The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20
From IbeS MOines.

DEAR SIR The Senate seems TO be Of
your way Of thinking in regard to the
Bank paper Of other States. By very
large majority the bin OF Mr.. Cue was en-
crossed ! am by no means sanguine that
il will effect the object contemplated, but
there is no harm in the effort. 1t is clear
that the whole amount Of legislation at
Washington ard in the States is in favor Of
giving the highest credit and currency TO
the paper issues of the General Govern
ment. The ultimate effect of this legsia-
ton will be 10 uproot the State Banks, as
hanks Of circulation. We shall have an
abundance of currency having a National
to a speedy and happy issue, and the finan-
cial affairs Of the Government are admin
istered as judiciously as they have been
hitherto, We shall enjoy all the benefits of
National Bank, with fewer Of its evils
than are usually entailed by such sys
tenn.
The Senate adopted resolution for an
adjournment on the 18th OF March. The
House refused TO concur, by a vote Of 33 TO
Al. The meaning Of this is that the House
proposes to adjourn on the 18th, il il is
ready. but doubts the feasibility Of COM
plotting its work by that time. The object
in pressing these adjournment resolutions
at an early day, is TO stimulate committees
TO increased diligence.
The Senate yesterday had a protracted
sitting and discussion upon a bill to tax
Railroad property. This bill proposes TO
tax it as other property, instead OF taxing
profits as at presen; provided. 1t is claim
ed by the friends of the Till that the taxing
Of Railroads upon their profits is unconSti-
tutional; violation Of that rule Of equality
which the Constitution provides for in re-
gard 10 taxation; that there is no reason
for a distinction in favor Of railroad pro-
perry, which is as well able to bear the
burthens of taxation as any other class of
property. The opponents of the bill claim
that Railroads enhance greatly the value
of all property where they are constructed,
and confer SO great benefit upon all the
industrial interests OF the State, as to enti-
tie them to its fostering care; that indi
rectly they enhance largely the taxable
property and resources Of the State, and
on this score of true economy should re-
ceive every reasonable exemption. A good
many members fail to see this. The dis
position to grant special privileges to
Railroads, il not.as prevalent as it was in the
infancy Of these enterprises. The country
has learned some lessons it is not likely to
forget. can assure you, Mr.. Editor, there
is no danger OF injustice being done. The
Railroads have always manifested album
dant ability to take care Of themselves.-
They are a power in the land, as every
Legislature has discovered, that has at
tempted to bride them.
In the House, yesterday, Mr.. Hale intro
duced = bill providing for the resumption
Of certain lands, privileges, &C., granted
by the United States to the State Of Iowa,
These are the Railroad grants. The bin
was referred to a select committee, Messrs.
Hale, Bereman, Horton, Bell, Merriams
Maxwell and McNutt. That committee,
Judge, are decidedly in favor Of the pro-
posed resumption.
House bill for the abolition Of the Board
of Education, was under consideration in
that body yesterday, and was ordered to
be engrossed. 1t provides for the appoint
ment OF q Superintendent Of Public In
by the General Assembly, the
appOintee to serve until the LIST Of January,
1856. A superintendent is to be elected by
the people in 1865, and every two years
thereafter. 1t also provides for an appro-
priatiOn o: $50 for an Institute in any cOun-
ty upon the application of 20 teachers.
The third branch Of the Legislature had
q jolly session on Saturday evening last
Coy. Nourse delivered an admirable mes
sage, and Gen. Baker did the duties of
Speaker to general acceptance. A crowd
ed house Witnessed the doings of this body.
Gov. Stones Proclamation forbidding
the exodus of persons subject to draft,
creates some excitement hereabOuts. A
large number of people in this section
have been smitten with the Idaho fever.-|
It will take pretty strong Gubernatorial
grip to restrain the rowing propensities OF
our people. DIES MONIES.
JEFF. DAVIS Son IN THE NATIONAL
letter from a gentleman oc-
cupying high position in the United
States contains the following curious story:
This reminds me, says the writer, that
JEFF. Davis son, by his slave girl Catherine.
was in the Federal service on board Of one
of our gunboats in the Mississippi for sew
eral months-a likely mnlatto. Among
the letters Of JEFF, taken at his house BIZ
our Illinois troops, there was batch Of
quarrelsome epistles between JEFF. and
Mrs. Davis, touching this old flame Cath
crime. Mrs. Davis unbraided her husband