, 1863-02-21
TEE COE.EENGENY FUND.


The knoxville R.p1tNican gives the exact
details connected with the passage Of the bill
approp.iatirg s5D, coo to the contingent fand,
"to BE- disburscd, in aid Of the sick and
wounded Illinois soldiers, aud to d=frsy The
contingent expenses Of the executive depart
mcnt," as follows:
tsThc appropriations for the State Govern
ment and institutions all passed, and the
Coppcrhcad resolutions did not piss. a
number Of the unacdged Democrats we're
Governor had the said leaders By the gills,
and held them to the work most n,anfnlly.
The bill appropriating $500, 900 to finish
the PeDitcntiary Tls in ii: hands, and its
approval WAS essential to the salvation Of
several prominent Democrats. The Governor
was 1r1u in his determination to veto the
bill unless the Democrats would allow the
passage Of the usual appropriations for the
Governor, Adjutant, dc. It was bitter pill
for them, but their necessities were i1apcr-
cd together in caucus on Fr;d:.y night, and it
Was determined to pass the appropriations.
Ifrossible, they were to be amuggled through
unknown 10 the +'untledsed,' but II not, thir
ty-Eue Of them we're 10 vote with the Rcpub-
Iicans. The bills were reported about eleven
o'clock, near the last hour Of the session. OF
course everything was hurry and confusion
five or six members on the floor at once, al9
believing '.slr~ Speaker, is the $4,000 in
there for Dick Yates, &C., Ne.' Speaker
Buckmaster was busy signing bills and Burr
was in the clair. After restoring silence, Burr
said, slf it will be any satisfaction to the gen
| tlemen, I can inform them that the item in
! question is not in the BILL AS Burr is re-
/ gardcd as orthodox, this information quietcd
them, and tho bills passed almost unanimous.
ly. The bills were sent to the Governor, and
with the Pcniteutiary bill, became laws in
| short metre. By this time, some one who
thought the joke too good to keep. circulated
the information among the " "unaedged' that
"Dick Yates llrd been provided for after all. y
| They soon became satisfied that such was the
fact, aud their conduct.in consequence fully
justified the observation Of 4 prominent loby
ist, that thell had broke loose"
VAT once there rose 90 wild yell
| As nil the denas from Hecvcn that fell,
| Had pealcd the banner csy OF He'll.
Speaker Bucknasterresumed the chair, ami
after order was restored sufficiently to b
heard he said, E" he would inform the gentle
man that although he was not in the chair, b
understood what Was going on. He voted fu
the bills and voted u1ldcrstandingly,. If gen
, tlemcn on the floor Of tho House cast vote
without knowing what they were about h
knew of no way to help it. He voted on hi
would do the same, Still lie would take thi
opportunity to inform gentlemen that wha
had been done Was in accordance with til
t agreement entered into By the cancus hel
r last evening"" lie succeeded in quietiug tn
= malcontents, but was far from satisfyin
dedged) wanted his rote changed. Ruled OF
] Of order. Walker Of Nacoupin, tried to max
r speech, but was 60 mad he soon became il
coherent. But the thing was done aud Ill IL
relief they could ret was to have their prote
entered On the journal.