The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-03-22
Editorial Correspondence of the Guardian.
DEs MONIES. March l2th, 1864.


General Assembly has fixed The day
OF its final adjournment, which am G lad
to say to you, believe it will sternly
adhere to. The time fixed is the 29tb,
and we all yejoice in the assurance OF
bsinr able TO be home about the LIST Of
April. The House has also passed a
resolution limiting the length Of speeches
to Is INMATES. poin. TO which it was
driyen by the tiresome length OF the
Railroad discussion. Two full weeks
have been exhausted by this measure IN
the lower branch Of the Assembly, and
the end is not yet. l anticipate that
Tuesday or Wednesday Of the coming
week will be required to perfect the bill
Mr.. Magill's bill providing for condi'
,ioual resumption, has been substituted
for the original unconditional resump-
ton m easure OF Mr.. Hale. The subs IL
tu,s requires the Railroad companies TO
release their claims upon such oil the
lands held by the Des Moines Naviga-
lion Company and the state as ave now
in the hands of actual settlers, giving
them therefor indemnify lands" given
by Congress to the Stale to perfect these
titles. Shou Id the Railroad companies
refuse to comply with these provisions OF
the bill, and release the land to the set
lers. then the state resumes all the lands
that have not been certified to the com
panies. The time given for compliance
is ninety days. think that the bill will
meet the favor Of the Senate, and that the
settlement will be made substantial upon
this basis. 1t certainly is to be hoped
that the measure adopted by this Assem-
bly will be finality. This ,exed ques
ton Of Railroad grants has ccst the state
great deal, and am by no means sure
that the grant Of lands has not been a
positive injury to the people. Certainly
fit is to come up in the future as it has
in the past, to try the temper and occu-
py the time of each General Assembly,
for weeks. its injury will be most mani
fest The people may, therefore, we'll
pray, as the mass Of this Legislature un-
questiorsbly does, thct the question may
now be permanently settled. am
afraid however, that this will not be.
One other matter has come up to ruff
fs the legislative waters the present
week. On Monday the election for mu
nicipal officers Of this city took place
The contest was animated and close. and
engenderea some feeling. The Union
men carried pretty much everything
but the mayor, who had made himself
obnoxious TO the whisky interest. He
was defeated by some four or five votes.
The Postmaster OF tie General Assem-
bly,, A. p. BEMHEND. formerly Of your
county, but lately Of Marshalllown, per-
mi,ted himself 10 be induced to vote, al
though he lacked day or two OF the
proper time Of residence in the county
and also violated the confidence Of those
who elected him by voting for the cop
perhead Mayor. or course the Assem-
bly, could not TAIL TO take notice Of such
conduct in its officers. An invesliga
ton was ordered, the facts proven, aud
BEMu1ND expelled from his POSITION
He had made an excellent officer, and
was well liked. and regret that be should
have allowed himself to do an act which |
| regard as one Of the most inexcusable
AMI reprehensible. have no kind OF
respect for the man who prostitutes the
sacred righ, Of franchise, By voting or
inducing others to vote, Illegally.
The Senate, not having reached tho
point where j; is necessary 10 NEEDLE
lis brains and Try is mind. with the
Railroad imbroglio. has accomplished
considerable 10 the way Of Legislation
The present week. 1t passed the bill 10
provide FOR The settlement and collection
Of clsim' Of the state against The Unitel
States, Tor expenses growing out Of the
present war, and appoints Coy. STONE
Commissioner to procure the said settle.
men,. A bill striking the word white"
oul of first clause OF section 1876. of The
Revision of 1860, go that counties will
be required 10 extend aid to poor blacks
IS well as poor whites, was also passed
,y ii vote Of 80 u ky Ill. OF Dubu I
lue Also bill defining the duties Of
The Register OF the State Land Office
Also lhe House bill authorizing The
question ofrxtending tie corporate lin |
IL 81 cities and towis TO lie submitted I
o The people at special election The
,ena:e Indefinitely postponed ,he House e