The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-08
Legislative.

FEB. 27.---Senate resolution for adjourn
ment of the Legislature, March,. 26th, was
adopted by the House, after substituting
9th. Senate made progress in the conside-
ration of the Code Commissioners report.
FEB. 2S.-Senate ordered to be cngrossed
the bin regulating the foreclosure of mort
cages, giving the defendant months to an
swer, until JAN, 1861. The bill regulating
the foreclosure f~deeds of trust and mort
cages, with power of sale, passed the Senate.
The afternoon was devoted by the same
body to further consideration of the Code
Gov. Kirkwood responded to the Senate
call for information touching his action in re-
lation to the requisition for Coppic. Having
encountered the call with improper and Of
fensive inquiries, the Governor stated that he
could not reply to the latter; so the Democ-
racy vented their spite against him, by vo-
ting down the Republican motions to print.
Several Republican Senators are, absent
Mr.. Mcpherson is ill.,
FEB. 20.-The Senate had-befere it, again,
the proposed call upon the Governor, for in
formationin regard to his action in the case
of Coppic. In order to defeat an attempt of
the Democracy to again load down the reso-
utlons with offensive and irrelevant amend
ments, the previous question was called for
a I'd sustained; and the Democracy then out
of spirits, placed themselves on the record in
the attitude of opposing call made upon
the Governor, for information that they ex-
pressed a desire to obtain few DAYS before.
The resolutions of Mr.. Wilson, of Jefferson,
were adopted by party vote.
The House spent portion of the day in
considering sundry hills on the liquor ques-
ton. A bill is before the House-introduccd
by Mr.. Withrow-that proposes the repeal
of the amendments made to the Liquor Law
two years since. There is great diversity of
opinion in the Legislature on the subject
1t is doubtful whether, the law will be
changed
MARCH 2.--There was exhibited, this
morning in the House of Representatives
one OF those scenes that mark the cfisorgan-
zing character of the Sham Democracy
The whole session, lasting until three o'clock
IN the afternoon was consumed by the
minority, in what proyetia vain attempt to
defeat perfectly fair and proper purpose of
the majority, to obtain from the Governor
information as to his acton in regard to the
requisition made upon him for the person OF
BARCLAY Coppc. The previous question hay
ing been demanded, series of movements
commenced to prevent the vote being taken
Call after call of the House motions to excuse
upon which the yeas and nays were deman-
ded, and variety of trivial and discreditabe
tricks of that character, were PERSISTED in,
hour after hour, until the esinnerless democ-
racy found that it was impossible to COM
pei the majority to submit to their dictation.
They then reluctantly submitted and premt
ted the resolutions of Mr.. Gurley to pass the
House. Anxious as the. majority are to hur-
ry through the work of the session, pressing
as the necessity rs for diligcnt labor, il is a
standing reproao!, to the minority, that they
will thus factiously seek to thwart the work
of legislation. An this ffllibustcring, in this
ease, grows out of an apprehension that the
facts, when stated by the Governor, will win.
dictate his action in the Coppic case and dis.
prove the charges of his opponents.
The Senate spent most of the day on the
Code, making. rapid progress Register.