The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-04-21


On Monday last, the Vice President laid
before the Senate, communication from
Capt. w. B. FRANKLIN, the officer in charge
of the Capitol extension, in answer to .
resolution Of the Senate. on the feasibility
and expense of such a removal as have
mentioned above. The communication con-
tains two plans fos the proposed alteration.
By either plan, the new chamber would be
smaller than the one now used, and the
change would cause the reconstruction Of
half the north wing, at cost Of $l60, 900.
1t would take about two years to do it in.-
Is the Senators get out to the air, there is
no reason why the Representatives should
not; and il this new ball is set in motion,
there is fair prospect of the work on the
Capitol going on ad infnitum. The nation
had better adopt Senator Crimes plan
lease out this pile of brick and marble to
the owls and bats, and erect such a building
AS we want, over towards the heart Of the
continent.
LovEJoY's speech in the House last Thurs.
day, came near being the most striking event
of the session-as he warmed up with his
subject, he marched out into the area, in
front of the Clerks desk, and his scathing
words and menacing attitude, stirred up the
other side terribly. Roger A. Pryor, Of
Virginia, was the first to leave his seat and
60 down to where Loyejoy stood-this was
the signal for general rush, and the area
was soon crowded with excited men-some
of whom were s'spiling for u fight" Love-
joys voice was drowned in the yocferatiOns
of the thropg, and he stopped speaking
Little Washburne, in the the chair, was
thoroughly scared; and after attempting to
restore order, gave way to the Speaker
The Southerners insisted on the enforcement
of the rules of the House, and said Lovejoy
should either speak From his seat or the
Clerks desk-he finally chose the latter
the crowd dispersed, and he went on with
his speech. Had the belligerents come to
blows, there would have been not q few
knock-downs-among others, Pryor of Va,
would have probably been upset by big
bump Of Potter's clay, from Wisconsin,
Lovejoy made very severe remarks, it is
true; but, during the nine weeks contest
for Speaker, hardly day passed that the
doctrines Of the Republican party were not
assailed as fsrcely as he assailed slavehold-
ing but tho Republicans kept their seats
under all the taunts and insults heaped up.
On them, and allowed the Ere eaters to En-
ish their speeches without molestation.-
Lovejoy is noble specimen of u man,
physically and mentally, and is not to be
frightened by any demonstration. If we think
slavery, VIC must remember that he had
brother murdered for free speech on that
question.
The delegates to Charleston, are pouring
into Washington with q rush, and to believe
their stories, each one of half dozen can.
didates has the best chance for nominal
ton, but, perhaps, the friends of DouGLAs
and HUNTER are the most sanguine of
success. ..-. ......
At the invitation Of Senator HARLAN and
Lady, went down to the Navy Yard, one
day last week, TO witness the experiments
made with the Dahlgreen gun, and as some
Of my readers may be laboring under the
same misapprehension that was, concern
ing this celebrated gun, will here state
that instead of there being only one kind
bearing this name, there are several, varying
in size and form, from the monstrous eleven
inch shell gun down to the little boat how
iizer, for close quarters. Some of tho guns
are smooth bored and others riaed. The
shell for the eleven inch gun weighs 1870
pounds unchanged. They seldom charge
the shells in experimenting. A target of
solid oak, thirty inches thick, is set up in
the Potomac, three quarters of miles dis
tant, and Ibis huge shell goes clean through
it. One might easily dodge such a missile
as it is plainly visible, sweeping in grace
full curve through the air, but only think of
such thing tearing hole eleven inches in
diane er through ships side and then
bursting into a thousand fragments, scat
tering death and obstruction far and wide.
The riaed guns shoot further and with more
accuracy, but the Wind blowing very strongly
the day we we're there, prevented them from
doing as good shooting us usual. A how
tiger was charged with shell to which was
attached bag Of musket ball. The fuse
was cut to burn l6 seconds. Tho shell
burst when six or seven hundred yards from
the gun, and the balls battered down upon
the water in wide circle. This gun was
fred four timesi in twenty-four seconds, and
Withhold hands and good weather, IT can be
fred eleven or twelve times 10 a minute. 1t
is used with great effect among the river
pirates, on the coast Of China. became
acquainted with Capt. DAHLckEES, the in.
yentor of the guns, and found him mild
hammered, gentlemanly man, who don't look
as though he would Willingly give pain to
any creature, and his making these terrible
engines Of war, is no evidence to the con.
trary, as they are great peacemakers.
w. Ii. X.
EMIGRATION.
A careful estimate of emigrants arriving
in this city since Friday evening last, gives