The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-30

the minority report was for taking the
bank notes. also. Mr.. MeGill, Of Clip,
ton, introduced the minority report, and
!. followed it up with = speech Of about
/ twenty minutes, during which he spoke
in the most glorious terms Of the sound
and healthy eonditisu 81 the State Bank,
iof the perfect reIiaBleness Of Its paper, Of
1.-THE confidence to Which the same IS en-.
titled, and, withal, paid the institution
quite a fine compliments, not altogether
devoid, of eagle" When the gentle
man took his seat the chances were de-
cidedly in favor OF; the substitute, or the
minority report. But he was immediate
ly followed by Mr.. stiles, Of Wapello, in
Yindication Of the opposite SIDE Of the
question, who delivered the best speech,
and the soundest argument that / have
heard during the. session. The House
has not Yet taken final action upon the
matter, but when Ill does, the State Bank
Twill be. ruled out, Il an s5firm friend Of
the State Bank and would not upon any
aceount say orao anything TO Its preju-
dice, but have always held to the opin-
tson thai it was unwise and impolitic for
the State tor receive the issues. of the
Bank in payment of taxes, while we have
| in circulation among us such an album
dance of notes issued by the National
Treasury. Not that doubt the perfect
| soundness OF the State Bauky but for the
reason that I think our national curren-
cy should be held and maintained above
all other paper. The life of the Repub
lie is dependant upon its credit, and eve
rything that We can do to uphold, sus:
tain, and strengthen that credit, it Is our
duty as loyal citizens to do. / favor ev~
cry measure that is calculated to give our
national currency precedence over the
issues of banks or corporations; aud the
more it is thus favored, or set above 9th
er paper, the more willing will our people
be to receive it, the more anxiously, will
they seek1it And, the more readily our
Government certificates of Indebtedness
are received, the stronger the Govern
ment becomes we need fear no debt,
however great, 50 long as our credit re-
mains as good as at present-while our
people notonly receive, but sesk for our
national paper, And our Legislators
should weigh the subject we'll, before
they consent to the enactment of any
law to place bank notes upon an equality
with Creehbacks'' -
The law making machine has been
running very slowly to- day. Nothing
ofegenerala importance has been trans.
acted except the adoption Of resolution
instructing the Committee on Judiciary
to report what legislation is necessary to
secure to this State, or rather 20 the gen
cral Government, the benefit Of the Z.
S. Confscation act-to ascertain what
steps are necessary in order TO sell rebel
property located in this State. This is a
good move. Considerable property is
owned in this State by rebels in arms
tainst the Government, and it is high
time that something was being done with
this confscated property.
| The Sanitary Board of Control assem-
bled in the Supreme Courtroom at ten
o'clock this morning. In absence of the
President, Hon. James Wrightwas called
to the chair and Rev. Mr.. Skinner was
appointed secretary. The session was
opened with prayer. The reports ofsev-
eral travelling agents were received. A
petition FROM the Keokuk society, pray
ing the establishment Of q depot of'sup-
plies, somewhere in Iowa, was laid on the
table. After the translation of some
miscellaneous business, the Board ad:
iourned to meet at three O'Clock P. NJ
in conference with the Sanitary Commit
tee of the House. AS this meeting has
not yet adjourned, l cannot give you the
proceedings until tomorrow. ILL.,. :, r., !.
Mrs Wittenrnyer arrived last night
and was present at the meeting of the
BOARD to-day. She comes to make her
annual report to the Legislature, as re-
auired by law. The report is very lengthy
is a complete and comprehensive his
tory of all her official transactions during
the past year. From this it appears that a.
the Sanitary business passing through
her hands during the year 1868, amounts
in dollars and cents, to o Little over 81 lo,-
600. she informs me thatshe last tour
| to Dixie has been q very calaEnltous one
She encountered during six weeks N the q
/ p1ouftaius around chattanogga one se-
we're .fit Of sickness, three terrible railroad
1accidents, and during the serere weather
of four weeks since. suffered greatly rom
tthe cold at which time many q oHaF
iboys frose to death. She estimate" that