The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-06
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

TIE STATE LEGlSLA1 IKE.
| Especial Dispatch 10 the Missouri Rcpubl.
can.l
SPRrSsFrELp, Msrcn 4.-The return by
late trains last evening of number OF
legislators and consequent presence of a
quorum in each houses, lends to the legis-
lative proceedings rather more interest
than they would otherwise possess.
SENATE.
Tho senate met at the usual hour, 10
o'clock am, President Early in the chair.
The following petitions were presented:
BY Senator Henchclifre: From citizens Of
Kasksska, protesting against any change in
the present law regarding commons.
By Senator Hampton: From farmers Of
McDonough county, asking for more
stringent law in relation TO railroads.
By Senator Patterson; From the citizens
Of Whi,eside county, demonstrating
against any change in the temperance
| law.
BY Senator Palmer: A petition of the
same tenor, also asking law establishing
railroad police.
BY Senator Sanford: From the citizens
Of Galesburg, asking sn amendment to the
cattle law.
BY Senator Casey Asking that TIE
duplicate geological specimens in the
state collections be given to the educa-
tional board of the Northern Illinois Nor.
NAL university.
BILL PASSED.
Senator Lees bill A., for an act de.
dining the rights and liabilities Of married
women, was read the third time and put
upon its passage, the vote resulting ayes
20, noes g. The bill having an emergency
clause required "a votes, and it vas
therefore lost. On motion the emergency
clause was stricken out and the bill pass ed ;
ayes 80, noes 4.
The main provisions Of this bill have
already appeared in the Republican, but
as it has been amended somewhat, We give
the provisions of the bill as passed which
| are as follows:
"That any married woman who shall
| hereafter make, or enter into any con.
tracts, express or implied, in respect tc
her seperate business or property, may
sue aud DO sued separately in m action nj
law, or in chancery, the same as it She
were sole and unmarried, and all of her
separate property, real and personal, may
be subjected to the payment and satisfac-
ton OF any Judgment or decree recovered
against her. Provided that the same
am6snt Of property, real and personal
shall be exempt from force sale rs If the
said married woman was the head of q
family
THE GRAND JURY SYSTEM.
A very able report was presented to-
day by the special colnmittee to whom
was referred Tor their consideration and
vestigation the question Of the expe-
dieucy OF abolishing the grand jury sys-
TEN. a thousand copies of their report
winch takes strong grounds in favor OF
aGolishlng the System, the committee be.
iHg unanimous IN that direction, was OF.
dcred printed. In connection with thu
report the committee present bill
which entirely does away with the CRANE
jury. The duty of e&aming into ALLEGED
crime devolves upon the courts which
shall conduct an open examination. Tn,
bill proposes radical. though mucl
needed change, but it is doubtful if it car
pass
uoUsE-PETlTtoSs,
A petition asking the repeal Of the TEN
perance law was presented by Mr. Lomax
Mr. Oberly presented petition agains
repeating the same law. Several petition
praying further railroad legislation wer
also presented.
NEW BILLS.
Tho following new bills were in troduce,
and read by title: By Mr.. Collins Pro
viding for making tho Office Of railroad
and warehouse commissioner elective; b,
Mr.. lakewood: To amend road and bridg,
law; by Mr.. Armstrong: To legaliz
official acts OF justices under act of 1871
by Mr.. Walker: Providing for collection
of taxes OF 1867 in Cook county; by Mr.
Motiitt To provide an appropriation 70
state board Of agriculture; by McAdam.
Providing for law regulating dogs. Thi
bill is OF interest largely to sheep own
ers. Several bills were read u second tim
and ordered TO third reading.
Also house bill 80, authorizing branc'
courts passed yeas ll3.
House bill l02, to enable counties havin
a population Of one hundred thousand O
more inhabitants to issue bonds up to tn
, constitutional Limitation. Read a thir
time and passed yeas 96 nays 8.
House bill ll6 laid over.
l House bill l6G, 10 authorori2e flve-sixth
OF u jury TO render u verdict, read
third time and failed to pass yeas 50
Y nays 81.
sir. Bradwell entered motion to r.
! consider.
i Notwithstanding tho championship
, Judge Bradwell Of the Legal News Il
- biilhas no chance Of passage, a majorit
q ofthe members and very properly ,opposir
mere majority verdict by juri,s. Tn
" house adjourned at 1890, until to-morro,
jf BILLS PASSED.
q Senate bill ll3, providing for tho &C
lection of revenue, and for the fsle of re
D. estate for the non-payment of taxes f
"a state, county, municipal and other pu
poses for tho year 1872, in cities stust,
10 Ia counties under township organizstio
n IN which no collection is now provide
for, WAS called up and passed by q vote
'e 10 yeas, nays o. THIS appeared in Il
y Republican upon its introduction in Il
" senate. 1t was introduced in the intere
Is of Quincy, primarily.
q House bill 800, in relation to levy al
> collection o. taxes, heretofore reported
0, the Republican, WA read third tin
1. and passed Yeas l06; nays 8.
ILLINOIS AT THE VIENNA EXPOSITION.
3 Gov. Beveridge this afternoon issued Il
q, following proclamation with reference
the Vienna exposition
ID "whereas congress, by joint resolutio
he approved February IA, made provision