Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-01-31
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Notes at the Capital.

Oh the CaZetle.
Notes at the Capital.
GAzETTE.-Want of time has pre-
vented me, ere this, from complying
with your request, to give you some
items from the hub of Iowa.
The assembled wisdom of our State
are now fairly at work not in the
heavy, but in the light sutkey harness.
I think they have done more up to this
time than any of the former Legisla-
lures. The army of office seekers have
eit-button- holing has ceased.
The question of how many papers
shall be taken, what kinds of pens and
knives they shall have, together with
scrap books and portfolios and such
has all been amicably settled The
mileage has been drawn, the wheels
creased and all ready for work.
The committees were appointed by
each House on Monday noon. Friend
Powers is the Chairman of the Judi
ciary Committee, considered the most
important committee i'm either House.
He is also OH the Agriculture, orphans
Home and Enrolled Bill Committees.
Mr.. Larimer, of Scott, is the Chair
man of the Orphans Home Commit
tee.
In the House, Mr.. Ordway, our gen.
tlemanly Representative, is on the
Constitutional Amendments, Domes-
tic Manufacture and suppression of
Intemperance Committees.
Mr.. Burnett, of Muscatine, IS the
Chairman of the Orphans Home Com
mittee of the House. A large number
Of bills and petitions have been pre-
sented and referred to the appropriate
committees.
Mr.. Truesdell, of Clinton, called to
his seat three of the messenger boys
and requested that they take to the
Clerk large box of petitions signed
by over 81, 0O0 legal voters for the pas
sage of O stringent prohibitory law
These petitions were not presented
until after a petition asking the repeal
of the liquor law. Upon the friends of
this measure will the responsibility
rest il the present law be repealed.
To-day in tire House several bills
were presented for IA license law, and a
resolution WAS introduced by Mr.. Irish,
declaring that the present liquor law
should be repealed and license law
auocted i'm its stead
A motion was made by Mr.. Dudley
to lay on the table by vote of yeas-79.
Nays--27.
Mr.. Wilcox, of Independence, offer
ed the following:
That it was the sense of this House
that the sale of intoxicating liquors is
a crime, and cannot be licensed, and
recommending, if necessary, that
more prohibitory law be enacted.
Irish, Of Iowa City, moved to lay on
the table. Ayes-2s. Nays-70. So
the motion to lay on the.table was lost.
The vote for referring the bill to the
committee for the Suppression OF In
temperance, stood ayes-70. Nays-27s
Committees will be appointed to-
morrow for visiting the different insti-
buttons of the State. A committee of
. from the House and one from the
Senate will visit the Orphans Home ut
Cedar Falls.
There is quite. a scramble to get on to
these committees.
1t is gratifying that one State is out
of debt. give you an item from the
report of the gentlenenly Auditor of
the State, Hon. John A. Elliott:
RESOURCES OF THE STATE.
Balance of Revenue in State Treas
Balance Of State Revenue due from
Counties, 357tSI6 g.
Balance of Insane Hospital dues
due from Counties, $3.50 IS
COUNTIES, 2ti2 70
Balance of blind Asylum, clothing
account due from Counties, 2a9 81
Amount due II ON Banks, l37gS %
Tax of 1857 based on valuation, 6Jl,2s2 IS
Tax of 1858. estimated at 21a ILLS, 650,0O0 40
Railroad Tax estimated for lSCS aua