, 1869-01-11
Proceedings on Saturday in
the Illinois General
assembly.
Proposed Amendment to the
Laws Concerning Juries.
Bill Introduced t. Incorporate tho
Chicago. Decatur T. St.
L4uiS Ratlroa1.
Governor Palmer to be Inaugu.
rated On Monday.
Governor Buffers Message to
the Nebraska Legislature.

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune,
SFMA AaJix1D, Jau. 2,
slTurpAy's sKtsIoN o. TEE tsatsLA7uEk
The two houses Of the ueretal As~em>ly wete
In session but brief period to-1aY, hut M husi.
rest OF marked Importance csme btfore ether.
The time VAS devoted to the Introduction Of
hi1ls. ] he aoa*t has 1oW aoout 80 bills before
tt. and the Senate hearty ~ msny more. The rA-
Ett us committees hare gone to work with dc.
n.1htion to push mstters, IN order that they
may be enabled to anish the buslneee by the e1.
psaHoo OF the constitutional term, and then sd-
tpuEu and 20 home.
1ux Io8aY
stu coutluuts weak and urdcmons.rsttve. and
EnnJ Of The numoers who hare IN eye 10 specu'a-
tlrn ase growing au1ioup, md dcAlrs to know
when the chiefs are to open theit budget and
KalRe known theif wxntt.
CHICAGO, pscATCn \ 81. Iorts RA1LxoAp.
Ampug tie bills Introduced into the konatc To-.
day was one TO incorporate the thlcsGo, Dtcatus
s 81. Louis RalItoad The incorpotatots arc
1rorrc e. Morgan. n. Bradley aud n. r. Morgan.
wiih puwer 10 bulid q railroad from any point
within or reas the city Of Chtcsgo. on tho most
eligible route. to the city OF Decatur thette to
the Mieeteeippi Hfscf ut or near East St LOUIS,
WITH power to connect, merge OF consolidate
their stock Or toad with aAJ eserr
Rad, who're tfack NAV ctotb otsapp1n>ch, The
teeuhd teetlnn provides that the s.Yrssl towns
subfrrlts for Ind take stock n this company.
Ac. tSct,un 3 matrs tho capital stock pl tho
cnmpsb} ihrrr millions. section R1yes tho
company power tn harrow mnnry At tuu pdr cont
per hnnnm, AND ffeua bond. therefor, tho hon 10
Il, he eu1d At snch tiscnunt ~ fhall be ,ier1nrd
ad ,tsah1u hy tbe l1trrctn.s. This roat. II hut. IN
i1tendtd to run f1un, Ghtca~u tt Bt. ftont4, he.
twocn thp i'l'no.s Central and chcsao.
Alion i vi. 10uts Hoahp. ~ near
equt distsnt from The two rolAs A. pn.stb'r, 1nd
to ho 4 compelling Inc to both. Uf coutAe, II a
| charter Ia obtained, nobody supposus the road
xift ba tuftt+ II fhlat not fur many yrafs. Tho
suppcsttion II, from tha limited numbnf Of cor.
| porstors, shat The charter 10 sonRht simply fut
speculation OF commercial rstpoGet. to bG dts.
| poael Of 10 the highest bidder.
/ isArarhAnok pF GOVERNOR rALxsH.
| GsneraI John N. Palmer, unsefaor. u1nct. will
bs insugarsttd OF Monday With inprflus cero.
/ mopIef. A committee, cofA1Bilnx Ut tlrnrti il
0ou. ". enfth, 0cnerat John Cook and General
T. r. Aattse5. w.a proviou.iy named. win took
the matter In hand ard arranged Inc iol'on!pH
[ oapEn or rnno1s&ton.
tho }'f1cotsiuh will fufm on tho sah.h trnnt ii
tbs Capitol. IN tls fol!nnltR ofGrT. II 10 osotl
\. M. taaukry II, ln,p: yur,, 'Tno 1a,Nsasy =.
curl. comros.d III :Lo sprlastn,d zontvr., v, i
iaARf0a eoMsaaadiaK: Easa,qs. N8afIx, T. Hptst
Aaddon, ns'l Company A.. nrt,nsaoi
| Light Ast'neFy. tkp1atn H. itnhrtts
thn ttsbt soAtins On Fitth s,fse,
heeoad, Uoyesaor Il. J. Oa3ea,y saa st,d
fAeusrt&Ht 0oysfnas WH'. Hroar, vita tho ~
htate officers. present Atasu Officers, thu I,leu
trnsnt Governor and othet Btate oatcers elec,
1htEd, Special Committees oE tbs ycnats IN,
lltube Ut Representatives. Fourth, Judict.r
and members Of She bar, aud " n,e ,uters Of h,
lrurxal A*.emhly. Filth, Ere department o
The city. sixth, Cl,!xeas. The procession vii
| irucecd to the Executive Msnslon, Wheso th
Governor elect ahh ssaN viii ~ received an.
eteored to the Capitol. Entering the grouad
| Ut the cart gate, he Will be contucle
| to tho hall Of the ncaas Of Representatives.
unies The rseort Of bis Exe.llency Governor r
j. osleshy, the State officers, tho Committees Q
tho Senate aud House Of Representatives., an,
tho judiciary. During the ceremony Of inAu
euratlou, tslute o! fifteen guns Will bo dred b.
Company a. Light Artillery, Captain Rosett
commanding. Upon the conclusion Of tue ceee
MONIES the Governor will be eeenfsed back t
'he Executive Mansion, the c.cor: observing th
same orc er Of procession. Lieutenant Governo
Wn. Dfoss. the Governors stau, e1-State o&fcert
pssscDtState odcete, and other State officers, &c
! special committees of the Senate and House {
Representatives. and Judiciary are requested I
meet bis Ezcelleney 9osctnar 4. j. 0eleshy. a
the executive Office. January II, At hslfpast .e
| O'Clock In the morning.