, 1873-04-11
The Amended River Improvement
Bill Coos Through tho
House.
Passage Of the Tax Collection
Bill in the Senate.
Text Of the Bill Fixing the Jurisdiction
:of Justices Of the Peace.
Tho New Exemption Law-..Tho
Water Works Bill.

"AtcT WORKS B1ll.
Special Dt.patch to The chtcaao tribune.
AAT1-MoNoroLY.
spnNaF1E1p, April 1O.-The House bill "to
lefine monopolioa in tho internal trade and CON-
nerco of this State, and discourage tho fo11na-
ion and continuance thoroof,'' passed the House.
Ehis bill, which has been published, IL intondod
% prevent railroad companies owning coal minos
from discriminating against coal mlnoa not
owned by railroads. It alHo includes warehouses,
expross companies, common carriers, &C., pro-
hibitlng unjust Discrimination.
THE RAILROAD ooN411TTEE.
Tho subcommittee Of tho Special Railroad
Committee havo boon trying ali day to construct
bill aud tho task Ia nearly tiniBlod. 1t iB I'M"
dcratood that the Donahuo and Connolly bills
were revised md SECTIONS borrowed from caoh,
go that they are now ono. This marriage, tho
committee thinks, will provo fortunate, ond sat-
isfy tho House. Tor tho Rnl1o Of lucidity,
estortion and unjust discr iminations arc troatod
Of In separate BectlonB. The penalties are
graded up to 1000, which ia tho highest,
nothing boing said about forfeiting franohisea.
Tho idea Of the Hildrup bill will bo cmhodieat
or aerved up alone. It clothes the Commission
era with power to dx rates for each road, q jury
to decide their 1casonablenesB. Tho work Of tho
subcommittee has to run the gauntlet Of tho
thirtoon, and, II 1t survivos thom. it will bo OK
posed to tho nino trying ordea!s Of tho Houae
md Senate. Some bolievs tho report Of tho
committee will DO oraciaed, but tho
to go homo, Which molli6oB everybody md pre-
Possesses them in favor Of almost anything. Tho
report is expected In tho Houso tomorrow.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho Senate hold an oyoniDg sesoion and read
bills.
RAILROAD FIGHT ENDED.
Tho Senate passed the bill relating to tho
fight between tho Chicago, Lafayetto 4 Indiana,
and the Danyille i Vinconnes Nailroads.
RIVER IMPROVEMENT DILL.
There Ia some prospect that tho Ooppcras
Crock dam will bo built yet, tho House having
passed tho bill apProopriatiug for that purpose
The net revenue Of the canal and OF tho lock At
Horny: Some Of tue oldspeoches were redelivorod,
hut nethor those against nor for tho bill hurt it
any, aud 1t won't through-81 to 45. Mcsars. Craw-
ford, Casey, Collins, oakwood,, Blskey,. Plow-
man, Froeland, Middlecoff, and Mitchell, who
did not vote for tho BILL yotod for its sttenuated
both absent, which il nothing new, but
tloir abscnce when such vote is takon Is IN in
excusablo disregard for the interest," Of thoir con-
stituentB. eenne was away too. Moore, OF Mar
tho misbohaYior Of 3 train which left him behind,
and for which he cannot be blamed. Golden. nh
other fricnd OF the measure, was somewhere
else. In spite OF tho unpardonablo negligence
Of itB friends, the bill passed, and wont to tho
senate,, whore It will meot with moro
kindly treatment than in tho House, and have q
pleasant passage. II tho bill becomes law
it makes cortain the improvement Of tic river.
Tho revenue will DO about $4,000 yoar, go
that tho 5000, 900 necessary to construct tho dam
will be realized within four yeara. The rovonuo
Ia to DO Invested In United States bondB until
100000 accunulates, when It is to be turned
noia River Improvement Fund, by which title 1t
will bn known. Tho river men retoluo at tho
prospect OF the bill passing oven In its reduced
conditions. This morning the Senate read the
bill the first time, whom 1t was reforrod to tho
Committee on Canals, which will report It back
in tho morning.
The House ordered to third roading the bill
;givng tho right OF way to the Chicago !; Pacific
Kailway through tho Insane Asylum grounds at
everlasting aido-track for tho convenience Of tho
institution and to carry its freight at two-thirs
the current rates. An amondment that the road
should agree to bo for over subject to all laws
regulating rateH was defeated.
DOUGLAS MONUMENT.
The House ordered to T. third reading the bill
appropriating s500D0 to complete the Douglas
monument, after striking from the Board of
&C Commissioners the name of Mr. Sherman, and
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Tho Senate passed q number Of itR own bills
| too lato in the session to do much good, un1oao
they arc Of primo Importance Ono Of them
/ provides that no Judgment rendered in actions
of debt or assumpsit shall bo reversed in the
: Supreme Court for more error in form, II the
: Judgment shall DO for the truo amount OF in
/; debtodueRs or damages; and another allows
/ .onvicta to DO takon ont Of the Pentantiary and
!them. This is intended to reach some convicts
:who have escaped tho penalty Of outrageous
scrmoa by conviction for q loBs heinous offense.
THE Knox COUNTY sEAT FIGHT
tcnTne up In tho Bennto on the passage Of 9 bill
:proyili.g that tho number OF votes cast at the
county seat election should be prima facia eyi.
.dence OF tho total number Of votea In tho county,
- majority Of which are necessary to change tho
Representative Of Knoxville, fathored tho bill,
which died Of want Of votes. It only got 10.
This ia o victory for Galesburg.
DEFICIENCY D1ILsPABsED.
The Senate passed. tho HouHe Deficiency
Appropriation BILL and State credtora arc happy.
JUDICIAL.
Tho bill to repeal tho net extending tho juris-
diction Of County Courts canaed a lively dis
cusaion In tho Houso, resulting in ita defeat for
Want Of tho constitutional majority, and tho bill
diction with Circuit Courts in civil oaacs to The
amount Of $500 in cases Of nisdo.
terms instead Of twelve every year
mittod and will ba reported back in tho morning,
whom ono or the othor will probably pass, The
bill fixing tho terms Of holding courts in the
now circuits passed tho House.
WAREHOUSE Dull.
Tho Williamson annAte Warehouse bill, pro
viding for floxihlo grading, for m appeal from
the Inspector, and for cancellation of receipts
paaaed tho House. When signed, it will go into
OBJECT July1.
IMPORTANT TO nurF1ANs.
Tin Honaa t,Sgaa1 ifA 111 Hnrnijnf fha par1