, 1873-03-07
House Bill Reported to Abolish
the Two-Mi11 School
Tax.
The Alleged Stationery Steal Beginning
to Attract Attention.
Passage Of the Homestead Ex-
emption Bill in the
House.
The Temperance Question---Munieipal
Tax Bills.


lax Bills.
TEMPERANCE MEASURES.
SPRINGFIELD, March 6.-lhe Temperance Com
mittee reported against compelling druggists to
keep record Of liquors sold, and the recon-
mendhtion WAS concurred in The same Com
mittee recommended tho passage Of bill max
ing it uisdemeanor for public officers to get
drunk, and the bill was ordered to second read
ing The first drunk Is to be punished by tine
Of $40; the second will cost ego, aud the third
forfeiture OF the otHce4 Does this apply to the
General Assembly, Judges, and everyone elsof
=" TIE LIQUOR LAW.
Nr. Arnheimer, President Of tho Chicago
Personal Liberty Loague, is lobbying for mod
ifcation Of tho laws regulating the sale OF into1
icating liquors. His party. seem to have re-
eigned all hope Of ropea]ng tho law, and would
be Batished with striking out the hna!oto M4:
clause. but even that will not 30 aone. 4uo
law will stand.
TEE BToCK-yAnDs.
The Senate Special 6tock-Yard Committee e1-
poets to loaye for Chicago tomorrow evening.
JUDICIAL APpoRI1oSMEST.
The Souato ordared the Judicial Apportion-
ment bill reported from the Committee TO q
third reading without amendment: 1t has H.
ready been published. With full Senate mud
House,-n either arc ever full, There will be no
trouble about it's passaSe-
TIE BcuooIrTAx.
Mfr. Snow, Chairman Of the Education Com
ruittee, reported back bill providing Tor the re-
pesI Of Section 63 OF the School Inv, appropsl-
sting the proceeds acSaos S9 IL wss 1a1 op 1pE
posed DOS ''tp to the repeal, as il would de-
prive' @ tho school-fund o{ $500, 900 year; Mr.:
Director favored the bill on tho ground that
recent Of the tax was lost In the COLLECTION
and per cent went to the superintendent OF
Public instruction. Mr. snow moved to reject
the bill, which was lost, by a to 66, and it Wes
ordered printed. ..-
TEACHERS QUALIFICATIONS.
A majority OF tho same Committee recon-
nended that tho bill striking natural sciences
ont Of the qualifications for teachers be not
passed, and 3 minority OF the Committee recon,
mendcd that it be passed. The House refused
to adopt the majority report, and the bill was
ordered to second reading.
THE MUNICIPAL TAX BILLS.
House bills 10 and 800, relative to the collec-
tiou OF municipal taxes, arc in tho Senate. They
passed the House without difficulty. and as they
we're in ol1nrge Of Mr. Rountree, Chairman OF
the Municipal Committee, he deserves whatever
credit is due for engineering them on n 1nS ~
entitled to the came need Of praise for arduous
Hwrestling with his Democratic brethren.
THE COPYING cHARGEs
The Committee appointed to investigate the
OF State Rummel has not reached conclusion
vet. but will report in day OF two.
-.-- USELESS VISIT.
Sam Ashton and John Crawford, Cook County
Commissioners. are still here. They are inter-
eated in Ashton's new Court and in opposing
Kchoe's bill to put them oat OF Office Ihey are
doing no good Mr. Root ia worth ten Of them
for practical work with q Legislature. He un-
derstands the business. They don't They had
better 70 home.
TypEEgEa.
The list published yesterday OF amounts
charged to committees, impeued the Chalrmen
to Investigate tho bills against them in tho Soc
retary Of States Office. The document was InI fur
mittee, and was copied while ID tho hands OF that
Committee for publication. It is oiiiclal. Some
Chairrnen say they never received stationery,
but furniture, as charged to them, and
al are put down at a. 49, do.un 10. o11Gs Ms
Rountree, Chairman of the Municipal Committee,
rose to : question Of privilege this morning.
atating that be had voted in the Committee and
in the House against drawing any stationery
from the State. He bad not drawn % one cen. n.
tionery charged to him, or to the Committee on
Mines and Mining. He believed the correspond
ent Of this paper was misinformed, and % q
man his indignation Was excited to the hlghest
rise and explain" but he did not intend to ex-
that the money charged to. tho gentleman
from Cook (Rountreo) and the gentleman
frnrn. Grundy (Kay) YVES for furniture supplied
- tha;~ 1ocn The money iB charged to the
;tta. ~ 'u9u 4so+v;tl,standinr and the furniture
Cou4lnatt9oo,, "i,1oo,.;.;t;on ~ rho Chairman
"as nuPpaou ~ =; aha-oo3 nra;nat thc Com1ni-
49, r. t1oaa mt seou1 to mako much difference
kooo. ~ - frrnit,,ra nr atationerv az the
WAeLae! ~ ~ 1..a5 v;th a9n7 villa Mr.
| Committees are charged "ltn S<gt1 WITTY ~ :;
| Raw gave his opinion that S4o Woulo Pay ~ luf au
the furniture IN tho room. VI cou1sy, the Cnal1'
Tnnn ara in no WAY implicated, but there ls q
.a+r 1oouo aonewhere and the money il
| eSAo" ;,t +Ia C.nrn,nitteaR AZ uubliahed
| Mr.. Connolly offered resolution to investigate
matter and ask the Secretary OF state to
niah detailed o. a3d II ote
y expenses. sns Mr: Moore, Of Marshal, explained
that he never drew but about 9ls for stationery
though he is charged With $le2.25 ia en ottic!a
document. He says they got some Little 1afnt