Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Omaha Correspondence.
OMAHA, Jan. 28th, '72.
Ed RepaUscdn

Ed Repa6tacdn;
Perhaps few Lincoln items would not
be uninteresting, as it is exceedingly dull
in Omaha just at present, in fact my let
ter would be incomplete, without mention
of the extraordinary transactions OF our
legislature at Lincoln The fact is our
legislature is on rampage or rather was,
and the Louisiana scenes were reenacted
(baring the Military and blood shed) with
little more of the ridiculous to close
with The above mentioned omission is
not chargeable to them, however, for they
surely exerted every effort to fill the en-
tire bill, and the absence of the few nee
essary cOncomit ants to make a complete
Louisiana muddle, was owing to the fact
that Gen. Emery was in New Orleans.
1t seems that report had gained cur
Tency that the Governor was about to
call an extra session of the Legislature.
The members accordingly repaired to the
capital but the Governor notified them
that he did not intend to convene the Leg
islature in extra session and ifthey remain
cd they would do so upon their own res
possibility. They were somewhat disar-
pointed at this, and as many had come
with their pockets full of bills, they de
termiHed to have session at all hazards,
About the first thing they did, was the
passing of a bill reconyening the old de-
| funct constitutional convention. AS
might be supposed the Gov stamped it
with his veto The senate passed it over
! the veto, notwithstanding the Cows
warning against such illegal proceedings,
as it was not regular session,-but in
the House it lacked one vote which was
enough to killit Very suddenly the Legis
! lature became cogniZant of unmitigated
| frauds where the Governor was directly
implicated and which could only be RENE
died by Impeachment There is no tel
ling to what eXtremities they would have
gone, had not their own individual precu-
MARY interests demanded immediate at
tention. Impeachment was not the object
Of the illegal session, and the limited time
that common decency would allow them
to sit could not be useleSsly squandered,
when other and de0rel' interests were so
pressing. | will not tell you of the great
salt taad Stsdt or the peRitentiGry fund
Stct,ttIe for these are our own domestic af-
fairs Of which YOU care to know nothing ;
and if would speak of subsidised legisla-
lures Of frauds, bribery and general po-
litical corruption, it would merely be in
reference to the besetting evil in the life
Of the politicians Of the present day
For the last year and half, we could not
pick up anissue of the public press without
beholding the elimination and discovery
of some gigantic fraud, or petty swindle
and that too where legislatures, legisla-
tors, and executives are concerned. First
the disclosure of Tammany operations
then follows,-although of less magnitude
the Operations wherein B0aceh and Hot
tea are respectively concerned. Then the
disgracetul scenes of louisiana Texa:
and Arkansas, and even now spot rests
upon the fair fame of Iowa, III as much as
her legislature has stopped to consider
the report, put in circulation by the enc
mics OF Senator Harlan to the effect tha
his economy had made him rich, therefore
he could not be trusted in office, and ht
was not Is it possible that this spirit o
general political corruption has so ia
eX tended its influence as to include among
its victims the legislators of Nebraska
Wait till | tell you of the most ccnsVnaatt
: farce that was ever enacted by any MAI
or set of men, and which has just been
brought to close by the busted legisla
ture of Nebraska after they had beateI
; themselves at their own games, by being
L overly anxious, and not sufficiently pru
: members, became disgusted with the pro
J ceedings, and at once determined upon al
: adjournment Here is where the farce
+ begins. Neither house could agree upol
i time for diournment-members begal
; to leave out Of shame; the president o
l. the senate declared that body adjourne,
e and forthwith proceeded to take his de
II parture. A minority Of the member
g were disposed to continue the session an(
have an honorable adjournment" T.
, this end all the seceeding members tina
e could be found were arrested and brOugh
n back, and in one instance a special loco
Is motive with an officer was dispatched al
le ter member who had effected his escap
r from the city. At this juncture the Gov
Is sent in message proroguing the legisla
E. ture This raised the ire of the deter
m mined few and they forthwith declare
Is the office of Gov, vacant, and by resolr
ton appointed day when they woul
proceed to elect another But alas fo
their meagre foresight, they adjourned
"a await the appointed time, and when
lie finally arrived there was no quorum
to The Gov. cut off the supply of coal an
IN they were in danger of freezing. VIII;
ce could they do2 After they had come
ut complete understanding of the absurd 70
at ly of their actions, they, like Nasty me
tins" broke up in row. This ended tt
farce and their political hUes, for they ha'
to dug their graves SO deep that the fet
n. odor of their names cannot rise to mar {
v. contaminate the future political purity
h. Nebraska
he The editor of the Herald SAYS, that Il
N. Democratic party is as much dissatisfit
st with their portion of the Legislature
an the Republi cans should be with theil
lis and in view of existing circumstances,
tn thinks it would be to the interests of Il
m state, if we were to step beyond the ma
n row limits of party prejudices and uni
H. tor the purpose of electing honest men
a Office. True it is that course shou
nd be adopted that would ensure honest al
lis legitimate legislation but while we a
disposed to believe that there are hone
men in The Republican party, we W
le- keep our own counsels and give the no
:. or to whom the homer is due, and tn
ne Democratic when there is no other alte
Tx native. OCCIDENT.