, 1873-02-15
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Yesterdays Proceedings In the
General Assembly.
The Homestead Bill Ordered to a Third
Reading In the House.
Prospect Of a Material Modification Of
The Warehouse Law.

Inc War0N0llS0 Law
:. Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago 1rfbisne.
THE CALUMET DALI.
BPR1Naf1ELD, Fob. 14.-Ohriatlan Toe and
John Pfeiffer, propriotors Of tho mill near tho
Calumet dam, havo sent bill to Mr.. Reynolds
providing for an appropriation Of $4,000 by tho
State to reimburse thom for alleged damage
caused by The removal Of the tam.
FIRE INSURANCE.
Mr.. Reynolds introduced u bill rsoyiding that
no insurance company shall iEaure property for
more than throo-fourtGa ita valuot tho policy
shs b. pflntsdI teI,s u plain ps md when the
must pay tho fuil amount Of tile policy.
TnE WAREHOUSE DoAnD.
Tho membors Of the Board OF Trade made
1avqsablo impression on tho Warehouse Com
Hitteeg, and It is not unlikely that aoun modiA-
cation In tho Warehouse law may be recommond-
ed to tho Housoa 1t ia not at all probable,
however, that tho Board will bo divided, y focl.
s sa ~ s noss o;
Board would bo simply an incroaso Of the OWL.
Some Of tho farmors, always diHtrlsting tho
Board Of Trade, bolievo tho bills OF tho Commit
tao ata movement to tral18fer tho control Of ill.,
speotion to the Board. >
!, TIE RAILROAD ooA1ar1ss1oNEnsH1rs. =
There will bo nothing done in the nailroad
Commissioner trouble until next wooA. a large
number Of senators will he abaent to-morrow
not tako action on the nominations until Mon
day. The Committee will return the names
without recommendation, and loayo tho Senate
to fght It out Tho Senators arc cooling down,
armtng ono or two at 1oaat Of The nominees.
The thraats Of Colonel Morgan'a friends havo
bzd q bad effect for him upon tho sonators.
ais friends have boen ihdfnoreets thoY
ke1r hnaF% &4o 3ror. Ah,3k %r.%
they strutted around and announced their inton-
tion OF forcing him down tho Governors throat;
that they controlled tho Senators through
the farmers, who would hold Us many meetings
tfons ii their intereut, and thas The Senate Would
not daro to 80 bacll upon them. Tho result is,
That tho Senators feel their Independence is ut
htako; TINT il they arc to bo Senators they must
motives of duty becoming their exalted stations.
They will DO apt to do 80. The Governor is
making no effort to secure confirmation, but
maintains digniaod neutrality.
JUn1Es, -
The jury question is before tho two Houses.
The two bill recommended for passage arc in
tended to. remedy tho dofocta In tho proscnt
mode , Of selecting Jurors, 90 ns to Hecuro more
Intelligence and responsibility to try cases
AGRICULTURAL CoLLEaEs.
y Mr, Penfield, Of Champaign, called up the
Benhto resolution begging Congress to appro-
prtnte public lands to Agricultural Colleges.
k1GTTllEkOQ
.nilking institution at Champaign as WORTH
loss luxury, h1r. Bryant defended tho institu-
ton. He beloved it was better tho lands should
DO appropriated in TINT way than to railroad cor
poraIons. After considerable bnncombe tho
resolution WAS referred to the Committee on
Agriculture.
THE pEN1TENr1AnY INVESTIGATION.
The House Ponitentiary Committee would not
t G the Of o sannia to
mittee, as all the n,embera desired to tako
8. trip to Joliet and figure in tho iu-
veatigation, ami now tho two Committees
Representatives, viii proceed to tho poniton-
tiary aud find out TINT thirty-two mon cannot
Investigate worth cont. Imagine -witneas
croBs-oxarnined thirty-two times. The Commit
tee Will leave On Tuesday.
The bill amending tue Enlincn.. Domain Law,
condemnation Of land +or constructing yiaducts
and ior the collection Of damages to abutting
The blu was brought down here By ox-Alderrpan
Welsh in the interost Of bis Afdermanio con-
MUNICIPAL APPROPRIATIONS.
a BIZ waa introduced authorizing. towns and
cities having raised money TOR specific purposes
to change the appropriation for other purpoHes.
cooK COUNTY ASSESSOR.
The propriety Of abolishing the office Of Coun.
Tuesday noxt, when Mr. Waite's bill to that Of
1ect "At come up.
The House discussed tho continuance Of the
revieton by tie Judiciary Committee OF the
House and tho Senate Revision Committee, to
whom the Revision Commissioners ate to report.
It was 80 decided.
OTHER NEW BILLS.
Senator Dow introduced bill, sent him frou,
Chicago, to abolish the proaent Board OF Health,
and establtsh a County Board OF six members,
with tho Mayor er oDlcio: appointments to be
made by tho Judges, which Mr.. Dow must not
regard aa a judicial proceeding, aud will oppose.
The amount Of salary Ia loft blank. Also, o bill
providing Tor tho publication, by r. D. Myers,
OF tho back volumes Of the Supreme Court re.
ports. It is understood that Myers will pub.
Ash an edition Of thrao hundrod volumes Of each
bill providing that when any decd or instrument
is lost Or destroyed, It shall bo lawful to intro.
auee IN evidence any chain Of title Or abstract oi
etruotion, or any chain or abstract made encs
such destruction, ns far as the Bame Rhall bt
proved to have boon taken o. made from book
made from said racorda in the ordinary coural
records.
pEN1rENT1AnY COMMISSION.
Senator Kehoe offered o resolution to abolish
the Penltentiary Commission, ind instructed tb
Judiciary Committee to provide Some otho
means ct governing tho institution. The gen
tleman is 3 little Inconsistent, aa he oppoaos th
abolition Of tho Police Board in Chicago.
HOMESTEAD n1IL.
The Houge ordered the Homestead bill to
third reading, after 3 long debate, with AZ
amendment to the bill, as reported from tn
Committee. It WAS not materially changed. 4
apparel, sewing machine, furniture. tools, im
p1ementB, or material or Btock necebsary to carr
on business, the total amounting to about ono
half allowed In tho present law, being e1emp
from execution. Tho bill returns nearly to til
basis OF the law Of 1861.
TIE JURY Law.
The House coinolded with it's Judiciary Com
mittee IN thinking that neithur three-fourtha 0
tive-Bixtha Of Jury should return a vordlot il
civil casea, and tho bills providing for tile limo
vation were tabled.
MAYOR MEnu.La CURATIVE BILL
was read second time, and pending its discus
sion. the House adjourned.
THE WAITED.
When tho House proposed to adjourn tso1
noon until tho morning, Speaker Oullom re
vn{n1ai m nanhnra II Nag lime thav lad aftnrnnn,