Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-04-14

lick-spittle from Burlington,
who claimed that fat job in consid-
Grafton Of having spent the winter at the
capital in viilifying honest men and rack
ing his thimble full (?) Of brains in the
manufacture Of lies 10 prop up that noto-
rious band ofpolitical desperadoes, brought
them together the same night in secret eau
Gus, 10 determine what should be done in the
existing emergency, and how that whin-
ing cur, misnamed "Old Hawk" should
be remunerated for all his dirty work.
"King Caucus decided that there was
no way but to reconsider the vote giving
the journal to the Standard, and give the
same to the Hawkeye. The fiat went
forth accordingly; but how was tlis to be
done? Mr.. Goodrich, who had voted with
the democrats for the Standard, knew that
his conduct would meet the unqualified
disapprobation Of his constituents, should
he vote for reconsideration; and even the
notorious King, who had never before
evinced the least shame or sense Of deem
cy--even he, loalhsome brute and uni
versally detested scoundrel as he is, re-
coiled from such high handed procedures,
and could not be brought to obey the die
tates of that caucus, SO tar as to vote ac-
cording to its bidding. But they were in
duced to lend them selves indirectly to the
scheme, by whipping the devil round the
stump; and, accordingly, next morning,
when the reconsideration was moved,
Gocdrell and King were among the miss
ing, and the motion to reconsider was car
ried by a bare majority Of one-one dem
ocratic member having previously started
home.
The next thing was, 10 pass resolution
giving that job to the Hawkeye. Repeat
ed calls 81 the House were had, and the abb
sentees not being brought in, when the
vote was about to be taken-forced on by
an unprincipled majority, with reckless
party tool rrcsiding-ihe democrats, to
prevent the fraud and outrage, left the
hall, leaving the House without quo
rum. In this condition the remaining
eighteen members voted in favor of the
resolution, and had it recorded upon the
journal as passed.
We are told that the Clerk of the House
another party tool who is destitute Of
common honesty and common decency-
has delivered the manuscript of the jour
nal to the editor efthe Hawkeye, to print,
calculating on being paid therefor out OF
the state treasury, as if he had been legal
ly employed to do the same.
Now mark what was transporting about
the same time in the whig House of Rep
rcsentatives of Ohio, and see what effect
it will have on Edwards claim for print
ing the House journal of Iowa, when he
presents his bill for payment. We will
state very briefly the facts Of the case,
which we find detailedin our Ohio ex-
.shungts under the following head:
Whiggery Repudiatins its honest
;Debts."
Many of our readers will probably recol-
lect hat in December, iSi4, when the
wings got the ascendency in the Ohio Leg
Samuel M.dary had The contract
for doing all the public printing, as State
Printer. and that his term did not expire I'M
til after the close of the session, then just
commenced: They will also recollect, that
the same patty which prates so much abou,
the ihviolabli!y Of contracts, unceremoni-
ous!y violated that contract, solemnIy enter
ed into with Mr.. Medary, and employed the
publisher Of the State Journal-a whig pa
per with salaried editor-to do the public
printing.
At the commenceme mt OF last session,
The Senate Of Ohio again employed Col
Medary as Printer to that body, and
he wings, as well as the democrats, called
upon him, by resolution and otherwise, to
10 work fer them, viii CHI he did promptly
and in workman-like manner. But when
,e presented his bill, am ounlng to some
5000. the wings refused 10 allow him any
Jay for his labor and money expen ded for
he Stale. On the introduction OF the usual
appropriation bill-,he Senate being tie
he allowance 10 Medary was rejected by a
lie 70 lie. Seeing that they could not pass
he bill over the heads Of an equal number
# democratic members, they propose TO
ldjourn and hold an extra session, (when,
" the intended resignation of democratic
member, they would have a majority,) for
re purpose o! passing an appropriation Till
0 pay themselves. The federal members
dhered pertinaciousiy to their dete rmina-
ion not 10 pass the bill containing the APP
Col Medary; and had the dem.
crals adhered as rigidly TO their DEF ermi-
lation not TO pass il without that just al
owance, The State would have been put TO