The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-02-13

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nsr put / vsnld h6s l1sve yon nnder.l
ssAud froua lis TIT The eiBIssns bf the
oatIEal are al SAsistiass wouI@ taiks
glAs PLEASURE q making such - and
nounoemens. but regret tosay thai I can.
nos u present. thoagh slae outward gas
of righteousness d extensively wcrfi there
are naaiiy whitsa sepdiehess 6fthsse1
Twill only mention one class : the board.
ing house keepers-and ifthere Is mercy
anywhere in the bounds of inAnity for,
these extortionate souls. T.lnust deSoutly
commend them. Seves dollars week Is
Enausuai prizes. aspiaiu. chrarrafs bOarsass
ing housea,lwh while fhdse thas 'spslt on more
style bleed che unfortunate sojcurnerto
the tune OF too and some ltyss dollars pei,
dayi Think Of that, yc dwellers ct the.
DeRay. who, for che half Of seven dollars.
Per weak do sic down to better tables
yea .sfair sumptuously every day" IS.
But must not run into worldly af.
fairs" for I commenced with the intsn
ton Of writing Sunday letter--to tell
yoa that il was . beautiful morning. and
that enioysd ii I; butthe ''churCh going
bell''' is already ringing, the people are
epairing to their respective places Of
worship, and ] must ego and do like.
wise.' ,.''-'. +, W s. B.
+ DEs MoIxEs, Iowa, Feb. 8, 1864. i,
The Senate Of the State of Iowa is an
able and .dignifed body-camposed Of
men of as good Judgment, and, of as
sound, practical common sense as those
composing any similar body in the west;
little "old fogyishs"' perhaps, Gin some
of its notions, but withal salutafy con
servator between the people and the
over sanguine haste of Young America
in the House Of Representatives. Lieut.,
Governor Eastman makes good officer,
presides with dignity, and gives general
satisfaction. In front, and q little TO the
right of the presiding officer, sits the dig
nifed Senator from Pottawattamie--al-
ways writing very busily, but at tho same
time fully aware of what is going on has
something to say occasionally, and when
he rises, always commands attention.
Directly in front of the President, and
not far from the door, sits the Senator
from Mahaska, Mr.. Crookham, the au-
thor Of the Negro Suffrage Bill, which
was introduced in the Senate a few days
since. He is one of those peculiarly con-
stituted individuals who oppo Sc what ev.
erybody also favors and favors what every
body else opposes. To the right of the
main aisle and in front of the President,
sits the youthful looking Senator from
Lee, Mr.. ,McCrary, Chairman of the Ju,
dietary Committee, and who, though not
yet thirty years old, is universally &C
knowledged one of the ablest men in the
Senate. He is q good speaker, and an
earnest worker. In the outward circle
of desks, adjoining the aisle on the left
and to the right-by.front of the Presi.
dent, may generally be found the Sena-
tor from Appanoose, DR.. Udelt. His
stern, determined countenance, looks
very familiar to your correspondence
have met him under different circum-
stances; he used to be Surgeon Of the
18th Infantry, and many trying day
have l "enjoyed in camp with the
Doctor. He is equally at home, in the
field and in the Senate. 4 few seats to
the right and one in front, of the gentle
man from Appanoose, and more directly
in front of the President, is Mr.. Bassett,
from the Fl. Dodge and Sioux City Dis
triet, who represents "all the North
West" or, district comprising, in terri.
tory, near one-fonrth of the State. Mr.
B. is a gentleman Of about thirty years,
very pleasant and affable in manner
He is constantly devoted to business, la.
bors faithfully, and as though he thought
the amount Of work required of him was
in proportion to the size of his district,
But / have given to 1.-THE honorable
Senate" rs much space as prudence will
allow may have occasion to recur to
the subject at some other time.
The House has not transacted, to-day,
any business that would be of interest to
the general reader; several local, and
unimportant bills have been passed, but
nothing, of interest has transpired.
In response to joint resolution Of the
Legislature, Mrs. Wittenmyer delivered
an address on The Sanitary wants aud
and condition of the army" in the Hail
of the House on Saturday evening last.
The door and galleries Of the large hall
was densely crowded With the elite Of the
capital. Mrs. Wittsnmyer Was intro.
auced TO the audience by Lieutenant