Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-26

DEa Molsu, March 70.


ic, and it will be difficult to retain quo
rum after to-day. Tuesday next is under
stood to be the day agreed upon for An I'D.
iournment. Many bills will not be reached,
and multiplicity Of general business will
be LETT over. There Is no hope Of hearing
from the committee appointed to investigate
the Bills of dishonesty Grimes School agents
and hence we will leave some rich informa-
ton in relation to q part Of the Galphinism
practiced and encouraged under his model
administration
An act, now in force in relation to prac.
tice in the supreme court in section l. Pro-
vides that in all causes now, or hereafter
pending in the supreme court Of this State,
that either the parties or their attorneys,
shall have the right 10 appear and argue
their cause orally or in writing as they may
deem proper. "2, That the said court shall
hear all the causes docketed from the sever
al districts when not continued by consent
Of parties, or for cause shown and if the
time allotted for hearing causes from any
district shall not be sufficient, the same
shall be heard IN the time allotted for Me suc-
ceeding district.
The senate by vote insisted upon their
disagreement to House amendment to bill
districting the State into judicial districts.
The principal amendment is taking Clark
county from one district and attaching it
to another. The bill granting the Des
Moines river lands to the keokuk, Des
Moines and Minnesota X. X. fixing the terms
of the grant was taken up Amendments
were offered to grant a part Of these lands
to the western section but after some debate
they were lost and the bill passed "a to g.
A bill was passed appointing John G. Ma
son commissioner to obtain from congress
an act transferring the land grant for the
improv ement of the navigation Of the Des
Moines to the T. Il. The bill appropriating
$4,000 for the improvement Of the capital
grounds passed.
HoCsE.-An act to prevent officers of the
penitentiary from being interested in con
tracts connected herewith, was passed
This is the only doubt arising from the in
vestigation and establishment, (but subse-
quent suppression) of the charges brought
against Grimes fellow in iniquity F. A.
Barker. who, with Grimes. if they had their
dues, would be making shoes in that very
necessary instruction.
An act to punish Blaspheny and profane
swearing was taken up. and some Fictitious
were offered 1t fines man
for taking the name Of God in vain Cooley
moved to amend by inserting cor shall say
dod drat it," Harmon by substituting
"dod-nossit." 1t was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Mitchell rose to question of privl
eye, various reports and messages in the
hands of the Clerk, were found missing
A general Republican "scowl" drapped
Tom Mitchell into his seat, and it was hint
ed to the y Capital Location Commissioner
that he was not in position to throw
rocks, by one Of his close neighbors.
The committee appointed to lease the
Capital building. reported that they could
not agree upon the terms of lease with the
association.
An act requiring the Enforcement of the
names of witnesses upon the back of indct-
ments, passed.
The agreement with the Des Moines Nav
igation and Railroad Co., has been finally
closed in the House, by substitute for the
Senates Bill. The reason why this matter
has been so long before that body, is, that
every railroad projected in the State has
had its agents here, who have button holed
members from counties along the line of
their roads, and sought for a portion Of
these lands. The NJ. Il NJ. r. X. has been
the most active of any other.
The citizens of this place are the most
decided friends of the X. ID. IL NJ. X. T., and
feeling aggrieved and disappointed by the
action Of the NJ. d. NJ r. t. directory, it
would take but little to cause a vote to be
had to recind that which the county gave,
100000 to this road. The
NJ. Il NJ. Road is not expected here at all,
at least, for years, and the attention of the
people is given entirely to that from Keo-
kuk.
In relation to this statement, which is
understood to be satisfactory to all, Mr.. Ma
honey, with leave, introduced the follow ing
joint resolution, which was adopted:
Joint Resolution instructing the Govern.
or to enoin the Des Moines Navigation and
Rail Road Company with certain contin-
gencies.
BE 1t resolved Jy tie General AssemJly Of
the State of Ioua, That, should the Des
Moines Navigation and Railroad Company
not ratify the contract proposed to be made
between them and the State of Iowa with.
in the time proposed in said contract, then
the Governor is hereby directed and re-
quired to cause an injunction to be served
upon said Company Immediately after the
expiration of the term Of the contract here.
tofore claimed to be entered into between
the State and the said Company, and which
expires on the first day of July, 1858, for
the purpose of enjoining them from pro-
ceedng further with the Improvement of
the Des Moines River, and to take such
other means as he and his legal adviser may
think best to protect the in .erests of the
State in any dispute that may arise be-
tween the State and the Des Moines Navi.
CATION and Railroad Company, in conse-
quence Of such injunction or any other pro-
cess or proceedings that may be necessary
to enforce againat said Company.
DEMOCRITUS.