The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-14
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repealiae the MSine Law and psovtelng Tor
hoesee to sell intoxicating liquors. Amer
remarks BY Rodman, Cloud and hoimss'
the III wAs sesenmissa 4 istgs nsn6efs
Of petitions in favor and romoastrsAces
against sschange IN the boundaries o.
Mitchell county were presented. This y :
contest for county seat in which the Gen.
sral Assembly takes no interest.
Mr.. Barker presented resolution shat
in the opinion OF the House the Msine Law
should be reRsaied." The resolution wss
laid upon the..table by . vote Of 81 to FL
~. Gossage offered resolution that ne
General Assembly adjourn on the 18th inst.
The rsseluaion wss opposed BY Woodin.
Clsad ana Barker. and favored BY Gosssgs
and Davis. Tia resolution, aitsr consider
able Discussion, vas laid upon the table
The Committsss on the Des Moinss River
Improvement and uniyerdty Lands cannot
report In tims for 30 early an adjournment
N. Davis, Of Polk, presented bill pro-
vidins that the "voice Of Iowa. school
sraet printed At Cedar RaPids, b sent 70
each school District in the State
,Holmss wss opposed to the bill--wss not
| in favor Of making any particular papet
State concern and paying for i out Of the
Treasury. Davis thought something ofths
kind was needed. Il vas referred 70 the
COMMITTEES On Schools, and shoud q BE-
come . law will cost the snts somssAiaa
like $4,000 per year.
DR.. Price, Of Ksokuk, prevented blli te
repeal the law passed At the last session
renewing the ssss Of government COMING
| az j, does from that portion Of the State J
shows very plainly that II 10 not . eonses
between Iowa City end Fort Dee Aolass
| but 10 demanded By every section.
| A bill was prsssntsd By the conmisss'
on Agriculture providing for the establish
ment Of an agricultural college - brane'
| Of the State univssiy sustained Of cours'
| from the University fund. Another bill
also pending, making large appropriation
from the same to endow medical school q
Keokuk. There il danger Of that magnide
ent fund being sauandsrsd BY dividing II "
into .branchss." and estsblishing them 81
over the State.
A bill was presented BY Edmunson pre-
venting prescriptions upon swamp isnas
| which after some discussion was referred q
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Sullivan presented very important
matter,s the county fee bill, which. shoale
i, become Law. win make the ONCE o.
County Clerk In Scott county worth 5000
per year. There il disposition, partico.
larly among the Democsats, to raise all sa.
Iaries extremely high. This | hope will not
be done, for II il certain that the RePubli-
can party must answer for il. although the
opposition in body will give il their sup-
port,
ArTERHoon 3 O'Clock,
The Senate and House of Representa-.
dives are now In joint session, McClarsy' Of
Van Buren, co., President pro TEN. OF the
Senate, and the Speaker Of the House pre-.
aiding. Coolbsugh. Vt the Senate, and
Holmes Of the House, Tsllers. Neal nomi.
mated Il. B. Trimble for Judge Of the Sa-
preme Court. Anderson puts In nomination
[. D. Stockton. Avots 10 taken which 70.
suits in 81 for Stockton, - Trimbls, J W.
T. Barker.
woodin nominated John fsssdsis. OF
Johnson county, for State Printer. Hardie
puts in nomination n. D. LAcossitt, OF
Dubuque. The vote results in % for Tees
dale, % for Lacossitt, VIM. n. Cowiss,
of Scott, is elected State Binder. The Joint
convention now adjourned.
Mr.. Tsesdsie 10 elected State Printer, but
how much the celebrated article OF "Cit'
isen,' (wh, l. noos other than the editor O
the Sort Des Moinss Citizsn'0 had to d
| in accomplishing it, am unable to Say.
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