earnings. Now they propose
to tax the road bed, the land they occupy for
right Of way, the cmbankments--sta stations,
water-tanks, wood piles, rolling stock, &C.
This property is already represented by the
stock certificates, which are taxed by exist.
ing laws. But this is only one part of the
great game to stop all the roads in the State.
The novice may imagine that patriotism is
the ruling spirit Of public men. We regret
that peep behind the scenes frequently dis.
spates many Of our youthful fancics Green
backs, position, and shoulder straps rule the