Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-13
The Prorogueing of the Illinois Lesislh-

The Chicago Tribune of Thursday
brings rs full details of the summary dis
nosition which Governor Yates made Of
the Copperhead Legislature at Spring
field In the first place the entire late
session was totally unwarranted.- The
adjournment at the end of the late session
was illegal and their assembling on the
2Oth inst, is pronounced Z" a gross lnfrao-
ton of the Constitution" The whole OF
the late eight days session was spent IN
the most nbominable legislation for public |
and private plunder. The passage of bills
was openly bought and sold. Brides were
as frequent as votes.
A dispatch to the New York World says
that the Governors proclamation Of pro
roeation was intended to defeat the $780,
600 appropriation for sick and wounded
soldiers. Nothing could be more glaring-
" false. On the other hand, the Republi-
cans had given the Democracy every op-
portuuity to pass all measures for the ben
eft Of the soldiers, and for carrying On the
Government Of the State, but they refused
10 do anything, except pass swindling
bills of one kind or another for the bene-
fit of private individuals and corpora
tions. As final test of the disposition
of the COpperhead majority, Republican
moved, on Wednesday morning, to take up
the appropriation bills. A Democrat
moved to 10y tho motion on the table,
which was done by vote of 46 to 16, not
a single Republican voting for the motion.
This vote demonstrated a determination,
on the part of the Democrats, to adopt the
example set by the COpperheads Of the In
diana Legislature and pass no apprOPria-
ton bills. This vote decided the Governor
in his course.
The opportunity offered to the Governor
was the disagreement between the two
Houses as to adjournment. The Senate
agreed to adjourn on the 8th Of June. The
House substituted the 2Sd of June. TC
this amendment the Senate refused tc
agree. The House then defeated q motion
to request the Senate to return the resolu'
ton. This showed a clear case of disa
greement. The Governor thereupOn sem
in the following message, which was read
amid great excitement in the House:
ITO the General Assembly of the State o
Illinois:
"WHEREAs, On the 8th day of June, A. D.
1868. the Senate adopted joint resolution
to adjourn sine die on said day, at six o clocl
p. n, which resolution, upon being submit
ted. on the same day, to the House of Rep
| resentatives, was by them amended b.
substituting the 22nd day of June and tn
hour of twelve o'clock, in which amend
meut the Senate thereupon refused to con
. cur; and, whereas, the Constitution of thi
State contains the following provision
8 to wit =
!, "SEc. I3., ART. 4. In ncase ofdisagrcemen
between the two Houses with respect to tn
= time of adjournment, the Governor sha
e have power 10 adjourn the General Assem-
a bly, TO such time as he may think proper
provided it be not to a period beyond th
next constitutional meeting of the same.
UAND WHEREAS, FULLY BELIEV
o THAT THE INTERESTS OF THE PEE
PIE OF THE STATE WILL BE BES
lSUBSERVED BY A SPEEDY ADJOURN
{ MENT. THE PAST HISTORY OF tn
8 ASSEMBLY HOLDING 0OT NO RE-
d sONABLE HOPE OF BENEFICIAL RI
SUITS TO THE CITIZENS OF tn
STATE OR THE ARMY IN THE FIELl
Q FROM ITS FURTHER CONTINUANCE
"Now, therefore, in consideration Of Il
l. existing disagreement between the {"
Houses, with respect to the time Of adjourn
ment, and by virtue Of the power vested
le me bv the Constitution, as aforesaid,
n Richard Yates, Governor of the State
ly illinois, do hereby adjourn the Gener
l. Assembly, now in session, to the Saturda
next preceding the first Monday IN jan
ary, A. D., 1865.
,e June, A. D., 1868. Signed,
If "RICBARp YATES, Governor"
d The Tribune cOngratulates the people
lie Illinois in the following decidedly uncOr
Is plimentary language:
lie "Unless Governor Yates falls at work al
c. prorogues the Penitentiary, there is !
70 way that he can again release sn amou
of assembled rascaliiy equal to that set
% large among the people by his Message
b. propagation yesterday. A feast Of W
re lures, bnzzard roost, a convocation
To- carrion crows, may be named as mild orr
. biological symbols Of that now defun
u body, only yesterday the Senate and Hou
d. Of Representatives of the State of Illinot
o. The gathering, and its adjunots of lobbit
and strikers, and blowers, of all degrees
baseness, may be safely put in eompetitii
with any that ever met at Albany, and '
ly think that at that point all comparisu
y should rest, for we do not wish to be t
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