, 1873-03-26
Passage Of tho Road and Bridge and
Jury Bills in tho House.
Bill Passed Relating to County
Aid to Railroads..
Debate In the House on the Railroad
Prosecution Bill.
All tho Railroad Bills to Come Before the
House To-Day.
t.ctat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
spn1Nor1Etp, ILL.,, March u, 1878.

RAILROAD pnosEouT1oNs.
Tho bill making 1t tho duty Of tho State to pro-
tcot oitfz ems who are prosecuted by railway COM
panies for refusing to pay moro than tho ratios
prescribed by law, waH discussed. Mr. Gordon
offered m amondrnont making tho provisions of
tho bill applicable only to cases TINT horoaftor 10
instituted.
Tho Cronkrite amendment was lost without d.
vision, and the Gordon amendment tablod-o0 to
80. An ament1rnent by Dfr. Durham, providing
that tho Attorney General should not dofond
suits hereafter inBtltutod, unless requested by
tho County Bonrd Of tho county whore tho alleged
violation Of la,Y took place, was adoptod-8s to
oo nIr. Dralwoll moved to Auspond tho ruloH
md order the bill to third roading, Mr. Hop
king moved to lay the bill and amendments on
tho table, which was 1ost-30 to II. Tho bill
"a amended WIS ordered to third
raeding, It is doubtful ii the bill as amended
will pass, mnny mombera believing 1t possible
that tho railroads can inatigato men to bring &C.
ttons and have thom 20 by default, 80 TINT tho
railroads can collect n tho damages claimed. In
the afternoon motion was entered by 1lr.
Quinn to reconsider tho vote by which tho bill
rms ordorod to n third roading.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Senator Palmer introduced n bill providing Tor
November. There is bill providing for tho
election in June. Wero it nos 30 noar the end
Of Tho aoeBion, gome Huch bill would probably
succeed. ..... ....
Tho sonato decided to appropriate to the Nor
NAL School Sdb 900. the proceeds Of the college
and seminary fund, and, in addition. 9lg,oog
yoar for running EXPENSES, and &C, DIG to liquid
ate indebtedness. Tho bill WAS ordered to q
third rcading. ...
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
This afternoon tho senato debated tho Town
ship Organization bill. 1lr. Burke, Of Maoou-
f1,aQ III n
would DO compelled to appropriato money to pay
tho interest on tho Courthouse bonds, which
tho county intends fighting. Pending the dis
oussion Of the bill. tho Senate adjourned
n1r. Dradwoll,- in his capacity as leader Of the
minority, introduced n resolution for tho mp
pointmont Of q Joint Committee OF Eivo to con-
eider tho question, OF adjoqrnmont, or rocess,
aud which bills shall previously DO passed.. Tho
House rofusod to suspend tho rulos.
THE JURY DILL
camo up In tho Houao on 11r. Dunhama motion
to rocommit, which was lost. Mr. lnsGoro
road accounts Of tho crime in newspapers, and
had expressed no opinion. to servo as Jurors on
the trial, believing that It joopatdized tho llb,
y no "na 1es f %
convictions. Mr. 1nscore, Of Adams. wanted 9
Jury law Of somo kind, aud hoped tho bill would
- paBs. Tho vote on itB passage was 80 to 15, not
Ian emergency yoto. The 81 emergency was strlkon
ouh' "lo 'no LII. p.,9s.1,s,,., pueeuu 49, ~ "
,r,o uo,,.. tolod - ,,aoa IL o+v,, h,,1 IN ,raat
uuan T. ~ " .ae1 ~ ~ H., atat Govarns
nont with tho emergency clause: It received 90
the bill is $4,000, including a5, 500 for printing
nu i.s hat.., t,,,t;,o ~. o,anrs 0oAAs "'0'A
pu''e @nlon6 eaunnan suu .,onra.ors
ra 11on,o III ,,or,m;+t;nr ra;iroada n noort,
Bago road-hods and personal property, including
franchise, to tho amount Of 100000 per mile, ii
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