, 1869-02-26
The Fuller Railroad Bill Debated
and Postp oned till
To.MorroW.
Debate in the House on the
New State House Bill,
Tho Homo VO1cs in Favor OF q
Recon- from March 6lh
10 April 7.h,


Dt30S, SGAH 4nc uGElssAn Oh kRS Gban 4tAAd ! lAc l
,o.o sto1d IA to II. Tho speaker then
yotd aye. and his decision VIA
su3tulEca. All discussion being entirely oat Of
order, tho Speaker d&ered tho Senators to act
under d parliamentary rulc winch think hsa
never BEEN recognized In this body before, TO
keep their snts and not address the speaker IN
any remarks they might mako. SO VIC had the IN
psceedcuted epeetacle Of eight or ten bcnatcrs
Rraycly maintaining their seats while addressing
the Benate. This short experience satuer bteot
an admiration for this manner OF conducting the |
business, aE1 ehoald not bo Eurpriscd to sec 1t
rescr.ed to often. The following IL tie
p1incipa! amendment to the bin; add to
the fourth section that this act shall not b eou
strued 10 prevent said corporations from issuing
patses, communication and cxcuraIon tfckcts on
their roads IT less than the established rates for
transporting FpassenEcrs over snch roads, nor !
from Transporting At reduced rates frcights and /
merchandise for ednc3sto1a]+ teligjous Or hencsp-
Lent purposes, nor from Transporting At reduced
rates freight and merchandise TO and lfoa aGrlcnl
tuSal and o,ber falre,''
TuH nu rA0E VAR.
Tho Senate Committee On the judiciary report" |
cd back the bill to-day for the relief Of Du Page
that H. to dx tho county seat. TITO report erbeac-
cd 6u amendment making Wheaton tho county |
seat temporarily. Mr. Pa:too moFcd TO recon-. |
nit the bill 10 the Committee on Counties. This /
movement opened tho whole DuPago war. ant the !!
HEntIArfQ 1ut III HGuf 0s HuEF. VILE cAatp = 1!oHo
on both Etdcs. Finally. the motion to eend 1t to
the Committee on Counties WAS lost, "a was also |
motion to rccommi. It 10 the Judiciary Commit
tee. Tne comuittee's amendment Was agreed to.
The friends Of the bill hoped to bling 1t to anal
yote this afternoon, but It could Eot be reached,
and will have 10 walt day or to-
1Hn nIsEn IxrRovE4ENT n1II rAssED.
The frlcnds Of the Rtv.r improvement bill OBJ
ta,0td cseu . greater victory .han they bad dared
anticipate. The bill wss called up It II o'clock
npo the discussion opened. Mr. D1nsnoor, ot
Whltcstde, made tie nfst assault npon 1t, and Vas
followed By Ar. Merritt, Of Marion. on the same
ride. Mr Kct1. of Madison, tpoke in favor Of the
bill. He was followed BY Speaker CoEHfn, who
made powerful and logical argument In its favor.
Tie speech ct fNr. CosW'n, - all bis speeches do,
| made 4 strong impression upon the meMbers
| The House then adjourned until half-paat two
p. m. When 1t reassenbled, Nf. Bailey. OF
| Slept euson, took the 1oor and spoke very ably
| in favor OF the bill. The previous question vas
/ ten demanded, aud the bill passcd-aycs, 6l
noes, .. The Republicans who voted against the
bill wert Diusmoor, Of Whites1de; Green, OF
10 Davtcss, and Nase, OF Carroll. The bill NOW
| only uecds the signature or the Governor. which
1t will have to become law. The success Of this
] rrta MT azure IL thus secured. The Committee
| oa Internal Improvements ot both houses, who
have had this ter IN worked caft est.
f.in,ee entity and faithfully In behalf Of this great
Improvement, aud deserve we'll OF their coustitn-
cnts. The names Of the ecntlem a who are
probable 10 fil the commission haTo been die
cuseed this af,nrnoon to considerable cxten.. 1t
IL understood that politically the commission Will
b. mixed. On the Republican side, the nartcs OF
| General }, D. Webster. Colonel Il. u. Mason aEd
| J. g. Gindk1c, OF Chicago, Atc prominently ncn.
TONED. For the Democratic Commissioner, the
n.mocrauc voice, and, might aea, the Republic
can, 100, IL pretty certainly settling upon
X E. Goodell, Eeqr Of this eitr.
III. Goodcll has becn consistent md
III ch1rg supporter OF tho canal and river i'm
AND bis familiarity with the Workings OF onr canal
eyateu IL wei! Known to the people Of this State.
sAtAR;Is or c1rT OFFICERS.
| The city charter kuaeEdmepte which pAeAcd the
Ilouec or WcdLeed4J 1x the salary Of the Sanitary
Superintendent II *3,0oO; the three Police Com
,sttouere 81 $40 eaeh {theY 10 devote thefs entire
time TO the duttcs Ct tneis ofees) Captains Of po
lice, $9,oo0: seEeeants Of Police, Si.5oo Chie'
Eug..e1 Of the Fire Department. $3.so0; firs1
Aee1s,ant'ditto. &, $50: Second Assistant. sl.'oo
Third Assistant, 1850. Ttest arc the only sails
r1cs changed lny the bill.
SEw srArl noCsE.
The now State Honsc question csuue up In ths
House this afternoon At O'Clock q. tpecial
order on the bill pserentet to the House few
priAte money Tor the erection O
new State House. and fo
, other purposes. This bill namcs JAcoh Danu
| James q. Bcvcrl1ge and James c. Robinson Il
Commandments. and lecirlates the osher four on
! OF ONCE, and E!vef power to tho Governor to ap
.. ! fo1ut Suref!ntcrdtuR Architect and Suprrln
| tending Builder, who shall A!sn be Conmis
. sIoEer. Gcnc'al Cook msdo u long h,siorlca
rpeech. which uas very good, but bad no Esfer
| sucs to the new State House. At the conclusion
OF General Cooks rpecch Nj. Childs offered IL
amendment 10 the nflh tocton. In order that tht
! amendment may be Understood ! aend the &C.
=, t,co and add the amen N Mt:
; "Thas the anza Q! three hnrdEed aud twenty.hv
thousand dollsss per- Annnto. for tut yesrs -
500 le10 he. aud the came se hereby anpr 'prisfsd
opi 's ,ae tae Il .ae ss
! Honss. RS moreys he,eln srp;opHassd ses y
ID sct eni.!ed " ~ ses q pte7iae II ,he RS
q ,,se ,ssa of ne~ n0nsc'" approved February 2
y ff0r.dtd. That stf &c M ot tae mrte
i hereby apr. pr1sted L e1pended upon The vo:.
~; r. Il Se :s 81 Of re- g
s. Gss,les street, and: ,.m, in c.5ns, s;,e y
u @ sss, ed upon the ssta !comm!.soneEs arc here,
:, I authos!sed 10 ntocecd TO condemn the sare 4
a. nes s.ns1s II Ia pon M
winch rsy hereafter DC IN fcrce. providing for Il
condemnation Of land for purposes OF internal 1t
T. lii. Direuoor offered two additional see,so
giving power to the Commtteiou7es to anter up'
and condemn stoae quarrics, aud TO employ t
canvic1s III tho Periteut3afy In fettiaE cut I
store. SC. Jsege Waodsou followed In bE1
n. speech without any psueulat point II
er like General Cooks, mostly hfsto'
81 M,, Bailey then rese to spesk, and be.o7e p
cced.cg further, tho House resolsed Itself il
Comni1tse Of the Whole. Az. Bailey then otlel
ss Il tass,ltase for the drst section OF the bill,
~ drst section Of the Senate bill introduced ,ess
in day By the Committee on fusue Buud1nSs'
49, follows:
ing Vita, The .onrtn section Of ~ act entitled
on. aet 10 provide for ,he erection q ne~ 81
mouss r and ne tsme !; !, ,h bsneny sesessdl; h.
= TO- ri ss. :1n1;s; ~ !
'ug di.aee : sna rktitul persons 10 aet = conn
tsone's 70 anpetusend The erection 1ud cont
tic ertet etc npon tic dteh:tes q their duties. rnall
to tcr 1Eto a bond to the Governor OF the u.
.ssS s5,s y sss
eond,ticnea for The hataial perfo1nan:e q i
Inc vii % vel s1d ua1y difchstse ali Of their dp
row Is 4pcn Comqaiesiorers, IL supes1atend'ng
Ed Ed SsRass''7 Of Of u. t's Cute
hsoy sneql5ss }e e so =,
III. Wnieh aes eS RS.i isi.1 Or r'ess sid
luer 1he Go.trnor i also authorized 70 remove
city | Commissioner for cAt4e, anu Eli tQ& VACANCY
c.sloreu tfetteJ."
WIS Nj. Bailey epote ver1 ably In favor Of
~. smendtocut for hsI An hour. when The corani
IVA Use, md tho epb,sc1 WIS made the epecA o
for .o, morrow 1t AZ Q clock
hyeEss-
Juei before the uouta adjourned this even
Mr utktuoor offered ieint resolution tnh
ops GENERAL Ateenbly sake recess from n
stn 10 April 7th. Tho resolution
|hcr- upau.mouely adopted. The reason for this m
rtcls ruertis confirmation Of the report current
that te1ray, that Governor Palmer had dee1sres
r. tu1en:ou rot to sign any bills after the Ge'
erU Assembly bad adjourned sire az. This Fe
p.-ce .,np vii. douhle.s pass the senate. ~ tne
.: 1 named, th. two oodlea will again meet, r.
sata af ,he Govtstos'e metssgc announcing b.. app
I1nne o, di,spproval OF the bills bdiefo him, AZ
there b. aIy rctocs, take To:c On tnem.
2eta April session will pr-baoly la.t t"o OF tnsee
.1n i TEE wtsr pIpK rARK BILL.
Mr. Hays' b II passed tho scnatc to-aa!'
10 lo- vii! undoubtedly receivc the approval CT sne
w. ernor. III. i fAir and honest measuse, an
m m passtd the Legislature upon Its merits, III
anv rcsort 10 lnc diecraectnl expedicnts By
10 up | tho passage Of rome bills are
nors. to have been obiaiped. In fact.
'ne"s black mail gang has been meet with tnTi
hrnness and successfully resisted, and :
feature will now open before ths West Di'
eouu. and the predictions Of IL most sAnRu.ns