, 1873-01-11

aaincs OF tho, B>a,o oNlcora mil ~
tieess ef 81, ilonso, s1'' and Tho n"1 reufmo n,,
'I wns oloao' M C'E not bofore Ioomis Of oaitatin,
moved Tint tia pamphlot M also "n,a eoan ''''St ,bb
Lnf'fs fiIhyor, tho Uroed, tho lifo of ptor rnr
rs, Henolnl Danls' report Of si,o Nod 1ilyor
Expsditlon, md I. Latlirop nlotloy'a History Of
pint fS te rncs and on IN ss s md pfGsf @ t.
OonmlttooH, % thoy Aro 4 leelltlnnto part Of tic
proceedings Of tho l1ouao, bit Tho Constitution
IL no moro 40 tl,an tho artiulos onn,lnornt
ot,r,.:y;, od ny Mr, Lcomia, and copies Of that
Mnitabln t uocnment CHI 10 had for 25 conts out
bora to draw for etationory. Tho printing Of the
Constitution Is clearly illegal.
Another resolution Of n oognntn character wns
PASSED. 1T tho tnatlgatton of Lime, of Hancock,
call upon tho seoretnry Of State for "such arti-
e eles, III "sAia Doorkocpor may doom necessary
!or t'lo a,so and tonvoniouce Of tho lnotuborsh
under tlltn oomrrehonBlvo and sweeping ordor
tho Secretary Of State is placed at the soryco of
tue Doorkoopor oan supply his friends, tho
moMborB, with everything thoy doHiro. 11o Ia
n!ato tho judge mud oatorcr Of tloir wants.
ho cAn supply them With stationery, atovo-pipo
nhts, oHorcUat5, nnd gum shoes at hin discretion
Tho Constitution was evidently mover intopded
70 apply, to this Legislature. After violating
tint instrument Eoycral times In ono hour, and
tug ingenuity Of tho mcmbcrs in that direction
bons oxhsnHtod for ono morning, tho House
took recess for fiftoon minutes to nwntt tho mr.
rival OF the Senate. It iH worthy Of remark that
not aingle member uttered 4 protest against
tao palpablo nootetitutionality Of portions of
these resolutions. II tho tendency to oxtrava~
gnnoe, Of which grave symptoms hayo already
appeared, is not cleolsed in tho outsot, thoro ID
10 telling whoro It may end.
4 SMALL Jon.
1t wns found that oil tho 1ockB had boon re-
moved from tho dosks Of Tho men,bors stnco last
n fpr. Ink
tho Doorkenper to supply those necessary gafo-
guart1a. Tho question naturally arises, What
bccaino Of tho 1ocks, and woro thoy not removed
togiyo somebody . little job 2
little Or nothing for throo aeys voted to GO
homo to their fami1icn mud constituents until
Monday. As tho Committees are not yet ap-
pointed and will not 10 uutil Monday, tho a1-
Jourhment cannot do much harm md mny pre-
vent tho introduction Of rniHchioycus resolutions
OF doubtful constitutionality.
THE SUPREME COURT nEponTs.
Potitfonn from tho Quincy Bar roquenting
change In tho modo Of publishing tho Supreme
Springfield is believed by sono pornons to DO
q Bllort cut to Washington. Major Paul Van
daryoort desires to be Uoyornor Of Colorado Ter
ritory, and has boon laying 'pipo" hore for eoy-
coming Senator, ali Of whom expect to go to
Washington to witneBa tho inaugural ccromo-
ntes.
Captain Driorly, who has been in tho field for
the appointment us Adjutant General, has
changed Ills bnse, aud ID said to DO looking for 4
Railroad niissionorshp. Stillwell il still
working for tho lattor place, md Sweetzcr, Of
bloomington, to ho Adjutant General.
HOUSE REGULATIONS.
Tho House Committee on Rules hnyo agreed
to abolish the Committee of tho Whole, whereby
much tino will bc saved. They l,ayo inBtitutol
tho consideration of bills, which will bo before
tho third reading. No debnte will DO allowed on
tho third readng, but bill can be rologated to
tho order Of consideration by a vote Of tho
House. All orders aro to bo called through, ro-
turning TO tho beginning Mlen comrlntal