Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-01-27
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FRIEND JoURNAL;-I know of nothing espe.
cial that has transp,red since my last, unless
it be, the organization of the third House,
which took place on Friday evening last, in
the inferior House. Old Timber assumed
the chair as speaker, which he announced he
had held by prosc,iptioe oeright since 1887. His
opening remarks were exceedingly appropri-
ate, and closed with the emphatic declaration
that from the decisions of the chair there soas
no appeal. G. @. Nourse, Esq, of this
city, was then introduced, as Governor elect,
and delivered his Inaugural Address. The
address was truly national paper. His
views upon railroads, banks, the colonization
ofsuch persons as pronounce cow-keeo-
and eat Goldfish, and more especially his views
upon the Harper's Ferry raid, will no doubt
meet with the approval of every good citizen.
We commend the paper to ALL
Notices Of bills, and the. introduction of a
number, with their reference to appropriate
committees, is about all that has transpired
in the House or Senate One bill needs espe-
cial mention, as showing that ''the honored"
are not above their fellows in some respects.
A bill providing for the relief fof members and
officers of the Legislature, or, in other words
providing for the pay of such amount of mile
age and per diem as had already accrued,
has passed both Houses. 1t was said in the
debateu upon the bill, that members in both
Houses had arrived here without 9 red. Be.
lieving that for the reputation of those whs
hold over, and for Legislatures yet in the fu
ture, it was necessary that every member
should have money enough to pay his wash
erwoman, this bill was very unanimously
passed. .., b-a.,sst ..a.-. .....
A bill providing for the repeal of all existing
laws relating to the sale Of intoxicating Ii.
quors, has been introduced into the Senate,
by johnson, of Wapello. Ana here allow me
to say, that was somewhat amused and sur
prised, from the association of names, to find
my esteemed friends Of temperance, J. Ben
nett and Pliny Fay, Esqs., petitioning the
Legislature to repeal the laws for the sup
preston Of intemperance. The petition has
majority of German signatures, headed by
the would-be Mayor on Front street; and what
surprised and pleased me most, was the
seeming earnestness and desire Of Messrs.
Bennett and Fay, who, not centent with sign
ing the petition once, sign it twice. This
looks a little like the Kickapoo poll lists
Look out, gentlemen!
A bill has been introduced repeating that
section of Session Laws of 1858, (Section 3,
Chapter 26,) allowing plaintiff upon oath to
attach all goods, effects, &C., of removing
debtor shall offer some comments on this
in my next.
This morning, bill was introduced, pro-
viding for dividing of Office of Treasurer and
Recorder. And here allow me to digress, and
remark that, among all, there is general dis
position and determination to re-organize our
counties and township system. A general
complaint is made of the unlimited powers of
our County Judge system. Many are in ia
vor of Commissioners, others of Supervisors.
One or the other will be adopted.
But am extending this correspondence
beyond measurable length, and will there
fore conclude. ZENI.