The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-16
Senatorial Matters.

The Denocysf. stili ins;' that another
Senator shall be elected tA!s "a! IA place g!
Senator Rusch, although 10 10 taia. one
section will hare 20 Dc knocked plump vui
Of the schedule Of the Constit9tioa. Til,
Democracy are determined tia, no German
shall longer rcpresen, Scott county in til,
Senate Of the Assembly They are cndea.
vurins 10 Dust Mr.. RuscL 10 make place
f,r one Of the rra.pins worker. in their own
fartv. TLcy have not man in their party
% this county, VITO will mako more faith
10. and capable MOI more .AfetI:ta! mem
Ter Of the Senate, tl.an tie person who nov
Lolds the Office We Lad tho pleasure Of
'ee.ng Mr.. Russh in HI. seat daily FOR cen
siderable intervals during the Iss, ses sion Of
the Legislature, and we can bear testimony
to the fact that La was always at his poat
always attentive 10 the business occupying
the attention NJ The Senate, snd possessed
& probably a. much influence rs ans other
member d that body. H. was modest.
NakA&GA BsAstS iNhANalM lAi IFS WIVES ~ Al4
the expression 81 his views lie did ~, as
p.re g. lead, but lac never tAlias-Di without
the striciest inyestirstiJn. and the entire
approval # hi. own Judgment lie ncyer
Jailed to approve tie right not 10 condemn
tie ~roas. No tlrmer ~ NOR, reliable Re
paolscan, nor IA man more devoted To tile
principles Of his party. 81: in the last senate
Bat Nj RnscA, just at the close of the
ssssion, was So unfortunate a. "a offend thc
great mass his Democratic fellow .labor.r.
IN the Senate. and more particularly sever
VI ol their demagogu. Leaders This occui
red toe las, night of the ses,. \. Mr. Ru.ei.
and Mr.. Rodman, the only men of German
birth In the General Assembly, had been
requested 70 make translation Of tie Gov
enors message for publication in the GEL
man language. Mr. Rodman, owing TO H.
sickness Of Mr.. Rusch, did nearly all a..
work. Tie Democracy of the Senate re-.
fused 10 vote for q resolution 10 pay hin
even sun considerably less than what
generally allowed for similar labors. Mr.
kuseh made speech on tie subject, il
which lie showed up IN proper terms a.,
;-'r:aa.ar affection Of the Democracy for III,
Germans They had pas,cd all other bill
without word, bur the moment a bill wa
offered to reward 4 Ga'saa, even in pawn.
him lsp tAaa lac bad the right to demand
Tor work he had faithfully performed,
was voted down. Mr.. Rusea then uilcrc
resolution returning vote Of taanks I.
Mr.. Rodman for bis seryicss--tAe usual &C
OF courtesy. Even his was opposed By IT,
Demvcracy, WHO gave the most abaslv
vent 10 their rage at Mr.. Ruach, for lila NJ
tioa In defending ais coantrymen iroa, taoi
frequent .nesrs AMI more particularly ~
his severe aninadrcr lion. o. tAis oces-iof
- hopping NAL we're ther, taat next day
y hea returning home on tho cars several 81
these Democratic Senators would not s,,val
q aim X So well bc conceived tA..
w.en thes, gentlefa,a passed through ben,
the word was gwen taat ga,ca must Lt
pa dor4. 1ae Democracy are trying l.
~ hiA dora. They aro determined u hol
another election in the hole Of getting bin
out Of tie Senate, although SECTION IL VI
the schedule Of the new Constitution plain
ly says, tia, every Senator elected in Au-
gust, leS6, shall Continue IN oaice Till III,
sssoad Tuesday OF October, lss.--aua NJ.
Klsea Was elected tai ycat
Now ws shall not be displeased !. Ms
Kuseh permit, the Democracy q nave tacn
way In this. Indeed, We should Ike l. see
sns race run ever. with their strongest man
Iitted sgains, Mr.. Raseh S. Tar as NJ.
knsch Is himself concerned, We know he will
cordially acquiesce n any arrangement b.
friends or his party may make They has,
the choice Of standing upon their rights and
upon the Constitution, and permitting Ting.
70 remain as they are, running tbs risk VI
the Democracy getting a MAJORITY III the
Senate, IN which case Mr.. Rusch viii an
be ous,ed--of entering into new
election In TIC latter case. We have no
doubt the people Of Scott county will hoari
lly endorse Mr.. Rusch a. a man. and III
coursc - Senator in the General Assembly.