St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-02-04
Iowa Legislature.

finely. The standing committees are
appointed and much work already as
signed them. We notice that Mr.. At
kins of the Senate, from this district,
is upon the Railroad, Internal Improve
mcnt and County Boundary Commit
tees. Mr.. Kirkwood is upon the Com
mittec on Federal Relations, Schools
and Universities, and Public Buildings.
Among the House Committees we no
ticc the name of our Representative,
Mr. Trumbull on the Committee of
Ways and Means, New Counties, and
Railroads.
A general banking law is already
occupying the attention of the Lcgis-
laturc. 1t is looked upon by all par
ties as a relief measure of the utmost
Importance.
Mr.. Clark of Dubuque has introdu-
ccd bill amending the law for the
foreclosure of mortgages.
The House ordered 1O5OO copies of
Governor loves inaugural message
to be printed also 1000 copies of the
report of J. NJ. Beck, relative to the
affair of j. D. Eads, late superintcnd-
cnt of public instruction.
A resolution has passed the House
creating Il committee of one from each
| judicial district to rc-district the State
and fix the time for holding courts.
Judge Rankin of kcokuk introduce
ed in the Senate preamble and rcso-
lutions on the Kansas question which
were as follows:
Whereas, Application has been made
or is about to be made to the Congress
of the United States for the admission
of the Territory of Kansas into the
Union of these States under the in
strumcnt known as the Lccompton
Constitution and whereas, among
other grand questions arising from
said application, is that presented by
the fact that the Convention which
framed said instrument refused to sub
NIT it fairly to the people of said Ter
ritory for ratification or rejection
and whereas the question thus pre-.
scented involves one of the fundamcn-
tai principles upon which our govern
mcnts, State and National, are based;
and whereas, it is eminently right and
proper that the several States should
through their General Assemblies,
clearly express to their Senators and
Representatives, in Congress their
opinions upon such questions there
fore
BE Il resolred, BY the General AS
scmbly of the State of Iowa, that our
Senators in Congress be instructed,
and our Representatives be requested,
to oppose the admission of Kansas as
one Of the states If our Union under
the s"-callcd l.rCu.npton Constitution,
because, among other reasons, said
Constitution was not submitted to the
people of Kansas by the Convention
which framed it.
Resolved, That we condemn the Pres
idcnt of the United States, Senators in
Congress, and all others in authority
under the Constitution of the United
States, who have advised or consent
ed to the admission of Kansas into the
Union under the Lccompton Constitu-
ton
Resoired, That the terms of the pre-
tended submission of the Lccompton
Constitution to the people of Kansas
Territory employed in the schedule of
said Constitution, viz: that the votes
cast must be for the Constitution, offers
an insult to common sense, and an
outrage on common honesty, and had
their origin in a bold determination to
thrust slavery on Kansas, in opposi-
ton to the wish or consent of the
people, and in violation of the spirit
of our national constitution.
Rcsoired, That our Senators in Con-
gress be requested to resign, unless
they can support the foregoing re-
solves and vote as therein indicated.
Resolrd, That the Secretary of
State be instructed to forward copy
Of the foregoing Preamble and Reso-
lutions to each of our Senators and
Representatives, in Congress.
A spicy discussion arose in which
Mcssrs. Rankin, Grinncll, Mcpherson,
and Kirkwood, Republicans, partici-
pated and Allen, Wilson, Neal and
others on the Democratic side. When
the resolutions came up in the House the
Democracy asked for a postponement
They were in quandary whether to
take the Buchanan or the Douglas
sAute, and did not like to commit them
sclvc till they received further news
from Washington. 1t is rumored that
President Buchanan has requested
Senator Jones to procure the endorse
mcnt of his party for reelection, as
evidence that the State is not for
Douglas The Kansas resolutions
passed the Senate by a vote Of 81 to IL.
A petition to the Legislature has
been prepared by Judge Hall and nu-
mcrously signed, asking the impeach-
mcnt of Judge Claggett. Should he
be impeached, the session of the SEN
ate, before which body he will be tri-
ed, will be materially Prolonged
Claggett has engaged Reverdy John
son and John Van Buren, to defend
hin.
We invite our rea ders to the perusal of DIR.
Ayers advertisements which appear in the
columns of our paper. They deserve attention