Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-30
Condemned Out of Their Own
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party the charge Of extravagance and reckless
ness in passing the appropriation bills of the
Legislature. Below will be found the record
Of the last session, showing that, in erers
instance, a majority of the Democratic mem
bers voted for the bills, and in every insianc,
but one the bills were sustained by their votes
Not one of these bills was advanced as party
measure, and every member, Republican OF
Democrat, voted on them in discharge Ct his
sworn duty. The Democrats are as much
committed to them as the Republicans, and
if they were cxtravagant, must share portion
Of the blame.
The votes on the money bills Of the session
of 1858 were as follows:
UNIVERSITY APPRoPRIATIoN-$l3,0 900.
Senate Journal, page 800.
Yeas 26- Rep. II; Dem. 9.
Nays S-Rep. l; Dem. 9.
House Journal, page SAG.
Yeas Sc Keep. So; Dem. 81.
Nays 2-Rep. Il Dem. l.
CAPITOL SQUARE AppRoPRIArIoN-$1,5 800.
Senate journal, page 0o2.
Yeas 23-Rep. 16; Dem. 7.
Nays 3-Rep. l; Dem. 2.
House Journal, page III.
Yeas So = Rep. %; Dem. 5.
l.. Nays l2--Rep. 9; Dem. 3.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Senate Journal, page 6l2.
Yeas 3l-Rep. 10; Dem. Is.
Nays 2-Rep. 0; Dem. 2.
House Journal, pages 100 and 800.
Yeas 44-Rep. SO; Dem. IL.
Nays 5-Rep. 5; Dem. 2.
BILL FOR RAISING THE SALARIES OF CERTAIN
STATE OFFICERS.
Senate Journal, page 42l.
Yeas 26-Rep. IS; Dem. s.
Nays 4-Rep. l; Dem. 3.
House Journal, page 754.
Yeas 5l-Rep. So; Dem. 49,
Nays 2--Rep. 3; Dem. O.
DEAF AND DUMB AsyLuM-$9, 600.
Senate Journal, page lGl.
Yeas 32-Kep. q; Dem. H..
Nays 0-Rep. 0; Dem. U.
House Journal, page $40.
Yeas 4l-Rep. SO; Dem. s.
nays O-Acp Vi Deill. W.
INSANE ASYLUM, ON MOTION OF MIR. wALN
REPuBLIcAN)T TO REDUCE THE APPROPRIATIONS
FROM 100000 to $4,000.
House journal, page $50.
Yeas 2l-Rep. 10; Dem II.
Nays 43-Rep. %; Dem. Is.
A majority Of Democrats voting against
reducing this appropriation.
INSANE AsYLUM--$lOO,O 900.
Senate journal, page POI.
Yeas 22--Kep. 10; Dem. 3.
Nays l4--Rep. 9; Dem. 5.
House Journal, page 365.
Yeas 3D. Rep. 80; Dem. H.
Nays 1O--Rep. 4; Dem. g.
Allen, of Lee county, Dem, was its prin
cipal advocate in the Senate.
AGRICULTURAL coLLEGE--slO,OO0.
Senate Journal, page 525.
Yeas 24-Rep. IS; Dem. 6.
Nays 5-Rep. 3; Dem. 2.
House Journal, page $50.
Yeas 49--kep. So; Dem. 1G.
Nays 5-Rep. 3; Dem. 2.
STATE LOAN EILL-S200,o
Senate journal, page IA.
Yeas 2o--Rep. %; Dem. 7.
Nays 6--Rep. 0; Dem. G.
House Journal, pages 22l and 222
Yeas 3s-Rep. 20; Dem. 1s.
.. Nays 25-Rep. II; Dem. ID.
House. - Clark, Of Dubuque, (Dem., y
moved to raise the rate of interest from 7 tc
10 per cent. per annum. Republicans voted
it down, saving $4,000 year to the State.
SWAMP LAND ApPRoPRIArIoN-$2,0 900.
Senate Journal, page ia.
Yeas 25--kep. II; Dem. s.
Nays s--Rep. 4; Dem. T.
House Journal, page 1913.
Yeas 63--Kcp. SO; Dem. %.
Nays l--Rep. l; Dem. 0.
PENlTENTlAEY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 300.
Senate Journal, page 42l.
Yeas 25-Kcp. II; Dem 8.
Nays 5--Rep. / Dem. +.
House Journal
Yeas 62--Rep. ~; Dem. 30.
Nays 3--Rep. 0; Dem. 3.
BLIND ASYLUM AprRopRIArIoN-$l5,0 900.
Senate Journal, page $50.
Yeas 2J-Rep. IA; Dem. 6.
Nays 9--Hep. 5; Dem. 4.
House Journal, page 5G5.
Yeas 47-Rep. SO; Dem. IA,
Nays l5-Rep. 10; Dem. Il.
All that we ask is that the charges brought
against the Republican party shall be tried by
the record The votes above given stand on
the official records of the State, and the Dem
raticparty dare not dispute their correctness
Why oT?-IIon. Abe Lincoln, of Illinois,
is after the Little Giant again with Sharn