, 1875-01-17
SPRINGFIELD.
Two Weeks of the Session Ended,
and What Has Been Done ?
Maintenance Of Heavy Sena-
torial Dignity.
The Explosion Of the Democratlc-Inde-
.... pendent Coalition.
Merritt's Heroic Efforts Over the Sec
ond.Assistant Doorkeepership.

Mars
4Ae1i4It 11oAoAo @3n'1 - WV 49,
ond.Asslstant DoofKeepetsnlP'
Froue ou, 0np correspondet,&
sspRrsor1r1p Ill.,. Jan. l5.-Two weeks Of the
sesaion ended. or course the Senate will meet
in +f,e norninp. and. Of course in the morn
ing. the Senate, after doing nothing, will ad-
to1ru. But there's nothing in particular Tor the
senate to do in tho morning. In faot there
.r,,a.ra n ba ,,othno In nart,ou1ar for the Sen-
.ts ~ ~ a. ~ 1axr;-o sa-e tn maintain
"so " u" ~ MY 4no1 A4oa' o1'0 :. -
THE AEAYs skSAioa.AL t'a'.a.u,o..,,r a,,t,v,taa
in heayv Senatorial fashion. Considering what al
~. - z..t .aa. - s.orca a. mann; fut dieoen-
eHots snat maat eoo'' ~ noo"o 1N,.,.. -.
aation.of lnscfntaolo f1osl"euca o5 "u-on sut.s1
in this Twenty-ninth General Assembly arc 40
ordered that there appears nothing else in
narficn1,r for the Senate to do. The hefty effort
t~A'4o@- 80. p.r,,o,, :, anatain
II nas1 nave co9' ~ o"1 o~1!oD .~.,:.,,
that overpo"enne 3qaola, efava.y' e"aa aos ma' -;
from the Anory oven to tho remote conhnea OF
Bridgeport. his nme was in every mans mouth,
-..,s .r.~oa H., t,,,nrad ,nt evan nv the ru1e Of
oou'o so't -. 5...zt -,,ot,,o~ 80, Nv tha
three. bas oouos ,' "netnst d.e,;o sso" ans+;on,
binomlal theosem, with qaao'aao eauAaons
realizing sense OF the mighty consumption Of
oaa-1z E, tao,;ro r,, that sama heavy Senatorial
sAo1a - t.ee ~ .o,,,ta,,r.co bafthno
olgnltS,-a4"ays 10 "eae eoun'onAuse s:-.1:-o
repository OF secrets OF state, ana 'no!caufo
OF mind occupied with weighty concerns; to
.ra.r with r,e.snrf1 aceant in grave Senatorial
.oroa =. tloroh tba worda shot ofY ware prer-
'oue'' 90 ~, suo =, ~ - ,ssta., ,,r;t,, =,
nant Win tna 1ate o4 eupa&eS' W no'eA "As+A ~
sir OF imponderable wisdom to utterancea OF
such sort, betimea graciously en1ghtening the
praa;dont m n,r1;a-nontarv law or, With mingled
.sSa.s;s.. ..s f s.s 49,. rahnta correct; mr. the
~ ~ - ralfpr
;n1staken !oe1c o. eae at nunotaole h AA''
Hna1 . a1eut1 WV ~ Muo4 W. = ,,,,,+ ha
by tne sE9a. -" oa o, tho r'nr;np IL ~ the
upon tae nouse NJ aes9tsen ~ 5:a.-b.5 ."I
pons.cM citcus ane nGune @onos;t;on nas t1o xeeIs
RECURRING ~ tne o1'Bn4a1 pAoPo'4'AoA1 ~" ""~A&'
OF the session a9o enooo.
AND WHAT HAVE 4Hh1 Oos5 .1
u tnat 11ne.-snese ~ ouu oou .ue Ky az - Az
General Assembly, each dta"lng his 20 . oa9'
and tor attaches and inclaental e3pensee, ,G; Gp9t
Ing s2oo or $500 additional per diem Mnne ta
Honorable members W1lte On ietteT-sasets oeal
ing the tegsiatl7e heaa, 70 II, the to{eu ouea ~
home and while the pfestlest ntt1e oaoy-eo3 ~ ~
rage tossea "'sps OF paper INTO sne not, 3eeio r.
that blows up thronSa the Ieelsser: AM ~ lAhsns
to see them carried up 20 TOO ceAns' fe oeen
adding my brains to tell what III thls Two
Teeks,: these 2tto ana ooq nave u9ae' ~
thae time, Hanea' OF LaAe, "'@a KY
dlglous effort ana some nue PouEca1
maneuge1ing, brought about the coahtlon o.
Democrats and lndopenueqts, ana no" as oPeaAef
Hainea. In that time, the INDEPENDENT + senators:
alter Faat deal or pEo!estatlon euas aoeg "oalo
never 70 TO the uemoerhs8t @uouRa tuo Doluo
orata might come to thom, eiectea AUG
President pro tenn Ihe Goahtlon has aiteaGg
been dissolved Speaker danea nna9 nll9selt
without foaorlng, ana, a1se1 mu!tisuue @ u
counsel from democrats. bouroon ana enngnr
ened, lndependenta, ana sne 9raneers, On tlle
subject, hasn't f1llY determ1neo upon tne cotn- M?
mlttees, ana at LAST must make tnen up on ns
own counsel, WITH me p.ospect VI euspteastu4
e9eFyIooy, anu " Eaafe 9r ~ ~ "aas
those same committees may 90 ne a earpen M @ 1eIs
and Gomn-maketa Mno Mele W pa = ~ ~ 20" ~
parry 1a7e gone ao'oe Ill o''eao' e''A4' = ~ 80
| paa w. ha.;o osfo-4o =, h.,a
tefHI; %ss geatea ~ Us ne'o'' o14ot 10 ~ A1 ~
@Ataa"a neuc.1.aa .aa.'.,.s. e..s.sa .....z-x,,
shouNo ~ AoalstASf Do9aa19 ~ - ~ = +,,
bus alel1!tt .l.ea AS tau .sss ~ 1tsr~;tt,s
OUT Nas not Lano5Ieoa ~ 1aau. ous
An nuo Mas ~ .aa1 ~, h;3t ohn1,t n.ro
poeson. ~ ua$ - 1s-;s sase;n,, ~ ~ - a,d
s6aluss TUG @ -. .1a9 t haa+ sa.-;tt
PupHau ntno1! mns "anseu ~ ssa;e.",t paet
py oeaslnG Lanalagou utan tor Asa-atau. oes
1Aatet 9esplso .ae steas pa;d"4a ~ poass h's
nased; ano oseT 1e IVA eAl"4a.9'. @ hS od "ro 19e
served N Lne Leglsissure ahu .a ~ ntv.a1 -
1o.a .nG L9s,sla aaa aan 1as .s e!scted snd
Eooyeuuoa, nanusk s;a, nAu ma e'~>'oo' A10
ino 49, tra. - Ia hnrsFad I;sa hnrSt