The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-30
Editorial Correspo ndenee.
LETTeas Faoha THE CAPITAL.
Dss MoINEs, Iowa, !
January Is, 1864. i

.. January Aot 1cots b.
The weather this morning affords .
striking contrast tsthe kind Of nfornings
that prevailed ii this latitude atthe time
your correspondent Was migrating hith-
'er. The mercury has risen away up in
figures, and the adhesive state Of terra
frmu, in consequence thereof, caused a
corresponding rise in crinoline, and a
delightful display of delicate gaiter-boots
and handsome ank-hose. A bright sun
shine, assisted by south wind, is rapid
ly dissolving theicy letters of winter; the
snow is disappearing as swiftly as the
Southern Confederacy; the brown peaks
ofthe bluffs are peering above the drifts;
the water is coursing down the hill-sides,
in rivulets, and the city is in state of
liquidation. AS to how long this de-
hghtful spell" of spring will continue
with US, the "oldest innabitant de-
clines to express his opinion. This sud
den change from frigid to almost tropics
has very weakening and facilitating "
effect on ordinary humanity, but has not,
in any perceptible degree, effected the
wind" of the Honorable Legislature, as
there has been more big talking, about
little things, this morning, than for a
week previous. conclude the road
from Council Bluffs to this place must be
slightly "out Of condition." as the NON
PAREIL, now tive days due, has not yet
come to hand.
The afternoon session in the Hsuse has
been quite animated and business-like.
No bills were passed, though number
of measures we're introduced and dis
'cussed. Three memorials from the Board
-ofControl of the Isws State Sanitary Com
mission we're read and referred to appro-
pirate committees. The first asks that
an appropriation of fifteen thousand a
year shall be made fer the purpose of de-
frsying the expenses of the commission
paying agents, transportation, etc
The second asks that the sum of fifty
thousand dollars shalt be placed in the
hands of the Governor as contingent
fund, to be used in case of a great battle,
epidemic, or other emergency when the
facilities of the commission, or the sup
plies in its hands shall be inadequate to
meet the demand Of the army. The third
asks the enactment Of Law paying o
certain amount of money per month to
the wives and children Of ell privates
and non-commissio1ed officers in the
United States from the State of Iowa.
What will be the action of the Legislature
upon the subjects of these memorials, /
am, of course, unable to forsee, but would
gusss the prayer of the last will be granted,
while the first is doubtful. So far as !
have been able TO ascertain the sense of
the members in regard to the matter
find them disposed to place in the hands
of the Governor liberal sum-saf ficient
to defray all the ordinary and extraordin-
airy expenses Of the commissioning be
drawn upon by the proper officers of the
commission as circumstances demand,
and to be disbarsed DO the Governor in
such other manner as in his Judgment
emergencies require; but the Sanitary
Commission not being recognized au.
4bof7ty, there is a general opposition to
the plan Of placing under its exclusive
centred any considerable sum of the State
funds
The question Of taking the State Bank
notes for taxes, was'up again this after
uoon, and made the special order for to-
nsEroE.