The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-03-14

! DEs Morsrs. Marc

DEs MONIES, March {.
EDS. CoURiER: On the Journal beins
read this morning, the Speaker au
nounced that the hour had arrived fol
the confederation Of special order ii
relation to the taxation of railroads.
Mr.. Caldwell as Chairman Of til.
Committee on railways, said that th,
Committee had not had time to pre-
pare a bill, and asked an extension o
time, which was granted, until Fri
day.
A few petitions and remonstrancea
were presented and referred to ths
proper Committees.
a resolution was offered to the eff
feet, that from and after Monday next
ali speeches in debate be limited to fivs
minutes, unless by permission Of tht
House. = iass
Mr. Carver moved to amend BY strik.
ing out 'five,' and inserting s'ten.'
Amendment was lost, and the Original
resolutions hnitely postponed.
Several bills we're introduced, com.
mencing at n. +. 296, and Running up
| to 500, among which was one for an
Act to permit water power improve.
fnents; one, pernitting suits to be
brought against the State; one, pro.
Ividing for the payment Of managers
and oficers Of State Institutions, and
others Of minor Importance. M Il
"A resolution was offered to the ef-
feet "that the House meet at q A. n.
and hold two sessions daily
Mr.. Caldwell hoped the resolution
would mot prevail, for the reason that
Committees would have no time to do
their work. On the. question being
put the SECOND time BY the Speaker,
the yeas and nays were called for, the
vote standing 81 for It's adoption and
IS against, which being announced, the
scene changed.
Kasson asked leave to give person.
al explanation, which was granted,
when with 4 copy Of "Webster's I'M
abridged" and copy of Sunday morn
ing,s Register, he began to explain to
the House the meaning Of 4barnacle. =
He endcavored to explain away the
fact that he made use Of such an in-
sinuation towards the press, and styled
the article in the Register an untruth.
Space will not permit to give the re-
marks Of each in full, 80 / win confine
myself to very brief synopsis.
After Kasson, came Irish. He had
NO desire to stand between the mem
Der from Polk and his friends the edi-
tors. The gentleman says he did not
kin11nd 70 appaY the term "barnacle1
u the press, but had been so applied
on this door both by the gentleman
from Polk and the memnSF nom Jef.
ferson. .ss .,.4s
Now comes the JefFersonite and tells
of his long experience with newspa-
pers and newspaper men, and If these
gentlemen had to earn their bread by
furnishing such food to the readers,
God knew, he was not in favor Of them
starving.
To whom Mr.. Irish. He (Irishl was
opposed to the entire press Of lows
heipg called blackguards because one
DHps DlaGx ~. z nIxy nave crept into the
profession. - .-..----4- y !
A blackguard Legislator Is no more
legitimate Legislator than black
guard journalist is legitimate journ-
alist.
Now comes the member from Wap-
clio, Mr.. Caldwell, and in . rather ex-
cited manner, pitched right into the
Regsster rough-shod.
He styled it . contemplate thing
over the river, and branded the attack
made in its columns Of Sunday, %
false
Mr.. Pratt, trusted the House now
| fully understood who the member
| from Wapello was, Is the members
| had been so frequently reminded OF
the fact. He Prattl was not in favor
of silensing the press, and looked mp
on it as the only safeguard Of the lib
critics OF the American people.
To be brief, there was q regular up
roar, and the bitter denunciations that
were hurled against the Dubuque Her
aid and its correspondent, were rather
,startling, in short, the greatest excite
ment prevailed.
1t even went SO far that Campbell
Of jefferson, told Mr.. Pratt, in reply
to question from the latter, that they
could settle that matter outside, but
| whether he meant according to thu
code Of chivalry or according to thu
rules Of the prize ring, your cores
pondent cannot say
4 Now there is just this much in thi
difficulty. IT members Of the Legisla
| tnre, so far forget the dignity Of thei
station as to stand upon the foor o