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

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Iowa Cssr. Ian. -. Jpn.
EDirOas o. GAZETTE: ~
In all Probability the
general assembly will iaiA ia hseiaess,
tonight. and am ~ hand = reposk its aosl
ings The 6ss, hili oominSup isSfor the
relief Of Joseph Dali. ~ Weedin. q
johnson county. tskes the Cor. He is on.
posed TO the bill. 7, provides Tor the con
veysnce to Ball Of . quarter section Of the
uniyersisy land. portion Of the tact which
the Trustees bid of and have siace assisn,
ed to the slsiman,. Hsis opposed to rec-
ognising in any maansr she title Of the
Trustees to any Of de booty" and will
not vote for che Jill. the Trustees are his
constituents, but he regards tn, transaction
as one Of the most disgraeeiul frauds that
ever blackencd Iowa. The bill. although
/, has the sanction Of the Senate, 10 defeat.
Cd without dissenting voice. The House
is waiting for businsss from the Senate, and
whiting away the time in Introducing "boy
resolutions Now the chairman OF the
Judiciary Committee has found an item, and
reports in "favor Of . bill providing for
changss Of venue In criminal cases" The
bin is passed. It provides that the party
desiring the change must have bis af6davit
supported BY the testimony Of three disin,ers
| ested atlantis.
A bill 10 introducsd to make the sVoice Of
Iowa" State organ, and permit each school
district TO subscribe therefor. Dorland
hopes the bill will pass. Moore, of Dubuque
moves it, indefinite postponsment. Cloud
hopes the motion to postpone will no, pre-.
vail, inssmuch ~ there 10 no appropriation
asked for from the State Treasury, Suli-
van 10 of the same opinion. Some psriod
cal Of the kidd Is needed. and this should
be good one a. is editors are Professors
in the stats University. Wystt. the mem.
Der from Bunccmb, thinks "it is 81 boys
play" Buncoab ptevails. and the bill il
postponed. The Secretary OF the Ssnst .
brings in bundle OF bills, which have been
amended and require the concurrence ofIhs
House and the signature Of the Speaker !.
Tue House concurs, and now the Speaker
10 engaged in placing bic beautiful auto
graph thereon. during which time the mem.
bets are busy 10 throwing hats at each
other. The Democrats and Rspub icans
are iast about alike. A recess Of an hour
. taken to allow the Senate 10 send bus.
ness into the House. 81.
And now !. III o'clock the hammeI
fails, and the Speaker ssya "the House will
come 70 order" The appropriation bill is
returned "amsadsd BY the Senate" All
t-el the Importance Of paasing this meas
lrs. There 10 no d,agsr Of tso much leg.
station now. Ia the Asst amsndmen, ths
senate has reduced the pay for daily papers
rom 81, 80 to u Per copy, That takes
fur hundred d,llars cut Of the pocket Of
". Woodins pet, the Republican, and be
pitches into low pay for certain. Mr.. Gil.
| lett says the papers have not been furnished
regularly, and sonetimss been issued upon
q half sheet, and often not 9, al-thinks one
dollar ample pay. Cloud snokinga cigsr
10 the farther corner, says something about
the papers being Of no account, and that
one dollar is oil they deserve. A vote j.
| taken--high pay prevails. The next il
upon the question Of paying the messenger
soys three dollars per day. Sullivan, Har
jim, Wyatt, CLARK and cort, oil Democrats,
are strong for high pay. Do,lsad aud other
Republicans are of this opinion, thar two
dollars is all the boys deserve, and that
there Is ressor why Democratic members
are 30 liberal A vote 10 nov shout 70 be
/ taken--ths ayes and noes are called
| The Democrats fear 10 lace the record, and
| two dollars prevail. Mr.. CLARK moves 10
amend by increasing the salary of assist.
ant clerk to 1--WE dollafs--ths Senate has
done the same .hing--and the House should
lie as liberal. Clarke friends come in
sxarmsl b his support. Cloud thinks there
is"s cat under that meal" and takes his
seat amidst the cry question A vote 10
tsksn-.he whole Democratic side vote
"sye." The Speaker 10 unable 10 decide
The "syes and noes" sre called. The
Democrats fesr 10 face the record, and the
| motion il lost. Tbs question 10 upon the
passage Of the bill. There is one geners |
chou, Of asye," and the appropriation i.
made, paying the members Of the general
assembly tbs prodigsl SUN of two dollrs
Ger day. A eommittes from the Senate i.
forms the House .ha, the "Ssna.e /. nos
ready 20 ADJOURN" Dorlsnd moves that :
similar one be appointed Oh the part Of the
Hon.s. Dorlsnd and Cloud are ap pointed
and report their duty performed. And now
At O'Clock in the morning Of the 2e,h dsg
l Of January, motion - made that the H Gus
adjourn sns< dc. A vo.e 10 taken with N,
dissenting voice Before thu result, i, an.
nounesd, the Spsster thanks the members
for tbs courtesy they have extended to him
i during the session. and makss one Of those
nice little speeches that ar. 80 refreshing,
l il the midst OF political strife. aat in our
! general cispping ofhaads. says "shs Hoa,
| is now adjourned" And thus ends the o..
session Of the six,h General Assembly, snc
With il the CORES pondsncs OF
| Your friend, REPUBLICAN
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