Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-06

~ the CITY ouoiIe oro nOs III thc 0Oot COM
Portable manner IS far % its obligations are
consernsi, and - its bonded creditors are
becoming more and more clamefous. the day
nay come within the pressnt year whom the
legislative and financial ability Of our
city authositiss may be put to severe test.
DIS HOLMES CORRESPOND.
8NCB.
lSpssial Cerrespsndsnes q Tie DsnoonAs.l
Dss Aonss, April 9Th, 1865.
Eprross DsxocHAr:-About 2 .. m. day
after tomorrow, the Twelfth General Assem-
| BIZ will sou6 cot its candle and pass into
history claA in stasiensry.
In point Of fact Iowa hss now had twenty
General Assemblies. eight undse the terri
tosial government, and twelve since her %.
mission - state. The first legislature net
a Burlington, Nov. 18th 1888. and 80 IN
session seventy-three days. There were tnen
sixteen counties in the State, represented oy
sixteen senators, and twenty six rspressns
ativss.
The last legislature, that 10 just now pack
ing ito luggage, met January lStn, % 90
iourn April 9Th; . session OF signt1-ss
dsvs. il was composed of fourty-sisht sen.
ators and ninety mine representatives, ano
collectively stosd in the shoes Of ninety
nine counties, and made, modified, and re-
psalsd laws isr million Of people, consum-
ing therein, only fourteen more days than
were required in 1888 to do like term for
population Of shout ten thousand. In
duration il was the same - the 9Th 9th and
| lth sessions.
IMPORTANT nBAsuRBs.
Al the head and front Of the important
measures il passed, (sxcuss my psrsistency
IN using the past tense. wrote snts-
norfep, to Be read pest pssrtem, Of subject
in arficule mortis, stands the railroad leg
,slstion. Thus, because in State bordsrsd
by two great rivers of the continent, with
No interior streams that are navigable, .
problem the solution Of which conueots its
agricultural eenter with its mercantile Ger
conference BY railroads, is the most impor-
tant one upon which legislation can bs
brought to bear. Land Grants Of uuap-
|proachabls magni6csnee and incalculabls
value have been heretofore made to aid in
the building of these roads.
The parties who years ago took many Of
these donated acres have failed in the full
nllment Of their contracts. Other parties de-
sired more time or other terms aud %, be-
tween resumption and rs-grsnt Of lands to
the O., r. l. 4 p, d. v, l. 4. IS. c.,
Mc0. 4 8. O. B. 4 NJ, and the legislation
, incident thereto, the lobbies have been kept
full and busy, and the impestaaee Of the
session he's been increased.
In this connection the right Of the State
J to lsgislats against discriminating tari6s on
, railroads, hes been affirmed aud placed b.
yond eavil or denia'. That this right was
not, to . certain extent, asserted, made use
ef. now, 10 to be regretted. However, the
eject upon the companies oan scarcely fail
70 b salutary one.
After the railroad matters, the next in
importance il the change in the judiciary
system. BY which an intermediate court
has been created, below the District Court.
This measure was impsrativsly demanded.
Ous Judicial districts are large, and in con-
sequence Of constitutional restriction their
numbsr cannot bs increased and their size
lessensd, to keep pace with the very rapid
increase Of our population and business. II
would seem that this constitutional restric.
tion was intended to work out, in the ne
cessitiss that are now upon us, the system
that this legislature has crested.
STATE BUILDINGS.
The Deaf and Dumb Asylum. at Council
Bluffs, has its erection provided for by an
appropriation Of 4l25 900, and the asw In
Sane Hspitsl At Independence, Buchanan
county, gets . like amount.
The State University has been put oil
with . beggarIy contribution ef go. 900,
which 10, however, the best appropriation
Il has ever had. Let us hope for rsfor-
nation Of the step -msthsrly policy Of the
State toward that institotion.
The oa~ y nsfa1 Il A. ~ h huilk AhONS = \
: bill Was passed giving 5000, TO b assd
I ! BY the Census Board 10 procuring plane and
. specifications 10 be acted upen ct the session
9 Of 1870.
4 PRoMtHDNf cnARAcfDns.
In the Senate, Richards, OF Dubuque. hat
! sxcellsd all others in the completeness and
!. magnifissnse Of his oratory. Knoll was th,
: NEST practical legislator, Fairail and Pow
. ers the beet lawyers and influential Nom
Ibsrs, Fellows the best liked OF the minority
l and Reed of the majority, and Cones th,
Q most energetic, untiring, sleeplsss and
= faithful.
2 In the House, Kasson was the ost Gle
4 giant and polished speaker and the subtlss
legislator, wheeler the most unpleasant
= talkist, always speaking - If somebody hat
t just called him liar and kicked him, Tuck
A most worm fits. and Burnett the most in
fuence, Trasr the Ieddsst hair, and John
son, Of Cherokee, the most open counte
: nance, Hayden the best word -strainsr, and
. Ballinger the worst luck, Truesdsll the bss
' reputation, and Blackwell the worst at o
!, sickness. The legal hsnors lay between
Wilson, si Dubuque. and Judge Cotton.
ADVICE 70 pgruas LBsIsLATlsrs.
Steal your stationery early in the sss
sion, - that furnished then 10 the tsst.-
n Don't talk too much with your mouth lest
). you peter ous before the session does. Re
member Wolssy and eschsw ambition. ant
Woolson and 60 back on msannsss. Den'
y refer too frequently to your constituents; i
: makes ysu seem like woman with her 6rs
. baby. Don't touch Dee Moines whisky, bu
have the brand you're accustomed 70 sem
you by express. Don't come here thinking
: to Get any measure through because of its
: Inherent merit, but make up youl mind 4
{ impings virtue with viee, and help log rel
EN- both through.
Decline all Invitations 10 mix 10 Del
hoinss socisty-ifysu have . chance TO Dc
: cline.
Draw your stamps regularly, and consult
3. frequently With yeur cenetitoonto.
Fieslly. pay "a. 50 per day fos board, 60
: $500 PER diem salary, and make 18th sodl
> msst-n yeu eas. Ollss.
PoLlcs Counf.-Oas LIsxis Hu6, mucl
Igivsn to poor whisky, Was found on u,
streets Saturday svsnisg crazy drunk. Tb,
poor creature was lodged in jail until thi
; morning. when Squire Dittos returned be
to jail for three days in default Of o5.5I
J 6ns. II any human being on Gods sastl
> 10 degraded enough to cell woman liquo
that she may become drusk, they are not q
for the company Of brutss. No know
language can sexprese the contsmnt tha