The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-22
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HOUSE, OF RkrRssKsrAnyKsa
Iowa Clry, Jan IA, forenoon
Epsroks or GA2ErrE:
The business Of the morn.
,ns commenced after The reading OF the los'
nal, &c, by taking w the bill iot the es'a'-
iishment OF an Agricultural eos'4se which
was referred TO a selec, committee, This
was for the purpose OF permitting more de.
liberation in the selection OF trustees than
can be had in the House, where each mem-
Der is working more for the good OF his own
locality than the institutions OF the State,
A bull was presented to allow each member
SIS Is contingent tuud, 1t was immed-
a,ely postponed BY vote OF FIVE to one,
showing that the General Assembly are not
disposed to vote themselves appropriations,
unw arranted by the Constitution, netwith-
standing the measerness of their Per diem,
two dollars per day, IN this iast age ia a
small ompsnsat,on, not enough to pay
their expenses IN this city
The promptness with winch HaTd,e u
Dubuque exer,ed himself TO defeat the "can-
tiagent fund bill" will cover up multitude
OF Dem ocsstic sins and leave him to call Tor
private SonespoB densea for the balance Of
the session, unrebaked
The House refused to adopt resolution
that the General Assembly adjourn on The
ae,h inst" There Is determination 10 finish
the business accessory TO be done before that
event takes place The may possible be
accomplished BY that time. Dat il rs uncer-
tain. 1t has required an immense amount
'1"- to investigate the affairs 81 the Su'
~ehhe Instruction, the
al laoe. .ha
oil r"s.s~
X. uo,nes River Improvement s"'
p ~ ,,o;yersi,y lands. The inses,
,,ra,,nr COMMITTEES are eusl'y eaga a.
.one hlses transactions, and ~ ~ -
,m.n, has there been more a'seo's' -
,s.n il the sale Of the lands. The 'ae's =
- commi,tee win report them are ol''Ay
- rha Board of Trustees appo'h'e'
one AZ their number 10 app. Wv
si,y lands, which duty he performed 70 n's
avn satisfaction. They then ordered Tue
i,nods to be sold. Aaoihr member o. 'l'e
4 anil -
| p,.rd hid off some $4,000 acres a. auout -
a. sore. and divided them between hitAsei',
,ho Trustee who appraised the land aho
,hree other members OF the Board ihe
lands were run up to high figures on the gay
of sale. struck of 10 The bidding trustee
Who forfeited portion of them after tue MA
| asrs had all lei, the ground, and then CANT
m sod took them at the aipfeisemen'' ! u"
sale * regarded By all as fraudulent ah'
,o,a In the first place, they had no Figh
- hid At their own rates. In the next, on'
sonrs,ses the lands, another bids them on
,,rtai,s and takes them al tue appthlse'
sine. and divides them among has irieaos
The Committee will recommend that lh'
REGISTER be ordered 10 proceed and reset
he lands This should be dene. Inc en-
ire tract il worth from s. 10 $40 per acre
and i, 10 regarded by all as an outrage 'ha
10 ;ns,,,ution should loose this amount
money. Iii hoped that neither Of Ines
men viii be reelected Some OF hei
terms expire st the present session, aa
those .hoss do not should be removed iToa
rssponsible positions on the Board. dssif
10 rail- the attention Of DR.. Witter, OF gu
county, who, am pleased 10 nDe, has ha
nothing TO do with the land speculation t.
this matter,
There are two Of those i've Trustees q n
viii remain on the Board for tgo years L
) come, and il the balance do their duty, the,
| all lake charge OF the business themselves
; WEo is the Treasurer OF the Bosrd, al
1ow has he stood on the land speculation
should b. the question, and will be bY th
people whether the Board make il Or not
No man who is Involved in that transaction
4 should Dr. pt4uitktea ~ SUhAS' Ass thsNiAH
lton, snd ii 10 hoped for the sake Of the Ia
isersity, that the survivors 1.-THE "immona
Eve" will be removed from responsible pcs
e tons on the Board, Nc party should al
0 tsmpt to sustain an offcer who fail. 10 d
i. his duty, and trust tina. none will Som
If the simmor,al FIVE" are Democrats, Eh
, Others Republicans, but neither has apolit
!, | zeal friend in the General Assembly wh
] will st,enP, TO justify him,
II AFTERRoos
II The Gazette" Of the l6sh has just a
| rived, ia which md communication froi
: In. G Barnef, in which he sBys-"Quite
!, breeze ga. got up in the House this nor
II ing on the appearance OF the Gazette Of II
If l2th inst. containing the letters Of ar
! publican" ..purporting to describe the RAJ
u Rad bill and The debates thereon. "Repu
II lean was pretty generally denounced
q being grossly ignorsn Of the provisions
g that bill and the debate thereon, or vofu
e IL deficient Of moral honesty"
ii Nov, friend Barner, let US see who
: grossly ignorant OF the provisions OF III
BILL" To-day borrowed from you chou,
file No. 70" In the 9th section fad thei
words son or before LIST December Of esg
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