, 1869-03-12
STATE LEGISLATURES.
Closing Proceedings at Spring.
field,
Final Passage Of the Resolu.
ton Relative to tho
Investment Of
State Bonds,
Bill Passed Repeating Certain Sec
tiens Of the Warehouse Bill,
Report Of Bribery Investigating
Committee In the New
York Legislature.

AUpOAk "a 0AAu0l4 Afoht16dt1u6
Committee In the New
York Legislature.
The Franchise Amendment
Ratified in the Maine and
Eouth Carolina Leg
1slatures.
SPECIAL Despatch to Tho Chicago Ttibuns.
BrAtxaFK1D. ILL, March IT,
ApJoUAxxp,
The Gereral AseemblJ Adjourned 1t s o'clock
this ateesnoou 10 inset again On the lath Of Apsll
ntxt Belore Adjournment both Houses Ald
cleascd The desks OF Ill tho bills Oh bAro with Z
few exceptions, npon which action whs post.
pooed anti! Apr! l4th.
uLo1txo scxxEs IN Tu1 aNATx.
Tho tlottrZ scene tn tho BenAte WAS quite ia
pfcssave and eveu RdeetlrG. Hooe ton minutes
before Tie honr OF adjournment Senator EULER
Eoss and spoke fetltugly aud With much clo-
qnenea Of tho kind, generous and impartial nar'
res in which Ieutenalt Governor Doughesty had
tresided over ttctr teliheratto1s md the eos1i
relations which had existed aron2 the Senators.
Meesss. Mnrn. enapp, S1eve1l, Pinchey and
Chitteuden rpoke In I similar rnanner- Tho ven.
e.able'Llertenxnt Governor responded In \ man.
ner that brought even tho :cszs oi tho Senators.
and concluded b5 declaring the Senate adjourned
Until The 1&sh psox1rao.
CIo6fKe 8CkEH8s.
During the tessicr to day I htEe number OF
bills were passed, among then one providing for
The building OF new 1nsare hospital. TITO bill
10 tic eame "a the enc providing for tho building
Of tie Northern md Southern Insane
Hospitals, but dednts no particular latitude
longitude fos 1ts location 1t il intended TO duper-
sede both, or rAsher TO give tho Commleeontefs
The authority to locate Just whers It seems best.
OF eo1sse all tie bills for erecting new iusane
hospitals are still pending - uci,her hAs passed
through more than ote hon4e. It L. believed that,
when Tho General Assembly comes together in
Ap1t!, ore II least Of three bills will be agreed to.
M ruz uors1.
The proceedings In tho house today were Of
= very desultorJ nature, that BODY takinE up btl]s
Is they eaEne lscu tho Senate, ore by enc.
Thanks to this thsre wAs very
| iista hss'y lea1slAtton. some bills Of
| = r1the7 doubtful ra:ure, which under Other cir
corost1reea might have besn crowded through,
wsre postponed until After the recesa, whsn they
will r. celve the attention they deserve. A reso.
Luton was offered to pay thu neuoers Of the In
| vrtttRatlon Committee Oh The alcgnd Lake Front
fraud the SUN oi any colazs for persistent lshore,
| which will result In nothing. 1t WAs yoted down
| Almost unAnimouslJ.
1nI AI1IdKp BRI1TET GAZE.
TIE Investigating Committee on tho alleced 1t.
tempt Of Dr, Fowler to hribs Mr. Munson, sub
nitted nses Of testimony which was not
rc.d, md 4 bEser rrrort which does not
condemn Dr. Fowler. bat which tries u
c1oresate Munso1, ER1i1g TINT he went into ths
thttg only to Aseer ain the truth Of these rumott
abous corruption. The committee Aleo SAY thA
ttom bis exeeetirR zeal he rather orerd.d ths
bus,neas. No Recommendation wss made and NJ
action taken. and the matter will probably com.
mp when thcJ again meet.
1fsoLuf1oNs pMrosED or.
| Orc resolution directing our Senator's to yotl
70. the repeal Of rho Tenure-ot0nce act was aen
to the COMMITTEES 90 Federal ReaucEs to s1eep 70
ever, and another, offered on the Democratic std.
| of tho House, thluk1Eg Nj. Tsumbnll Tor hi
etand en- The i~pesehnent queedon, N
| could be sakeu, tho House adjourned.
I1LLs rAtsIp.
! Among the few bills Of any interest th1t we7
passed was Mrs.. Bradweil's, for thu publication
os tho laws. &C.. In her paper. thing which sh
/ has engineered through with much ability
tsge's bill Tor The Rtverslde Water and Park Con-
paoy. with power to tupplJ water and Gas
suca parts Of Lyon, Psoviso a1d Cleeto Is ras
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Of Chicago. wHs barely sutcessful in zettiu
through. rhe proposition To sell sIip Of I
| feet ron the land belonging TO the Blind AHylpk
| It Jackson rtlle for railroad use, wHa warmly d.
pated but fl ally postponed By decided vote.
EH1 Last nouRs OF 1HE HoCas
| wefa very quilt. At one time II indication
indulge In 1totnx was manifest, but 1t vi
! promptly checked By tbs Chair, and esesythin
w<ns on hazmoniously up to nre O'Clock, thong
there vss come difficulty IN Keeping quorum 1
tho hall the dctire to mako tho necessary prep!
1Auons for getting on being irresistible.
; CANAL oonx.ssfoNxn utcKox.
| The secret history ot the curious Appotntmnn
| fTl1gi1 uickox - Canal Commissioner Is tnte
esttnx and brief Aiter the pafsaze Of the b!l
Democratic seratots held meeting and decade
to reccmmerd to Governor Palmer the name
| Alexander Sta1rn, In this they were uuA1lmou
| shepherd &Ld smother Benator1 wssa appointed
| committee 10 cennuntesi IL their wishes to Ii
! Governor. They called On him and shephel
etAted tbs dettfes Of the Ser Eathss In regard to
Sts1re, but added that he himself, VIII strongly
'aYcr Ct Virgil Hteko1- Tbs Governor acted
accordance with Shepherds sugRestlonIAnd ps
. | in nan whoee nomination hAs utterly d!tcuste
I tbs Democrat tere and elsewhere, aIa. mig
I'D, everybody else. Mr. GoodeI1 would hA
led the place, and had = boat Of friends, II
MeC1crnard wanted IT, but &aey a
! d1fpesed Of The Democrats: hese are d
, or.,ra. afrce Hiekox. vtt1e homes
!; u very avcrae TO contributing to the aid Of I
I pa.tJ. Hc IL well known 10 Be bitter and Y
? dlctlye ,eb<1. Democrat. md the members Of t
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1t | reasiy UNANIMOUS. This IL \ very sensible no
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=. s1A1x Hous1 cox11asfoSxRs.
~ The Governor sent to tho Senate to-d4y
~ | nsrnea nf Jacob Bum, ], Il. BereridEe md JAC
Il | - po,t,,c, nv at,ts Honso f*onmIssionssa
noo.en, ~. Te-. - ~s-s co1er1,~6 ~ . =
~ Of II 70 :. The reading Of the NAMES excl
~ considerable co,u motion In Tbs Senate. And
"a w-n~n.n+. sn.- ,onnrnatton Mr.. Suxpp In,
-. r ~.u ~ -.n..t ~ AZ
aueea ot1
10 made sharp fpeech In 13sus u ING ep
ar | md er ployed liz Gux2c, In expressing his
=. | on.t rnore atrutf than courteous. Bee
d. s.,,.s ~. n,,l hr tina sn,lttatao1
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1 tna tnkAs e1o 20 Us u4A -e- 49, ~
had been n,de to isdnes Sto'sno. ra - Iet ,...t
Nse-, ~ ~. o,d m,nhrrs out. but hta I,
II ooN NV, W ~. ~ ~ 80 =. ,.t1,s
H&t9 Wall sskA'o3s lue e@@"se' -N ~
yield.
fHt WAAIHoC1H ELL,
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