The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-30
] editorial 81 correspo ondence.
LaTTERs FRoM THE captTAl.

=. The " popular branch - ofsthis Legis-
latnre beats, all for resolutions. 4 II
fgensrany takes the House ali of,the fore.
noon to dispose of resolutions. The
members all seem 10 hare apenohant for
resolving and the resolutions already
adopted, during ten working days, would
fill Q moderate sized volume, and make
/ very exeellent Sunday reading. An eff
fort wss made this morning to Push
through resolution eomp1imenting Mr..
Lincoln upon the success of his Admin
istration, and declaring him to be the
first choice Of the people of Iowa for the
next Presidency. QGte a lively dis
cussion grew ontaof the. introduction of
the reselution-several gentlemen EN-.
bbraced the opportunity which the>socca-
sion offered, to deliver themselves of
considerable American. Eagle; but the
House finally deeidedatlsat itsFas not the
business of the Legislature to 10 into
President making, and referred the
kwhole thing TO the, Contention of, The
/ Union Party which is to be assembled
here on. the 22d Of next month, This
course was eminently proper. / dom t
suppose there il Union man in the
House VINO would vote against a resolu-
fion complimentary to the President;
neither do think: there are u dozen
among them who would vote against his
nomination, but convention. of the
people is the proper body to dispose of
such matters, and not the Legislature:
A Bill passed the House this AFTERNOON
increasing the number of trustees of the
Blind Asylum Of the State, from three to
six.
The Dog Law" is again up. Bills
bearing very heavily upon the CANNES,
and calculated to prove ruinous TO the
health of sheep-siayers, have been intro
duced in both Houses, and a law of some
kind, not wholesome for dorgs will
certainly be passed. Tray" has few
friends here, and his enemies are dispos-
ed to wage against him war of extermi-
nation. By the time the present Legis-
Iature adjourns the happy land Of ca
nine " will be removed beyond the State
lines of Iowa.
In a letter, few days ago, gave you
a very brief sketch of the personal ap-
rearance of two or three of our men o.
State" and promised to give you few
more at some future time. The said
Bill" is now ''in order The next on
the list lin the Hause) is Mr.. RIcH, the
Chief Clerk. He'is man 25 years old.
about five feet six 3; of slender form, thin,
smooth face, very prominent nose, eyes
and hair light he has a good voice and
is first-rate reader; if he did not have Il
good voice he could not stand the pres
sure, as bills, resolutions, &c. gre tre
quently piled up so rapidly that the
clerk is kept reading for hours at a time :
but he has thus far proved good for IT.
Mr.. R. is printer BY professionals the
nnblisher and editor Of the Indepen-
dence Guardian and as weH as being a good
Clerk he is able to get up good paper
The enrolling Clerk of the House
C. s. Wilson us also printer, and pub
fishes the Hdwktyd Flag. one OF the heaV-
lest nancrs of Western Iowa; Mr.. wis n
native Of Louisiana. was trained up amidst
| the beauties of the peculiar institution
but he has forgotten his early education
and am fearful he is now an Abolition
list. He is a young man, Of medium size
heavy hair and whiskers, dark compiec-
tion. and pleasant manners. He Is /"
married man, and much attached to his
friends. More of these anon.
As anticipated, yesterday the Sani-
tary board did not get.a quorum to-day
One member of the Board, only. arrived
Secretary Wright Informed me that Mrs
wittenmyer was expected to be present
At NE time Of the meeting. bus she has
not yet arrived.
| The Orphan Asylum project will be
savorably considered by the Legislature,
and liberal donation will be made
W.SB.
-ai -. January q.
| g r,,n tine Of the House was occupied