The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-02
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Jan. IS. 1887

Jan IS, 1887
EsiToRs ~ GAzyTrE:
Ths businss. al the
morning commenced syss report from the
COMMITTEES consisting Of the Van Buren,
county delegation adverse 10 the passage
OF bill creating a new township 10 that
county TO Be called fremont. Tbs dsIegs.
ton are Democratic, and the Senator who
originated the bill Republican. The mem
bsrs in ,hs House did not make Tho rspor,
until requiredby resolution to aa 50 ltwss
claimed that large number OF citizens now
reeide 80 fsr from an election precinct that
j, vas impossible for them to &c. to the
polls. II also happens that these citizens
are all Republicans, which was regarded a.
. sufficient cause for Tie Democratic dsleps-
tor from that county TO oppose the BILL
Every Democrat in the House voted against
it and jus, Republicans enough to defeat
| the measure. This is looked upon ~ a IA.
grant abuse OF power. II 10 ddicul, to car
~ local bill over The head OF the delega-
ton and was found impossible in this case
They are clever fellows, and some few sssy
Republican voted with them as matter Of
accommodation. This 10 the means rescrted
to by this corrupt and rotten remnant Of a
once powerful party totefsst the righ, O
elective franchise.
The COMMITTEES on Wsys and Means re-
aortsd the appropriation bill i sisss Il
the Governor contingent fund Of fvs hun
dfed dollars per year, the SecretsrJ 81 Stats
sLx hundred. and to The Auditor the same
Mr. Woodin, who 10 known to be an arden
friend Of the Treasurer Of State, offered o.
smsndmsn, TO ihe effect that Eve hundred
dollars per year Be gwen to thai oncsr as 4
contingent fund. The amendment wa. lo,t
whom ne offered another that four hundred
be spproPris,sd-la s,; then thrse--no go
sfterwsrds IN amendment, that two hundred
b sllcwed, which efter considersbls do
esssion prevailed, The opposition am,
priseipally from the Democrats.
Mr. Woodin declared that their wiling
SEES to allow the other officers such sun
snd deny il TO the Tressusss ~ss unworthy
| Of Legislature. II sross out Of their OPT o,
sition 10 The man I; viii be remembsrec
| that he (Acris) wa elected twice by tins
Democracy 10 he sams ONCE, and when hs
refused to remain longer In the black ear q!
| Slavery, eli shsi, sn;mosity Ma eatsndc 4
upon him. But thsit opposition is III vain;
hs can rsnsin in State III ju.t as lon,
a. be desiies, and lo-dsy las N ore infasn 6
ia the Democratic party than many Of tho
s0GS h leaders. As en- evidence; IN the
late State Convention, when the nsals d
r II. Sylvester, editor Of the Capital R..
porter, ~ss announ ced for The tfiee Of Reg
istef Of the Public Lands, be walked into
theif mids, with The candidates lie ter o.
withdrawal FROM the Know Nothing !odse
10 his pocket, and remained there until srsl
The d<sraasd Democracy refused to entorss
he political renes sde,
Ar. Hsrdis, Of Dubuque, tutr0da .sd q
resolution "thai tbs maxi sass.al- o. the
Csnersl Assembly be held a, low. City,
This would have passed by al oge.wbelm.
ing majority, had i. not been Tor tie fact
he information, that the GoYerlCr would
not order The removal OF The book. and pc.
pers unless zone additional action should be
lake u by The Legislature. He holds, and
very wisely TOO, that the section in The law
giving him the power to order the removal
was only intended 10 apply to a period 0,
time Intervening between that session and
the present. The present will pass without
any sction being had, and the consequence
will be shst the General Assembly will nee,
here again, and in oil probability the seat
Of government remain where il 10 Until The
railroad IL completed al least.
An immense amount OF bushes has psss-
ed from one House TO the other to-day and
much time been taken up by the Speaker in
signing bills, during which the member.
have been rather ppoarous, end amused
themselves by throwing paper, sand boxes
snd apples At each other.
The Senate has indefinitely postponed
House bill locating the Deal and Dumb
Asylum Al Winterset The House leo 70.
jected Senate fle fixing the Institution los
the Blind at Oscalooa, leaving 10th
them located q, Iowa City. ~
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