Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-09
DEs MONIES CORgEsP 0ND.

DEs szOaNEs CORgEsP0 0ND-
EVCE.
Special Correspondence 10 the Democrat
DEs MorSs, March 9Th, 1858.
Eprros DrxocRAr The long agony over
the Capitol bill 10 at an end. Its passage
was acoelesased BY the heavy rsin Of Fri-
dar, which developed many weak spots In
the roof Of the building now occupied.
One big drop appeared right ovsr The
Speakre's head. and that worthy oGcsr was
driven almost 70 the extremity Of calling
for an umbrella. The bin in question ap-
propriatss, for use the present and ensuing
fiscal year, only tho els5, 900 now in the
treasury, which the State derives from the
allowance Of par. Of its war claims against
the general government.
The impeachment business hangs ere.
the houses having refused to concur in each
others rs oulons on that subject.
The committee from The gushing Gov
eruor" Of Illinois, ordering the Iowa Lsgis-
lature to appropriate money to erect the
Lincoln monument, was referred TO the
Committee on Federal Relations; what that
Committee has to do with it, more than has
the Committee on Agriculture or Aanufac
lures, is not plainly visible. True, 1t 10
melancholy pleasure to perpstuats, morally,
monumentally or il any other geological
vav. the memory Of the late President .
| pleasure, indeed. that many Of 10 would
| feel 10 doing like Office for the dying
Stevens" or any other Of the dying vans.
whose songs Aost back - they Hoat for
vard on the broad sea Of public contempt
and condemnation; but then, you know,
.Dick." that sort Of thing isn't properly
done by legislative enactmsnrs. Respect
far the departed becomes . broad farce
vhs. vs ore ordered 70 manifest il "ac-
eordinp to the statute in such cases made
and provided
The house has passed bill prohibiting
anybody from selling malt, fsrmentsd or
distilled liquors within TIVE miles Of the
Agricultural College, The object Of this
law appears to be to induce pedestrian OK
ercise on the part of. the lusty lads who are
to learn "farmin'" in that State humbug.
The House also passed an act requiring
/ QIUkKlbtUe wiz 0SohV ~ Deh As4 4ASA IVA soW
full purposc J, to get . petition from . ma
jorsy Of the legal vo.srs Of their cities and
towns before they cen have q permit to 90
sell. The same act, also, forbids the sale
Of al sorts Of "bittess." Farewell to "Ro-
fragrant "Sehiedsm;" many Jolly "chisl'
has feigned illness and braved the Law that
he might surround ysu with himsslf, aud
now you're outlaws, along with eusrant
wine and tanglefoot.
The School Committees Of the two houses
met yesterday afternoon and decided to
ask an appropriation Of $50. 900 to erect .
Normal School. This is move born Of op-
position to the University, and 10 engineer
ed by men who have failed to secure posi-
items in that institution. aided By those who
were forced 70 "disconnsct' BY pefemptory
inv itation of the Trustees.
To make such appropriation will be to
fool away money in a manner most repre-
hensible and insxcusable, Just to reduce the
swelled spleens Of few spiteful gentlemen.
decidedly object to the State paying the
ppcr unless she dances.
Adams, the underszsd but genial mem
Der from Burlington, made bis first appear
ance in the House since recess on Thurs
DAY. He has been away to Boston, and
while there Was presented TO the Massa
chusetts Legislature, in company with the
Orleans Prince, De Penthievre, and the
Duke Of Coburg. Adams Was the star eI
that troupe. Coburg asked him for q
"chaw . and the Prince for the loan Of q
V. Adams responded with that politeness
which hsHts him ss modesty does msiden
and promised to take teachings with thu
dis,ins suished "furrinsrs'' the next time he
happened in Europe.
Your inaecurate correspondent "Chem.
oco," wrote long since thaS the Senate had
been prayed over by the niggsr preacher
. here. lie was wrong. Tho Senate has moi
yet enjoyed that luxury, but, % it 10 nov
warm weather. the members now begin tc
long for other oiors than those Of spring
and SO have introduced resolution asking
! why the high-1svored treat of . coloret
., yer has been denied them, and why thi.
should be thus in future.
Il The r s held caucus last night in tn,
Rspresen tives' Chamber. 1t Was Q sor
!: Of ants nortem examination to ascertain
what was best to do with the negro suffrsg,
9 amendment to the Constitution. There i,
0 q strong party headed by Asck Clark, tn,
) eminent cream colored tonsorialist of Mus
3 eatine, in favor of submitting the amend
8 ment at q special election in the spring. -
!, What IT, caucus decided upon is not devel
opsnd.
The past week has flled the capitol will
;, notorieties. First came an eminent sx-iudr
q from "the Slope" who kicks the beam :
!. 600 lbs. aveirdupois, to "lard the lea,
earth s1d pick his clients in the Suprem
Court. Vincent, Krkwood, Maturin L
d Fisher, Gen. Glasgow, Judge Grant, and
Il host Of lights that shine and some thu
d shone and have flickercd, have been dissect
ing the Savery House bill Of fare, and
hope. hesding the injunction thereon, &,
II "gussts not to carry the silver away fror
d the table,
l. Candidates, Congressional and otherwis
arc beginning to present themselves s'at tn
earnest solicitation Of frisnds' In this. III
n Fifth District, Gen. G. H. Dodge. who IN
4 proved Congressional failure, or words
A. that elect, will not be candidate. and Il
strife for the succession 10 between +. W. Pa
mcr OF the Register, and Gen. Glaseov
y Frank 10 pretty fair rad, and there ere mar
10 in both parties who hope that the pen vi
10 prove mightisr than the sword. As for a
h. aud my houss We hope to be able to els
- cohC r1uiih bculOSioe O0Us IOIks
~ leading attorney in this part Of the State,
Or spoken OF ss our nominee. He 10 I spis
' did fellow, has . magnificent mind, and
= the peer Of any man in the land in culsu
and statesmsnship.
os Speaker Russell is the newest rad. cant
pn date in the I'd district, and n. @. Davis.
ct Scott, Is spoken Of 10 some quarters q
h conservative, or oompremiss candidate.
there are no less than ten radical caudidat
:. in that district, to-wit: Butler, Richms
10 MeNutt. Burnett, Ellis, Price, Cote
y Tsusdell, Hubbard and Russell, II 10 prot
y. bic they may all unite on some such man
- NJ Davis rather than have row with es
~ other
For the State Offices the RAIDS. have ma
willing victims. Ed. Wright Of course I
Of go over the track for Secretary. Dudley,
10 Mapsllo, is the ''dim rising star" for Au
Of tor, and enough other gentlemen will
y, urged by their worn ous injudcious ffieu
~ to 6ll out the ticket
The rain and wind Of the week past
he succeeded by . charming spring atm
an phere. The ladies, wooed BY the bril-
he sunshine and the calls Of piety, are out
ss- force, but,