Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-30
DAVENPORT. IOWA THURSDAY. JANUARY 80. 1868.
LEGISLATIVE CORREsPOND.
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LEGISLATIVE 90 n ~ RsS a'ONSs
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HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I
Des Mones. Jan. 29th, 1868.
Eprroa DEnocRAr In the midst OF po.
las weather and the throat lung and otlles
affections peculiar thereto, lssislation pro-
gresseth.
"The colossd cuss from Africa" has fig
ured of and on for the last week. Many
fiorid resolutions have been introduced By
gentlemen Of the majority. inteat upon
showing the psrpcndicularity Of the radical
back bone. From ths resolution Of Mr..
Hayden, which declared fos negro suffrage.
laws and constitutions to the contrary not
withdrawing, to that Of Mr. Stone, which
extended the ballot TO every creeping thing
on the face Of the earth, and was 30 ''inclu
sive" in its terms that the plea for mule
suffrage made BY the Burlington Haekeye
was promised realization, all these re
solves me. common fate and went into
sheeted death, stabbed BY the cowardly and
weak-kneed.
To day Mr.. Mesci,am introduced the sort
of resolution which the "artful dodgers"
desired, enquiring Of the Attorney General
as to the legality Of the steps already taken
by the l1th General Assembly to strike
out the word white" This brought on
prolonged discussion. McNust, Of Ausea-
tine, was for putting his hand to the plow
and the nigssr. and never looking back, lest
the kingdom Of Heaven bs denied him.
Brown, Of Van Buren, preferred to look
back. Parker would look back, but not il
somebody dared him to. He would not be
"dared" into anything. Meacbam thought
that the majority ought 70 have more niger
on tho brain He was ready for sn attack
Of that disease, but wanted it in . legal way,
which Vas the object Of his resolution. Will
sou, Of Dubuque, fired some destructive
and we'll aimed shots into the already dis
organized and suffering camp. kssson was
ready 20 carry the war into Africa, but
wanted to choose the ground. Finally the
resolution passed. IL should have been
called - resolution to inquire whether the
Republican party can carry the fal election
with negro suffrage 10 ISSUE"
The Senate has had for pages two boys-
one the son Of Judge Wright, Of the Su-
prsme bench, and the ether son Of Sena-
tor Patterson, of Floyd county. Senator
Cones, Of Scott, deemine Il we'll that these
positions should b accorded 70 orphans Of
| eeld,ers, or at least TO others than the sons
| Of Judges and Senator'S, this morning in
tsoduccd resolution discharsing The pres
ent incumbsnts, and employing Hugh D..
Hunt, son Of W. A. Hunt, who lost his right
arm At Mission Ridge, and Geo. W. Duffin,
son OF Lieut.. Duiin, Of Company X, 10th
Iowa. who lost his life at Kenesaw Noun
tain. The motion to table this resolution
was lost BY q vote Of % 10 -. Ssaatos
Larimvr voted to table. Mr.. Cones sustain
ed his resolution in short but very able
speech. and it was made the special order
Tor Saturday next.
The wine and beer repealers are getting
both active and arrogant, and unless the
cute ones in the House, such ~ Kssson and
his friends, do their best to conciliate. kill
or defer, a State constabulary will be erect
cd. Mr.. Kaeson, with his long Legislative
and Congressional experience and superior
ability, 10 power and = dangerous one in
the House, for hs keeps the claws far in
the fur, and yet has the worst claws il the
business.
| "ue Is q man,
versed in the world, a. pilot in his compass,
| The needle points ever ~ that interest
Which is his lodestone, and he spre ads his sails
With vantage TO the gales Of others passione."
More Of his individuality will be impress
ed upon this winters legislation than CT any
other member. And pity it's, his indvidu
ality is the worst form of Radicalism.
| The efforts of the Gazstte and its CORES
pondcnts here, to keep the liquor business
in proper shape for the RAIDS is amusing.
One correspondent plays the part Of Don
| Cleoias, with the difference that he looks
into mems heads instead Of their houses, by
virtue Of that inspiration which stands him
in place Of Asmodeus. lie, also, doubtless
gets his inspiration where the Don did
Asmodeus, in bottle. His idea that Re
publicans will not vote for license because
Democrat introduced the MEASURE, though
they favor il, is good. Has their love for q
license any thing to do with the appoint
ment Of . committee on this question, con
sisting Of nine members. upon which there
arc but t10 license men?
| 1t is terribly cold and unpleasant here,
and the assembled tssnt" is largely frost
bitten. CHEyoco.