Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-20


tai Joint Stock Co.. the locating commits
sioners has been clearly established. This
company have over-reached themselves,
and petitioned the Legislature for relief
To buy the building or to leave it. The
company are bankrupt, having secured the
capital, as they thought they put their lots
up to fabulous figures, AID nobody Pur-
chased, and the financial crisis done the
rest To-day Trumbull introduced an act to
locate the capital on the West side Of the
river. It should be borne in mind, that the
city Of Des Moines is on the West side, and
that but O few scattering houses form the
east side view. The bill was accompanied
with the petition of citizens Of the west side,
Offering to donate s69, 600 for the use OF the
State. The matter was referred. In the
meantime there is bill before the House
to remove the Capital to Marshall, in Mar
shall county.
The bill establishing an Agricultural Col
lege and Experimental Farm, was, after
much gas, engrossed.
Bill passed re-enacting all acts suspended
in their operation by the new Constitution
An::act supplemental to the School Law,
was reported and referred.
Old Dishonesty Grimes is not the only
william who has been guilty of filching from
the School Fund, but his example has be-
come contagious Every School Fund Com
missionerIwith the exception of Edwards. OF
Lucas, has brought in bills for travelling and
other expenses, which were never incurred
of from 800 to $500, AMI by Republican
government they have been allowed. They
are emphatically stealing party, and go
in for the spoils. They should profit by
the fate of the New York Republicans A
few more Developments will entirely DIN
the party But to return to the School
Fnnd-it is now considered the fund from
which all the needy can be supplied. To-
day, an act approprtiaing $4,000 of the
School Fund to the Medical College at Keo-
kuk. passed.
An act authorizing loan of $4,000 Iowa to
Central University; an act to loan aportion
of the School Fund to Cornele College -
another to loan to Cedar Rapids Institute,
and referred, and a petition for a loan of the
School Fund to Wi.temburg College, was
presented in the Senate. 1t is notorious
fact that these various institutions are
owned and controlled by private individuals
and also that most of them are largely''in
debt They have taxed the liberality of
the localities in which they are situated, ex-
tended their credits to the utmost, mort
gagged their buildings and effects, hoping,
ere long, to be able to pay mp. Now, if
any part of the School Fund is so loaned,
land it can only be loaned by general law,
constitutionally,) it will behoove those
loaning to look well to the records. Ad-
journed.
MARCH ll-SENArE-IIouse Bin asking
Congress to appropriate money for double
track Railroad around the Lower Rapids.
was passed.
The House Bank Bill was taken up and
referred to the approprite committee.
Mr.. Foster rose to question ofprivilege,
in regard to publication made in the Dav-
export Democrat, of the Sth March, and read
from the same, an articlce in regard to the
late Warden of the Penitentiary, in which
certain charges are made against him which
he pronounced false. Messrs Neal and
Thompson who were also on the special
committee to examine the charges. DC, in
respect to the management of the institu-
ton, corroborated Mr.. Fosters statement
The article referred to in that paper is
signed ''Democritus."
Eve three brothers be, all in one cause,
Thompson snuffs, Neal puIs, and chaws."
Now, the charges made by DEMocRIrus, arc
substantially the same as those which ru-
NOR fixed upon Barker, changing the con-
tract for beef, by which he could furnish an
Inferior quality. and make money thereby,
permitting and encouraging counterfeiting
in The Penitentiary. These are some of the
specifications, or charges brought against
him, as | understood them. ] have not.
and did not profess to have examined the
charges, but took what | considered to be
sufficient cause for their repetition Know
ing that Barker was guilty Of all charged
if he was worthy servant of Dishonesty
Grimes. The committee probably weighed
the matter well, and whether they suppress
sed proof, or not, no one can tell It would
but tally with the action of Foster and his
party in other cases, to have done so.
The message of the Governor relating to
the State arms, was stolen, and but for q
determination of the minority to hear it, or
general "hue and cry" Wilson would
have had it in his pocket yet. Many 9th
er messages and resolutions which may re.
fleet upon the party in the compaign,
have been struggled and kept on. of the
journals, and why not shield Barker and
Grimes' Foster can state his privileges, as
often as he will, he might violate his oath
to save his party from disgrace, not saying
that he has done 80 in this instance. howey-
er.
Mr.. Laughlin presented bill authorizing
loan OF $4,000 of the School Fund to Os-
kaloosa College. Referred.
Mr. Rusch took from his bosom Der La.
ger Bier Bill, which repeats the prohibitory
law, and restores the code provisions. AZ
ter some discussion Mr. Rusch thrust IT hack
in his bosom, cursing all temprance mems
vat don't like lager bier. The Stiffness Of
the present law is very apparent, to every
one. and l firmly believe that we'll ar.
ranged license law would have passed the
Assembly. But Rusch is on the money
track in relation to this as every other mat.