Nebraska advertiser., 1860-12-27

ton. We have no right to interfere will
and destroy private property. He cOnsi
deree II a necessary evil. The man SELL
crackers and bologna sausage, and some
thing else. He took a friend down there
yesterday, and took some crackers hi.
friend took sOmefhing else. The Republi-
cans appear very much afraid that some
Of their men viii get drunk. His friend
Downs appeared to be scared about il
also, bot he was not afraid Of that saloon
doing any harm.
Downs acknowledged he vas scared.
A burnt child breads the fire. He didn't
know but bis friend Redick was SCARED,
and as far as the Democracy were con-
cerned on the score of whisky, it was
well known that they wsre case harden
ed.
The motion was carried. The cues
ton was not whether the selling of whis-
ky was right or wrong, but whether a
whisky shop should be kept within the
walls of the Capitol.
Concerning the fee bill there appears
to be an opinion among some Of the mem
bers, that unless the fees are high, COM
petent men will not accept the Offices
This is a false idea. ANY man who will
look around him, will see some Office that
pays literally. filled by an incompetent
man, and the duties performed by a dep
uty for a portion of the income. He will
see dozens of men in every populous
county competent to ill any of the offices,
toiling in the summers sun and the win
ter's frost, for a bare su bsistence for him
self and family, while some men favor
ed with more influence but less talents, is
the incumbent of a good fat Office. Then
down with the fees.
am told that H-y An says
that 81 can't say that have never sucked
James Buchanan's teats." Tell him pot to
hurt himself. don't believe that ]. B.
the government. l don't.
The members have something less than
a hundred Divorce bills in their pockets,
which Of course will be brought before
the Legislature, unless they decide to
have nothing to do with them. Among
is n which passed the Council last
dissolving the bonds of matrimo-
ny between a certain J~erseyman and his
The Jerseyman is said to be rich;
this IS his second wife; and he is going to
pat up a large manufacturing establish
ment in Omaha.
Mr.. Upton (Rep.) and Mr.. Little
(Dem.) both opposed the bill. Mr.. Lit
tie was peculiarly severe. He wanted to
how this man had got rid of his
first wife. How he had got his wealth.
Whether he had got it with his first wife,
or did he marry the second for her mo-
ney, and having got that, he wanted to
keep the money, and put away the wife.
If Jersey was present, he must have felt
anything but hattered at the manner in
which be was handled.
When this bill comes before the House
will be "knocked higher than a kite"
Mr.. Little is a tail. ungainly man, with
a peculiar voice; he reminds me of the
pictures and descriptions of John Ran
He has very good talents, but
whether he will become as celebrated as
the descendant of P~acahontas, time alone
will tell.
As regards your question "How do you
like legislating 2" l answer that it is a
up affair. A member brings in
a bill. that he has expended a great deal
Of labor in preparing, and by the time
it goes through the Legislative mill, he
recognize one single feature of it
as having ever belonged to himself.
NEMAHA.
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