New-York tribune., 1869-01-19
ILLINOIS.
prrfRIsG AND INCOMING GovERNoRs-INTER-
NAL IMPROVEMENTS.

prrfrIsG AND INCOMING GovERN0RS-INTER
NAL IMPROVEMENTS.
SprrycFIELp. H.. Jan. 1j.-If one were +
sN ma 70 name tho distinguishing characteristic Of thi
iAgsature should reply in single word-fTesh'es'
The members have not the air Of hackneyed politicians
they are mostly young and few Of them have seen an
legislative service And yet the interests Of the state
Illinois are not gong to suffer in these mems hands
THE NEW STATE HOUSE
Tho foundations Of the new state House are approach
Ing completion The structure will be about 800
by about feet wide The foundations have cos.
far about half million dollars and It Is est%hu % arci
the entire 5qdgS m ~ S NIL Pono sTsa cetnthan order with
dome $50 feet IN hight In many Respects Washington
will be an improvement on 'ae tha Deonie of Illinois
THE architect Mr.. J. c. Cochran OF CmcatO St rasrs
that the SopeuOn q jeans e n Is expected 6a the first
basement story can be finished For thhs' 'i'o N0
sioners ask all appropriation OF S5oO,OOO.
TmE ILLINOIS RIVER IMPROVEMENT; 49,,
The n,oect OF deepening and widening the Illinois ana
@ % Of the Illinois River from Lasalle 10 its mouth
above Alton is one OF the most prominent pIoees
the present Legislature. II is estimated that soOVVVO
& tbe entire work and the feeling growing
in favor OF the States doing tho whOe anu oMiins e
tnstesa of sskpe the General Government TO share lne
eXpense The Government engineer. Cen j. ~: MS0, ,
has made survey of the Illinois River ana ms [Spo'
presents beTs however good deal OF opposition
70 any appropriation during the present session.
,oh,,, ov,csbv retires from the Office Of Governor
will ,reSi0eInOTe popular than when he came IN inns
Ia saving good deal for an Illinois Governor ne nag
fuded the duties OF his position in sueh manner as 10
win the praise even Of his enemies he is eanuuate
for no office aud there is prospect OF an once pehg
opaued for him for time; so as ctlzen OsSspy nv
can rest upon aurek well earned, ana ENJOY Nlas no
claims most 70 desire-repOSe III the midst Ol IN nppIe
ciafive eople Our Constitution does not permit ie'
election of The Executive, else he had not thus retired
GOV PALMER.
John mr. Palmer. the newlylnaugurated GovernSr mas ms
struck ont boldly and IL remains 10 be seen now ne VIII
come through Ills Inaugural Address was an able docu
ment but was bristng all through with sharp points
calculated to excite controversy among ms own part
sans Ho goes the extreme ~ asserting the loSn %
of state rights as held by Calhoun, but as heIu ~
Slas Wright But the Republicans OF Illinois are n1t ,2, P
pared for this They largely made up OF olu
and entertain very little regard for the d0gn VI % .
rights In its most favorable aspect or course ~
UNk don't care what the writer Of this thinks Oh e
Sec and the writer would be puzzled to express hse
thercupOn II itjwere desirable; therefore he ca view
this matter In an unprejudeed light IheIo eIo -
in the way OF special legislation ana hOhVpOHes ,I
Stale which need 70 be corrected and which GOV Tsue
Is determined 10 correct; but IN carrying out 't
Inpatou IN X PLAIN TO be that he proposes measures
which e.body too much State sovereignty nOt 20 lcIto
bitter opposition IN hls own party Inc POitca o1sl W.
who has his ewes must see tins rock ahtAu Du' ~
ReDubicau PARTY OF Illinois will not easily splt on uy
rock and ID will look with leniency even upon what u
ie,s Ooltical heresy in man IL holds dear as GOV
Palmer.
Our state Penentiary a Joliet IN the nOrthern part Oh
the State has gained wide reputation Tor It's beauty as
structure and the Of its dlsclpue but lt Is lul
having over zoo inmates, and another must sooner OF
.ier be built IL Is proposed To build one IN the
southern part OF the State near Centrala' WheTe lhe
Illinois Central Railroad branches, fully as large. not
larger than tine old one. The number OF eOnYcs from
Chicago alone woud nearly supply one Peniteniary'