, 1866-12-29
SATURDAY, DECEMBER %. 1866.


deemed amp1e time to lceislate for
q State that had no material interests
requisin. legislation. except the pnpa}d and
accumulatiur interest On her debt. Since
that period Illinois has rrovn with c,ant
prooress. sThr h,,f ,n,1,,on ,,o,,,,.tto- ~
increased to five times that number. and in
.,s,d or -..1,,, - .e ~"N ~
- Ay einin u cars ota"n oS
are two hundred daily trains: r1nntr,t- orer
60 y. ."lnono ~ tue
~ tbcn ,,.o11as ..,t1, - aA..,.e ..a4 .1
rni1,;nns ~ acrss ~ .,r,,,I, 80 s.s s, nc
rontc tbat IN nv fo-+. 80 haa h.e 80 ~
-. IT, ...,~;. w - -. NC
49,. ~. e1,szsss 49,. ,- 4ae
N..NNe .AAs"' ous 4oe 4A" VI twenty
80. 'e W. .nlelss'e vi LUG
;s,s.se1< trs' "uu 'ne
~sat... ~ 49, a1a ,..e,...s" s AN.taul
n1d th,. Ecnsr.1 ss.a,.h,r H. ~ss.a.+'a ~ 49,,
r,on;rca "a .a;ou- --1t1,n ~ ,ss,., - ~.
,nettJnc S>'s@'
Tb5, n,or;s,on in Tho const,t,t,,,, ,,ou
crn- ercns.h,a ~ nav ~. ,,...s
1eors ,,o !, tha so,rcn ~ ,o,,,.,. ~, 49,.
Tna .E,;a,.,,,-a ,,.s 1o,.. ~"
s.,,,S,e'..:Ss 80 o s stuNe esnseu :" "
,hasa 10. ss 49, eoes ~, .s" treasures oiislnatc
t,,ar,. 5.s. s-s ,o,',.as s. ~ s;ou . psl'ases
vcrr ~ .r, n,-s- a-a.,,1n.d 49, ~
n,e;,bers ord ,,;ne 49,, - .o3 ~. a.,., so
,,,sxod ,r;thort 80 H., 49, w sr;.t..t t
Ihc for,n.,;tv ar:a -otr Tha ~ C.,s.i,1s;aa ".uas
.,,,1..o.4 4h.t
n.,,~- ....
hr ,i:rtsd ~ y 1es A1nse oat may
on The lnal passage Of Ill hiiis lie yosc sLsl he
oyayes aud noee aud shall be entered on tae jour-
DEEAGtS WtfNHrf
eief IN soe5 ~ Son.s s'oss Oh al inc members
a,o,ho- ,,o,-fe,, ,.on,,os ~. ....,a.
or,wo.,,,;-d. =. = ,,,o-7,.,, sssss,.sss T..s..
hi,1 rron1res t,e-.,ono w. sty,r,nstir. 800 .atas
~ a;a-;.1, - a.. 80 ~ 49, .As.so wv.
1h,,ss To,in1 ~ hs r,,o,rsnI T. ~, Ta1es., "
a,,1;, ,s a..,.1,,, ns.ass;,1 .t>st ...s .,',s.A
49, - :, .s.,1 49,. ~
4"e u.nus.s .e, e1ss' euai1 oe liescns a"u VOC
uFou A4c oAA' ~ - uoS9f1ous iact 1nal
oota oi lnesc proFls1ons arc openly violated
nj every session OF the legislature It is
iound to be Impossible, tor the Want OF tinc,
to take up the bills separately. to read them,
CT 10 discuss thcln- What Is the result!
Towards the close ofthe ei1 weeks, the bills
arc put inlo packages OF twenty, thtfty or
forty the yeas and nays are called ohcc on
each usckage, and the clerk OF the House Is
Instructed to record the vote rs huylng been
taken separately on each bill. The journal
of the HVusc on its face records the votes
upon, and the passage of five
or si1 hundred bills, when In
point of fact, no such votes wcsc taken,
except In ten or twenty cases. The record Is
false, and, being false, is dishonest. We g,n
further, and say TINT 1t Is not only means
whereby irand may be easil: practiced, but
it has beep. time aud again, used raeaus
ot dAfses n."a' "he" Hn'' are Poe auto
Passsses' 1ne7e = no.mns more eas5 taae 10
"Ahoraw one ana sapsutnte another; 10 in'
c!e1se the number or diminish 1t. The
1lefAs auty ~ feeofa 1aself that separate
so'ee "e1e taxen On AZ Tue ou!s IN Inc Len or
.~sa's W. p.e1ses, eaen containing IRON wen
~ 'osy s.1s nuse " tsss. 11e p'tota1s ne
:. - ss.,.a =, asM ~ ~ .A'us>' anu S"a'
Th;s ~~star-, ~ -. ,.-,.1sts, a,,,,..
heinz nrohin,ted hS ,na Cnns,,,rttou ~ d,s'
r,-oce,r, = 49, So r. i.s.,.s. go. :,
encorr,,es corr,,rt;on hr No s,coess ,rh,a,,
- o~,anss ~ ,sath ~ ~ ~ 49, ssn.as.s
To smend tho Constitution i. fbc rroncr
wuy but that viii not meet tba nrcseut
emergency. The state ne7er In Its h,storv
required such important leaisla,Iou AS Al
present. There is legitimate busIness pcr.
1aininc to the general interests ot thr State
1AAt feGUifSE legislative ACI{EO. and EuCll r.
ton as Will follow Intelligent discussion and
investigation. The whole raitroad systen IL
to be investigated. the MOWERS of tho Sta,r
ascer;ained, and tho question decided
whcthc. Illinois ia a INST iar,n To he wori nd
for the 1rotlt Of railroad corporations, or
whether tho people thereof have suv yoice
left in controlling their own rights, Interests
aud llbeltIes. Tie cItv of Chicaeo has he-
g.
the State. Its commerce, Its sunitnrr af.
fairs, its muulcipaI roycrnment ~
Judiciary, md iis system of local
taxation are matters of consfaccah,r
vul!Ic interest. These .eonIrc 1c.,s,,t;on
not bv se,Ecouetituted comni.ircs and Ion
ty peu, but BIZ the Legislature actinr 6,r
t.,c general veal Tho State 7ns,.tn,Ton.
1a,,icu,.rly The Peniteutiary. n.c,, lrr,s,,'
lion p;cceced by investigation of the most
tEoroupb character. and The nronrr aisna-
sal or fhe Ap77cn,tn,., rnd sc;ent;oc ~,
,coe f,,ra .ho,,ya not ha Jot.-+n,nas -, ,t,1.
I,v ,he lo,,hr h., ,sa,,hs, ~ - H 81,
s;son.e,o,. T.. .1,.r asszI...sSs -. .... - .n..
o.ha- asaa. ..a, - -. .nese Hnu
~, ..I,s- r " sHe' '"Po lanee
....a ~ " e'"eEeu' uc 1sea ano
..tna sna,.. - sos so4.1sse s"u'ns ol co1n
u"t'" .aAt "a'o enAs 'c'e ano
80 ~ u1aIs, w ~ Iot meao ~ say
.'ms .nns snc ~ eAs'atuis enouaa pass no pfasate
us as "oS'a UNJUST out
w eay la1 u = 1aame
eo'oaen !" A'"nes' thas
usl Le'sm1ue u! nas no Tine 10
eous VI ue"e.s'e upon any measure
rtoAs W Ftnate. tnat u aas 10 pass OF r.
!ece ~ o'l'a oi'nclS. ene cy process open
" ~ naoIcs CT H1uo, aud nnally py osues-
tns an oue'a. 1eeoFu nt'efiS al variance with
.ne "uen. nne1 tne Legislature needs Is
,lms 1ne ne11 session. IN order TO have the
aE rnuae .ueNSe1e" properly eonsidefeo,
bEma.,s ~ seaa a.nas"a given 70 loea, hllls. WILL
sAots ptot4aeteo 70 nlnety
uss' anu W. LINE enc o. tne nsst th'ngs
-sIs s'ats a s.ou.o ~, eaou'o oe 10 nave
c,sr,;nn th.t ~ 1s ap,t ~ .. .otal ae-
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rer d,v "a. +he rsn.,n1n. 49,. 49,. S,.,..
d,rz th.+ ~, w., .nay. -
forr do1I.-. ~, 49, -. -. - e~eee
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49, ~ -aaeSa - - 1 "..sasn As .as ~. asstE-
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-os,sn. xt.r,n. a.s sa e.one!'
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