, 1873-04-05

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tainly admirable in ovory way. especially In de-
Ivory.
M1DpLEuoFF, or PAXTON,
las luxurious beard. tho color Of cual.
MOFt1TT, OF MACON,
Chairman Of tho Agricultural Committee,
wns in tho fasta Hons0. Ho Ia, beginning to
think 1t about tmo to- 60 homo to thc spring
ploWlng.
onEnLEY, OF ALEXANDER,
Ia bright young man, whu geta off m I'M
prompta npcocll With oaso. saying many witty
thinga. Ho is smart, IL not profound.
orEsoN, OF COOK,
Ia young, but ambitious, aud may aasonteli tho
world G0rno timo. He says nothing, anu keeps
up thinking oil tho time.
oRENDonFF, OF HANdAMoN,
Is overa!,adovod by bis groator colleagues, Hay
attends to business faithfully, arid has technical
knowledge TINT is usoful.
QUINN OF PEORIA,
agood deal OF q man, n,skoB an oxcollont nrg1-
mont when ho prepares himself. uo is q good
Is tho best bnflt mnn In tho House, physically.
IT, ia tsl streght ad eomely 1sis not tro
sorted In 4 paper, Thoy don't mlsbohaVc in any
sucl, foolish way. Ills mannor Of speaking is
not happy or convincing, being ton aE-
fcgsn and egGstiSs 1os Isr sse%G % s & t.
aolf In a legal argument, and las matlo speeches
evidently pToparod. llo Inns boon conBtantly In
Ills soas. Ho is tho beloved political protege Of Mr.
Hosing, who intoniod to run him for oonErosB
as Mr. farNell's succosaor, but has changed Ills
mind in favor OF his son, Mr: Washington Hos-
lug, mud now contomplatoB starting Alr. Rountroo
for rno1t Mayor Of Chicago on n Free.and.Eesy
tlokot MIR. h., like parltfs iH only too willln."
nnd pronounced, limit Mr. nountroo's useful.
uose, Al he cannot do anything TINT may ofYoua
hs proposed constituents, The samo fs truo Of
Senator Waite and = host Of otlors, half tho men
horo believing they are on tho high road to
nAy, OF dnuHpY,
is gentleman.
aoANLAN, OF oooK,
mado an honr-nnd-n-hnlf gpoach on tho tariff,
thereon. Flo is IN attentive member hut tho
tariff Is the bano Of his existence, and, wton q
man longs for q higher tariff, lie moods COM
is dumb, but does his duty aa we'll as his col
leagues.
SHERMAN, OF oooR,
says little, but has considerable personal weight.
SHAY, OF CARROLL,
and convcnE sspSskSr s Sio e IT,
most promising mon On the 1oor. As Chairman
OF tho judicial Apportionmcnt Committee. ho
managed tho Circuit bill with consummate tact.
Ho ia shrewd and dextrous in debato.
MR. THOMAS, OF ST. oLA1n,
verge Of throo-scoro years and ton, but still hale
0ll1 vigorous.
ROGERS, or M'LEAN,
is the oldest momber Of tho opposition.
=. wAsuuUnN, OF COoK,
dcBlrea to repeal tho Liquor law, boing from the
| North Side. ue llaa not announced his oxpecta-
tlon Of going to Congress- yot, though ho divides
the leadersh7p Of tho North Biao Republican del,
| ogation with nountroo.
| WAY1iAN, OF C00K,
can talk, and occasionally htB basa voice naakcs
music in tho mir.
| =: WICKER, or oooE,
| f1 strong nnd stubborn in his sentiments, and
controls lla own vote all the timo.
| GENERAL AVERAGES.
This Bonato hns not by any mca1s as large ar
aggregate Of ability as it's Predecessor. There II
no man e1ninently superior to bis contemporaries
! have been no extraordinary spoochos, ne
bursts Of genlus, though many carofull,
premeditatod offMsionB have been poured out
The average ability Of the House ia fully equa
to that Of tho Senate, aud thoro aro few ner
who .'lay. over" any Of tho sonatora Thie il
ono Of the effects Of Minority Representation
The loatod Presidential contest caused party
lines to be strongly marked, and many cand
dates wore nominated who win not be returned
two yeara henco and should not bo. 1t is safe
| to predict that the noxt House will ba stronger
than this. And by the way, would it not be III
improvement to have tho election OF Roproson
rom~thc lntlucnco Ut Congressional mud pTosi
| Dental eloctionB2
coarAnAr1vEhY sonEn AND HONEST.
Taking it AL round, this 0onoral Assembly II
| composed Of sober mon. Thero arc not tht
| samo abundant temptations to drink a8 for
| morly, nor laB thero been O. FREQ carouBal till
winter. The deyotions Of members at tho shrine
shade OF night, and in private. Tho dovotoet
| are few. THO members arc honest, 80 far II
known. It la not their fault, perhaps. Tho,
can't help it. When the now Constitution aboi
iahed special legislation. 1t nearly annihllatet
| bribery. and mado q voto an unmerchantab1t
commodity. It Is only on rare occasions tha
| bribery can ba effective, and auoh IN occasion
has not ariBen> this aoBeion. Wlat momberI
would do under certain circumstsnces, ron,ninstt
| bo tried It might DO Hater not to try, but D maj
| il presumed to be innocent until found guilty
| and why not LegiHlature7 Former days have
passod away: Tho Leland is no longer tho scent
Of orgies, whore vino. cigars, and other aednc
same poRor-pnrtiaB, whore lobbyists purpoaol,
loat that members might eaBily win, and com.
promise with their consciencea whom receiving
the bribo. Yistuous gentlemen no longor laun1
The occupation Of the lobbyist is gone, tt
Whoa a they 1lntr,ldo thor obnoxious pros
ence; there always will bo; but mon art
closely wntchea, and hesitated boforo ,hnying
constant cry OF Corruption 10 having demorn}
lzing tendency on tho public mind, md, wher'
there is honesty aud decency, lot nB ro1olce, ant
do it full Justice while it laate.
. NO ADJOURNED SESSION.
TIM amount Of aotual legislation accomplished
80 fur Is small. SO much the bettor for tho poo
p1o Measuring g Legislature by tho number O
aots 1t passeH ia falso standard OF its efficiency
number. Judged by that ruo, this Genera
Assembly is tho best tho State l.a
ever had. Aud, before adiourning this session
all tho lawa absolutely necessary for the welfar
Of tho Commonwealth, u1aloss aome unforeseen
emergency occurs, will be enactod. and tho nom
bors can 60 homo thankful that they have don.
80 little and so woll. Ihoy need not como bao
next yoar. There is nothing to call them back
unless tho selfish consideration Of 95 d day
Thoro arc 204 OF them In all, which makes tlel
per dion sl,o2o day; and, my tl1oy have
Bession OF 90 days,-a moderate cstinlato,-th
amount would 30 SOL 800. bosides tho ray Q
clerks policemen, pagos. md thousands Of doliart
worth Of printing. What can they do2 Tinke
away for nlroo months at tho revision
pay over S1oo, 600 to hurry up work of doubtful
nea hs s1e i gu "Hs soo 1 s or ~
session: Some contend they must return in cas-