The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-04-07
ADJOURNMENT or rHE L EoIsLATuRE.

ADJOURNMENT or THE LEGIsLATURE.
The Eighth General ..@sembly of the
State of Iowa, closed its labors at 10
o'clock on the morning Of the Sd inst.-af-
ter session Of Sc days. Much business
wis crowded through during the day and
night preceding the day of adjournment,
though nearly all the bills disposed of dur
ing tho time mentioned, save and except
the special appropriation bills, had been
fully and freely discussed many of them
creeks before, and all at least several days
before, their FINAL disposition, so that their
real merits were pretty well understood,
thus relieving, those measures, to some ex-
tent, from the charge Of hayitg been lily
considered aud hastily acted upon.
Ofths closing scenes at the Capital, We
s,ad hoped to speak somewhat in detail
to day, but the fatigue Of the last two days
services at the Capital, and two days ride
ride in stage coach, do not seem, at the
present writing, to have ccnspired, in the
least, toward. concentrating our fragmen-
tary ideas and thoughts, SO that our read
ers will have to put up with this-apology.
We formed very many pleasant acquaint-
ances at the the Capital, among the mem
bers of both political parties cquaintan
ces that will never fade from the tablets Of
our memory. Men there wore in the Eighth
General Assembly-both Republicans and
Democrats natures were as genial
rs the climate Of tho far famed Italy, and
whose unwearied devotion to the interests
of the people and the State, was only equal
led by their adherence to the tenets of their
political faith. Take it all in all, the
Eighth General Assembly was composed Of
rs good and talented set of men as ever
before met in this State in the capacity Of
Legislators. They met together as strangers
and partisans, and fierce was the conflict,
for few weeks. Fresh from the polemic
field and flushed with victory, it i, not to be
wondered at, that when thus brought to-
gether, from every part Of the State, they
should have fought their battles over again,
with the fiery zeal and impetuosity Of Hot
spur. With association, an entire change
come ever the political parties in the two
H,uses,,; in fact, towards the last of theses
sion, political lines had become almost OBJ
liberated and those whom but few weeks
since met rs strangers and political enemies,
parted steadfast and warm hearted friends.
Are this writing, the most Of those with
whom we have been associated during the
past three months, have arrived at their
homes, with buoyant hearts, and with con-
sciences clear of Intentional injustice
Though we said during the session many
harsh things Of our political opponents in the
yet we are pleased to say, that
in so doing We engspdered no hard feelings
in the minds or hearts of those thus assai!ed,
they taking it as a kind Of matter OF course
thing to BIO shus spoken of by the opposi.
t;en press. We parted friends with each
and every member of the legislature, and
in closing this article, we can but wish them,
one and all, a long life Of unalloyed happi-
ness, and return to the legislative halls of
Iowa again, If their ambition is not salts
fed by their experience during the tsrm just
closed.