Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-24
Correspondence Of the STATE Drm"e''
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
Hall Of Representatives.
Iowa City, Dec. 20, 4 7. NJ.


accompanying this YOU will find prin-
ted Reports ofproceedings in the House
this week up 10 IL VI. TO-DAY. Reports
Of proceedings in the Senate will be IN
your hands also.
There was no, much important bus
mess transacted in the House this al
termoon. House Files Nos . 81 -
and 90 and Joint Resolutions, Nos
lo3 and los were reported by Mr.
Bigelow. Of Com on cngrossed Bills,
as correctly written out. Senate tilc,
/ No 80. an Act 10 establish State Road
&c was passed House File No 81,
an act tn restrain swine IN Harrison
and Monona Counties, passed. House
File No II. an act repeating Chap. 81
. Of Code and re-cnactlng certain parts
of former Code was brought before the
House, when a motion was made to
Law it ON the table. Barker, Of Du-
huquc explained the nature Of this Bill.
The gentleman said there was SINH
lar Bill pending in the other end Of the
Capitol, but he knew it to have been
gotten up through low and selfish no
tons, dc. after which it passed. House
File No 93 for additional mail facilities
passed. House File No CT. au,horiz-
ING a certain School Dist. in LcClarc
Tp., Scott Go. TO borrow money passed.
House File No lO3, joint Resolutions,
asking OF Ms. G. to bring about a
more strict enforcement Of the Natur
aliza,ion Laws. passed House File
No lO5 for additional mail facilities.
passed.
On motion Iioii-,. tilc, No Sc, Re
lating to fences \ ,akcn mp in Com
mlttcc Of the whole House. Speaker
Mcfarland resigned the Chair in favor
of Mr. sullivan Of Lee, Mr. Sullivan. rs
hartman Of Tom asked that the Bill
might bc discussed section bv section.
Ia which the House ronseutad This
; fence Bill is one that would more nat,l-
rally interest the Members trom rural
Districts. vet there was very general
interchange 81 IDEAS amongst the
Members OF the House in reference 10
il. lh, gentlemen Who bore part
IN the f'yih. debates on this Bill We're
Doliand u lirnry. Holmes "f Jones.
Lewis OF Washington. Banner 81 Scott,
Roberts "t Madison MciAland ot
Henri, Noble of Delaware, Corr OF
Dubuque. GiIcr d Bremen. Bailey
Of Ela'k Hawk. Wright d Clinton,
tlau,>rn oi " irre>hcik. Cloud 81
Mu>catiuc. aud nuA,~ IL Polk. The
most pr"sl Speech 81 the afternoon
was tina, OF Robert. ar Madison. This
gentleman il seems did the fencing
OF the Cleveland ~ Toledo X. Il. He
entertained the House with matters
ertaing 10 posts and fence boards and
with computation on cost OF the same
80 long that ! doubt whether ANY per
son but himself was cogni>ant oil what
he was saving. believe the commit.
tee OF the whole decided upon the
thickness OF tchre boards. how far lis.
tant the posts must hc. the kind oI
| wood and length Of posts and height
of fence and the particular ''D'' nails
to be used III building said fences. but
on honor, ! cannot tell Won ANYTHING
about it. The proceedings became SC
much entangied with amendments and
amendments to amendments, that Gil.
lett, the most verdant gentleman, (per.
hapsl OF the House arose at Que time
and asked if the Bill was not entirel,
! swallowed up in amendments and il
any part or parcel of the original re.
manned I"
: The matured Iill ou Fences, wa.
t finally ordered to be ensrosscd and te
go to third reading tomorrow. Thi,
is common mistake on Saturdays
From its frequency, it might be suppo
sed that gentlemen had forgotten the
sabbath day to keep it holy"
The final passage of Senate File No
: 2o-the Bill giving to Negroes, Mulat
: tos and Indians, the privilege to sweal
in Courts where the interests Of tn,
white man is concerned, is, it is to b,
hoped, the last Republican demonstra
ton we may see in the House. II wai
easily discoverable that the more sen
; sible portion Of that part Of the Hous,
were getting tired OF the smell Of tn,
Civet before the Bill got through =
You will discover that only 81 vote
: We're polled on that Bill-S5 for, an,
p against it. The Bell Weather o
G the Republican party, himself, was seel
. to pinch his nose and in other ways ex
hibit strong symptoms Of restlessnes
I, while this Bill was on its passage
q The mandate Of Abolitionists, how ever
u must be obcyed, and to obey is an,
u has been the principal business of tn
y party, in the majority in the House