Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-11-16
Hae Next General Assembly.

not lie unintcres.iug to some curious
~ inclined persons TO know that the
Senate VIII b. composed ct 30 mem
hers, OF which the Republicans eject
thereto f. and the Democrats s.
that the House will be composed OF
100 member, whereof, OF those elect
ed, IS are Republicans and - Dem
ocrats. Tne Republican majority in
the Senate wall be, as any ordinary
school boy may ''cypAer" out, 81, in
the House. IS, ana in the JOINT SEES
sion, %. Ia the Republican caucus,
It will require 81 to nominate, and in
the Democratic caucus, l6.
It is q comlor, to know that the
General Assembly will have the
counsel, If not OF the Great Original,
at least TO Lis namesake, -4mlrejc
Jolasoa staunch Republican from
the Ringgoil District.
The .Smh family were ball y and
sadly neglected at the last election,
there being only one Of that distin-
gu.shod name invited to seat OF
honor in the Iowa Legislature.
The Senate and House will each
have . member named Campbell, one
named HgrveH, and one namsI Nr :
wW. The House will have two mem
bers named C3,U.se Zone OF them does
not uso the 81 two named Bsatty,
(though one OF them discards one t.
two named fright, two named Wooa
and three named Wi'son One of this
last name, we think we have good
reason for believing, will be the next
Speaker Of the House, AMI he'll not
hail from Keokuk or Washington
county, either.
Shakspere twas it y once asked,
! w H1t III IL iaiIfc o!ic iOcA!Hs
over the list OF members elect to the
next General Assembly might make
the same inquiry. II would puzzle
HIM 70: hcr) to reply satisfactorily to
his Tor her) own question. There Is
but one name OF any special topo
graphical or geographical inpor.
lance, and that Is in the diminutiy(
form, Ta1e Campbell seems to give
martial sound, though we trust ~
camptires Will be lighted nor tocsin
sound at their appearance. Three sc
illogical gentlemen, Ganlt, Stone, am
7Htts, will be at Des Moines, mex
JANUARY, though. il is evident tha
they will not cut mach OF a figure i
the new State House. Too grea
suspicion OF oo;te. II there was an
disposition to run the Legislature 0.
the theory that this is a white man
government the people have enjoin
ed the intention by cleeting Gres1
Nwray, (vi'lalnous photography an
: Brakeman legislators. Undoubtedl,
the l It'll General Assembly will b
a body o, some color
While this is an Americas Natior
and Iowa is prccmincnlly an Amer,
can State, 1t will be surprising to Sc
Ireland stalk bodily INTO tho Senate
and whole Irish family take sea
III the House. Singular, is it no
that, while containing Chambers and
Hall, nothin. nearer dwelling hous
or other building can be found tia
; u Booth, ana (horrid spelling) Won(a
Members Of Legislative bodies ar
not generally noted for their temper
ate habits, but this one Twill have OF
casion to give some reiutation t
this notoricty, Tor it will have notl
j, ing potable stronger than Perkins.
The State Legislative halls wi
: have some OF the characteristics OF
Botanical garden, for therein wi
grow Fitch, Reed, Rice, Wa,tteu an
Wooa, (no Eastwood sticks, let |,
hepe) There will be but little ar
:, pearance Of Natural History Hal
or Mcnayerie, for it will contain, c
living animals, only the TeaIe, nn!cs
Dwhaa, special title is allowed t
represent the genus bovine. 1t
supposed that all the members {
both Houses will be able TO Reae
They will probably Conrersr, In a
unarrt one, Of course, during session
and if they draw postage stamp
some vii Sto.o many Of them int
their pockets. 1t is TO be hoped tha
taey will not Drke any riyhteou
bills, else The people will POLITICAL,
Buvhe them.
Many good people tear that law
yers exercise too great an intiuenc
in legislation. L.. sacl, one lool
over the list of members elect, and h.
will discover some OF tie most re
Liable labors and occupations repre-.
sentcd Here isa Eatsrr a Carfer, a
C1ark 4 Draptr, a IisLer. MNr, a
SnJI q Yuskrr n Iry'0r aud .