The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-13

gest number Of papers mentioned, to
post up his constituents in regard
to their duty. Aud tho presence of
Senator Mulkern in that body, seemed
to give additional weight to his
statement which met with the gen.
eral approval of the Senators.
Finally the Senate adjourned for
hash, and after a renewal Of the
Same struggle in the afternoon,
eventually concluded TO comeout at
the same hole it went in at, and ad-
journed at 4 p. m, just as they CON-
menced in tho morning, having
accomplished nothing for the day in
the way Of practical legislation, il
we may except the reception of the
very able message Of Governor Mer.
rill, which was received and read by
the Secretary at 3 o'clock p. M, and
then referred to appropriate com.
mittees.
On this newspaper vote, Senator
Havcns Of the Sigourney Neps and
Major Hamilton of the Ottumwa
Courier both asked and were gran
ted immunity from voting, as it was
q question in which they were both
as newspaper men interested, and the
rule forbids Senators from voting on
questions in which they have a pc
cuniary consideration.
Senator Beardsley, of the Burling-
ton Hd,okeye, made q few we'll timed
remarks on the subject in which he
favored the lowest number proposed,
and stated in behalf of the newspa-
pers of Iowa, that that interest was
not here in the attitude of mendi-
cants, demanding this as an appro.
priation for their maintenance.
The forenoon of the House, as we'll
as Of the Senate was largely occupied
in electing the officers Indicated by
yesterdays Republican caucusses,
while in the afternoon the attention
of tho former body was all taken up
with the newspaper proposition, with
no definite result, except, the voting
down of resolution to give each
member 40 Dailies or their equiva-
lent in Weeklies, to distribute among
the constituents, and which motion
was voted down by 46 to 81. At the
time for adjournment q proposition
to give them 50 dailies each was pen.
ding.
During the afternoon session, the
Governors Message was received,
read, and duly referred.
Tomorrow at 3p. m. both Houses
meet in joint convention to canvass
the GuDernatorial vote.
McCully & Evans of the Copper
head, Coils. John s. Wolf and s. d.
Carpenter, Major John J. Safely, who
made such q gallant run yesterday
for Chief Clerk of the House) and
many other Ottum waites are here, on
business or pleasure.
Gov. Merrill and his aimiable wife
gave general reception at Wash.
burns last night, and from 8 to II
the long line Of the friends of one Of
the best Governors Iowa ever had,
poured through the spacious parlors
Of the aforesaid boarding house. and
were received with the utmost suavi.
ty and grace by the Governor and
Mrs. Merrill. Dancing and ice cold
lemonade were the principal attrac.
tions offered, and the way some Of
the prominent democratic guests Of
the Governor tortured their internal
bureaus with this to them most nm.
common and unnatural fluid, was ex.
cruciating to the beholder.
Cows Kirkwood and Stone, Gen ID
Trumbull, Vandever and Fits Henry
Warren, Col. Corkhill, Hons. ]. B
Howell, J. B. Grinnell, D. P. Stubbs
James F. Wilson and many other dis.
tinguished politicians from all parts
of Iowa are here on various sides Of
tho long and short senatorial con.
test.
At this writing the principal can.
didates for the long term, are Wright
Allison and Merrill, whose strength ID
supposed to stand as they are here
enumerated, with nothing at all def
mite IS to who may yet be the fertun.
ate man. Grinnell, Howell, and
Stubs, are the leading men tor the
short term, with their chances, about
as they are here written down.
Our impression OF the two houses
is that they are composed of an unu-
sually intelligent md conscientious
body of men, and that after q few
days the friction of inexperience will
be remoued and that both bodies will
then be moving along harmoniously
and that their deliberations will re.
suit to the satisfaction of their con-
stituents.