The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18

orre.pond.nce Of the Tipson Advertiser.

lear AdceSVse5VI tn Aoee oily -
letting its harness IN f6f more vigoe-
'us work as the tie for adjouea meht
Travis near. The neling 10 sAvor Of
10 adjourned session has been gaining
round for weeks pest. The Democrats
ire almost unanimously In favor Of
he measure; and predict that after
1t no atrangly- here, they |
will make political capital out of it In
he next campaign, charging this un.
prscedented aud useless expense OF an
Extra session to accomplish what
might ~ well deem done ut the regular
one" upon this Republican Legisla.
ture. Whether the statement be true
that the work might all have been
done this session, I am unable to say
but that was the opinion Of some ofthe
best Republicans Of the Assembly
Mr.. Pratt. Chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee in the House, offered . res
olution as substitute for the adjourn.
ment resolution providing that after
the 18th of April no bills Should be in.
troduced but through the sta ndipg
committees, and that after the 18th,
no business should be transacted except
such as may be necessary for the con
sideration Of the Code. But the House,
after discussion, voted the substitute
down. and after listening to the state
ment Of the code commissioners that
the time given them for the revision
Of the laws had been too short ard that
their work was imperfectly done, the
original resolution was adopted, ~ fol
lows: THAT the Assembly adjourn
on the ed Of April to meet again on
the Sd Wednesday in January, 1878,
for the consideration Of the code such
adjourned session to last no longer than
80 days the members to receive no
mileage or per diem but for the time
they are actually in session. Windy
speeches were made to show the advi.
sibility Of this course, urging that the
farmer members would soon be com.
PEELED to go homs-a statement which
was fully refuted by the farmers press
ent expressing their willingness to
remain any length of time necessary
to complete the work.
The fear Is that when the Assembly
comes together again next winter. they
will refuse to be governed by the limits
in the resolution, and continue their
session TO nearly the usual length.
Cedar county gave an unanimous and
emphatic 40 to the resolution, believ.
ing. presume, that to be on the side
Of economy for the State.
Speaking of the Cedar county men
and their acts. always associates in my
mind with them, another gentleman
here, who is go near to Cedar and
whose interests are SO closely identi.
fled with the interests Of portion Of
Cedar county, both socially and other
wise. AZ at first thought to accredit
him from that locality,-I speak Of
Hon. William c. Evans, of Muscatine
county. Mr. Evans is serving his
second term in the House, and inst cad
Of giving his thoughts entirely to
Durham cattle, as one might suppose
who had only met him at our az ri cul.
tural shows, he has by close attention
to duties become first class legislator.
He seldom speaks. but when he does
It Ia on something he understands, and
though making no pretensions to ora
tory he always has the attention of the
House, while hi, ''ayes" and "noes"
always come out in such way rs to
denote no intention OF changing his
vote. In short, he is one Of those men
who when they do thing are not
going to repent Of it. and who feel bet :.
ter satisfied for having done It.
AsA 1900 ~ass~aB~... - - 1890
forget that other Muscatine man of
honest Scotch Irish blood--Senator
McNutt-w who would nnt object to
being State Treasurer. His friends are
lifting faithfully on him, and ifany one
knows why he should not receive that
position from the people of the State
ii would be great relief to several
other gentlemen TO have it made
known.
Since my last, q great many pet
measures have been passed upon. eith-'
er favorably or otherwise. We are
going to have new penitentiary ut
Anainosa but We are not going to
have new Normal schools, or Reform
School; neither are We going to be
compelled to send our children to
school sixteen weeks in the year.
unless we have them old enough, and
are disposed to do SO. But there is one
COOL thing that the members Of the
House, by resolution. are coMpelled
to do, and that is, instead of boring
us by the hour with their laundering
oratory," as hesetofore, at the end Of
five minutes they now have to swallow
their words and sit down. II this
does not expedite business nothing
will.
The senate adjourned on Friday
until Tuesday, to give tue Senators
an opportunity to 90 home and attend
church, go duel. hunting, fishing, &c.
The House continued in session sat-
urday, and is in session to-day bat
some are absent, and there is not much
of importance doing. X.
Last Friday. during the terrible
wind which prevailed oil day, the
town Of Shellsburg, in Benton county,
about fifteen mile. north of Cedar
Rapids on the i. G.. II. q. NJ. railroad,
was nearly destroyed by fire. a dis
patch TO the Chicago journal says:
at originated in saloon at the end
of the town, and in three quar-.
tiers Of an hour had consumed
-;- nsnan r,,t NJ tho t~a-.Y -~-..- L~~i
ness houses, beside two dwellings and
q barn. A gale was blowing at the
time. and the whole south side Of the
principal business street was con-
sumed. The Independent Fire Com
pany OF Cedar Rapids was telegraphed
for, and arrived in time to save the
balance OF the town. The loss is fully
$50, 400, OH which there was but Sl,45O
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