, 1873-03-12
Outlines of the Bill to Provide
for the Public
Printing.
The Illinois River Improvement Bill
Passed in The Senate.
Report in Favor Of Appropriate
ing ST. 100000, for the
New Stnte-HOl1sc.
Passage Of tie Judicial Apportionment
Bill in tho Upper House.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
ELECTION OF JUSTICES AND CoNsrADIEs.
SPRINGFIELD, March 11.-Tho aenato bill to
mako tho election Of Justices Of tho Poaco and
ConstnbloB uniform throughout tho State got
a2 votea in tho Houao. not sufficient for m
emergency, 30 it waa reconslderod and nado the
special order for TLursday.
sAv1Nas nAsrs.
Tho House talkod several hours on tho bill to
establish savings banks, reported from tho Com
nittoo, and than tabled it by G5 to SO.
CooK COUNTY AHsFaaou.
Tho Renatora from Cook had FREQ fight over
tho bill creating tho Office Of Aasenaor In thor
county. Messrs. Waito and Dow spoke
for II, md wero reinforced by Thomp-
non and Reynolds, whilo Williamson,
Kohoo aud McGrath talkod tile bill to death. On
ltB passage 1t got but 10 votes to 81. Tic usunl
motion to reconsider WAS entered, but 1t is bo.
yond resurrection.
JUDICIAL SALARIES.
The bi1l raising tho salaries Of Circuit Judgea
from $500 to $4,000 was laid upon tho uouao
nnHwEns' BILL.
Mr.. Lomnx'a mission to got bill passed to al
low brsw9rs md othors to reclaim M koss aud bot
HOUR OF MEETING.
Tho HouHc mill meet hereafter at 9:9o in tho
morning.
Mr.. Quinn introduced n hill prohibiting con-
viots from working outside tho wallis OF tho Pen
itontiary. -
MURDER TRIAL.
George III. Burch will be tried hore tomorrow
on the Charge of having murdered q man named
Kendall, WHO, in May, 1879, WAS engaged with
others In 4 froo fight In Tho town Of llliopolis
An attempt was n1atlo BY party to arrest tho
The question to be decided Ia whether Durch
Has ono Of tho posso.
rARposED.
George Jssn,nings convicted IN Madison tn
twelve years, was to-day pardoned.
VIENNA COMMISSION.
George schnoidor, Il. Z. Hall. OF Chicago, and
Edward Z: Ayers OF Harvard. were commits II
stoned aa Colnplim eutary Commissioners to the
Vicnna Exposition to-day. :
NEW HTATE-uoUsE.
Tho Senate Appropriation Committee has dc.
ea Cd to to tho appropriation OF
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION 1r1I.
Tho Deficiency Appropriation bill, providing
Tor the ordinary and contingent expenses of tho
State Government, was recomnltted becauae il
was considered too 1ooHe in Its provisions. It
allowB 5000 ap tho Governors contingent
fund, s1,O60 for hiH oflloo, stationery, repaira
Ic.; S5, 600 for the Secretary Of statos office;
printing and binding, and for stationery, furni-
euro, &c, ordered by' tho General Aasonbly.
T5E SE Of tho ropoaaa Ma now print
Ing laus sows that it differs very little from tho
law passed at tho Inst session. 1t ~ doubtful
whether the right to order printing ad ll6 to DO
conferred upon tho dlhoIont stato ohce1a
would not DO d temptation to indulge In unnoo-
oseary bloviating for tho Itch to sec them
selves In print-a human weakness would In
Auenee State officials, as we'll % ordinary men<
Thon tho bill provides That there nlan ~ ~ ee s ap
pngsgcd in Tho printing busuoss," to assiht the
Commissioners in counting tho work, and
thoso gentlemen are to RECEIVE .:e fe1fght efsat
e5sla arc employed 7? TSo present law allows the
ployment Of one 1nan at .ire dollars day, and it
worka very we'll Tho secret Of the now bill is
thnt two gent1omen-ono attached to the Au-
neetion With the samo dopartmen per~
quiaites under tho old law, aud cannot under
tho new.9 Now, they desire to draw So q day, but,
~ 1t would DO too barcfacod to amend tho pred
proat, now bill, continuing ..tho provision, ia
introduced If tho law moods amendment,
and there arc fow statutos TINT canuot
be iuaprovel,-let it bo amended, but not merely
not entirely dlsinterosted gentlemen. That's
what's tho matter with tho Printing law.
MUNICIPAL TAXES.
Tho fato OF House bill 800 still hangs In the
pAlaHc0} Auu N!L NoPGuH VI t1o totuut1 " coot
County toward the Judicial Appottionmont In
the House: Ihore IL no violent oppoa'tion to
House biil ~. tho Chicago curative measure,
which will bo npt to pass tho Senate IN satoty.
FARMERS RAILROAD COMMITTEE.
The Agricultural Railroad H Committee met lnst z,
evening and did nothing. Mr. Gordon, q t. tue
House, is Chairman OF tho committee, ana sen'
ator Caatle-a gentleman ol t4nch nn"nglsl ~ saent
The proprietor OF 0 banR n beAalp County-lf
Bcorotnry. Mr. Castle writes gooa nano, pnt : !,
banker is curious Secretary or q farmers
committed. -
THE LAKE FRONT =, H..
A{T, HqFf1NEt0U, OF 1AattG. introduced III Lllt