The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-04
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Iowa C,rr, Jan. 81, 1897,

VIVA NtfftSWss -, 1877.
MEssRs. EMrone.--
The Convention on FRI
Gay afternoon last managed 10 get into
Committee of the Whole for the first time
on the report of the Committee on Preamble
and Bill Of Rights. Mr.. Edwards, OF Lueas,
in the Chair. This proceeding opens the
ball in earnest, Al, the prelim'aaries havo
been gone through with. and The great ques-
tons now come up for Discussion, To-day
was chiefly spent in the same way, and
from the time the debate commenced until
its termination, IL was one Of undated I'M
'ercst, chiefly ON sceount OF the develop.
meat which the subject was giving TO the
stamina OF the Convention.
Mr., Ellis, the Chairman otthe Committee
on Bill OF Rights, made the first speech, in
explanation Of the feelings which inaaen-
ced the Committee in their action. lie
claimed Is privilege for every Chairman
that be should be permitted to open the de
bate upon the subject committed 10 the care
&c his Committee; also that, after the mat
ter had been gone through with, the Char
man should reply ii he chose. Then he en-
larged upon the principles contained in th'
Bill Of Rights In an eloquent manner, CON
handing respectful attention as we'll in the
Convention OF which he 10 a member, a. be
fore more general audiences. The Commit
tee reported the old Bill Of Rights with
few amendments, or rather engagements
Upon one of these engagements, that o
giving the General Assembly power to re
woke privileges and immunities once grant
ed, most Interesting debate occurred. Blu
it was not adopted. A proposed amsndme u
offered BY Mr., Clarke, of Henry, to one o
the sections, that "other persons" as wei
as" foreigners" should enjoy the same rights
&c. - native born citizens, opened the ten
der question-as was remarked BY one
the members, "a niger was found in tina
" ood. pile"-and, had any one, disiatsrested
come into the Hall at that moment, the con
clusion wosld have been arrived at that III
CUES ton Of the right Of suffrage was unde
RECONSIDERATION, so rapidly did the matter de
vslope itself. The amendment was no
adopted. This week, and the next probably
viii be the grand time for debating. Shout
you, or any Of your friends desire to Wei
| Iowa City during the session of the Con
yention, the coming fortnight very hkel
| will be the appropriate time The town
free 1rofh any overplus Of population, an
the Convention Chamber lie commodiou
and pleasant, both for members asd spects
tors. How long the Convention will renal
IN session il is impossible to tell. No sur
Prise need be msnifssted if an adjournment
does not take place for six weeks-neithe
need there be any II they hurry through il
b aif that time.
Let me recommend to your readers
should they come hitherward, that the,
give the "Clinton House" trial. AT n,
) place in lows. they may rest assured, car
they meet with better fare, o, receive kind
es attention. The house s bound to hav'
a wide reputation, should the propfietors
Mesars. Wentz and Troxei, continue ii
their well established course-s course, b,
the way. worthy of imitation in some Of th
towns on the Mississippi much larger an
possessed OF facilities one would think cal
culated to foster the business Of lars,
hotel, v