The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-18

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violated abe law, in the commencement q
. building Of such magnitudeAs the pressu,
structure, was superinduced BY the fact,
that Commissioners Of tho Blind Asylum
likewise went beyond the Law, and COM
menced the construction Of building, The
estimated cost Of which il moro than double
what the Law expressly declared it should
cost. The Blind Asylum is located in
vinton--the home Of DauxxoxD -hencs the
pertinacity with which he insisted that the
Commissioners Of the Insane Asylum vio-
lated the law, and that the Blind Asylum
Commissioners, but .follosced out the bad
precedent thus established. Under these
circumstances, is it any wonder that be
could not ind it in his heart to condemn
the acts of,the Commissioners Of the Insane
Asylum? Verify, think not. a q
Mr.. President p now sharply issues
from the lips of Senator, standing up in
his place, directly back Of the seat occupied
By Mr.. DRuMMoNp. The Ex-senator from.
Dubuque"-D. S. WILSON'S recognized
by the President. Mr.. WILSON is. held 10
high esteem BY every member on the floor,
on account Of his genial qualities and fun
loving propensities. He is an active, work.
ing member Of the Senate. Being well
yersed IN the intricacies Of legislation, and
a thoughtful observer, be intelligently ellis
his position seldom speaking, but always
to the point. He is q rabid Democrat, but
he seldom yentilates his political heresies on
the floor of the Senate, unless he is moved
thereto by the hope OF manufacturing u
little political buncombe, for home con
sumption. lie is Of medium size, square.
shouldered and heavy-built, the whole
surmounted bya jolly round face, which has
not been traverscd by the keen edge Of one
of .sWade s. Butchers best, for 10 these
many months. lie is pleasant, but not
very effective speaker. Though he usesver5
correct language, and rounds of his periods
quite gracefully, he does not press home his
points with that directness and logical force,
which tell upon an audience.
He is opposed to the appropriation of
800, 900 to the Insane Asylum, and pro.
ceeds, at some length to give his reasons
therefor. The Superintendent Of construc-
ton, he believed, had dallied along with
this job, for the purpose of continuing in
Office, and thereby drawing hi, salary. He
had expended 1928 900, and yet no portion
of the building was ready for the reception of
the insane. At 1.-THE last session he (Wilson)
was in favor of providing for the finishing
of portion Of thisbuiding for the immediate
reception of patients. lie was overruled,
and Sl00, 900 given to this Institution, un-
der the firm conviction that this sum would
finish the whole of that building. lie felt
confident u system Of deception bad been
practiced, for the purpose of keeping Ger
tain men in office, at extravagant salaries.
Ia opposing this appropriation, be felt
satisfied he was carrying out the wishes Of
his constituents. " ,es.lt
Mr.. WILSON was followed by Mr.. UDELL,
the Senator from Appanoose. Mr.. U. stated
that he voted for the first appropriation
So, 000-as the design then was to erect a
small building. lie opposed the appropria.
ton of SO, because he was unwilling to
establish bad precedent by endorsing the
acts of commissioners, who had SO mani.
testify exceeded their authority. For the
same reason he would now be compelled to
vote against further appropriation Of
100000. He considered it extremely un-
wise to build an Institution Of this kind now,
of dimensions sufficient TO answer all the pur
poses for which it is intended, ticeuty years
hence.
He did not know but money had been hon
estly applied, but these large appropriations,
at this time, to such institutions, were un-
warranted extravagances. In this view of
the subject, think him more than half
righr. Mr.. L. is not what might be called
a ready Or pleasant speaker After be gets
warmed up Il little, he talks with compare
tive ease, though his gestures and positions
| are OF rather an outre character. He IS Of
decidedly nervous temperament, and in
the course of debate, wriggles himself into
many positions, never assumed by Rurus
CuoATE or thought of by DANIEL WEBSTER.
| Yet, if Mr. UDELI. is not a great orator,
''iike Brutus," what he says, is delivered
in an OF hand style, so clearly and distinctly,
that he never fails to make himself under
stood. In politics, he belongs to the mod
ern school Of Democracy. Whatever he
may be on the stump, do not regard hin,
as very violent partizan on the floor of the
Senate. though he generally goes for draw
/ ing party lines upon every measure, suscep.
tible of affording bis party u morsel Of
political capital. Ecis man rather above
the medium size, with darkish eyes and
hair, head narrow and high, with n face
somewhat furrowed with care, yet frank and
cordial to degree not often to be met with
By profession, he is Il physician-h;s age i:
43, and he is now serving out his second
term as Senator, believe.
1 Several other Senators participated il
this debate, but as have already drawn
heavily upon the space in the editorial col
umns Of the Nonparel. | will not Civ,
their argument. | will close these imper
feet sketches Of personal characteristics, b.
roughly outlining the Honorable Senator
from Clayton, DAVID HAMMER. Near th,
close of the afternoon session, he obtaine,
the floor, and entered at once into II terrible
philippe against the Republican party-tht
J Insane Asylum, and vcryboay who had bee,
connected with it. He ranted and tor,
around at q terrible rate, bringing vivid,
to my mind, the descriptions, with whici
, the press Of the State tcemed, of Genera
: DoDGE's indignation fits during the last cam
paign. He was for making political capita
; out of this Insane Asylum-he would tall
, here on the floor Of the Senate, Just rs h
talked to his constituents, from the stump