The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-02-09

the House bill taxing Dogs at the rate
of fifty cents per head, where one is own.
ed, and $l,O0 for each additional dog
owned BY the same person, also making
the owner liable for all damage done by
their dogs. 1t is made the special order
for Monday at II O'Clock. and will be
d scussed in Com. of the Whole. The
bill has some merit, and will receive
some support.
A resolution, looking to law for fenc.
ing Cattle, has been introduced by d.
DAVIS, and been referred to select com
mittee. We do not think it probable
that such an act will pass.
Mr.. HILDRETH has offered a resolution
looking 10 the repeal of the Supervisor
System OF County government, and in
the Senate the same subject has come up
in various forms. The vote on Mr.. Hill.
pRETH's resolution in the House was
very close and the fate OF such propo
silion is not clearly indicated. There is
a good deal Of dissatisfaction with the
system undoubtedly, originating very
generally. we think, on account Of the
lack of care in the people. in selecting
good business men for the position Of
member Of the Board. The people are
not patient enough to allow this to cor.
rect itself, but attribute the whole troub-
lie to the system, forgetting tina, the near.
err we get to Democratic or Represen.
tative system OF government in our coun-
ties and townships, the nearer we come
to carrying out The principles we haye
adopted in nation and State. The NOV
men, for the repeal Of the presen. system
will be formidable, but we think, will
hardly win, from the fact that its oppo.
nents are not at all agreed as TO what
should be substituted. If any change
is made il will probably be to give rep.
resentalion in the County Board on the
basis of popJAsion. so that Township
having 100 inhabitants will not have as
much voice as one having 1000. which
would seem TO be somewhat just aud
reasonable. r.te
A bill has also been introduced into
the House to prohibit profanity and OBJ
sceni,y, making il 6neable offence to
swear or imprecate in the name Of the
persons of the Godhead and other things
considered sacred 1t was cent, with
some merrimenl, to the Committee on
Police Regulations.
The movement for Register Law
does not seem to be as active as the i'm
portance Of The proposition deserves
Perhaps it will give strength. Mr.. Hill
dreth, too, introduced bill which is OF
some interest TO publishers. and, we
think, more 10 the people. l, provides
fol the publication of the Laws of gen.
eral interest in the newspapers, and a'so
the publication of laws of local interest
in the home papers of tine locality in
teresed. The compensation is only 40
cents per thousand ems-a little more
than the cost OF setting the type-while
the advantage conferred upon the PEG.
pie is as great as they could receive
through any other channel as little ex.
pensive.
The following rich petition was sent
to the Senate from Scott county. We
give it verbatim ct iiterotum;
| to the General Assembly of Iowa
all marrid PERSIAN or Persons how have
Separated and Lived A part for the space
oil tow years in this State are Divorce by
paying into the District Court in said
county when such person ressid the sum
OF $500 and the court may requer one
or more witness 10 prov such fact DC
we tn under sind want the above past as
a law"
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1t is proposed by the bachelor mem
bers TO reduce The time Of separation to
three months. so tina, the distinguished
gentlemen Of the General Assembly may
be included in the movement. We ad .
wise their better halves" to watch this
thing.
Weather very warm and pleasant, and
the reign Of mud has commenced. Des
Moines don't look pleasant in such a
garb.
! Rich.
Iowa Legislature.