Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-04-17

Will be shaken, the walls will be
whitewashed, and calculations of loss
and gain will be made.
The first problem to be solved is,
one hundred and fifty members of the
Legislature. from Des Moines, leaves
ho,o many? a question not easily
answered at this time.
Snyder, if you and Holt had been
present at the building of the tower
of Babel, you might form some idea
of the delightful confusion which
pervades this Hall at this time.
In comes q messenger who announ.
ces iE shrill voice, Message from
the Senate" and no sooner has his
voice died away, then in goes anoth.
er messenger, who sings out in the
other end of the capitol, Message
from the House," and so they keep
it up alternately, until every boy and
girl in Des Moines are as familiar
with the phrase as though they had
coined it. ..s....-.. ~.
If you were ever jerked along by
steam power at the rate of a mile In
minute, and undertook to "count
the fence posts" in your transit, you
can imagine how we are going 1t at
this late hour.
There is noise enough at this time
in the House, were 1t bottled up, to
make an earthquake of reasonable
dimensions.
The galleries and lobby's are over
flowing with the upper and lower
strata. ...
Showers Of paper billets, like Sa-
tan's fiery darts, are hurled in every
direction, and occasionally q huge
book or an inkstand flies off In tan
gent, and warns the wax i'm the ears
of some one over yonder, who has
his mouth open laughing at another
Legislative donkey whose head has
just been cracked by a missile thrown
from another and an unexpected d.
rection. .-....
Fifteen minutes later.-There IL no
veneration for gray hairs in this hall
at this time. AS death ofttimes Sc
lects a shining mark, SO do mischiev-
Gus members select shining pate
for paper wad. $50
Nor is the mischief confined entire
ly to the younger members. Old
members who have scarcely smiled
during the session, have gone back to
childhood.
1t Is an impossibility to recite here
the number and character of the
bills which In the rush, the excite
ment and confusion of the moment,
have become law. You will soon
publish them, when your readers
will be tiore fully informed.
Speaker Russell, at this moment,
is being presented with a splendid
gold headed cane, by Hon. L. s. Will
son, of Dubuque. in behalf of the
members of the House. The cane
has been received with a most mag
niacent speech by the Speaker. The
Ladies of Des Moines have set a ta-
bic In the Supreme Court room, to
which all the members of both BRAN
ches are invited, and a brief adjourn
ment will take place for the occa-
sicu. -.... -.........
While the two Houses were en-
gagged at the table, the Third House
organized by the appointment of
Gen. N. b. Baker, Speaker. A thigh
old time" ensued and lasted for one
hour, after which the Houses again
assembled and proceeded to dispatch
the unfinished business.
What passed besides missiles ct ones
head, is unnecessary here to relate.
Valedictory addresses were deliv-
cred by Messrs. McNutt, Truesdell,
Irish, Ballingef and a score of 9TH
ers.
The Senate made similar DEM
onstration. Contrary to all expec-
tation, the session fingered along un-
til o'clock A. NJ, when a message
was received in the House that the
bills were all enrolled and signed,
and that the Senate was ready to adj
journ, whereupon the Legislature Of
Iowa adjourned sine die. ,.u..t
Yours Truly, es II
w. =. GAYLORD.