, 1873-01-07
SPR7ENGFiELD.
The Gathering Of the Law
Makers of the State.
And thu MarshaI|ing Of the Noble Army
Of Office-Seckers.
Gossip About tho Organization Of the
Assembly.

srecfal Despatch 70 Tho cdt:uao 1ribtine.
sr1tNarlELp, Ill, ian. 0-Tho ConBtitution
provides that tho Benato Bl,all choose tenn
porary President to prcsdo when tho Lieutenant
Governor allal not attonl na President, or shall
net ns Governor" In obcdionco to this COM
n,and, tho Sonata will oloct tho temporary
Prosidont nt tho beginning Of the session, aud
llo will auccootl to tho Lieutenant Goyornorship
whom Gonoral Dovcrdgo becomes Gov
ornor. It go lapponH that noarly all tho
candidates hayo boon elected for two
years, and tho question arBos If ono Of
thom eau bo elected to tho Presidency, Which Ia
tho sntno rs Lioutonaut Governor, for tho four
years. term Of tho latsor. Bono contend that it
should bo four years. 1nan to avoid possible
istorregnum, while tho "two years mon arguo
TINT tho sonato can oloct somebody olgo
two years from now. This all comes from gem
temon running for Offices they do not intend to
I'LL. Early is lloro aud working. Hampton md
Donahuo hayo appeared on tho horizon us can-
1idntea, and Short, Burns, md Gagor aro yet In
tho field.
About one-1,alf Of tho mombers aro on tho
ground. including Governors Dougherty and
Boveridgo. Governor Ogesby will arrive in tho
morning. OF tho Cook County delegation five
hayc appeared, Reynolds, DradwolL Oloson,
Wasllbnrn, and Dolton. Tho Republican Soma
ing was lono except to adjourn until Tomorrow
evening" when nll the caucl,sos will bo hold.
Thoro is disposition an,oug senators to post-
pono the election Of prosidont M long rs
possible, to give tho candidates nh opportunity
to exhibit their qualifications. Early would BIO
elected tomorrow, but it would be hazardous to
predict his succoBs two weoks honco. uagor is
vanishing out Of sight, and Shorts chancos aro
TtsS, c1~s< ntr ~,
whom 10 arrives. Hampton will 1o on tho track
tomorrow. II le scoB 10 Clauce for himself,
ho will rosgn in favor Of Early.
Tho opposition will, probably, vote for starno.
Callom 5ill be Speaker, and Shepard Clerk. Tho
o],ponitiou will probably yutp for Nowton II.
Casey, Of Pulaski, for Speaker.
It will bo necessary to increase tho number OF
publican member. There wore twonty-nine
Standing ComnitteoB III thb last Senate, includ-
ing Apportionnent, for which thoro will be no
necessity this tinlo. There are thirty-two Ra-
Comnaitteep necessary to eatisfy the ambition Of
nll. Railroads and Warehouses;, which wore ono
before, will DO divided, 30 % to mako two, and
probably d Committee Oh Judicial Department,
or something like it, will bo mado to take charge
Of tho Judicial Apportionmcnt Of the State. It
will not be difficult to devise two moro on eolne
subjoct or othor to moot tug emergency. Waite,
Of Cook dosires tho Judiciary. Sanford would
also llo it. hat will fall back on Railroads, II
necessary. Williamson is reported to be aftor
Warehouses. Donahuo aftor Municipalities,
aud Nicholson will utrivo for Agriculture, his old
Committee. Early takes kindly to insurance,
where lie had oxperiouce 1aat session and Hanp-
bly. got, Printing. Upton will DO apt to got tho
Judicial Department, but would prefer tho Judi
ciary aud may hoad Waite for Tint, ho Icing re-
garaod ono Of the best, IT not tho best, lawyer in
the Senate. Dadwin'a experience as President
of tho State Board of Charities entities him to
Charitable Institutions, which will be conceded
to him.
The HouEo Committees aro discussed quito
fccly. Mr. Cnllou seems Inclined to tendor tho
Judiciary to Hay Or Bushnell, but shaw's friends
demand that it shall DO giyon to him. Tho
lattor sny it would not bo equitable to give tho
spoakorsbip and tho next best place in tho
to Springfield; TINT it would look too
forth. Personally, Shaw is willing to dor his
hat to Mr.. Hays ago and experience, but koopa
on his chapoan in tho presence OF any other
lawyer n in tho h9ueg: # Asy oss not accept
direction is not oyorwoonlng, shnw will expect
it, md hiH friends demand it. Shaw can
hardly mako tho race for tho Spoakorship ut this
late hour, md, though llo has not formally
teat. Rountree, Of Cook, is looking for Munich
pnlitios. Bradwcll dcsires to oxorciao lis legal
powers on tho Judiciary or Judicial Department.
a,,d tho remainder Of tho Cook County aoleoga-
committocs: Chicago will got two or throo
The socrotnryahip ] ff'i Il the sonrto lies between
Grgga, of Rockford, mid Parker, Of Marshall,
Win urigga li!to ahead. There arc six caudi.
Kane, loeding by several lengths: sa1a.
Cleriksl,ip. Thoro aro six candidates for Door
keeper, NIL running about oven. Ono OF them is
ar ox.lnombor, but e1-mcmbora do not scen to
bo in favor na candidates for subordinate Offices
tho momberu imagining, perhaps, tint 1t is de-
ro5atory to thoir own dignity dignity being !.
commodity Of which now members hayo
naturally largo supply.
ty, is hcre seeking tho appointment Of Railroad
Comnsissoncr. l1o makes no bones Of it, lie
says plainly that ho is q candidate, md il going
to got thu place if possible. AIr: stillwcll was 4
mo,s'her Of tho last Ilonoo, and Chairman Of tho
10 cut down the, bills with abil:;
aud Warehouse Committee, Of which ho was a
allTewd and industrious manbor 1IoiB Il banker
aud repatod to 10 immonsoly wealthy llo e9moa
mako it lively for Van Dorston. lIo claims to
DO supported by the Hon. Cllarlos D. Farwoll
AsHeasor Irwin, the Hon. james ?; Root, and
a lin t ovssdSo las tho ap
but won't so far with Governor 0gebby. Tho
county adjoining MoLoan, tho homo Of Mr..
Morgan, and unless Morgan, is removed
David aoe. sss II oaso s Gaono 1Ss &ainncss e Of
Danvillo i. A. Hall, s. II. McCroa, and j. J.
Richards, of Chicago eonator Kerr, Of Peoria,
ported to DO III tho llold THO contest for tho
placcs promises to bo quito exciting.
d STOKES.