Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-03-08
sorepine OF tho " Barnaoles."

soraping OF the B.rnaoles."
The State Register of the 3rd,
contains very severe article upon
the indecent trickcry and unfairncss
by which the bill repeating the
statute authorizing the publication
of the laws in the newspapers was
put through the House, under the
gag rule. The bill had been re-
ferred to the committee on Ways
and Means of which John A. Kas-
son, is chairman, with instructions
to report provision for the pub
LEGATION of such general laws as go
into effect, before the distribution
of the laws in book form. These
instructions, Kasson, from motives
entirely dishonorable and vindic-
tive chose to ignore, and instead
reported a plan for distributing the
laws in slips to the County Audi
tors. Mr.. Pratt protested against
the action of the committee, rs con-
trary to the plain instructions of
the House, and urged the recommit-
ment of the bill te. a committee
which would obey them. To this
suggestion Kasson replied acri-
moniously and refused to yield the
floor except to Mr.. Close of Back
hawk, who by previous understand
ing sprung the trap of the previous
question. This was sustained and
under its operation, Kasson's amend
mcnt was attached and the bill
passed; thus cffectually gagging all
who desired to protest against it,
Mr.. Duncombe being arbitrarily
refused the privilege Of explaining
his vote. Then came the final move
of the conspiritors. Close moved
to reconsider the vote. Mr.. Dun
combe succeeded in gaining the
floor and in terms ofhcarty contempt
and indignation denounced the
trickery as it deserved. Kasson re-
piled in abusive and ungentlcmenly
terms, and again applied the gag
by moving to table the motion to
reconsider, which was done. Thus
by unworthy and unfair stratagem
the report was carried, in an as
scmbly in which such trickery was
not necessary for its success. The
object was to cut off debate, in
which something might have come
out which would not be honorable
or agreeable to the chiefs of the
repcalcrs. Thus it was in the
words Of Campbell Of Jefferson,
that the newspaper barnaclcs when
scrapcd from the bottom of the
ship of State" There is probably
no member of the press or public
who will deny that the question of
of the repeal of the publication law
is a legitimate and proper one for
deliberate and candid discussion
and action by the Legislature. The
newspapers have no vested right to
its continuance on the statute book
nor will they fail to acquiescc with
dignity if it be honorably repealed.
But they have right in common
with the people, to complain, if
their servants in the legislature,t tax
ing their cue from corrupt and de-
siging men, override all considera-
tons of reason or courtesy in COM
passing any end they may have in
view. The people VIII not take
kindly to the gag rule. We give
below the record Of the vote.
Yeas--Messrs Ainsworth, Ballinger, Beatty Of
Cedar, Beatty of Jasper, Bergh, Blakeley, But
Ter, Caldwell, Caldwell Campbell, Carver, Clark
Of Benton, Close, Crawford, Danforth, Davis,
Day, Draper, Dayton, Duncan, Durham, Ellie
worth, Evans, Flenniken. Freeman. Gear, Good
speed, Hall, Hanson. Hilton, llopkirk, Hoyey,
Irish, Jyhnson, Kasson, Keables, Leahy, Lee, Nc
Allister, Mccoy. Miller, Newbold, Rice, sandry.
Schweer. Skilln, Sledman, Teale Van Meter,
Van Saun, Whitten,. Wilson OF Washington,
Wood of story, Wright Of Mills, Wright OF Van
Buren, IS.
Nays-Messrs Appleton, Beresheim, Clackman,
Blake, Blise, BOnewitz, Cardell Clark Of Iowa,
DAVIDSON, Dumont, Duncombe, Ericsson, Green,
Heberling, Hewett. LizzeDberg, Mcclure, Mer-
Secor, Stewart, Stow, Struthers, Tasker, Tulis,
futile, Vrndeventer, Williams, Wilson of KeO-
kuk, Wood Of Clay, Mr. Speaker-W.
DIES MONIES LETTER.