Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-02-13

Two boys were called to account
for playing ball where they were
not allowed to, and one was award
ed ono demerit mark, the other ten
He said in answer to question, that
one of the boys had been otherwise
saucy to the President. He could
not say that he was not a previous
offender.
Under this head he offered to give
in the affidavits ofthree sore-headed
pupils, which affidavits could not
be received. The chairman of the
committee, Senator Kephart, Presi-
dent of Western College, Linn coun-
ty, properly remarked that if a per-
son be allowed to go over the coun-
try to select from disaffected and
discharged pupils, adverse opinions
of teachers, there was no school in
the land that would not be charged
with the same thing. If it be notic-
ed that after the long incubation of
Prof. Jones, only three OF this kind
can be Matched, and from personal
knowledge only one, and that so thin
as not to be perceptible by ordinary
vision, it will appear that the whole
matter is put up job, unworthy of
the Importance it has assumed.
We stop here awaiting another
weeks developments.
The committee sent to investigate
the affairs of the Northwestern
counties, have returned and made
their report. There has been and
is actual destitution there, and
prompt and efficient action on the
part ofthe General Assembly is call
ed for. They recommend an appro-
priation of $4,000, as loan for
the purchase Of seed wheat and 9TH
er essentials. The committee was
composed Of candid, careful and in
telligent men, and their very man
ner indicates that their sympathies
have been thoroughly and deeply
aroused.
The legislation completed is not
yet extensive. The most prominent
measure is that Of the Insurance
bill to relieve companies from GER
tain unjust penalties, and to extend
the time for them to make their re-
ports. 1t was rendered necessary
by the commencement of some suits
in Dubuque against companies that
had, under the advice of the Audi
tor, proceeded with business after
having fulfilled all the possible con-
ditions of the Code. This advice
was given with the belief that the
Legislature would at once correct
the Code, which has now been done,
and all is satisfactory, except some
Dubuque attorneys and complain
ants, who have expected some "fat'
to be squeezed out of the companies.
The General Assembly, after
lengthy debate, voted, as an act of
justice, to furnish reporters station
cry to the amount of one dollar per
per week.
The committees on all general
business Of Legislation are laboring
with great earnestness to perfect
the needed bills. That all have
"railroad Oh the brain" is most OBJ
vious from the large number of rail-
road bills introduced, estimated at |
from twenty-five to thirty. Some
bill will be passed during the pres
ent session, but no one knows which
one. In truth, the tug is to har.
monte the eastern and non .compe-
ting points with the western and
competing parts Of the State. The
fight is not between the people and
the railroads, but between the pco-
pie of the different sections of the
State. The pressure, however, is
strong enough to force the passage
of some bill.
The subject Of salaries and mile
age of members of the General AS
sembly has occupied the larger part
of to-day. The general sense Of the
House is that the present salary is
not too much. But there is a large
scattered among all the par
ties favoring reduction. Hence
thefe Is great zeal OF sparrlng and
twisting to enable them at least to
get "recorI" in some way, show
ing them in favor Of reduction of
salaries. My prediction is that the
House and Senate also will adhere
to the present salary on their re-
sponsibility that it is not too much.
An important bill passed the
House this morning to allow all
counties, under certain restrictions,
to fund their Indebtedness. This
seems to be a good measure, and
to aid the development of
some of the western counties in par
ticular. EcLECT1C.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.