The relief law, the canal bill, nnd the put
ting into liquidation of tho State and
Sltawiiee'own banks, nre of this descrip
tion, to say nothing of the judiciary ques
tion which was brought up inconsequence
of vacancies to be filled on tho bench of
tho supreme court. Onr legislature in
past years, when tho business and popu
lation of the slate were comparatively
small required three months to get through
the labors of a session. Now, when there
is a great increase of business, and it is
required of the general assembly to make
a general retrenchment of expenditures
and devise ways and means to reduce the
immense debts of the state, it could not
be seriously expected that a six weeks
session would suffice to do nil the busi
ness that may come before them. To do
justice to the subjects that call for legisla
tive action we cannot see how they can
doss their labors much before the first of
March. For one, we wish them to act on
every thing that comes before them if it
hould detain them in Springfield four
months. Hotter, far better, to do this than
to havo an extra session. Let every true
democrat set his face against letting any
business lie over for such a contingency.
An extra session would cost full as much
as a regular one, nnd if things nre properly
managed now, there is no probability that
tho legislature need be convened again in
a few months after their adjournment.
