Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-01
LEGISLATIVE CORREsPoyD.
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AS Legislation progresses No occasionall J
have scriumsge with the enemy, and are
gradually working up to his strongest lines
To-day there was . stout movement made
that carried tribulation into the ranks o.
the hydropathic branch OF the House. Mr.,
Irish offered = resolution instructing the In
temperate Committee to report bill for {
License Law, when . motion was quickly
made to lay the same upon the table.
The yeas and nays we're demanded, and
we're given as follows:
YEAs-Atkins, Ballinger, Bent. Bowen.
Brown of Fsyette, Brown Of Howard
Burnett. Burrows, Chase, Craig, Cramer,
Dashell, Dudley, Ellis, Garrett, Gaylord,
Goodspeed, ,Grantham, Guthrie. Hart, Hatch,
Hayden, johnson Of Marshall, Kasson, Xii
burn Lambert. .McKesn. McNuts, Ne chem,
Morrison, Murray. Ordway, Parker, Phil
lips, Ramsay, Rees, kippey, Roweli, San
born, Smith Of Harrison, Sheldon, Stanley,
Stone, Tenney, Tillson, Tucker, Walling,
Wilcox, Williams, Wilson Of Davis. Wilson
OF Tama, Mr.. Speaker-52.
NAYs-Adams, Allen, Atwood. Babbitt,
Baly, BAuder, Blackwell, Brown Of Van Bu-
ren, Caldwell. Cotton, Criss, Davis, Dono-
van, Glasgow, Hartsock, Hawthorn, Hunter,
Irish. johnson Of Cherokee, Kelly, Knapp,
Leach, Leffingwell, Lockwood, LoDgueville,
Miller, Newberry, Peck, Rector, Rohlfs,
Smith Of Dickinson, Stuart, Triiz, Werner,
Wheeler, Wilson of Dubuque, Wright-37.
Flfty-two TO thirty -sevenl Not SO bad
The other day upon vote Of the same sor,
VIC only got twenty seven votes on the Lii
censs side, while the Ant-License party
had sixty nine. Mark the change: To day
We are S7-a gain Of ten right out Of the en-
emy's ranks; while the Maine Law folks
cast "a loss in killed. wounded and pris-
oners Of seventeen, in this engagement. A
few more skirmishss Of the same
sort will "sorteSn clean out the
entire "caboodle." They are losing
strength every day aud we are gaining
ground correspondingly. There may not
be any License Law enacted this season,
but in oil probability We have got them 50
thoroughly scared that they will not dare
make any serious attempt TO repeal the
swine and Beer Clause" They have the
desire 10 do so and the "Intemperate Com
mttee' SO called, may, in it's majority re-
port. recommend such q measure, but the
next General Election 10 too near al hand
and they don't want to waste any powder
To- "a ~ tkor hoy
spare.
The radical Temperance men have held
two caucusses recently, and the general
impression is that they want to do some
thing, but dare not. We shall see. We
are ready and willing to fight them every
day in the week.
Messrs. Rohis Of Scott and Babbitt OF
Poitaw ottamie, the only two sound men on
the Incorporate Committe,will surely bring
in staunch minority report, and then the
matter will come up for . general and final
engagement. There can be no dodging on
that occasion, and the big guns en- both
sides will do eome loud talking pro and
con.
You will notice that Judge Cotton, of
Clinton, is voting with us right straight
through. This is clever dodge on tho
part of that very cleser gentleman. he is
unquestionably a rabid temperance man
through and through. but then don't you
see that he is in training for the Congress
sional race, whlch is soon TO come off on
this track, and the plan is among his
friends and supporters to have him vote the
License ticket early. often, and all the while.
Even the sane imonious cold water by drant
Parsoa Trusdell. who evidently has water
on the brain. am informed ceincides with
the action of his colleague every time, and
while he does up the wrathful warning
parts, Judge Cotton plays the frightful ex-
ample to sound perfection. la fact, 80 much
does the plausible Judge desire 10 set
down among the elect who skirmish
around the political flesh pots at Washing
ton-so much does he want the support o I
the Germans in the Republican convention,
Also of the License members Of Linn, that
am actually impressed with the belief that
he would not refuse the straightest drink
that could be poured out at the we'll stocked
bar Of the Savery House. In fact he means
business-so the RAIDS oil say-hence he
votes himself n true blue Whiskyite May
be he will win: yea, verify, Cotton may yet
be King. But he is alone on the track. He
can't walk over the course, for Sam McNu,t,
Of Nuscatine, is also in vigorous training
The Judge has the start Of him on the Ii
ccnse voting dodge, and will probably beat
him bad. McNuts has got plenty Of wind,
but no bottom-hencc, will be distauced
just about the third heat He was former
ly Dcmocrat-a perfect iron-clad was he
when the Democrats were in power bu,
as the scales turned, Sam played the scaly
dodge and slipped right off into the arms of
The Radicals just IS easy as sliding down
creased pole. Sam is philosopher. He
ieiies any, each any every party
% change front, turn COTS, or eat
irt faster than be can. That's what /
:all genuine genius in an ofice-seekine
vav. He has forgotten, however, to do
what Cotton has done, and that will bother
aim much indeed-yes, it will lay him on
he shelf. | am credibly informed that
Teur Mr. Rohlfs, Of the House, says that
Cotton has already secured, BY his action,
the German vote Of the Second District
Whether he said SO or not, cannot say
whether he knows any thing about ii, If he
did say so, is also matter Of conjecture.
Three thousand one hundred and fiftv
signatures graced . License Law petition
that came up here from Scott county yes
serday. 1t shows that your people are in
earnest upon that point. Hard work and
no f'inching will some day bring about the
boon they desire
Railroad topics are becoming interesting
There seems to be = disposition in both
branches Of the Legislature to head off the
Wall Street Ring that is intent upon COB
bling W the rich surplus laid away BY the