The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-16


quorum being present in both Houses. A
temporary organization was affected in
the House by the election OF Charles Weare
Of Linn County, Speaker ]. II. Saunders,
Of Keokuk Co., Principal, and G. p. Abel,
Of Polk Co., Assistant Secretary =. Street
or, Of Blackhawk, Sergt. at Arms, and J.
Patterson, OF Muscatine, Doorkeeper.
In the Senate, w. T. DAVIS, of Muscatine,
was elected Chief Clerk J. Fl. Knox OF
Warren, Sergt. ct Arms G. II. Turner, Of
Polk, Doorkeeper, and Addison Abel, Of
Appanoose. Messenger. A committee on
credentials was appointed consisting OF
Senator's Hessen, Foote, McCrary and
Burdick.
Without transacting any business both
Houses adjourned to 10 o'clock, A. NJ. Of
Tuesday, and the Union members went
into Caucus for the selection of permanent
officers.
On Tuesday both Houses met pursuant
to adjournment, and effected a permanent
organization by selecting the following Of
6oers:
In the House, Jacob Butler, of Musca-
tine, Speaker; j. S. Rich, Of Buchanan,
Chief Clerk; 6. p. Abel, Of Polk, First AS
sistant Clerk 8. A. Clark, of Henry, Sec
ond Assistant Clerk A. D. Aldrich, Of Lee
Engrossing Clerk; G. L. Wilson, Of Madi.
son, Sergeant-at-Arms; u. Streeter, OF
Blackhawk, Doorkeeper.
In the Senate, w. F. Davis, of Muscatine
was elected Secretary, H. G. Curtis, of Ma.
con Co., Assistant Secretary; John McCra-
nv. Engrossing Clerk H. c. Riply, Of Dial.
las, Enrolling Clerk; w. ]. Law, of Davis
Sergeant-at-Arms, and H. N. Clement
Doorkeeper.
The Message Of Gov. Kirkwood was de.
livered at 2 o'clock p. ID. This document
our readers will find in full in our paper
this morning, and we commend it to thei,
attention.
At . meeting of the Board of Trustees Of
the State Agricultural Society, at Des
Moines, on the 18th inst, the following off.
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President-Hon. Geo. G. Wright, of Var
Buren, county.
Vice President-P. A1elindy, of Black
hawk county.
6ecretary-J. NJ. Shaffer, of jefferson co
lT0ASuTeT-EOWl0 Smltn.
Directors-O. Mills, A. F. Spafford, Nj
Eddy. :
Burlington was agreed upon as the plac,
for holding the State Fair this year,
0
&- The Clerks in the Government Blu
feaus at Washington, it is said, want an in
crease OF salaries. We hope Congress vii
% particularly careful not to give then
another silver. Most of them now get much
more than they could get at any other EN-
pioyment, and great deal more than thei,
services are worth. Ifthey don't like thei
pay let them quit. In most cases it woulf
be God-send if they would. There ar.
plenty Of one.armed soldiers about II,
country who would be glad to do the;
Work, ana can do it better and moro of it
than the present incumbents. We will tax,
she contract to furnish Government VIII,
oetser Clerks, thoroughly loyal, and inf
.'A'eiy more industrious than it's presen
employees, and do all that is now done q
eSe. was done, in the Departments, 70
nay the present cost.
a- A correspondent of the Cincinnati
C0"mef6dt furnishes tho names of on
Auhorea and seventy-tive steamboat
"n'ch nave been destroyed on the Miss:s
sippi river and its tributaries since IN
outbreak Of the war. The LIST il M, ,or,,
plete, but nearly SO. O. the whole mn,
Der, ono hundred and four were bnrne
and soyenty-ono sunk, of which u,cve,
wero Afterwards raised. Tho rebels ar
said to have about thirty additional cne
up tho Red aud ou.,aita si,e-s,