The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-27


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Ne election Of Ceanty Assessor occupied
considerable time this forenoon. The bill
has bssn supported By most OF the farmers
y the uoase. Who shosld be able to Judge
Of the practical operations 81 the prssea.
Law. They claim under the system Of
townsbip assessment there 10 nothing like
equalization, that each assessor 10 left to
regulate the price of property in his own
tosssAip, u a least soAlrol Il. salMssl ar.
bitrarily. Ia several instances members
have shown that lands adjoining each other
hsvs varied CITY per cen, IN their valuation,
Akhosgh there WAS 10 fact no difference
whatever The bill was laid upon the ia
BILE, Ia probability no change will be made
in olr revenue laws the present session. -
All admit tina, some change is required. but
each one appears to have project Of he
own, which will havs the sffec, to defeat
| then Ill
A Senate bill sPproPrlatiGs ten thousand
dollsrs for the purpose OF completing the
Geological Survey Of the State, called out
remsrks from Cloud. Barker Davis and
Hardin, in support, aad also from Greene
T Clark which appeared 10 be in oPposi-
ton. The friends OF the bill claimed that
| this amount was necessary 10 completes the
| survey, and that lhe welfare of the State
demanded lie completion. The amount is
to be expended under the direction of the
Governor. The bal passed with but few
dissenting voices.
An effort was made 10 amend the biz
ESTABLISHING an agricultural college IS $
branch of the State University. The orr
giHsl bill provides that farm shall be Pur-
chased Of i've hundred acres, upon which
shall be erected the College buildings. The
amendment proposes to have no farm con,
secsed with il. and that chair in the State
Uaiversity shall be devoted four months in
The ysar to teaching Agricultural Chemis-
Try, and the balance Of the time the Pro-
lessor shall travsrss the State and lecture
T. The people. The bill with the amend
menss wss referred 70 select committee.
TIE State Agricultural Society appointed
committee to propose bill and memorial
ire the general assembly upon this subject.
The committee could not agree. Legrand
Byington, one Of the committee, reported
the original bill-ths amendment WAS the
plan proposed BY Mr.. Clsgge,t, Of Lee
county. Each one has his friends, and
could they have agreed on bill would have
succeeded. but a. it 10 in my opinion both
will fail
AFTERNOON.
A bill respecting the present law, upon
road taxes, and making it unnecessary to
pay q road poll tax, was taken up and dis.
cusssd at length. Members desired It's pas.
sage for the purpose Of catching up nom
resident spectators and fsvoring the citi-
keps Of the State. Nonresident land
holders have the advantage of improving
the country BY The construction Of roads
built BY residents. Il was referred to the
committee on agriculture, and will receive
from them an unfayorabie report Tie
balance Of the afternoon was passed in die
ussina the license law The principal
speech in favor Of the bill was made BY
Mr.. Rodman, the young German from
Clayton. Indeed, il was by far, the ablest
effort upon that side Of the House that has
been made the present session. Barker, OF
Dubuque, came to the support of the bib
and made one Of his best efforts, but in my
opinion it was far inferior TO Mr.. Rodman's
1t lacked the point aud humor OF The one de-
liysred BY the gentleman from Clayton,
who always commands at least the attention
of the House. Mcfarland and Davis spoke
in opposition, and gave The gentleman from
Dubuque" some hits that he will rensm-
Der in the future. The House adjourned
without taking final action thereon,
The Constitutional Conve nion have con.
cluded to remain in this city. A large
number of delegates are here to attend the
State Republican Convention tomorrow.
The State at large will be represented.
REPUBLICAN