, 1873-03-21
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

bill to regulate public WnrolionHcn, aud rrovld-
ing for tho inspection ot grain; also reported
adversely upon Boyoral bills Of tlAo saino tenor.
Tle Committee on Banks and Banding intro
duccd a substitute for the bill providing for tho
examination Of banks and publication of quarter
ly reports Of tho gnnto.
Tho Committee on CountfoH and Township
Organization introduced = bill allowing county
authorities to control aud dlnpose Of paupor
chlldron. Also bill ccding certain property to
tho Unitod Btntcs.
: By Mr. WA1TE-A bill to allow tho ro1oano Of
dowor rights Of insnno mnrrict womou.
I}y tho nnmo--To authorize CourtR Of Record
III this State, whom necessary. to order Grand
Jury.
COUNTY AFrA1nB.
On motion Of Afr. WAITE, tho voto by which
Senate lll 291, IN relation to the management Of
county affairs, Wae reoommittod, WAS roconsid
orel.
1lr. WAITE then offered n substitute for Soc.
a. With proyiao that it shall not affect
tion.
On motion Of Senator BURKE, confederation
Of bill and proposed nmondmonts was poBtponcd.
CONTEMPT.
On motion Of Nr. CUMMINGS, consideration
court, was postponed until Wednesday, noxt, att
O'Clock p. m.-nyes, 20; noes 16'
Senate bill III, providing for perfocting tho
organization Of colleges and in7titutions of loar1,
ing in this State, was considered by sections on
o Hocond reading, amended, aud recomlnittod.
FREE SCHOOL BYsTEM.
sonnto bill 16f, extending to MI tho rooplo the
bono1t Of tic froo school Byston of tho 8tato,
tjonator HINOIICL1FFE Addressed The sonnto
at length against tho systo.n Of compulsory edu-
cation.
Nrr. CASEY (nlcIcnn) offered nn amendment
providing tint parontB or gunrdlanB Of children
botwcon tho ages OF aud Il yonrs Bha}l COM
pei the latter to perform manual labor for at
loast twolve 1yoeks III the yonr, and In default Of
aucli duty bo fined not loss than SIG, nor moro
TAo ycns aud naya wero called upon tho adop-
tion of tho amendment, tho voto being 10 yeay,
Ths PRESIDENT voting negatively, the
Senator HAMPTON moved to amend by maxi
losA than e5 nor moro thnn s15. Lost.
Senator PALMER moved to strike out tho on
Senator BALDWIN. ita author, addressed tho
Senate at 1ongth in advocacy Of tho bill, and
Senator BROWN aud others in opponitiol,.
Fnrthor consideration Of tho bill WAS post
ponol until O'Clock p, m.
MORE NEW H11Ia.
by consent, Senator DOW introduced bills roE-
u1ati1,g proceedings in criminal cascs whore bail
is takon or required. Also bill rclnting to bull
aud security.
trade in obaoene litorature, nnd preventing tho
advertising Of devices for procuring abortion.
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
Senator CUSEY called up hia resolution aBIs-
ing Congress- to declare al1 railroads public hight
Mr.. CUMMINGS, made tha special order for
Thursday next ut o'clock p. m.
FREIGHT Mill.
Senate bill No. 857, preventing oxtortion and
unjust discrimination in ratios charged for
transportation OF freight on railroads wns called
up, but, OIL account Of o dofccklye printed copy,
consideration was postponed until afternoon.
Adjourned until 2:l5 o'oloclt p. m.
AFTERNOON 6ESSIO.7.
The Eonnto roHsAemblol At 2:i5 o'clock p. m.
aEcoSD READING OF DILr3
sonato bills OH Hecond roading were consid-
crod by scctionB soyeral being rocomnnittcd.
DoSAuUE's FREIGHT n1LL.
senate bill 257, regulating freight tariff, waH
takon up and pasaod-yeas, a.; nays, none.
SCHOOL BILL NtLLED.
Senato bill 164, excluding the honoat Of tho
ouacttng clause Sas stricken out by voto Of
yeas, 23; nays, Ii.
motion to reconsider failod.
...-. IsTEnrsT. ...
Bonnte bill 295 to rayiuo tho law in relation to
tho rate Of intorost, wns considered, and dobatod
at length, and ordered ongrossed for third
reading.
HOUSE.
Hlet at $50 O.. III. Prayer by the nov, Mr..
Gulo.
by 1Ir. JOIINSON-Amouling tho net in re-
gard to Railroad end Warehouse Commissioners,
and regulating warehouses.
RAILloAD BUTTS.
Tho judiciary Committee reported bill to de-
fno tho dutioy OF tho Attorney Gonornl in rola-
| tion to the dofe1,no Of persona prosecuted by
railroad companies, covering tho case Of the
Chicago g. Alton Railrond Company.
MIR. MCDONALD introduced q bill to amond