The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-14
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4 Spicy Letter from Jonny
Caddoo.

a Spicy Letter from Jonny
Caddoo.
Des Nolres, April ., 1870,
HALL OF THE iiGffss.
DEAR COURIER:
This body has gone to
work this week in apparent dead
earnest-~aItkough ON Monday it re-
fused to hold night sessions unless an
exigcncy occurs. They consider That
if they work faithful all day that they
do enough, and it is pity they could
not have come to that conclusion
several weeks ago. ,Fbc principal
B;ll acted ON in the House yesterday
was to authorize PARTIES to drain their
lands. The principal features OF the
Bill gcve yon some weeks since
when it was referred to y Special
Committee. The Committee insert
ed clause in the first Section giving
the Township Trustees power to au-
thorize the construction Of drains
whcn applied to, If in their opinion
the heabth Of the community would
be promoted thereby. The House
amended the Bill by striking out tho
Section assessing any supposed benc-
fits 10 parties through whose lands
the drain ,nsy pass. 1t then passed
the House.
The Investigating Committee re-
ported Oh Monday, and their finding
was that one Henry, Of Council bluffs
came here on the strength ola tele-
gram from Gen. Jas. A. Williamson
Of Des Moincs that he made offers Of
money to two members and corrupt
offers to- other members. aud that he
was introduced to Haycock by Rasson.
You may draw your own conclusions
from this. Also that Gen. William
son found it very convenient to be
absent from this place since the Com
mittes has been appointed. From
this you may also draw your own
conclusion. This mornings Register
makes great blow over the virtue
and integrity oftheir citizens, throw
ing the onus Of the whole affair on
the shoulders Of Williamson, and him
absent onuccount Of has heath. Does
any person conversant with human
nature believe that Williamson un-
dertook this job on his own hook p
Immaculate Des Moines! She shakes
her skirts with Il show Of virtuons
Indignation, and declares herself to
be like Caesars wife" above suspic-
ion!
This morning the special order was
the Bill for the support OF the lnsti-
tuition for the Blind. The Bill in.
creases theannual appropriation from
five to eight thousand dollars, ron
dered necessary by the increased
number OF pupils, $4,000 to pay of
accrued Indebtedness and $50, coo to
put in new heating apparatus and
put up some necessary outbuildings
ETC., etc. These Bill passed the
House. connection with the same
q Bill passed appropriating $1,000
for the establishment ofan Industrial
Home for the Blind, at the Institu-
ton at Vinton, SO that such of the
pupils as prefer it may resume their
work after they have received
such education as the Institution af
fords them. A very humane idea
o, yes; forgot TO tell you the House
passed a Bill for the protection OF
birds yesterday. Nr. Dudley moved
10 exempt birds of prey from its ben
eft, and | believe included the sweet
bird that prey-ed for the Capitol Bill
last week. The House also passed q
Bill this morning to protect fish, and
for the construction of shutes on
dams, (mill dams, ofcourse), and after
dinner they voted to reconsider the
Bill, and unwound the "dam" thing
Il good ways back, and there left it
because its special advocate kasson,
was not in his seat.
The most Of to-day was spent in
the consideration of Senate Bill by
Dysart assisted by the State Super
intendent, and member from the
House from Des MONIES; u very nne
specimen of the old school Pedantc
Pedagogue Mr. Harper. This is at
least ::the third time it has occupied
the attention of the House. 1t was
amended till it's friends didn't know
it, and then indefinitely postponed.
We then created the new county of
Crocker Gin honor of the late Gener-
al by that nancy, out OF the north
one half of Kossuth county, legalized
something done or undoae, and then
adjourned.
Respectfully,
JOHNNY CADD0O.