The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-03-07
DEs MONIES, Feb. u.

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DEs MONIES, Feb. q.
Whew Get out Of the way
Hadn't we time 10 the House thi
forenoon.
All unexpected, and unlocked fol
too. But to the routine. Sovcra
petitions were presented from a
many counties asking for Judicion
license liquor law, all OF which were
referred 10 the Committees on th,
suppression of in temperance. Re
ports OF several Committee wer,
read aud laid upon the table.
The Committees on Roads ant
Highways recommended the pase
age Of tho bill for the construct,or
Of bridges 10 certain cases, and The
levy OF taxes therefor. with one OF
two amendments. The Co,nmitte.
on Judiciary recommended in theil
report the passage of h. F. l09, fol
the protection Of teeders Of stock.
II. F. 22 came up xs specia! order
beng . bill TO authorize the improve
ment OF streets aud slieye. Mr.
Gear offered an amt ndment to the
bill, to the eR,st that no street shall
be graded unless ordered BY Two
thirds Of tho Common Council OF
trustees. Adopted.
~. n al cRs~~A - >..h~A:e~A~ e..
the bill which ne explained ut some
length.
Mr.. Gear moved that both bill
and substitute be referred to . spec
ial Committee Of Eve; that they be
printed, and made special order for
Thursday. Motion. prevailed.
Mr. Caldwell asked leave to offer
. resolution. Leave granted. It
was to the effect that when the
House adjourn, it be until to.mor-
row at ga. NJ, and that hereafter
the House hold but one session dai-
", containing from 9 o'clock until l
o'clock.
Mr.. Kasson amended by inserting
ruesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
as the days for dispensing with the
afternoon session. Thus amended,
the resolution was adopted.
Several bills were introduced, but
Of no general importance.
Mr.. Clark, just ~ q motion was
made to adjourn, noon having Or.
rived, asked leave TO call up Il, F..
4S tor tho uePose of recommitting
TO tbs Commt1lee on Ways and
Aeaus.
This 10 whore the ranpus beas<s
and jolly good one Il was to-.
This bill has 20 often been mon
toned that il must be well known
BY it's number, without farther ex-
PLANTATION.
To be brief. it is to repeal tho
publication of the laws in newspa-
pcrs.
Mr.. Caldwell opposed the motion
and thought the whole matter would
again be opened up for discussion
BY its recommitment. Thought it had
been amply and Sufficiently discnss-
ed alrea0y, and 20 far - be was con-
carnad ha ~as naadr r., r"s his vote
ON the record now, for the bill just
NJ IT stands, as he c0naidered the
law ought 10 bo and should be re-
pesled.
Mr.. Aovey made another OF his
brief but telling speeches in favor OF
the recommitment Of the bill, stat
ing that 1t contained many rough
edges that required hewing of be-
fore going to Inc Senate. He op
posed the bill in its present form
and thought the members Of the
House we're old enough to take care
ot themselves, withou. depending on
the senate TO do their work.
MIR. Dunc0mbe offered q resolution
instractiog the Committee to :. port
back . bill providing tor the publica-
tion Of all laws that take effect prior
TO July 1872. and all other laws Of .
general character, Did not prevail.
Mr.. Campbell of jefferson, used
very strong language sgsinst the
press in general. stating they were a
set Of robbers, who were plundering
the State Treasury for publishing
laws, and thought i: was high time
that these barnacles should be scrap
cd of from tho ship Of State. lie
quoted from = circular issued by the
Press Association, and charged that
Society with secretly oonniviDg tosur.
-eptitiously rob the State OF about
100000, He made political issue
Of it, and charged John P. Irish with
deserting the party, and wished him
all the success in the world with his
new party.
Campbsll's attack on the press was
very bitter, and ! think uncalIed tor.
Mr.. Irish replied to C.mpbell's
attack and defended tho press nobly.
Said, he knew there were q great
many declining politicians who
would like to see these barn acles
swept awsy, but for what, be asked.
This expression about barnacles
WAS one made by Kasson, sometime
ago). Fixing bis cyes steadfastly
ON Mr.. K. he answered his own in.
interrogstory by saying, "that the
devil fish might come up out Of the
deep and sink tho ship that these
hsrnacIes (the press) keeps ahoat.
He, individually, nor lbe clsss oi
journalists he represented did no,
care about occupying the columns Of
their paper for publishing the laws
and snspping his finger, he said, he
nor any other journalist who pub
lished . steady paper, did not care
that for the paltry pittance paid By
the State for publishing the laws
but in behalf Of those papers pub
lished in our newer counties, no op
posed the repeal oftbe Law.
As for his political principle b,
said that the gentlemen from Jotfer
son, from whom yet emanated ,h,
smeli Of Pittsburgh smoke, ought t
be the last man to charge him irish
with deserting the party, now es
pocially as the democratic party o.
the foOr stood in such great need q
leader, none of whom required on
SO badly as the gentleman from Je
terson.
On taking the door, Mr., Dur
combe said that no Democrat trol
Jefferson or any wherc else, woul
: go farther in matters of econom
than himself, but, there was dut
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