Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-04-10

From the Capital.
Dies MONIES. April 4th. 1868.

place. $3.50. -sss.
Another bill has passed both Hou.
SEES, and one which will please our
friends nj Independence. BY this
bill $l35, 900 Is appropriated TO build
an Insane Hospital at thst place.
This will bring Independence into
greater notoriety, and If there is a
necessity for another Insane Asylum
In this State, Independence may %
well have 1t rs Dependents. There
are those who are beginning to mis-
trust that there Is North end to this
State, as well ~ q South end, and
that it is being actually settled by q
white population
You are aware that the State Of
iowa already has a very large Insane
Asylum in Henry County, but 1t Is
contended that as large as 1t is, 1t is
not capable Of accommodating more
than one-half that ought to 60 there,
1t Is said that insanity is largely
on the increase in this State. and any
one who has attended the present
session of the Legislature can readily
understand why this Is SO, and any
sensible looker-on would be astonish-
ed were 1t otherwise. ..
The bill for the continuation Of the
Geological Survey of Iowa has passed
both Houses.
It appropriates the sum Of s13, 0o0
to compensate DIR. C. A. White for
his services as State Geologist for the
two ensuing years. With that sum
and within that time 1t is expected
he will analyze the earth and air, and
disscct that part of the little spheric-
al ball that floats, Though empty
space, between the two Misses Rivers.
1t Ii also expected he will give par
ticular attention to the phrenology
Of Northern Iowa, and give salts.
factory account of her bumps of--peai
coal and the minerals. fs F>fat
Hitherto the South and West part
has had the attention Of the State
Geologist, who now, like many 9th
ers, has recently been informed that
there Is quite little strip Of country
cup North" ....-
The question relating to the Con-
stitutional Amendment went th rough
the treadmiil this week. o..
"Shall the word white be stricken
out?" , .... -
Now the orators can take theiI
harps down off of the willows.
This will be a grand theme for Q
regular spread eagle splurge. -s
The "curly hair,p the "thick lip
the "erooked SHIN" the ''long heel, y
will form the chief ingredient of ma
ny q bewildering speech. ,as :.
"Tle 1850 niggers in this State
must be put down'--or down goe.
our liberties. s@t -. az.
"They have no business here.
"We don't want them amongst
us.n .' sa'."-s'
ave don't want them to marry
our daughters.
"Let them go back where they
came FROM" ata n ..eab 4
"White men should rule America
damn the nigger'--''he ain't
human"-''he amt civilized"-"he
hain't got any soul''--''he is one-hali
baboon and the other half monkey
-"Cussed be Canaan If Canaan was
land of niggsrs-but to make the
thing sure, cussed be the niggers any
how. ~rM @as "a
Tell it all over "Gath and let the
sound reach Askelon."
The bill contemplating the reduc.
ton of the number of Supervisor
from one In each township to three
in the whole county. was killed in
the House. That illustrious body
still believing, that in "tbe multi.
tude of counsel there Is wisdom"
Ten thousand dollars additional
has been allowed to the contractor
who is building the Agricultural
College. .a..r ~.
This is $4,000 more than his con-
tract calls for. Itappears he took the
job at too low figure and had great
many unforeseen difficulties to over.
come, a part of which were chargable
to the State. 1t is claimed by his
friends that he Is a "ruined man.
that he has ventured all-and lost
all.
Now the question Is whether II IL
right to reimburse q failing contract
or? and whether If he had made
SIS, 600 out Of his contract, he would
have paid any part Of that back to
the State?
This Agricultural College and Farm
promises to be profitable Institu-
ton for this State. When completed
the sons Of rich. men can learn how
to farm scientifically with gloves on
and with q thermometer In one
hand and a cabbage head In the other,
Its friends say 1t Is 'big thing" and
it is probable the people of this State
will find 1t SO 10 their entire satisfac.
ton.
Another appropriation of So, 900
was made for the enlargement and
support Of the Institution Of the
Blind.
One hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars more have been appro-
priated to erect building for the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Council
Bluff, and nine thousand Ave hum
dred for improvements at the State
Arsenal at this place. ~
A great many bills Of q local char
acter have been disposed Of this
week. IL 1sF ttE
Sitting committees have been APP
pointed by both Houses, and great
many darling schemes have ratified
through the meshes.
The Committee begin their work
by taking all the bills in q mass and