Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-03-05
IOWA LE0ISL ATURD.


! Good news from Des Meines, the Leg.
is'stars has agreed 70 adjourn on the 18th
day OF March st 8 o'clock, A. N. W.
presume, however, that this resolutions
like many others adopted the preset 80.
sion. will DO reconsidered. We don't b.
lisvs the members will care about going
home until corn planting time.
The Committee on Military affairs have
been instructed to inquire into The ms,,ss
concerning the Uniforms prese nted to tho
kirkwood Greys. Whsshee the Committee
are a2er "Kirkwood" or the '.Grays" W
know not.
Mr.. Brown introduced joint resolution
in The Senate requesting Congress to pro.
cure the passage Of law granting boun
ties to soldiers discharge from the cor
vice in consequepcs OF disability from
sickness or wounds, which -. adopted.
A bill to preve t - ~ock' from
runni At large c.: dark adopted
in the 'ena by vote Of 80 to 10. Now
We may expect the loyal leagues" to be
clos 4.
The joint reeolu ion r nominating As,s
Lincoln, Esq for the Presidency was ~.
ferred to the . mmittee on F. deral ,.e.
lations.
A lengthy discussion was had upon the
bill to prohibit the circulr on Of foreign
Bank Bills in this Stale. We presume
this bill il to app 80 the Sta G Banks
Who are getting . little wrathy because
their tissue hr' been interiered with BY
the Lcgis .. In tho discus. ion Of the
bill, Senator Cue, Of Scott county warn.
the Senate to be cautious, saying that We
are undoubtedly ut,:,n the eve Of terriblel
revu ion aud should prepare for the fnan
cial crash which is inevitable, by guarding
against food Of worthless. irredee mable
paper currency from other States.
Senat Burdick said that If it shonld
become law, the weight Of o3ium a..
taching to is General Assembly would
be greater than that which attached to
the General Assembly which passed the
odious dog law.
The bill passed the Senate by vote Of
Of 9th yeas to l3 nays.
The railroad bill which provides for re.
Stunning on the part OF the Safe, the lands
HERETOFORE donated to ce /. n railr i
companies, was referred in the House to
q special >enmiltee Of seven.
The Northern and Southern Brigade
has come up az in, and j. appears that
the officers Of e two Brigades have been
paid $40. 900, "onIy this and nothing
more These Brisad we're kind Of
lightning bug arrangement, pointing out
to the guerilla. where they nigh, cross
into Iowa in safety. Twenty. six thousand
dollars for the officers!
Sam McNutt-Do~ sticks boon compan.
ion rs been making another speech
This time it was about slavery. He said
he was not rs old ~ aboitonist as the
member from Marshal or the member
from Pottawattasnie, but since he had be.
come an Aboli;ionist he was one Of e
most ultra ones in the land. He wanted
the accused aud damnable institution f
slavery wiped out and was in favor of
sending those who upheld it along to h-ll
with it.
The bill to pronibi. profanity and 90.
sen:ty was referred to special commit.
tee. The bill proposes to cram NOR 3
down man 8 throat with the strong arm
Of the law. It is a leaf torn from the old
Connecticut Blue Book. OF course il will
pass.
The bill providing for An additi, nal Su
preme Judge has been ordered t. be pub.
lished, and the Governor will soon '.fll
the vacancy" II 10 said that c. G.. Cole
"A bogus dsmocrai-has the inside track.
The bill authorizing the State Treasur.
er 10 sell the coin in the treasury for
greenbacks, was defeated in the Senate
After~ards the bill was re.considered and
laid on the tsble. The Senate seems to
be very 6c.le minded.
An attempt was made in the Senate to
remove Judge lsabeIl as \ trustee Of the
Blind Asylum. Several Abs made bitter
speeches denouncing the Judge on accoun,
Of bis deciding the soldiers voting law
unconstitutional. Cue, . rabid desce ndant
Of Fuy Fswks, went into the Judge all
over. using the strongest terms denouncing
Judge Isabel IA disloyal OH account Of
said decisioa, declaring his unalterable
determination never to vote for conferri.g
any appointment upon q person tainted
with disloyal.y.
The Judge Vas allowed to remain q
trustee by vote Of 2. to lo.-Kuseaiine
Courier.
DEATH OF Grx. CaocksR.-The cous
muni,y will be surprised as we'll Is grieved
to learn the sad intelligence Of the death
Of Gen. NJ. NJ. c. ecker, Who eu,ered the
service as Captain in the End, Iowa In.
fantry from this city and had by his cour.
age and skill attained to the position. Of
Brigadier General. The dispatch anncunc.
ing his death is in the following terms:
lSecond Dispatch.
Special dispatch TO the Chicago Times.
CAlRo, lit. Feb. %.
Capt. Roreck. Of the ll.h Illinois Cav.
airy, who left Black River and Vicksburg
on the 18th inst, reports that inf rmation
WAS received Of the death Of Brig. Gen.
N. N. Crocker. Of Iowa, ut Jackson, Miss
from wounds received in : skirmish with
rebels in advance Of Gen. Sherman's
army. The information purpor.s to have
kno.. r>cosvoN ~ M.- r.o~l~. -.