The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-24

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Eptross o. GAEErrH:
Hosss met sssssaae TO
D6sssomaat.
II. Cid eEsssa = paAisisa osn aisissas
f nsseeaiae. askiag - q, snsadasat 70
Nv Chesses Of u city sf 1sscatias. He
also eGsrsd petition asking for State
reaa scrcs Msscatias lslaad bo&h Of which
wsss sssssssd.
Three tAossaad copies Of the .Repost Of
he Commissioners Of Rsvisiou Of the
School Laws" wsee es1ersd 70 Be printed.
A resolution Tor The paynsat Of csrtain
noasys TO Joseph D. Hoas wss reed and
referred to conn istee.
Al Act vas introduced allowing ices to
the Clerk Of the Sapreme Court Of this
Slate-sefesssd to Committee.
Atter the second reading Of several bills
and their refersnce to committees, the fol-
lowing were reed = third time and passed:
A bill Tor an Act to tmend an Ac, to change
the name Of Columbus Alamakee county to
tina, Of CsPola. A bill for an Act to amend
the charter Of the city Of Burlington. A
bill for an Act relating to evidence was dis.
cassed with elosuence BY Messrs. Kekay,
and Larrimer opposing h. This bill makes
Negroes, Mslaitoes and Indians competent
~itnesses in courts, which fact seem ed 10
hurt the, "feeliaks" Of our Democratic
friends very much. On taking a vote upon
its passage. il stood thirty five for. and TWEEN
.y.seven sgainst-passed.
2o'ciock. p. N.-The following bills were
passed: An Act to restrain swine from run.
ming Il large in the couaties Of Harrison
and Asnona. An Ac, TO repeal chapter 81
OF the Acts o!the fourth General Assembly
An Act 10 authorize School District No. 2
in LeClaire township. Scott county. to Dor.
row certain moneys. Joint reso luton re,
speeding the naturalization laws.
On motion Of Mr.. Roberts the House re-
solved itself into : committee Of the whole
aud took up abill for an Act to amend an
Act entitled an Act concerning fences."-
After many smendme n,s had been adopted
Or rejected, and considerable time had been
speat in discussing the amendments, Mr.,
DAVE arose and said-that he did not be-
lieve the members would vote until he made
. speech. that il wss q subjec, on which he
felt awfully solemn. that be had co nstituents
who expected to be heard. and that ell he
had tosay was ihst he knew nothing about
the subject. He then took his seat amid an
uproar Of laughter. Mr.. Sullivan occupied
the Chair part Of the afternoon. and created
much laughter BY bis comic manner of de.
Gliding, &c. Both Mr.. Sullivan and Dir.
Davis are large. robust. and healthy gentle.
men, whose speeches are always noted for
their vii. They are opposed to each o,he'
in political principles, are shre~d business
men, and work earnestly for the good Of
their constituents. The committee arose,
reported the bill back TO the House, and
recommended its passage.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock A. n. to-mor-
row.
SENATE-MoRsfHc Mr.. catiell pre-
scented the petition Of w. Hammond and 9th
q cit,sens Of Cedar coaaty for the erection
Of an Armory for the Upton Guards.
Mr. Cook gave notice Of the introducton
Of joint resolution asking Congress for
an appropriation for building . Custoa
House, United States District Court Room
and Post Once building in Burlington.
Mr.. Anderson from the Judiciary Com
mi,tee reported back bill making an APP
preparation for the Blind A sylum-passed.
Mr.. McRsry reported back the bill max
ing an appropriation for the Insane Asy-
lum, which was referred to the Committee
on Public buildings,
Nessrs. Cottell, Brow n, Jordan, Grinneil
Tnnble and Ramsey had leave of absence
I'll the 5th day of January. 1857.
The Kansas Resolutions were debated
occupying the afternoon. and were finally
ordered to their third reading on Monday
They were also discussed during yesterday
afternoon. and from o'clock at nigh:, un-
I'll the hour Of ten.
| Great excitement prevailed at The Post
Of6ce last night from the hour OF six 10 the
hour of nine. II was occasioned BY the
fresh arrival of twenty-five bsgs OF mail
matter among which were back numbers
81 the Gazette. REPUBLIC.