The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-04-13
Times Capitol Correspondence.

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Break up Of the Lobby or Third Hous,
-Attack on Gen. Baker-Industrg o.
Northern MemJers-7ae Ship Canal
; additional Representatives Norh-12th
Judicial Circuit State Otfcers-A neu
r Io,oa Book-Soldiers en- route for thu
Vest, etc, etc.
| DEs MONIES, April 4th, 1864
Pursuant to Joint Resolution, the Tenth
General Assembly of the State of Iowa, ad
journed on Tuesday, 29th ultimo or rather
the time Of adjournment was among the "wee
sma" hours Of Tuesday morning. As was an
ticipated, Monday was a busy day, which was
followed bya night session that continued till
IL O'Clock, at which time there was an adjourn.
ment to the Supreme Court room for refresh.
ments, kindly furnished by the ladies of the
several State Officers, assisted by many deserv.
ing ones from the City. For an hour Or more
about midnight, the "1'hird House," Or "Supe-
rior Branch of the Legislature held possession
of the Representatives. Hall, and were ably
presided over by Gen. N. B. Baker, who occu'
pied the chair with as much dignity, and pre-
| served as good order, as "any other man"
could under like circumstances. The General
was SO imbucd with the Military spirit that he
was not at all disconnected in his rulings by the
, continuous warfare carried on by means of pa.
per bullets, stray copies of Journals, and what
ever came to hand but declared everything
in order until he received a shot in the stomach
from one Of Gen. Wilson's bags of seed wheat
which he declared to be entirely out of order,
and recommended that the man who introduced
the villainous resolution be expelled from the
Superior Branch Work was resumed BY the
House about o'clock Tuesday morning. Lit
tie was done however; the example of the
'Third House had such an effect on the men,
bers they could not work. Both Houses soon
commenced passing resolutions of thanks to
the officers of their respective bodies, and then
went into a sort of Committee of the Whole
love.feast, in which everybody felt very sorry
that the members were about to separate, that
! they had ever said anything in the heat of de.
bate likely to give offence and if they had,
they wanted to be forgiven, as they would for
give everybody. And some Of the Republi.
cans felt sure the Democrats were good fellows
after all each one pledged himself friend to
all the rest: and SO, after each one had told
his experience, committees were appointed by
each House to inform the other that it was
ready to adjourn sine die. after which motions
to adjourn prevailed, and the Assembly ad.
journed, the members of the Senate singing
"Auld Lang Syne" and the Doxology; and that
was the manner in which our Legislature closed
its work. How much the State has been bene.
fitted by this Legislature is not for me to say,
even had the space and the inclination. That
the northern portion of the State was never
better represented must be apparent from the
work accomplished, and the respect gained
wherever our delegates were known. Repre-
sentatives Gilchrist, White, Sturgis, Richards.
Paulk, and Cort worked well together for the
interest Of Northern Iowa, and nowhere was
their work crowned with more success than in
the passage of the Amendment to "An act to
provide for the survey of ship canal route"
proposed by Mr.. Gilchrist in securing addi-
tional representatives for Clayton, Fayette,
and Allamakee Counties, and in the pa usage of
the bill creating the 10Th Judicial District
Had our Representatives both in the Senate
and the House, been less determined or had
managed with less skill, none of these meas
ures would have passed. Messrs Sturges and
White seldom rose to speak but when they
were interested in any measure. Every men,
Der in the House would feel the pressure of
fhncn D., ha~ ~ r.
fifty spoken the work was generally done.
These men should surely be returned to the
next Assembly they know the ropes and can
pull them. Taking the evidence of the MAORI
ty of the House just before adjournment, there
were no men more respected, more able, Or
more useful than the minority, which consisted
of Messrs. Richards, Paulk, Cort, Christopher
and O'Brien. In the Senate Mr.. Hunt always
commanded attention, and if the interests of
the North could be entrusted to the care of
such men as Hunt, Gray, Burdick, Patterson,
Clarkson, Bronson, Jennings, Helsinger, Knoll
and Bassett, the public might rest well assured
that all would be weli. In regard to the State
officers, would be satisfied could know that
practical, common sense men, courteous and
kind, one feels at home in any Office at the
Capitol, and at ease in the presence of any of
them. Some of the members were disposed to
blame Secretary Wright for furnishing them
with poor pens and stationery, but the contract
was awarded by the Census Board to Jones,
Perdue and Small, Of Chicago, who resorted to
very small thing in furnishing goods very in
ferior to the sample, and at time when they
could not we'll be refused. Gen. " ilson, Sec.
rotary of the Agricultural College, will soon be
engaged on work of great value to the State.
no less than statistical History of Iowa, in
which the agricultural and manufacturing adj
vantages of each County will be set forth. The
Gen. is good writer and will produce valua.
BILE and interesting work.
Saturday last was surprised and my eyes
gladdened by the sight of about dozen Clay
ton County boys dressed in Uncle Sans blue.
all on their way to join their companions in ex-
terminating the red skins that infest our west
ern border. l didn't feel a bit "coppery" as
grasped each one by the hand.
Had not occupied so much space, would
give you my Impressions of Des Moines, but
must wait until more convenient season. l
leave this evening for the North, in one of the
worst rain storms have seen for many day,
and hoping soon to enjoy chat with the
| obliging Eds. of the TINES in their own sane
tum, bid you adieu. D. M.