, 1873-03-10
Tbe Railroad DialS--Passage Of tho
Lake Front Repeal Bill
Fery Doubtful.
Reuort Of the Special Com
mittee on Taxation Of
Railroads.
proposition to Adjourn from April 5 to
Nov. 20.


morning. recommending the passage o1 the DILL
prepared by Mr.: Hudrup, providing for criminal
sc,ion against any officer agent, conductor, or em
pIoye Of any railroad company charging or receiy-
tnc more than the fare prescribed by 1aw. The bill
WITCH hns been published. allows the arrest aud
arra;gnment before Justice Of the Peace OF
railroad employees violating tho law: The bill
vas ordered to second reading. The same
Committee recommended the passage Of the bill
repealing the law of 1853 limiting the liability
Of railro.ds for killing persons to $4,000 each.
It VAS also read second time.
The Legislative Farmers' Club Committee on
Railroads havo decided to adopt bill prepared
By the Attorney~General, providing that no rali-
road ehall charge more for q less distance than
for greater. and that when company snail
charge different rates for carrying tne a@ 5ane
class Of freight for tho same distance on d1tier-
ent parts OF its road at the same time 1t sha! be
dcemed pri1na facie evidence Of unjust dlscr1mi-
nation- It was introduced by Senator BALDWIN,
and tho intention is to have it referred At the
proper stage to the Committee on Agriculture.
RAILROAD LEG1sLAT1oS.
Tho railroad question ia getting very much
mixed. 4 feeling Of distrust Of the regular
committees has sprung nP R,on13o9 b Wi'nSas Sas
1ecided to superseda them by commit
tea Of its own. The result is easily to
be- seen. There will be antagonism. Ths
bills of the Railroad Committees VII be opposed
BODY else, and, between the two, legislation will
faIl to the ground. The zeal on this subject is
overlapping itself, and bills will be passed with
ont that careful and mature deIberatlon which
onestiops Of such importance: demand from the
nrudent Among the gentlemen appointed on
fhe Farmers Committee is Senator Strong, the
friend and champion Of Mr. Morgan. Now, Mr.
Strong is an excellent gentleman, and undoubt~
adv sincere in hiB efforts to regulate railroads
but it is strange that the farmers, who express
4 holy horror Of any man in any way connected
with railroads, should select Mr.. Strong
II one Of their Committee; when, on
nnaer the head Of AZ Plymouth, Kankakee & paci~
&c Railroad Company" there appears among the
iist OF officers tile name James q. Strong, 1reas-
ure1. Dwight, Illinois," That means Senator
Strong. OF course, this is no d!scredlt to ar:
strong. but it is curious the farmers did not
know OF it.
The Lake Front bill introduced by Senator
Reynolds is stl N the Committee on Nnnsipal fsM M
Of the bill, dwelling upon the proprety OF taking
sxay from the Common Council the power Of
executing the dsed il h;3s the 'n3rnehens 5[r 1ems
should ss bea be bst. removed H' tn city mr.
dec1ined to fulfil it's part Of the contract, it
Tonld forfeit $500, 600, the unpaid balance Of
the eso0, 900. The Committee had voted unani~ nj
nously to recommend the passage OF tne oin;
Int Nj, Jewett made visible impression, and
eeemed to convince some Of the Committee that
It wonId be simply absurd to pass an act that
would be null and void. Consequently, final &C
ton was deferred until the mex. mee4lu9 " tno
Cnn,mittee, though Senator kehoe made des-
nerate effort to have the bill reported immedl-
etely. eaying TINT Mr. Tuley and hlr. Jewett
acreed that the bill could do no harm one way or
s otbs5 t1s hnd uia ao was PREPARED to
fote then and there. The Committee, however,
ia not mind him, and his motion was not sec-
onded. Probably the bill will be reported favor
lblY, but it's passage is doubtful.
The Hon. John Til1son, elected IN the Quincy
District to I'LL the vacancy caused by Tue death
of the Hon Nehemiah Bushnell, vas sworn IN
md took his seat. He is Republican, his eiec-
ion being generally conceded by the Opposition
out OF respect for the principle OF minority
representation u
atr Inscore, Chairman OF the Ansceuaneous
Committee reported & substitute for tue Dill
providing for the appropriation OF the unknown
lead ror k.e purpose Of dissection, which docs
not Differ 1nateria1Iy from the original also, q
bill providing for the organization. !. Of Connty
Mefica. Boards aud a State Board OF Ezamlna-
ion. similar to New York and Ohio. Both bills
Fgre ordered printed.
EDusTn1AL UNIVERSITY
bill was introduced appropriatlng S4a,oau
Tor tho ostensiblo purpose Of completing the
improvements at the Champaign Industrial Uni
yergitr, and 1000 to pay the Secretary o. the
Bosrd Of Trustees and taxes due on land dona'
led by the United States. It is intended to retes
the bill to the Committee On Agriculture
PUBLIC BUILDING EXITS.
Tha Miscellaneous Committee reported against
sNu compelling the doors OF public buildings to
onen outward, when Mr. Walker, its author,
rushed to it's rescue IN speech WHICH aaseu -
Temporarily, apd 1t was oroe1eu ~ 10 1e''3 a ooe
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
NJ Qberlv introduced resolution, Which
vas laid over until "Wednesday, pror!ding tna
ths tTo Houses shall adjourn on April 5 untl
Nov 20. and that in the meantime the hal!roat
md Warehouse, Judicial Apportionment, and Ap
! propriation bills shall have precedence over al
others. It is unliksly that any gay tor adjourn
| 1neDt will be fixed Immediately, buta adlournes
aession is pretty certain.
LEGISLATIVE gWAFTE;6.
House Bill 300, nov in the Senate commune
On Municipal Affairs is in pTecar1ous cono1t1on
| ind its passago through the Senate depend
somewhat upon the SUCCESS OF the Judicial Ap
| po,tionment bill in the House. The Same is tru
| of House Bill 19,-tho curatire bill prepared b,
| the city officials in Chicago. Trading one hi
for another is always perniclous, ana enaanger M M
pe1ienced politician. Many OF the Cook Count.
| members deny any knowledge Of or complicit.
| In the movement to kill the Judicial Apportlon
rent, and if necessary. will indignantly repu
date tho bargain by which they were to rot
:! r;th the opponents of apportionment, SO as tt
carry Cook County measures.
| THE LOBBY.
Tho Cook County lobbyists huye returned II
Their homes where It Is hGP9a "a the fo
tLeu,. They can serve their country better thor,
than here, where they do nothing but eat an i
| Emoke. 4 country member remarked that, i
| any more Of them come, they will have ITO hlr
| tstean plough to carve rneat at the LELAND"
| WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
| Senator Kehoe introduced resolution DIRECT
| Ing the judiciary Committee to report bill civ
| ing women the right 0f suffrage.
no QUORUM.
There was not quorum in either House, an!
they adjourned after short short sessions a1t'
Monday, !.
| TAXATION OF TIE c. b. Q. B. r.
The Special Senate COMMITTEES on ta2atlon 9
railroads, Senators Castle, Cummings. a9a Aicn
Ison, have prepared report on the otsacago
burlington & Quincy Railroad, as follows:
IL shown that the total assessment Of thas MAJ
sne about 17e 149 Zone county not repozted N -
ste while the report Of the company ahoW' Pc;
I nsaent investment Of property Of So, ~, 4y4o;
he main 9e to be worth is ee hr.nnSea II
+: :hs to their indebedness {ant t;ey ls hss
add {14a 8l334 ovar e1pensas and interest 90 pono
the aggregate, though mostly new and undeselopee
hst report, II laarea the company paylng taAes
ora 4t a