The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-16
From the Capitol.
DIES MONIES. jan

DIES MONIES, Jan'v IL, 1854.
The two Houses of the Legislature were
permanently organized yesterday. Gov
ernor Kirkwood sent in his last Message.
Jacob Butler is Speaker, and Rich, of Blu
chanan county, Clerk of the House. Da-
Wis. of Muscatine county, is Clerk Of the
Senate. He was Clerk at the last session
of the Legislature and reelected without
opposition-an excellent officer.
The Governors Message, to the reading
of which we gave close attention in the
Senate, struck as being comprehensive,
whatever the merits Of the Message, it is a
fact which all must admit, that Governor
Kirkwood's administration has extended
over the most trying period of our history,
full of difficulties and responsibilities, such
as no Governor ever before had to meet.
It must also be admitted that these respon-
sibilities have been most promptly met,
and that Judged from our present stand
point his has been a most successful ad-
ministration in every respect. When we
consider what has been done during the
last three years-hOw many men have been
sent to the field, and all at so small expense
how many officers commissioned who
have been an honor to the State and cred
it to the service, and how few that proved
unworthy, we begin already to see that
very few mistakes have been made-that
Governor Kirkwood has been true and
faithful to the great trust reposed in him.
But when the heat Of this great conflict
has passed away and we are enabled coclly
to review his Administration we shall then
see that it has been one Of most remarka-
BILE ability and such as will hand his name
down to posterity as among the few great
and true men of this day and generation
equal to the emergency and capable OF
directing public affairs.
We hope no reader Of the HdWk Eye will
| fail to read Governor Kirkwood' s. Message.
| 1t gives clear and concise statement OF
| our affairs shows that our public debt is but
| little more than half million Of dollars
! and war debt only $500, 600, DC.
Governor Stone and Lieutenant Govern
or Eastman are here and will be Inaugural
ted tomorrow.
The Supreme Court adjourned last Sat
urday, but Judges Wright and Lowe are
here and will remain until after the In
auguration.
The Board Of Agriculture meets here to-
day and will decide where the next State
Fair is to be held. 1t should go to Bur
| rived yesterday.
| The members of the Legislature, so ia,
as we have conversed with them, are in
chned to go into an election for Senator,
Printer and Binder at an early day. There
| is no opposition, 50 far az we can discern
to Senator Grimes and Mr.. Palmer, Stat,
Printer. Mr.. Mills has competitor, but
we think all will be re elected without Sc
rious opposition.
There are not as many applicants for TIL.
places about the Capitol AS usual-in fac
very few. The chief clerks in both House.
were elected without opposition.
! There is not as much snow here rs a
| burlington. Tho sloigh;ng is poor ans
| damaged BY tho thaw yesteid day. They
had better corn crops last year than we
and arc tg-Ding ok more and better hog,
than usl al. They are waEcned To Grin
nell and sent forward b. fa.,. We non
lsngton, the Davenport ana lyons iso:.as
being completed ID WIN forty % fly
miles OF DeS MosueS. ID.