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Springfield Laughs and Gripe at Illinois Assembly After Adjournment

Springfield correspondent critiques the 28th Illinois General Assembly ending its session, detailing per diem greed and clerk pay, noting lawmakers’ and staffers’ expenses, and praising Governor Beveridge while lampooning political posturing and press reaction. The piece reflects on wealth, reform, and the era’s public sentiment with names like Starr of Peoria and Judge Steele.