, 1873-01-17
Yesterdays Proceedings In
the illinois General
Assembly,.
!: Gayeynor PaImer's Message Ordered
Printed After a Long Debate
in the Senate.
The Railroad Question Under Consla-
Grafton in ihe House.



TILE PRINTING QUESTION.
evs1yaru1D, IL, Jan. 16.-Tho printing ques-
.:on came up in the Senate, when Nr. Short
t.o,n the Special Committee on Governor Palm
srs Message, reported in favor Of printing 5000
non;es in Epclish and 1000 in German. Mr,
Tsn,pton moved to strike out 5000 and insert
. mn which was Lost, and then moved to strike
ont tie German Mr.. Sheldon contended That
uxas unconstitutional to print IN any but the
pnc1isl language, Mr. Archer, of Pike, thought
xh.t was once done could be done again.
The txo Constitutions wero the same.
Mr. Wait read from the old Consti-
tnton to provo that its language
M The subject Of printing was similar to the
new Constitution, and, as printing In German
uss done under tie old, it could not be uncon-
stitutionaI under the new. Any wey, usage had
sanctioned tho custom What had the Senator
frorn Champaign to say to that? Mr.. Sheldon
considered it poor argument, and thought that,
hetause the old Constitution WIS trnmpled upon
by former Legislatures. there was no reason
1hy the present Constitution, which was adopted
to remedy defects in ita predecessor, should
he violated. Mr.. Waite still thought Gus
tom had established tho rule. Tho object
nj printing was to disseminate Information
There T2s large nuHluei " 1ei tAtsA@ 'oeoAo -
his district Nne-tenths Of his voters we're Ger
Mans II it was good to print in English, II was
GOOD to print it in German. There might be .
Question as to whether it ought to be printed ct
Ill He wanted to sond copies to his German
friends 80 that they right study it in Their na,
tive language. He hoped and trusted they would
print in German. Mr.. McGrath had also GeE-
man-A1nencan constituents, who would fool in
suited by the presumption that they could not
read English. It was special legislation to print
in German, Why not also print IN FRENCH
Italian. Swedish, and Irish it they pleased !?
Did not tia Irish troops fight nobly in
the last campaign. The motion was compl-
ment to class Of citizens who desired no such
distinction. Printing in German was not ono Of
America He did not know Germans from Irish
IN this country. Hv supposed they were al
Americans. and, If not, they should be. Schools
Bcre furnished to teach English, which was the
language Of the country, and should be recog-
nizsd as such by tho Legislature The motion
to strike ont IVES lost by rs to H. and the print
ing Vas ordered.
RAILROAD MURDERS.
4 bill introduced by Senator Yaeger interests
railroad companies, in TINT it contemplates the
amendment OF the law Of 1858, BY which dam
sgea in Gases OF PERSONS killed are limited to
f5,000, and leaves it discretionary with the jury
= to the amount OF damages which may be un-
limited.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
Mr. Burke's resolution, looking to the I'M
prorement of Western rivers, Was referred; with,
out debate, to the Committee on Canals and
Rivers, after the Wabash and Galena Riyors
we're inde1ed, and Peoria and Pelin placed on
the list to send delegates. The Senators rather
made fun of the resolutions. Then the Senate
voted to sustain tho Constitution, by voting down
resolution OF Mr. Short to print 800 copies.