Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-06
DOlNGS AT THE CAPITAL.
SENATE CHAMBER, Desmoines,
March 9th, 1860.

March 9th, 1860.
The 'machne" still grinds and severs
important measures have come forth. Tb'
vote taken Saturday, whereby the bill provid
ing for the disposal of the Saline Lands to the
University was lost, was yesterday re
considered, and the bill passed by a vote o.
"a to IA, with several abssntess. This is ,
very important measure inasmrch as it pro
vides for the necessities of this much needed
institution without taking from the State
Treasury any of its funds. We may hope
therefore, to see the work progress and the
University become the pride and pet of al
friends of education, at an early day.
The apportionment of the State into Sen.
atorial Districts passed the Senate by q
strict party vote. Jairus tried hard to de
feat it Ivy playing "small demagogue," but
it was foregone conclusion, fixed in gen.
eral caucus convened. 1t will become law,
and if Republicans do their duty, instead OF
three, we shall have at least seven majority
and may, if We will, have nine, two years
from this time. The apportonment of the
State into Representative Districts having
passed the House, was this evening passed
in the Senate.
The bill defining tho duties of State
Printer and Binder, and reducing prices of
composition, press work, &C., yesterday
passed the S, nate, ard viii! pass the House,
because it has been tore ordained. The
tactious course of Jli,us effected nothing.
His long, written speech was great bore,
and although he would fain have the people
believe that the majority were opposed to
reducing prices the record is against him.
va'rus is certainly very dull, for enc who
has been in the Legislature as long Us he
has. There is not member in the Senate
that is not better posted than Neal.
A bill eompensating the Commissioners
passed the Senate.
The House has now under consideration
the Revenue bill, which makes some mate.
rial improvements in our present systen.-
Both houses are now earnestly at work,
and are rapidly disposing of bills of local
Importance. Mr.. Drummond yesterday
called up the Blind Asylum bill, it having
been reconsidered, and was again defeated,
only one Dem ocrat voting for it four Re-
publicans voting nay, one of whom, Mr..
Refinery has moved reconsideration, and
the vote has been carried. The Pententiary
will also come in for an appropriation. 1t
is high time that the State should flush all
her public buildings and get them out of
politics. The people ought to know that
every ono of them could be completed
and put into operation without adding
mill to the present taxes. And l say that
the Republican party is unwise that it does
not come up with nerve and back. bone
enough to put them all through, and
then say to the Democratic stunpers,
howl on" The truth is, that just as lorg
as these buildings remain unfinished will it
be a source of capital from which the Buck
Africans will steal thunder, to brighten few
timid people into voting their ticket. 1t is
policy for them to retard the progress Of our
humane institutions, and just so long as
they can do this, just so long will they be
a strong minority, if not a ma ority.
call, then, upon every Republican member
Of the Legislature, who expects to take his
sea: here another session to nerve himself
and determine that in spite of the hypocriti-
cal whines and ravenous bowls of hungry,
spills seeking, niger worshipping Locofoco
party, they aotN stand up to the rack, and
vote for enough to finish what is now UNDER
way, and risk the consequences.
1t will be impossible for the House to
adjourn until Monday next. Twenty min
utes past six, Tuesday morning, has been
fixed upon by close calculating members.
The streets of this city are navtgable for
first and second class .'Prairie Schoone,s,"
and are daily navigated en- route for the
Peak. From Feb 14th to March 18th, 100
teams had passed over the Avenue Bridge.
A great many others have ferded the river
Most of the emigrants have their fe niles.
The wagons are much lighter, and contain
very much lighter loads than those which
went out year ago. LEM.