The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-01-23

season OF the year.
The estimatsd cost Of this work IL g.
lOO, 900, OF which Congress appropriated
IN l0e6, the sum of e2O0, 900, and In 1851,
$500 900, aa6 II the required Amount Z
ollded, General Wilson eSprooses tn
opi13nn tl1ae the rentise work will BE
completed by the month Of July, 1859.
to make the additional appropriations
ments. I trust the importance Of this
great work will not be overlooked by
the General Assembly, and that we
may aid In it, advancement, recon-
mend memorial and joint resolution
to Congress urging an immediate appro-
| priatton to complete the work.
indulge the anticipation that, In our
day, this great rational artery will TEEN
! with the commerce and carrying trade
of the mighty States which border upon
! 1t. / hope to see magnificent cities,
with their extended and ever-increasing
commerce, flourish on Its banks. And
what people have a higher claim to the
full advantages of this noble river than
they, who, during the late war, bravely
covered it with the national emblem,
aud crimsoned its waters with their
blood? .g l.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGEs
The Agricultural College building Is
nearly completed. The structure, in its
architectural designs and mechanical
and substantial in the State. An Appro-
priation will be required to furnish and
prepare it for use. The farm should be
stocked and greatly improved. I rec
ommend an appropriation for the pur.
pose of thoroughly testing, by an exper-
mental orchard, the kinds of, valuable
fruits that may be grown In the State
and the most feasible and economical
methods of cultivation.
We must not hesitate to do what Is
required to put this institution into
practical operation. When this shall
have been done its rich endowment will
be sufficient to continue aud sustain It..
The Board Of Trustees will submit their
report In due time, for yoEr in formation,
rendering the giving Of details on my
part, unnecessary.
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The officers and members of the State
Historical Society, whose report will be
submitted. have labored with great care
aud conmendable zeal in collecting and
kinds for the purpose of completing and
perpetuating the history of the State.
This valuable labor has been performed
under serious disadvantages for the
want Of that assistance which, in my
opinion, 1t was the duty Of the State to
r.nder. Its operations have 50 far bet n
conducted by individual enterprise, and
to great extent by private means. If
this Society 10 to he regarded a. State
institution, 1t is necessary, In order to
promote its efficiency, that IL be taken
under State control and furnished with
needed and appropriate aid.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
transmit for your action the joint
resolution Of Congress, adopted June Is.
1868, proposing to the Legislatures of
the several States Fourteenth Article
TO the. Constitution of the United
States"
This proposed amendment embraces
considerations Of vast importance to the
peace of the country and is designed to
secure In . more permanent form the
victories achieved in the
mighty conflict carried on by the loyal
men OF the country for the preservation
OF the American Union. A large num-
Der Of the States have already ratified
Of the General Assembly of this state is
now required, and l recommend that it
be promptly and affirmatively given.
l discover on examining the act (cllap- |
Ter lOl, acts Of 1867 proposing to the |
present General Assembly the pending
to the Constitution ofthi. !
state, and prescribing the manner of
notices thereof, that grave
doubts exist 40 to its regularity.
The Constitution, Sec. /, Article 10,
requires that three months notice OF q
amendment be published "as
bytaW," In the enrolled bill
which submitted it, and which required
he Secretary of State to publish the
proposed amendment in one paper in
each Congressional district in the State,
he enacting clause, which our Constita-
ion requires all laws to contain, was
inadvertently omitted. In my opinion
he validity ofthe act and of the notice
published in obedience to it admits of
most serious doubts, and you may find
necessary to re-submit the proposition
II the last session. The question thus
presented should be carefully considered
'efore any law is adopted by the present
Legislature, finally submitting the pro-
,osed amendment to a vote of the people.
l feel assured, however that YOU will
lot falter upon this great question of
popular rights, as l shall not myself
md l know the people of Iowa will not
AXE any backward step, or permit their
lag to be lowered.
OPINION OF JUDGES.
The Legislative and Executive DEPART
nents OF the State Government are not
hfreluently required, in the per.or-
nance OF their functions, to act upon
matters important to the public interest,
Nherc grave questions of constitutional
II statutory law are involved. The en-
'arasstnent experienced in such cases is
greatly augmented by the fact that the
action of the department is
when an error Of judgment, in
he legal questions concerned, may re-
ult in much detriment, both to public
ma individual rights. As the law now
tands the members of the Judiciary are
lot authorized to render any opinions
lpon questions, unless in the adjudica-
ION Ot case regularly brought and sub
nitted. To obviate these difficulties.
Ome mode must be provided for resort
. Judicial assistance in q manner that
VII render it authoritative upon the
uestiOns involved
In many other States their Constitu-
ions provide that the Justices of the
upreine Court shall be obliged to give
heir opinion upon solemn occasions,
hen required by the Governor, Coun-
i, senate, or House of Representa-
ves."
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