Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-18

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tees, as there was a technical omis-
sion of the enacting clause "-Be 1t en-
acted" &c, and besides that, there
was no law to direct the manner OF
publication. SO a vote was not taken
and the matter sumitted to the Attor-
ney General for his opinion of the le-
gality of the proceedings. 1t comes
up again tomorrow.
The Senate have passed a bill pro-
viding a State Board of Charities,
which will do away with the cum
brous, expensive and unsatisfactory
system of Legislative visiting com
mittees.
The House passed very import
ant bill to increase the appointive
power OF the Mayor and Common
Council in first-class cities. | men,
ton this as one of the many ques-
tons coming up constantly requiring
votes of members who are not spec
tally interested. Readers will do
well to consider the amount OF study
and attention necessary on the part
of their representatives to hit all
these questions right. Take the case
of Mr.. Calvin, for example, of Blu
chanan. He comes near the begin
ming OF the list, and he must be pre-
pared to vote on questions involving
the principles of government, and
must see to it that the interests Of the
State and its citizens are guarded, be-
sides looking after any local bills in
which his constituents may be spec
tally interested. | can assure those
who have never given this matter
much thought, that it requires the
closest application, backed by sound
common sense, to enable a represent
alive to vote right, and I can say for
Mr.. c., that not only is he efficient in
the committee room and in conversa-
ton among members, but l have in
no instance failed to hear prompt
RESPONSE to the call of his name, and
Buchanan county will have no cause
to complain of his action. And
while l am on the personal matter,
allow me to say that the high hopes
excited IN my mind from long and
favorable acquaintance with the Sen.
ator from Buchanan county (Mr.
Harmony, have been thus far more
than realized, and | am glad to be
able to state that ne commands the
respect and confidence Of the entire
Senate One measure Of his intro
duction and advocacy, was to re-en-
act the law to tax only Sc of the jury
fees as costs. This bill tailed in the
Senate, but modification of the
amount to ten dollars passed. The
House has passed one at six, so that
it is evident his plan will substantial
ly adopted,
And yet another personal matter
occurs to me just now. The name
of Ex-senator Bemis has come up
hither for State Treasurer, and it is
heard with qualification, for no man
ever held better repute in the Sen
ate than did Mr.. B. He never did
much speaking, but when the "coun-
ellis" were held, no matter on what
subject, he was regarded as essential,
and as member of the Executive
Council, which the State Treasurer
is, the large experience, cautious,
even balance, and sound Judgment
of Geo. w. Bemis would come in
just right every time. The motion is
seconded here by hundreds. SO let
us have him by all means.
The question of railroad tariff is
now before the Senate in majority
and minority reports. Two Of the
members of the committee not only
bring in dissenting report, which
they have right to, but they made
it so unreasonable, undignified and
unmannerly, that the Senate refused
to print it; and well they might re-
fuse to do so, for it is longer than the
moral law, consisting of John SCOTS
old memorial to get to be railroad
commissioner, and all the newspaper
articles that could be picked up that
cast filings at the present railroad law.
No person could be hired to read it
through If printed, for aside from the
original buncombe and abuse by the
authors, it is the stalest rc-hash l
ever saw put together. # this is the
way that railroad companies are 60
ing to try to secure the withdrawal
of all regulation by the Legislature,
they have made a very poor hit in
deed. OF this we shall learn more
hereafter.
An excellent proposition has been
brought in by Mr.. Hemenway, of
Cedar Falls, to convert the Soldiers
Orphans Home, about to become
vacant, into State Normal School.
This is most important step in the
right direction.
But [ must not add TO the length
of this already lengthy letter.
The saddest case we have heard Of