The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-13
LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENCE.
Iowa CRY, Jan. 4,h, 1858.

81 Friend SANDERS An etlurt was mad
6 in both Houses preceding Christmas 70 9
G feet an adjournment over the holidays, bt
I il failed in each branch. But on last fr
day, the day preceding New Years, tn
Senate adjourned over until last Monda.
In ,ha House the same motion was mad
i and lost-,hev being determined to wor
New Years day. Bat unlackiiy ther
was one grand BALI New Years eve an
goodly proportion Of the members attend
ed and became so carried away with tn
lloye!iuess of the Iowa City bellies, and thel
wonderful power over the muscles OF thei
toes and heels. aud lower eAtremlties (val
carly called legs) which they so happii,
exhibited in the may dance, that they Tor
got 70 make their appearance IN their res
pec,ive places in the House New Years
morning. A call of the roll was demanded
and the Sergeant alarms marched OIL aHei
the absentees. The apologies rendered bs
several of these delinqnenls. were exceed
| inpiy amusing-some pleading oaa
a;ghfs rest-snme that the servant girls
where they boarded were out oil tune anu
did not get breakfast ready IN time-o'h-
efs that the porter had taken oil their boots
and forgot to return them--o.hers had
oversight themselves, &c, &c. However
they mostly being in a "lix,' an ADJOURN
ment was had by common consent.
The Senate met Monday, apparently
much refreshed. by two days leisure. In
The morning little was done, save offering
petitions and giving notice OF bills. In The
afternoon DR.. Hull Of Polk Co, called up
the hill to remove the seat of government
ia Fort Das Maues. Mr.. Lowe, OF kea-
kuk moved to amend by appointing Com
missiuners to select the nest favorable site
aud report TO the next General Assembly
This was earnestly opposed BY Messrs'
Hull. Johnson aud Harris aud the adsan
tares of Fort Des Moines urged. Thu
latter gentleman. Mr. Harris, occupied al
OF Monday afternoon giving TO The Senate,
in an exceedingly knowing and important
manner q Judge mainly from the peculiarly
profound nod of his head aud the coniinu-
Al raising up Of his coat tail a very long
aud most wonderful effort on the impor
lance aud necessity Of It's immediate re.
mayal Indeed il was singular speech
: sorl of compound Of ever thing ia smt
aaantities, aud badly mixed up ~ tbat -
IN aludiug IL this matter he lnparisbls
spoke If removing The Cspitl instead u
the Seat al Government. How be intend.
o succeed ia removing this mlssiEe sfone
edliiee, he did not inform Us, presume
however. hs R3iraad asthat seems 70 be ibe
principle bobby Of the day. Mr. Le!iiog
well made the principle speech against IL
rcmpyal. HIS speech WAS paSsahiF COCO
-probab bly, ore of his best. A strong AM
inpenipns effort was then IN de Ia get ii IN
definitely postponed. bnt without success
The question was then taken on is beng
enrolled and read third time to.mpFrow--
The vote stood 10 in favor, aud ID against.
Mr.. Farnam ard your enterPrislng AND
worthy citizen, Ebenezar Cook, are here,
understand with the intention OF laying d
proposition before the Legislative body for
a right Of way. &c, Cor Railroad from
Davenport skis miles west; which the
wi!l agree 10 have in operation IN tive
wears. know not the incidental features
af the bill, but understand that they are
exceedingly liberal and Of such nature
as would command the approval Of any IN
lpreildced, high minded man who wouc
look at the great interest Of the State ant
country aud not lie governed by loca
| jealousy, and selfish interest.
The Senate has just taken up the De
Moines Improvement bill. Its being re
viewed closely and carefully. Many o
/ the Senators | can see are determined iha
the State shall no, in any way becom
liable for any debts contracted in its prose
cuton.
i Quite an exciting scene occurred in til
i House day or 50 since, between Judg
Grant and Folsom of this city-sbar
words we're passed II grew out OF a ha
tired on the part Of Folsom towards tn
Judge. The Judge came eff honorabI
and Judging from the course pursued b
the House the" were bound that nothin
of the kind should arise again. The judy
has won, by the manly and geatema
course which he has pursued as Speakt
: land as a member Of the body, the respeC
and esteem Of most Of the body, at lea
! and so far az know Of all, save Mr.. F.
t som. This latter gentleman is a stron
. man in debate.
Respectfully Yours, X
/, Iowa Cry, JAM, 9th, 1853
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