Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-30
DRsNoINEs. Jan. %. 1885

IOWA LEGISLATURE.
DEsNoINEs, Jan. %, 1858.
EDITOR JOURNAL 80 The Kansas Resolu-
tions passed the Senate yesterday morning,
the Democrats voting in body against their
passags.
They were Immediately reported to the
House when discussion ensued in Com
mittee of the Whole, led off by Wilson, of
Jefferson, who in his opening speech made a
strong, clear and logical argument in favor
of the principles embodied in the Resolu-
tons. He was followed by Hon. Lincoln
Clark, of Dubuque, who made a sophistical,
noncommittnl speech in opposition. Mr..
Clark's language was veay fine, his senten-
ces we'll arranged, in short, the whole speech
was dressed in that kind of plausible tinsel
which glitters upon its surface, but full of
disguised evasion and false issues 1t was
the only speech that could be forced out of
the Democracy In either House and is inten-
ded to be published and circulated broad
cast to the Democracy of Iowa, as a jastif
cation for the vote given by the Democratic
members of the Legislature against the Res
olutions of instruction.
Mr.. Clune, of Desmoines county, and Mr..
Bennett, of Marion, manufactured an unen-
viable notoriety in their lou flung and con-
temptible amendments offered to the reso-
tions in committee. They succeeded in
convincing the entire House that their re-
spective counties had about exhausted their
legislative timber. Mr.. Bennett remarked,
that he hopel the gentlemen upon thesother
side would have time to make their speeches,
as he supposed they were all full. Mr..
Bates, of Linn, retorted that the Republican
side was full; it was true--but that they
were only full of pity for the gentleman who
could pursue SO contemplate a course
Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Trumbull both ably de-
Tended the resolutions. The debate was
wound up by Wilson vanquishing and ami
hilating the sophistry of Mr.. Clark. The
resolutions were reported back to the House
by the committee and passed
The Democrats have given notice that
they will ask to enter their protest upon the
journal rgainst the passage of the resolu-
tons in which they will attempt to give
their views upon the question, and upon
which protest, when introduced, another eff.
fort will be made to draw out the Dem ocra-
cy upon the proposition of admitting Kan
sas under her Lecompton Constitution.
To-day the House had under considera-
ton and passed bill repeating that portion
Of the Attachment Law which allows cred
itor to sue out a writ of attachment, when
the debtor refuses to turn out property,
when demanded, or give security for the
claim. cannot predict its fate in the Sen.
ate, but hope it may become law.
The bill empowering the Governor to raise
and equip company for the protection of our
North Western border against hostile Indians
was under consideration, and ably and elo-
quen,ly defended by Carpenter, Wilson,
Clark, of Dubuque. and Trumbull.
Col. Shellady, Harmon and Drummond
advocated an increase of power in the Exec.
utive for the purpose OF raising more than
one company, if in the judgment of the Gov
ernor necessary. Mr.. Drummond made al
eloquent and patriotic appeal, abiding in a
happy and appropriate style to Kansas in her
scenes Of tral-~when attacked by an internal
Inarauding foe, seeking to destroy the dearest
rights OF her citizens.
| The Senate has had under consideration a
proposition to change our system of county
organization, embracing the abroga.ion If
the office of County Judge, separation of Re-
corder and Treasurer, creating board OF
supervisors or commissioners, y county SUI
pervisor of roads, and township assessor.
| What the result will be | can hardly divine,
| have no doubt but that some importan,
changes will he made-that the office of
County Judge will be abolished, the office of
Recorder and Treasurer and perhaps Treas
urer and Collector separated.
! The committees of the House and Senate
on Banks hold lint meetings almost daily
Their deliberations thus tar have resulted in
a disagreement of the Joint Committee for
the State Bank system, and part for the Free
Bank system. The Joint Committee has
agreed to divide off, each to prepare a bill in
accordance with their views, to be submitted
to each House by their respective Committees
A "Northern' caucus, SO called, is now in
session, the object of which is to test the
strength of the opposition to Grimes tor the
U. S. Senate. The caucus has just adjourn
ed, without being able to combine sufficient
elements to defeat the Governors nomina-
ton. A resolution was adopted agreeing to
make the nomination unanimous to the per-
son receiving the majority of the votes cast
at the caucus to be held on Monday night
next. l look for harmonious termination
Of the Senatorial question early next week.
w. Penn Clarke and F. E. Bissell have with
drawn. The contest is now between Gov.
Grimes, James Thorington and Judge Smyth.
Yours, POLK.
DEsMoINEs, Jan. %, 1858.
EDITOR JOURNAL :-Amendments to the
attachment law were under discussion in the
fo5ov