The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-10
FROM SPRINGFIELD.

srniSGTIELD, June 4, ls7l.
To the Editor OF the BsIi,tio
| Nothing In Springfield will be considered
important or interesting until the
is disposed of. The House Of Repre,en,a.
tive' is to-day jammed full of people, and
that, too, notwithstanding the
sPRIsGyIELD BLooDHoRsE ASSOCIATION
Is now holding its June races here, and
mas a large number of fine horses and
crowd OF sporting men. Yesterday Kitty
Neal, atwo-year-old flly, owned by X.
q >. Rowett, won hslf-mile race; time,
one minute. There are large num-
Der Of entries for to-day, and it must
be admitted that number of senator's
have gone out to the rsce-track this after.
noon. As the bill for the pay Of mem.
bers has not passed, it is likely that not
much money will be invested in the result.
Yesterday the Actives,
A BASE BALL CLUB
from Clinton, Iowa, played the Eckfords
OF this city and beat them by score of 81
to =. Many members Of the Assembly
were pleased with the good playing Of the
Iowa boys.
suppose that what you want is legisla-
tive news, and not an account of races and
games But they are very intimatetely
connected, and if the members
do not generally attend the races, they
are still up to some games and may be ex-
pected to play them as skillfully as they
know how. Just now the game of the
Peorians is delay, and they are striving
to keep the house from vote on the State
House question. They think by judicious
talking they can prevent vote to-day
and tomorrow, and they hope by that
time, some Of the members will be |
obliged for various reasons TO 90 home,
and the bill be thus defeated. My opinion
is they reckon without their host.
A bill for a
NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE LAW
was yesterday introduced in the Senate.
1t provides new system for counties not
under township organization. Three COM
missioners are to be elected in each con-
gressional township, with power to levy
a tax Of not more than forty cents on one
hundred dollars, and two dollars on each
individual between the ages of twenty
one and forty-fve. The expenditure of |
this money is given to the commissioners
VINO may let out the roads in separate Jobs,
'r may hire workmen and supervise them
being allowed two dollars per day for
heir own necessary service
The eminent domain bill has passed the
senate and gone to the House. 1t fur
nishes necessary means for condeming
property for public use, and for assessing
damages by jury in accordance with the
provisions Of the new constitution.
1t is still AN unsettled question whether
the assembly at this session can take up |
the bills Of last session which were vetoed |
by the Governor and fledl in the Sec
retarys office. The Governor made the
reconsideration Of such bills part of the
business designated in the call, but the
'ssembly will probably decide that those
bills are too long dead to be recuscitated
The pay Of the circuit judges and Of
State officers has not been definitely set
led yet but the votes taken so far indi-
ate that the circuit judges and State of
GERS will not get over 5000, and the
iovernOr not more than $4,000.
he members from your part of
ne State seem to regard
hose sums as quite sufficient to maintain
n officer in responsibility, and are unwil-
ng to vote u larger sum for the purpose
supporting large families in idleness
nd extravaganza. :
ELI MOVES.