Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-01-30
The General Assembly.

From newspapers and letters rcce
we'd from Dcs Moincs, we learn tina
the General Assembly are making
good progress in the legislative affairs
of the State. Both Houses organized
on straight-out Republican basis
No fusion" this time, and no com
plant about it, either. The lesson o
last spring had salutary innucnc,
upon both parties, and VIC opinc they
will pause long before vcntureing up.
on another such experiment.
Lieut.. Governor Ncedham prcsidcs
over the deliberations of the Senate
with dignity and ability while Hon.
Rush Clark, as Speaker of the House,
is dcspatching the business before
that body with commendablc CELEBRITY
A large number of bills, upon a vari.
city of subjects, have been introduced
and referred to the several committees,
which, together with the numerous
resolutions, petitions, memorials, &C.,
that have been presented, arc likely
to keep the two Houses busy for some
time to come. .....
We notice that Mr.. Bowdoin, from
this county, is chairman of the Com
mittce of Ways and Means, and is also
member Of the Congressional Dis
tricting Committee. Mr.. Fuller OF
Fayctte, and Mr.. Burton of ALBANIA
kce county, are also on the Committee
of Ways and Means. Mr.. Rothrock,
Of Cedar county, is chairman of the
Committee on Schools and State Uni
versity, and Mcssrs. Hudnutt of Bro
mcr, and Chase Of Clayton. arc men,
bers Of the same committee. Mr..
Fuller, of Fayettc county, heads the
Committee on Banks and Banking
Mr.. Frisbie, of Mitchell, the Commit
tee on Enrolled Bills (; Mr.. Sarver, o
Lucas county, the Committee on Inter
nal improvements Mr.. Curtis o
Blackhawk county, the Committee OF
Constitutional Amendments Mr.. Hol
yoke of Powcsheik county, the Com
mittcc on Charitable Institutions Mr.
Van Anda, Of Delaware county, thu
Committee on interpretations MI
Nelson, Of Winncsheik county, is OF
the Printing Committee and Mr.
Young, of Linn County, is chairman
Of the Judiciary Committee.
OF all the Committees, VIC think
the duties of the Committe of Ways
and Means, at this time, are the mos'
oncrous and responsible. But the gen
tlcmcn composing the Committee pos
scss ability and experience, land W,
doubt not they will discharge thci
duties in an acceptable manner.
The Senate have been passing upo,
the question, whether the acceptance
of military commission in the army
Ivy seine of the members, has mad,
vacant their seats in the Senate. The
question came up particularly as tt
Busscy of Davis county, who is Colo
mel of one Of the Cavalry Regiments
and Scott of Story county, who is 1t
Colonel of the Sd Infantry regiment
neither of these Senators resigned,
and the Governor did not order an
election in their districts last fall, he
having no official notice of vacancies
there. But the people, at the last
election elected successors Of botl
Scott and Bussey. These SUCCESSOR
went to the Capitol aud claimed thci
seats-so the questions to determine
were two:
First-Under the Constitution, Art
III. Sec. 22,--"No person, holding an,
lucrative office under the United States
or this State, or any other power, shal
bc eligible to hold seat in the Gen
cral Assembly" Are these officers il
the army holding lucrative Offices
The Senate decided, 20 to 6, that they
nre, and have consequently decided
that the seats Of Bussey, Scott, Powers
Taylor of Wayne, and Henderson arr
vacant.
Sccond--Could the people fiji these
seats without proclamation from TIL
Governor The Senate decided, i
to Is, that they could not !: and 8
0usted the contestants. This las
question was next day reconsidered
and again the contestants were denies
their seats. Hon. w. G. Woodward
late Judge Of the Supreme Court, 10
member Of the Senate, and Chairmsl
Of the Judiciary Committee to WHOM
the questions were referred. The Dc
cisions Of the Senate are in accord
ancc with his views. So Senator Pow
crs' scat is declared vacant, as wei
as that of the others.
The Governor has issued Procla
nation ordering special elections +
f;ll these vacancies. The time 70
holding the election in this District j
Tuesday, the 25th day of February
a. ID. 1862. See Proclamation in an
other column.
Senator Powers has not been a