The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-03-26

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some persons, botn 10 ana our q snk q n
sembly, 20 deal unfairly Win tne safsy
action Of the senate npon the snRiscf ~
the Resolution and Mltr most woFfny
cfiscer oT the State. ts gfYes me pleasure
TO saF thaf 90 not regard tfas senator 20
from JeIEefson ae one @ this hslfn iser
believe that be u acfs1afed uy me 0osf
I.of motives: 70 nioSirig the amend nnsras,
Though dlz1ar WITH nltn as s,i 70 tnS slaseF
OF tne atRehaEa cut.
Il Coming as ] do. from q pars OF the
State, distant fr0na the place Of fesidsfscs
/ of Mrs. Wittenmyer, who il the oeTtEM
figure in the resolution esanos De
leharged with entertaining local isfe3s-
Idice, and being Bart httle cqaaaneea
with her, I cansot+be accused OF spears
ling fnoEa motives OF personal friendship
ai1he. tiss however y paFt Of the. San
iitary history Of the past fifteen niOntnsl
Eithat Council Bluffs, the slsseFeOTn OF q
lnsw and spArsely set$led county away
on the Western border of the States cut
lof the reach Of the humaHizing influences
| OF railroads, has contributed eightyfo
packages OF Sanitary stores. | stand
| here % testify that cur giving has been
buttons wers passing into safe. and COM
fpetent hands. The patriotic women OF
the West endorse Mrs. Wittenmyer, both
personally and officially and / IS cordi-
oily endorse the women Of the West.
would not be faithful to my fair constit-
|tuents, were to sit quietly by, and wit
ness a wrong done to their friend, with
/ cut. in their name, protesting against the
wrong. " .., co.. IL. ..,..-...s,c
+ The Report of Mrs. W., accompanied
1.-THE message Of the retiring Governor
The Senate passed concurrent resolution
to print the report This resolution vas
reported to the House, and the concur
renee of that bodygrequested. II was re-
ferred to the appropriate com mittee, but
that committee instead of reporting il
back, with recommendation, kept it. in
portfolio, and reported to the House q
resolusien of inquiry to the Governor in
relation TO the matters obtained in the
Report. The Resolutions of the House
Committee drew out o Special Message
from the Governor buteontained no facts
which were not fully set out In the Re-
port. The Resolutions however, asked
the Governor some. questions, such as
whether the Sanitary articles are fur:
.nished gratuitousiy- to the sick and
wounded soldiers in the tieid, or whether
such articles were sold to the soldiers,
and if so what was done with the pro
ceeds of such sales. And whether the
travelling expenses, provided for In the
Act under which Mrs. WIttenmyer was
appointed, included expenses incurred in
attending Conventions and Fairs an diff
fereHt places in the United States. nlI
! Now Sir, Iggubnit to the Senate, that
these Questions are prirnarfy impairment.
! vns willing that the Special Message and
accono nan yine mlrnication, should be
read for the information of Senators: yet
7 was of4ha opiniou that the Message was
not here ~ RIGHT, The. Senate did not
nsk for il. the Governor did not direct it
to the General Assembly, but to the HOUSE
~ REPRESENTATIVES,, In nv judgement
We shall disgrace ourselves and insult a
noble woman and officer of the State, if
I'VE admit Abe right of the House to thrust
this mexsege upon us, and compel ,uss to
rubbish it as an appendix to Mrs. WIS.,
Rsport, Hsenators believe that she has
acfed faithfully and wisely in the dis.
charge Of her Official duties then why
vote for the amendment of the Senator
from JefFerson9 The Special NJ sage and
I hesnbseouent communication of Nrs.W
has been read in the hearing of the
Senate. In INV judgement these doeu |
ments yindicate Mrs. W. They remove
all ground for suspicion. am satisfied. |
I am willing thatth whole matter should
be placed at rest right here. I am ready