Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-12
Legislative correspondence.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 1st, ls47.

passed by the Senate, relating to the Mas.
sac difficulties. Its provisions were mainly
for the purpose of authorizing a special
term Of Court to be held in Massac CO..,
on the Sd Monday Of January, by Judge
Scates, lwho, by the way, it is Sid will
resign his office, which court is TO be at
tended by an ARMED force, to be dispatched
by the Governor TO protect the court and
which end the sum of $4,000
is appropriated by the bill. The accused
are to have no change of venue, and no
continuance except under great restric-
ton. The bill finds but little favor in the
House, and will doubtless be there reject.
ed. 1t is not believed necessary as yet
Il administer the law at the point es the
sword, moi to deprive the citizens oftMas,
sacfCounty. of the privileges enjoyed by
other citizens of the State. Still, the spirit
of INSTRUMENTATION which is abroad, must
be checked, or our State is ruined. Some
eficientplan will doubtless be settled upon
before many days though as for having
fair triaIsin Massac county, it is believed
to be cat of the question. An impartial
jury, mos probably could not be obtained.
The only course lett is to annex tina. ohn-
~ for judicial purposes, to some other,
To-day, notwithstanding it is the first
day of the year, the House has been in
constant Session. still debating upon the
Massac difficulties. There is q great
difference of opinion as to the best mode
of remedying existing evils and providing
against future disturbances, which renders
it impossible to pass the subject over has
lilly.
The notorious Bonney has been ac-
quilted by United States Court Jury. -
The u. s. Court is still in session, and
will continue so for some time to come.
The Hon. r. M. Young arrived here a
day, or two since, he having been detain.
ed at home in consequence of sickness.
The Supreme bench is now full with the
exception of Judge Scates who has not
yet been at the capitol.
Several members are yet absent, though
the House has succeeded in keeping a
quorum, with the exception of day or
two. The Senate have also quorum.
The Legislature did not adjourn for the
holidays, as the fact that the House has
been in Session all this day, will prove.
There is general desire to get through
the business as soon rs possible. There
has been nothing but mud here though
the prospect is now fair for freeze"
1t is not impossible that two vacancies
may occur in the Supreme Bench, in the
course of the winter. though there is yet
nothing certain about it. If that should
happen there will be no trouble in finding
candidates for the stations, judging from
present appearances.
The House has passed a bill increasing
the pay of County Commissioners to tho
old standard. t-f
was pleased TO notice in your last pa.
per, that petitions we're in circulation for
the improvement of the Kankakee and
lroquois Rivers. These improvements
should be made, to afford rich country
at present entirely inland, the facilities
FOR market. Your members will doubt
less do all in their power, to advance so
useful work; indeed, understood from
one of them, that he was already prepar.
ing bill for that purpose.
Yours, &c, B.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 9Th, 1s47.
DEAR SIRs: --.t ta.
Another of the members of the House
of Representatives was consigned TO the
grave yesterday. MIR. Rhodes (represen.
tative from Pope CO.. died in the evening
ofSunday last, and his funeral took place
yesterday in the Hall of Representatives,
at half past two o'clock. Il was thought
by his friends to be impossible to convey
his remains to his family, owing to the bad
state of the roads and the great distance
from the capitol of his residence; he was
therefore interedin the burying ground
of this city, leaving his family to mourn
in unmingled sorrow. He left wife and
two small children. His age was about
% years. He had been sheriff of the
county he represented, several terms.
Thus within one week, two members
of the House have gone to their final rest.
Mr.. West, representative from SangamoH
county, is said to be SO low that doubts
are entertained about his recovery He
has been i'll for some time. lrs.iga
The House passed bill to day for
holding a special term of court in Massac
county not very different from the Senate
bill on the same subject. The change Of
venue privilege is allowed by it as a.
mendsd by the House. This measure is
intended TO operate only on the past. For
the future, a new measure is being pre-
pared. A large number of bills were
passed to athird reading. fi
i heard Mr.. Little of your place intro
duce Bill this morning forthe incorpor-
alton Of the Kankakee River Navigation
Company. twas ordered to- second
reading. hfa7sf sa-agfae7 err
Ithink the measure is one ofgreat con-
sequence TO your part of the country. and