Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-19
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YROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
Iowa Legislature.

lERoN OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Iowa Legislature.
Dss AoINEs, Jan. 16. 1860.
Dean SIRs:-The long agony Of being
Obliged to listen to the valedictory Of ex Gov.
Love and the salutatory Of Gov. Kirkwood
being over. legislation has assumed its more
| regular course.
The inaugural is an inAiction in more senses
than one. attributable. in part. to the diffuse
manner in which the Gov. airs his vocabulary
the utter irrelevancy Of that document to
Iowa matters and the maudlin sympathy there
in contained for the John Brown raid in Vir-
glnia. In this latter portion Of his inaug ~ al
he has plainly and wickedly insulted not only
that ffty-two thousand of Constitution and
union-loving men. each Of whom had the
honor Of plumping vote against the embodi-
ment OF the worst doctrines Of aggression
upon Southern social and political rights, but
he has committed the grossest outrage in pre-
tending to represent the sentiment Of the con-
ssrVatire element Of even that party TO which
this man osteosibly belongs. For the honor Of
our State. it is to be hoped that not ev en- a re-
spectacle minority Of its people endorse this
reasonable and factious portion Of the mes
sage.
The Democratic party has taken decided
stand in regard to its circulation. They are
sentiments to the extent Of every vote they
possess in both branches, and when they shall
be overriddsn by the majority their protest
will 60 upon the journal without dissenting
voice. 1t 10 due to that party which elected
them that . breakwater BS..s.l .. a..
waves of fsnaticism.
Ex-Governor Baker introduced, on Friday l
believe. q resolution authorizing committee
to investigate the affairs of Mr.. Teesdae in the
character Of State printer. Not daring to op-
pose the raising Of such committee for such
purpose, it has been deliberately destroyed-
in etfect-by appointing upon it but one friend
to the messure-its mover-Gov. Baker, u hile
in opposition to him are Clark Of johnson.
Gurlsy of Scott, and GoodreN of Polk. Good
rtll is strong Tsesdsle man and tho forhs
ttou VI Iuo COuuuIttco 10 60 favorable TO the
State printer - to lead him to break forth in
the following language in this morning is,
sue:
The Republicans Of the Iewa Legislature.
owe it to themselves aud their constituencies.
to turn deaf ear to the camors, the false
alarms, and false counsels o! their political on.
ponents. Pursuing the even tenor Of their
way. the majority should rem ,nber, that the
Republican olicy Of Iowa. has been pa assed
upon by the people. again and again, With an
enforcement that was never more emphatic
than in the late contest when superhuman
'fforts were put forth. and lies were poured out
like water. in order to Overwhelm thsm
The investigation SiA go on. however, not
withstanding Teesdale's objections, and ex Gov.
Baker will probably make a minority report,
Harlan was elected on Saturday BY q vote Of
ssventy.two to ffty>two for Dodge.
There is something curious about the feeling
excited by Mr.. Haran's re election in the minds
of the leaders Of the party, not one Of whom
manifest the least exultatiou over the result
Even the Register. late the Citizen. has not
word Of congratulation to the party, to the
gentleman or to the defeated canddate-noth.
ing but silence, which just nov il worse than
faint applause.
Judge Claggett Of Lee, has introduced pc.
ti,ion for the unconditional repeal Of the pres.
ent liquor Law. and any amount of resolutions
calling for the committee on township and
county organizations to report bill for county
organizations. has been presented. 1t 10 pretty
certain that some change will be effected.
Mr.. Davis, Of johnson, on Saturday last. 10.
troduced . bill by which "speculators Who
never broke foot Of land for agricultural i'm.
prov ement and who looks to the LAHORE OF 9th
ers for the gains that are to follow" are to Be
taxed by . system in which "real estate il TO
be the chief basis Of revenue" This proposi>
tion was very justly referred for emendation.
probably in syntax.
An investigation has been asked for into the
acts Of the Blind Asylum locating and building
committee. with authority to call for persons
and papers. There 10 = great amount Of CHI
canery locked up either in the archives of this
commission or in their breasts, they having al
ready oversteppsd their constitutional limits.
1t is probably proposed to play the sAms game
in relation to this building, ~ has been carried
on with 90 much success at Mt. Pleasant, the
building at Vinton being but about half COM
pletsd, and the commission like Oliver Twist
askiug for more. This scheme Of building no
town at the expense Of the state will in time
be found to be burdensome to the tax payers.
The race for State Printer is an exciting one
and it is difficult to say who is ahead. Palmer
Of the Dubuque Times. is the man. if any body
The Gasstts Of your place has sent up pro-
position to the effect Of doing the work at forty
cents per thousand, and in connection estab>
fishing an organ here. to be directed BY the
best Of talent. The last portion Of the propo-
si:ion il the sine qss non with the Republican
members. tae present state organ being lame
affsir However the northern portion Of the
state claim the olies. and have it they will, ~
they have majority in caucua
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