Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-12-27
Correspondents Of the Daily Gazette.
Iowa CRY, Dec. -. 1854.

Both branches of our Leg
Eislatare have been sctiysls engaged in go
, ing through the "manuuvres" for few
days past Tbs amount Of actual business
accomplished has not asyetbeen computed.
The mos, singular and apparently mostim-
.dortant DIZZY performed BY either branch was
the cxpelling OF Mr.. Hackey, editor of the
Dubuque Ifibxne, from scst within the
bar Of the Senate chamber, when he has
never held or claimed oae The cause of
the vast amount of gas which has been
thrown off by several of the Senators in eff
| fecting Mr.. HIS. expulsion was simply this:
At the end OF Gov. Grimes inaugural adj
dress, delivered bslors the joint convention
OF both houses. the soyersigns assembled ia
the gallery from all parts Of the State, con-
sistiag of persons belonging to all political
parties, were so highly pleased with the
matter contained in this mastery effort,
and the happy manner in which it was de-
livered, that forgetting the respect due the
Legislature they gave vent to their feelings
BY the ordinary means under such circum-
stances of expressing them. That is, by
clsppng of hands, &c, whersuPon Mr..
Coolbaugh, Senator from Des Moines, moved
that the Sergeant-at-arms clear the gallery,
but By the wish Of friends he very soon
withdrew the same. Either just before or
soon after this, Mr.. C's. name was called
out by several citizens in the gallery in
connection with Kisses from others. Mr..
Hackley in reporting the affair stated, that
the outbreak of popular disapprobation inn
nediately followed the motion to clear the
gallery and that AIr. G. was thereby ntimi- |
dated and forthwith withdrew his motion.
Al this Mr.. c. BY the advice of his friends
rose to privileged question and called the
attention of the Senate to it as fslsehood, |
and in his remarks he came down on Dir. IL. |
very severely, but at the same time desired
no further action in regard to the matter
But his friends--among the most prominent
of which was Mr. Love, Test, Thurston,
&c.-thought the gentleman should be i'm
medstely expelled from a seat within the
bar; but at last the matter was dropped with
the understanding that if Dir. H. did moi
within proper time make an apology, a mo-
ton to expel him would BE- made.
The next morning Mr.. II. wrote letter
to the Senate stating, that he had under
stood what had been done and that he was
not to be intimidated by any threats from
speaking the truth, and that he was ready to
prove the article to which exceptions had
been taken to be true. This several Of the |
excited gentlemen considered as adding in
suit to injury, and again were rampant for
expellng him, but the better Judgment pre-
vailed and select committee was appointed
to examine into the matter and to report the |
next meeting. This committee consisted OF
Mr. Hamilton, Coop, Love, Browning and
Test. To this committee Mr.. II. took ex-
ceptons. as the three latter had expressed
their opinion that he ought to be expelled,
and because they at first would not allow
Kim to bring in any evidence except mem
bers Of the General Assembly. The latter,
however, may attend, after the committee
had sat sometime, 80 as to give him chance
Of bringing in citizens at large, but which
could not be carried into effect then, as most
of those by whom he desired TO prove the
facts in the case could rot at that late hour
be found He asked for twenty-four hours
time which the committee did not consider
in their power to grant Whereupon they
reported an exceedingly stringent preamble
and set OF resolutions, branding him with
epithets, &C., generally considered as un-
warranted and undignified. Mr.. II. consid-
ering the above facts, desired to be excused
from acting on the committee, which was
done.
Fulton, Of your city, offered substitute
for the resolutions, &C.. as follows: Resolved,
that the Senate is satisfied that the gentle
man from Des Moines in Withdrawing his
motion to clear the gallery was actuatel
by the request of his friends, and that all
further action relating to the matter be sus-
pended. This was ably sustained by
M-ssrs. Saunders, Ncedham. Fulton and
Hamilton, upon the ground that the resolu-
tons presented by the committee was
couched in such harsh and uncalled- for Ian
guage that they would much dislike 10 see
them sent forth to the world as coming from
the Senate, and because they believed there
were many extenuating circumstances con-
nected with the affair, and further, because