New-York tribune., 1872-02-14

from the lightning facility with which acts turned
ready made under tho loose provisions of the old
Constitutonan instrument beloved and sdored by the
Ring and lobbyists who mourned it's death as II II
were only TO each Of them. Now 1t Ia otherwise
the Constitution OF 1870 Is entirely different docu
ment BY 1t special Legislation Ia prohibited, and private
laws are known IN Illinois. This Legislature
has the OF framing laws that will conform to the
new order Of things. and very delicate and difficult
task IL IL found 10 be.
This General Assembly, elected In 1870 for two years.
was in session for six months last year. and will
sumo three four months this year. The members get
S. day. mileage from and TO their homes, and $50
stationery for each session. They met three times from
January 1871 to April during which they elected Sem
ator Logan and broke up in row over appropriation
Of 100000 for the State House, caused by attempt
to steal the structure and plant it hill overlooking
the town Of Peoria from the middle OF May TO the mid
die OF June. during which the appropriation was made:
and they met again in October Immediately after the
Chicago fire, TO givo t3000,OO0 TO the stricken
city-the amount due the city by the State
for improving the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
There is a large Republican majority in both Houses.
In spite Of the somewhat exactng but the whole
cellent provisions Of the Constitution nearly 200
bills have been introduced far and the cry still thoy
Not onetwelth OF those bills will ever be passed
and perhaps not thrceourths OF those passed by the
onses win receive the approval Of the Governor whose
ability as lawyer enables him 20 unconstu0nality
%nGrever G 1t exists @ IN blll and roguery stands no
The Temperance bill, passed short time ago. also de-
serves passing notice. II is more strict than the Ohio
law II gives wives, mothers, children. and employers
the right of action against those who sell to their rea
tvos liquor which causes them to commit injuries to
also conpes quorseers to give bonds OF 5000 and all
Judgments procured under the act are lien on the real
effective DO doubts 1t passed by large majori-
ties in both Houses, and with the thinking and
were almost totay ignored in the discussion Of the b
and the final vote found men Of both parties for and
Senator Reddck Irishman. and the Irshmen In the
House gave it hearty support Members Of German
caly and, in short. the vote showed queer mixture
OF parties, natiOnalitics, and creeds.
Meetings have been held in various parts OF the State
10 ratify the measure and others to do the opposite
These latter gatherings have been gotten up by saloon
keepers and few demagogues who depend upon that
kind OF support for their political future There are men
sincere in their opposition to the law whose early IRAN
of their making the question an issue in the next eIec
voted for the act will discover that in dong they
mtted political suicide The fact is the law which VIII
the rights privileges of any persons 1t simply egs-
lates out of existence the lowest class Of saloons ~
The protest OF GOV Palmer against the arrival In this
State OF Federal troops, TO perform police duty without
his head the anahemas OF Republicans having higher
ambition than holding office, and whose conception OF
the CHIEF end Of man NJ the present juneture IL the re-
in the discussion was forced upon the Repubn-
by few hasty and injudicious men, VINO
iuely necessary for the success OF the party that
the Administration should be uDqnalhedy supported
although they admitted there had been q technical
violation of law. and that Gov Palmers position could
not assailed with They put up TO this
by Federal officials in this State, who came here from
their duties lobby, they said for the Republican
party but really curry favor with the Administration
upon tenure OF Office their own depends. In THIS
course they were assisted by the hOwls OF the minor
Republican papers in the State, and Gov. Pal ner was
violently abused by the sheets This Is not to
le wondered at, when IL is stated that OF oil the
Republican papers In the state % are ENJOYING the
emouments OF Federal patronage. These o. being more
less independent, are not bound to nominate any
candidate advance Of the Convention The Republican
caucus met, and the Chairman took his seat and the
usual Committee was appointed, and the resolutions
cooked in advance, brought In by the ComInttee
and laid before the These resolutions and the
intended action Of the caucus were propounded In the
proposition that the President should be ndorsed the
Governor killed, and the next State Convention,
before which he viii be candidate for Governor,
influenced against him An impudent attempt 10
read him out OF the party was made, but he Is
true not TO have friends enough TO squelch
the insane movement He was fully vindicated In the
caucus, and subsequently by the House, and the Re
publican party the State instead OF being placed III
false and uncnable position at the nsgation OF inter-
esed Federal ofcehodGrs. stands to-day h1sher anu
better and stronger than ever.