The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-31

HousE OF REfRxsSsrArlvEs.


HousE OF REfREskHrArlvEs,
Iowa CRY, Jan. 81, FeRExoos.
Epsroas o. GAssrrK:
Last evening after my
letter wss mailed the House went into
Committee Of the whole Mr.. Cort, Of Da-
busus, in the chair, on the school bill
This il will be renenhered vas drawn up
and Fspsstsd b. Board OF Commissioners
CONSISTING Of Amos Dean. OF New York;
Horace Mann, OF Antiock College, Ohioi
and r. A. Bissell, Esq, OF Dubuque. ~,
pointed BY Governor Grimes in accordance
with an Act passed At the last special SEES
sion OF the general assembly, II provides
for the creation oil the Office OF County Su.
periLtendent. and soolishes that of School
Fund Commissioned, II also legisistes out
Of once the presea. board OF Trustees OF
the State University. To certain extent.
the was considered a browning glory, but
il was regarded a. too heavy for the State
10 carry ~ the present time, IL provides
| tor perfect system OF Public Instruction.
but would cost more money to administer
under it than the State can spare 8, THE
eAsly period 40 its history
The greater portion OF the forenoon to-
day has 6esn passed IN disposins OF local
bile. The Senate bill creating the Office
o; County Assessor. called out considerable
discussion, especially from the farmers in
the House. Its friends claimed that /. was
the only manner in which anything like an
equalization could be had, while the oppo-
siuon were Of the opinion that under it, the
sssessss would need many deputies who
would be some young fops ignorant OF the
} business.
l The sill was indefinitely postponed, | an
convinced. not only from the discussion
upon this question. but from my observation
generally during the present session, of TIL
propsiey Of keeping large number OF far
. men in the Legislature. There are man!
questions upon which they are much bette
informed than any other class Of men.
: DO not desire 70 Be understood BY this as I'D
veeating Tie policy Of combining the geners
: assembly to farmers and mechanics. Juds
= Ing from the number Of Substitutes" an
. samendments" reported BY committees I
2 whom these bills have been referred, con
n | slude that much of the work for which the.
j. receive credit 10 performed BY other men
j and that i, would net be WISE 10 entrust leg
y islauon alone to any one Glass OF men.
!. The Judiciary Committees reported in ia
sor of the passage of bill amending thu
Law on los, good. and sstrays. II provides
that publication shsll be made in the paper
where the State Printing is done. This
win afford an opportunity Tor the en2sirins
to seek information, and will be afeather in
the cap of the State Printer, whose news
psper circulation will increase greatly BY
ts means.
AFTERNOON.
Ths bilisppotioning the State into Rep.
resen,ativs Districts VS.. made the specia
Dubuque made motions of amendment s. to
the floating" representative of their coun.
Iv. No other amendments were introduced
There was no chance for asrrynaadsriag if
there was the disposition, because OF the
difficulty OF finding Democratic counue. in
the State,
II 10 the fairest superintendent ever made
in Iowa. Tbs counties of Washington,
Louisa and Des Moines. have been detached
from the second Congressional District.
and attached 10 the frs,. The Senate Dill
providing for the establishment and endow.
ment Of a State Historical Society, passed
the House. This is to be located at Iowa
City. and takes another grab from the Uni-
versity Fund The House bill. licensing
| the sale Of Intoxicating liquor, was return
, ed from the Senate with an amendment
providing for The punishment of any one
found 10 state oil drunkenness, This ere.
, ated much opposition. Dorland though,
i that this punishment should fall upon the
vsndsr and not on his victim. Rodmsn va,
in favor Of The amendment, and was Of tbs
? opinion thai men could control their appe
| tile. He ia warm-blooded German, and mai
been very active in supporting the license
law. and especially the slsuse to permit al
. persons to sell beer and cider. The amend.
ment was net eoneurred in, which leaves
the law. in case the Senate accedes, SO
!, that there 10 no penalty whatever against
Drunkenness. REPUBLICAN