, 1873-04-05
How The Legislature Avoragcs---so-
briefly and Honesty In tho
Ascendant.
No Adjourned Session Meeded-~-Sooiat
Festivities of the Winter.

III ConBre98 acYolBl tofmH, anu Waa cHo6eH al
most by common consent as tho presiding officer,
~ position ho ILLS with dignity, ability, and
fairness. 1Io ia Quo Of tho bost presiding OIL
,cora in tho country, md whatovor industry tho
House hna boon guilty of-and industry has not
Injured tho health Of mombors-waa tic rosu1t
fpf timely ailmonttons from tho Speakers chair.
ue riaos ahovo parity If there Is any party,-an
r,llos with commondablo impartiallty In nesrly
eyory instance, Woll llpostedin tho intricacies OF
; Parliamentary Inv, ho decides promptly and
armlv. and, up to dato, mono Of Lila rullnga havo
bocn reversed by tho House, nor has M appeal
boon taken. He is said to DO on the aubornnto-
! rial raco-course, but 1t is only q ru1nor.
BONE n1E,1pEns OF THE HOUSE.
Ar1natrong, OF La sallo, has boon in tho House
tor long aerles OF torus, and soryod in tho
Convention OF 'A8. lie is n plnin Agricultural
man, of sterling aonao md nnqueationod integri-
/: .y. He is not carried away by popular o1amor,
.sA Professionally oppoaoa popular uproar when
i, convinced OF ita pornicious tendency. Ho doos
moro to socuro appropriations for tho Illinois
River than any other man In tho House. Tho
ivor ia pct Of Ills, "a he lived on ita bnnks md
lranh itB waters until It inprognatod his whole
,ystcn,, body and mind.
. nooTu, OF oooKt
,,aye nAye" aud No" with great lrmnoss.
10 Bays nothing e,so.
us quito saiS oil Ats to ERaM E60M eoHla n is not true
llat ho requires spring in tho seat Of his chair
70 pop Linn up, He can got up without it, and
loos worry often. lie il o good mou1ber, rambling
i little too much In his speeches sometimes, but
making point always. Ills knowledge Of law
especially Of probate matters-is valuable to
Ao Houso. He has IN ambition to lead tho no-
,ubltcana, and aomo other gentlomon on that
lido arc jealous Of him. He leads thcm as
much as anybody, y,--nerhaps moro. Ho might
lndor cortain circumstances, load them to
destruction; but, go far, ho hna "anyod tho
ountry" once or twico, and proved htmaolf a
laring pilot in extremity"
cAsEY, OF rHIAsK1,
as all tho chhraoterlatica of tho Casey family.
nd ia an oxcallont gentleman, OF wealth, and q
olerabo share Of wisdom.
cAssEpy, OF M1KAN,
20 long, shambling human structure, with i'm
,ense arms aud fue tooth, which hc shows on
Il possible occasions when ho oan gnash at
ai}road. IIe Ia tho incarnation ot tho entt-mo-
opoly movement In tho House, and Ia impatient
- o the railroads have not been rigoroualy
sgulatea long ago. He is fanatical, but perfeos-
rsincere, on thia subject.
coSpoN, OF COOK,
,ayoung man Of promise, but has boon aicl
---: OF tho session.
ooNNELLY, or COLES,
IA ar1od;Aod IriBhmau, being second edition,
10 result Of tho immigration to this country Of
is parontB. Ho was born III New Jersey, but
he map Of Munster is OH his face. Ho 10 o law
,r, said to 30 potent with 5nry. He has win
ing way with him when he talks. md haa friends
7,ong hc fatznora. Ao Developed into one OF
10 strongegt men ~ Inc aouso. o. IL Is strange i.,l
lat 1nan nko him ehouli DC n' 1mpuo1 1 VIII
h'ch may 10 ine 1anls OF tno Cook Ioanty oei-
'ation' ont winch ~ ls esrahge, a. neversno'sas' nov
cAHtEStIh, " AASs' III.
I'll ms 1o!ly, ruplcuha 1acot uoes hot tooa. bie
10 tH9 tenpefauce tuan 10 1s,-lnn.ner otuoE. "
'e. f1e III CilA'Hua1 VI Ine eo"'itaAs.eo on tnas
ct. ,.--.
cuLIenToH IS FROM GooK,
lere no graduated In the Council. He is
COLLINS, oF KANKAEEE
hugo man, wlo mourns the fall OF his ooun-
men IN credit Moblllor, ana n1a makes falr
,och on Novenuo reform aud Kindred top1cH.
BOLTON Is FROM cooR,
d from the old boar4 OF Supervisors, who, ho
nks, woro about as honest aud ablo as tho
unity Commissioner: llia mission is to got
latter elected by dl8tricts. Ho Ia o quiet,
iy-going man, who Wlsoly keeps his mouth
1t.
DuNHAa1, or HENRY,
..bly the ablest man in The opposition.
has q larEo head and frame, and i8 a nol1d do
or.
EFS1:n, OF w1zITEsIDE
hero before, md may be hero again. He
lnottons on finance.
FERnIEn IS FROM COOK.
makes funny motionH.
GORDON, OF MORGAN,
Mt tho Leland, IL prominent in tho Farmers'
b, "forninst railroads, and tai4s we'll Tor
eo Minutes.
HAIrIN, or COOK,
cagO OIL tho opposition Btdc. He sports q
20 lead, with n good doal in it, can talk vol
9 likes, ia industrious in committee, and has
liod the subject Of municipal ta1ation, il
ch DC III lnltd nm export.
HART, or L sAL1E,
IN tile constitutional Convention OF 1870.
HAYES, or LOGAN,
'ea n1a nppfentleoship III tho a. labt Assembly,
naH peel ptohlq1cd 70 me ChatrinnnAhlp OF
toitln1t.uu ", IIsl,l'.'G?s6Ahl2atlon. az
.atnsG1 a.1 u,,' WHO a9as not po1io'o III swaeplnG
a o f,n1, n o., nnu - c1Lsos'ehve u
WE'VE ms1ua ~ ~ eaptesHeh 'n slrong, homol,
suaso' 'AA,as - an on.or.a,n1ns u. IT, a. speeen'
.,, hA.. VI sAN"anoA.