The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-02-20
February Is, 1864.

An important bill. originated by Mr.
Ross, of Fottawattamie, was passed In
| the Senate q few days since. providing
| for the collection of all city taxes by the
county treasurer at the same time and in
the same way that county taxes are col.
lected. The bill provides that the city
| council shalt certify to the amount o!
revenue required by the city government,
and the percentage Of tax necessary to
be levied upon city property, whereupon
the County Board of Supervisors shall
assess the amount of tax thus demanded
and cause the same TO be collected in the
same manner as county tax, and by the
same officer or officers. This will do
away with great amount of confusion in
tax matters, and also save to the city the
amount necessarily paid for Marshal s
services All taxes will be payable at
the same time and place, and sales for
delinquent taxes will cover all taxes due.
+ Both Houses are in session this morn
ing, but nothing of partieu'a" interest is
"up."
In my sketches of members, upon the
| floor of the House, have heretofore un-
accountably overlooked my nearest
neighbors.' At my right with their
desks so near my own that their books
and papers are within convenient reach
sit four delegates in a row, "all honor.
able men" and representing the diversi.
fed interests of widely separated constit-
uencies. First of the four is the gem
tleman from Scott" Ii. II. G. SElLEs,
whom you will always find at his post
attending to business" he is seldom
on his feet, but always awake to what is
before the House, and at the calling of
the roll is prepared to vote without in
curing of the Chair What's the ques
tion?" He is a straightforward bust
ness man, ever alert to the interests Of
his constituents,aud without any spread
eagle" in his manner. Next comes the
gentleman from Pottawattamie :" who
he is, and what he is, it is useless for me
to tell you. The Union men of your
county know him we'll, and the Cops
know him too we'll, for their own tran
guilty Of mind but it may not be out
of place to inform you that he has got a
bran new stove-pipc hat. wears his Sun
day clothes every day, and puts on de
gree Of dignity commensurate with the
importance of the county he represents
To the right Of Mr.. BELL is another Of
the Scott county delegation, II. NJ. THoX-
son, the President of the Farmers
Club," and Chairman of the Committee
on Agriculture. He is a Scotchman by
birth, man of intelligence, and is one
If the "solid men" Of the House. lie
seldom occupies the floor except when
the Speaker calls 1.-The Committee on
Agriculture" or when some matter Of
fecting the agricultural interests of the
State, is before the House, and on such
occasions 1.-The gentleman from Scott " is
invariably heard from. The good-looking
young gentleman to the right of Mr..
THOMSON, is the Representative from Ap-
panoose, f. F. HORTON, formerly a cap
tain in the cavalry service. You will
generally find him very busily engaged
in writing letter6--wLether to his con-
stituents or to his Mary Ann" am
unable to say; but the diligence with
which he applies himself to his CORES
pondence, does not seem to divert his
attention from what is going on around
him, for he always understands the ques-
ton, and votes intclligently Being un.
married, and " nice young man." he is,
Of course, favorits with the ladies, and
appreciates their smiles. Before closing
these personal remarks, / must make a
brief note in regard to the gentleman
from Delaware" Mr.. SfHpsex, who sits
directly facing my desk, and whose gent
al conntenance eonfronts me continually.
He is large, robust, fnc-looking man,
with heavy brown hair, and immense
whiskers; his frank, open countenance
says palmer than words, that his stout
muscularity is m owed and governed by
soul brim-full of the milk Of human
kindness" He is a whole souled fellow
long may he flourish. W.S.B.
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