Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1871 — Jottings from the Capital. [ARTICLE]

Jottings from the Capital.

Imhanapouw, Ind. February 20, 1871. Eds. Uniox;—Another Week ha* “come and gone” into etefnity, and must we say again, nothing done? No, no, we wont! Wo have had more fuss and noise and confusion than during nny two preceeding weeks since the Legislature convened. The “Burson case” has been before the tienate and occupied its entire attention from Friday 10 a. M. until Saturday, at 0 or 10 r. m. It was in session all night The majority intended to bring the case to a vote and declare Mr. Burson’s scat vacant, without permitting the evidence in the case to come before the Senate, but the republicans were not to be thwarted in that manner and after getting the democracy in a “parliamentary” corner, they introduced the testimony, or a great portion of it, and finally brought them to a compromise, which will allow the intioduction of the testimony, after which the republicans are to have two and the democrats two and a quarter hours for argument, and after that will then come the vote and out Mr. Burson will be very apt to go. Mr. Burson’s competitor docs not claim the seat, he only wants so oust Burson. The Senate passed a supplemental act changing iu some respects the Kankakee Draining .Swindle. The Senate will not pass the House bill repealing the law. We suppose too many of our Senators have an interest in helping Hannah, Glidden <fc Co. to retain the law as it is. The Senate supplemental act came up in the Senate last night and failed to pass because it did not receive a constitutional majority, ayes 49, nays 15. It will be some reliti to the Kankakee people but not what they ought to have. Capt. Rockwell, of Jasper, and lion. L. Glazebrook, of Starke, were here looking after the interests of their neighbors. The Senate Fee and Salary bill No. 4, is now the “law of the land.” Just what its provisions are, not one half of the Legislature knows, but it is supposed to be a step in the direction of “retrenchment and reform.” It docs not materially affect counties whose populatiou does not exceed 10,000, except in one particular and that is in the settlement of estates. In that tho fees are said to be only about one half what they were under the old Fee Bill. Constables and jurors fees are raised in some particulars. We were much pleased to see the smiling countenance of your townsman, S. F. Thompson, Esq. We have been taking as good care of him as possible, hoping that his associations while here may not demoralize him in the least. He saw not a few of our fair ladies yesterday, at church and Sunday school. If heart whole when he came here we are very sure he is yet. Mr. Thompson does not have a very exalted opinion of our present Legislature. The scenes in the House on Friday and Saturday were certainly enough to disgust any man who has a spark of sense, decency or honor within him. Many of the members talked of resigning and Gen. Stone, of Randolph, one of the best men in the House, offered a resolution to adjourn sineWie because the usefulness of the session had passed. The resolution was laid on the table, but it had a good effect and quieted the turbulent element for the balance of the day. The House passed a bill repealing the law authorizing the Sinking Fund tax, also establishing the tax for State purposes at Jive cents on the hundred dollars, reducing State taxes from 25 cents to 5 cents. Wash,