, 1869-01-29
4 Day ef Mastery Inactivity
at Springfield,
House Debate on ths Bill to
Provide for 8 State Agent
at Washington.
The Canal Commissioners Question.
Proceedings In the Indiana, Wis.
consin and michigan
Legislatures.
ILLINOIS.

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ILLINOIS.
special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
| Srk,Sarrx1p. ian. q.
| 10th puets Of the General Ar,cnht, Ind mn.
other lazy time. holding only morning sessions.
This was Ltceratty to the Senate o,r Ing TO tho
fact thai no quorum was present, two Of the lead.
iue committees beng aba, nj on duty At J.ct,nn,
| y111e ind Joliet, Thr, won, ,hr,u,i th, 49,. -,
introducing bills. recvv!ug rcturis q of conn!s.ocr
t DC. and then adjourned. In tho Mouec beyond
tho rRsRbgr IT frw hi H. all uf loo al mud unir1
| rpltuti character, noihIpc uas Accumulated.
Tho. fac. IT,, TINT neither houso has
any husiucrs Of importance on hand,
enc BILE before Tho 1lousc Of Representatives
! luof W Icts thnh one thouHaru gcup!aE1y Of q
| local hrtl icd!A, rent chnracter Two yeara evo.
Al tho rsmc cay Of tho session, they reached
| double tla. Iu!nhut, embracing large number Of
| marked public Importance.
1uE CHICAGO rAnE p11Is
| Tie Latc Park hills. and otI.trn Of like char.
uctcr still rcmn,n IN the hanna of t,e con,r,lII,
srd there ia 70 telling when they nav co.nc NJ,
for action. A large number OF members scem to
| to Ec tsnittrC for something TO tuYD un nnd will
| be }!sappo1n,rd II they arr ronn.,,cd IN
wait In vain. All erneet .h,t i'm sca-
aon will be extended beyond III. con.tItu.
uo1e1 tine, and yet M man eau give a reason
! "n5 :" thou'a oe. HolhlLE hss yst becn done to-
| "*'u S1sl'-k W nPti 'oH "!hs. anu YET 1aiy
| sion. l have eatd eyerybotiv and cycIvthtnv
| seems to be inhued with tho spI7it Of ,sxtucss.
auG it 1ooks as II this spirit ulvht maintain liz
uou.an'sou s w. !ot sumo ume IN INC fatufe. Gary
I tte ttto eneet tnts Suggestion.
! ~ A- I"o nouets "tLI Fho6AbIf Ap5ousN OVER
en, @.aol,o" noon antla hohdaY, EiFicE tho ssholc
| fGuiIfce,
| t-Siss1Ep ELECTION.
Ihe committee on Elections made majority
aaa ninos'tt leposte 10 shs House this morning,
~ tle iA-e"e't eountY contested election case.
i n4s1''ani aeo es'tonsta4l, Inc t"o contestants.
were eato'us1ee lef REPRESENTATIVES, to the Gen.
.1a4 AsSen'o's' -hf. Meilassn bo1nE supported a.
| tne Fepuohcau candidate. and uf. Saltonstall
| &C ne Delnue'atsc. 1nc !altef gentleman bold.
tee seat The majority report is in favor Of Dr..
| sp'1ots'at c'ains, and the minority for Colonel
1e.lam-taes being dis1ted In opinion tn the ratio
~ nse 70 Ious: 1ae aeeie1cn eeetr 10 turn on the
! aeeai nasulah@aHon OF t#entY-tHo mca, who
'ossu ~, eo,oEe. aerf:an' ihey were natural.
!eso ~, ~ .uI e1ecl5 eons1, WHICH, II 10 el1ned.
! was hltRa'. II tocsc To'ce are allowed, Colonel
nes!'am 10 eiecscd by two nttortty- I believe
| "a .a1 nepooaea" Henncfs OF the committee are
| ~ iasof o1 E's'ns u I'm she scat except Mr.. Tay-
'os. .hH1man o1 tne committee. The question
VIII come mp TOT decision tomorrow morn
ne, "oen' 'ninS, the minority report will he
| adopted aud Colonel Merriam admttted. D1.
~, NJ. .,,,1;., ahs..s ~ ,es's ago on can
ml1,sd. Mrsa rerora sf,c- ~. aa4n;sa;en ,ae ~.
te1'ieen' snd h1xh.mirdcd gentleman. This fac.
| operates as 4 prejudice axafnnt av,,n rcnor,no
him IRON hi, srat hnt co,onc, Warrisn J.'1s :. .s
a.a.. '.o. ~ eea.' "a9 .oole' Af1lsm IS N
link h.. ea,. po ~ tho M exaanss ana
| ehould be recognized aul established, I ourht
asa rere 1ps1 .1 m po.acn point Of 'lsw
'aaAes 'e15 '1t'l' o1nefehee whether the sitting
laemoer be Democrat or Republican, az political
! tafnes arc kuncd in obscurity IN tho ratamount
| struggle for epec,al and ..fluc- lerista,ton
fur1KHs RAILROAD nHt.
! This document still remains In the hands OF tho
eenatc Railroad Committee, Of, rather. ought to
say, In the pocket Ct the Secretary Of the enate
~ mntte ~ nas oeea plsced rs Special deposit by
lss o1st nGuiHnea aa:dor. Hc seems 10 think that
thief ol acmc rarcad corporation, bound to @ sleai
even proceeded 10 the c,trn1 ~ hsr,n. snau as
] 80. - W. e@seut " aafapK aapA"
btii,v ' ~ ,ts aus, est.,, 70 ptsEeut the POSI-
ery. The duplicate is In tho hands Of
| A'4. suHo4. WV 'e letuateo 70 lodgc IN dtaer-
| cut ana distant hotel l think the General has,
ny bis discretion, secured tho bill against ysudA
which they now seem in no bnrrv ~ dn :, ~, up.
found enfc and md ,opna @ " ~ hurry 10 ''' =" WILL DC
| CANAL COMMISSIONERS,
The iriecde Of the canal and river In,nroserr+nts
rezt a.unI opt!eoeut'on taa' on monday next
oaos ne'.1, fa!nef nominees, OF rather Governor
oRiesp5's nominees Tor Canal Commissioners.
| will be rejected, and this eseal work
| tc compelled 10 1.v oxcr n, A.
| othc, ,un ro,-. ,t, A9 az
1n.ao .1ts,o,.a o' 80 su'IN oenetal 4almer
maui I'm m's.ose ~ eenuihg IN The sesen hepublt'
msjo1tty Of the friends Of tho ,us
uero ~ f,ro, =, 49,, Nv improvements
though might crau1 S,e srsn Tsn
work 10 be done is in 10 respect OF 4 political
| character, and 1t would hare been the mart OF
/ uisdom to hsyc named at lcs,, two t,cnoc,,,s
ont Of the fesen appo,ntces. This woa!d have
lcet 10 do tol The only ieakoo why The c,norr,I.
oppotc their confirmation. onc strong ohcc,,on tn
s s,o1'us W on the part
ol ecstfai Kcpao''can scIatofs Is The fact that
their number i. entirely too large. Three Com.
the unrk rcnn,rca r. :, ~, so.,n s :" oo ai1
dnc,no ,na.9 =, 49,. .,.s ~ .nu'u no passeo re-
o"t'ne tue" 10 la's NUMBER ITO being Kcprbll-
cans htd one Democrat. there would scarcely bo
rci Tpa,a !. srt,r,. 'ns,, Il'' mum
my, aud hi. j. JUL whit IL wsea. u esSno co.
nits,oncrs should he REJECTED nm Mondsv ~
thc shosc ,usresslon carried out fecl suro that M
thr .uec.e, Ct The Illinois Klver and Cam, l ,m.
pro,ement would he ptsccd br,ord any rhnrec ~
failure.
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.hussa tic pf,.I.ns Of r. ss o 'es"a.'o9 c". 3 ~; H.
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