The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-07
CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from Springfield, Illinois

ties f6 be seen ii the Legislative Halls
of our noble State, still holds. him
here:
If presenting bills is an'indication
of the determination of the members
of our General Assemblyto do large
amount. of business. then we surely
have an earnest working body Of men
here, Since the comnencement of
the session over two thousand bills
have been presented, in the aggre-
gate, and yet there is no falling off;
and as forty7tyo days is the time al
lowed the Legislature to sit, unless
they choose to continue the session at
the low wages of one dollar per diem,
it is reasonable to conclude that not
evensa 1.-THE Of them win ever be act.
ed on Local legislation enters
largely into the account, and the
Third House, as it is called-com-
posed Of lobby members numericr
ally much larger than the first and
second put together 81 h0EAE8
A large portion of the session has
been frittered away in discussing reso-
lutions deelaratory of the right of the
Legislature to pass laws restricting
our railroads in their charges for con
veying freight and passengers, and
the disputelis notget settledg Much
debate is also had on the subject of
establishing the site of the Industrial
University Many counties have come
forward with liberal bids of land and
buildings. but / think Champaign
CountyIwill bear off the coveted prize
The Legislature will re district the
State, making very important changes
important because the changes win
be so made. as to strengthen the Re-
publican party, and correspondingly
weaken that of the Opposition. aaA q
haze lately seen many paragraphs
going the rounds Of the papers, somel
wondering and some inquiring how it
came to pass that Illinoishad one Rep
resentative. in Congress elected .by1
the Statenat large. / have also seen
several answers, but none Of them
correct. Our last apportionment,
made.on the Census Of 1860, was based
on an sefrorin adding up the number
of inhabitants, and as according to
that erroneous figuring the State was
entitled to but thirteen Representa-
tives, the Legislature SO apportioned
it, and adjourned. When the Census
tables were revised and corrected, it
was found that Illinois was entitled
to fourteen, instead of thirteen; and
as the easiest and quickest way of
securing the fourteenth Representa- |
tive, (our Legislature only meeting
biepnially,) application was made |
to Congress, then sitting, and |
an Act was passed, permitting the
State at large to vote for one Rep
reseutati3e.. This is the way Illinois
secured her fourteenth Representa-
tive. OF course, the present Eegisia-
ture will divide the State into four
teen Congressional Districts, and here
after, Illinois will elect her Repre-
sentatives lin the same, way as her
neighbors.qIihaw 5as s5isa lso9oI t 9Th n
Last week both Houses passed a 4
resolution by aistrict party vote, en-
phatically indorsing the Monroe doc
trine, and gently iRsinuatihg5 thatlif
Nap. andtMaxirdon't OFT out of Mex
leo willingly and without unnecessary
delay, they mustHBe made to GIT
9 Verbun sat which being translated lria9lp
means "nuF sed."
Thees weather, during all of last
month, has been very disagreeable
here, making oEercoats and fur collars
muchly in demand Snow has fallen
here to a greater depth than ever be-
fore known bythat antiquated butre-
spectacle individdai-the Oldest in
kabitant, and Springfield has been BEEF
alive With the merry jingle Of the
sleigh bells. On the 31st ult., a sud
den thaw dispersed the snowy mantle,
but on arising this morning, our eyes
were greetedSwiths another iuvoice Of
the article, full six inches in depth.
Verify, we are now paying for our
beautiful Fall weather, . 5 j. ED,,Cy
The Suffering Greeks. 4 - y y +
Vigorous movements have been
mode in the eastern cities to aid the