, 1870-02-08
sPRiNG NGFIElD.
Settlement Of the Canal Question,
Confederation OF the LeEisla.
tive Report.
The Report on Minority Represen
taGion.
Prospect Of a Two Months Recess.

Special Despatch to III: Chicago Tribune.
6PR1SaP1ELp, Ill, Feb.7.
clNAL QUESTION.
To-day ha9 teen the taAt Of the canal question
for the present, nnd Jet Il has bse1 one Of the
dn lest days Of the sessiou. The substitute Of Mr.
R1oWntnG VAS finally adopted thfl morning, with.
Cut dissenting voice, the tnends Of the canal
cooticefng shat 1t 20 ceAr meets their wants that
It would be lupfudent to agtats for anything
more.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
This question settled, the report Of the Legis1R-
uRe Committee y AZ taken up. It's consideration
occupied the remainder Of 1he daJ. The nris
three aeci,ons Of the report were adopted. Tae
next seven postponed until the arrival OF Nj. Me-
dill, acd The eleventh section was taken up, bus
before Fote Was taken, 81 adjournment wal had.
MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
The report on minority representation Is to be
brought up On III. Med!ll's arrival, and to be con
ndred in connection with the legislative CON-
u:stee report There are douats, noweEet, Of tta
adoption.
woxAN's SUFFRAGE.
TIE question Of woman's Suffrage every now
and then IL brought to the attention OF the cou.
seatlou, and vas advanced to day by Messza.
BAyne aud Hatnea Tot Lake.. Mt, BByue moved
a. amendment that allowed women TO at IN the
Leg Stature az well a. men. They were soon to
vote, be said, and Why should they not hold
once:
ToCSa XES.
Another topic advanced BY Mesars. Robinson,
OF Rchland, and Vending, Of Shelby, and
strongly supported also By NJ. Bsyne, wa1 the
admission OF young men to the Senate. Tha
report prescttbes IS years as the youngest age at
| Which one msJ be elected TO that body. These
gentlemen desired that the IS years be reduced
to q, a. In the caae Of the House, and were
| strorgly supported by Messrs. Turner, Snyder,
ard others, Judge Brrsn stood nm for tha o1d
folks, " and protested that experience amounted
to something, as well as genius. Indeed he
thought 1t much saier guide.
/ ANNUAL SESSIONS.
| Ar. Rostt Of Fulten, and Mt. Whiting, Of Bu.
reau, made strong appeals IN favor OF annuai ses.
siocs. THIS IL subject which occasions cona!d-
erable discussion. and has many strong friends,
IS well az bitter opponents.
TECHBRH RENARk.
Tlncher remark tnat every member OF this
c nseut1on is a sovereign On his own SHOOK, l.
nesef better Illustrated than in the reports OF the
Standing Committee when they are urder conAd-
Grafton. 1suppose there has not Jet been au,
gle Eecuon Of the constitution submitted to which
there has not been at least dozen amend
nents OF euh5ututes. The dexlblu:Y OF
tae English language ia so Ters
remarkable, that no particular member can ex
lress hts ideas ID language tna. suits anyone else
tut himself. and then, besides. the most Of the
teegntes are very anxious that the new cons.1
tuion snau contain as much Of sneir brain wozs
a. possible.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT
1 The talk Of adjousnlug from March for d couplf
OF Honfhs continues. There are over sixty law
yelR IN the body, and they all desire to attend the
courts, which open about tha: time, so that there
lsa strong probability that an adjournment mag
b had.