, 1869-02-18
Bills Passed Upon by the Ju'
dietary Committee.
Chicago City Charter Bill to be
Presented To-Day.
FulIer's New Railroad Bill In Its
Amended Form.
Wisconsin, Indiana and Mich
igan Legislatures.
ILLINOIS,,
specla1 Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
EPRIS0FIEf.p. Feb, H.

Quite lumber Ct seuators, Representatives
aId lohhymeu returned to the capital 1hts uorn- |
ing-ouc day In advance Of the time for re asecu1-
b:lcg stse9 he Wcck'a reeeee. Among the n1eu-
bers wsre Senators Fuller, CsseJ. Harlan. &:-
al Representatives Bond, Met cheou, t1i1de,
COY, Whtltg, Woodsou. Palmer, 1anuinr, ktu
yon. Ross tof Falton} Beacon. Kerr, and Others.
Gu1te IN accession 10 this number was uadc by |
thu trans this evening, and pesha2s enc third of
lie nemb&1e are no" here.
THE IoHHT
leoks quite lively. Captain Mark, D.. Miller. |
Brewster, Judd. and othets who represent thnt !
br,neh OF The legislative department, are here. |
Ideg lock aa II the5 ca1ne on AuslLets, |
JUDICIARY coxx1T1EE.
The Judiciary Committee ii the House have |
been In session oil day. They have pasted upon
the character Of about City bli!s, sxo-tLisds Of
the uumber having been rejected Of postponed.
About one hundred more bills remain ID their
hsnds. std It they receive th& same attention 4.
t shose Of today will require threo tull days to
give them proper confederation aud "a report
upon their merits. Among the bills which tie
| committee Lave agreed 10 report back for adop-
tior, ID the ecLa.e bill Tor calling a Cuns,ttu.
uon.l convention This bill. Is 3ou will reco1ce:.
nxc. tho time for hold1re The election for ds:e-
gates on tho TucadAJ al:er tho lrs. Monday
| In November, atd The conrert,eu will
aseemble On tic second Monday in Deccm-
| bcr following. They al:o celibeFatcd at
| pome leigh on tho County Ct1ce Fee bin.
| il Wfs arranged that new bill, moro general In
l's terms than any now before the committee
ahonld ho drawn up and reported 10 the House
fot adoption. Ono bill, which The committee
| agreed 10 reject. was For the more equitable
distribution OF ths money paid into the sa'c
Tzrasury By The Nfnpib Central Railroad Com
| pa1y." II provides that thcro shnll be paid
annually into the bta.o Treasury 10 the
Counties 10 which Tho Hint, Certral
itnlroad own property, cithrs real or
Nrtotal. tuu equal to the
amount It state, ,unty and other locs taxes thst
"0nld accrue upon said property, and subject to
taxation In the .uatner pruy1tcd tu subsequent
eet1iunr. Anohcr bt.t Of aome Importance the
eonmi.tsc declined to tako action upon, and will
Probably pass it over to The next General Assem-
By. 1t proyidcs thst any femme eortrt Of
the aRe OF - or over 1>lu'nE with
her husband in tie EXECUTION Of auy deed,
mortgage, CONVEX atce, power Of attorney
Or at Other Wri'lcg o Or relating 10 the salc or
| other d1spuait1o1 of ftal eetAte, sinh be bo1nd
| ard coLc.uded ny the sanac III respect 10 her
right. tilt, ctsim interest or dover in snch es-
tate Is II ahc werc cole and 0! full age, and the
| acknowledgement or proof of such cted rno1t-
gage, Conveyance. p~wer OF attorney, ctc.,msy be
the sane a. tfshe wa+ soi>.
CIT CHAE1En Bills.
Tho City Charter lis will rrosAbly be reported
b1ck to-mt rroW. The one Known as the pol tic IL
bill. which provides for extending the time tor
holding municipal elections to November, con-
t1nutpe the officials whose terms expire IN May
until December, AID providing for the construc-
zion Of four new wards, making twenty In ALL IL
| in the hands Of "1Ig. Bond. to whom It
IVES referred for verbal amendment. Dg some
bIurccr on the part OF the persons who
drew up the bill, It provides for the election OF
sixteen school inspectors. Que from each ward,
while apothef section provides for twenty wards.
| /
have one from eecd ward. The other. or husE-
ctai bill. Is il tho hands OF Mr. ReyIo!de and 10
ready to be reported 10. pastage.
TU11En'e NEW RAILROAD BILL.
1hesr that Senator FuIlet has determined I'd
: char &c The character Of bis new railroad bill eo
far a. to e1ccst from it, operation all comuuta'
| 'tor.fare tstketa. TIL, feature Of tho
lous Of al, hut its rellnqu'snment viii
. scarcely popnlassze the hill sufficiently
: 10 insure Its pass.ga. There are other siiaI ob
) jectiops which will neod to be rcmedted beiors
The bill can stand any chance ofeuccess. It ma,
: be recol1ected that when the commutation-:,cke
objection was nsst urgrd, General Fntler refa.es
to modify 1t IN any particular. He now think
hctcr off, and voluntarily places nc exemption
r | IN The BILL.
c 1AKE rADk.
Captain Mack, sftcr looking up the records, dc
clases that the ownership Of the fee 10 tho land
/ co1tsftutlne tie roadway OF the Illinois Ctntra
3 Ratltoio Company. IN front Of Lake Park, IL def
nitely eett1ed By the fact that the company hold
the Two hundred feet roadway over the land. BE-
:. longing 10 tho State, BY absolute deed
]. in Zee simple. from tho Governor o
: be sts.e, executed March Fl. 1851, IL
= compliance with the provieions Of Section Is O
= the charter OF the company. That deed was execu
) ttd to the company by Governor French. and b
!, the company 10 the trustees, viz: Morris kctch
! | um ard Legraud lockwood, Of Sew Iork au,
. Governor More, u Illinois. At the death c
i Goretner Moore. General. now Governor Palmer
II Eas appointed to oil his vacancy.
l. woNAN surFAloK.
:, Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton aud Mts. y,
d Lt.crnote Will talk to the people oi sprtnefcl
'c and to tic members oftbe Gsnersl Assembly, on
e woman suasasc, At the Opera uou:e, on Fssda,
evening Icxt.
AntESrHR.
d Itcar that blunder, which entirely dcstros
| sli tctiou thus fat takcu, has eeen dis :nyclcd
the bll which passed she General Assembly sw
81 years ago, propotlrE IN amendment
the State Constitution IN recar. TO the tax pat
by the Illinois Central Railroad Company tni
the S.ate Treasury. The bill ~ Il Appears 1
ito volume Of Lands Of 1871. IL entitled An L
10 amend Section " cf Article > OF The corsiis
1ion." There 10 no Se:t!on Of Article .. tho IL
ecc,iou being E, Il ttouid haye real: IAN a
adding Section 10 Article 9. II this cr1o< d
fats all past legislation In regard to the pzoposs
ameDdr cnt. as Is generally believed. TO sclt
will be tascn 10 remedy 'hc er'o:, but 1. will
LET; to the Constitutional Convention. which q
sembacs next December. II Ia not to be lnfesr.
tfat any practical harm wi, come nom this blu
dets