, 1874-02-02
An Improbable Saturday ses-
sion Of the General
Assembly.
Noisy and Rowdyish Proceedings in
the House.
A New Move to Secure the Location OF a
Southern Penitentiary.
Tho Democratic Opposition Pro-
rnring Their New Plat
form.

s2eciaf Disuatch 10 The Chfcado TFibhne.
nowpY1sn rnooEEp1Nds IN THE HOUSE.
Srn1NoF1ELD, Ill., jan. 81.--After tho roAdin6
Of tue iournnl In tho House this morning, Brad-
vol, whose eaglo oyo took IN tho prepont'es"nce
Of cnpty cents, moved call OF tho House,
which showed but II Incmbcra present. Jones
moved TINT tho doors of tho hall bo closed. as
thoro were number Of cnrpot"sarha IN the room
waiting for tho noxt train, and tint tho great
anil good agricultural Moilitt, who Hhs to DO
candidate for Governor OIL tho samo tsc)tot
with him (Juncs) for Treasurer, waa observed
going down-atairs three atopB at tlmo. Tho
doors woro ordered closed.
nIEa1nENs UNDER ARNEaT.
A spcakor's warrant was thon iaBucd. Tito
Doorkeoper started to arrest absent. mombers,
and mot Hopkins, Of Cook, whom ho brought 70
the bar Of s ons0 m amid o sa,a o. ,s Of
Illinois. Mr.. Hopkins, beiDg askcd why llo tid
not como within tho bur Of tlle House md vote
suited worry frankly that ho ointordod going home,
a.,t la did not wish to follow tho example
Of those who voted aghi1Ht rcceas md then
skcdaddled. Mr.. Dradwoll honored tho frank
ness Of LiY colleague, nrd moved TINT ho 10 OK
e,.scd. Mr.. Hurt nladc hia economical speoell,
about saving money to their constituents, ah II
business done without quorum was worth my
thing. The speech was unworthy Of my ono
hut Il buuCombe orator, and was hardly becoming
tho dignity Of b candidate for high onlco.
Johnston was opposcd to excasl.tg MIR. Hop"
kns, rs ho Ind no right to break up Quorum:
should havc eolno for their constituents,
which was tho trmest thing. ho said. LoonliH
got Johnston in tho week, BY in9nirlng hat tine
ho (Johnhton) canc to attcnd to the III nterast % o. o.
ea1ao tho second wcek Of the HcHsion. Some ono
suggested TINT tho Post 0illco waa on fire there
was so much smoke iu it, Tho Speaker ordcrod
| tho pipes and cigara 10 be oxtingnielcd.
Hopkins asked if he could bo represented by
counsel, and tho House was yory morry., Casey
| moved to amond the motion to oxciso by conf
polling tho culprit to pay costb, and thofe wns
moro ,ncrrucnt. Warner was was arrest t.,'sa;
ssca 9SS1s sssa PSaEs 5 s1asf tastes @
tangca everything up. AMI it was all tue Speaker
could do to rarol tho knot, tho members not bc-
Ing abo to assist him, al they aro not very bright
| parlia,nontarians. general crose-examtnatlon
the House until it was proposed to arrest gentle
| men for unpaFlamontary language.
n1r. Warner explained that ho had been in the
House, but, seeing no prospect of quorum,
decided to 80 homo and attend to private DUEL,
| tho session, while memhcrs Ind been absonE
time md again. Io had no other excuse te
offer.
Nr Lcmma was arraigned at the bar, and plead.
Gil TINT he did not expect q quorum, aisa hie
witch had run down, and he remained at hit
bonrdiug-houac. Hopkins said he Ind no watct
to run down. [0rcat lalghtor.]
Mfr. Moore WAS takon i'll custody, and alao be"
lieyed there would not 10 q 9uorum. After
naneholiiS he lMiitos"t. atSs, fSsthsr proessdngs "
der tic cal woro dispensed With, aud, rita oglt,
members, the House pretended to transact btisl
ness. 1lr. johnson took occasion to
ADVANCE LITTLE nILL
of his, and QUO or two othor gentlemen did tht
same, small attendance being always taken nd
vantage Of 10 promote special Legislation, allt
bills that will not bear scrutiny.
/ FEW SENATE DILLs
! voro rcad first time, mud 11r. Hopkins movot
that all the al,aentccs bo brought to tue bar o.
tho House aB fast ns they return.
| ANOTHER WARRANT
WAS iss,tcd, and tho farce Of nrraigning them ~
tnko place next week. They are more gulltt
their soata during tue session, 4 disgracofu
DIV in tho history Of this General Assembly va
ended by ndjourniug till Mondsy. ~ II, II
direct causo OF this folly aro tho q! dem
ngoguos who controlled ne The moR,Dl'fi%% daRRn e.
party responsible for u roccsa. but tncitly per
initted members to 20 holno in detachinonte
with tho hope OF keeping enough hero to lnak
pretonso Of doing business, deceiYing the pee
plo. The farmers gre not b2 % terribly ap ;, TO sla
them in tho interest Of economy, as they might
thew lavo surrendered their Independence t
political hacks aud wirepullors. The !disorlc
Of to-day. partook of q rowdylsh chal
aster, anheuoIng ans, gT'a'inye neyo 1St; s
! hold. Tho usefulness of this, Gcncr'
Assembly las passed. md tho !wiacst thing
cnn do il to commit auicido, and end lta mise
nble existence by adjonrning at onco aud 70
ever Tie railroad sappors and eauoas,Gs io
to advance tho interests Of 4 foW politician
layo demurazod tho whole concern.
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