, 1873-04-02
Final Passage OF tho Bill Allowing
Women 10 Hold School
il. Offices. =
Passage Of Several Other Important Bills
In Both Houses.
Qualification Of State AttornoYs-.-J T.
rors' Fees-..J Justices and Con-
stables.

HpN1saF1ELD, april 1.-Thero waB some doubt
% to tho bill permitting Judges of Circuit Courts
outaide Of Cook County to BIT In that county, be-
cauBo, uudor tue Constitution, thoir pny could
not bo Increased during tlto torms for whiclithoy
wore elected. This objection was ratacd In COM
1nittco, and seemed inHnporablo until hlr. Waito
suggestod TINT as tho new Judges would DO
elected in Juno, it would bo competent to fix tue
compensation thoy should receive for geryicas N
Cook County before thcir election. That would
require m emergency clause in tho DILL whloi
viii bo 30 amended. Tho bill is olninently fh'f,
tho County Judges noed not go to Chcago II
they do not please their tinlo Will no pnla lor ~
. Cook County, mud tho docket OF that county
viii bo relieved Of its overwhelming burden.
An9ENTEE9.
j.. This is Tuoslay, and there aro a large number
.of vncant cllnirs III tho House, including many
.Thoro. Thoro is no oxcuao fol. auch Disregard
.,of their constituents rights, mid mombere who
:eudangor important legislation by 1ao1cGsap'e
,negligonco arc onttled to no mercy. 0n Thurs
decided for this session, and no member who
fools tho slightcst interest i'll tho improvement
Air. Sawyer, Of 1roquoi,', obtained loava Of ab-
ground that ho was looking afror hia election rs
;EupcEvisor, md could not return until tho yoteH
were counted. It was lan1o reason for betng
;away, running for ono office wllilo drawing pay
1fQm AnQtnGEs Iu0E0 HDTD Ukl9I6 al tuu HAAN
Fix as n1r. Sawyer, whoBe colleagues were not as
candid az Mr. Collins.
QUALIFICATION OF STATE ATTonNEyH.
Tho hopkins bill making It necessary for
Btate Attorneys to haro q certificate from tho
bill, unfortunately. cannot compel these oMcials
to 10 skilled in tho Bcionce Of law and will not
:uake Buperseleas losBos frequent.
FUNDING BOUNTY ORDERS.
The House pnsacd bill to enablo any county
which has heretofore, In pursuance Of lazy, con-
tractcd al indebtedness by issuing and dolivor-
lug bounty orders to persons who enlisted and
were mustered Into. Tho military service Of the
United sEates which remains unpaid, to fund
tho samo by isauing to tho lawful holders thereof
bonds, payable In such time, not exceeding
twenty yearH, as mny bo dcemcd expodicnt, md
bearing rate OF interest not loss than nor
more then 10 per cont per annln.
THE HuAwNEEToWN DITCH.
Tho bill appgopriatng 100000 for tho Shaw
ncetown ditch was reported baok by tho Arpro-
priatlon Committee, without recommendation,
and will take its ohnnceg In tho Houge.
GRAIN INSPECTION. ~
Tho Senate unanimously passed the William.
.eon bill amending tho Warehouse lnw.' Tla bill
has been published It provides for 1exibility
In the grading Of grain, fer Committee Of Ap-
store from any warehouse Of class a, for which
or representing which warehouse receipts ahall
lagc boon issued, except upon tho return Of
such receipt, stamped or otherwise ,plai,n,y
words "roglsterod for cancollation," and tho
tlato thereof; tile enid Commissioners to have
power to fix tho rates OF charges for the inapec-
lion Of grain, both into and out OF warehouse;
Epected, and to 10 collected of tho owners re-
coivern, or shippers of such grain, in such man.
nor as ,Aho Comnisaionors may prescribo. -.
Mr.. Il otuaon, Of tho House Committee, intro.
abandon, but will not press, fearing conflict
would rosult in defeating al Legislation whore 1t
ia 10 badly needed. hIr. johnson mo1its praise
for hiB uneelsh sacrifice. I1o will do all ho can
for tho Senate bill in tho House, and Ills influ-
onco will undoubtedly secure it q safe paBHage.
woatAN'B RIGHTS.
The Senate, not to be surpassed by tho House
in ganntry aild devotion to tho fair sex, passed,
by 70 to 6, tho Bradwell hill to authorize the
. election OF women to school Offices. It reads
;as follows:
Illinois, represented il tho General ssem1y, That any
,oan nnr1e or sing9 sf hS ngs e. a. grars and
a spal orsi or sipecial e schoo 81 i q his State
oice unaer tic PROVISIONS Of thin act before sho
tiers upon tho discharge Of tho dutea Of tho onlce
such bon ahan bs binding upon her md her suroties
UsunY.
Tho Senate passed bill providing that poi
scent per alllum shall continNe to Do tho legal
ratio Of interest; that Judgments recovered bo'
III
cont from tho day the judgment is signed until
satisfaction iB lnado that ag high aa 10 per cent
mny be paid Oh written contracts; that charging
u higher rate than 10 per coub shull ovoko for:
poration ahall iuterpoao tho dofonao Of uBury il
any action.
JUSTICES AND coSsrADLEs.
The Houao passed bill giring Justices out
aide Cook County So q day for trialH and slightly
saiBing tho fees Of Conatables.
MUNICIPAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Tlo bill permitting cities to divert appropria
tious raised for specific purposes to other pur
poses passed tie House.. .....,
JURORS FEfA.
If tho bill which passed the House paases ths
Senate, Jurors in civil cases before juatices O.
Poacc, except in cases for tho condemnation o
private property for public 1tae, will be paid Il
cents day, aud in condemnation cases III /
day.
RAILROAD .su1rs.
Under tho 1,rot ont law actiDua against railroad
companies have to bo brought In thu count,
where the principal office IL located. cften cans
in bill passed by the HouHo allowing suits to bt
brought III any county through which the roast
runs,
ATTACHMENTS.
The Houae pnRsod tho bill providing tha
"When a writ OF attachment is levied upon IN,
real eatato In al,y cnso, it Blall 10 the duty o.
tho oftioor making the levy to file certificate O.
such fact with tho recorder OF tho county whera
HuCn lhNu III BltH1t0ut uHH 1IoilI uuu hlLcC LII
dling Of the aa.no, such 1evy shall tako effect o.
Ito the creditors and bona lido purchasors, with
put notice and not before aud whol
,any writ Of attachment Las been, or ma
be lowed upon tie stocks or Bhares Of al
CORPORATION, tho officer making tho leyy ehal
loavo or flo with tho Clerk, lToaanror, sooro
tary, or person having IN custody the books an
papors Of tho said Corporation, copy Of til
writ by virtuo Of which such levy is made, m
from and after tho filing or leaving the Bame
tho property shall bo considered as seized q
Levied upon, and shall be sold III Like mannor q
goods and chattola."
THE pEN1TEHTIARY.
Tho subcommittee to examine tho books Q
the Patlitontiary hayo received tho report OF tn
expert who acrutinizol tho entries made Rlne
tho present Naturalization wont into power Il
a.ateR that tho bookB arc perfectly kept, aud !
full detail, and that all tho transactions undo
investigation arc oloarly explained BY tue books
The aub-committeo on tho ltosenfell trado hay
examined tho gooia aold, and 1t i8 underatoo
will report that the State got their fnll value
Tic entiro ropnrt il expected eoon, and 1t
atatod will ba adverse to tho prosecution
BENATE DILL pAesEp.
The Senate ordered to q third roadng the bi
providing for q board OF examining surveyors
identical to the Poltzor bill beaten III tho IIous,
md tho bill providing tint tho 1nakor OF not
relating to tho purchase Of patent rights ma
have tic namo dofonso againBtit In tho poBBot
sion Of an assignee as LII possession OF the orig
4al payee, whioh Heo1ns to contrayouo tho con
1non law doctrine. .
COOK COUNTY noND Bill.
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