Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-04
LEGlsLATlyE CORREsPONR,.
ENCE.

Special Correspondence OF the DssocaA,.l
DIS MoiSKs, March 8, 1868.
The city election transpired here ysster
day, and resulted in substsntial Demo
cratic victory in the slsstiea Of @. F. Spot.
ford Mayor. The capital tbus. 10 che sslec
tion Of her chief officer, endorses the part,
and principles that win sweep. the Who'll,
country like tidal wave. Iowa City IL alss
true 70 hsrsslf asd her record, and elect
her whole Democratic city ticket BY lasgeI
msjoritiss than ever. and that. too. IN shs
face Of the most sasressie 6Ght The sadi
Gals have made for years.
The Republicans Of Des Aoines stung y
disor der by their partial defeat, Ct into .
6eht in . saloon last night which resulted
in the fatal s.abbing Of two men.
Newspaper readers have noticed that the
robbng of county safes has been quito IN
endemic in this State lately. Within the
last five weeks the counties Of Mills, Harri-
son, Wapello, Jasper and Louisa have had
their treasures robbed. and attempts have
been made upon those of Tama and Cedar
The Jasper county robbers we're arrested in
Chicago ON Sunday last, and were deliver
ed In Newton by Pinkerton's detectives last
night. Counties would do we'll to seek
some safe and reputable bank TO keep their
funds safe from these tax-iebbing miscre-
ants.
The Legislature 10 hastsnios through
much important businsss. OF the Univsr-
sity bill have written you, and desire
here 70 sssssst . nissDprshsnsion under
which some correspondents have laborsd as
10 Mr.. Kassoa's position oa thas asasurss
re is charged with introducing . political
element into the discussion. ibis 10 utter
" incorrect Parker Of Poweshisk, who
confessed that his personal feelings 10 the
matter were smothersd under the pressure
of Griunell College, did introduce polisies,
and Vas ably met and fully answered by
kr. Kasson.
The abolishment Of the Supervisor sys-
TEN was considered in committee Of the
whole House yesterday, and on . test mo-
ton the House voted that the system should
not be maintained. This vote will not re-
suit, however, in the abolition Of the sys-
TEN, for the reason that its enemies cannot
agree on . substitute for it.
The bill for the erection Of . new Capitol
il the spscial order se-day. Tho discussion
was opened BY Hatch, OF Polk. The bill
provides for eight Commissioners, one from
each Congressional district, chosen BY the
members Of the Assembly from eaeh dis
trict, and two to be appointed BY the Gov
ernor, who 10 ex-o6icio President of the
Board. These Commissioners receive 50
per day for each day actually employed,
not to exceed Elk days per month. aud the
same mileage a. legislators. The Governor
to get only mileage. 1t appropriates two
hundred thousand dollars for the present
and ensuing fiscal year, and contemplates
An entire expenditure Of one and half mil
lions.
While the day discussions on the new
Capitol goes on, may be permitted TO
pant some Of the characters in the House,
who are for the moment prominent and no
trious.
Brown, Of Van Buren,, who lately
stood in the most unenviable position OF
any man in the House, 10 BY profession
blacksmith, and hammers his way through
debates like he had the question At issue in
his ,ongs. He was made the target Of much
unjust reproach while his bill repeating the
act for printing laws in newspapers was be-
fore the House, and in the mercy which the
members Of the profession in the Legisla-
turc showed, he should have learned to bs
himself more merciful. He is bnshy beard
ed, curly haired, with \ sinister eye, and
speaks az if at = white heat. 10 slow to
appreciate or return courtesy, aud exhib-
its the most supreme Indifference fer the
code Of legislative amenities.
Wheeler, OF Lucas, 10 another brilliantly
Opaque statesman, whose nsbulosity Of ideas
is unequallcd. His remarks about On in
competent corpse Of teachers in the Uni
vsrsity, the other day, were touching in
their way.
Others there are prominent in various
ways, who shall have place here.
The real March weather is on hand TO-
day, and catarrh snuff 10 in demand.