St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-25
PIONEER LAWMAKERS.
interesting Meeting of Former
HaWkeye Legislators.

haWkeye AeklslALOrSs
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Dies MONIES, Feb. 24.-At 1880 this
morning Ex.-Gov. Cue called the meeting
Of the pioneer lawmakers to order. and,
after reading the call, prayer was offered by
Elder Teeter of Ottumwa. The following
temporary officers were selected by the
committee: President, Judge Reuben
Noble McGregor; vice presidents, Hawkins
Taylor, Isaac \. Lewis, Alfred Herbert,
j. II. Bonney, William Thompson, Phil b.
Bradley, Samuel Murdoch; secretary, Charles
Adrch; assistants, &. Wilson, j. Scott
Richmond, Ben Van Stenberg, j. w.
Dixon: Sergeant-at-arms, Edward Clapp.
Judge Noble was conducted TO the platform
and addressed the convention as follows:
do not know whose intellect evolved this
meeting, but whoever it was l hereby thank
them. 1t has been our custom to celebrate
or commemorate all great events. 1t is not
possible for n man or Il state to lose the
effects of good beginning, nor is il easy TO
rid themselves of bad beginning. We ma ht
retrospect whether we made Il good begin
ming. This period we are here TO comment
crate. We originated the common-school
system, the pride of our state and
the pride of the nation. 1t was dur
ing this psriod that the great railroad
grants were made 10 Iowa. 1t brought in
calculablc riches to our state. 1t was
during this period that the capital was re-
moved to Des MOines, that the state univer-
Sity was founded. During this period no
legislative assembly was ever accused of
lobbery or fraud. Iowa has never had her
'forty thieves" never had a combination 10
Victimize the people they represent. We
have watched the development of our state
We know that Il good beginning results in a
rood ending.
LOOKING TO PERMANENCY.
Hon. John f. Duncombe moved that q
committee on permanent organization be
appointed. Carried. The roll call of the
territorial and general assemblies was called,
md committees were selected. This after
aoOn the venerable senators met, most of
hem showing Astounding vitality. Gov
Hull called the senate TO their feet, and
Jaid:
We welcome reverentially the members OF
the territorial and early state legislatures 10
their old places on this floor, and if the record
of the twenty-first assembly shall be as clean
and honorable as those whose Representatives
] look upon, our consciences will approve
our acts. Senators, / bid you welcome.
The senate took recess for
hand shaking. In the house President No
bic addressed his juniors from the speakers
stand in one of the most affective addresses
ever made in Iowa. lie was followed by
hawkins Taylor of Washington. who COM
mended the free-pass system that had en-
abled him to come, and spoke pleasantly of
old associates and early times Judge
Murdoch insisted that he was as hand
some and spry as when he used to
talk with Gov. Lucas and Gov. Chambers.
the one Jacksonian Democrat, who had
been governor of Ohio, and the other a
Wing appointed by President Harrison. and
who, the speaker said, was noble gentle
man. The old bodies then filed across the
rotunda to visit each the other house. and
the speechmaking and handShaking lasted
till o'clock. Tonight Cows. Carpenter.
Gear, Sherman and Larrabee held a leyee,
1000 people being at the capitol