Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-03-07

! hundred bad rapids. The walls va,
from 500 to 4, 900 feet high, and al
generally vertical on both sides.
About one numbered miles aboy
the Paria at the entrance of strear
called the Dirty Devil, from its mut
dy appearance, we cached out boat
in which a land exploring party wi
come down in the spring from tri
which will be made to some volcani
mountains lying about fifty miles t,
the northwest OF the Colorado a
this point. We arrived at the Pari;
Oct. %. We cached the boats, anl
started for this place with a pacl
train. Our supplies are stored here
and the party are camped six mile,
south of the place. The work fol
the winter is the establishing OF base
line; for the latitude and longitude
Typographical, and geographical
mapping of the mountains bordering
on the river, photographing scenery
in the vicinity, and visiting various
tribes OF Indians, among which are
the Pah Utes, Navajos, and Aztec OF
Moquis, and others, OF all which Mai
Powell is preparing vocabularies
He is also collecting from them a
large amount Of ve-y interesting Gu.
riosities. A visit to the seven Aztec
cities IN Arizona will be made some
time during the winter, and 1t is
thought that many valuable items in
regard to this nearly extinct race of
people will be added to history.
Kanab is one of the pioneer towns of
Utah. 1t ls situated near the line Of
Arizona, about S5 miles northeast of
St. George and 10 north of the Col.
orado river.
During the troubles with the Nav.
ajos, the Mormons lad fort built
here, which has been occupied six or
seven years. Agricultural pursuits,
however, have never received any at
tention until two years ago. Now a
fine town is laid out, and building is
progressing rapidly. There are
about forty families, all Mormons,
and true-blue polygamists. They
have a telegraph, which has lately
been connected with this place.
Brigham Young and suite passed
through some four or five weeks ago.
We had the honor Of an interview.
and were received very cordially.
Looking upon us as peaceab!e par.
ty, intent on scientific pursuits only,
he has extended to us every cncour.
agement. The inhabitants also have
given us the hand OF welcome, and
where we expected to spend dreary
winter, we find the door of hospitali-
ty open and friendly greetings, re-
US that though far in the
wilderness we have not yet passed
the pale Of civilization.
E. @. D.
Inc .Nonpartei strikes the economy
question connected with the present
a fair, square blow, by
the advancement OF the following
very sensible ideas, worthy Of the
OF not only those who
make economy a guide but OF all
studying the welfare of their constlt-
uency and the State at large. The
says: /" As measure OF
economy, why not pay members of
the Legislature salary. Give each
certain specified sum IN
cash for his services, and no perquis
ties. By this plan the people would
know exactly what each session OF
the Legislature would cost, and they
would be saved the expense each ses.
SION incurred by the two or three
weeks usually consumed IN wrang-
ling over the amount OF postage
stamps and number of newspapers
the State should pay for the use OF
members. In Pennsylvania the mem
bers are paid $1,000 each per ses-
sion; IN Massachusetts $3.50; in Wis
consin 1850. These are the only
States, we believe, that have adopted
the plan OF paying members OF the
Legislature a salary instead OF per
diem. The plan is said to work we'll,
removing all inclination to prolong
sessions, and thus doing away with
considerable expense incidental to
sessions Of the Legislature, in the
way of printing, stationery, officers
wages. etc. The sums paid by Penn
sylvania ard Massachusetts are too
high for Iowa, while the salary paid
by Wisconsin is too low. On the
supposition that a session OF one
hundred days is amply sufficient to
transact all the business OF the State,
we would make the salary OF each
member 5000, with no other allow
ance, either for mileage, postage. OF
newspapers. The General Assembly
of this State now consists of enc
hundred and fifty members, and /
they were now paid salary OF s6ot
each per session, the cost OF .hel'
services to the people would be nine
ty thousand dollars. We ask the
attention OF the Legislature to thi'
matter, in the cofident belief that i
the plan we have suggested wer'
adopted, it would give better salts
faction 70 the people than the one
now in operation
In the House, yesterday, Mr.. Lea
hy, of Franklin, seemingly anticipat
ed further embryo theorizing in tn
above behalf, by the introduction Q
a bill meeting all the points reterre,
to above. The author of the bil
evidently has the financial welfare Q
the State at heart, inasmuch as by
comparison of estimates as to ALLOW
ance for legislative services, the b,
outranks the editorial suggestions !
q saving to the State Of some $4,000
for a single session. The measur
introduced by the gentleman fro'
FRANKLIN proposes that the salary.
members be fixed at $4OO per sessio
including reduction in the ALLOW
, ance perquisites Of postage staml
and stationery. We shall confess
considerable Disappointment 1t tn