The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-01-30
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Did Il ever occur 10 you tina! your hum
ble servant was'a member Of the Legisla
tursl | was inform I'D the other day that
was member of the Third Houss!-
Consequently have had all sorts Of news.
papers. documents, speeches, soaps, mag
ic oil, hair dyes. trasls, salts, peppers, all
spices, apples. tobaccos, pop corns, beg
gars. cripples and railroad pSssess thrust
upon me. | am sorry now that | ever
accepted the railroad psssess, for it will
take me all next summer TO ride them out,
and as they are not transferable. | can
hire no help. There's thai pretty wo.
man, in here again. and looking right up
this way at the Chief Clerk!l
Il is a general remark that the present
Legislature is a dignifed and respectable
body. comparatively. There is more brain
in the Senate than in the House. measur-
ed by the quart-but more in the House,
by tile pound, One thing is certain,
nearly all the members are 10 earnest, hay-
ing sense Of great responsibility, and a
determination to remove every clog and
give every aid in their power 10 the gov
eminent while it brushes the rebellion
No one can be here from day to day, hear
ing the bills and resolutions INTRODUCED.
and reading the reports Of other Legisla.
lures aud of Congress. without having a
new pride in his country and new faith
in the triumph and permanent establish
ment of republican institutions, and feel.
ing determination, stirring and thrilling
in his blood, to cut bis way, as Charles
Anderson said the other nightin his great
Adde'S, Through flesh, sinews, thews.
bones, through black. yellow. red, white
blood, to the Gulf Of Mexico, rather than
give one inch to the Southern Oligarchy."
Over to the left, sits The venerable Pc
TER ODLlN, of Day ton, Chairman Of the
Committ' on Finance. author of the
Bank Bill, and the friend and adviser Of
the late Alfred Kelly. He is perhaps une
qualed in the State as 6nsncier,& ,& is dis.
tinguished in the House fo- his practical
wisdom and thorough acquaintance with
every thing connected with the finances OF
The country He is 6rst among the
leaders Of the House. aud often, when the
other members have been barking for
some time, rises like grey hound among
terriers, gives deepmoutheG bay. and
the point is yielded and the rest lie down.
Mr.. 0dliu is, moreover a christian gen
tleman, and one Of my pleasures. between
times. is TO sit and look at his benevolent
eyes and his countenance glowing with
goodness. That little woman keeps a.
looking, right up this way, at--ibe
Chief Ulerk!l
Over to the right, and near enough for
me to spit in his spittoou, sits the fussy
little giant, WIN. j FLAGG. Of Cincinnati.
II is one of the first men in the House,
a splendid political economist. and fought
Odlin's bank bill like little tiger
That little womsn--confound the Chief
Clerk ..-
Over to the left sits j. G. JEFRRIEs. Of
Amanda. He is modest and we'll be-
haved member, never wasting the time o
the House in unnecessary talk, and intro
duc!ng only one set Of resolutions which
Cameron killed by resiguing.
There is the member from Medina. tC
the left, and the member from Lucas, t.
the right. yelpiug rttrenchmsnt, every day
They have cost the Slate thousands Of dol
lars alscady by occupying the time Of tn
House in talking about Ietrenthment AM
carrying on "Resulu!ionary war" 4
resolution, by the member from Medina
10 deduct the per diem Of members vile
absent, and fix the adjournments over q
periods Of four weeks, was referred to tn
Committee on RetrenChmsnt. The Com
mitIee has just reported. The iollowin
is a part of the report: ....
! "Should the officers, not having ih
fear Of the statute before their eyes, fail t
discharge their duty, there is one consc
, lston remaining 10 this House. each men
Der is responsible to his constituents fc
the time he absenls himself from bis plaC
; 90 this floor. Should all of these consd
. erationS be insufficient to bring him to
proper sense Of his duty to himself, h
: constituents, and his country, may ID
I Lord have mercy on his soul, for no resc
luton which your committee could r.
! Commend. however salty, could have VII
: lue enough to saVs him." These two men
J beIs we're the principals in refusing
] pay The papers for publishing the offic
e pr, ceedings. That's very pretty lit
woman, looking up hero at--the Chi
&, Clerk,
!. The House, as you are aware, has pa
d sed the bank bill. allowing the banks
: suspend specie payment and requirin
J, them to pay their proportion of the take
n a bill Ior the relief of the families Of vC
uneers; bill making an appropriation
pay as members, besides several other in
portan, bills, and number of resol
tons, joint and otherwise. The two FIR
II have passed the Senate aud are now law
!. There is disposition among the men
,i bers Of the Legislature to postpone Il
h election of United States Senator as Ion
as possible, 1t would bring out part
o lines and create party feeling, The
/. goes that llttle woman, out of the doc
aud looking right up here at the Chi
!. Clerk and----ms.