The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-14
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q 81 The ksaiassslof tbs dey
coamessed BY Thing flem the taslea Y
repsaiiae The MHlnc Law and provs&ng Tor
license to sell intoxicating liquors. Aass
remarks by Rodman. Cloud and holmss,
the I'LL was sesemM,asd. 4 lssgs asasef'
Of petitions ia iavss aad romoassrencss
against aschange IN the boundaries o.
Mitchell county were presented This b =
contest Tor . county seat In which the Gsn-
sral Assembly takes no interest,
NJ. Barker presented resolution shat
il the opinion Of the House the Maine Law
should be repealed" The resolution 80
laid upsa sAs.tabls BY . vote OF 81 to FL
IT. dosage offered resolution that The
General Assembly adjourn on the 18th inst.
The rslsluaien vss opposed BY Woodin.
clead and Barker, and favored By 0ossage
and Davis, Tie resolution, attsr consider
able discussion. was laid upon the table
The Commietsss on the Dee Moinss River
improvement and University Lands cannot
report In time for 20 early an adjournment.
III. Davis, q Polk, presented bill pro-
vidins that the avoics Of Iows," school
tract printed At Cedar Rapids, b sent 70
each School District in the State,
Holmss VS. opposed to the bill--wss not
| in favor Of making any particular Papei
State concern and paying for i out Of the
Treasury. Davis Thought something otths
kind was needed. II was referred 70 thu
Commit,es On Schools, and shoaA = es'
come law will cost the sssss sonstsina
| like $4,000 per year.
Dr.. Price, Of Keokuk, prevented bill 6
repeal the law passed at the last sess'or
removing the seat Of government. Couini
AIT does from that portion Of The State =
shows very plainly that II 70 not eon'es
between Iowa City and Fort Dee Aolass
but is demanded BY every section.
A bill was presented BY the Commits
on Agriculture providing for the establish
ment Of an agricultural college - oranc'
| OF the State University -sustained Of cours'
| from the University fund Another bill
also pending. making large appropriation
from the same to endow medical school q
| Keokuk. There j. danger Of that msgnifc
en-. fund being squsndersd BY dividing it "
into abranchss." and establishing them d
over the State.
A bill was presented BY Edmunson pre-
We ming pre-empsioas upon swamp isnds
| which after some discussion was referred e
the Jsdiciary Committee.
Mr.. Sullivan presented very important
natter" the county fee bill, which, should
i. become . law, will make the office o.
County Clerk in Scot, county worth 5000
per year. There il = disposition. Partica
larry among the Democrats, to raise 81 sa'
laries extremely high. This I hope will not
be done, for It is certain that tho Republi-
can party must answer for il, although the
opposition in body will give il their saP'
port.
ArrRRRooH 2 O'Clock.
The Senate and House Of Representa-
dives are now in joint session, McCiarsy' Of
Van Buren, co.. President pro TEN. OF the
Senate, and the Speaker Of the House pre-
siding. Coolbsugh. Vt the Senate ana
Holmes Of the House. Tsllers. Neal nomi.
mated H. B. Triubls for Judge Of the gu
prems Court. Anderson puts In nomination
L. D. Stockton. A vote 10 taken which re-
cults in 81 Tor Stockton. - Trinbls, ! W.
T. Barker.
Woodin nominated John Tsssdals, OF
johnson county. for State Printer. Hardie
put. in nomination n. D. Lacossitt, Of
Dubuque. The vote results in 90 for Tees
dale, 80 for Lscossit.. VIM. u. Cowiss,
Of Scott, il elected State Binder. The Joint
convention now adjourned.
MIR. Tsesd.le l. elected State Printer, but
how much the celebrated article Of "Ci'-
iren' (wha il none other than the editor Of
| the Fort Des Moinss Citissn'') had to DC
| in accom- plishing it, am unable to cay.
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