Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-14
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Tie fearless defenders Of the rights q
the people are, At this hour OF haifpas. 10
in the afternoon, fast assembling at tie
room, in the C,pitol buildins-ssid edifics
being well proppcd up in front as security
sgainst crunbllng TO the ground an afisir
with which the concern has been threaten
cd ever since its erection
Sunday-yesierday-was . busy time
among the members assembled at the va
rious hotels. Bat for the persistent button
holing Of over anxious place hunters, We
presume more Of them would have gone to
church than really did. But business is
business, you know. and every vote counts
in the scramble, hence no time was to be
lost, and il is greatly to be feared that the
Sabbath was somewhat disYegardcd Tie
forenoon Of to-day was also spent in the
Same manner and with increased vigor.-
The members are now nearly all here, and
ready for business.
At three o'clock this day the Senate was
duly convened by 1t. Gov. Cue. and o,en-
ed by prayer by the Rev. Mr.. King. J. p
Able was appointed chairman pro TEN. and
other temporary minor officers were namef !,
after which Senator's Bnllis, Myers, Paryin,
Holman aud Eairall were appointed Com
mitteo ON Credentials, with instructions to
report tomorrow morning at 10 O'clock
to which hour the Senate then adjourned.
AZ. the same hour Mr.. Hstch, Of Polk,
called the House to order, and convened
ths Tsolfth General Assembly by nomina-
Ting Samuel McNitt, Of Muscatne, Speaker
appointed Clerk pro tsAi, as a'so the sey,fal
| other minor officials, after which, on mo
ton, Judse Cotton, of Clinton; LeRoy
Lambert, OF Dallas; J. II. Hatch, of Polk
7. 6. Wilcox, Of Buchanan and Jno. r
Irish, Of johnson, were appointed Commit
tee on Credentials, with instructions to re
port tomorrow Tuesday, at 10 o'clock.
| On the adjournment of the House, the
hutchinson Family sang . song, setting
forth the condition Of affairs one hundred
yssrs hence. This troupe sings in Daven
port on Wednesday evening
| Id interim, while the credentials are be
ing handed in, let us remark that while
nost of the important questions Is to the
disposition of the offices in the gift Of thii
body are oil buttonod up in several success
ful aspirants' pockets, that Of State Printer
yet stands open AMI uncertain. No new
Richmonds have appeared in the feld sine,
Yesterday. nor is there need Of any more :
Is is claimed that Frank Mills leads oil com
petition. but there is nothing certain abou
it. Mr.. Russell, OF the Gdzsts, has hi
firm supporters, who are working with
will.
The coming together Of this august bod,
creitcs no particular sensation. The crow,
Outside the floor Of the bodie; was small ant
the galleries were but moderately filled. Will
bat one or two exceptions no ladies' wer
present. but the great day for the coming
together of tho outer world is to morrow
when the Legislature will enter into per
manent organization, and the message o
retiring Governor Stone will be delivered
In view Of the uncertain standing Of tn
capitol building, il is rumored that the in
ausurstiun ceremonies will be held in tn
| Court Il,neo k,,t xrh ,ttnr ~
any truth in il | cannot state At al
events there is 20 be strong move mad,
this session to secure the erection OF . nev
State Capitol Building, and the opening il
the Court House, whether the present Cap
ito is safe or not, will be a good start il
manufacturing public sentiment in that di
rooion.
Upon the adjournment Of the bodies to
day. the Republican caucus was announces
to be held in the representatives Hall, thi
evening at seven O'Clock /; and Mr.. Irish, Oh
the part Of the Democracy, announced tha
tn, Democratic caucus would take place a
the Democratic Club Rooms, on the wes
side. This evening, then. the mary ofiic
seekers herc-will the exception of Sta,
Pointers perhaps-wlil ascertain the resui
Il their superhumsn efforts.
THIRD HOUSE.
Ths numerous and highly intelligen
members of the Third House, met in tn
Supreme Court rooms, and organized OF