The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-08
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
REVIEW OF THE SESSION.
No. IT,
Ar IloME, January Goth, 1919.

Dear SANpERs:-In my last progress
ed as far along as the organization OF the
General Assembly, the election Of Sem
tors, and the proceedings in both Houses
upon the Wilmo. proviso. The three hun
dred dollars .'sprce" at The two horse gro-
Gerry, given by the Hon. u. States SEM
tors created so much ''noisc and confusion"
ia the heads 0f members that the order Of
tho day for one week after, was "giorious
innctvity;" thus nearly two weeks Of the
session were occupied in ''log rolling" for,
and electng two men to the United States
Senate, and rejoicing over the result Of
their intrigue
The Democracy having thus far succeed
ed in consummating their wishes, and find
ing themselves with reliable minority,
commenced a system Of secret csucusinc,
TO conclude upon plan Of legislation hav.
Ing direct reference 10 the good Of The par
", aud their permanent nscendancy in this
State. One would naturally conclude
from the result Of their labors, rs present
cd for legislative action, that the faithful
reasoned thus: ''As n party we must stick
together even though it be, by the cohc-
sIvo power Of public plunder,' we canno,
expect men in our party TO work for US un
less they are paid, therefore we must vote
our friends money out Of the State 1'reasu.
~ in every Instance where there has been
real, or imaginary services! We must
create us many offices TO he filed. ms VIC
think the people will stand, without kick.
Ing on. of the traces! We must smucgle
into he Appropriation Bill on the lns, day
Of the scssion--so that il will not be mott.
ccd-undcr the heads Of incidental cxpen-
ses, contingent liabilities, &c., enough tor
election expenses during the next two fs
cal years! Every Office holder in the
State must be bled for incidental expenses.
and NC must vote them extra pay, for extra
services! The watch words shal! he sThc
Dear People, Democracy, and Egualiiy;'"
",ou that arc in favor Of them sentiments
say ~ an affirmative shout went up so
loud md long, that thc presiding gcnius Of
the GLIB cried out, .'gentlemca, order the
question is, shall the jim, resolution pass.
The firs, Bill presented, originating in
this den Of political knavcs, found its way
into tho House and was entitled San act to
establish the Fifth Judicial District" the
object I'll this bill was 70 create another
thousand dollar office for political hack.
who needs must he paid for his dirty work.
md for fear he miah, possibly he defeated.
,hey refused 10 include the County OF Pot
tawatomie containing some five thousand
inhabitants, in TINT District or any other;
thus leaving populous organized county
If this State without the pale Of civil iuris.
prudence. About this Puttowa,amie coun
Is, more mon.
Having created Fifth Judicial Ds,rc,
by tho passage Of tho aforesaid bill, the
Wing members were nnxiously looking for
tho next brick BAT. when mp turns "A Bill
lor IN net creating tie Office of Attorney
General, defining his duties, &c" This
bill passed the House OF Representatives.
better known as the "rhrcshing Machine"
was reported in the Senate, referred to n
committee and reported back with sundry
amendments mainly pertaining to the sal.
ary Of the officer, which by the provisions
Of the bill would amount to about 1000 a
year. This bill provided for the immedi.
nic appointment Of IN Attorney General,
by the Governor, to hold his oilicc until the
August election, ut which time the Office to
be filled BY the people. IN tho mean time
the caucus was in full blast every nigh,
aud among other matters to he considered
was The nomination Of one of the b-hoys
Tor the Governor 10 commission Attorney
General. Now il SO happens that these dis
interested, patriotic, people loving, Char
ley's, ngrec to pull together in every thing
else cxccp. tho division Of the spois, j,
proved true, in making selection for this
oflice, and while minority agreed upon
the man, ''some there were" who contend.
ed that there was more than .'one way 10
skin cat" ,hcrcupon the evidences of
wnr in the camp "stuck out nbout fcct,''
and il was whispered that the ANDREW Re
gcncv would take the responsibility Of mn.