, 1873-01-15
Yesterdays Proceedings In tho I'LL
nois General Assembly.
List Of Standing Committees
In the Senate and .
House.
Proposition to Hold a River Improve.
nnent Lobby IN Washington.
State House Appropriation Bill Intro
dlCel in Both Houses.
Srecidf Desrdtch to The C|licagn Tribune

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
spntsaf1Etp, ILL.,, Jan. 14.-N1r. Ualpino intro
'ducod resolution, to-day, to roucind tho resoiu
'tion empowering tho Doorkoepor to suppl.
!Thatover artioloH he doomed necessary for thl
comfort and convenience Of memborH. h1r. Hay
moved to refer to tito Committee On Contlngon
Expensos, 80 that II thoro was my doubt as t.
tho consttutionaIity Of tho original It could bt
aott1ed. Mr Oborly did not 500 the necessity o1
reference, az tito power, would atiIt remain witt
the. Doorkeeper to beftiend tho members. Mr..
Hay, In reference to tho ovdont wish Of tue
House, Withdrew the motion to refor, and tho
!. Doorkespor was unanimously ahotu Of power
that should never have been conferred upon
him.
Shows bill regulating pardons provides that
tho application therefor aha1l DO accompanied by
- the material pointa Of tho avidonco certified to
by tho Stato's Attorney, and certificate thai
printed notices Of tho application woro posted
III tho county twenty daya previous to its being
naalo.'
hfr. Rountrce introduced a bill amending IN
act passed inat year by which Judge Portcra
term, expiring by limitation in November next,
was extended to ISL, Judge Gaty'A term from
1s7A to 1878, aud Judge Jalneaon's from 1877 to
fcstly unconstitutional, md tho bill introduced
is intondod to roctify tho mistake.
MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
Senator Garfield 10 preparing Constitutional
amondmont abo}ishing minority representation.
sENATE BILLS.
Tho following were tho important bills intro
ducod In the Henato today: Senator Brown,
giving Circuit Courts juriadiction Of all actions
ganizod or doing business In this State.
Senator Patterson, authorizing the authorltieR
Of any city, Incorporated town or vilngo, to tax
contiguous property for requiring sidewalks or
pavoncnta.
that the authoritioa Of cities, towns or villages
shall certify to the County Clerk. tho amount
tLey Heyernily require, the charter not to limit
tho amount so certified, and tho Clork to dotor-
mine tho rate necessary to rniao tho certified
tonth Of mill on tho proper valuation:
Senator Palmer, extending tue collection Of
ta1os to March 20.
Senator jacobs, to remove MI doubt ns to tho
$500 jurisdiction OF JuBtice8 Of the Peace.
GOVERNOR pAIMEns MESSAGE.
There has been an evident disposition on tho
part Of the majority toignoro Governor Palmor'a
message, and slight him BY declining to road 1t.
carried, and yesterday . motion was nude 10 re-
spoakor. The Committee had not boon np-
pointed when Mr. Quinn moved, to-day, that the
message be read. Tho motion was thon IN order,
bnt tho Speaker Immediately handed tho clerk
tho list Of tho Committees aud Expressed his
doubt ns to the motion to read boing in order.
b[r. Quinn insisted upon Ills motion, md
tho Speaker, disclRiming any intention to act
dsrospectfuly towards tho GoYe5not sE entertain
Roy, to defeat the readlng, move to adjourn,
but d majority Of 10t to rs refused 60 tho n1es-
ange was read. A. rosolution to print tho
1nossage in a variety Of languages was defeated
zens should be conteut with undealed English.
THE STATE HOUSE BILL,
asking for haif million this year, md half
million next, was introduced to-day: It contains
Nh emergency clauao A similar bill has boen
introduced IN tho Senate.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL LANDS.
Senator Casey offered d resolution asking the
Governor for information as to what stops had
been taken to compel the illinois Central -Kail-
road to offer It's unaold lands at public auction,
10 that they may be liable to taxation. It passed.
He intends offering joint resolution directing
tho Attorney General to tako atopa to compel
auoh sale.
RIVER 1MpnoyEA1EN1s.
Senator Burko introduced q resolution provid-
Ing for convention in Washington to act as
sort Of outside pressure to forco Congress to ap-
Propriato money for the IL. 4,rovemont OF Wost-
Urn rivo1a.
NtF1EMfI VF CuUhl.
Mr. CoilinB' Contempt bill provides "that the
liberty of speaking about tho probable result Of
my case or caBoB, Or Of publishing in the news~
7apera as o.what courso may bo pursued i'll any
:aso or cases thon pending III said courts shnll,
.1ndor no circumstances, bo construed into con-
tempt Of court"
LAW TO prS1aH W1EE-pEATEn8.
Nr. Quinn, or Peoria, will introduce Il bill
providing that wife-beatora shall be punishedby
ordiaSaFFy-ai@od rawGide tic number of lnshoa to
vary from five to twenty-five, according to tho
enormity OF tho case.
PRINTING or GOVERNOR rA1NEn's MESSAGE.
Tho House ordered 1000 copies Of Governor
in Germnn, Zoo in Norwegian, and .2,oob in
Buodish. The Anglo-6axon tongue Is in tho
minority, and Coltic, Gaelic, and sanscrit were
ontiro1y ignored; but tint may be because the
Constitution provides for printing in English
only.
Ex-speahor. Smith occupied t. seat beside his
sranp1so COMMITTEES.
The following Senate Committees daYo been
agreed upon and will bo announced tomorrow:
Judicia'y-sanford, Chairman; Waito, Up
ton, stoolo, Yaogcr, Shepard, Horny, Dow,
Donahue, canheld, casey, Brown, Archer, Muir
kesision-upton, ohair1nan, Palmer, san-
ford, 5aeobs,, Hampton, shopard, Ice, Young
Raf|roodsw Chairman; Ylaeger,
Sanford, Williamson, Whiting, Horny, Sseolet
wilcox. Nicholson, bow, voria, ssarne Young
blood, Burke, and Cummings.
Observation-Disclosures Chairman Dow,
Whiting. Waite, Donaluo, Strong, Groom, VII
,o1, Baldwin, steelo, Voris, Cummings, Kohoo,
Hlenn, and Gund1ach.
Findnce-Short, Chairman; Patterson, Castle,
Sheldon, Green, Warron, Glenn, and HinohcliiEo.
ropriatfons-shoppnrd, Chairman; Shell
Ion, Canficld, PaIn1or, Reynolds, Hampton, Pat
teraon, cusey, star1le, Buck Brown, aud oasoy.
Revenue -DurnB,, Chairman Niohoaon, Ter
rell, Reynolds, Short Patterson, Warren, Glenn,
and Ware.
Expenses Of tho General Assem1ty-Hampton,
Chairman; Sheldon, Burns, Whiting, Palmer,
Burke, and Gunach.
M4nicipa|ities- -Canfeld, Chairman; Thomp-
son, Yaoger, Burns, McGrsth, Patterson, Kohoo,
Brooke, and Burke.
- lnsurance-Reynolds, Chairman /. Palmer,
Jaeger, Wilcox, Strong, Crows, I1undley, dund-
lach, and 6tarne.
Corporations -Jacoba, Chairman; Strong.
Maite, Williamson. Hampton, Shepard, VoriB,
UauoY and 0undIRcI