The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-02-14
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

| bN!NE lD me snow DIOThalc since II on
day, the Illinois LEGISLATURE Csn hardly y,
said 10 have had q fair working day III
week, a bare quorum being present for h,
first time on Wednesday.
On Friday 0? last week, among the three
or four bills introduced in the senate. va,
the well Known truck bill" which wa.
passed by . former Legislature and vetoed
by Gov. Cullom. IT. obicc, is the very com.
mendabic Que Of preventing employers
| from keeping truck stores and reQuir.
ing employees 10 purchase their commodi
ties there. The senate spent most OF the
days session In discussing a resolution of
Senator Strceter 10 instruct our representa-
tivcs in congress 10 vote for bill opening
tho Oklahana country 10 settlement. No
vote was taken The house, after tho in
PRODUCTION Of about fifty now bills, wasted
the day in u squabblc over the question Of
employing pages ending with tho adoption
Of "A resolution authorizing tho speaker to
appoint % pages and 10 policemen. Both
houses adjourned over 10 Monday evening
Monday, Of course, no quorum was pres
ent in either house, and both adjourned to
10 o'clock on Tuesday.
Tuesday, owing 10 the great storm, no
quorum was present in other house but ne
it Has the day fixed by law for beginning
TO ballot for senator, both houses, instead
Of aGogrninS, DECIDED 70 save the legal
question involved BY taking recess" I'm.
III 10 O'clock Wednesday.
When the two houses met On Wcdncs-
day il was found that In the senate there
were - democrats and 20 republicans pres
cn. and in the house SO democrats and 10
This showed not only quo
rum present in both houses but also
democratic majority in both OF course,
under such circumstances il was not 10 be-
expected that the republicans would con
sent 20 commence the balloting for senator,
YET, TO save the law, the democrats offered
70 pair w!th them, 50 aS 20 give the rcpub |
licans one majority in the senate and the
democrats one in the house, and in no even,
10 allow a senator to be elected if tho re
publicans would simply conform 20 the
law and consent 10 ballot. But knowing
that tho election Of Logan by this legish-
tlre is impossible, the plan of the rcpubli |
cans Is 70 defeat compliance with the law |
and thus prevent the possibility of electing
anybody else, and therefore they refused |
10 begin the ballot on any terms.
Accordingly, when the senate met on
Wednesday and the motion vas made to
proceed TO ballot for [. y senator, the re- |
pub!iCsus refused TO vote and broke the |
quorum, and they treated IN like manner |
Ae motion to meet tho house in Joint Sos |
sion. When tho house met, however and !
The motion WIS put 10 proceed to "a ballot |
TOR Nens;or, and the republicans rcfusingto
vote insisted that therc vas no quorum |
present Speaker llainc, decided that the
4't.'' vas ~ lllro ItstE law OF congress |
and not any rules OF is own, and that the
.Otc must b. taken, quorum or no Quorum.
And the vote ras taken, showing e for
Morrison, for Bishop, and l for Haines
Then notice Ui the vote wa cent 10 the
,cnate and that body invited 10 meet the
rouse in Joint session, pursuant e. law. OF
'ourse The president Of the senate refused
o receive the notice from the house. hu,
he democratic senator's recognized il, and
pa, on their hats and in a BODY
walked over 70 the other house, where
lH!nc- now declared ;Sr tao a. be formal.
y in joint session, ami a joint halo; for L
:. senator was taken, resulting in - repre-
enta,iycs Including lIaines) aud - -ena.
ors voting for Morrison, and / MORAN of
NiNJ voting for l.. VI. Ilaincs. The
peaker then declared tina, not quorum
Iaying voted there was no election ami de
Jared the joint session. under the law Of