The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-16
FROM DES MONIES.
Especial Corrcspondencs.l
DEs MoINEs, March 9.
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35 to II. a. Il came from the last LNoialature.
80 oll'o''so'' u'eu - - po..'o'0 ".ys - "
icat y ny amendment, under the spectous guise
that IL was ambiguous. and didn't mean what q
Oool m.nv thonOhE II ,,;l Thov e,so ettac,,4-
80 80. -, -. -sfs
co 70 prove tnat tnls Legislature ma no power
to act on IL for the reason that Il VA
mt the leoallv-elocteel T.aOialsfnro. 4 n
adopted 81 one Leci.latnre Is be referred Ia
the next Ieoislature elected 81 4 GENERAL eIeo.
fi0n. and TINT tho laat elecfion mot 6ein0 4 Oen-
eral election fhis Terislafure could mt ~ nr1,n
Il. Il VAS 4 sino,llsr areument b,af the ma3or-
ity or tho senate did not giyo q much consider-
alton. Deiug composed largely 81 hWyera. thev
understood the tricks OF the profession, Of
viii adopt II Il once wifhont anv waste az t,me
when il viii eo 10 the people 70 be voted On 81
t,t,cinl plccifon. nrniehlv Ia - held on thc fth
81 Jnne. a ! hiil rrovidin0 for m eIecfion an
that date il now before tho House.
The Indication of an early sprine make the
farn,era nnessv. ana thew want Is eet home.
Like old Gideon Bailey, who Was the Senator
days. and Who never made TINT one sneeci, Il
M his u, vice. ana that vas in l068. xhen Ia
said. - Mr.. President tha san has haOnn fo
drO,. / move "a adionrn Ia our fsrma !"
me san has hecnn Ia 4 dron ANA the farmars
berin 10 think of the plov. no thew have de-
termined TO adjourn sine dse on the 10th inst.
The appropriation bills will be disposed Of In
the Senate tins week, ~ ale0 the various Ap.
p0rtionment bills. This will be tho principal
business Of this week. Il will require good deal
Of money TO pay expenses for the next two
years. It will require nearly half . million TO
complete the new Capitol, and o125, 900 TO pay
the balance Of tho war-debk To provide for
all this increased expenses, the State tax lsvy
will be raised oae-half mill. Tho new Capitol
ought 70 b hnished at once. Il has now
been ten years in construction Il u needed.
The old rookery u unsafe for occupants or
records. Ito walls and 6oors aro bfaced up
with timbers and it u liable 70 60 down IN 8
heavy wind. or 60 up in fians of6rs.
Il will be remembered, perhaps, BY your
readers that on the night Of the 9Th Of July
last, Kate Shelley, Of MOinGona, made most
heroic cdort, ct the imminent risk OF her own
life, to save heavily laden passenger train on
the Chicago and Northwestern road from fear
ful disaster, BY plunging into m Abyss where .
bridge had been carried away and into which
ono tram had already plunged. AZ testimon-
ial Of appreciation OF her heroism, the LeHis-
lature has ordered that gold medal, worth not
less than $50, be made and presented TO her,
together with e9O0 in money, and that
without single dissenting vote. II y
most ntung expression OF the otate. toward z
young giri, w1Operio!me0 mOss nOD.o oeOo 9!
daring and self-sacrince senator dulette and
neprcseutauvo noimess oi nOono. nsve Oeen
selected to make the presentation:
writing OF medals reminds me that the Legs
iaturc does not appear y De pleased with the
device Ir9posed for medal to 70 presented 90
Iowa soldiers. ana the matter Wii pr0DAoay %
referred 70 The same committee, appointed BY
the last Aegislature, ioe tuftner acsaon.
i nov looks ss though the Department Of
industry Dill VIII IAN. At nas NOT yet come mp
in the Senate, where i originated, aud nearly
every DAY OF the present week see apart Tor
other Dilis under special order.
Aldrica's bhl pronloltlng railroad passes 20
State and county oficers. came up " the House
the other day, when Aldrlch Delivered torn.
bty-iong speech 10 ~ favoc from the printed
pages q pamphlet which be he'd puolished On
the subject ne touid nave saveo himself tnc
trouble aud expense, Tor bis bull viii never get
GO tne uovcEn0e 10 ~ 0ncaAl slenaturo. Inc
memoers are lncnned 20 ioo. upon y Z: pontcai
Dnncompe, wnasevor AIdncn may tnlnk @ Y
Tho House hAs put atseH On record IA favor
OF woman sonrage y adopting IN amendment
20 stfike tne wora maze irom tno constltu.
uoIl ~ VOTE oI "a ~ -. lug gIAve snu
reverend Sensson viii p.opAOly nt oown on y,
some ot ING olo SsAy-uesueu oenssos ~ ~
norrorx At tne women ever expect @ vote u
this STATE tnsy must weed ous tnose osd-
fashioned Senasota
stranGe fatality has attended tho present
Legislature Slckness aud death has kept sev-
eral seats vacant oil the sessaon. Scarce day
has passed that some member has not bee0
called away by sicknese or death ct home. M.
Irwin. OF Lee, has been called q SSry one Ot
his family. Representative Weoeser, " Page.
sickencd and died here IN the CITY. Saturday
last several members were called aoMe BY sick
ness III their fAmllea.
There arc score ol. appllcs n@ TOT the place
now filled " Mark Woodrun, o. Dubuque. on
the Board OF liAllroAd commissioners. IN the
campaign issi fall i was Marx's misfortune to
get on the losing eide, 20 70 expects no favors
at the hands Of the wlnnerA The farmers
about the legislature would oo pleased g see
lama Jun wilson appointed - Isprosen!aalse
man OF Their class. he may gesit, OUT some ieiiow
wno nad work % ao WIN poGucs ~ll probably
GET IL ~ mattes OF JuS!ice, however, ue
rsrMers ra ongnt 20 g 1ePsesS ea on Inc ooaI,
1ney wou-u tnen ioel tnss tleiI lnscIesss wouiu
90 protected, ana they would cease tneir con-
stAht WaHae on tnae ooaIu, wnarl !. ncM 70
promineM y every sessaon =. .ne Lee's.a.u.s. I.
uos snetlan sNes ho n ln.ul1uon MOL. 40 ~ 70. oas J
49, sns, mus. .o.s, a,,n.as ,1o o'o'' ApaA >
~Is.a . oouluu ~ ss.ul ~, u
Dur'ns tue ~eeA TUG iono~las
BILLS PASSED TH9 SENATE.
To require the payment Of cost o. paving
a. atA ~ Ntsva