The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-11
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE,

| Wednesday. The first days business, however
c which consists generally in the election o
e. speaker and other officers, was done in caucu
ON Tuesday evening. All accounts agree in
/ the melancholy statement that never before wa,
I there such rush for the minor offices Of the
; senate and house. Brgadcr generals, and
men who at home had even aspired to congres
= siOna honors, were asp rats for the position OF
Idoorkceper, postmaster or minor clerkships
= Even the children of Springfield had caught
the infection and bored the members in hun
dreds to be made pages.
The republican senate caucus met in Room /
of the Leland and made the following nomina
tons:
Secretary-.J H. Paddock.
First Assistant-Geo. TcrwIlliger, Of White.
side.
Second Assistant--R W. Gates, of Kane
Sargeantat-Arms j. l.. Wheat, of Will
First Assis,unt-Thomas Peniwcll, Of Ma
con.
Second Assistant--A. A. Benjamin, of Lee
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk-C. II.
Greenlcaf, Chicago.
First Assistant-Frank L. Stevens, Dekalb.
Second Asslstant--W. II Brown, Edgar
Postmaster-Miss Kate c. Hayes, Spring.
| field
Assistant Lizzie Harris, Springfield.
| Policcmen--Wilmm Sullivan, Kane; Will
liam Irwin, Livingston; Henry Wilson, Patt.
The House republican caucus met at the
same time in another room of the same hos.
tclry and made the following nominations
Speaker-W a. James, of Lake Co
! Clcrk-W. b. Taylor, Of Marshall.
1st Asst. Clcrk-T. J. Vernon, Of Washing,
ton.
Cd Asst Clerk-W b. Hawkins, of Kane
Sd E T. Whtcomb, of Cham.
paign.
| Postmaster-Miss Lilly Ray, of Sangamon.
| Assistant Postmastcr-Wm. +. Wilton, of
Clinton.
Nathaniel f. Crews, ofWayne.
| First Assistant Doorkceper-ls Isaac II Kelly,
# Madison
Second Assistant Doorkecper - Matthew
Cunningham, of Marion.
Third Assistant oorkcepcr-Benjami b.
| Longnecker, of Crawford
EngrossIng and Enrolling Clerk -Simon +,
| Mooney, of Christian
First Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling
Cerk-Ross Matthews of Pike.
Second Assistant Engrossing and Enrolling
Clerk Daniel p Dyer, of Will,
The democratic members Of each house also
held caucuses and nominated full tickets, but
rs none of their candidates were elected, it is
only necessary to say that the empty honor of
being named for the clerkshsp ofthe house was
conferred upon f.. l.. Merritt, Of Springfield,
and for speaker of the house upon Hon. James
Harrington Of Kane
1t was noticed that among the applicants
for nomination by the republican caucuses
were number of Nationals" who claimed
Of their party the republicans would have been
in hopeless minority in both houses. The
"stalwarts," however, intimatcd to them that
while they were duly grateful to the green
hackers for their aid the republican party
couldn't with honor openly reward "guerilas."
The senate met at ~ o'clock on Wednesday
and was called to order by Lit. Governor Shu.
man. The only business done was to elect the
officers nominated by the republican caucus
and to appoint committee to inform the
Governor and another to inform the house that
the senate was organized and ready TO proceed
to bu mess
| The house met at the same hour ant was
called to order by Secretary of State Harlow.
F. X. Granger, of Edgar, was elected speaker
pro TEN. and lot of other temporary officers
were appointed, the republican machine some
how not yet being in order to grind out the
full caucus list of permanent officers. A com
tnH IN ,ruit ~ tb, Chief
Justice and ask him TO appear next day and
swear the members in, whereupon the house
adjourned to . o'clock Thursday.
On Thursday the senate did a little business
in the way of the introduction of bills, Quite
Il number were presented including several 10
fix the rate of interest AT per cent. with heavy
penalties for taking more. The most of the
session, however, WAS spent in the discussion
of Il resolution to provide for the daily printing
of the proceedings 1t was laid over
In the house, the members were duly sworn
| in by Justice Craig Then the house proceed.
e | to effect Il permanent organization, by elect.
| ing Mr.. james, the caucus nominee, speaker.
James got 50 votes, Harrington 60 and Frew.
greenbacker, 0. The other republican caucus
nominees were elected by the same vote. The
Governor was then notified of the organization
IF the house, and responded by sending in his
MESSAGE.
The message would ill six o. seven columns
of our paper and its insertion to-day wotld
hardly pay for III" Inconvenience 10 ~
! il would involve. The Governor starts out
with "A general "splurge" that we have had Il
healthy and prosperous year, with trade rcvi'
ing, confidence returning and specie payment
reached, zone of the grandest fictS IN the Tin
ancial history of nations" Reference is made
Ia the great strikes of 1877 and the people con
graduated that through the present happy
adoption Of our - lila system and the nrganl-
cation of the Guards our state will not again
hc found IN ~ helpless condition rs ii was