, 1873-03-22
Text Of tho Sonnto Dill to Prevent I'm.
just Freight Determinations.
Abstract Of the Report Of tho Special
Committee on Railroad Taxa
ti0n.
The Police Justice and Constable
Bill Vetoed by the Gov
GrnOr.


habitants. Two gentlemen on tho Committee
arc Interested in gas-works,-h1r. Brooks, in tho
Joliet Gas Company, and 1rr. Burns, In tho
Quincy works. Ihoy hold that 1t would DO un-
fatr to private partioa to bring municipal corpor~
ntions into competition with them. AZ amond-
Cd, the bill was reported favorably.
TIE LAKE FRONT.
Tho House bill rcpealing the Lako-Front act
was read second timo, undor a suspension OF
the rulos, but ono vote being against suBpen-
sion. Afr. Herrington moved that 1t be made
tho special order for Wednesday next aud 1t was,
when 1t will como up on its third reading, and
pass. ....
TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.
Mr.. Carpenter, Chairman OF the Committee on
Temperance, tho Fatlor Mathew Of Illinois,
uAs welcomed back to his "vacant claif" this
morning, aud presented a stack Of petitions ro-
questing moro stringent laws to regulate tho
traffic IN Intoxicating huids. The other sdo Of
eomo report from tho Committee on tho present
law 40 Mr.. Waymnn, Of Cook, will otfor a Horios
OF Wheroaacg and q resolution lnstruoting the
Committee to omergo from its rotroAt and spoak
up. When 1t docs speak, 1t will bo ngnnst any
o6ango TINT might III my way woakon or impair
tho law aa 1t stands. No direct voto waH
over tnken In tho Committee. Tho nuarost
1t came to an expression Of opinion waa on
ported buck With recommendation that It do
mot paas. Tho vote was -reconBiderod III Com
ittoe, and the bill put back In tho iio, whore It
nov remains. 4 majority Of the Committee, aud
a. ~ ~ III tho nno It ean n Its nroeont slime
''' '@~0 ANOTHER p1rcu,
Mount Carmel, Whito County, cent petition
asking tho State to conponsato tho town for 4
All they nak is s40,00o,-a nero trine. They bo-
llovo they are na much entitled to be paid for
their ditch as 6hawneetown, ,--and why not 1tis
VA '0 CONTEMPT NIT or COURT.
Mr. shnw from t1o Jn5;ciarv fommitteo
ronorted In fayor Of passing the Tra1woIi Con-
to4nnt n bill. tha ronort bo,5r eiened by oiuht
mor,abors Of tie comnittoo, Is followa SHAW.
pradweu, johnson, Rountroo. Golden, Sawyer,
half OF nino members Of lilo Committee against
TIM paasAno Of the bill. namely. Hay. Iseitze.
:grov' Ccnnoiv. Dnnham. Hito' Of Bt. Clnir'
1rnntronn NJ nr,nf1v flrnndorn ard Oninn
'17'e Xii h5a a1roadv hoon nnhliahn1 tn nrmcinai
aim being to dopriyo courts Of tbs bower Of p1n-
fshing editors Of newspapers for criticisms on
their official nets. Tho REPORTS wore nude tie
soecal order for noxt Thursdey, '''''0 ''''
w1rE-wu1rpEKo.
Mr, Duinn's bill to punish wifo-hoators by
public whipping, ,sas reported upon unfnyora-
h;y nnI fhn Honee concurrod in tl1o ronort by n
risinp yoto of 80 beiur n ma tority Of tLo Ho1,se
Mr. 6uinu moved to reconsider tho yoto. and
III. Morrison spoke In favor Of whipping bru-
mi mon who ill-troateil tho women tleY had
sworn to loyo> honor. md cherish. After sono
.pa1nyor. n motion to tnblo tho motion to recon-
sidor was lost 70 to 4S. On tho motion to ro-
,eonsider. the yoto was GS to a. AIr Shaw .yas
opposed to uoinp back to tho dark ages, It waa
INA onnuuE to have wiyoa henten by brutal
husbands. md yery likely the eamo
wiyos would bo the Rrst to inter
oedo aoainst tho cruelty and t1ispraco OF baylup
tho fathers Of their CHILDREN publicly diseracod
by whipping. Dir. Quinn desired to have tho
kho husband punished tho vito md cLildrou
eg we'll. but m application on tho opidoruia with
"a rawhido would giyo him somethip4 to think
about and remember. "AugoIs would smile
Aftor Mr.. Oufnn's eneocl. tho bill was behoad-
I'd. by Vi to IL
* TESTIMONY.
ihe genato bill allowing crimipals to testify in
4he5r own hnhalf wns reno, tod fnyornllv to thu
ToneeA and ordered to O SECOND reading
VETO.
The Govsrnor aent his maiden veto to tho Sem
t;cna r. ihn peacc' Hin raasnns nrc lint tho
Xii toatnonoa thc e1cciion nf T,,strca ana vnar
n rom R'1;1 apr;1 1a7s in connties unIlcr t6w,- y
st;n o-a,nr11;1atinn md M in tha conut;na
- f1756r TSf;n,Lo,r onI Cnrhor1nn5 tha
tcr,na ~ 3uat;cna axn2c in Anrjl' 1s7a md a.,
a,;a ~ ~ 1ap tal,a hona *,
taoa at;na * o. 1ro,,d 10 ,rt,Is9,t 1,ot;coa for
ao ~ tan ,roJ M 20 ,o tsr na oeot;o, ~
III ,ao.a;aa 10 o "'0 ~ ~ ~" A0A 'NA ~
ILL ''''"n'4'"' rur z,oner ,rpv pn1
uoa NJ, ;+a t,,,rd ronf3nr whnr Mr.. nunhom rnov-
"a " ;t ~ su = 4b ttnat Ee;n,, - Iii H.
~ 20 . ~, se ,,o o 70 ~,
tiats i,,ror lad rood IN ia na,"a.
t,,,ars a,s ocnnnf ~ thn commaaou of TN
epra pdtvo' ~ ~ hal fornoa an M onn;nn haacd unnn @
r,,mor or nowapnnor statements about the truth Of
wl,inl, ho had exnrosacd no ori1liou. If lie would
atato mon @ NH that ha cnd fmirly md ;m,nar-
tiallv ranaor n verdict In accordance @ with tic
iow Ind tho ayidenca. and tho Cart he satieflod
Of tLa trutl, Of tho statement, The motion pro-
vailoI-47 to aar-vhon Mr.. Dra1wel atatni tint
they could not convjot crininn1a in Ghica1o IN.
ior tho 1,rosnnt mt md moved to recounider lie
motion t. rocommit. which rreyo}icd~5H to in
M 1t IT, 70
nr innnoont Fiat crin'inala nn,1,i not he co,i.
yicted in Chicaeo was not tho fault Of tho INV,
tut Of tho Proseoutno Attornoyg. Such was tho
iaoisinn of tho Sunrano Court
M Hay arcnod tho nocoaB;ty of having in
tolllconco upon iurioa. and tho Loeislature was
simply o1orcising It's power to regulate tic nodo
Of asoortoinino whethor i,,rora ware ,mnnrtfal.
mn = LII Eli :. 2 ,a.tS-~1 =.