, 1865-02-07
From Indianapolis-The
Indiana I Legislature.
Cur New York Midnight Dispatch
--latest from Washing
toa---Rebel NeHs---
General Items.
The Petersburg Failurc.--Tbc Re-
port Of the Committee.
FROM SPRINGFIEAa>.
The Horse Hallway mea1ure-T1le
Reed Contempt Case-Leclslntlvc

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tsibu1e1
srnrsaEIK1n, Monday, Feb. 6, 1855.
The decd is done. The Horse Railwsy bill
with all Its odious features, has passed both
Houses Of the General As*enbly-tn the Senate
by vote Of IS TO s, and in the House by IS to e.
Chicago is bounG hand and foot and delivered orc,
to an unsc1upuloas, uercr-endlng monopoly. But
three nen representing Cook county proved so fas
recreant to their constituents and to the interess
Of the city Of Chicago rs to vota for 1t. What In.
duences led them to thus defy and trample upon
the known wishes Of the people, 1t Is not for me
to eay. ! think they will have reason to repept
their action; If they do not, they are worse men
than I'M now ready to call them. When the pres.
ent terms Of F. A. Eastman, Nathan #. Huntley
and Abraham f. Do1ton shall expire as mem
be1s of the General Assembly, it Is
sate to say that the sound OF their
voices will be hesrd in these halls nevcrmore
What excuse the members. particularly the Union
members. Will offer for forcing this measure upon
the people q ckicaSo, ssnHot Predict. Their e;
not hold good in the second wrong 1T Tas no
blind vote but positive determined effort to In
aMict M great wrong. They knew that the people Of
Ch1eago were against II. :.
Ihsle vas very exciting time II the House to-
House on The same charge for which he was
brought, before the Senate, but the fresult was
different The Honse refusing to, purge Mr. Reed
questions Of the penitent1ary Committee. He per
Sisted in his refusal and was committed to
tcdy OF the doorkeeper. to be kept in confinement
The meantime ? IT, Need e III io op2y to tho su
pfeme Court for writ OF habtas c077s:s. II tho
Judge grants Il The House viii probably refuse to
recognize It. and IN 1asue Of authority may follow
Ehieh will bzlng the Judge up before the House
fot contempt. i large msjor3ty Of thu House arc
determined to ssselt 1heiE dignity, and there raay
The farmers Of the State are 10 be congratulated
that the Senate refused to sell them and their ag-
cultural college out to the trainers OF the CHM
fAsseasiy viii ii ignols teir Wsse. les md md f s1o
'hE sss9tn,al eSsse ths gGA&
to employ the bczt counsel on the Reed contempt
Gaze, and to force the contumacious connscl to an
swsf the Questions put h the Committee.
Caucus. but action WIS postponed until tomorrow
evening: The general opiniou seemed to he IN
favor Of adjourning on Thursday week, the 18th
In the Senate, the question being on Ward 3
motion to recommlt the bill to the Committee, !
the motion WEE lost by the following vote:
ATEs-cohss, Metealf, Peters, Reilly, Strain,
Ward.
Na1s-Addams, Allen, Bushnell, Eastman,
Green, Of Alexander, Green, Of Marion, Lindsey,
lansing, Mack, Maaon, Mcconnell, Richards,
Scofeld. Vandeseer, Wescott, Worcester.
Ayes, 6: nays, II.
On the question being put, "should the bill
pass notwithstanding the Governors yeto1''
Mr. Ward made an able md eloquent speech.
The extension WIS too 1ong-It abrogates the
right Of the city to purchase at the expiration OF
weuty-dse yeart, franchise worth enough to
support the city schools and clean the streets.
Mr. Mack said the Council did 1ot reserve the
right to purchase railways. The right Of the city
TO purchase at the end Of twenty-five years docs
not exist. The city could not, at the end Of
fwe1ty,hsg yeaIs, run tue road without q charter
:, lii. Eastman eaid the bill was not hurried
through before It was reported from the com
hin he would Eake no Issue with the Assembly
On The passage IT the bill alter the yeto. he had
becn threatened Tith public meetings1eq requesting,
the Senate and he should not resign No meet
ing ct 1,eo0 represented the views of the citizens
Ct Ct fcas L. to nP a TRs{
Induce him to vo.o for.t6e bill. ~ VA '4''psu u
carly in he session he consulted Wiz msnl- aRIl
hers and voted for it. md etnce the veto had hon
cetly and carefully examined tho veto message,
and hs n @ o i
He had examined the question carefu1lg and should
yote az he voted before:
Nj Reilly voted ;Hgainiat gsasin INC 0ll oe'9re lie
Nj. Hunter moved the previous question, which
VAS carried by the following yote:
YEAs-Add.mE, Allen, Bushnell. Cohts> East-
man, Green, Of Alexander; Hunter, Lansing, Lang
saT, Mack, Mcdonnell, Peters, Richards, scoaeld.
Vandeveer, Nescott and Worce.teE, .,, 4
Green, Of Marion; Metcalf, Reilly st1aln'
and Ward. Tens 13; nays s.
Senate adjourned.
fThe following carries forward the report OF pro-
ceedinee in the House from the afternoon dia'
patehcs.l
Mr. Randall moyed to 1sy NJ: Mosr'lfs motion
lhe question required on tho motion Of Nj.
Burchard, who moved to amend that the SPEAKER
PROFOUND the question.
he amcndmcnt wss accepted and On the ques-
Of the pcnttentary to Ar. Pltt1nan Mr. Reed arose
End vas about to proceed when Mr, Str2velIe said
that he must object to this manner Of proceeding
MIR Reed then commenced an explanation, when
lii. stterclle wanted to know II he had been
1 1T: Reed eaia that p.. Hendricks Of South Bend,
Ind, sent to HIM in Chicago and sid he had IN
important lcgal matter. We retired INTO private
room and the case wa7 stoted TO me. l asked IL
thspatte: could not he settled by compromi:e,
him TO gee nc ut MI office and received letter
from him when he would be there. ! htd
no Intention of doing anything out Of
1he way, but rs an attorney I have
cpt e h &C. s,e ,S. ,ae
WsS t5at tsculd cteEna1ly disgrace myself III re-.
tcaleo 1Alnge Committed to me By my client AL
tbe information have un the subject is from N.
VI, Hnekney asked: Docs the Information you
imp1ica:e your cltcnt7
Mr. Recd-1hcy might