Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-03-02

DrlDcS OF power winch an u0Hratelul
man possesses, the people will stand by
their representatives in Congress. This
we know will save the Nation. I
earnestly hope the Sixth Iowa District
will noS!y and firmly stand by their
representative.
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
Dubuque Conpention-7n The Veto in the
Legisidture-IN The President not iSus-
tained-Feeli,g Of the PcopLe-Actiue
Work for LegisldtOrs-G Coz. Stone on
the d. q S. e. Il. II. COnlpany--Di-
vorce Cuse-Lntcrestiny Personui.
IVA g.. DIES MONIES, Feb. ed.
DEAR Boys:" All the particulars
of the Legislative trip to Dubuque you
have doubtless received ere this--so, /
will not go back to repeat. 1 endeavor-
ed to get to the Convention myself, go
ing round via Ackley, but unfortu-
nately arrived ut the latter place on
Tuesday night before that terribly
stormy Wednesday, where was oblig-
ed quietly to remain. When the storm
finally subsidized, the Railroad was so
badly "snowed up that ! had to "back
out +" and return to my post. -
Since the members arrived on Mon.
day the two Chambers have been scenes
of activity. On Tuesday quite large
amount of business was transacted in
each House. Several important bills
were introduced, and quite a number
upon the I'd reading taken up and con-
sidered. On Wednesday joint resolu-
tions were introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Woolson, deprecatory to the Presi-
dents Veto of the Freedman's Bureau
bill, and endorsing the course of our
Congressional Delegation, and after
some animated discussion they were
passed. Mr.. McNutt introduced SINH
lar resolutions in the House, the discus
sion of which occupied all of the after
noon session, and the matter was finally
made the special order for 10 A. NJ. to-
day. This morning it was again taken
up, when the Senate resolution was sub
stituted for that under consideration
Judge Wilson of Dubuque introduced a
lengthy set of resolutions approving the
veto from the Copperhcad point of view,
but they were speedily voted down.
The discussion lasted all day and sup.
pose will be resumed in the morning.
1t strikes me that the resolutions should
have been adopted at once under the
operation of the previous question; but
there is any amount of pent-up elo-
quence, and this question loosens many
tongues which would otherwise have
remained silent.
This Veto Message has created pro-
found sensation here, as it will all over
our broad land. The Copperheads are
very jubilant-one of them declaring in
the Senate yesterday that sit was the
first ray of light that had dawned upon
the Democracy in five years." The
only Republican in the Senate who OPP
posed the passage of the resolutions
was Gen. FITZ HENRY WARREN. He
seems to have gone over body and soul,
perheads-just which you are pleased to
term it. From his "On to Richmond"
Horace-Greeley radicalism he has swung
round to the opposite extreme. 1t is
suspected that the General hopes to
head the opposition party in Iowa, or
that he aspires to the Cabinet seat
which will soon mo doubt be vacated
by Mr.. Harlan. He has at least made
bold stroke for some purpose or other,
and time will determine with what sue
cess.
So far as the true Republicans are
concerned, they never presented a bold
err or more unbroken front. They re-
gard the position of the Administration
in surrendering the colored people of
the South-who were SO devoted and so
loyal all through the war for the Union
to the tender mercies of the rebels, as
little if anything short of infamous.
And although they may have to oppose
an Administration which they placed
in power. there is no appearance of vac
illation or weakness. They feel that
the loyal North which sustained the
burdens of the gigantic war has yet vir-
tue enough to adhere to principle, even
though its chosen leaders may seek to
betray it.
The session has up to this time been
rather quiet, but the remainder bids fair
to be exciting. The political question,
the various railroad questions which
will come up, together with the thous-
and and one questions which will re-
quire action, will make March an ex-
ceedingly active month. rs
Gov. Stone has sent a Message to the
Senate in which he warns the wax in
the ears of the ID. & S. c. II. r. Co.,
charging that corporation with failure
to comply with the law of last session
requiring it to release certain lands west
of you to actual settlers. Personally, /
know nothing of the merits of the case.
The Governor takes occasion to COM
ment at length upon railroad matters,
urging that while they should be foster
cd by the State to reasonable extent,
that safeguards against their encroach-
ments upon the rights of the people
should be provided. l think this Mes
sage will not be relished by men Of the
railroad persuasion. ....
1t is currently reported on the streets
that the wife of Hon. John A. Kasson
has commenced suit for Divorce.
A brief notice Of two or three of the
prominent members of the Assembly
may not be inappropriate, after alluding
as have done, to the various topics
afioat. .s-..... .. .f.. "a
Hon. Robert s. Finkbine, of johnson
County, is known to all newspaper
readers as one of the foremost men of
the House. He was here Mt the last
session, and is now Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means. He is
an excellent legislator--his ready bust
hess habits making him hard worker