, 1869-01-12
Resignation Of Dr.. mcfarland,
Superintendent of the JacK-
sonville Insane Asylum.
An Exciting Contest for the
United States Senatorehip
in Indiana.

nc 4T0F&CEb ALL <'1PT11ALSAAEAb VI Ahp AA~"@* /
Hospital At Jaek.onv1ilc. Copies Of thcse ~. |
ports SIC not yet tltady for dolirczy. but wall he
Tomorrow, when / will ttnd An abstract. Dr.. |
Mcfarland, Superintendent Of tho ho1pttal. takes
oct aston, nt the close Of bis report, 10 announce
.tu resignation os his position In the hospital,
and his determination 10 retire.
TIE INAu.rnA1toN.
The inauguration ceremonies to-day were very
imposing, more 10, probably. than tn any pre-
sIous OCCASION. The programme rent you was
carried out IN its essential features. The eceoe
In the uoIse OF Representatives, Was attractive
and impressive. TIE ralstsJ was crowded ai.noes
to tu1ocation by ladies', the hareher seq being
entirely excluded No. only this, but every seat
On the Goor Of the Houee. With The exception OF
thoee 1crcsved for the Seussor. and every inch Of
T0o1n had fair occupants, the members
csllant1y giving way and Fctirtng to the lobby
The ladies' seemed deeply interested IN The ccre'
e oIiee. might add that IN the line Of beautiful
womep Springfield played the be4t casd to-day.
No city Ia the West, outside Of Chicago, could
have bt ttct bonpFed 1feeH
rHE INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR FALxEa
IL warmly commented By all elasses-Uomoesats
a. well a. Republicans. It Is clesr, concise
statement OF bis T1.we upon the pobllc policy OF
cur State, aEd, think, will receive cordial Gu
dp,s.u1. nj By TIE whole peopls Of Illinois.
SHE AEI1R,sa AND INCOMING L1ECrEsAs1 oov-
EnsoRs.
After the Senate returned to It's chamber a. the
conclusion Of tie inancurstlon ceremonies
LeutsIant Governor Bross took 1ea'e OF that
body. IN an impressive address. and Lieutenant
Governor DouRhcrty, bis successor. made an In
trrtssire addrets In assuming the Speakefshir
Of that hoaJ.
nxsloNA7IoN or pn N'fAnlAxD.
The cottpmp!a'rd resignation Of Or. McFH-
lard, Supetinter drLt OF the Jacksonville Insane
II r fsnv.
cratr. e1ci,es much remark here, aud consider
able rurpr!ae. Surn rpp on Ills part was not
gert rally anticipated, especially durlnc the ner-
derey Of tic rather acrimonious eoptsoTctsy
which has been golrg on here for acnc limo
between the LcVfelatye Committee On the one
ete and Dr. Mcfarland and the Trustees Of tho
ho4p!tal On tbc o!hcF. Dr.. McFaran1's successor,
II he hse orc, will probably be gentle nan whose
throrg and practice in tho government Of the
hoapta1 will differ essentially from those Of the
teti1,ng Superintendent.
o1E SET ttoT DAT.
The Houas to-day passed. solution to have
one tct.fn1 dsy. commencing 1t = o'cloex IN
the mt rning, sud cndicg 1t nom. This has hccn
done In otuer 10 give tho committees time to
| work on the h,1.s hcforo them, which now gum
| her uhout thrce hundred and which arc likely to
increase from day II dsy At the rate Of from ftI
| 10 ono hundred. Tho House will pro ssn!y resutr
| 10 two sessions a day by the middle OF nexI
| week.
! ANOTHER DESPATCH.
Bpees.l Despatch to The Ch,cnco 1ribuno,
/ BPRINaYIAtp. Jan. II.
| both hoHses OF the General ASS. 1nhlY haSa
con rletyd tEstr organization, and now fatrl
| at work. With the prospect iha. everything vii
run smoothly fron this uniti the end OF the rrs
| sion. Iftel confident that the result Of thci
3,hor, will ntoyc mo1e 1u,fpv or cowmeudatlu,
,han ,haf or ,ht ,r nrcdercrsora for m%ny rcafs,
| r.ac ,hc remark in one of mr. 6rrt dc.ps,cbc
| f,on, hr,, rf,rr thc orrsntxa,,ou. ths
,,ou,ht ,.roop,y,d IN ihe f,so. !,
H., .,.,ns,,. ~ hoth honsn, .,urd,
s,tst,,n,,,,w.,t honcs,v, That the mi
| n,npiators m nrc,iuut Legislators. now bert an
| .xr,rtrd ,x,nIa Hno 7nnrr d,t,.n1t IN 1uoula I
,hc,, w,shr. rhan an anv nrsy,nus occ.ttur
~. ,.x,~st,, f.c,1. th,, most q, tbs mcmb.,
a.. nny,e,. In lrv,,]a,ivc cxper,ctc.. and wht
| 4, s.nI h.,t.r ,hrtr n,mcs nnlltir., standing
| nnd rnc,rr of honesiy nYo unsa utt1a. 10 ii
| habiIrps If tt1o lobby aud ,C1melc1A lplIkietau
erpcrs.,v. Y,nm inuu,ro .muup thn ring
| making. ,nc.ru,lino men nhRt Ia thp s.dfus ,
| fhcac N. mt,rr. Al bone mud they will ans \,
hist tscv Inv nn,b,nr ~ them AMI cannt era
! f,y yuur curiosity. Wnl1o in this eopuccslo
these hes may b. regarded 4. Of Easptab
amtp. The, proycd a euurcc of much Der plc4
| In Mr. nnrarr. {,ozx,n IN forming hts comm,
tc. A., mi. ~. ,h. nrtne1nat rrason whr /
~. eomus]i.d to ~ long diff. ,bclr annuuuc
ment.
4ux uersr coxnirrREt.
Wh4t wsB apparently lost in MY, Cor Htn
Jelsy III aur oulc.uc h,e commit,ccsis IL more fha
rcromncunrd h, m. success In thu 4, uu.etfs
hts nnrI III. o.,t .a,rc of u,h- right rnsn
thr r,rht rfacr' IL 1rcorn,zed by all a the r..
OF hts labor. This fac, / have hard no man Il
| t.mr; ia eopt,oyCrt. Not oLc member, alter n
, cummst;rc. vcrr announced. felt th
ou,,,ncu,inn. h., nc, bccn ,ud,clou.ly spp,
fistra. Nj onr man ,o.e ia hi. ttat 10 a.
thai his position nigh, br changed. 1t II IT,
thst M. Weodson sekcd to ee excused fso
serving On tho Coz nl.tce IN public A:eu1i
| aud Exprnn,tur,s. not nccaute he did not scec
nt.r ,2,r ~ tl,un AZ IN oonusahts onc--[ot v h,
tbr nrat i,er. nt t,- whutc lie had fitted blu
,ut b.cau,r 1r {, arr III l.borlous u.,us wctr
. nra,y tnr h1s yslncr al.4tc ID yrass Nor . rae
her, hours.r r, coc.t mt, i 10 cxcusc him. IL =
: fp,u,ug this labuf Mr. t:urHin has gaiLcn I
!. uaro. comm, nt.t,un of ali.
prnbably The u,.ts important committee Of
| tlun.e ia that on Internal improvements. I"
!, commit ce VA. c,. a.cd only 4: The last rccu
: fs,&,on Ut sna GeIesAi Assembly, aud aI"u
i. so,ol. for tak.ns CHARGE ut 1hu psopo.
;. river ard rat nj ,nproxeuentt Ilsduues are
!; on,. ,rcnouh. but noye! H. oae,at.or, Unlike
= othrr ron,n,,t.ees VII, s,taulf examine and b
= nnon hi reported to them. th,s committed
d charged With the responsibility of 1u.ngurat
their own yo,k. cra~,rc III and pe,fcetinx Ii
~ own bills pr,n.,nr them md reporting them
10 / the Houte. IN Tue 1ot4AHou o. tIt totu u's
4 cp Int ruai Improvements. Af. CorNln pnts
7. uorr ,.b1r nnd ,houch, than tha, Of any o,
~ an ,he r.t t,n,, opr member Of the commit
D. rHo wars aco fMr. B nd) wa returned 10
he uoute this session, and be being p,sccd at
at thr tr,d al ,he auttctary Committed could
,ecrr+ no.{ffon m thu, Of lote
lsnn,cvr4rrr,- Ucdr. there etrcpusta1
tbr r. mm1,:ee h,r. 10 .e nude m entirely Of
uenbers. Atihe head the Speakar p1.crd
LID. Wt4rpr. Of Kpsran3ope of the carl
p. r,c., rn,hn,,..tir and ,ntriccnt friend. OF II
OF na1 i,nnroYemeuu, Aunouen no, 4 menne
. tic ec+, ion two ,eass axo, still he wAs an stu
bis rnn.,.,t ,,tenosnt anon ,ts ee.eiona. ard Frs
he a3d, in nrrfrrttn., fts Ep1k. The eccppd ma
~ +ha rnn rn5,t1, $. Mr. Il Y. M{,,.r nf Coax.
- h.. 1he .n c,,rcn+ c1nf.i.ne. nf \ Two vear1'
IL -,~. IN . ~. cnm,,ttt-. IN N. tno1.t.tur
NC New York. The ttNd Eeutsem n - tue couu11
~ Is AT. P. &. A3nnA> the member from Il
hi, Comfy. who cpmes here a. the q
III | t,,s,a ~ ,he r,o. ,,,a ,,4n,o~.nert. Thc n
tac r,cwnar !. M a ,,,t,m " tm.th a ren,}e
st. -. .,,..a In ths ...+ c.r...t A.s.+n.,x
o11 ,se.,.h.a ,h,,,,. .,a .-;,h . .,r,,chtfor
per hon, It, th.t rc,es vas questioned. Aths
ux4,r nff <he ltce and heynnd the tmnr<
ben fcial II M nee or these anprnFcnents+
he IL their urdnehirZ advocate. Mes.rs Pm
ealsonetA!l. NJ tae o1oes uemoefs' arc u
If. stood to be friends Of sac proposed Imp
ade Hens.. in.1h'e fefpeet "aen oa* oeen gam
nu.. the formation Of tn1s committee oFef saAt ol
,iar 3eAls siEce. Al 4sss1 three 81
t !H! members It that time Wero OPP
~. to these and all Other ]1Ee Improvements
the wcrr OILY induced to consent to reporting