, 1877-04-30

THE A1sSENTEr;s.
CONSOLATION ron THE titntgkT1H fn1nKEns
S'nt' E<3farr t!sprtnafth0 /prH77.
1hc Legislative correspondent III TIE CHICAGO
TRIBUNE published, the other das, table ol
figures showing the numtcr NJ times each
member Of tic House Of Representation hal
bccf absent irou, ro1l-ca'1. This report en-.
rneel The members of tho lioiisc, and thcy fell
upon the correspondent yesterday In lndy,
denying the rnrrcctncss nt the report, question:
Ing bis right 10 n,ake such a seN,rt, abusing
him generally, and trattucing the cnttre gen.
cratfon o'rofrcsrondents md reporters. Some
N tlIcir abuse was delivered In The English
language somc In tho snrfous tialcetx ol
What further measure Of punishment they pro.
pose fnhist On the cesrrcspondenttu tucs not yet
appear, and docs mt greatly. eonccr,, anyln,lv,
lne there 1s t'ric branch u The matter which
,lpnn, and 10 wliel, NC therefore briefly refer.
y ts alleged that The rcprt as put,lsl,r,l In
f:lae ln fact, md that 1t. ica.ie IT, false run
elustons.. It y poseible TINT this allegation Is
correct, but where Is tho prtmt Ut III Tic
General A'temby l,as not takrn nny n,enus 10
eupply the pnhl[r with any retlrt of It's pro-
cccailngs, nur las at,y member ever proposed
tat the ru'ls shalt l,c called a'nl the ahscn,ccs
hotc'l ~ rart Of earl. days proceedings.
hare no OCCASION to defend tic rancr .,r ia cn,.
respondent, hut neither The tIputc nor al,r
member has ans right to assault either. When
the public hr t,as no rlvlt to rotnnain II hc IL
Init.cprctcnted, and especially does this tr,sth
Amply 10 tie tncnl,crs of the ueueral Assembly.
those ocjsi renorte With dntw rrnni,ct pnu,s oysn
nnhlIc ntrrr 'i' T., ,,r"tsrs AL, ssu" c7efy
pcon|c, ~ ''epA'o "''" p's"e'' W LUG
~. hos,ntnsfon ~, funsaeropA. April p,
mined nt t, tho publication in Tms T.y Tn,nE.gy!
and in the investigation morcd by Mr. Went.
worth, rns a mood oYt,-so rood tkat snmc ar,
rora may be part1oncd IN tic means en- poyctl to
least, wc rcpeat) to cxposo tho cy!l Of ab.entcr.
Ism In the Legislature, which had rrown Ia s,,rh
proportions ns almost to preclude ihc transnr.
tfon Of legislative business, and to tccorne m
tntofernble nuisance to the Statc. ANY mcas-
urc which viii tend To break il up Is entitled 10
favor and 10 lcnicnt criticism Of It's crn,rs:
whilc whatever inIusticc # tinrs .ho,,l,1
Of course, bc promptly corrected. Tho iist OF
abscnecs from ro1l-call t., 40 We F,ayu sa!i, ,n
tt, explanation; nevertheless il is nart nf thc
evidence gnIur to thn u1akc-tir nj 1.ns,. trh},h
It IL c,nnently propcr tic ncun|c rhonld kmo,y
In order tl,at tcy tnay apply The remedy. Hn,I
thc tn,li1n"tfon WIKI III, n,ea a1 a9ant nt
Thn ini,fstIrc fi,at - hnno ~, tn,tni,
by tc nubl,cation If thc it.t ra,, hn H..
ere1 n2acaec ~ ws The Fen
Aimed is ono that ccls 10 h. brt" 81 II n.a ~
~ ti,c iii ~ anna ~ " 1tDne. Up eseh
Yiduaj cascs. ''' 'e'"Po'4's '"'o'''s' III ''a'-
.. .soysa 8snd tInd. Tribune,
In TIC Illtlols Legislature. nnw Il, scsainn e.in1
to abseutcctsm, leaving tint ios,r r.i,bo"t
quorum for work. Onr OF The n1cmbcrs t'rrs.
poses 10 remedy tho evil by 4 bill prohib}tin1r
would tcrrIyo thcti, al thc tcnm,ation ti - .Ia i,a
constar,tIy runn[ur itnmr. Suci a }asv nn.t -, ~
prevail In every State. What tho rnilrnnds Iosc
in that way they Inl,st mako IN on otIlcr ina.
for the decentralization, And ano,hrr ~ ti{hnG3 ha3
legislative bodies that are constantiv sa!irti
upon to consider measures in wiIjcl, liz rsonlc
nnd tho railroads arc often dycreely inter
ested, have no bu.Incss 70 recclye farors
or passes, which NC an couiyaicnt or rnSncr
The Judges of our courts are in The sane J ratc.
gory. Human nature Is much tic same. wbethcr
o'5s s. n 1osry a cloth 20. Of jatsa, .obs; an
oycr wl,n.r linz hc h,s hncn .tJtt.. 'aaou'; f.
chnrrr. viii. hn,xcvrr i1r,n ~" H. ~ ,itaS % aseo u
ric 1rlthm,t ha. ct,ce,, 1t tho ~ ~" u
icanir torard the st,a frne ro c.' s nayo
ccIysd sch s.nstamttai mi % fnrnps l WHICH LIZ na' 'o-
~ '1e' sgs;n 1IMt atrots.tt rass' a,r,.a
Tho present General Assembly Of IIltno.. ia
destined to nass Into history as being or,c Which
aMl Tar being cousnicuously ahsent frnm p;;1, pt;1'c,
halls OF ]cglslatiop whcn business wn, Ill tn 'u hr
On Wc{lncsiay Tnr C,,icAno
TRIBUNE stated that tho rolf had beer, calicd
III The liousc aUi Zinc. sincc >~Gc liz
Senatorial contest ended; and paro liz
of tic mc,nbcrs and tic number Of t,mcs
they wcro absent from rol1.eali. One mc,ri,cr.
llIncrt, lad been alect1k I59 tjmcs: Wentwnrti,
uf Chicago, was absent unty of,tr: Eyn,,s n
This county, WIS absent sfxty-nine tinlcs. and
t(crrinetnn seycuty.f0ur: Wr1pht. Of Du f,arc
wes also ab.cnt ssyenty.fou i, ti'nc,. " ~ rcge} gc}
fnr Tho TJnus" .ors ti,n; tha t:".s. 49,. - - tet ~.
1'I.,ntixr IL ornss}y inrn,r''t nrI iIain ~ ~ LIZ LIZ
Icad NJ nffrn rcrs ~. aue ~, W s-
~ wnr,s 1Inwsr"r 70, Ha,,as.i "ufens W cA
[,conc ~ ,hc ~n,n ~ statn H.'cM ri'"cpacs, sao
hca" men mi ,,"vsr ,,sr.Hit sho,t, y tscnaucs
rcnrssnnt fhrn IL In nr.s1ss W -. ~. LINE
sitnn If honor ~ s'rnt ~ ~ hy pfner
slnt,,rn wn. ,"",tcd ~ rar,'n.. p peefue Se tes
Iic ,,rs.cnt n,,r IL 3nI1ni,cIx xntse ~
rnv nrn.rcct thnt tm,i, tT9,,.os ''.;,, 10
uy ttc t,,[,liio Of MAJ an ia tnrnsvn4! ssTii
~ ttfso,I ,,rnut .int I, ,s s y AaAF11st' "'A
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Tin stotc f;is fscC;sios,,rM.;I Xxx EsgnsT ss,,.,ssf
" strn,,@ hint. Tr.,,,, ,,,een. n.E soimu % u!es'
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