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01 it OKS lOlNKN LKITKIt.Dm iloisa*. loan. Manh U.I he in jrh ig hour was taken up by the n* tfuducthm of bill* report* of Cowiniittvee. and prrM-ntation of petition* and reuion-atranc* t.Mr. K.'.bourn of the 1’otnm ::«•« oo In aarance, tn«roduced a substitute !«{ the bii'a on ihat Sahj*ct now before tbe Ilouae. which is d-*n-«d sufficient to cover tbe entire object ionrM hr the several bills istrodiffJ heretolore.Mr. Da-h.el, of the coniinitiee appointed to vi*it the inane A*ylum, at Mount Pleasant, male a report, which i* to be printed.Mr. Adams introducrd a bill to remunerate Dr. Otto Thieme for labor and expenses incurred by bira a* Commissioner of Iowa to the Fan- Exposition which wa* referred to the Committee on ClaimsMr. Wilcox introduced a bill for an act to tai personal property used or sold within this State, and owned by person* reading cut of the Mate A very juvt law it would be if enacted, and we hope it may become a la*, as our s'atute :« .cry lame in thi* particular.Mr. Tuckc r introduced a bill for an act regulating election# and the meaner pf voting in corporation*, incorporated under or deriving any au'hority from the law* of this ?ts?e. which waa referred to the C immiitet on Ju diciary for examination.Mr. Kas«nn introduced bill for an act for the relief of lt;ertain clxwe* of indigent. We believe this bill is for the immediate relief of soldier* wi |«»w* and fh*- orphan* of soldiers.Mr. V\ren introduced a joint resolution agreeing to. re-.ifyiug and c mtirming amend -mrnt* to the State Constitution, which *i' referred to the Committee on Cm atitntiooal Amendment* Mu* reeolntioo embrace* the foundation of the next year a political cam* paign, di I one which we may expect to have stucR ai u* iron every slump in the State. We can stand it: our shoulders are broad enough, ylt;1 our principle# are strong enough, and our record bright enough, for n« to dare to do ri.’b;.A bill wasalro intndu.ej tos-ruretn I »wa soldier* and other* a bistoiy of lova Irwfi hi tbe war of the Keliellion. which was re* Irrred to a special roinmittee of live.At ten o’clock the Speaker called the spa cial order and Mr. Truvlell took :h* 0 tor and concluded his speech, which occupied IBM of two boars and was rut speech of the seaai' n able, argumentative, and tn the poiot We ought to mention, in this connection, that Mr. Tmadeil stand* a* the hti d and •boulders of the Prohibitory I.Hjonr l^w defenders, and he truly merits the tide; feeble, elo juvnt nud fearless io the expression of bi* convicti in. lie it au orator io every word und ge*tu«e and in hi* argument to-day acquitted 1.-ros-.f nobly, lie was followed by Judge V. iJ*oo of Dubuque, a Democrat and a gentleman who seemed to labor uod-r great di«ad*an’aget. and in the midst of hi* argument rarher intimated that the House might ad, wrn until 'J o’clock, we *appo*e to give bis thought* lime to collect. Alter dinner Mr. Wils-m 6oished hi* speech in good style, and was followed by Mr. Meacbem, of Marion cou-ty, who fling* ‘’n shaky bad” in a disru*si hi. He goes into the enemy's camp io a perfect charge, aad send* them fly. ing heller akelter. We do not -admire that kind of reasoning however. We would prefer more wright and solidity and le*« glitter. Mr. liippev i« also one of the excitable kind of * peak era. who sometime* shoot too high for a go id marksman. Ilia speech to day waa Aisf ricat r good, but as an argument on the bill under consideration, was not what we expected from him.Tbe [Jou*e, buweeer. after all lha discussion of to day. refused to have tbe bill engrossed, which defeats the license law during this session. The .Senate waa also occupied, during tbe whole of tbe day, on aaimilar bill, and did a similar hind act for it.Nothi'g (m ram*! to relate, eo we remain.Dnrvm.
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Keokuk Daily Gate City
Keokuk, Iowa, US
Tue, Mar 17, 1868
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