, 1879-04-16
A LLEI,.
nETwKEN THE TWENTY.NlHTiI AND TnmTl'
r1,,ar cB1trr 4QQRSfUrfE

FINsT GENERAL ASSRMBL1Ess
Hutcfni BttpaseA 80 7hs Tssbune-
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, April 1J.-For nearly focz
years It has been common remark that IL
Twenty-ninth General Assembly was lhe. Won't
pne ever hrid III tho State. It assembled Il
Springfield on the 9th Of January, 1875. 1tst-
q,lircd two days to elect Haincs Speaker oftha
uouso, md three duys and twcnty'ntne ba'ots
to elect A. 4. Glenn Speaker Of tho Senate. Il
was u congiomerate General Assembly. There
were 81 Republicans, 20 Democrats, and lnds'
pcndcnts in the senatc; In the House sht1a
,Yere Go Republicans, Z, Democrats, and 10 tnde.
penlc.,ls. Becs.uso there was not q responsible
political majority In either branch, and beealss
there Wcro mora t1,ui1 the average proportioao
uelnngogues Oh thu rolls, tkat Gcneral Assembly
COT VERY HAD START.
Before 1t Ind been iu session month tho pttu
OF tho Stale almost unanimously pitt unon u 1nd
seat Of condemnation. Yet that General Assem-
puectablc by comparison Nth thu one noxa
eession. Tile Twcnty-nlnth General Assembly
Ialrly considered, digeatel, aud passcd up9o w
bills In tho Sctatc At,l Dl3 bills il the Aogse,
uni adjourned Slno dio April 15 following. lhs
ailons md iolnt resolutions only make soleme s
| Of ll8 pages. There were no blacktnailfng olls
| introduced. THIS much-dccrled GcneEa Al
sc.nbly
IS TIE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HELD In seoss"
| TON
tho growing avi1rtclousncss Of estate ChaE''ar
Thu prcsuut General Assembly met o.
| Wednesday, Jan. 8, u,ll ia still In session. u
| bifrurs from ttu Twcntres,inth fn TINT It has
responsible political majority tn both bFaasaes'
That majority Ia lcll responsible for thu eh1!'
arser thu General Assembly ts making f9F itsel.
Al ttta writing there hare been ISL bills initv
tIliecu into tlls House aud $40 1ntEoaucea lnu n.y.
tho Senate. Nor Is thIs multitude Of bus 'as
worst reelection on tI.e two Houses; maps ~
theso Hills 60 outside OF the Constitution. meo,
are purely SPECIAL, others speculative stlllothtn
by tho score blacktnallnE propositions 10 1Gsa
titles, and IN every direction the Nc1ista
Statutes aud laws Of other scss.oII' s's.aI
iiours lid hours Ut the session vs., lsfs
bccn FILTERED away b. discussing dog ,1a',s laas
cceklebur laws, chttuercal ectotncs to fesa'a's
brokers mil practice III courts, to e1oaps ps.
late tu employment of conYtcts ant 10 psoesS, y"
bank tcuositurs by wipit!g OUT bank chaflesS, ~
prescribe l,r hight OF teogc-fenecs ad ploa;u, .ut,
hugs fTnlu acting us scayellEcEs. to Nuke
I'd repoft Of tt,Gir duly proceedings It'll 'o'4'
prison correspondents.
F0h DOING THAT ZANE THING m.
Idiota, luuutcs, drupkards, aud apen1tns,is,.. y.
atc sought 10 bU restrained from aunos'.K s,I
public, and yet neither branch has the ssJi.' H.
courage lu pass resolution tu adjourn 6iao u
1t III now grteraily agretl naone lfie !samii !sn.ni
IneA ut both pattlcs that the ilfint ~ " Ryi
MIL not he reached before aiay 10 or ~ tra, h
little catt DO expected IN tho Hoy VI ieE'.''tht tht
legislation. though ons t'llng ID ces1aui 9a.icnsj
attention Of the public Inns been 70 tSs;"'. III
pun tl,ts body thai but tlttlc eYtl Wai' 'o'i'" '
meeting