, 1869-01-08
SIAtE LelinlA UnE0s
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
Illinois General Assembly.
Bill introduced to Regulate
= the Importation of
Texss Cattle.
Partial Liz: Of The House Stand.
ing Committees.
Addresses of The Retiring and
Incoming Governors of
Michigan.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of
Maine, Nominated for
United States Senator.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Trlbunc


srRNaTtzlp. ILL.,, J4n...
7nk LEo1FIA7uRE TEe1EADAI.
Following the example eet yesterday the two
houees OF the General Assembly only exhausted
about one hour and half in the se.sfon to.t:hy.
NoshitR Of public importance transpsred In either
honee. II will take till next week before the two
houses Get fattly to work.
rS1vATE HI1s.
It now looks Is If the pressure for private leg
ielasion would not be heavy. Very lev members
have any large rnmbcE Of schemes OF that nature
and do not expect many. That fountain now ap-
peats to be unusually dry. But yon xrow not
what day may bring forth.
ARRIVALS.
Therefhas been large accession to tho Lobby
By the trains which arrived this evening, bu. all
Of them arc a. cloae-mouthed az an oyster, aud
give no account Of what they arc after. The lob
bTiats generally don't like the faces Of tho mem
bers. There IL d good ehoH Of etolid honesty
which icoke defeat to a large number Of pet
SCH mes lat may be bGoug BIT forward for endorse.
ment.
7KxAB CATTLE.
The following is an abstract OF a bill. introduced
to the Senate By MT. Tincher, Of vernillion, to
amend the atttc1e to prevent the Importation Of
TcxAs or Cherokee cattle fnto the State OF 1lippts
approved February y, 1867:
Section l c1acts that 1t shall not be lawful fer
any pereon, ratltoad OF other CORPORATION to bring
Into the STATE Of Illinois any Texas Or Cherokee
catuc except between the nEst day Of November
oGa INC nfst cay OF February following. Section
provides that 1t thal rot be lawful fof auy prr.
son. rail1oad or other cosposaian to have in pos.
seee!ou or OWL OF control any Tcx1s or Cherokee
eat''e "n'eu NAY nave oecn brought into
lbiA olatc ut npJ time except between the
nftt usy Of November and the first day
/ oi May following. Section provides that any
1c'eon or corporation, offenders against this law,
half ttn h4h htk tee, frdlr
punished IN sum not less than $3U0 OF more
than 81 oo for zach offence. and may also b. In.
psleoned In the county J1iI no. over one rear. al
tic discretion vi the Court, to r arrested On the
variant Of any Justice Of Tho Peace, County Or
f.! Circuit Jndkc. Section provides
TINT MI nnr' thall be pnld intp tby
County Tresrury, thu sum Of lnrs
| 1hua eo'lecsru to hc eventually cqut'ah,y
nFFoflienca among all FcfaunF who have suffered
from lho io'" of cattle by tho Introduction Of
sncIl ie1aa Ut eh'fokce cattls In hnch lnanhcr n
lho county hnprfs''ofs rhhll dirrc'. II mt
ela!neu "llAlh "He yehf. tAe hnck thus tmr0s ID
EhaIl bn credited to tic COMMON rChoNi fund.
SECTION & rto*ldea Tint prssonn rntr,s'ns from
tho Introduction "f Thu ca'fu diteAfc By any prr
son. railroad " corpotati"n th"sc pcrsonn aud
: corporations mali oc llahir, jn!ntfy md Htpa
; r"tcly, 10 pcrsons who may sn1"r lorA by rcnson
OF rueh violation of this law, ,ud II shall
d, Eot he hocct*ary Tor the plalnti1 to
i rho" that tho Injury occurred while tho catilc
we're o"ucd by dcfendAnir. Il hcing tho Intention
| Of thlA trcl'Un 10 ninkc atl +uch corporations
Liable to any injured rrrauu In Tho lrst Instancc,
Section prosttlrs that ihs right 10 brlnR into
ito otatc Team nf Chr!akco Cattle between the
ffEt OF November md February rhnti In NJ case
he anJ doscner for any Injury OF lors hsppchln.
4 to any prtAon by means Of auch cAtftc, nnt
shall nhn!l any right uf owucrehtp ri
'nci' tattlo he hnJ scstnec fot my ln'ury
aft'inR ftonl thom. scction : provides that
III al SUITS s'f any injury oF !ors which may arise
o5 lcafoo oi 'n]os1 aohr 10 OF !obs o! uatlVo cat
!cot nnJ pcE'on from my TexaH os chcroksc
1ea' tnc proof Of lo"s OF nn5 nAllsu cattle,
Or aamaSe" shcfcio. nAo lhc amount q! uuch ioas
Ut aaHaSe. 9ha atlat MY sach dctoadfnt brought
into this state, OF owned. po*arasu. ur controlled
!n th!A statc any Fcxaa or Cherokee cattlc Which
may hAso Caused huch Injury, shall prtnna .fatl
cLtitlo the pla!atih 10 receiver. md Il
| shall DC competent for any conrf ur Iury I.
tcndor yc1atct In any such case upon lho on,u
| Ion Of w!tncrsoE as to whrthrr such Texas ca:tle
! caused the Injury complained oF OF not. bcc
lion ptovldca that II al any time any eucl
cattle shall he found spreading disease amoul
native cGttle OF he liable 70 TO do. It sha1l b. th
duty Of any circuit Or conns5iJudgc OF Justtc.
Of the fcacc, upon oath OF the TACT made, to tssu
warrant to all the sherlns and Contlables Of th.
county, commanding them TO ee!zc thc cattle, ant
also to summon tho owncEe 10 show CAUSE VIII
the cattle should not be impounded unti1 atte
the lit Of November, and upon giving the partie
reasonable time TO be heard, It shall be thu dut
OF the Judge to haar By htmse1f, OF jury II cithe
part5 shat want. II It appears that the cattlo ar
spreading disease. or are likely to do 70, tn
Judge tha!t order them TO he tmpoundcd Until
November 1at and Kept separate irom native Cal
Tie. II the owner docs not On that day pay al
costs and expensea they shall he put up aud sol'
At puollc AUCTION. section III declares tina
the object Of the act Is The prevention Of pcsi
!enee ano olsease among the naive cattle OF ihi
State which arisc and como from Texas cattit
md the protection CT the property o. cstlzcr
| frGm destruction. section II provides fC
the repSnl OF the act OF which TIL. il an amend