The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09
Editorial Correspondence of the Guardian.
Dies MONIES, January 18th. 1864


Editorial Correspondence of the Guardian.
Dies MONIES, January 18th, 1864
DEAR GUARDIAN The past week Of
Legislation has been one principally pre-.
limnary in it's character-that is devot.
ed to the introduction OF bills and bust
ness, and their reference to the proper
committees. On Monday the Speaker an
nounced the House Com mit;es, which
are very SATISFACTORY constituted. Your
member, Mr.. HoLDRIDeE. is on the Ju..
dietary Committe-an important posi-
tion-and is also chairman upon +" En-
crossed Bills"
Among the Bills introduced on Mon.
day, in the Senate, was one by Senator
HART, to exempt property Of non com
missioned officers aud private soldiers
from taxation for County and State pur
poses. Mr.. HoLDRrDeE to-day, also, in.
PRODUCED, by leave, into the House, a
lengthy and carefully prepared bill. for
the relief of soldiers families. 1t pro.
vides for giving, out OF the S ate Treas.
ury, to the wife Of every non-commis.
stoned officer and private in the United
States service frcm this State, three dol.
lars per month. and to each child Of such
non commissioned officer and private
one dollar ger month. during the term
of service Of such officer or soldier
and in case Of the death Of such officer
or soldier the pay is to continue for
three months succeeding his DEATH
The bill is very elaborately and careful
ly drawn. and because Of its length and
importance, was ordered to be printed
There is decided disposition on the
part Of the legislature to do something
for the families Of soldiers. The sub.
ject is urged strenuously by Gov. KIRK
WOOD, than whom the soldier has no bet
ter friend. The Board of Con,ro,, of
the Sanitary Commission. now in Ses.
sion here. also urge something in this
direction. and members. generally, &C.
knowledge the necessity and the duty
Of assisting the families of those who
have left their wives and their little
ones to fight for those OF US at home
II is on all hands acknowledged that
there is much restitution among the
families Of soldiers. throughout the State
To leave them TO private charity is but
to tax the loyal men Of the State. To
vote additional pay to their husbands
and fathers out of the State Treasury, is
TO make Coprerheads help bear the bur.
den. This Is the argument, and should
not be much surprised TO see the leg.
lslature adopt the plan embodied 10 Mr..
HoLpRrpoE's bill. @ ~
We have all kinds of laws in embryo
Dog Laws-Cattle Confsea-
ton Laws-Liquor Laws-School Laws
BE. DC. od infnit;n,. The Senate
passed bill extending the time for the
reception of Treasury Notes and Bills OF
the State Bank of Iowa in payment of
Taxes, by County and State Treasures.
The law at present in force expires by
on the last day Of the present
month. The House has had the bill un.
der consideration for some time, and il
has provoked much discussion 1t was
first referred TO select committee. The
Committee offered two substitutes-that
reported by the majority providing for
the reception Of only specie and Treasu-
ry Notes of the United States. That by
The minority provided for the reception
Of Notes Of the State Bank Of Iowa and
Of the New National Banks, as we'll rs Of
Treasury Notes. The suhjec. was most
IDLY diseased by Messrs. MAoILL, OF
Clinton, STILES AT Wapello. BERESAN off
Henry. RICHARDS. Of Dubuque and the
Dill finally went 10 the Com on Banks
and Banking. Tha. committee is also
divided. and present two reports. We
IRE Inclined to think lha, the substitute
II Mr. MAoILL, providing for the taking
II The three classes OF Notes. will pass
Lyons. Of Henry, ha. Introduced into