The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-02

] - From Des M0ines.
i DIS Mo1Nss, Iowa, March ., 1854.
EDITOR HAwK-EYE-Dear SIR Yes
Iterday was another busy day in the Leg
Iislature. A working spirit prevails. The
1surplus talk is exhausted, and there is Il
determination to clean the docket The
VALLEY Railroad Bill passed the Senate and
islands fair chance in the House, notwith
standing the opposition OF the Railroad
men to the Railroad clause. The Bill So
Icures lands to the Company and settle
lment with River Improvement con-
TRACTORS. foftf 5s.t# ~assaesHe t.
! By vote Of % to lS the bill to settle with
the owners Of the State House passed the
ISenate. The bill provides for taking the
building and II lots near it, and releasing
4 the debtors to the School Fund. Of course
the State thus assumes the debt to the
in any event. It is to be hoped that the
bill will pass the House, and thus make
the State the owner of . building which it
holds by sutteranCe. e,Y 5t9Sl lIs. Fl
The bill to separate the Office Of Recorder
and Treasurer passed BY vote Of - to H..
Provision is made by Senate bill
adopted by q large majority for the pub
lGuelich is to translate them. 8 sa*f
The Senate refuses to reconsider the
Gold bill. The gold will remain in the
Treasury. lg
BY resolution the House has authorized
one of its ablest and w0rthiest members
(Mr. Gilchrist) to proceed to Madison Wis
cOnsin, to invite the State Legislature to
second the proposition for Ship Canal
Convention at Dubuque.
After some discussion and amendment
the House yesterday adopted the School
Bill Of the Senate. The last named body
will hardly. recognize its bantling in it's
new rig. The compensation and duties OF
the County Supervisors. 1t is time that
the Office of Superintendent was made of
some practical benefit to the School system
and living compensation provided.
BY the decided vote Of 50 to 10, the House
yesterday provided for an Office for the
Governor at the Capitol. The salary Of the
Governor was raised to q, 500. Mr.. Rich
ards, the eloquent young member from
Dubuque urged the passage of the bill as
an act Of justice to the Executive officer of
the State, who could not live at the Capt.
tai upon the meagre SALARY allowed him.
The TACT holds good ~ to the other State
officers.
The House refused to pass the bill to al
low the District Judges Increased compen-
sation through the agency of the Supervi-
sor Boards.
The two Houses meet this morning for
election of State Superintendent of Schools,
Trustees Of University, Trustees OF Agri-
cultural College &c.
| Yours, Dies MONIES.
| Dies Morn rs, March Is, 1884.
| EDITOR HAwK-EYE The House spent
three weeks in discussing = measure that
the Senate, after three days discussion, has
II. allude to Magill's Railroad bill, for
conditional resumption. The conditions
killed the bill, the senate regarding them
a. fatal to any useful purpose. It is to be
regretted that there Is prospect of this
question remaining open to plague future
that the rights and interests OF all parties
are not definitely established and protected
by such legislation as the Governor recon-
mended and the people demanded. Per-
haps something may yet be done by q new
bill. If not, the exhibition Of feeling in the
Legislature may lead the Railroads to
change somewhat their line Of policy and
make provision satisfactory to settlers and
others. h
A bill for the benefit Of the Cedar Rapids
Road IS regarded more favorably by the
Senate, and motion to postpone failed by
| . vote OF IL to q. Whether It has strength
enough 70 work through 80 late in this SEES
sion is regarded "a doubtful.
bill has passed the House re curing
Insurance Companies organized In the
State to have cash capital Of ~, 900. This,
II finally adopted, will cause sensation
in some quarters.
Both Houses have passed bill exempt
ing property OF the American Bible Soc.e-
ty from taxation.
Owing to the non-publication of the
school bill, the election Of State Superin-
tendent, &C., was postponed until Satur-
day evening.
! A warm discussion sprun up in the
House yesterday upon a bill to tax rail-
road property. The current was strong
among the rural members for eoualizin9
taxation. The present tax Is one per cent.
The committee Of ways and means report
ed in favor Of tax Of two per cent. The
| House was not satisfied with this and in
serted hve per cent upon gross receipts
The Senate sometime since voted down a
proposition to increase and eQnalize taxes
on railroads. The fate OF the House bill Is.
therefore, doubtful. It ought not to be 80.
but fact like this, sometimes influences
the vote Of members. One branch relies
upon the other to kill offa bill which q
sense OF duty prompts it to pass.
Inc CEDAR Rapids railroad proposes to
build its plugs 70 Marion and Lyons. The
right Of way through the streets Of these
House. = 80
By vote Of IS to 81 the House yesterday
followed the example Of the Senate in re-
fustng to increase the salaries Of District
Judges. The Judges will have to make
shin on half rations while longer. I faar.
] A few days since the Senate passed bill
for releasing certain debtors to the School
Eund by accepting and making its own
the State House built with this Fund. The
House yesterday adopted substitute for
tue bill. The substitute places the mat
ter in the hands of the Census Boards in
connection with the Attorney General.
authorizing them to settle with these debt.
ors to the fund and to take surrender Of
the state House DC. The result VIII be
that provided for by the Senate bill.
Resolutions offered BY Mr.. McNutt. OF
the House, congratulating Louisiana upon
ner return to the Union, have passed both
There seems now to be little probability
OF an APPROPRIATION this session for the