The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-02-07
ILLINOIS LE9ISLATURr.

The Illinois Legislature did big day 3
work last Friday before taking tho usual
weekly holiday OF three days The house,
Immediately on converting, proceeded 10
elect its officers, doing 80 by resolution
declaring all the democratic caucus nomi
nees elected in n bunch, with the addition
of Mr. Doher,y, IA republican, as reading
clerk, 10 appcaSe and secure the vote for
the balance OF ODonnel, Of Kane. Tho
Republicans employed every device Of
disorder and flibustering 70 defeat the
movement, but the Democrats stuck close-
ly together and on every question cast n
solid vote OF ~
| This disposed OF, the two houses met ia
convention and proceeded 10 canvass the
vote for state officers which occupied Just
20 minutes; after which tho new goyerno.
and other new state officers were sworn In.
and GOV Oglesby proceeded to deliver his
inaugural address. The retiring message
OF Gov Hamilton was also presented 10
both houses and read, the work of the dsy
having kept both houses in continuous ses
sion from II n. IN. 70 nearly 8 O'Clock at
night, after which an adjournment WAS
taken to the following Monday evening at
@ o'clock, meaning 10 O'clock on Tuesday
There was no business done in either
house on Tuesday beyond the Introduction
of bills, the number in the house, as this
was the first opportunity the members had
had TO empty their pockets, being OF course
very large. 4 resolution, offered by Dem
ocr0t1 in both houses, to meet in convcn
ton on the 10th next Tue,day) 10 ballot for
|. >, Senator, was vchcmcntly opposed by |
the Republicans and defeated by filibuster |
inc, A. 81 law of congress requires the two |
houses to meet as proposed by the resolu. |
tlon on that day, the occasion for The Re |
publican alarm is not uhsou,, but il is |
understood that they suspect the Democrats !
6i a scheme to unscat a couple Of Repub |
lican members Of the house preparatory 10
the meeting on Tuesday, 10y which move
mcnt Democratic senator might I've elect
ed on the first ballot,
Among the petitions presented 10 the
senate on "Wednesday was one BY Senator
Duncan, ~isncd by physicians in various
portions OF the state, asking the passage of |
a law providing that unclaimed bodies may
be turned over to physicians or medical |
colleges for scientific purposes After the
Introduction Of the usual batch Of new bills
Senator Duncan called up hi resolution,
presented a week ago, coudemnatory of the
action ut GOV. Hamilton in issuing a Ger
titiCate of election 10 Mr. Lcmsn in viola
ton Of The face OF the Official returns, and
il in lengthy, energetic and pow
erful speech, showing that the action Of
Gov. Hamilton in the case was y GROSS yio
lation Of law and dangerous invasion Of
the privileges Of the senate. He was re-.
piled 10 in a vehement speech by Senator
Mason, and then the debate became gener
Al, lasting until night, when, without reach
lng a vote, the senate adjourned. In the
house on the same day, the only business
lone was 20 pass 10 a third reading the sen.
,te bill for an appropriation of 5000 to
perfect the Illinois exhibit at the New Or.
ean~ Fair, with IN addition of $4,000 for
he benefit OF the ladies' department
Thursday. the senate spent another whole
lay in discussing thc Democratic protest.
against the action of Gov. Hamilton in the
Lcman case, and finally disposed of the
natter hy referring il To- the committee on {
'ler'iomN In ia" hou>" Speaker lIaiur, /