The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-12-24

tneEe was Id WElgS dUd IL democrats
in this House, would they vote that MI
Edwards should have all the printing to
be paid out Of the public money | think
not. ! think, Mr. Speaker they would
not, and on the principle already men.
toned they ought not. It would be pro.
scription in the true sense of the word
If the wing members in this House were
the majority and voted to give all the
printing TO their own party Presses, il
would not be doing as they wished to be
done by, it would be prescription in
deed.
Now, Sir, if the Democrat members,
being the majority in this House. vote
to give all the printing to their own party
Presses, the cry throughout the Terrific.
tory will be prescription +; they will no,
do TO others as they would wish others to
do to them in similar case, it will in.
deed be prescription.
At about this stage of the proceedings
the question was taken on striking out,
which was decided in the affirmative, by
yeas and nays, as follows
Yeas, Messrs Box, Briefly, Felkner.
Hendershott, lsett, Lash, LETTER, Steele,
Summers. Teeple, Van Antwerp, Whit
aker and Cox, Speaker-l3.
Nays, Messrs Avery, Browning, Lew
is, Mason, Miller, Porter, Robertson,
Toole, Walworth, Wilson of Fl. and
Wilson of jill.
A motion was then made by Mr. Sum
mers to insert the name of J. H. McKen-
ney. Mr. Browning moved to amend by
inserting the names of Crum and Bailey,
but the Speaker ruled this to be out OF
order. This decision of course cut off
all amendments, and is according to our
notion, somewhat inconsistent with "a
mendments of Similar kind which have
heretofore been entertained by the House.
Mr. Porter made some pertinent remarks
in regard TO the proscrip,ive course that
had been pursued, and its unfairness, in
view of the fact that many members who
were found in the Administration ranks,
were from Wing counties, and that there
was no expectation or expressed wish on
the part of the people TO have the party
lines drawn in the Legislature. In allud.
ing to the loco foco members from Lee,
Henry and Des Moines, he thought that
by their giving such a monopoly of the
printing TO Mr. Mckinney and excluding
Mr. Edwards entirely, they were not rep
resenting the wishes of all their constitu.
ents.
Mr. Lash seemed to feel himself impli-
Gated and made some harsh and very un-
dignified remarks concerning us. He
told the old story about the report of the
Committee on Expenditures, and intina-
ted that he might have voted for us if we
had not treated that committee so uncavi-
lierly. Our readers know the story of
that report, and we believe they think
with US that it is most ridiculous Legis-
lative Document. We may republish it
with additional comments, hereafter.
Mr. Walworth made some appropriate
remarks, but was often interrupted by
calls to order, on the very points on
which our opposing members were per-
mltted 10 descant. While Messrs Sum-
mers, Lash, Hendershott and Van Ant.
werp were allowd to use our name with
the most insulting epithets, our friends
were declared to be out of order in their
attempts to vindicate our character.
Mr. Summers seemed to have studied
the Gazette vocabulary to find epi,hets,
by which to abuse us. He made some
statements, relative to our business, which
are devoid of truth.
Mr. Van Antwerp had considerable to say
about Democracy. Said we were one
whom his party should despise as well as
fear-that we were no gentleman and that
Our minions and associates were no gen.
tlemen. He called US a viper and all sorts
of abusive names; but we have no time in
this place ITO comment further upon the
undigni6ed and insulting manner in which
we were treated by portion Of the Lee
gislature.
In order TO vindicate our character,
Mr. Miller, here arose, aud said, that he
did not rise to make speech-he knew
it would be useless : the wrong to Mr.
Edwards was already done-the outrage
on the feelings Of the Wings was already
perpetrated-and whatever else the oppo-
sition in their revengeful course might act,
was predetermined. Besides his weak
state Of health enjoined him not to take
part in the debate at That ime.
| merely rise, said Mr. Miller, TO saw
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