Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-10

iowa C,rr, Jan. 9TH 1888.

NJ ESQltO6s
Resolutions favorable to re-
moving the Capital have passed both bran
chcs of the legislature and upon the ground
that the interest Of the State imperatively
demanded that it should be permanently
fixed. that il projecting Railroads. the peo-
pie might be governed thereby--and be-
cause il was well understood that il was on
" temporarily located in this city. II this
he true why has the State lay ed on, nearly
Sl3O,oo0 in erecting a commodious and
splendid State house, and why did the ic-
p:slature ever pass an act permanently To-
ca,;nr il here, It's needless to enter into
lengthy argument to prove the taisity OF
this position. However, the citizens OF til's
city and par, 0, the State need not feel alarm
ed about its speedy departure. Il Is lihpos-
.;ble for the representatives To lccate II at
any particular ,oint, as they will never b.
able to agree among themselves. Fort De-
Moines, Newton, Toolspoint. Monroe, Us
caloosa, Pella, and many other one-horss
villages are claiming it and bound il shall go
nowhere else. Those who are harping up
on il, are doing so with the hope of being
able to make "Buncomb" out il. It's SUP
posed that the mex, efior, viii be to appoint
Commissioners TO carry out the intention OF
the above resolutions.
On the &th inst, the committee on cleo
tons in the Senate reported in reference to
the contest, seat of James Jordon. There
being two reports, the majority reported and
recommended that the matter be referred to
committee ofjudiciary GALL being democrats')
The minority were in favor of MIR. Jordon's
taking his seat. The reason urged by Mr.
Test for the inference was, that in the no.
tice given by Mr.. Jordon to MIR. Bryan to ar.
pear at the time of taking dispositions IT was
not mentioned between what hours they
would be taken and therefore he did not
consider it legal notice. Dir. Needham on
the minority stated the returns plainly show
ed that Mr.. J. had received Il handsome ma
i.rity over Mr. B. and that all the trouble
was mere technicality. Upon this the
honest, aaain-siag democraey, that wing OF
the house heretofore claiming to be govern
ID by high and honorable intentions, were
willing - sacrifice the will of the people in
Mr. Jordon's district that they might retain
the balance of power in the Senate. Yes.
further than this, one Of their most talented
members even went so far as to state that
he must speak out freely--which he did b.
undertaking to sustain tnis understandable
procedure, by endeavorng to convey the i'm
preston that the party in the ascendancy
in the other branch of the Legislature had
kept gentleman claiming seat out of his
right, because it would be detrimental to
their intcrcsts-which inference the records
will not sustain, and which If true is no justi-
fable reason for his compromising his posi-
tion as Senator, to do an act which good
judgment, common decency and the rights
of the State strongly condemn. II was pla-
ced among the unfinished business and So
left, because they would be better able to
defeat an election of Y. s. Senator and the
Supreme Judges at the joint convention to
be held the next day. Yours, w.