Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-12-08
The Organization OF Congress.

congress COLNeHeu ab HOOU Oh 1HOA
day last The clerk called the ron o.
those entitled to seats, and the names o.
the members from the States lately in
rebellion were omitted. Mr.. Maynard
of Tennessee, whose name was not cali.
ed, arose to suggest something TO the
Clerk, but that officer refused to be in
terrupted. When the calling Of the
roll was completed, Mr.. Maynard again
arose to speak, but was declared out OF
order, whereupon Mr.. Brooks, of New
York, took the floor and made a speech
characterizing theomission of the names
Of the members from Tennessee from
the roll as unprecedented, unjust, and
totally uncalled for. If, he said, Mr..
Maynard was not loyal man, from a
Union and loyal State, then the Presi-
dent of the United States was not a
loyal man, but an alien and stranger.
He charged the adoption of the res
olution excluding the Southern men,
bers from this House, to the Republi-
cans"
The House reelected Mr.. Colfax to
the Speakcrsiip. The following was
the result of the vote: Colfax, l39;
Brooks, So. On taking the chair Mr..
Colfax returned his thanks in a brief
and eloquent speech.
Mr.. Mcpherson was reelected Gle K
by vote of l35 yeas against 35 nays.
The Senate met and proceeded at once
to business.
The Southern members have given up
ali hope of immediate admission, and
most of them are preparing to return
home. ..s-
The Presidents Message WAS probably
delivered to Congress on Tuesday. Ii
is said to be quite lengthy, and some
what belligerent in tone. Our claims
against England for indemnity are to
be pressed, and the French occupation
Of Mexico is firmly protested against.
THE unpalatable dose we gave Hill
dreth, Of the Charles City H.,eNiyencer,
on the 18th of Nov. acted as q powerful
cathartic, and OH his Bed-blank et - OF
the 3Oth ut. appears small discharge
of corruption, which we trust gave re-
lief to his rotten old carcass. Fortunate
ly, we are so far removed that our ollac-
tory nerves are not disturbed, and the
old wretch is welcome to all the pleas.
urc he derives from wallowing in his
own filth. Hildreth is naturally mean
he was born mean, and he has kept
growing naeaner and mcaner every ycai
of his useless life. Still, he has attained
a depth of moral degradation which
cannot be accounted for on natura
grounds, and we can only account TO
his present deplorable condition on tn,
supposition that he is the voluntar,
victim Of a species of abuse at the mer
thought OF which call nature shoulders
and manhood droops the head il
shame In fact, the general appear
ance of the man indicates that that
what's the NATTER lie accuses us o
having the /" big head" which we shall
not deny; but we doubt whether lii
drsth has any head at all by this time.
pm. NJ. IL ST. =. Il. R.-The Newtoi
Banner of the 18th ult. has a long &C
count Of Il railroad meeting heldsat tina
place on the 18th, for the purpose o
considering new project in connection
with the Pella, Newton, Marshalltowl
and st. Paul Railroad. 1t is now pro
posed to commence at PeIla in Marici
Co., and run to Newton, in Jasper Co.
and from thence to Marshailtown, from
which point strike Off in a northeaster
ly direction to either Cedar Falls O.
Waterloo, TO connect with road run
ming to st. Paul. Mr.. Roberts, tn,
President of the above named company
il, We are informed, firmly convinced
that the Iowa Central is bound to b,
built, and is strongly in favor of max
ing this point the northern terminus o
his road, and this, probably, is in reaii
ty the intention OF the Company ht
represents.
THE New York Rerala's Washington
special says that it is the general i'm
preston at the seat of Government tia
Secretary Harlan is the only member o
the Cabinet not in full accord with th
President. Ths same authority say
that Mr.. Harlan has commenced rreps
rations to secure his return to the L. S
Senate from this State. Whether tn
views of the President and his Sccretsr,
of the Interior harmonizc or not, W
cannot say; but it is well known t.
every politician in Iowa that Mr.. far
Ian's name will come before our Stat
Legislature next month as a candidat
for the Scnatorship, and this looks a
though he does not intend to remain il
the Cabinet.
A young man named Johnson, work
ing in mill at Webster City, wa
drawn under a circular saw aud ha
both legs and one arm cut of. Hi
limbs were afterwards amputatea, ~ vu
he lived only about fifteen minutes al
ter the performance of the operation
We CLEAN from the Freemea.
RICHMOND & JACKSON, proprietors {
after the 18th inst. their rates for storas
will be as follows: First ten DAYS fire.,
and one cent per bushel for every te
days after, or fractional part of ten days
WEBSTER City is an exception anon
Western towns, there being no saloo
III the place. The Freeman intimate
that should one BIO started there tn
proprietor would have an opposturit
of testing the legality OF our Stat
Liquor Law.
THE last census gives Black Haw
County a population Of 1927. Of tn
counties near Us, Buchanan, l0,037
Bremen, 7,22i; Gsundy, 1872 Butler
1908.
:. THE Legislature of North Caroln
has voted to ratify the Constitution;
Amendment abolishing slavery In tn