Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-29

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The Treasures. he Senate s15eurnsd.
HoUsk-Nothing u importases or vor-
thy Of note took place in the House durise
the day except the following report and d.
bate thereon:
By committee 70 investigate alleged fasd
In the location Of the Cspitol-a report b
which the committee concluded that the
commissioners appointed to re locate The
capital, did not act with . strict regard 70
the interests Of the entire State: That the
State has had the oGss, by Grinnsl and 9th
ers. Of donation found for the capital dte
Of 20 acres. worth nearly 800. 600, besides
subscription Of some $4,000. ~ . part
Of 5000, 900, promised; that the State got
smaller tract Of land, Of far inferior value.
aud with no other donation to the State.-
They further say that Pegram. one Of the
commissioners. received . bride or bonus
TOR his vote on the location, and that there
are presumptious against the other COM
missioners. except Goodrell that the House
has failed to pass upon the special report on
the continuancy Of witnesses. whose tssti.
many would doubtless have settled the
question of guilt or incense on the othe com.
sioners.
Also, recommendation to amend the
Code so As to make all employees of the State
smenable to the criminal code,
On motion Of Bates. this recommendation
Of the committee, was referred to committee
on Judiciary, with instructions to amend
the code.
Bates then moved that 1000 copies Of tn
report. with the evidence, be printed in
pamphlet form.
Sewers moved to amend the motion BY re-
quiring it to be printed in the appendix TO
the journal Of the House.
Bates said he desired the whole mattsr
in pamphlet form, 90 as to send it abroad 10
the people. He would let the ex-commis-
sioners be punished by public condemna
ton, as they could not now be punished ~
guilty Of criminal offence. Let the peoples
condemnation rest on them.
Wilson said he would not go for the adj
sditonal expense Of publishing it in pam
phlet form. 1t could not be Of any use b
the House 1t could not be printed in tim
to be given the House and it would b.
printed in the Journal
A resolution was then passed directing
the publication Of the report and evidence
under the superintendent Of the Secretary
Of State. and two copies to be sent to each
member, and one copy to each Newspaper
in the State.
NIGHT SCENE.
The House tonight, met for tho consideration
Of the purity of the election bill, and went
into committee of the whole with Drum
mond in the chair. By pre-arrangement
all motions. which were purely of prelim.
liminary character. and tending to defeat
the bill. were to be decided out of order,
and the bill put through under whip and
spur. No man could be found ready to
carry out the will Of the majority in this
particular. except Drummond, and he was
accordingly called to preside.
Mr.. Bennett. ..of Marion, moved to Law
the bill upon the table. The Chairman I'd. }
decided the motion out of order. Mr.. Ben
nett appealed from the decision. The
Chair decided the appeal. out Of order, see
ing the disposition Of the majority.
Mr.. Maloney, of Dubuque, rose and said
that if such were to be the decisions of the
Chairman, he hoped that every Democrat
ic member would take his hat and leave the
hall. The suggestion was followed, and
not Democrat was left in the hall, in one
minute after, and there not being quor um
they adjourned. DEMOCRlTUS.