Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-01-19

VIM. b. Allison, nominated 1Or
Senator last night, was born in
Wayne county, Ohio, on March I'd,
1929, and is consequently nearly 4s
years of age. He was educated at
Western Reserve College, and
studied law at Wooster, Ohio. He
commenced practice at Ashland,
Ohio, in 1852, but removed to Du-
buque, Iowa, in the spring of 1857,
where he continued the practice OF
his profession. On the breaking
out Of the war he was appointed aid
to Governor Kirkwood, and render
ed most efficient service in organic
ing and putting the troops of the
State into the field. In the fall of
1862, he was elected a member of
the 47th Congress, making one of
the really brilliant delegation which
represented the State in that Con-
gress. He was reelected to the
seth, 4Oth and 4lst Congresses, his
term of eight years. continuous
service expiring last March. He
served on the Committee on Public
Lands during his first term, but at
the opening Of his second term he
was transferred to position on the
Committee of Ways and Means
confessedly one of the most honor
able and most important positions
in the body. Here his energy, his
industry, his untiring application,
his readiness in grasping the details
of the important financial measures
made necessary in the prosecution
of the war, and his ability in dis
cussing them, soon gained for him
large degree of influence in the
House, which was heightened by
his excellent social qualities and =
recognition of his great personal
worth. Although the labors of his
committee were SO great as to
demand, during large share of
every session of Congress, daily
sessions of its members, Mr.. Allison
was rarely, if ever found absent,
and to him, as much as any man,
was the country indebted for the
preparation of the unlimited details
Of the various Internal Revenue,
tariff and financial measures which
the committee has been called upon
to present for the consideration of
the House, during the past few
years, and out of which has come
the universal degree of success
which has marked the country dur
ing that period. In the discussion
of these and of all other questions
before the House he was always
listened to with attention, and he
not unfrequently carried the House
with him against the views of the
majority Of the committee. In no
question involving Republican and
humanitarian principles did he fail
to ally himself with voice and vote
on the side of loyalty and humanity.
Great as were the demands upon
his time in the discharge of his
legitimate legislative duties, he
never for a moment neglected the
needs of his constituents or shirkcd
the numberlcss little offices which
they demanded of him. We doubt
if ever there was more conscien-
tious or patient public servant than
Mr.. Allison. A man of large brain
and Of patient application, he is
constantly developing and seems to
have very great capacity for growth.
He has not a brilliant, but
thoroughly balanced mind, and
reasons we'll and argues logically.
With powers but just ripening, with
thorough honesty of purpose, with
acute moral perception, with un-
exceptional personal habits, with
great practical ability, with a
thorough knowledge of public
affairs, and with sound views of
public policy he cannot fail to grow
to even a mightier position of
influence in the Senate than the
honorably one which he had carved
his way to in the House.--&ate
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