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lus Denver ÍVímx gives tho tollowmg Bynopsis of abill pending in thü Illinois Legislatura which passed into a law vi!l mako " Jordán a hard road to travel " f'or tho criminal and his shyster abettors - misciilli.'d lowyera : States Attorney Itead, of Iljinois, has pro]itiril a l:ill amsnding the criminal laws of that State, which sei ms to "hit tlie nail on the head." [I enacts that the judge in all criminal cases nmv grant or deny au ai plioation for c.lianie of vcnue: that vol untary drunkenneBS shall not bo Rowed i') l'i proven, or received asan e: mitigation for the crime charged in tho indicttuent; fcfaatwhere insanity is Lnterposed aa an asease, the burdes ól proving the tame shall restonilu' aooused; that it .shall ïff!, be fl for challenge of anj juryman that ho has formad or expressed an opinión in the cauae on trial, apon rumor or upon any statements of miy newapaper, provided such juror shitll state onder oatb tiiat lü; wil! In: govexned in arriving at liis verdict by" the law mul the evidence; that 110 udgmeni i' oonviotion ís any criminal case ahall ba ' y ÜM Supreine Oourt lor any tacJmica! error; nor uuleaa i' appcara from the whole record tliat tïiere is reasonable doubt of the guilt of the jerson oonvicted ; and that no aupersedeas Bhall be frranted in any criminal case, excopt when it appoaXB to tVie satisfaction of the Supt'ume Court or to any iudge thereof tUat there is reaaonable ground from the record to doubt the guilt of the person oonvicted; and in every case when a supersedeaa shall be granted said conrt or iudge shall, in the order grantin the same, oerïify that it appeara fi-om the recorc that there is reasonable doubt of the guilt of the person oonvioted. It is tu bc hopod that this bil may become a law in Illiucus, aud also in Colorado after the meeting of aur next Legislatui-e. In the TTnitod States Sonate , on Wednesday, the House bill abolishing tte franking privilege was ainonded and passed by yoas, 3.3 ; naya, 16. It is - as passed by the Senate - a bill of a single seetion, and provides that after tho lirst diiy ot' July ntxt meinbers of Congress and government officials of all grades shall pay the sama postage on all mattormailledbythein - written or printed - as private eitizcns, and that all matter addressed to them shall be prcpaid. Tho House, seetion giving stamps in lieu of the frank was stricken out. The bill also prohibits anyallowance, now or hereafter, to members of Congress on account of poatage. The House tv 11 probably rejeet it in its present shape - and the franking privilego be indefinately continued. The two Houses don't care to come to an agreeiuent. The Legislature "makea hasto slowJy." But few bilis have got through the hands of the printer, and fewer yet through tho committee of the whole ; and of theso none are of general importance. So far adjournments have been from Friday to Monday or from Saturday morning to Monday evening, aud when adjournment of either kind takes place there ia a etampede of members to their homes, " Fre passes " on the railroads aro not a bless ing.