, 1869-01-23
STATE LEGISLATURES,

The State House Question In the
House.
II
Hon. D. D. Pratt Elected
United States Senator
in Indiana.
Special Despatch 70 The Chicago Tribune.
srR1HaHiElo, Jaa. a
RAILROAD ELL.
General Fuller'a Railroad bin. which It was
supposed Toa1d CONC up In the House to day, ia
COMMITTEE Of thn Whole. wss, On motion. de-
tef7ed until Monday, whsu 1t IL expected that
several other gentlemen will ar ahels vocabulary
for tie instruction Of their constituents. The
opiI ion is continually gaining ssrsnzth that tho
BILL In it, preteut shape Will be defested, and the
size Of the minority againat 1t, and She probable
vote Of ceFtAtn member, gro the oolJ questions
oiscuzted. 1t IL understood that dye Of the
eeEen Representatives Of Cook County are
tow against It., while tho Other
two are on The sc1tocs seat. II 10 now under
stood that Senator Fuller hA4 given up Ill hope
Of ltuteese In tte present sbspe, and has deelared
hia willingness 10 hare The peca1ty clanse amend
Cd 70 ~ to greatly modIfs It's stves1ty II the bill
can thereby be saved. The bill 1psy "a sent 10 the
1ndieLsty connlttee, and he then loated down
with such Amendments u will dcstroy Its .itsll.
tT, bc thus reported back, parsed, and returued
to TIC secate In tuch shapu that Its author viii
scarcely recognize It.
rE1sokA1 EXPLANATIONS.
! This popular cpltsde IN daily lcgttlation IL get
ting 10 be rage arcrk the members, md It IL
now In contemplation TO ret apart oae hour In
The morning etsston to ita soIe behcot. The
erToTH Of the eouposltors In the STATE Journal arr
. tht inspiration Hhi7h giEes occasion to mluy
member 10 make ptrroua c1p!ar asiou Tel
eeEaphs 4rd correspondents do their ehare and
they ate the ores taas generally catch It when
the outraged member gets The floor. ore OF tho
eor1etporocnts aecused Mr. Bond, Of Cook. Of
sa94nR certain th1ner. Every man thGt
knew Mr.. Bond would take their Bible
oath that he Hcyer saId xny,hirR
, ofthe t.rd, Thczeapoa Mt. Bond rises to per-
tcnal explanation. ks. Bailey felt that ha had
been Wfcrged in the SINE ma. nc. BY the rama
correspondent and he rose 1his morning xnd IL
! dulced IN strong language toward tie offending
Jour- slat. Soon after As Bailey, eauc forward
General s!ekle', OF Rock leland. He had piece
Of white paper in his hsnd. which seeme1 allied
with emotion. Tbs General has double the num-
ber Of legs Ut biz dsst'ngnssaed namesate. but is
Eot 80 robust In physique. votee
OF eonttttution. He read nen tho white
slip Of paper resolution which
DECLARED that tho House disspp.oyel OF such
conduct on tho pArt Of reporkeis and Correspond.
euts who enjoyed tho luxury OF seat within ,ts
bar. This was al tie Central had 10 eay. MI.
Miller. Of Cook. WIN |. i big wa9, nd Smith, OF
McLean, who IL aho!uer, hoye In few livelY re-
-,1Atkf. The former moved that the Resolution to
fAh1fA. z nj fhetA nv
Mr. stek1e1 wtnked ouee Or twtee behlnd his
, spettaclts, and suhsited.
| NEW STATE HorRY,
The new sntc House question carno to the
En.face this morning for the nest time. On teao-
lniton offered By Ar. ktuyon. requiring tho Cor,
nittee on Public Buildings 10 look into tho PRO.
piicty Of reporting bill to reduce the 1umbe1 Of
Conn ta.tonert TO 1hsee, thc lrese1t number
being rcrcs, and rcqnitlnR the commls store,s to
employ the State PeuttcntfNJ tonsicu in
getting ont uir,enslon stone for the building
that Joliet stone be the stone ueed for
the clsFated was!s Of the bnildsug; and that
it be taken from the State qua.r1es- During tho
debate 1t was csareed that the Commissioners
hsd used Inferior sInne for the foundation, oh.
; tai1ed ut higher pr1ccs than the bids from the
Joliet eontractort. This latter charge cannot be
true, n am convinced hy Tho evidence tavo
step. At to the comparative quality of the stone
used Il an net prepared 10 gi4e An cpsuiop, The
resolution WIS finally cut mp snd sentto different
committees.
| lHtCRAkca LAW.
Nj. Bailey introduced into tn, ,IHouse to-day hIa
. bill TO ireorpora ard requisite Are and n.t1ne
. INSURANCE. IN IhinC1A
HsctlorsI and : Riye authority to persons in
Iumbef I OF les tban ten. nor more than fifteen,
! 10 es,atfsh compAnt ios m.E1nx iusussAe. on
dwelling houses xud all Other kinds Of buildings
nouseho,d fu1Erure, DC; a!.o loss or de9asxo By
ute AID ttRntc1nE. ara aieo vcrrtls aId cstEoe.
I ~ mt The sess OF inland navigation ana trans
see1lon provide. I'm ding in tho otnce Of the
Slate AudIidr eeclsr.sion, .tered By al the cor
i rotatore, declaring their Int, n,ion to form
poos-h !. to'!ce of the'r intentien At ,iesss foas
weeks IN rtwtptpc1 Published In tho county
| Ntt 70 ,h- ehtrsef Ii touEht. =,
seet!on provides that tho cha.te. shall ect
torth the name OF tho company, tho plAce Of thu
! principal oh1ct, tic mode and tnatucT tn which
lhe corporate porete granted M 10 bc exrsc,scd.
! motc ano manEcr OF exciting Dtrcctofs, mator-
lty Of whou fhall be res'd 'detts Of the Stair, md
each one Of wbem shalt posaets at lcsat one
theuszrd tollafa par salae ot the stock. &c.
t.eteu give. powes to the oop?rH,,ou ia
until the tuil luuorLt ie tup:cnbed
trctlon p:ovidts that no company organ.
!ttd nrdcs stis act, OF heretofore organized ii
ness Of tns1faLee IN this Btatc outside Of Chi
esGo nnlse po*tcfred Of an annual capltt1 OF Il
nolaf, or both. Or In mortgage. on uneneam
tered teas eststc worth tK,ee tbs amount tol
which II II ,ncrtrs1c cd and Of capital OF $l00 0o(
elud. he c,t, d tbeaso; sra n sda,on e saes
hc IN further pospettlon of ayAll4hIc means to
fnna 10 be eslrnslcs II thr ,stc ~ fot1 ~ cnn
Of ,hc nj COLLECTED on " III t
n,t,; l;,o, ,.
,.co unne1 thss III ~ h.re1ns,-a eompany orSan
| tets 8iAte, b. 4 unAn!tnuus 70 OF ia Directors
| thr1 NAV 1etido nnnn. ii, nnfrisrd1nr IA 49,.
t,1,otd srnanr H. 3,orthoiS.,G sGMn. saa :.
strscroeS sM~,aS .1.t 80 IsoNuta tA1t
Pss<,,en r9ra! ~ r'1 1atns.r'., ~ ~
ey!s.s Lot ,,en.s,sst r,th IL con.,,tn.an es =
Hun = 'sMs. a".s.,tt y o"turop .! !cai cetat
saen ~ oren n'af!xaEea i 10 y n shs w.y
se,;e = nr11,'n,ta ~ h-et 10 o' dco!s
mrrfh,nd,sr. sad ,hr ,,.nr nr e;rrn,,sn, =, ~
nntn Xii ~ trytn"v ~ IL. ,r,hinr ~ ~, " - -
,.s, ~ NJ, NJ trnni.ad y. y sny r1a
1 ! snnr.r ~ knstn-.. w '.9a"o1 ~ 'ae 1ea"1A
stei,sa il a.nae' tho manner In which fund
!. pee Ion ii uiv.s power To any company to Ia
] ! vcat iis captt41 Ia mcrgxrct on unercumbere
l. inted states ant thie ktsfr a, In Ss.inns, Il, II
/ s,ock, ~' W ." N1~1'
!, Sedlou IL provides for .ut,s 1t tsv ass,a.
!. me efnIrrs. atocknoidc.s atd fI,ers.
tcc,iop Il eIses ~ powrs I 10 % shs sta,s Auditor I
! | require quarterly statements from alt caapanit
orr,n,zec prne; ,aIs law, whteh statcmcnt muI
i embrace: ]. Amspnt of taptsl. l. Amount {
! co.; snd ..jTt IL 'Fi ~ o1as -,
4 | etta.e s. Other aaseik, tnclodtnk easn on hant
+ cash IN h1nds Ct 4genfs, 11.t loaned On tolIGtc
4 IL, is,mt for premiums. valus oI p<lsenal p.oI
: e. Tae Aud!,o9 may 30 seea,re N Asnu!
i II wh;cs shall 30 cusI1sed iEc5Ee Of lie coz
= Jary, ths expenditures, aroup; Inquired, amorI
{ .! r;ekt, amou1t Icquiiet TO ntn.ure. Sc.
I Section is makes tne pena1y for ncs s.eei 10 NAL
ID ! prcn+r ret trrre tre hutdrc.i co1!nrE