Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-10
Affairs at the Capital.
DIES MoISEs, March 4, 1868.

mittee appointed to redstrict the State
There is "a niger in the woodlpile." and we
cannot expect expedition frsm a committee
who have SO momentous task to perform
a. that which will secure to the Republicans
the majority in the General Assembly for
years to come. The census returns form
no basis for the action of the majority, but
they will be governed entirely by the re-
turns of the two last general elections
They will re organize the districts in such
q manner as to disfranchise those counties
having Democratic majorities, by throwing
them into districts having large opposition
maiorities This will be done without the
slightest regard to the lay Of the land.
Counties will be joined by corners, and in
every other conceivable way allowed by
India Rubber consciences and a constitution
that will stretch. The "shrieking" for dis
franchised COMMITTEES in Kansas, will rot
be remembered by this committee. but they
will out ruffian Kansas rufians. l speak
by the books.
MARCH 3. r. M.-SKNArE-The special or
der being bill making an appropriation of
$4,000 for the erection of boarding houses,
to be connected with the State University,
at Iowa City, Mr. Jenkins moved to amend
by providing that the people should raise,hy
contribution, the sum of 100000. before the
amount be paid out of the University Fund
The amendment was lost, and after some
debate the bill passed. The provisions Of
the School Bill in relation to this Universe
ty looks strange to man freed by poverty.
Iii one-sided concern, providing, as it
does, upon the principle of the West Point
Academy, for the nomination Of. a certain
number of Individuals in the State, who
shall receive all the benefits Of the institu-
ton without charge Experience teaches
that in such cases it is not the INDECENT stu
dent, who is favored with these special
State blessings, but the children of the in
fluential who are abundantly able to pay
their way. The poor may seek in vain for
the crumbs that fall from official tables,
and die in ignorance.
A bill providing for Township Assessors.
was reported back from the committee and
laid upon the table.
Also a bill requiring two, at least. of the
Trustees of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail
Road, to reside in this State, was reported
back and passed, and the Senate adjourned.
House,. M-Two reports were pre-
sented from the Codification Commissioners
one in relation to elections, the other def
ming jurisdiction Of Justices of the Peace
The latter was passed.
The committee on Ways and Means re.
ported bill requiring the publication of
legal notices in the newspapers having the
largest circulation, which was indefinitely
postponed.
The memorial of the Iowa Medical COL
lege again came up, and the prayer for a
loan out of the School Fund, was rejected
The pet measure of Judge Sewers, being
the bi allowing parties to testify in their
own suits, was discussed during the rest Of
the forenoon, and many amendments offer
ed, among which was one to allow husband
and wife to testify for and against each 9TH
er, when the House adjourned.
2,P. M-The same substitute was resum.
ed, and the last mentioned amendment de-
bated with much warmth and feeling, and
finally coming to vote, it was lost, and
the main question recurring, the bill was
defeated, reconsideration had, and the bill
ordered to third reading.
The Committee of Ways and Means re-
ported bill to provide for the taking of
the state census, which was ordered to a
third reading Petitions and memorials
and few special bills were then brought
forward.
A substitute for the bill regulating jurors
fees. was reported-it gives so per day
and Is cents per hour for called jurors
Read second time and recommitted.
The bill introduced in the House by Mr.
Thompson to provide for holding Argument
terms Of the Supreme Court at Davenport,
was taken up. Davenport" stricken out and
"Muscatine' inserted House adjourned
Old Father Grimes is again called upon
to defend himself against the common
charge Of dishonesty and a reckless and uni
versal embezzlement of the peoples sub
stance. The miserable old demagogue has,
on all occasions. taken the covetous era
wings ofhis own little soul for the voice Of
the people. The egregious RIGHTEOUSNESS
OF his bull to the President on Kansas af
fairs, it seems. was backed by the appropri.
alton of the State Arms to the cause of lib
erty in that down trodden Territory A res
olation was introduced in the House by Mr.
Bennett, Of Marion, and adopted, calling on
Gov. Lowe for information concerning the
disposition of all pistols, guns. blunderbuss-
ca. bowie-kives and csnnons, DO, which had
been distributed to the State of Iowa by the
General Governments Ralph replies that
there. IL no record showing that svsA.r .
little gun or sharps rife Was ever givento
the ssatA The message Of the Govsnor
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