The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-13
TELEGRALP1E1HE.TC. 7
SPRINGFIELD,
The Democrats in the House Present
a Protestin Reply to that Of
the Republicans.
And the Whole Muss Finally Ends in
Good Feeling.
,ial Dispatch to the Chicago Journal.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Journal
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. April 12.-Every-
body expected to see renewal of the
strife which disgraced the house on Satur-
day when 1t met again this morning; but
the purifying and ennobliDg influences of
the Sabbath had not been lost even on the
members of the house.
The Opposition had come in with coun-
ter protest in which they squarely trayers-
ed the positions of the protest Of the mi
nority. They dwell especially upon the
passage of the Louisiana resolutions, in re-
gard to which they declare that, conceding
all that is claimed on that question by the
minority, still the resolutions stand passed
73 to II. This was done by unanimous
consent being given to Hise and Armstrong
to subsequently record their votes in the
affirmative, and this, doubtless, is the rec
ord. They then bloviate little on the
expensiveness of former Republican legis-
latures, and upon the cheapness of this,
which is set down to cost $l50,O00, as
against 100000 Of the last general assem-
bly,. There was some discussion as to
when the respective documents should ap-
pear upon the journal, ,Ithe Republicans
claiming that theirs should 60 in the jour.
nal of Saturday, and the Opposition deny
ing this. Every thing was harmonious,
however, and finally Connolly got the
floor and held out the olive-branch, and
said he wanted the parting hours of the
general assembly to be hours of peace and
friendly relations. Let us forget the
acrimonies- Of the past and remember
nothing but the kindly feelings which have
united US together, for the most part"
This was responded to with applause
all over the house, and was responded te
by Mr. Hise in sensible and feeling
speech, in which he deprecated both pro
tests, said he had signed neither, and die
not believe that either would do any good
but they would add to the expense Of the
people. Then began the love-feast, anG
goodwill to all men was preached by Cum
mings, Merritt Jones (of 10 Daviess), anC
Crawford. At this point Hopkins, wht
had been waiting for the train, got up anC
said; MIR. Speaker, | am for the train
L bid you and the house goodbye" Thi
convulsed everybody, and presently tn,
speaker made his farewell speech, in whicl
he protested that he had done the best h.
knew how, and he was grateful to the mi
nority that in all this turbulent session
they had been able to find but four repre-
hensible mistakes. He was conscious G
having committed mistakes-he did nc
expect in the beginning to get along wit
so few. He expressed his admiration fo
the minority for the fight which they ha
made. To have submitted to the rule G
the majority in this house without vigorou
and repeated objections, would hav
stamped them as less than men, In re
gard to the protests, he held that bot
should go on the journal Of to-day. Th
right to protest was constitutional righ
but it must be in respectful language
He should take no such narrow view as t
object to that right; yet there wer
choicer words which in some instance
would have conveyed the same idea as th
Objectionable words used in the protes
The protests told some truths, and real
were fair expression of what each sid
: thought of the other. 1t was customar,
. he said, to pass complimentary resolution
2 to everybody at the close of session
!. These protests would stand for those res
# lutions. He thanked everybody for the
!, forbearance, and said he parted with the
= all with high regard for each.
The house concurred in the senate res
luton, protesting against the renewal
patents which have expired, and then a
ljourned till Wednesday evening at {
!. clock.