The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-16
OUR DIES MONIES LETTER.

atms Of the OsAocraey-AoAAep9 -
Gsv. stones Message -ThsAssnsnlcai
Chap, etc.
There Was little done in either Ssnate or
House upon Tuesday other than conplsfs the I
organization and in the afternoon hsas the
reading Of Gov. Stones Biennial Message.
ID ne Senate, during the morning session,
among other that wss done. but which We
need not enter of record, the Committee on T
Credentials reported. But there vas no con
il ,ted elections and 20 its work Was essy. |
Then some unimportant resolutions were t
acted on and the election Of officers was held,
resulting as follows: Secretary, j. W. Weart, |
of Buchanan Assistant Secretary. J. A. I.
Hull, of vaa Buren,; Second Assistant Sec, y. |
7. Abel, Of Polk county; EDgrossing Clerk, |
Ballou, Of Dubuque; Enrolling Clerk, y. =.
Stanley, Of Dubuque; Sergeant-at-Arms, Val. |
Meudel, Of Monroe; Doorkeeper, Thomas
Morgan; Of Louisa. By joint resolution
Jonathan Thatcher, Of Van Buren,, was APP
pointed Postmaster. and Geo. F. Work, OF
Jasper, Assistant Postmaster. The House
subsequently concurred In their appointment.
hen the Senate voted each member thirty
daily papers or their equivalent in weekhes.
Then the officers were sworn in, aud the
House and the Governor we're notified that
the Senate was duly organized. And then II
NAV be taken as indication of what a lovely
building our Iowa State House IL; or some
illiberal folk say it was an indication OF the
sharp strategy Of the Des MONIES public IN
any event a Committee was appointed to re-
port whether the Inauguration ceremonies
coald safely be held in the Capitol. A simi-
lar Committee was appointed in the House.
Then the Senate adjourned.
In the House the business transacted was
not greatly different The oath was admins
tered to the Speaker pro tem., and to the
members, following the report Of the Com
mi.tee on Credentials. Then the officers
we're elected asfollcws. M
Russell Of Jones, Speaker, by vote Of 81
against IL for Judge Wilson dem of Da
buque The votes for the other othcers-in-
GLIDING the cruelty sacrificed Democratic can
ddates, whom John z. Irish successfully and
persisten,ly offered up with a merciess mons
chalanee worthy of the most veteran execu,
tioner--were: For Chief Clerk, N. c.
Woodruff, of Hardin, 81; a. Barhardt CT
Muscatne, Is For Assistant Clerk, Ben
Van Steenberg, of jackson, 50; Charles
Doerr of Lee. II. For Second Assistant
Clerk, S. A. Flanders of Des Moines, ~; I.
s. Bailey Of Van Buren,, II. For Engrossipg
Clerk, j. s. Ring of johnson, IS, c. Fl. Bab-
bit Of po,tawat,anie, II. For Enrolling
Clerk, J. A. Suight CT Crawford, 30; Chas.
Sehramm of nes Moines, Is. Fer Sergeant
.t-Arms, j. T. pstriek Of Fayette, 81 H. II.
Rieh of Polk, Is. For DocrkeePer, George
Bailey Of Dallas, IS; Neal Reeny be johnson,
Is. Then Brown Of Van Buren, moved tina.
the Speaker shouId appoint the remainder of
the officers. Thereupon lnsb, and his Dem
oeratic Corporal's Guard, who are going TO
beai Mcclellan, sill hollow, in slrategy, con-
eiuled here Was good chance 10 veutilate
themselves OF cheap patriotism; so they Of
fersd a resolution that the Messengers and
Pages should be chosen from the Orphans
Hone. That meant buncombe, ls Brown ef
Van Buren, showed in a few SENSIBLE SEN
fences. The matter va. disposed of by or
deang the cPeahe. 10 ,ivoeo f~sr -. .i.o shii
dren Of dece ased and disabled soldiers, so far
Sc practicable. Then the officers were sworn
in, and the Senate notified that thu House
was organized. In the afternoon, after sun
dry motions and amendments, the House
voted to each of its members forty dailies or
their equivalents in weeklies. Then Senate
aad House met in joint session. And
Governor Stone read his Message. 1t
WAS an able paper, as our readers
already know. And Governor Stone read it
veil. 1t was enthusiastically applauded by
the House. The reading of that occupied / !
hours then the joint session ended and
both Houses adjourned.
The new Speaker, Mr.. Russell hasn't the
graee OF a French dancing master. He hash t
ihs case that veteran parliamentary service
gives. There is more Of the Spontaneous
meata. sngge stiFeness that characterizes So
cally accomplished man. He has no super
iluoas word and when one is without that
he is frequently without the e. word Bat
be has strong sense and executive ability. lie
| is apt in the dispatch of business. and that il
better than a polished style.
Now, dear GATE, have generally indeG.
mite paragraph to put here. OF course i
doesn't mean anybody. And of cours,
have seen men guilty, or | wouldn't hay
thought Of il. Every legislative bod ha
one infiiction. II has many, indeed, hut W
only mean one here. That infelioD is tn
Self Constituted Economical Chap. He i
the self-apponted Guardian Of the dollar
/. and cents Of the dear public. He is the dis
interested (of conrse) conservasor of the pub
lies financial interests. He's d Ire nsparen
hamaug; he is the bogus Eve Cd ns piece is
sued by the underground Dishodesty. wbicl
Is constantly being offered as lauf ui tender a
the counter Of Morality, and which the ex
perisnced teller Invariably refuses. He j
! the chap that costs the public dollars in
counterfeit effort to save mills. His eeouo
my IS mere ciap-trap, to get reelected byhi
hnmbngged constituency. He inYariab l
makes the State pay for at least month NOR
| of the Legislature than there is any need Of
because lie delays the passage ofIevery meas
ure that comes up, to prove that the Legisla
tare must be economical. We believe i
economy. We hope the members of thi
Twelfth General Assembly believe in It; an
will practice it. But our word for it, thes
economical chaps are the most expensiy
members Of every such body.
There; we have relieved our mind on tha
score For the rest-wel you want to uui
now, and so do we.
Ias London Christian Times gives q mos
encouraging account of the progress. of trut
IN india, With lis two hundred million. :
people. The changes in public opinion :
late ears IS marvellous. Idolairy Is genera
Is regarded as false, and Hinde ,o,sm "a rar
idly giving way. Caste is helf. to be erea
evHand Christianity trae. Taere is a miybt
change since the great mutiny. Chure
members are fifty thousand strong, and tw
hundred and fifty thousand attend Christia
churches.
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