Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-03-23
FROM DIES MONIES.
Legislative Work-Reconstruction Senator
Richards Speech-0rphsns'
Home Bill, &c., &c,

Legislative Work Reconstruction Senate,
Richards Speech-0rphans'
Homo Bill, &c., &c.
Correspondence OF the Cedar Falls Gazette.
! Dies MONIES, March II, 1866
Nothing new has transpired in either
branch Of the Legislature during this
week. Business drags slowly along,
whole days being consumed in useless
discussion. More than one hundred bills
are now before the Legislature to be
passed or rejected.
| The everlasting Reconstruction ques-
ton has been disposed of by resolutions
passed by the Senate. Different resolu-
tions at the same time passed the House.
The principles of the two sets of resolu-
tions do not differ much, but the phrase
ology is different; and as both are joint,
and need the concurrence of both
branches of the Legislature, they will
have to be modified in some form to suit
both Houses.
The bill for the increase Of the salaries
of Judges of the Supreme and District
Courts has passed the Senate, but what
its fate will be in the House we cannot
tell. ...
The bill for increase of the compensa-
ton of Assessors and Road Supervisors
passed the Senate, but was lost in the
House; as also was the bill providing
for the imposing of costs against private
prosecutors on examinations in criminal
cases, where the prosecution was ma
licious.
Some excellent speeches were made
in the Senate upon the Reconstruction
resolutions, but it seems to me that the
Legislature is here for the purpose of
legislating for the State, and that Ma
tional affairs should be left to Congress,
especially when the Legislature has SO
much to do, and but such short time to
do it in.
The bill providing for publication of
the General Laws in two newspapers in
each County has passed the House. A
six months publication of q newspaper
in the County, prior to the 18th of Sep
TENDER, before it is competent to pub
lish the delinquent tax list.
The Railroad Tariff bill has passed
the House.
A bill is also pending providing for
two argument terms of the Supreme
Court ut Dubuque.
I notice in the Dubuque Herald, of
March 18th, very incorrect statement
in regard to Senator Richards speech
on Reconstruction. The report in the
Herald states that Richards said: ~
honor that man ut the South who, sur
rounded as he was, thought it his duty
to shoulder his musket and enter the
war for the defence of what he consid-
cred his rights, more than do the mis-.
cradle sneak at the North who, having
done what he could at safe distance to
bring on the war, then cowardly sought
to avoid its consequences" In place of
the word NORTH" as quoted, Mr.. Rich
ards used the word "South." The Her.
aid also states that motions We're made
to adjourn during Richards speech
No motion Of the kind was made. Sem
ator Hart merely asked Mr.. Richards
if lie would not give way for a mot on
to adjourn, and resume his speech next
morning, as it was past the usual time
for adjournment. No gag rule was en-
forced, nor anything Of the kind. The
utmost liberty wassyiven to Mr.. Rich
ards, and also to General Warren, by
the majority, although satisfied that it
was useless waste of time on the part
Of the Senate. think, for myself, that
the whole subject had better have been
deferred for the present.
The Soldiers Orphans Home appro-
priation bill is set down for the special
order in the Senate for next Wednesday.
1t provides for a tax of three-eighths of
a mill on the property of the State for
that purpose, and requires the present
incorporation to convey all its property
to the State.
Many important questions and meas
ures require the attention of the Legis-
lature before it adjourns, and doubt if
they can be disposed of by the Ord of
April, the time fixed for adjournment.
must draw this lengthy letter to a
close, by saying it has been written in
very much of hurry, and is very inn
perfect. -