, 1859-01-05

the reorganization Of the Court Of Common
fse2s IN Cblcago, Nr. Z. Beckwith's contem.
plates the appointment of one add tioDal Judge
| by the Governor. and the election OF the same
| oliic"r By the people q1adraznus1lg thereafter ;
tile Gpnolntne1t Of q Chancellor for the equity
| cases; and such other changes as may be neccs.
s2ry for facilitating the business Of that iuport-
| nut tribunal Ms. u!2giue has 4 bill that pro-
vidcs ior the election by the people. primarily,
! OF two additional Judges, with the same powers
row welded by Judge Wilson, uud With CONCUR
! rent jnri7ciction-one Of whom may do =. cham.
5crs business" while second il engaged IN the
trial Of equity cas:s. aad the third is i. work in
tue court of law. The bill is drawn ia accord
ance with that ~ which the Superior Court Of
New lork is organized. Neither Of tile gentle.
men who are noE;rg in the matter propose to
Enseat Judge wilson; but tue imperative ne
cssz1ty for INCREASING the Judicial machinery Of
our city, Vii! ccmrel hin 10 accept two a6so-
ciases who will diyidc with hm the muaitceat
puy that be now receives.
Ex-hayor Dyer is lcse .3 the rc,rcseuta,iye
OF the Ch!c-go Dan3crac; aaI Il is understood
th1t he will detnard as party measure, very
important amendments OF the city charter. The
plan elaborated for giving hin and bis partsaus
the control Of the citT, and for indefinitely in
creaslng taxation, has not yet seea the light;
but II is understood thu! it embraces the follow.
ing:
l. The t.7ieioa Of tie cily into tEe1ty.one
wards.
:. The annexation Of Bridgeport aud the yarts
thercunto adjacent.
3. The creation Of three Police Commission
ers VITO will exercise the power now welded by
the Mayor; and
&. The organic atoa Of O Board of Public
"ofS5 OF three or more persons, to whom will
be cntru5ted the Duties now discharged SO ably
end satisfactorily By the Sewerage Commission.
ers and .he Wafer Commissioners, Is well as
the labor now performed By She City Superln.
tendtnt. Lit. Dyer has 10 hesitntion in saving
that these ere purely parti1an measurea for
bringing Ch!c1Eo unoer lhe rule OF his political
friends. aad il4t 15ey will be passed as such.
1t remains 10 be seen whether ia opposition to
the wl.hrs oi nll the local representatives end q
large m'orlty Of their constituents Of all part1es
in The absence Ct any demand ol the proper au-
tsoz!t1es for such action, and without auy real
necessity ior the cbanges proposed, the L-gis-
A'uFe Will 90 hing aa shameless as this re-
qu!red Il: thtir hands. Let US see how these
s1ckless for popular sovereignty in the Terrific
r.ea will treat the question ut home.
II ID said that trouble III regard to tae right
10 lis seat of the Republican member Of the
N'use from viii. is likely to arise. The case is
tbs: Hoa. Hiram Nurton some years ago was
resident Of Canada, 4nd while there became
cit I'm mud VAS elected to The Colonial raria-
mtat, in which he played conspicuous ind
honorable part. Now the question arises: Does
his f+rtner E'ro'esEto1 Of allegiance 10 the
Cro1n ditqualify him, Gu American by birth
aud residence, from holding The ouicc IL which
le lis been elected Tue question is novel
one. a,n not nwarn that 1t h2s ever been de-
batrt; snd thongh there caa be- no doubt Of the
tio2l decision Of the House, if his case should
come up for discussion, the different opinions
whicl it will call out will excite intention. Mr.
Norten will prove himself capital legislator;
his afe. experience il 1GIirs, especially in COM
meree and finance, aad his general ability, will
give t;nl front runk among his peers.
It is safe to say that The Legislature about to
meet will, in both its branches, be ore Of the
a5!est :ha: eyer assembled ia the Stute. In the
contest taat preceded its election, both parties
put forward their most une 1ceptionable if not
their 0ticst men, and the result is House and
Senate which would do honor TO nuy State in
the Ca.oa. The Democracy are represented
with nrch more ability in the Senase than in
the Lover House; but even in the latter the
material is 1nr abore tue average. The improve
ment in manners and habi,s Of the legislators is
not thu least gratifying Of the evidences CT pro-
g7ess. The day for popularity to follow unlim.
tied drinking, uumtignted cursins md such
other evidences Of barbarisu,. has gone by ; and
in legislative circles, as well as in the admirable
society ol the Cup1tal, the observance Of the
prorrietes Of dsess. language md demeauor,
are not les necessary shan in Chicago or st.
Louis. Tree in bed and fourteen in room,
and other :sss exclusive and greearious habits
that prey3!ed in the oiden time, have gone out
with the Exclusive hog nad hominy diet, The
whisky bottle and card table. No man nov in
becoming legislator iced cease 10 appear and
act the gentleman.