Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-02-10
The Leglalalure.

The forty days, to which the session is
limited by the constitution, is nearly up,
and still much business remains to be dis
posed Of.
A proposition has been introduced to
adjourn until sometime in June. And as
it is expected by that time new subjects
requiring immediate legislation will arise,
it should be adopted.
During the week many bills Of ilnpor-
lance have been acted upon. The bill
dismissiug Governor Yates board of army
auditors, and appointing John Moore, r
P Tansey and CT. Lanphier, three as
good men rs can be found in the State, a
new board, has passed the House. 1t is
made the duty of the new board to audit
ali claims against the State arising out of
the prosecution Of the war, settle with the
General Government for the war expendi-
lures by the State, to look to the health of
our sol1iers, to see that the sick and wound
ed be properly cared for, and to attend to
oil matters Of interest connected with the
volunteer force from this State.
The Senate has passed bill incorporu
ting the Chicago Post Company" 1t is
| understood that the Post is losing con-
Germ, and the proposed oct OF incorpora-
ton is to protect its owners from being
troubled by its numerous creditors The
Chicago Tribune has been operating under
similar charter for several years. This
plan of Incorporating newspaper campan
les is simply dodge to enable publishers
to get along without paying their hcnest
debts. II these Lincoln times last much
longer, newspapers generally Will have to
apply for acts of incorporation.
The Senate also passed unanimously
bill submitting to the people an amend
ment to the constitution abrogating the
two mill tax.
The bill introduced in the Senate at the
commencement of the session, to enforce
the constitutional provision against the
immigration of negroes into the State, will
probably become law in a few days. Its
provisions are of the right character.
The House, on Wednesday last, after a
long debate, passed the bill introduced
sometime since to enfnrce due respect in
this Slate to the writ of Aabeas corpus. Il
compels all grand juries to inquire whether
the writ has been disobeyed in their vicin,
age, and imposes heavy penalties on judge,
for disregarding it.
A bill appropriating 100000 to com
plete the penitentiary oD the present plan
passed both Houses on last Tuesday. AT
effort was made to defeat the measure by
some evil disposed members, but without
a effect.
On Wednesday, Mr.. Vandever, from tbt
Committee on Federal Relations, submitted
to the Senate a series of important resolu.
tons on national affairs, which should, by
all means, be adopted. The resolutions Dc
not differ materially from those introduced
in the House by Mr. Walker, which We
published in our last paper. One of thu
resolutions appoints S. T. Logan, S. S
Marshall, II. ks. O'Melvepy, William
Goudy, Anthony Thorhton and John D
Cation, Commissioners to confer with tbt
President and Congress, and the Legisla-
lures and Executives ofthe several States
and to urge prompt action to secure al
armistice for the purpose Of holding con
vention to stop the flow of blood and t.
restore the Union, if it be possible. The
greenback AbolitiOnists will try their ut
most to defeat these patriotic resolutions