, 1873-04-17
HOUSE.

Prayer By Rev. Mr. Hnle.
sTATE REVENUES.
Tho Committee on Finance reported tavoraDAy
House bill to provide for tho necessary roVenues'
for State purposes, with amendments.
The amendments wore adopted, and the bill
ordorod to O third reading.
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.
Senate bill 415, Tho Railway Construction bill, |
was read second timo.
Mr.. JONES offered an amendment, providing
TINT companies ahall fulfill contracts made BY
them. Adopted.
House bill 500, to repeal tho act III relation 10
tho Clerk of tho Donrd Of Supervisors or Wlnho-
bago County. paased-yeaa, ITO; nays, U.
THE Road LAW.
Tho senato resolution providing for printing
the Road law, was taken up and amended by PRO-
viding for tho printing OF 12,ooo copies OF .no
Inv TOR counties uudor township organization,
and 5000 for OF her counties, and as amenaea'
adopted.
THE RAILROAD D1LL,
House bill 574 WAS taken up.
Mr.. WALKER offered all amendment ant'aor~
izing railroad companies to carry large ao.lns NJ,
Mr. HAWEB moved that it bo laid on the ta-
BILE. Cnrried-yoas, II ; nays, o..
bfr. GORDON oTored an a1nondmons autifati1-
ipg special ratoa to farmers for tho tEanspaeta-
tion Of stock III large numbera and falm prodaots
In largo quantities. manufa oturng materinls,
| agricultural implements and supplies for sta
oN Mr UAeSERLY moved TINT tho amondmen ont
DO laid upon tho tablc. Carred-yeas, II;
IL. YIIAW offered an amendment to Sec Lion
| q. providing that nothing in said section Hl1all
proyont railroad corporations from charging. tho
| eame or groator rhte to points between tilelr
tormini tlsan iB charged to either terminus, Waen
tho rate to such terminus is fixed by competition
with another railroad having tho hano sefnalnos'
lii. HOPKINS offered an amendment apply
ing the principle of communication to freightS.
Mr. ARMSTRONG Q4asallo) moved to strike
out tho section undor Observation-Disclosures, 3.
Mr.. MCPHERSON moved that tho motion to
strike out be laid upon tho table. CarEiod-yosa,
Mr, bHERh1AN offered an amendment author.
izing tho Railroad Commissioners to permit
special rates when tho public interest might be
subeeryod. Tabled. :,
1ir. RAY (Grundy) moved to reconsider the
vote lY which the amendment, authorizing rail:
7 rnad compauieH to sell communication or ], ,0ul
! mile tickets, WAS adopted. Tho motion wa
iii. MOORE (Adanas) otfcred All amendraen
tn Soc. 4. fixing the rola1ty for first oHonEe o
$1,000, aud doubling tho penalty for each OIL onh
Mr. MORRISON offered Q substitute prt,vid
ipg fiuo not exceeding 81 900 for first offtnse
not moro than $4,000 for second oifenss. anti No
: moro thnn $4,000 for the third offenno, %is
q not moro than $4,000 for Zach succsedln
i ofronso Laid on the table.
i An amendment was adopted making tho pona
:, = tioa apply to discrimination In receiving an
\ handling freight.
t adopted.
l. the sctedulo OF rateB fixed by tho ConniBBlon'
!" to bo published III Chicago newspaper inRtos
;, Of Springfield. Adopted.
!" Rocess ILL half-paat 2 p. m.
= AFTERNOON SESSION.
CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES.
II Hos,He bill 474, to consolidate the otice8
u Collector md AsaeBsor III counties not und
II ~ township organization, paasou-Yoa5, 96i naYs,
:. RAILROAD HILL.
VI Tho House resumed the conRidcrlt1 On OF Il
or Mr, GORDON moved to strike o'at Sec
ch Which allows tho. Commissioners to fix latou.
Cd h1osHrs. GOLDEN, DUNI1AM, oRAMEoA
~ y; and Mo ORE {Adsnis) spoke agasst and Moss
- COLLINS and SHAW In favor Of retaining
lea section. Tho motion to ntriko out was le's'
da yoaa, 2A =; nays, %.
he eoo, 10 wis amended by giving quits 1tntt
70, tho provisions OF tho law precedence IN
~. ~ courts.
ILL., Mr. DUNIIAAI moved to strko out thu cia'
gency clause. ToHt-yoaH, "a; nays, ~.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG {I4aHalle) oiforod tho III
on ahue Sonata bill as uubstitute.
~ blr. HART moved that tho substitute bo
nv upon tho tablo. Carriod-yeaa 20; Nays 81.
~ Tho bill was ordered to third readiug-1
08; nays, a, ~ followB;
YEAS.
Alexander fCraw-Qrilloy, Ntco,
nat ford}. lIartt ltatley,
nv | Alsxkuder thtont- Harvey, 1iaukins
49, Ronlcry,. liawcs, nay,
A,n,s'0s' IM' noi!es Eogsrs,
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