North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-02-05


snake), and j. d. Hunter, of Webster City,
grace the profession in the House; John
is Of Iowa City, and a very nice single
gent. aged Is, by Bible record. Geo. II.
Ballou, Senate Engrossing Clerk, is an
Ed, and NJ. E. church member. NJ. c.
Woodruff, Chief Clerk Of the House, is a
publishers" he signs '!none' to the reli-
gious inquiry, but his chance is good SO
long as theological wranglers are safc.-,
Don't be discouraged, George All the
Eds. are wicked except Woodruff, and all
the r. Estate and other Brokers are pious
Amt it curious The deca is always in
printing Office, though.
All the officers Of the Senate arc pious
except Val. Mendcll he reports mixed.
The officers of the House are ditto, except
Woodruff, Of Hardin CO.. In tho Senate
there are two singles" Mathier and
Traverse. In the House, two widowers and
Is "singles" including Kasson, who is a
widower by divorce.
For amusement, between services on
this quiet first day of the week, wo venture
little farther on the sea of statistics.-
Our figures may not DO exactly right, but
near enough for hurried examinations
There arc 40 Senators on our list. Aver.
age age AL; oldest, DR.. Robertson, GO ;
youngest, Traverse, "a average weight,
what the devil did they weigh for ? Are
they in market, dividing on 200 pounds p
1856 about heaviest, Rice, 202; lightcst,
Mitchell, ia there are three others who
draw 200 each. "Years in Iowa. l43 av-
erage. DR.. Robertson, 30 years; Long, S.
Of lawyers; 2O farmers, l6 merchants,
5; doctors, 2; r. E. dealers, 2; millcrs,
2, and one editor. The 1t. Gov. and Pres
weighs $50, twelve years in the state. j.
NJ. Weart, 20, Secretary, lawyer, baptist,
weighs ITO, in the State 3 years. Weart
drives on the near side when these two
walk the street.
Now let US see the House There IRE 90
members. Average years, 81. Oldest
Methusalah G. Davis, of Davenport, 70
he is a landlord his name is good in
Scripture for 9y9. We hope the venerable
old gentleman will live as long as he wants
to. The "boy' of the House is Stone, Of
Glcnwood, aged "a. Related to the late
"Bill'' stone, John Y? Longest time in
the State, L. w. Babbitt, of Coun. Bluffs,
81 years briefest, johnson, of Cherokee,
and Peck, of Decatur, each 2 years. There
are II lawyers, 43 farmers, doctors, s
merchants, editors, mechanics and
manufacturers, 2 brokers, 2 surveyors,
minister, real estate-ist, miller, and
one each of half dozen other sorts, such
a. "Prof." Student "Retired," &C., &c.
A session 60 days will cost Iowa only
about $4,000 for newspapers alone
About $1,000 in postage stamps are already
voted, and this is but the beginning
Stationery don't cost anything these times,
and that of course is freely used I! Our
Legislative retrenchment" chaps are
"some' on the appropriate. Why don't
they make the per diem $500 by law as
it now is by practice7 Five dollars is
little enough for the time of man Of
sense, and fool who goes there ought to
receive that much, at least, for amusing
his associates.
What ever possessed us to notice at such
length, the present radical, anti-liccnse
anti-billiard, anti-white man Legislature Of
Iowa, we cannot tell. but as we did "noth
ing extenuate nor set down aught in NAL.
ice,' suppose we make an apology fol-
printing it and close with that modern
American classic ism ';Let 'er rip ~