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,ct somo other roat}a TINT do not
!. ri to lo nfrnntnl 90 Limitation la n1lnnrliln1


want to DO Affected, so n Limitation s Appended,
restricting It In aucl, n mannor that It cannot
possibly npply to any but tho Tuncola cnao.
That was tho way With tho Connolly bill. Doing
too general # was re1cToa to tho ,, n!,,esy M1eney
and h1r. Connolly, nnl is now just aB effective
for tho cuf nloidod rs II tho caHo wore spo-
cilonlly set forth with MI tho circumstances In
q preamble. Unfortunately, this Is not solitary
oxamplo. It Ia npecimon Of tho mode adopted
to oyado tho Constitution IN a number Of 1neaH-
1lres now before tho General Assembly.
M1Non MINEnB.
Tho Houao passed. tho sonnto bill allowing
boya not under IL years. Of ago to work In coal-
mnoe. Tho amended Inv required thom to DO
Il years.. ,
priatiou billBs Southern Ingano ABylu1n, s45,-
ooo per annu until tho 1ortn wng 10 nishe
lu1n, JackBonyillo, 100000 per a'lu1n for ordt-
nary oxponsos, mud e12 500 per nnnum for To-
pairs; blind Asylum, Jaclaonvillo, s17,8oo por
nnHlm.
Tho sotato failed to pass tho Worllngman'a
bill, introduced by Mr.. McGrath, providing TINT
whom q workman is discharged ho may bring M
action for lia wages, II It ia not paid and 10 por
cont damages for tho Dolby.
coafMoN-cAnn1En BILL,
lilo Senate passed. tlio Thompson Common
Carrier bill, whicl, renaa rs follows:
That Whenever any property ts received BY COM
other. within or without iii. stntc, It shall not 30
lawful for G,c, carrinr to limit hIs comn,o-laW nb-
M xse to oxer 1c rOrry k to e sG 10
Of limitation expressed M tho receipt given for tho
property.
MASTERS IN ouANoERY
will DO Interested In knowing that horoaftor they
will bo required to roport ct the third regular
term Of tho court by. which thoy wore appointed,
statement Of tho money IN their posscsaion
subject to tho order Of tho Court.
HILLS APPROVED,
Tho Governor signed tic bill permitting mu-
nicipal authorities to fix tho aa}Area Of nlu'i!ei-
pal officers; also tho bill revising tho Inv dolln-
fg ths duties Of tho Secretary Of State, and tue
Bill ropoaling tho act incorporating tho town Of
Desplainos in Cook County.
THE JURY DILL.
Tho senato bill permitting criminals to toRtity
In tleir own bolln1f, II they 80 choose, vas Do
| featod In tho HouBo, having received but I'll
| votes. .-.
The Senate llll allowing rotarlcs public to TO
thin their old seatB passed tho House almost too
lato to bo Of any use, as most OF tho roappolnt-
ments lavo beon made.
waB showed forward ono step in tho House,
having boeu road q first tlne, and roferrod to tho
Uomu1ittoo on Claims.
SPECIAL AssEssMENrs.
| The Eonnto gayo but ninoteeu votes to tho bill
providing that in case Of special assesemonss
| made on p1operty which had been eubso-
quontly snhdividod, tho original description
should bo doomed sufficient: Tho bill originated
in Cook County, and probably mot tho fate it
1norited.
Tho pages prosecuted Speaker Oullom with a
eilvor-platcd coffoe urn, and Mr. Cullonl n1ndo
them pretty speech, hoping they, would never
drink anything stronger thhn the decoctlon
| brewod in sucl Vessels.
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION LAW.
Tho seuatc passed. tho biz revising tho Town
ship Organization law. It does one good thing I, In
soGs a ssgaF gSfns e RifSss to- s%aor es
BECAUSE 1t does not giyo thom representative
on tho County Board IN proportion to thols
population. Tho city Of PEORIA. for instance,
which contains more than half tho population
Of the county, and pays tiye-oightila of TUG
tn1og, Inns but seven mombors out Of board
Of twonty-sevon, two lcss than under tho oil
law. -.-
BrEo1AL AsBEsssfENT8.
Tho House passed tho Senate bill providing
that whon special asaossmcnts, lorlod Tor tht
construction Of drains, bitches, loveos, and otho
works. aro pnyablo in inatalmonta, 6slcll inBtal
meuta shall bear interest Mt 10 per cont Unit
paid. --
The Senate considered tho bll appropriatlne
e2O, 900 Tor repairing and furnishing tho Exeo'l
1.-Two Mansion, md It failed for want Of IN omor
yoe There were 20 ii99r ana
against IT. ae0 streon gaie Ma' out IN xe
form il viii pass tho Senate. Til
stato homestead is In q bad sllapo, but 1t !, !
doubtful If tho farmorn In the House will will
ipRly eiye tho amount asked for.
| RI0uTs or MARRIED WOMEN.
Tho House rccn!lod from tho Senate tho bl
allowing married women to auo md 10 Guod Il
their goparate business, bocauBo under ono o
tho sections ono family would bo entitled to tn
exemptions. It WAS returned to tho judiciary.
THE NEa1sTnY LAW.
!, Tho Senate concurrcd in Tho Houso bill repoa1