Nebraska advertiser., 1871-01-26

and many other things which might
be enumerated, all Of, which should
be provided for by generEi-ncts OF not
at all amending IL azrth6f 80 as to
allow the Governor and other Exeeu-
tive officers 8 decenks l1sing .aiary
that there may be no Temptation to
steal and no necessity to stsrve, and
then forbid them absoIuteiy from re-
ceiving any fees or perquisises in any
way, or from any source whatever |;
giving the Legislature the power. aud
making itobligatory 10 apea ssiteh1, to
pass laws 70 prevent extortionate rates
Of freight and passenger tariffs on the
different railroads. now built, or which
may hereafter be built in the State !;
declaring that the fee simple af sil
lands given TO the use of railroads
still rests in the original owner, sub
jeet only to such use; forbidding the
passage Of any irrevocable grant, that
. fruitful source of abuses may be
dried up; above all secure minority
representation. ALI this. and q great
deal more, and our Constitution
might answer our wants for some
time 10 come. The best way to effect
this will be TO build entirely anew.
This will be the work of our Consti-
tutional Convention II, therefore,
our honorable Legislature could un-
derstsnd how little Ii required Of them
this session, we should not be troub-
led by their presence long after their
return. Still. though they are all
honorable men, we do not suppose
they will losely throw away the op-
portunity of Ieisurely earning three
dollars day. .,... ...
/ believe have not referred to the
joint resolution which has passed the
House, msmoralizing Congress to buy
up the telegraph lines of the. country,
place them under the controlf of the
general government aird 7givS the cit
izens a-eheap pestal~teieYralif: Itled
to quite an snfmated dfseassion.s Mr..
Doom. Of 0tses-a, gentleman who. il
never happy except when in the eff
fort of making himself disagreeably
prominent, always.,trying to- make
something out Of nothing, or nice ixr-
sd, as humble as Uriah Heap, ~; bold
as SanchO, as self-copfidetft rs Don
Quixot himseIf-tTfeH to create u
frightful picture of the expressions to
which an assumption on the part or
the government might lea,l, but he
excited no ones apprehensions. He
thinks it his duty tooppose anything
advocated by Col. Myers, Of Omaha,
with whom he inlagines that he is
for the leadership of the
House. The Colonel il from Phibs- |
delphia, and you will remember zhim
rs n prominent member, in days of
yore, of the Pennsylvania State Sem
ate. AS a parliamentarian he has
few equals; rs Speaker pro tenn of the
he filled the chair TO the salts
faction OF all as a debater he is clear,
duent and pointed his dictiou fine 4
MS language correct. His speech in
advocacy of the joint reseSatian.
though impromtu. was vigorous anal
ssosuent; quite different from the
'apid insipidities of the gentleman
rom Otoe. The Colonel reference.
IN a late occasion, to the geEtIer1-sr'
rom Otoe as the Jupiter Tonans"
If the House, on whose broad shoul-
iers hung the dsstinies orNebrask d, -
vas neat piece of biting sarcasm.
The Nemaha delegation is mark.
ID force ia the House. Mr.. Shocks
args experience and strong common
ense give him, despite his somew hat
ough exterior, great influence with
lis fellow members. He is chairman
u the Committee on Education, now.
'erhaps, the most important commit
&c of the House. Mr.. Porter has
ardly sustained his reputation as the
best stump speaker Of the State"
te has ability he needs little more
nergy and industry. In these times
will not do to iecIine upon ones
.urels.
1t is time for the mail and I must
bruptly close this rambling letter.
Viii keep you posted of-.lryisfative
oings. i