, 1873-01-11
Senator Voris' Seat Contested
by Apperson.
The illinois River Improvement
scheme"."0nly 1850, 1000
Required.
Tho LaU"naEcrs of Wisconsin, Indiana,
and Other States.

Special Dcspatch to The Chicago I1!bnne
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 10.-The bill proposed
by States Attorney Hcod to amend tho Criminal
Code, VAS introduced to-day by Senator Williams
son. It provides for capital punishment, and is
to bo warmly diso~sued.
Senator Hinohcllfo introduced bill, providing
Tint where insanity is put In ilofonce, the ec-
ousod, II found guilty, sLnll DO sentonced TO an
insane Asylum or the ponitontiary, in prooor-
tfon to tho enormlty Of tho crime. 1t virtually
AboliBhes the plea Of insanity.
Senator Casey offered d bill, providing that
whom application il malo for Il change OF yenuo,
tho State may flo counter ailidnyits, which tho
Court aGall consider.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Senator Thompson introduced tho bill pro-
pared by the Chicago City authorities, relative
to the collection Of taxes, which drew forth tho
opinion from several Senators that 1t should be
made applicable to tho whole State, when thoy
would voto for it.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
was hold last evening, the proceedings being so-
cret. After some discussion 1t wns decided 10
nominate 4 President of tho Senate aud au in
formal ~ ballot WIS taken. EARLY, Short Sanford,
and Hampton received votes, aud ballot was
rear. On tic second formal ballot, Iariy To-
Golyeu l8 votes; Short. .; Sanford, 2;
bttea a HAMPTON l. Tho result Is
who weae suro OF his election, and attributed
his defeat to q combination made by which
some OF his friends wero induced to abandon
MIN to secure Committees for themselves. His
nomination is compliment to Mr. Early, who
mado uttle effort to succeed.
The contest for the Judiciary followed rc-
eulttng In tho triumph of Sanford Of Knox,
which o., was "a entirely uncxpeotcd. Ho bent Upton
s;oa ana "atT Upton sot Revision" BY acs'9,ns-
cults" The following nornipntons wore r
then made: Finance, Short; Warehouses;, Will
iamaon Revenue, Burns; Municipal, Canao!d !;
Corporations, Jacobs Banks, Patterson Edu-
cation, Baldwin; Cannis and Rivers, Whiting;
Agriculture, Nicholson; horticulture, Cunning
ham; Manufacturers, McGrath Township Or
ganization, Waito; Feos and Salaries, Dow; Ex-
Mines and Mining, Torroll; Printing, Strong !;
Military, Steele; Roads, Cusey; ELECTIONS
Thompson Federal Relations, Sheldon Libra
Gt,rit Git.sTs; Kefornatory Institutions, Yeager
tiona. Henry Enrolled Bills, Yeagor; Geology
and General Miscellaneous, Hampton.
REVISION OF THE STATUTES.
bills passed by tho last Lcgislaturo
Administration Of estatcs, attachments before Jus
4tces Of tho Peace attachments In Courts Of Record
Attorney General and States Attorneys, bail basardy
pal corporaiona discount, drainage, droyers eject
ent, elections, ointment domain evidence md deposi-
detainer game punishment, guardian and ward IN.
soyens sorta. deet9ra 9nd executions urors
brands, mills md ers notaries paSc nasters IN
chaneery peattentiary, revenue, roads and bridges,
ssnoos' Specific performance Of contracts, ware
The tollowing-named bills had made proereBs,
but had not pasaed whom the Legislature ad-
journed:
1onnfs Msas and county township
County Courts, paurers, attaclrnonts OF boats and
vessels, venue police magistrates, policing Of rail-
xo1de, arbitration and awards estrays, mortgages.
The revisorB say that they hayo bills of Tho
following titles prepared and roady to report to
the present Legislature:
Abatement criminal Jurisprudence, Courts, Clerks Of
Courts c9Ionere Sheriff. alls and 1aiors rartitor
Public Accounts landlord aud tonant habcas corp1n
negotiable lnstrumcne.
It will bo aeon, therefore, that tho Judiciary
Committee will haro II fow legal nuts to crack
and the non-logal members something to mystify
thom. The revisors stato that thoso comprise
all but fdw matters necessary to complete tho
revision. foW of the old haptors, thoy think,
DO not need to DO revised mud they are also Of
this sesalon. Mr. Hurd ia alseady On tho ground
ILLINOIS RIVER 1aIrRoyEaiEyT.
Bono appropriation will be aBked for tho con-
e!rnstlon Of lock and dam on Tho Illinois River
Copperas Creek. Tho sum desired with which
1p mako ttla. contract for tho work will DO
saj1 a9Eat stoo oQ9 It IL not cor!ain what amount
Wll actuaily be asked for, but thnt sum
Nonld 7of, nearly cover tho whole cost. An
otner e. proposition ia being discussed, It s that
Tue eta1o saA appropriate at this time 5000, 900,
and tax oi fonr-tcnths Of mill for four years,
Tl1ch Ide nv you'd produce about 100000 year,
s6ooooo IN all and tlst tho rovonno of tho
canal estimated at Sl60 ,0o0 yoar for tho four
n n In ,1fa5A
tho construction Of dams, and flint tho Goncral
Governments be n.luced to Bpoud the $50. 600
asked for III n bill nov boioro Congresr, for the
improvement IN : Of fhe ri riyer on the lock and dam
$l,750, oo0,-suiliccnt to build Tour locks aud
daina, ~ that arc necessary to mako the stream
nayfgable to its mouth,
CoSTEsTEp ELECT1oN
Iho place Of Senator VorcH il cOnteetdl .by
Mr. Apperson, his oppo2ness1for election, on tho
allogod ground of illegal 'vbt{ng iu three Of tic
counties constituting tho titstfict. Voris states
there s nothing in It; that tho notice OF tho
fore Justice Of tho pcaco instead Of taking
tho contest into tho Senate, which is the Judge
Of the qualifications Of it's own rlombcr.,, and
That the day in tho. notice for tic hearing was
appeas in tho Senate, but Mr.. yoria IN conidont
in his own integrity and tho integrity OF the COLI
atltuenta who voted for lin.
DISSECTION.
olA VIII Do introduced providing Tor giving
tho bodies Of tho unknown doAd to mnlical col
lagos for disHeotion. A Himilar bill failol in lilo
last two Houses. owing to tho rop,1gnanco Of
many rural members to vote for wha. they con-
Bidcred descctation of mortal remainB. As
bodies will be devoted to scientific purposes any,
way, and M they aro now obtained s,,rrupli-
tIously, aud will continue 10 10 stolen, dis
section might nu woIt bo sanctioned and regl-
lated by Inv In this Stato,as it is in many otlorB
SWORN IN.
The oath Of Office waH administered III tho
Houno by chfof Justice Lawrence, tho only
who Was suddenly callol homo.
THE OLD STATIONERY arEAL.
The OLD stationery evil popped up Its head to-
Connolly, Of Colos, TO print 20U copioA Of tic
Constitution, for tho ino Of members, NJ thero
wcro mono In the Secretary Of Btato's ollco. Why
flioula tl'ero bo? 1t WIS n1nolNled by t1fundy,
of ColoH, to make tho number -bUD, and tllat wis
adopted, aud then 1lountroe Of Cook, moved to
include THO rnlos Of tho lIonso mil tho joint