Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-18
DAVENPORT, IOWA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is. 1868.
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Especial Correspondence Of the Drxocnaal
Dgs Moisrs, March nth, 1868.
The vote on the license bill was reached
Friday, and lost By vote Of 9s 70 s.. And
- the liesnse bill vent BY The board. Tn,
vine and beer bill remained for cons;dsrs
ton. and On Saturday is was moved to TAX,
Il up and table 4. This motion IVES mad,
BY NJ. Atkins, Of winneshisk, an oppe
sssto Of lissass and IN aquarisn sf the firsI
watsf. Upon his molten the yeas aud nay.
were taken, and il Was votsl down BY {
n.jority Of sse. So the effort 10 dodge BY
tabling being bastsn, something must b,
done, and with bianehed checks the Radi
eals demanded some leader to jump inte
"the imminent deadly BREACH" and saw
thsm from a square vote upon the bill
Ordwsy, Chairman Of the Tntemperatc Com
mittse, who had reported in favor Of The
passage Of the bill, now begged for il TO b.
tabled. His courage oczsd-Iikc crst did
disappsar Bob Acres vaior. Another hnigb,
Of high sinpriss, Trusdsll, had fed from the
6sld. on the morning train, and only this
conscientious Rippsy was lefs bshind to
battle for that principle of mere perfsc.
prohibition, upon which Trusdell. Hayden,
Mecham, Ballingcr and Rippcy had expeud-
cd twelve long hours Of forid declam alton
An arrangement had been made in the Com
mittse bet .esn the majority and minority,
that fair vote should be taken upon each
bill on motion for its passage. This sr.
rangemsnt was admitted BY members OF
both branches of the Committee.
To return. The vote to table was lost by
one vote. A square vote WAS impending.
"Oh. whore was Tfusdell theni O0s blast
upon bic busls horn .wsrs worth ten thou.
sand"-votss. The Speaker was solicited
to, and did, decide tAst the cote to table sas
Prsnsatsrely taken, and, therefore, ost
o. and void. A query arose In the minds q
Of many whGher it would have been pre-
mature, had the msjority Of one been on
the other side A call of the House was
had, end sash msmbes of the majority was
duty reined and bitted, and they rsfesed to
toks sp the bill-so il sleeps On the Ale.
The sxpeetstions and demands .of the
people for legislation On this question are
thus opurued, and a s0ascu lated law. with
no inherent power Of sslf-snforcement re-
mains on the slaeuts books 10 b. disregard
Cd, aad, IL the contempt snssndersd for it.
sell, to weaken the grasp d other and bst-
tor laws cpon the respect Of the people.
In oil up~ ards Of 80, 900 people had peti-
toned for some legislation, and these cow
ards and tsiokssers denied their prayer
But there 10 . Rhadamanthus, public
opinion, whom these men will come
for judgment.
Yesterday there wss introduced into the
Senate . bill providing fer the submission
Of the negro suffrage amendment at the next
regular election.
The negro suffrage resolutions were pass
Cd 10 the House yesterday by party vote,
Mr.. Davis, Of Scott, voting against and Mr.
Kelly for II. IL will be remembered that
the platform upon which these gentlemen
we're elected-ths People demanded only
the submission Of this matter to the peo-
pie.
The two Houses have concurred in 4 ref
olution fixing the 6nal adjournment at April
Sth. There are $40 bills on the House File,
and goo on the Senate. A sitting cemmit-
tse will shortly be appointed 10 arrange
such Of these uncensidersd bills that will
bs reached in the regular order as are
important.
The Senate, this MOI ming passed Jud 20
Dilion's Cooperation Debt Com promise bill
by vote of 80 to 0.
Nothing definite has > ct been done on the
question Of the abolishmsns Of the Super
visor system. and nothing will bs done.
The Common Pleas Court bill has bill has
been passed by the Senate, and there is
majority in its faver in the House, but un-
lsss 1t can b taken up out Of i,s order it
will b lost BY failing 10 be reached.
The railroad matters pending are: "Ths
43d parallel" the resumption Of 10000
acres OF the C. K. L NJ. lands and their re-
grant to the L. ons L Aaquoksta road the
repeal Of section OF the C. II. !. & p. bill,
by which directors are continued in Office :;
compromise bill relative to the old Dss
Moines river Improvement lands now held
by the d. V. Railroad, by which the fred
dog" or improvement company's scrip is
guaranteed BY the railroad
These questions have brought heavy lob
bes here, and the various sides are repre-
sented BY many keen business men.
The Reform School bill is through the
Senate. Mr. Sample, Of Lee county, has
offered his valuable Soiiireno farm, on the
bounds Of the Mississippi, above Ksokuk,
NJ free donation to the State, for the pur.
poses Of this school. Whites Normal Ia
Dor school in Henry county, offered to board
the young convicts Of the State At 4 fxed
price, thus securing some valuable convict
labor and getting paid for it By the State.
The Committee visiting the Penitentiary,
McNutt, Chairman, were instructed to ex-
anime Mr.. Samples property, and also the
White Labor School business. and for some
unsccountabls reason reported against ac
cspting of Mr.. Samples property, and fa
vosably upon the vicious and spsculatiur
plan to farmsout Juvenile convict labor to
w hits's concern.
The Senate passed to-day the bill appro-
priasing sl25, 900 to erect Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Council Bluffs.
smart radical dodge TO secure success
al elections was tried In the House this
morning. The Committee on Elections re-
ported bin requiring foreigners who may
be challenged It the polls 70 produce their
nasural'ie.'on papers, and denying them
their oashs. This bill practically said the
fossignsrs are net 70 bs believed under
ssth, - sweeping charge Of perjury aeains,
every citizen Of that ciasa. Rghlni nss1le =
stirring speech against the bill, and the fads
finally ss6srsa Il 10 drsp oct Of sight, pre.
viously tarsatssing that the principle
should be ssgrsflsd in The rvsistry Law.
Teers are 30 inmates and pupiis Of The
Blind Aaylum In this city. who viii give Z
concert at tss coort housc tonight. and On
entertainment 10 the Rspsesen tstiye Chan.
Der tomorrow night.
There was fssrfui rein and hail storm,
here yesterday, and last night il snow ed
Yesterday vas balmy - May and to-day il
cold aud bleak w OuRr.
sReal Estate 1'ransfsrs.
F'lsd il the Recorders efiss, Scott esuuty
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