The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-24
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OFFICIAL CITY g. COUNTY PAPER
LEGIsLATIVE CORRESPONDENCE.
SPRINGFIELp, Feb. %. lS1l

SPRNGFIELD, Feb. %, 1871.
Ed. ARGUs:-The seventh week of the
Legislature is, or 80 far has been, one of the
most sluggish of the session. Everything
seems to be going wrong, or no: going at
ell. Springfield is certainly one of the dull.
est towns in the State, true, il is relieved by
occasional show or some thing of that kind,
but on general principals it is a regular old
fogy town.
A few nights ago, the officers and report
era met and organized the thlrd House, and
while there will be fewer of them in humber,
yet your correspondent predicts that their
deliberations will be characterized By rs
much decorum as those OF either of the other
Houses. The farmers club is getting along
admirably; q course of lectures have been
given, and the interest is maintained
Ihs special legislation having been eboi
ished the worl; OF the House and Senate
progresses very different from the manner
OF former years. Al occasional private
bill finds it's way with either branch, but it
is suddenly and effsctually "squelched." :"
The only lobby now here is the one in the
interest Of the Quincy Railroad bill /, is
fair TO estimate that not q dozen bills will
be passed previous to the adjournment,
which will no doubt take place as early as
the 25:h of March.
AS write gentleman is speaking in the
State House, aud his principal aim seems
- % TO encourage that greatest of all hum
blgs-the Industrial Univerity.
The committee on public charities have
- s., ,cr ha nnd
ddno Asylum from Jacksonville, and the
Athens of the West" is sorely troubled.
Nothing of the kind will be done at this ses.
sion in regard to the matter and it now look
as though not even ths necessary appropri-
atious will be made.
The ad,ournment of Friday caused q
number of members 20 leave for home, and
Monday found the house without a quoru N
Toe Senate having adjourned until P. N
ou Monday. it was not anticipated that 9
quordm would be present in that body, and
1t was SO. On Tuesday, however, each
house possessed quorum, and business
will now go on, it is hoped, until the recess
Ia taken.
On Tuesday the house spent the day from
IL A. NJ, until $3.50 P. M.-Adiourning for
dinner and supper-in the discussion OF
house bill No. 3 which is bill to tax the
lands devoted to the Illinois Central rail
road under act of congLsss these lands
could not be taxed until ten years after the
completion of the road, and as the road hss
been completed over fourteen years it is
only matter of justice that the lands
should be taxed.
\ rather novel thing occurred in the
house on Tuesday. A few DAYS previously
Springer had asked to have the rules sus
pended 10 order to allow him to introduce q
re3oiuipn as the resolution was one Of {
qassi-p pblitIcsl character, the house refused
to suspbnd the rules upon the reading o
the Journal the next morning Springer de
sirsd tG have it 80 amended as to give hi
resolution; this the house refused to do
On the morning in question, he presented
protest signed by himself and two othe
members, protesting against the action e
the house the constitution gives every one
the right to enter protest upon ths journal
In the face of this plain constitutional pro
vision, Mr.. Carey, chairman of the Judicary
Committee moved 20 lay the protest on the
table This motion was so strongly op
posed By Carey's own party, that he wa
forced 10 withdraw it. As matter o
course, the protest went on the records.
Ia tbs Ssnate, on Wednesday, the entir
time of the morning session was taken u
in discussing the Quincy Railroad bill
This is bill to le slize the issuing of Gel
tain bonds voted by the city of Quincy to
railroad iu Missouri. The chief opponen
of the bill was Senator Jas. II. Richardson
who was elected under pledge to work fc
the passage of the bill. The people an
press of Quincy irrespective of party, hsv
been both loud aud deep in their denuncil
ton of Senator r for his course. The bi
will pass without any doubt,
Up to the hour of writing the railroa'
war has not broken in upon the house, bu
it is liable to do 80 at any moment. Tn
bin Introduced by Mr.. Morrill, in regard +
freghss has been printed, and as the mem
bars look into its points it grows into pop
ulsr favor. That some system of classif
cation will be adopted there is no doubt, bu
still it is not i'm possible tina: nothing will
done this session.