, 1873-02-06
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
Illinois General AS
senb1y.
Large Number of Bills Offered In
Both Houses.
The Anti-MInority Representation Reso.
tlitjon Discussed In the
Senate.
Influences at Work TO Gust tlle Peni.
tlntiary Commissioners.


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9pse'af bftpafeh 70 1hs chseaQo 1Ttoans.
THE fES1fESfiARY COMMISSION
SpnrNaF1EIp, Feb. b.-There Ia a determined
effort being uado to oust tho ponitontiary Com
mieslouore, to make room for 9 few needy poll
ticlanB, aud applications arc alfeauy nled IN Tue
Governors Office. Among thom arc John II.
Daniels, of Will County, WHO waa boaten by
kone+or nronLa and doatrna sor1othtnr In sootbo
ha feeltng'' ": L.. Mnyo; momDes 39as o. u .no
last House, facestously styled Judge ia an
other. Thon co1noB Paul Selby, OF uuihcyt VINO
Int syitohed of when llo found 1t was no ,,se.
n-,,aro .~o o,.o n NJ Ram william, younc. IT.
tno.o .'o "4so ss,,' 49, 49, 1' r' n...'o 81,
Il. HeaKel, osia OuI1oe, AAu S"aP@i ous1 "na
The peniscptiary is aourishing under tho prof.
~ ,,a,ooonoont md tho aovnrnnr will incur
eAt "su.,,,.,. T., .o,ao,,,,,,, .,,a ,,,oa.
great responsio''.y ~ 'omo'ue sae pAaa
ent oomm'aa'oners oeeauao t"o ol tnem ula
demands OF hungry politicians He may rise
nat. 20 a., ~. he'd ~, ,1,o .a,,1o
n.o'o pe- ~, ~ ~.
TAx coLLEoT1oNe'
4 meeting of County Collectors was held hero
In in,rreaa unon thu (iouoral AeBombly tho pro-
- a~tsr,1t,,o Via t,n,o for t,o co1loctton
ptto's ~ eA''uuue w so ~. 's.s,s.s, ..,e,.
OF taxoa III aal countess 30 1nat ,ia'meia n''y
have tho boncas Of the spring marketa before
being called upon to pny their taxes. MeBars.
navnoond. of T,ana,le. Perry. Of Warren; Olsye-
iand. Of Adaula: West, Of Macon, and Ray, Of
T;vinnetnn xvcro' n,ado n f7pmfnltten to confer
With Ia hoVenuo Committooa Of tho General
napannh1v
= FEES AND SALARIES.
- IL ri III, - nor,nit man or wonon to prac-
In Dnn
ino certificatos from District Attorneys. It was
tabled.
Tha aams Committee moved to table Hopkins
bill recurring al Prosecuting Attorneys to have
nolly thought tho class OF metz now holding the
ofT;co - Prnaecntfnr Attorney were generally III
ferfor to their brotLor membors Of tho bar and
he Lnew onc casa whore Il man YaB elected who
never VIVA in Court BEFORE There yos a
general concurrence Of opinion that tho Prose-
eutino Attornoya Of tho Etato either did not
know how to do their duty, or, knowing 1t, did
not do it. Tho bill was transferred to the Ju-
SKELETON MAPS.
Tho House dccidod to bny 800 akeleton
maps Of the State for tho use Of tho Judicial
Department Committee.
The roporting proposition received it's final
uuietus bv the Forrier resolution being unanf-
mouely laid On tho table
NEW ooMuIrTEEs.
on Gsme With Hopkns in the @ ehar and ono on
Cemetery, with Loomis In the chair, to look af-
ter the graves Of five members OF tho former
General Assembly who died in the city and were
buried in now disuaea graveyard.
The Militia Committee will report In favor of
giving $4,000 towards tho completion of the
Antietam Ce1notery. Tho amount asked is
.s7,804.
THE ooprEnAs GREER DAM. ri,
The Canal Committee reported back the bill
appropriating s200,000, three.tenthB Of . mil
tax, and tho surplus revenues OF the canal altar
pnying the Chicago lien, to construct 3 lock and
5 fdn tt f. 95ss Ss wS ns 5 s 8
miles OF nav1gable water, The lock ls to be $50
feet long and is feet wide The bill WAS read q
drat time and ordered printed.
THE rubLro LANDS.
The COMMITTEES on Federal Relations recon-
mended the adoption Of the resolution instruct
iug senatora aud Congressman to vote against
al appropriations Of the public IanlB, or the
loaning Of The honda Of tho nation, for the bene,
to lay on tho table, which was lost :
l2e to i, the four being Hopkins, Iuacoro, 0lo-
eon, and Wicker. The resolution WAS made
concurrent and adoptedt-;yoas, 1M; nays IL Il.
Sylvester, Wayman, Wicker, HopkinH, Inscoro.
st1SoR1rY RErREsESTaT1oN.
Senator Canheld's amendment to the Consti-
tuition providing for the abolition Of minority
fGprGAGn[atlQn came up III tlo bVeClAl OEu9F Rs
II o'clock. Mr. Cauflold donied that lie brought
forward the propagation as q party measure, an
chargei by tic Chicago Times Ho thought
any person who analyzcl the vote Of Tie
last election would see tllat it did
not affect parties, The division OF parties
would be- about equal iu either case. It was not
brought forward as party measure. Tho sub
ieet Ind not been discussed in this country to
1ny e1teut before It was aloptod by the State.
With tue exception Of articles in TnE Cn1oAae
TaIpuNE md Times, and q slight discussion in
England there waB no discussion on tho subject,
md he yenturod to say that ninoty-nine one:
h1ndrodthy Of tie people mover hoard of tile
principle WHOM they voted upon It,. The discus