Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-11
OUR CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE.
LEGISLATIVE HALLS, Drs MoINEs,(
March 2, 1854.

LEGISLATIVE HALLS, DxS MONIES,
March 2, 1854.
The winter months are gone, and We are
refreshed by the balmy air of spring. The
weather" a fruitful theme, was never more
delightful. Ny prayer is continually offered
for its blessed continuance.
The Senate is hard at work, with dispo-
sition to adjourn at the earliest practicable
moment. 1t has to-day passed the House
bill TO abolish the Board Of Education and
provide for the election of Superintendent
of Public Instruction. The original bill pro-
vides for An election of this officer by the
General Assembly until the election Of 1866.
The Senate has amended by authorizing the
Governor to appoint until the next general
election. The duties imposed upon this Off
Der are the same as those heretofore perform
ed by former Superintendents. An inefec-
tual effort was made to strike out the section
leaving the selection school of books Ito the
Superintendent. A very wise provision, as
parents need no longer fear change Of school
books with every change of directors or
I teachers.
A bill providing that the terms of Office Of
Notaries Public shall commence with their
qualification and filing their commissions for
record and shall expire three years from the
1st of January next ensuing. Any Notary
who shall exercise 4ae powers or duties of his
Office after such aspiration, or who shall ap
pend his signature to documents when the
parties thereto have not appeared before HIM,
or shall certify falsely as to the time when
parties appeared before him, is guilty of
misdemeanor, and subject to q fine Of fifty
dollars, be removed from Office, and he and
his sureties be liable for all damages.
| Another, amending Sec. 1907 of the Revi-
sion, by striking out "Hfteen" and inserting
eighteen and bill providing that "no
prosecution for adultery can be commenced
but on the complaint Of the husband orswife,"
were passed to-day by the Senate.
Mr. parvin, from the majority of the Com
mittee on Liquor Law, presented very clear
and able report, adverse to the bill amending
| the present law. l am not certain that the
law should not be passed. The present law
is practically imperative and void in the
larger towns Of the State. But the points
are so we'll made, by our Senator, in language,
that it stirs the heart and awakens the deep
est emotions, that one can but concur in the
conclusions of the Committee. The repors
is really an able paper, and should have been
ordered printed. Mr.. Burdick, from the
minority, also submitted report deploring
the evils of the whisky traffic, but insisting
that the indiscriminate sale should be stop
ped by allowing counties to regulate the sub
ject. So that in the interior and sparsely
populated districts the people would be en-
abled to enforce the present law. Others, if
they deemed expedient, might regulate the
traffic by license. doubt if the present law
is disturbed, and any one who reads the two
reports must see the reason therefor.
Senator Jennings, who but on Monday re-
turned to the Senate, from the sick bed Of
his wife, last evening received the sad intel
ligence of her death. Notwithstanding his
political opinions, Mr.. Jennings has large
circle of personal friends, who sincerely and
deeply sympathise with him in this, his hour
of deepest afflction. Resolutions of condol-
ence were presented by Senator Hunt, and as
. mark of respect to Mr.. Jennings, the SEN
ate adjourned at 8 p. m.
The familiar face of Patterson, A. o., rud-
dy as ever, made its appearance in the Capt.
tol this afternoon. But one member of the
Senate of which he was a member, is now
here. Everything, save Senator Udell, chang
ed -even the window curtains, the floor mat
ting, the stoves. The water-tank is still here,
but much changed, and the glasses reduced
to the singular number.
Linkensale" is still here, Aourishing like
"fghting cock" His opinion expressed
in general terms upon the question Of" re-
sumpt," is that it is very "dry"-a sufficient
reason why Link. dislikes the discussion.
This is the third day of talking upon re-
sumption in the House. Oh how pity
Russell, of Jones. Excuse me from serving
as chairman of the Committee of the Whole,
when raw recruits overhaul the laws of Iowa,
of Congress, the decisions of Cabinet officers,
and Of the United States Supreme Court
Mr.. Speaker was wise in retreating home.
Tomorrow the Capitol question is the
special order in the Senate. But how dread
railroads. -resumption-swamp lands-Des
Moines River lands. Come I know they
must, and good Lord deliver US and make
the struggle short.
I congratulate Senator Saunders, of Scott,
upon his appointment as paymaster in the
army. A good selection of an honest, capa.
ble man.
Ana Senator Brown has Joined his son and
is to enter the army as a private. Patriotic
enough!
For the sake of decency-for the sake Of
moderate patriotism-for the sake of past
dishonor-I beseech the good people Of Mus
lcatine to defeat the rebel ticket on Monday
lnext. Don't disgrace the fair fame Of Nus
tine by electing the butternut ticket. Let
local improvements 60, while you whip men
whom you know to be no better than rebels
was astonished to find the names Of some
Iof the so-called Democratic candidates asso-
2ciated with otherss who, if living in Tennes
i see, would be sent further South. As they
have voluntarily made their bed, so let them
lie in it. expect good tidings from Musca-
tine on Tuesday next, and that the Funck
dynasty is at an end. For heavens sake let
there remain to the Office of Mayor some
thing of dignity and honor, 50 that in the fu-
ture MAN may not be ashamed to run for
the Office. D.
A NEW ARRANGEMENT OF SrARs.-A cor
respondent has suggested to WilEes' Spirit a