The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-15

members Of I'll three Hoses 6efon TO Ws6G
their way to that illlooking, rectangular
enormity md archiiscfaaa monstsoiav =
the top of the Esss Side Hill, callsd-and
shame enough it Is too-called the CApaaea.
The next job Of building that the soversigns
Of the Stats nast take 10 had i -
SmasNae>ss And ~ JallsbsSa ag6iA buy6g
go gSo1S tessase sksyass Sheap Per
cheap goods are the very dearest that ear be
bought. One has soos 70 hay osaAss, b.
sidss being ashamed Of tAsm While oae has
them. If the people and their Representa-
tires thiAk tAsaske State cant Adbrd = com
mence building new Capitol nov, all right
let them postpone it. But when the work u
taken in band let il be such IN one y shall
bescredit 10 onr krsat and Ercvirg ssis.
Let it be such : ba'idingas shall asswss for
legislative usss 6fy ysars hence. =
SO while We tadk about that brick shabbi-
ness We have come up to il and entered u !;
the crowd has come up to II and entered.
The halls of the Ssvery House are having
somewhat Of quiet now; the first for several
dsys. The Senatorial boots md the Repre-.
sen.ative and the Lobby boots, thas hays
echoed in those halls al tie days and usually
all the nights, are awaking echoes in the be-
fore untenanted halls Of Senate and House.
Members and lobbyists are oil over the
House, at the members seats, or crowdsng
the aisles. The Senate and Representative
chambers show little difference. Ths House
Is the more crowded. Then at 2 o'clock there
is he rap Of the gavel, in the House. Hatch,
Of Polk, called tbs body 70 order. Quiet is
Hasched out Of confusion aud the Honora-
bies bagin setting at once. The fobbyistsre
treat to the rear. Hatch nominated Hon. 5.
". McNun, Of Nascatine county,
Tor temporary Speaker, aud Mr..
McEu,t was elected. Then "a you
sirrady know, from the dispatches, the
temporary organization was completed by the
electio, Of the following officers; Charles
Aliricl Of Marshalitowa, Clerk pro TEN. !:
Mr.. B. Van Steenburg, of Jackson county.
A .sisiant Clerk; Mr.. George Bailey, Dallas
co ln,y, Door.leeper; Col. i. G. White,
Sarxeant>at Arms Mr.. Jonathan THATCHER,
af Van Buren,, Postmaster A committee of
five on credentials was appointed, and or
,pr Then The House adjourned. and the Re-
publ cans met in caucus. The following nom
nations were made, and the nomination IL
e4si7alen. to en- election: Russell. Of Jones,
spe .ksr; n. {. Woodruff, Chiei Clerk;
Mr. 3. Van Steenburg, First Assistant Clerk;
Nj. Samuel A. Flanaers, Second Assistant:
Mr.. Ring, Engrossing Clerk: J. A. strisht,
oil Crawford county, Enrolling Clerk j. p.
Patrick, Sergean,-a,-Arms No nomination
O! Postmaster was made.
The Senate Sna called to order nt o clock.
Prayer b. Rev. Mr. King Mr.. Abel was
made Secretary pro TEN. MesArs. Balls,
Meyer, Patvin, Holman and Fsisall we're ap-
pointed committee on credentials. o,her
Temporary officers were elected, as follows:
James Mcconnell, Door keeper; Jas. Rama,
Sergeant at-Arms; jonathan Thatcher, Post
mister; Messengers, Carroll wright and
VIM. r. Patterson. The following nomina-
tsons were made in caucus, ard this, - in the
Hoase, IL equivalent to an election ]. NJ
Wearf. Of Buchanan, Secretary J. A. 4.
Hull, of Van Buren, First Assistant Scores
tary; George P. Abel, Of Polk, Second As-
sistaat Secretary; George II. BalIou, of Du-
buqae, Expressing Clerk f. g. Stanley, Of
Jones. Enrolling Clerk Val. Aerdall, Of
Mouroe, Sergeant at-Arms Thomas Morgan,
of Louisa. Door-keeper, Jopathan Thatcher,
Of Eaa Buren,. Postmaster. These will be
elected tomorrow.
Before the adjournment Of the House. Jno.
p lash, OF Johnson, 81 ifrepsessibIe Demo.
urrss, and who has more brains than any 9th,
er twenty -four years cid Democrat in Iewa or
The Northwest gsve notice that the Demo
craft, members would hold a eaneqs al
i5nch' Office. Ne don't know what they
will "a in that caucus. Give some Demo-
cratic ehsns eheapnotorssy we presumes and |
then submit gracefully, as our Denos ratio
friends viii do. to the Republican officers
who viii be elected.
The nominations are frat rate. Mr.. Wharf,
the Secretary Of The Senate, was Assistant
Secretary at tha last term, and was an Elf
cent and excellent Clerk. Captain Hull, OF !
Birmingham, will makes capital Secretary, /
and ar. Abel has large experience in his |
place, ard can t well be improved uron. Mr..
Woodrnff, Clerk Of The House, is the live and |
talented editor Of the Cedar Falls .ssatinei, |
and his assistants, Van Steenburg ard Elan. |
dsrs, viii do tier work ihnroughiy well.
We are not going to promise anything far
'ler; oh. communicative GATE. We eaid |
tint in this We might take a personal look q, |
tho N embers OF this Twelfth General As. |
ssrnbig. But in the nnseslledness preceding
the permanent organization. we have lot ljeen |
able TO pass them under satisfactory COLLECT |
lie inspection, 50 viii not undertake 10 re
dsem now our promise. And we have good
eaoa.a precedent Tor our failure herein. For |
do gol remember, as, beirg weil-iniorned |
and rtiiesophic GsrE you should remember. |
that Victor Cousin. the French Philosopher, |
once undertook to deliver rcourse of lee |
tsres 'spon the Piatonic Philosophy? Ard I
thar be lectured ,hro. gh two years, and never |
ole Of them was npoa the Piatonic Philoso. |
ply Al all? Aud for less digniied precederts
do you Remember that poor Ar,euas Ward
sad be would lecture about the Babes ia |
the Woods and thai he 60. through bi, lec.
ture before those poor unfortanates entered |
his head at alls Having thus bounded il. |
circle from Philosopher to Fool with grace.
dents, re claim that We are exempt frpm
performances of has,y promise. Bat i, i |
sood-icoking body, and Offers - much .or.
face FOR comnendation and eomplimens.v
adjectivss rs any Assembly that ever met 4, |
the Ssnte.
1mong the more recent arrivnls are Gen.
Reida ard Col. Perry Of Ksokuk, and Senator
Holman and Representatives Bauder md
Werner of our county.
Governor Stones Message will BE- re.d ~
Tsesdsy.
TEX Pm cESr. Ors. -Haisksmp Z Maj.
less havs married their b3ots and sAoes dov. |
10 per cent. Remember they sell for cash /
only. ha11.,~
PArESTs. Boyd 4 Co. Molie;foss nf pa. |