, 1873-04-29
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Eo Quorum Yesterday in Either H0ESe
of the Legislature.
Bpecu1atio11s on the Subject OF
Railroad Legislation.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

dTed RnQ eioVenIN Qa1 Oh tue sooa4ous allN AnoAe
is not quorum in either House. The General
Assembly grows gradually small and ruinously
less every week. 30 that, II the session lasts much
longer, it will diaintegrate and fall to pieces one
of these days. Payday comes on May l, 80 that
there will be quorums for two or three days this
week The clergymen who invoked the Diyiue
blessing thie morning Ind small audiences, about
one-third Of each body being present. From
Cook County there were two Senators-Dow and
Williamson-and four Representatives, Bradwc11,
Ferrier, Rountree, md Ed Taylor, the latter
being far more assiduous in his duties than
members elected by the people. There will bo d
scattering at the end Of this week, adlournment
or no adjournment. The House did some iile-
gal business, jumping bills out Of their order,
End otherwise indulging in fantastc leglsaf,49n; 4
Speaker, who very properly refused to 40 . 1usl-
nN5s without q quorum. In the a senate tnofe
we've twenty-three present, and it ad]onrneo'
TIE RAILROAD BILL.
IN the chances rropouderate in any direction
the[ m are in favor Of the Senate receding, and
pasaug the House Railroad bill straight. sena-
Tors AZ thoy will leave tho responsibility with
the House, Just as il they can do so-as il they
sibi1ity by an excuse 80 lame. A better justih-
cation for receding would be that, unlesss they
did so, no railroad bill would pass, and
that they prefer to swallow Alloy 13 ths fSe Gb,
nouous 80, eecnons rathet tnan 1a. a,,a Aiu 70 4o
whole p1lt; Elsn. aa"s soonas1o - ~ roaaJa 9fThat
they will be Forthcoming before the end OF the
week is not improbable. Mrs Dunham intends,
if he gets tho opportunity, to reply to Mr. hay,
1aking the ground that il the Legislature has
fle power to diyest railroads Of their charters
under the common law, which Mr. Hay admitted,
That it has the power to impose fines Tor viola
Lion of the common law; that if it has power to
ct fa na f%e ha on hut
tsoatar tp"tt i.,c1ndaa IA iasa
s''A'9' ''' ~ LATER.
Inc SENATORS VINO we're nele 1nlo moin9e' 9
and those who arrived since, have been specu1at-
h TO- qaaeo 90 o he sapsto
an15ondnnanfa IN tba House Railroad bill. OF the
nineteen VINO voted TO reialn inc 3 seeuons, ne;-
Tell WILL Fote aEalnsE 1ecou96 ou 6gueial ptineF
s snG aus ao a to-
n Conference Committee, and amend the sec
3;one Ynnnebiood Who voted on the other
SIDE, VIII vole 70 1eceuo: - 1gnl a. taH po ao
certaanea to-n8At, II VII! po u1lucut " eoeno
& } Necessary 70 aeeGps p
cluded.
> sppc1Ar, 1Ea1g1Ar1oy.
SENATE ~ ~, pas5Sa - .n pa;iaea5 - =, as1
Emcaeo LaaJotIe @ E+nct1ta. ~, ~ 90
iVincennes Road, having received the Governors
signature, will be law in July. There are grafe
x7ouhts nf the cousttutionalitv OF the bill (which
..a5 ro~ ror+ior1or r,7,rnnea and heinp in
passed 1or paisicuiIt u = ia oa5ara1
Een.onans .aaar 49, ts E a3pyaean;no o1ovisions in
xalculabie mischief may be wrought. The bill,
rs passed, reads as follows:
"A R,r1 for an act to amend an act entitled "An sct
nnr ~ or1,nizad Tor tha nurpose Of CONSTRUCT
mo d 1riiwaye maintaine and operating tie same,
prescribing sn defining sas duties ss5 and
fzaa + annroyed March /. i872,.
sr1oY Be It enacted by ths Peopze Of the Stats Of
Ths& ;aacian 81 Of an act entitled NHn
49, r. rny3de for the incorporation Of associations
nav be Organized for tho purpose Of constructing
sss55s ~
Eo1oa 1a Thst an ao entitled IN act to amend
an set to provide for general systcn Of railroad IN
81 lsS1 and also al Of an act entitled act to pro
xide for general syptam Of railroad interpretations"
approved Nor: 1s4e except the seetton' Or @ q
he q thiz ac be- and the same aEe hereby
ss state IN relation to railroad corporsons and The
powers and duties thereof far the arc not
With the o. tS se shs re-
fio,s organzed under this act The repeal Of the aca
and psrs Of acts mentioned IN this section shall not be-
t al II co ford or attempted to bo
formed under such acts, or parts Of acts, notwtth-
Standing anv defects or omissions in their articles Of
This nc be entitled to proceed thereunder and have
I'll the benents o! ILLS ncL aio a. suto W
that have adopted or nat w aau. s th ~ ~. n
1ecalen feH H. ana roT, tha Gate ~ e no Of tber
rasnecVe arc1ea Of sssocinon. And the xng of
ttc fcrmni by any such corporation shall have tie
ssne effect as il fxed by the Gengral Assembly: Pro-
uided that a coIpotaons to which this act sha app
shall be held liable ios, ana snan 49, oa' % anu
~ a.a1 49, E. ~ +ha hancft rhefhcr
pehai, OF ~n1cn lucy nave lecelsea .ao oeG. - ,
euc1 W IT, -. A1 ~ ~ ,nirad ~ hsd s+tennta5
contract or conIaets Was & ~ - o ~ Gtt -
La organize, unoef tln detleiaA .ma ~ @ @ ~ itt
-1l1note OF Hot W!tlueI ea4o eotaes "os W. ItsHs
ot Ta5 Work and labor done. OF Mn!etaals
freight upon sucn road, OF uP9n as n, usef co n9a1
r.+,on b,a nr does, take possesaton Of
;pr use such right Of wsy, labor Or material
furnished BY other persons or corposaions it shall
evidence o. suen @ 30 mo ~ susn