The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-12
THE STATE CAPITAL.
WHAT OUR LEGISLATORS ARE
DOING.
Especial Dispatch to the Missouri Eepubli.
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

chilcu 10 oruer th's morning ny Senatu
whiting, leave of absence having btI
granted President EARLY. A Gull of til,
senate showed but twenty-three senator
prescht--no quorum. a rule Of the sen.
ate directs tina, lcss than u quorum ma,
adjourn from day TO day and compel tb,
attendance OF absent members" Undei
this rule Senator Cummings moved an ad
journment, which, under the rule wculd
be until tomorrow morning. This wa,
defeated and an adjournment, decidedly
out If order, until clock p. m, carried
or course no business was transacted.
In the house was presents bare quorum
and little business was transacted. IL
calling the roll of committees, to which
there was scarcely response, Speaker
Cullom took occasion to ccnsurc commit.
tees for apparent neglect of duty. lie
stated, truly, that legislation was much
retarded by the committees FILLING {,
promptly report upon bills referred to
them. This growing evil should be
stopped and 1t is hoped that the speakers
reprimand may effect so desirable q re.
suit.
Among the resolutions offered was ono
by Mr.. Alexander Of Crawford, providing
that no stakeholder In any railroad COM
pany shall be eligible to the Office of states
attorney, attorney general, circuit or su.
preme judge. This is another evidence Of
the peculiar views Of some members upon
legislative duty. A resolution providing
for the publication of two thousand copies
of the first volume Of the supreme court
decisions was adopted.
Mr.. Seaman of Cook referred to tho
fact that convict labor had recently been
let out on contract for tho purpose of
manufacturing galvanized iron roofing.
This, he claimed, would directly interfere
with manufacturing Interests in the
branch referred to in Cook county and
vicinity. He was not so much opposed to
the competition in manufacturing interests
by means Of convict labor, when such
competition was general Throughout, the
state, and not discriminating against n
certain locality as in the present case. He
offered resolution instruciirg the peniten-
tiary commissioners in their contracts for
convict labor to interfere as little as pos
sible with manufacturing interests, which
was adopted and similar resolution was
in the senate offered by Sen.
ator McGrath. Several new bills were in
troduccd. Judge Bradwell, husband Of
the Chicago legal News, offered II bill
to authorize the election of women to
school offices. 1t was ordered to first
reading and will doubtless soon como up
for discussion.
Mr.. Quinn's bill, repeating section As of
the fees and salary act, was read a third
time and voted upon. The vote stood 63
nyes to Is noes, when 1t appeared the bill
was lost by reason of a lack Of u constitu-
t'onal quorum voting aiiirmatively. A
motion to reconsider was filed. After be-
ing briefly occupied by routine business.
the hou-o adjourned until Tomorrow.
Among the more important bills before
the senate is ono intro iuced by Senator
Casey, providing for the abolition OF the
uffice Ut county superintendent of schools,
and TO provide for organizing county
Guards of education. We give SYNOPSIS
of it
The bill provides that from and after
Tuesday OF the first Monday in November
next, the office Of county superintendent
II schools shall be abolished; und all rights
# property, and rights ana causes of ac- !
ion, existing or vested in county supcrin-
endent,, shall thereafter vest in said
,ountv board Of education.
Tho county boards shall be organized rs
follows: The board of supervisors or
board Of commissioners of each county, or
4 ma GRITTY OF them, shall meet together a.
heir usual place Of meeting, Mt least thirty
lays previous 10 the general election in
November, 1873, and appoint three COM
petent persons, to be styled the board of
education Of said county. The members
of said board shall continue in Office for
utA 1T
appointed; and, in case ola vacancy oc.
curing, the said board Of supervisors or
board Of commissioners shall have the
power to fill such unexpircd term by
appointment.
Said board Of education shall elect q
president and secretary, who shall con-
linue in Office for period of two years,
and until u new board is organized, and
they shall keep record Of their proceed
ings and transactions.
The meetings Of the board shall DO held
at the county seat Of each county. Ihe
frs. shall be held Oh tho 80 day Of No
vember next; ard thereafter the board
shall meet semi-hnnually, on the third
Monday In juno and the third Monday of
November Of each year, for tho purpose
Of examining applicants for teachers GER
i6cates, which certificates. when granted.
shall be signed by the president and secre-
tary of said board, provided, that any time
when said board is not in session, the
president of the hoard, after careful ex-
animation, may likewise issue teachers
but no certificates so issued
shall DO valid for period Of time beyond
the next ensuing meeting Of the board
Each applicant for tescher's ccrtiH-
cato shall pay 10 tho tccretary,of said
bohrd tho sum Of three dollars, and the
secretary shall deposit the said sum with
tho county treasurer for the use of the
county; and shall also file with the county
treasurer written statement showing
from whom, and tho amount received
from each applicant.
The compensation OF the hoard is not to
exceed two dollars day to each member,
but members are 10 receive pay only for
regular meetings.
This, though 4 radical change in the
law, seems TO meet with general favor and
will doubtless pass.
The senate at its session this afternoon
on hour in debating whether TO
enforce tho attendance OF abseutees, and
finally decided not 10, as many had mis-.
understood the hour OF adjournment
Finally quorum was secured and bust.
ness entered upon.
AFTER THE PULLMAN CAR COMPANY.
The special committee TO whom was
referred tho alleged neglect of the Pull
man Palace Car company TO pay certain
taxes assessed against them, and which
was some time since made the basis Of
law suit, by reason Of refusal Of the COM
psny 10 pay them. By some error In as