Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-03-16

A bill repeating the law creating the
Agricultural College Board and providing
for the erection of a College building, &C.,
was defeated in the Senate. The Senate has
thus evinced its determination to adhere to
the principle established two years ago, and
encourage and develop the agricultural in
terests and resources of our State! The
College Board asked for no appropriation,
only that they be left alone for the next two
years and permit them to operate with the
means they had. .. .u
l stated in my last that every Democratic
member of the House voted for the restor-
alton of the original Prohibitory Law, by
striking out the "lager BEER clause. so
understood at the time, but have since
learned there We're some three or four
exceptions; among whom was ex-Gov.
Baker. find in recent number of the
Dubuque Herald, in a correspondence from
Mr.. jennings, member of the House from
that city, false and unwarranted statement
Of the position Of parties on this bill;
placing the Democracy in opposition to the
repeal and the Republicans in favor of
restoring the original law. The Democracy
are already quaking in their boots. 1t is
beyond their power to explain their strange
position upon this question. 1t is said,
however, that they have in caucus determ-
ined to assume this new stand point and
then to throw the responsibility upon the
majority, who, having the power, used it
not. would not be in the least surprised
to see every Democratic Senator uniting
with some three or four Republicans who
are constitutionally opposed to the Slayer
beer'' clause and passing the House bill
through the Senate. l judge SO from the
the fact that the Democracy have caucuss d
lately and Immediately following Senator'S
who are anxious to go home on leave of
absence have pressed the Senate to make the
bill the special order before they leave. They
seem exceedingly anxious to get on the
record.
The House are rapidly passing over the
Code of Civil Practice, and will adopt it in
about the shape in which it passed the SEN
ate.
On Wednesday next, the Senate takes up
the new Criminal Code.
The Investigating Committee upon affairs
of the Insane Asylum have not yet reported.
The Committee on affairs of the Peniten-
tiary have not yet returned.
After a two-day's discussion, the Senate,
yesterday, passed the House bill resuming
the lands of the Iowa Central Railroad Co.,
by a vote of 26 to IA. Mr.. Drummond, in
The course of his remarks, made some start
ling Developments in regard o the lobby OF
the Cedar Rapids interest-their threats to
p; event the Republican organization of the
House, promises to haul off the 'dogs of
war; from the Blind Asylum, paying CT a
numerous lobby to remain here to influence
the action of the Legislature, by the Chic go,
Iowa and Nebraska Company, pecuniary
poverty of some of the Directors, whose
only aim is to make money cut of munif-
cent land grant, &C., &c. The vote on
"Who shall have the lands % will be much
closer than the above.
In the Journal of the 7th, | find com
munication from my esteemed friend,
Shipman. who seems to think that he hardly
received justice at nay hands upon his posi-
ton on the "&c' question. | certainly
intended to do him justice, and that only.
l was well aware that, by close vote, the
Senate, after having been furnished with
paper, envelopes, steel and quill pens, ink
and other items, voted to supply its members
with gold pens and knives. The House,
early in the session, received from the Sec.
rotary of State the usual articles of station
airy, minus gold pens and knives. It's mem.
bers were literally supplied with everything
that the Senate had. except these. | cannot
think that, under these circumstances, did
Mr.. s., or any members who voted for his
resolution, any injustice in defining his
&C., &c - to be pens and knives. 1t was
the universally received definition. made
mention of it in the same manner in which
as o correspondent | refer to other matte rs
introduced into the General Assembly.
made no comments upon his course, but
will here say, that, the State having fur
nished the Senate with those items it was
perfectly proper that Mr.. s., or any other
member of the House, should move that the
distinction between the louise and S nate
should be removed, and all fare alike. lam
very certain that, had | been member,
under the circumstances, | should have done
the same as our most worthy Representative,
g. G. Shpman. | am sure | have no right
to complain for thus far, on these items, l
have Jared better than he.
As yet have seen no mention in the
,Jouf1aJ of Gov. Kirkwood's special mes
sage to the House, in reply to a resolution
of inquiry conc rning the Coppock Letcher>
Cam 6, Co. affair. hope it will be placed
1 before your readers at an early day. 1t is
perfect annihilation OF the legal abilities of
the Gov. of Virginia: 1t shows Letcher ard
Andrew Hunter to be most outrageously
deficient in very plain, simple, common sense
principles of law. Gov. Kirkwood, in this
paper, has placed himself in the foremost
rank Of living statesmen. In these latter
DAYS it is only equaied, as state paper.
by Webster's celebrated "Hulseman' letter
know this is saying great deal, but it is
nevertheless true. Its spirit is so calm
yet dignified and firm, and its dic,ion so
chaste and pure, its positions SO true, legal
and just - his defence Of the State which
he governs so manly and noble--taat a care
full perusal of the message cannot fail to
awake the patriotism Of every man and to
call forth admiration and praise and
shout of Joy. The craftsmanship ard legal
abilities of Gov. Kirkwool are here shown
to be of the first order. Let every man read
it. In this connection, let me say that
among the Buck A fricans hereabouts, Gov.
Kirkwood is charged with having dispatched
a special messenger to Coppock, Immediate
ly upon the arrival of s'Virginny Camp
and that the Governor as instrumental in
running Coppock beyond the reach of
warrant. wish to say here what you and
other citizens know, that Virginia was very
unfortunate in the selection of detective, |
that Camps mission was known in Musca
tine, Wilton, Atalissa, West Liberty, if not
other places, before he left Muscatine for J
Des Moines. know that received letter |