The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-21
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
THE HOBBLING LEGISLATURE
JOGGING ALONG.

NEARLY COMPLETED THROUGH
AND SQUEEZING II--"scuLLDuG-
GERy.'
SPRISGFirLD, June ~, 1871. :
F, iLs Ehior " hc BalshH: l.
This is Saturday and, rs usual, the sem
te has no quorum. The present house of n
representatives. is so much larger than the r
cne,e that the latter body is able TO keep "
ip with the former without work. n
ing ON saturday, and SO, without adjourn 0
ing. the members quietly slip home for O
sunday and return some time during 7
Mo lday.
The work for which the extra session
was called is nearly accomplished. All
the subject. embraced in the proclamation
have been considered and where it was
thought necessary bills have been intro
duccd and have either passed both houses
or are we'll along on the regular road.
THE PARK BILLS
are all through; the state house bill and |
that for the pay Of members are through
and signed 10y the governor the bills for
the investigating Of the affairs of the pen
itentiary and. of the soldiers orphans
home, for the appropriation Of an addi-
tional $4,000 for the insane asylum at
jacksonville, and for the payment of
school-fund and school-fund interest or
ders, hav epassed both houses.
AN EMINENT DOMAIN BILL
has passed the senate, but is being fought
in the house. The opponents of the senate
bill hold that no benefits to property in es.
tImating the value of property taken OF
damaged for public USE while the senat,
bill provides that such benefits may b,
taken into the account SO far as they arc
special and are not shared in common
with the property not taken.
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
providing for the current expenses of the
state government has passed the house but
is meeting with opposition in the senate,
especially among the democrats. The
democrats in the house mostly opposed
the bill on account Of some extravagant
appropriations for the office expenses
of the various state officers, but they wero
voted down at all points. Yesterday, in
the senate number of amendments were
offered, but every one of them was voted
| down, and the bill was ordered to third
reading. When it is put upon its passage,
however, the republicans will find that
they will have to submit to some amend
ments or they cannot command votes
enough TO carry it through
IT l. NOW CONCEDED
that nothing will! be done with the SAL
aries of circuit judges the bill fixing them
at $4,000 having been lost in the senate by
avote of % to 10, it requiring 2G to make
a constitutional majority,
THE ROAD BILL
has been laid aside as too long a Job to
take up during the hot weather. Some Of
the Judges ana justices in the state have
decided that jurics may be summoned in
accordance with the requirements of the
now constitution without any new pro-
visions Of law, and that land may be con-
dcmncd for highways or other public uses
AS heretofore, and II jury, summoned ns in
other civil cases, at the request of either
party, may assess the damages. If this is
n correct view Of the case IL j. not SO
very important that road law or even an
animal domain bill be passed this session.
The appropriation of 500 00o for the In
sane Asylum ut Anna, which passed both
houses ut the last session, failed 10 becom,
n law. 1t passed the house ou the last ia,
of the session, and was not rep ,rlcd en-
rolled before both houses were adjourned
! 1t did not, therefore, reach the goycrno
in the regular order Of business. Sine
| this session convened the bill la
been signed by the speakers OF both house
and presented to the governor, but hi
present impression l. that it do,
not come by proper Legislative author
| ity, and that he cannot sign IT. Thor
are some whisperin" of ScNlid"qgcrg COZ
ccrn ing it, but | am inclined to think III,
it has happened rs the natural result of II
perniciouS habit Of setting the time OF nc
journment week or Two in advanc
when it Is impossible to tell in what con
dIton the cuisines, VIII be in when Tia,
time arrives
The house has asked to adjourn Gnall
on Wednesday next but the senate h,
| not vet cOncuFrpl Ell \nyEs