Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-05
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Special Correspondence TO the Democrat
DEs IoisEs, March 4.h, 1868.
The Capitol bill was under discussion in
the House oil day yesterday, and the sub
stitutss proposed by Dadlsy and Wilcox
were voted down BY large oejoritiss. and =
vote upon the main bill will be taken to-
day. There is no doubt but this bill will
pass. Il is favored BY men Of all parties.
and the opposition to II comes FROM that in
sane class 90 bindly devoted to local preju-
dicss ss to hope for . removal of the Capi-
tol from Des Moines, which viii. be the easi-
er accomplished il only the present tempo
rary State bulldogs are furnished.
1t ~as especially interesting 10 observe
that the ancient fsud between the old Capi
tol, Iowa City, and the new, received . qui-
etus at the hands Of the members from
johnson. 1.-THE truce OF God now prevails
between these parties.
The Board Of Trustees Of the State Uni
versity is in session here to-day. The
terms Of three members Of this Board ex
pire to-day, and their vacancies are to be
filled by the present Legislature. Gov.
Kirk wood, Hon. Rush CLARK and l.. W
Ross are the outgoing members. l learn
that it is determined to abandon the parti-
san management Of this important institu-
ton by slectiag some democrat . member
of the Board. This will be as it should be,
education should be protected and prone
ted by oil parties. and all who can further
| its interests should have the opportunity.
The morning hour has added largely to
the number Of bills on the House Gle. Two
hundred and forty eight bills are now ready
10 be killed or passed ~ the assembled wis
dom may choose.
Hon. r. b. lockwood introduced . bill
this morning. providing that the county
| treasurer shall, when lands are sold 1t tax
sale, enter the date Of said sale and the
name OF the purchaser upon the tar book.
This is = much needed regulation. AZ the
law nov stands, a party whose land has
| been sold receives no notice of such sale,
and be may pay the very tax for which it
10 sold, and oil taxes subsequently due until
the equity of redemption expires, when he
loses his land and amounts paid.
Contrary to expectation, the common
pleas court bill has been ordered sngrossed
and read third time in the Senate. IL will
meet strong opposition in the House
The changes it makes are 20 radical in their
| nature, and the interests affected are 80
vast that it should be we'll scanned and
carefully guarded before il is erected into q
law.
| Parties are here from various counties,
urging tho passage Of Judge Dillon's bill to
give counties and cities power to compro-
mise debts II it affords any adequate re-
lief it should be passed.
| wrote you yesterday Of the county safe
robbers. IL turns out that the head quar-
ters Of the gang in this State were at the
house Of one Rogers, in Council Bluffs, .
prominent radical politician Of the slope,
and president Of Grant club His con-
tribu,ions TO party funds to carry elections
have been liberal in the extreme. a. they
were to the NJ. Z. Church, of which he was
q very pious and active member. His case
affords the Des Moines Register a fine
chance 10 crack some Jokes. il those it had
on hand about the whisky drank by the
l
| Gov. Merrill to-day transmitted to the
House . communication from the Governor
Of Illinois, asking an appropriation of few
thousand dollars 10 aid in building the Lin.
coin Monument
| Hitherto it has been the custom for the
admirers Of a man to perpetuate his m.m-
ory in = monument if they chose. The
plan Of making every body contribute, by
k.t.~ 4 rl.-y~
ory, no matter though . majority Of the
tax payers would gladly forget that he ever
lived. is an economic plan worthy Of radical
genius.
Speaker Russell has been suffering severe
| ly from . sore throat for some days, 50 that
he has temporarily abandoned the chair.-
The House will earnestly desire lis CON-
plete restoration to health and duty, as his
ability and impartiality in the chair lave
endeared him to all.
Senator Cones. of Scott, was taken sud.
denly and severely i'll on Sunday, but is
again at his post to day.
| The latest move in the direction Of good
morals in this city, is the proposition to
close the barber shops on Sunday. Chris.
Balhnan, the leading tonsorisl artist Of the
State, having been converted during the
late session oil the CHRISTIAN Convention,
takes the lead in the new move.
The unfortunate stabbing affray here on
tue night OF the charter election, was pub
lished by the Register IS . quarrel amongst
the democracy, over r-jubilant as the election
OF their Mayor. 1t turns out that the par
| ties who cut each others bowels out are
both repubicans-wers never anything
| else.
see the Gazette reporter makes Irish,
Of johnson, say in his speech upon the Uni
versity bill, that "God knew the democracy
needed education" OF course the publica-
tion in the Gassttetof any language used by
nybody is presumptivs evidence that no.
body used the language, and il is enough to
say that Mr.. Irish said only this, that Tho
democratic party now, true to its record, IA
vors tn emo extended educational facilities
| for all" MiNGo