Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-26
Legislative Correspondence.
SpR1NerIELp. Jan. 14Ib 1s47

during which but few laws of ii genera.
nature have iIeen passed, in fact. the wei.
i'etug Of the citizens ut this state demand
TIE passage Of but few laws at this time
perhaps less than at any Former perio
since The Organization of the STATE; which
arises, 1t may he presumed, from the fact
hat the laws now in our Statue Books.
are as general thing. acceptable to the
peop.e and meet the purposes for wEicl
ihey were intended; mast, however, =
cept from the codes, 4 munher of the prac-
teal details of the Sci,u0i, Revenue, and
Road Laws; which all who have had any
experience under them must admit, are
IN many Important particulars, SD imefi;ec.
tuai as To he Imperative, or. when nper.
alive, SO burtheusome as To he of lutte or
no practical use. With the knowledge OF
these facts the committees is both branch
es of tire General Assembly, to whanr
have been com!nstted The revision oflho>e
particular subjects, appear to be well i'm
pressed, and Ia the gen ,lemcn composing
chose committees, much credit is due for
The Efforts they are max ny 20 remove The
'ieircts and exceptional provisions 10
which ai.u!e.
The apporiJnment still fingers in an
uncertain stale. Upon this question there
are about SD many speeches To be made,
and uni tl.ey are made, no power can
hasten lis settlement. The House haze
had IL under particular c0nSid .Ia;inn tor
several days, hut this evening at the /
.ournmenl. 1t does moi appear that any
progress has been ma:le with II. beyund
The delivery of some of ia, af;Ire sail
speeches, several of which, however. were
good ones and to the point. From what
can infer from the appearance of things
at present, | am of The opinion the State
will lie re-diStricted for the election of
Delegates To the Convention, which will
give To all parts, an equal representation
IN that body, and only simple act of JUS
lice to those portions which have ineeas-
ed the most rapidly in population. Some
insist that it is not contemplated by the
Constitution, forget;ul perhaps, that Justice
forms the very basis OF every republican
constitution. To such would saw il is
any thing but polite 60 place upon it that
construction, unless they are really SIN.
cere, for much | fear, in the future they
may lind cause to rue it. Tie AppOr.
fionment for the apxt General Assembly
will not be far from 20 QUO inhabitants
TO one Senator, and U03 To one Repre-
sentative this would he aImIt a medium
between The present ratio and The ratio
desired by those who seek a still greater
reduction.
The bIlrestor:ng to Charles w. Dodd,
u citizen OF your village, the rights of cit
'zenshlp. has passed ,be House and with.
out doubt will also the Senate.
An0ther vacancy has occurred on the
bench ofthe Supreme Conrt. of this State,
orcnsi1nrd by the resignation of Hon.
Walter b. Scates. which took effect Jew
days since. Hon. William A. Denning
at Present Representative from the
county of Franklin, and resident of the
same Circuit, will br the successor. MIR.
u: Is young man of Il high order of tai
entS, aud is said Ivy those who know him
best. to be emincntly Qualified To i'll that
important stations. The Senate has re-
'oived 10 go into the election for Judge
and also tor States Attorney for the third
Circuit. on Saturday afternoon next.
The special election, which was order.
ed 10y the Governor to Gil the vacancy in
ii-Is CongfessioE al District, nccasioned by
the resignation of Col. Baker, has m,il
within atew days promised some SPORT.
judge Brown, at Jack sDBville, y6nn9
man OF large pre!enSion. was informally
brought out and started apn the course
y"1'nIe of his fiiends, wien Col. Henry
th" present Senator from Morgan county.
took the track, and soon it became appar
.eht To Mr.. Brown that his chances for
Congress were very slim, and be declined
Col. Henry although Il whig-you know
this district is conceded 10 the wings
VIII receive Il large maioriiy of the votes
cast, nn matter who may he his opponent.
I The Col. is aif IA settler, he has lon.
been a member OF The Legislature, and as
t'e is poor and To use bis ow.l frank ian.
gliage :lt is a race mainly for money, To
his success he appeatsto have the wishes
of all parties. lie has during the whole
iDf his legislative career been ii warm:
friend to your Canal, and L find the sym
pathies ofalithe canal men are with him;
the election takes Place on the 3 IN inst.
Owing to unfortunate accident or gross
negligence, the canal reports. which am
told were about the middle Of November
last, forwarded on for The signatures of Tie
non resident Trustees, are not received.
this U regard as very unfortunate Lii is
indeed vexatiocs--f,r they aie supposed
10 rontain many items of valuable iuforma
lion. and are anki6tIsly l1nlSed for, under
the snpposiiis,n thai they also contaiii facts
sufficient to reiuse The SANDERS which are
being ihdustrionsly circulated. relative to
the prosecution oft!Ins noble work. -
Al this sisne il would be invidious 10