Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-24
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Special Correspondence to the Dsmoea.
D.s MoisEs, March 23d, 1865.
LEGIsLATIvE.
The Capitol Bill is in abeyancs, tie
judiciary act has been discussed and its
friends have made up their slate and
count enough votes to pass it the liquor
question has got its quietus for the time ;
the passage Of the Deaf and Dumb bailding
appropriation is sure the Supervisor sys-
tenn is safe from being disturbed, aud, ~ the
curtain falls upon oil these, the stage is
cleared and the scenes shifted for the grand
railroad tournament.
The bill on the McGrsgor and Sioux City
road is ready for report, squeiching the
hopes Of the 43d parallslogranmers, and
the c., R. l. L p repeal bill has been called
and wen. on the docket, and the committees
have been occupied day and half hearing
the arguments upon it, pro aud con. The
Wall street interest is represented by Mr..
Cowdery, . New York millionaire and ia
cob Butler. Esq, Of Muscatins' The com
mittsss meet in some room Of the Capitol
or . hotel paror and the advocates appear
before them and deliver themselves at great
length and breadth.
Your fellow citizen, John P. Cook, and
Mr.. Butler had lively ''ruction' Saturday
night before the committees, during which
spicy hits aud keen personalities were fully
INDUCED in. The Wall street men occupy
an ungrac.fui attitude in asking favors Of
this legislature, as they have charged in
certain afidayits before the New York
courts that il was bribed to rass the act
they are seeking to repeal. 1t remains to
BE- seen whether the legislation will plead
guilty to this nefarioas charge by acceding
TO their request.
The members have complained through.
out the session Of the lack of society at the
Capital.
The "unsoeial evil" is said TO prevail here
70 an extent that results ip the institution Of
complimentary comparisons between the
new and the old Capital. At Iowa City
in the days when Senator Grimes glazsd
bis buckskin pants on chairs Of State nor
dreamed Of listening Ssnates, and Eiphalet
Price Was Governor Of the lobby and in his
bienial messages was given to expressions
of devout thanks for the rapid increase Of
the common ysslth's popu alton through
the channels provided BY immigration and
nature, and Harlan Was an indifferent ped
agogus and justice Of the peace lawy Or, " ho
sddsd to his accomp plishments the ability to
true an honest penny BY an oecasienal ser
mon, though | remember one Sabbath
when his labors 10 that direction in . set
Element on the Wapsinonoc were rewarded
by . hat-full Of tobacco guilds and brass
buttons, and Gen. Brown WAS speaker of
the House, and an active absorbsr Of the
nityp- gly cerins of that day-ths case was
different. Then the members were occa-
sionally called from fighting the pioneer
tiger to sit at pioneer tables aud psr,sks OF
the homely but wholesome fair Of the early
settlers. There, though editors were occa.
s;onally pistolled and adjournmsnts were
had that billicoss members might transfeY
an argument from the forum to the zelda,
and candidates who came barefooted, AK
iug for legislative favors, and ready to fight
their way through were most certain Of
success. yet the assembled wisdom was not
unwissly left to its own resources for
amusement in strange city, but at many
q humble Jets and rural ball was kept from
rslapsng into those evil ways that's widen
before men when away from the shade and
shelter Of their own vine and fg tree.
These were the days wheD one half the
present brood OF leaders and politicians
were yet in the unbroken shell of the fu-
ture, and the other half, the Kirk woods,
Stones, Coles, and other guns Of calibrs
were being tried At fancy range on feeble
targets. Would that they had burst
But to the contrast. Des Moinss, spraw,-
ing over sixteen square miles, lazily climb
ing breezy hills or summing IN the candy
fats, with its 10000 inhabitants, when its
vote 10 properly multiplied, furnishes, let US
DO thoughtful, no tigsr for legislative fight
ing, nor let us regret it, no complement Of
social gathering, soiree nor sinIess waesail.
Since the royal navy left our shores no
sensation has come to liven tho dead dull
ness until Yesterday, wild
wHAsG-DooDLg,
an expounder of the faith as il. 10 in Jo.
Smith, Jr., mounted box on Wanu. street,
and fired off string of theological conuu-
drums at gaping crowd. lie claims to be
an apostle, gifted of God, but not of gram
mar, to preach tho doctrine of the latter-day-
Saints in its purity; repuda.es Brigham
and oil his wives and works; travels with
out purse or scrip, and builds up his ar.u.
ments on the ruins of the English Ian
guaRs.
The tame "whang- doodle is a bore. the
wild one phenomenon.
CONGRESSIONAL
pugilists are thick as champions of England.
and they flicker round the capital muchly.
Wilson, the bully boy OF the First Dis
trict 10 represented By proxy, and 10 willing
to put up purse to any amount against
any weight.
10 the I'd, Butler, who was knocked out
Of time in &C, BY Pncs, has tssn in train.
ing for some months, and it is said his wind
and bottom may be safely backed. No.
Mutt. promising brussr Of the same dis-
| trict, longs for the belt, but il is though,
that shining cestus is beyond his muscle.
In the Sd, Allison has the sun in the
eyes OF his most ambitious antagonist. and
will drive him to the ropes.
In the 4th. Lonsbridge expects to meet
bis predecessor in the championship. Grin.
nell, whose "milr with Rousseau. in which
his mug suffered SO much punishment. set
him ruled out Of the ring.
In the 9th, Palmer is sparrinR to some
purpose, and already has his opponent.
Glasgsw, in chancery. HE ottle-holders
carry no sponge and ask no quarter.
In the 9Th, "Old Mother Hubbard. Of
Posey county. Indiana. declines 10 fight.
and throws dswn the belt to Be contended
for BY crowd Of muscle men who are in
vigorous training.
The common pleas bill was ordered 10 be
sogrosssd BY an affirmative vote of 45 this
morning. This is Eve short Of the cons,i.
tutioaal majority required to pass the bill
upon iss third reading. 1t 10 thought the
i've votes can be had from the ranks Of ab.
sente ..
H. F. 139 is under discussion. II relate.
to the Des Aoines Valley Railrsad.
Weather very wavm. O1rr.
-Tha NJ Dlassa~S