, 1861-01-12

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tri5unr,l |
SPRINGFIELD. jan. ii, iet1.
ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.
The business Of the House today WAS Of 1T |
tie importance. 4 part Of the morning was
consumed in counting the votes of the last |
election, returned to the Secretary Of Slate,
the majoriics you have already published
The figures are lcs=encd by throwing out Fay
cite aud Pulaski counties.
STATE APpoT:oEMEST.
The Senate resolution fur The appointment
Of 4 Joint Committee Tor apport!oEfnS the
State was adopted. The nanes Of House
members have not yet been announced by the
Speaker. The remainder Of the time was &C
cupied in the introduction Of bills mainly Of
private character. +
nEoRsAS1zAT1oS OF MILITIA.
After dinner breeze spFang up over mo-
ton In reference to Hines Militia bill. during
which there were, among sharp interrogato-
r1cs of the Republican side Of the House,
many declarations from the Democrats which
70 far towards defining their pesition oh the
question noT at ISSUE between the North and
the South. Mr.. Singleton said that If the Re-
pubicans wanted tight thcy could have one
without going out @, the Statc- Mr.. Greene
Of Massac declared bis willinGucs5t to organize
to enforce the laws Of the State, but he wanted
to know wien in the last ten years the militia
had been called upon for that purpose, Nir.
6cammou replied that he remembered but ono
Instance, and that was when they we're conf
pc11cd 70 put down tho regulators IN Tie county
Of Aassaei S{r. Green continuing said he was
for peace; that il the people Of the South
should attempt to invade the North his con-
stitucnts would oppose them like vail Of
fire; that If the North were marched upon the
South her forces woald be mce On the prairies
aud made to march over the dead
bodies Of the men who people them. The
Republicans urged the necessity Of rc-orSan-
ixalon in admirable temper, aad for sufficient
reasons the bill was referred.
DELAY OF BUSINESS.
The remainder Of the session wns used up
In running debate on The p1opricty Of read
ing bills ut length thing which has ncrt4
been p5acticcd in the Illinois Legislature. Ths
experiment was tried on q new charter fos
the city Of Bloomington, without great sue
cess. The objections TO the usual coursccomt
AANA4 AA@o@@A@t~ %~-ss TteAA tAA~ tAtPbe
Of delay. What they hope further to accom-
p1ish has NOT traasIirctl In the Scu1tc tt1cr,
wac nothing Of Importance. Want Of bnsi
ness compelled an Adjournment Of the after
noon session.
=, CABINET MATTERS.
Especial dispatch to the y. i. Hcta1d1
SrI1soFIELD, Jan. s, 1851.
The explosion Of the Cameron bubble IS
eourcc Of great relief to the many leading RI
pnblicans now congrcgated here. Their cyl
dent delight furnishes conclusive evidence Q
the unpopu'arity Of his appointment.
L delegation from Iowa is In town to-da
urging the chin. Of Fitx Henry Warren fo
the Postmaster Gcncra'ship. Their yisi
developed the fact TINT Col. Curtis, from tn
same statc, is mp for Secretary Of War.
BIZ. Judd is strongly press sed By certain III
nois politicians for the Interior Department
but his :clai1ns arc also actively opposed b
home influences.
WASHINGTON, J1n.. 4. .1aG1;::
The defeat Of W1ln3ol fur Senator by d larg
majority is bitter pill for Cameron, who ha
used his utmost influence in behalf Of the To-
mer, In return for keryiccs rendered at Spzin!
field. .: