Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-03-01
From Dos Moi1es.
Dies MONIES, Feb. %, 1872.

over four tnOuSinu UOllaTS. TOI.
Hall, author Of Halls Iowa Geology,
was elected State Gcologist about
the year 1855, for two years, and
the State Legislature made AN APP
preparation for his pay for that
time. After that time had expired,
he was directed by the Governor Of
the State to continue his researches,
and he carried on the work SD far
as to cover three hundred pages of
manuscript which has never been
published, and went to considcri-
bic expense upon the superstition
that he was to complete the survey,
but the Legislature did not provide
for his pay, and the war coming on
he left the State, and is now State
Geologist for New York.
He has sent his claim on ut nearly
every session, but, being himself alb
sent and having no counsel here, his
case was crowded out by more
noisy claimants. fthe State will
not pay him he asks the passage of
a law allowing him to test his rights
in the Courts.
Such is the case of Prof Hall as
presented by Gov. Lowe, and SOON
err or later the State will have to
pay the claim. 1t really is not very
creditable to it, that the matter has
not already been adjusted.
The other case which Gov. Lowe
is urging before the committee on
claims, OF both Houses, is claim
of one Carver for fifteen thousand
dollars, which originated i'll the fol-
lowing manner, brifiy stated: About
twenty-five years ago Carver settled,
or rather squattea. in Alamakec
county. Afterwards the General
Government turned over to Iowa Il
large tract Of school land, and one
Of the locating surveyors, with Car
yer's consent inclnacd Carver's
claim in the lands taken as school
lands. But when all the surveyors
met at Dcs Moines and figured up
their lands, they found that they had
exceeded the grant, and that some OF
the land surveyed must be relin-
quishcd to the United States, and i'll
making the adjustment, the land OF
Carver was set back to the U. s.,
but Carver was not informed of the
change. The FIRST he learned Of ii
was by the appearance of parties
who had acquired a legal title to
the land from the United States,and
he was ousted. He too, has danced
attendance at the door of the Lcgis'
ture for the last dozen years. Some
body did wrong in this matter, but
the committee ON claims have but
little regaFtl to moral questions. Il
they cannot be convinced that tho
State is legal liable, the claim will
be denied, for the committee @
claims are destitute of bowels OF
compassion. They have no sympa
thy, and are fully determined to
open no door unnecessarily for the
influx Of the thousands Of dubious
claims that are now only waiting to
see favorable result upon those
now being urged.
This has been q busy week, a
good deal of work done with but
few long speeches. Yesterday the
House passed the act submitting
the Constitutional Amendment,
striking the word ''malc' from the
Constitution. The House was
crowded with ladies, and in their
presence the gallant gent cmen
could not get up courage to vote
"no," and so the House voted yeas
SO, nays 49,.
AS soon as the subject was called
up Mr.. Leahy moved the previous
question. This was regarded as 4
cruel joke, perpetrated against a
couple of bachelor membcrs-Irish
and O'Donncll-who have passed
the last two years in preparing
themselves to captivate the hearts
of their fair listeners who were de-
priyed of the chance to make their
speeches.
The committee on Public Build
ings have prepared bill appropri-
ating one hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars per year, for two years,
to the new State House. This is
all that was asked and it would pass
without much opposition if it were
not for the nature Of the material
used in the foundation already laid.
Many members Of both Houses have
expressed great dissatisfaction
with the quality of stone already
used, some Of the poorest Of which
will undoubtedly he taken out. 1t
is the unanimous verdict that there
is no discount on the Buchanan
county Granite, and if it did not
cost more than twice as much rs
the stone now being used, the new
State House would be built Of that
material. JONES.
Good Christianity and good
civilized sentiment might, just now,
well address themselves to petition.