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Of Membsn---HoW They have I
bten BousM---"Payz Your
Money, and Takss Your i
Chelee'---Paaagc Of 4
hi State Hons. Bill
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From Or Special Correspondent.
6PMsGnxLn. Ill.,, March 10.
There Is Tut one prayer which cln make,
aud that one utter at all moments when
not asleep, or when not lost In amazement at
The contemp9atioh Of some new 1aantfesta-
tion Of legislative lncompetency or dlfhon-
esty that Is, th8t tho LeKiAlature Wilt
speedily adjourn. It Is not pleasant thing
10 have the fact forced upon your attention
that man Il yenal, nor Is 1t agreeable to
see member behave like nlnny. No man
comes here With the desire to discover such
thinge, and 10 write OF them. They are
forced upon his attention, and he Is con.
PEELED 70 Mentlon them, as part Of the d4y'a
history. II he passes them by IN silence, he
would he false to himself and untrue to tho
people who send delinquent representatives.
Hen of doubtful character aIt upon the
floor, aud are tutored By the Representatives.
Of monopo1les. Women OF doubtful chArAc.
ter cit IN the galleries, and throw notes 10
Senators. II abe IA not expert With the pen
ell, she besifges with smiles, and be capltu.
lates with nod. He bargains With the lobby
NJ d he bargains with the gallery. And oae
Ia not expected 10 mention all this, because
1t hurts The feelings OF members.
The House Just now has oun Of It's occa-
s,onal fits Of virtue. Bills aGaip.t which
charges hare been made hare nearly all
passed. The Legislature Is on the point or
adJounlnk Its members will go home to
be lost amorg their constituents. Once sep
in wltbstandinR public oploiop. Here they
are power, TOR thcy can Loosen and bind;
they can lock and open. When they sulle,
the sun shtnea IN Springfield whca they
fronn, the March winds blow. But when
each one Is alone, among the thirty thousand
that the chances are that he has dlssuisied
q majority ot his constituents, anl that the
uu}avorabIe crfticisms which were not heedea
hire will hurt him ,here.
I admit that / like to SEQ these devout
death-beds. like TO sec these men who
have hunted after the moneyed lobbyists, or
| who, II they ftd from these Enme lobbyists,
| did II With many a backward glance to see
II they were pursued, like slalea, when she
tripped to the WILLOWS, now engaged In
WaA4uh AA.A hu4Aa- lucy Ione 70 INC,
They weas sorrowlul countenauccs, and they
CONSUME tho fingers OF both banda IN count
Ing Oft their flus. They gr1eve to stats that
there has. undoubtedly, been corruption.
They mourn oves II. and "ish they bad been
nit that they light not have been right In
Fol1nR lor G. ram DIS, and tns!nuate that
you might SO Inform tho public, They mourn
over biennial sessions and the suall number
Of memberu. They admit that whatever they
might have said tney have IN their hearts en-
: Other personal remarks omit. have thus
; Jar elrlVed about one-Huarter OF the house,
and presume the Others wll come gradually,
with few exceptions.
, For these penltents and their associates
can say enc thing; which may, or may not, be
perfect system Of instruction ID the art o.
stealing, but nothing to steal.
, Itr members are Of very average capacity
May ofthe1n ara plaln. h'u1t men. devolt
4 TO the sound Of the lasciSious lute- Fvwe
stu can fEt- Few eau tell the difference
between Chateau f9ueen and the shcfr!
Of country hotel. Bnt Few arc aware o
the fashionable pre{udices against tot
liberal use Of thu knife when eating, Henc
l. and know very few who have been social,
eeduced. The prominent citizens hare iel
q me1nal 10 the task os issstlns them. winin
!. tnem ana entertaining tnGm Tta !emlnln
aeson1es ne, R saat 4as IT, 1sa1tIes 'na eass es 70
= eoulNu Iue ne4sls. uuht tu'nh tast an
: rotta nave neen ~on y snlles aIa sase
d mosds, Iea ~, .aas ~ d'p.ooa1et 81 saatS ait
- ueI. nas octn Ieso.te0 70. iet ~ 9ss al"a!
s % pas Win au
:. aud wile Than to 70 10 the bad simply fe
,c money. lfegfet thc atsence oi inc soel;
!: teoneuons. ..
ID Nolh1nR passes euIlent out mo9ey' prom
K Eens loooyE6, a. 1san5 as &c sshfeWo ,asses'
tnst Wnso was uhaetstooa tnat ne W
here Wi1 tne intention ol getttnE eerfal
flons IRON members. They hounded hl
down, and lie took those whom be Hante1
v It vas not necessary for him to tempt or !
ID vt'glc. Ihey came to his room and sang
&c &c my voter' There wcro votes young sn
:, tender, and rotes old and unsaEory. h b.
III but the embarrassment Of tcleetfon. Il
i'd repoftcd-Aud l believe It to be true-thz
&c ouc member sent to him aud offered to chaus
ed front ana support The bill whose passage "
~ dt sired for,S1 200. Tke reply was thar th,
AZ was really too much, but that he was willIr
r. to glva $500. This latter sum as indignant
he refused. Virtue could not be C{yea un f
ht such sum. A few days passed by, lad
- was teen thatth success Of thc blu y
1t, certain Theu this member sent and offer
he 10 take The $500. He was Informed that
&c could 20 to the d-l; there we're vos
ad enough Without him. He voted against /
at- bill, and Vas thus cocrccd iito honesty
ur Temporary honesty.
he But they are all rcpentant now, and
re c1nrc that they will not submit to be /
1t | elected. They hnye borne the burden in
Y. Enough. They can 20 longer. endure /
'ot srE,pe1e!d air; 80,
1t- Democrats broke their pledges, and it
nd enough or them voted for It to insure
ut success. They had i'll promtaed 10 cast
ow solid vote In tho negative, aud ono or t,
be Republican members, who bad worked ha
aT to secure the de'eat Of the Senate bill, ?
lie faith In their promises, and were very mu
nd tskcu shack. When the result was
tn. nDunced they wcrt gre ,tly taken ahack, =
he now prophecy that tho bill Will amount
.sa nothing. and that cart and hotse CAD
or, driven through it.
ian Whom 7 paased the galleries applxudt
uld The 1nte1llGenee was soon spread through
, Is city. aId the SALOONS were keps open u
,r., late hour. 4 man who w*s not seen dill
Ion of epripRae1d. Supreme tnto1iest'on '
rcd The highest manse1ta'tan OF civic virt
au- Poor people, I do not blame them. II
,wn have waited two months. anu now 1t
A. come unio them. ~ Thsre & Tiit b. isastit
NJ ~ Of ias1 sesr's Wh,skey w.ll bctapned.
c1- The geat aecouptn dispute has been
last tettfct, 80 far as The LeRtstA,u"c Is {
son, cerpcd. The bill Of Burke has been reject
ela- Thet gentleman artlessly voted Agains
lays with the Intention Of moving rccouslt
tas mnrna 10 rrcont;d,r mn ,n3ev ths, NM
aAs ~ ,sh1e -. sL;aS -. ~1 .-,j ~ ~ ~ ea,
ID plaintlytIy stated his Intentions, aud beg
fore permiss Ion to change bis vote, which :
tcls denied Kim. Yesterday he grew sfanti'
avy, the ldea OF gong ecsosc nis constltneass
ard, such record aEd be Made another apl
itGu and tQe 60usa llstenc1 10 MS prayer.