The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-01-31
From Jefferson City.
~JEFFEUsoN Cry No.
o2nd 1872.

| Legislation has been done for the peO-
| pie. There are those who work hard and
try to advance business, but are checked
| by too many buncombe men who desire
| to show a record for being the most
| consumInate bores that the State pos
sesscs.
Hours of time. and thousands of dol
lars belonging to the ueoplear consum-
| ed and wasted in useless discussion
upon senseless propositions and motions.
1t is estimated the Legislature is kept
up at q constant cost of S365, an hour.
A FEW BILLS
| have passed both Houses and been APP
proved by Gratz, especially those that
will in any way enhance his prospects
for tho White House.
\ BOLD STRIKE.
for the Democratic vote of New York
in the coming National Convention was
made by his excellency the other day.
who ordered the "fund Commissioner"
ofthc State to pay our present INSTALL
ment of State Bonds in gold and silver
instead of currency. He went before
the Ways and Means Committee, Of
which R~oseberry is a member and
tried to, crack his G~ubernatorial whip
over it aud by threats to com. Del them
to take action. %whercupon they declind
on the ground. that it could not ct
until the matter had been referred to
them officially by the Senate. So the
next day just before the hour of adjourn
ment 6 p. NJ. Oh this day. old Senator
Morse of Jefferson County threw
BOMB SHELL
into the camp of the gold ring by offer
ing q resolution looking to the payment
ofState Bonds in Currency known as
the so-called
REPUTATION RESOLUTION OF
the Senate. However good mel may
differ in regard to the appellation.
An effort was made to adjourn by a
St. Louis member, but tho sense of the
Senate OF the resolution was then taken
and it refused to adjourn. The argu-
ment then was refusei fatty.
The next day which is now called
by his excellency the Gov.
BLACK FRIDAY
came, and the same Senator opened the
ball, and most bitterly and openly de-
nounced the Governor as a usurper, that
his action in this matter was more fla
grant than that of Gov. Fletcher on q
certain Railroad matter. The oppo-
nents cams to the rescue. and the main
chamspions on that side were Gott-
chalk, AN excellent lawyer and Brockmey-
er of Louis, Chairman ofthe judiciary.
committee who went into the contest with
all upon vest and with the style of 4 trag-
edian, and when attacked by the other
party reminds one of the defense
made by a wounded lion, so fearful and
sarcastic docs he cut either way in argu-
ment. lie is al)emocrat, yet give the dcv-
il Ibis due is my motto. The friends ofthe
resolution were led off by Morse and
Spaunhorst of st. Louis, the Chairman of
WAYS and means Committee. The yOun-
ger members Allen and Blodget went
into the fight with a zest and earnest
ness, and with an understanding Of the
subject coramendable to them.
Roseberry also stood up as one ofthe
friends Of the resolution and against
the gold ring Of New York, St. Louis
and the State Senate lobby; and when
he talks. for he seldom says much, he
commands attention. lie denounced
the imputations of reputation, and
hurled it back in defiance into the teeth
of those who uttered it.
For on this resolution men of all par
ties voted for, and against. and men too
who arc honest and sincere. n are not
to be classed with that class ofrcpud-
iators for which the County Court
of Andrew County is SO famous, in
one Of Its members.
To call the men who supported the
resolution regulators is a base insinu-
alton, on the part of those who utter
ii. when applied to some of the supper
ters Of the resolution. (When did U
come down ? Eds.)
As the hour of lamp light drew near
the excitement became intense. The
lobby was filled by members Of the gold
RUG and their adherents, and wilder
grew the excitement and hotter the COLI
test, as the hour for calling the
SENATE ROLL
approached, Some Senator demanded
the previous question and down went
the gayel closing all discussion Oh the
resolution. As one by one the anne Of
Senators were called, there was q sway
ing of the lobby, and when it was evil
dent that the gold ring had lost, the
Chair, Senator..Filler, and tho doorker
er were almost unable to keep order.
As the round full voice of the assistant
Secretary Major Griffin rung out the
last name, Senator D. A. Waters,
the grand old AYE" that followed the
sound seemed to reach wen unto
Wall Street aud it was evident that all
was lost.
THE CHAIR THEN
sang ont, for Resolution go, against 10,