, 1861-04-03
Correspondence Of the Chicago Trihnne.1

correspondents OF the chicago IT1nnne.l
r. s>-,< T. !: AAp1aoni VII. April i; 1851.
r. Ths Legfs1atiya chambers afe like = ttbaa.
gust bail deasrted" Bi1ls, journals md tocu-
ments lie scattered about, as evidence tint the
law-makerathays beea here; but. among thsse
rellcs Of the past oa1ymembers from remote
parts Of the state wander to and flo. The
ssnats refused to agree to the resolution OF
the Assembly for a Teceas from Friday to
Wednesday, and instead, passed resolution
for final adjournment On the 9Th: This was
tabled by the Assembly, which, after very
brief session on Saturday, adjourned over to
Wednesday afternoon. The Senate refused to-
take recess, but occupied Itself Saturday
morning in discussing the matter till 1t Was
left without quorum, md can only adjourn
over from dsy to: day till the middle Of the
week. A. feeling has been created between
the two Houses with reference to this and
other matters which may retard business.
There are too many would.be leaders in the
Legislature who want to get the glory Of car
Eing this, or defeating that tneasuzs, who
think more of little political capital to be
made for themselves than Of the interest Of the
State; too many *ssmart men," continually on
the lookout lest some one may get ahead Of
them. for harmonious action and the public
good.
7 send you herewith the plan Of apporhon-
ing the State into Senate and Assembly Dis
t1icts IS reported by the Committee. 1t has
nassc3 the srnate ana will doubtless pasg the
Assembly with but little: If any change. It
gfres very general sattsfactlon The Senators
in III even numbered Districts ara to be
.1ao+oa +h;a fa,1 fnr two years md +boaa Il, tha
ele.''a s' 80 ~ WV .,1- - ~
31st and 33d, which are additional U1str1cta,
for one year:
The Conversational Annort;onm ont romn;t-
tee Aase aot see lepoEIeo' efoo ~aa1 neai
Of their action, I an afraid there Is strong
DISPOSITION to carve ont districts rather with
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we" u eeco1e cefo4ln pou'tea4 ano pelson'1
ends than to make compact districts Of coun-
ties which naturally po together. The coun.
+;~s IN the sontheastern mart of the state are
.eusa - 49, - t. 1;tmar,t - s.at~a s ,ea,, -.
50 aftangeu s1iAe ~ 20 u'.aeu1t " loaAo "eu
shaped districts OF the night population, but
there are no such obstacles In the way as to
f,s+;fo some nronosed ss ssfnrmationau xvhic,, n
ywor13 n,gz1a even the mnat sc;entie. aen1o. =.
o.;s+ - ga,sss;fr 0f+ha 5;.+riots - ,rarnsaS ~
sans ~ tha Torst sbanef n one incIndinr ra,pm. p
~ rreen f.aEe Fnn5 dn Tac Sbeho55os,, 5000 a,,5
nzankee ~ % connties thouph an anofher @ cnE'noaad IN aa
of RoeiS Jeffarsnn no: 81 and Wash;nofnn ;s
neariv ~ had Anv 1eas1nahie HivisioS ~ tbe "a
T,a1a one ~ w. d;s+r;nts ai1,aat T.. e4
honelessIV Denoocrafie, Sf conTse amhit;oms His
Rehnhiic3ns resSfing t3,rrein dnn,t rant ~ hs
iaff M IN 1ha no1;I s. 4hat vav M 49, - ~, ~
reason NV fhe Rennh1;cans ahnn1d d;saraea - mo
themselves nv an n11fajr annnrt;onment ISb;cb
n,taht en5sn9er RI half % the 54tr;cts IN the stota
Rs6nhlcans IN districts thot Womb he he .t1ong
" bsmocratic could hetter afford to tTnst F.
the d;ssensirns and iee1oms;es nf thair ae nrrn ~
nenfs bnn;ng IN d;v;da and rnnono- sen oppo
~ Ssnats ind-f,n;teiv nostnanai +ha b7u
nroTid;ne % far the nnhljcatInn af m ~ "on;oa Ja
pf prof Ha11,s Rennrt ~ tba sDPlss E
vav ~ + saena atranoa 4b,t ths staFs shenlG Sl
ttys ,afrse - aga;1 ersat ~ +a .gt,its -
the henesta tat Won1d accrue froT, ths 1'1bi u
cation | Of the REPORT Of survey W @ tbat % haa nor
s.sson ant - ~ Ins = tus1 Hae ~"
1Ia ~ M Tbs sase,nh37 N 4nreda 5 ~ 9ssr m
~ 4sSa ~ hi 1ood;f,;m m fha adII ~ IN
erty 1au hv vote of Il ta n The I,at;ns ~
70 1aT On the tab1e eruei1v choket3 g1Ha off tSa