The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-02-22


The iy~esssaalvs mArAlee = n 800
ming esdsv swain. - lss91 sp0esss
amer. haa csn1nsuso1 hnGDnso -
solersble good easeesl - 0aae2 ~
taking this rs~r1le nm ~ I" sss~s
ssve labor. u tsw.0ahime by est
Legislature hes l.eeN fai,y dircasred
both pro snd cea hy The Assembly
and xasssas remetiles esas~sss1 ses
what h believed ~ mcss people IN ~
IN evil. hnmc psupnse 10 do a~ay
With The nsces-ity Of . rec~ss by snax
Ing u the duty II the ceas0s hoard 10
visit and inquire into The sscsssistss u
the various state inssitsstoNe. while
Others propose 10 stop The pay 81
member during abssncs-Hothtng
definits has yet been agreed upou.
Many are In favor Of csatinulne the
practice, = II surely gives IN excel.
lent opportunity for the people 10 Dssss
up their representatives. MsAbsss
who were on Visiting comaietees
presume had but little tise TO visit
through their respective counties.
This will account for the non-appear.
ance among you Of that diminutivs
little . Tuftn OF Cedar county luxuri.
snce who positively and literally fills
" seat" in the House but n your
other men were n liberty, 1t may be
presumed that the deficiency was
made up. The fact that the oeds will
have to be revised, Ia addition to the
usual business Of the Legislature, BE-.
gins to make the farmer members
uneasy, fearing that the pleasant
winter spent st The capital may be fol.
lowed by . compulsory attendance
until late in the spring, when they
should be ut home looking after their
work. The lines on the railroad fight
are t,sc0mine more clsarly defined.
and It does not take an expert to place
almost every member on the side
either Of the railroad or the people.
but how the matter will terminate NO
one can foretell. The school law, %
usual, is . bone Of contention-every
one holding his own Individual 0pin.
ion. The abolition OF the Office OF
County Superintendent 10 strongly
urged, and II not absolutely abolished
it will probably be 50 amended as to
relieve the Superintendent Of the duty
of visiting the schools unless desired
by the District Township, in which
case the district will defray his ex-
pences.
As yet there has been no straight
fight on any of the important meas.
ures; either railroads, temperance,
schools, or the large appropriations
though the woman suffrage question
comes up on next Wednesday, when
suppose the "dear ladies" will do the
lobbying-bless me how pleasant it
would he next Wednesday to be Leg
islator.
Mr.. Blakely, of Davis county, last
week had the intrepidity to introduce
. resolution that the Assembly adjourn
on the lst of April. but there is .
resting place for all such disagreeable
qnestions-thiso one went 10 the COM
mittee OH the Reform School. The
present session has been devoid of ali
those grand receptions and parties, up
to the esent, that has heretofore been
showered upon the Legislature. Some
one hints that there were bids for
votes on the Capitol bill, but be that
As it may, rumor has it that they will
again be instituted by Mrs. b. F. Allen
in few days, by grand reception to
be followed 10y others during the win
ter.
or Dies Moines entertainments, we
bad one Saturday evening . lecture by
Mrs. Matilda Fletcher. and Lillian Ed
gerton the " Pearl Of the Platform il
down for the o2d.