, 1869-01-14
STATE LEGISLATURES.
Yesterdays Proceedings In the
Illinois General
Assembly.
Movement Looking to the
Adoption Of a General
Corporation Law.
The Chicago Lake Park Dill Intro
duced In the llouse.
Meeting Of the Wisconsin Legla.
lature.
The Eenatorinl Contests In
Wisconsin, Missouri
Meeting of tho Wisconsin Legla-
lature.
The Equatorial Contests IN
Wisconsin, Missouri
aud Maine,
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thhhbtt liz II sltslhEs 70 lin ltAIH,nv h,As, And
IL satsd lin att tI, ~ thu yssthas rl>Ain.tpas.
!ly ndH1H& luis FHla liasY Ata eIlaDuA to acruTt-
lllsh 1nntu "aE1. aid tn fss m0fe aat,.factnty
IashhtF than by tIhauAttng themselves In twn
s.sst"us p.t DAY Ut s'1 hnurs each, In this way
t,sc "a1h Ut tho comnliltees IN kept W with this
accumulation III hills.
HEnkHAL INCORPORATION LAW,
In the Hnhrn this morning resolution WAS
introduced lnstracliuR tue Judiciary Cum.
lnitstc TO thoroughly Inform tAcm.
ttlScs upon tho suhjoct, and II lhcy
reached the cnne|usion that ~ could ho done. To
Irrrhre and Introduce general corporation law,
OLE Which Wilt do away "ith als rpcc.al lcginl&.
t!on for the heneas of corporations, excerpt rail.
roads, banks, !sc. Iuripg tho dchhte which fol.
loved III. Bailey mndc d hrief but very able
speech IN >fayos Of the nncasufc. Several other
gentlemen also spoke we'll upon lhr question.
Tho resolution was adopted by vote OF q to ".
II IL underrtood that thu judiciary Committee
will 20 to work at once aud prepare
bill, which they hope will receive
public endorsement. When it ID underaiood
tbat Tho tino Of the Legislature ts employed
Eorc than oDc-halt or lta session By special acts,
The importance Of lAla question will be apprc-
etated. During Hi. Baile5's speech he gave
some facts which will astonish people not poatcd
In these matters. &c stated that he had ex.
amlned the etatutes and rad discovered the
fact, beyond doubt, that thrcc.quarters Of this
class Of legislation Was put through the Genera!
Assembly simply for speculative purposes
by the cosporators, without tho 1emot-
esi intthtion Of carrying the Law
into effect They simply Obtain their
Charters. and then hawk them in the market
places OF. sale for whit they bring. In evidence
ff1h 10 hon <+tt tt>{-
; tiors Of the General Assembly one hundred and
. thtzty'sI1 insurance charters had been granted,
and that but ihirty-1ye companies had been or.
Eantzetl The rest simply cumbered the s.a-
1ate books at an expense Of tees Of thousands
+, OF dollars to tic Stale.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
MI. scfoecs. In The House, offered a resolution
That four mrmhera be added to the Com nt1tec
On Education for the purpose Of visiting tho
Agricultural College at Champaign to ascertain
It's necessities. and report back to the House what
appropriations. II any, asr needed. The members
thought they eaw some contemplated mischief IN
this proposition, aud moved to lay the resolution
on the table, which, after debate, was done. It
ts due TO nr. ScEoggs to Eay that when he offered
| the RESOLUTION he dtsclHimed any acstre to be
one Of the additional committee. After wards. q
resolution VAS pass. that four mcmbe1s be
, ADDED to Committee on Education. without
reference to Ibis service at any particular State
: institution.
/ GOVERNOR TA1xEa's MKesAoE,
The Democrats In both hcusrs attempted to
make some political capital By
oGlrtLg resolutions to print 25UOD
copies OF Governor Pa1mes's inaugural nddrees.
| They were perhaps little more eucce.sful in the
Senate than in tho Housc, from the fact that eev-
ernl OF the Republican Senators failed to meet the
proposition ia the proper spirit. In the House a
lively and amustrg debate followed the int.oduc-
fN Fp& f3uY
: Its author, and he felt confident tha, he had a
Z; good thing. Voorts. who always reminds you
| Of Dickens urlah Aecp, followed Burnett
! IN admiration OF the Gercral's State right doc
I friEca. Herr Mr.. Kerr. OF Madison, soon double.
i rcefed their ragged calls By lew items Of po,t-
| 1cs! history In connection with the Democratic
i doetltnc Of state rights as compared With that
! cnunctatcd by General Palmer. The Democratic
ttdc Of the House eubsided AFTER brief specch by
/ the inevitable Burke. of the State of MAeouplp,
"ho always insists upon making a epeoch when
| hc las nothing to say, and aay nothing when he
| makes afrcccb. The order for printing The y, ,xN
I Inaugural addresses IVES pXsscd without pppo.i.
| ilon.
| nAtLEoADt.
/ resolution enbject,rg all railroad charter.
Granted during thi. srsslon, or row In existence.
| to any general law that may be passed, was d!s.
| cuest i and passed. 1t is understood that this
| scFolutien If intended to bring Il Test question
] befurc the Supreme Court for the purposr OF OBJ
| tatn1Er 4 dcc!tion upsn the mooicd qu .ssfou OF
the right OF Tho General Assembly to regulate the
| rntct ot fare and freight upon railroads.
TIE FcLLEA hill.
General Tutte1a bill, which parsed tho Senate
yesterday. nxug the rate Of fares on nl! roads in
this Stale. present aud prospective, va. called
M hs Mr. HALEY at quite late hour o! the sc..
zion. and All attempt WIS made to suspend the
rules snd pass it Al once. Thi. was resisted by
IT. enemies and many Ct It's fr!cnds BY tbs ,at.
Ter on The gfouud that they wished to have 1t M,
th'onch with more dclibcratton than 1t could
nov receive. Il ~n' ana1ly rnadc the special o.dc,
Tor "Wednesday nc1t, at ID o'clock.
SEw srA1E uou.k.
III thu House d rrsplut!on YRS adopted asking
{hnt lit Commissioners and architect ., The now
| sfatn Hnnsu communicate to the General Assem-.
MY fhe 1rohAble cost Of completing tho cd,acc
II If understood that tho House action In grant
'Ek appropriations for continuance Of tho " ork
VIII u pend somewhat upon tho reply thatls re.
tnrnrd.
LAKE. rANK.
The ucrrnra! and hill prepared by The Common
council nf Ch'raso, IND atirr:cd hy tho Mayor
nId clty Clerk. and which was ruutished In the
th'cheo rhpcrs short time Ego, 10 cnahtr tho
city Of Chicago to en.a.se it, h1r eos., and to
| giant and cctc 10 tho city Of Chicago MI ,bo
right lille a' ,nte,cr. Of this s,ate to the lands
t and water known a. Lake rark. ras. s,du Of
Michigan avenue. wns introduced 10 tho uou.c
| IL day and properly referred,
| 1uK AanIcrLICRAL HOARD
haze teen In Committee of the Whole ilurinr M,
| cIttse cay, In revising the premium list, rhcv
~'.1 nat complete the work before Tomorrow