, 1869-01-28

Proposition to Strike tho Word
White from tho School
Lava.
Movement Looking to Over
hauIinr ~ - 1.-f-
spccc}1es of Senators GnFpcnlCr
und pratt In ttloir Re.
tpccftEc Stale Legis.
fnturOB.


ILLINOIS.
Bprc!al Despatch tu The Chicago Ttihu1c.
SruinorlEEp, ILL.,, .Inu. -.
10th hputcs pf the General Assembly we're IN |
sesson ais day, tor the hrst time within week, |
AID both accomplished considerable bus1acss.
NEW sTATx HoCaE. /
1u tho Scnstc Nj. snapp commenced p.elIm.
incry asE1nlt upnn tho Commissioners ~ taa1o- |
ducing preamble ard resolution thst, whereas. |
It ha.aLg been represented that the ztoue in she
auasslca Of Will County. which IL dressed at the
Statc PcEtEentisry, IL not suitable Tor use in tue
new State uouse and the proposed u=w PeuIten-
tlasy, having been purchased at other quar-
mes ct ye.y much higher rates than
it could be furnished BY the
rcnncntiary Commissioners, therefore. ';rc-
Rolyed that the Committees on Public Hui1dtpgs
ct the Senate and House be instructed TO fully
Investigate tho quality Of said stone, and again
Inquire into all tests that hare been msde bF use
ind theory. with power to yia!t the several quar-
9ies III this State oed noted hu:ld1r9a erected at
Kock Island AID other place.; that they procure
the tcs Is made BY General Rodm1n Of .ll such
stone, and procure such other scicn,idc trsts as
They may be ab1e to ohtain, and report the
reenlt Of their Investigation TO each Houtc
CT the General Assembly" The resolution
layE oTeT until Tomorrow. The movement Is all
right, bat 1t should have been started at the
opening o1 the Session. II propnacs 10 put q
wusk upon tic committees which would require
tAetf must active and undivided services for at
least TWO weeks. This would bring thelr lapots
10 close within four or heo dsye OF the consti-
tutional euI OF the session-too late to adut, OF
any actiou On the part OF the General Assembly.
beside. their joint committees have ail the work
to which they can give their sttenuop,
asdc from tho labors mere proposed 10 put
upon them, up to the hanr when the Genesal AS
senhl5 Will dissolve. The resolution nov can
scarcely be oI any practical use.
CRUELTY TO AS1nALs.
Air. Dosc tnccccded today In putting his bill
through tho Senate to prevent cruelty TO animals
Ike provisions Of the bill arc stringent, put It
uakea the penalties severe. Dutirg the debate
upon The I'LL Mr.. lore rn1de sor,c statements In
regard to the cruelty practlsed upon animals br
| butchers ard other catsle.dealc1s in Chicago,
| which showed q fenatshuees on their
| part almost beyunt btt:cf. He said
| that many butchers were in thu habit
Of han'strtE:ng. and even cutting Of the legs Of
tbel1 cattle n many Instances when they became
come by 1easoniofishc manf1aucrccs..of rhe1r
vocation that they stop at no c1aety for even The
| slightest causes.
TIE worn t1wu17r."
The Committee on Education, in The Senate,
to-day. reported hack bill to provide for more
equitable distribution Of the school fund. with
provision striking out the word "whitc' from a1l
the school fund II concerned, but leaving II with
| localitie. to determine whether blacks should
| be admitted to the schools on the same footing
with whitcs-thas Ia, TO receive school saEA FOR
all Children but leave II with town OF county Sd
pczlntene enta 10 determine whether co!otod chill
dfcu ehould be admitted to participation In this
fuud. The report was sent 10 the Judiciary Co1n-
| nittec. who Will report back I'LL which make.
| no distinction between black and white under
auy circumstance.
| INSANE AsrLrM.
| Senator Fort introduced a resolution toGay.
| that It IL the lutF Of tho prcacnt Legi.la-
sure to provide III asylum for The incur
able tnesue, and that saso.oco should
be appropriated for that pusposc> This move.
ment understand, Is In behalf of no local inter-
rst, hut simply IN tho cause Of the poor creatures
fot whom all hope OF returning reason il given up.
! CANAL COMMISSIONERS.
/ The nominations for Canal Commissioners, M.
der The new law, sent Into the Senate by Cover
nor Palmer, on Saturday, were called up this
afternoon, and an attempt made to have them
| confirmed. Thie was advocated by Senators
Dnrc, FulcF. Fort, Strevell, Crawford aud
Tinches, and resisted BY Senator's Eplcs, Tnrney,
McSuIta and Shepherd. The opposition Of Gen.
t eial McSu.ta was quite unexpected. as be was
supposed 10 be IN favor OF the proposed rIgrr
lmptosemt us, AID In favor Of the combination
Of the CommMlet:oncre. His tpceeh was an CT.
cccdtpEs weak md lame attempt to justly bis
| unexpected postu n. lie claimed that hla
conEte was influenced by The fact that he had not
| madc hsuscis acquainted With the law, although
! II had been On thu rta.utc hunks for ten Jc1rs
and Ills attention had been several times called
10 II during The Present session. MIR. AcSulta'a
oppue'tiun to tho bin means motc than this. Lie
could Lni have epokrn with thu h,,crncse aud
socrcc which tc did sur 70 slight and transient
cause. Tn motion Of Ms. |antDosrsnu, act,o,
n r0r3!r nj ithA M M,,r