Daily Democrat And News

Legislative Correspondence.

Des Moines, Sept. 5th, 1862.

Ed's Democrat & News:- At the command of his excellency Gov. Kirkwood, the assembled wisdom of this State convened on Wednesday. Although the cry of "no party" has been sounded in our ears by our opponents, they were very careful to fill every office in both Houses with republicans.

The message recommends legislation on the following subjects:

1st. An increase of the Governor's Contingent Fund to provide for the wants of sick and wounded soldiers.

2d. An increase of salary of Adjutant General, and the creation of the office of Ass't Adjutant General.

3d. The appointment of commissioners to receive soldier's pay under the allotment system.

4th. The disposition of the Federal Grant for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanical arts.

5th. To amend the road law requiring persons between eighteen and sixty years of age to perform labor on highways.

6th. The establishment of a camp of instruction.

7th. The passage of a law authorizing soldiers beyond the limits of the State to vote.

8th. To exempt non-combatants from military duty.

The first move made was to repeal the dog law, which will undoubtedly succeed. The next was a display of the Republican party as it is of which I give you a short sketch.

On the morning after the organization One of the faithful offered the resolution instructing the committee on elections to report a bill making all persons sympathizing with the present rebellion ineligible to be candidates for office in this State.

Mr. Hardie of Dubuque moved to amend the resolution, so as to make the ineligibility date from after a conviction. This was voted down by a strict party vote.

Mr. Fairall of Johnson then offered an amendment to include with sympathizers, all persons opposed to the re-construction of the Union as it was, and the sustaining of the Constitution as it is.

This was a bomb shell in the "wooly" camp totally unlooked for. From desk to desk flitted the disturbed dis-unionists counseling as to the best method of getting out of a bad scrape. John Brown Griannel who was on the floor at the time seemed no little exercised. At least one Of the newly manufactured Lt. Colonels J. H. Rothrock of Cedar, desirous of making some recompense for his shoulder straps, moved to insert after Mr. Fairall's amendment the words, "in the days of Washington and Jefferson." This being accepted, the puissant hero (in embryo) exhausted, subsided.

The handsome divine, Russell, of Dallas known as the syllogistic member, moved to amend by inserting after 'Jefferson,' the words, "thieving Buchanan and Floyd." McLennan, of Dubuque asked the divine to include the name of Simon Cameron. This was too much even for the Africanites to endure during such hot weather, so all the amendments proposed to that of the member from Johnson were withdrawn. An effort on the part of those who introduced the original resolution to table it was made, but was defeated. Mr. Frisbie proposed to postpone the entire subject until next January. Mr. Young opposed this. He said he would move to amend Mr. Fairall's amendment by inserting the words 'the Union as it Ought to be.' Mr. McLennan, of Dubuque asked, what that Would be? He replied, "the Union with slavery wiped out."

To this bold, treasonable announcement, the young member from Johnson, Mr. Fairall, administered a scathing, withering rebuke. I tried to take down his remarks but owing to the want of facilities, I was unable to do so. I will try to send them to you as reported. The motion to postpone was carried by a strict party vote.

The session will be of some two weeks duration. The town is crowded with applicants for military offices, and hundreds are ready to serve their country, provided they can get shoulder straps.

Several bills have been introduced to enable soldiers to vote. They are essentially the same, differing only as to the appointment of Commissioners. One proposing that the Legislature select them; the second, that the Census Board act, and the third that the field officers of each regiment take the vote. A bill, the fraternity of which is traced to Judge Dillon, seems the fairest that can be presented on the subject. I send you a copy.

More anon,

IOWA.