Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-12-19

Iowa Cry, Dec. IA, 1854.

Ue3r OIL. atlcI uS juiH
session OF the lAth, the Senate and House
proceeded to the regular business of tht
session. Several important bills have beer
introducedin the Senate to-day. One t.
call Convention to amend the Constitu-
ton, another to move the seat OF Govern
ment to Fort Des Moines; third to regu-
j late Mills aud Mllers; fourth relating TO
party walls in towns and cities; a fifth to
amend an act regulating the price of State
prin,iEg--ths latter was referred to spe'
cial committee of Eve.
/ Business appears to work along smoothly
and with good speed. | presume you are
aware tina. the bulk Of the work is accom-
plished hv committees; it is in committee
thu, ali bills are perfected, and il is i'll the
committee room that laws are created; in
open session they are but approved of and
published, and occasionally mar.ed.
| This m orning the Democratic side of the
Senate required thejournal TO be 50 amend
cd as to show their several acts during the
join, session Of yesterdav. The Wings OF
posed it as unprecedented in legislating; q
vote was taken and carried, several Wings
voting TO amend.
The Democrats held short session in
caucus last evening. Their principal ohl act
was to compare votes and ascertain II they
could unite on an unohiectionable Silver
Gray Wing for United States Senator; but
they could no: agree. | was much surpri-
scd to fnd the old line Dodge Democrats adj
rocatinc this course. The Free Soil or
Anti D edge branch Of tho caucus seemed
to be united on Johnson and should Judge
ftoc. the talk n caucus, are less likely TO
fuss than the o.i-i:nc-s. The best Of feel
ing prevailed in the caucus between the
two Der. ,c.atic branches. They came to-
the conclusion unanimously, that Harlan,
the Anti Nebraska caucus candidate, was
full as exceptonable as Fitz Warren. They
observed that he had quite as ,roo'ley head
with less sense and shrewdness in it. How
this may be am no. prepared to admit, not
having personal Acquaintance with the
gentleman and therefore incompetent To-
form an opinion. Yours, ARUNDEL.
Iowa CRY, Dec. Is, 1854.
Mr. GAZETTE:
The Prohibitory Liquor
bill has been reported back to the House by
the committee to whom il was referred and
three hundred copies ordered 10 be printed
| believe this bill will pass in some shape,
perhaps with but slight amendment; it has
many warm friends in both houses and b..
lieve the majority of the members feel sat
isfied that some decisive action is necessary
to prohibit this widespread evil.
A bill has also been introduced into both
houses for the removal or the Capital west
ward; this bill may pass, but discover that
it is erser to take the Capital up than it is
70 set it down, when it comes to the point Of
location. The friends Of removal differ in
opinion, and local jealousy may upset the
project.
There Las been bill introduced into the
Senate for the suppression of all bank bills
under the denomination Of ten dollars, also
bi to repeal the chatter Of the city Of
Burlington. for violating its charter and
the Con s,tution Of the State by issuing
City orders or script similar to your county
orders. but termed bank bills by that sena-
tor who has SO nobly stepped forward to
preserve the Constitution, and to protect
the people from imposition!
Mr. McCrary, Of Van Buren,, has given
notice that he will introduce joint resolu-
ton requesting our Senators and Represen.
ta,iyes in Congress, to use their infuent 6
to restore the Missouri Compromise. This
resolution will have d tendency to cause
members to record their principles or opin'
ions. az expressed by their votes, upon the
journals OF the State.
The Senate was mainly occupied on the
18th in debate Cd biz to repeal an act to
regulate the interest on money, known az
The Usury Law. The question has not ye'
been decided, but judging from observation
A.. the vote will be close one. Many consid
er this the most important bill now before
the Senate, as the prosperity Of the people
and The STATE greatly depend on liberia
and enlightened policy in respect to money
matters ! discover that the members from
! the interior adhere TO and advocate the OLE
law, while those residing in the river coun
ties, or in towns, and who, from their argu
nents in debate, seem well acquaintedwitl