, 1873-04-01

serfou IN faTor or Tor tue nao Anu oenon Of sHcA
rsilro.l cSmrany BY ros.on Of which tho 1o psrty
In n I'os!tion obnoxious 10 my Of tho rroylsions
70 ~: nsda any N.Y. nat Or nawn NJ dsS1"ten @ IN
favor OF any such railroad company. Or agnt,nfst
oy or 10 pt seo sno or eonpoon H. ID
or BY rason Of which tle public Is put to moro tlan
use OF any such roadway, roadbed or rolling atoc, Or
any part tloroof and my auc rs'lroad company Vo;
src grantees iesseos, users posscaaors stn Joint
sd and n ;9s .ss ss''n hrH st as
sEo. l. 1y and iii s,tch railroad companies, o1preas
81 e. i S1 g.
guilty Of and upon SGnyoHon 10 th
essn, 'h3 S sss to
which tho party Injured may reside. shall ior oach
oIenBe 30 ne h any sum MT lcss than go nor moro 1
execution @ Is upon judgmenla at law. suita under
tlia section shall bo commenced md proseeuted IN
psn s 3aqi On e s e @sfEE Ee prsseeo
which tho suit is commenced may REQUIRE AZ s.stoa
Of TITS s9 "ss eF M ani
ali rcs when collected, shall DO patd into tho County
Treasury Of Tho county IN which .c sait may Hayo
pisd, tha .orvleo mny bo tnale IN al sctions com
moucotl under tl,is secsion upon railroad conpan!ea
iotcafter ay bo provided by for seryco In civil no
uons."
oyc redress by suit at law III action Of tresrass
Tho measure of damage shall 10 threofold the net'l9
tornsd by % tho %do,sr by WHICH, or bcforo Which, tho
nrsd h1s sa s1f n nfT S hsve snS
S I % 20 I'd tsnnasnes :; Ssa
my net o. dolngs hercin declared TO bo un1awfnl.
sEo. g. IN eonmoneing my suit. authorized By this
formation, Indictment, ~ tho caso may bc or alfege
in the dccaration whon declaration is noceasary, the
fa6a con.titnttng ths PLAINTIFF cause Of Action n
section Or part ot section nndcr which tho plaintiff
amount Of damsgcs c!si,nod.
SEC. Z. Any and all railroad companies, graneos,
Of ths act, sin bo jointly Or sovoray Liable for ali
nes or penalties imposed and damages sustained "
or 1f ay y,H1se ~ b them or oer OF ~ of
cststo before personal property shall DO taken: hnt
snd IL thoroby tho o1ccusiou ia not satisfied, then
such rcal estate may be lcviod upon and sold under
tho eane or an alias execution.
An interesting discussion arose upon Soc. 8 ns
to tho liability Of ntockholdors for tho torts Of
corporation, as provided in tho first part Of tho
soctious which was stricken out, leRving 1t as
printed above. Tho bill was ordered to q third
roau1ng'
TESTIMONY IN CRIMINAL. oAsEs.
The following Ia tho bill for an net to enab1o
parties and persons Interested to testify in all
criminal cascs or proceedings:
sEoTiox L. De- e s"ested BY ths People q ths SGs q
criminal proceeding by reason Of hs interest
in tho evan of tho same, ~ party or oeswise Or by
such interest or conviction may be Bhow pur-
pose Of Affecting hi1 crcdibility.:
other criminal proceedings, any person charged
deemed competent vitness but h neglect Of re- -
against him. nor shall any reference 10 made to Of uny
comment be made upon such neglect or refusal.
GENERAL REMARKS.
quorum. It. took half m hour to gather in
tho constitutional number, and tho Sonate went
to work without tho logal majority called for by
tho Constitution. Absenteeiam ia tho curse Of
this Legislature, and bag elrosdy prolonged the
road bills will be considered, and on Thursday
tho River bill takes it's final chance. Tho vote
will 10 very ,closc, but II all who aro
friendly to the 1noasuro aro horo It
cause @ dofaat ana postpone indoanitsy The pro- pro-
posed inproVononta, All tho, water in tho
senco, on Thursday, If tho billis defeated.
1rEpnrATE ASYLUM.
nj: Ths saos o9Y}Wtss on PUBLIC Charities through
taDlish IN Inobrinte Asylum to bo maintained out
poraon or corporation manufacturing or solling
liquors. Thore is to be a commission Of three
persons to take charge of tho institution to rent
buildings, hire officials, and havo general supor-
vision Of tho reformatory process. Mr.. Way
man desired to table tho BILL but the House 70.
fused, md it WAS printed.
STATIONERY.
A bill was introduced to pay Mr. .Harts, the for
tnnato stationor at whoBe ehop incidental stati-
onery ia purchased, tho sum Of $500. This
atationory business needs Watering.
PERSONAL.
Tho Hon. Edward Taylor, who was member
Of tile House in 1869, las arrived. Ho ia here on
general principles; and to look aftor TIE interest
wht intimate that he is one Of the railroad janis
Barias interested in defeating the Lake Front
repeating bill
Hon. I. L. Morrison has withdrawn from his
candidacy for popitentiary Commissioner.
rALuE OF TIE EHAoTINa CLAUSE.
Tho House discussed tho Estray law, whom =
motion WAS made to strike out tho onaoting
clause. Mr. Wayman, Of Cook, innocently in
quired, after being in tho Legislature three
lavo. Tho Speaker illuminated him by stating
that it would kill tho bill aa dead az 4 herring.
This valuable information ia printed for tho
bonoat Of other gentlcnon who aro ignorant Of
It is probable that tho Williamson warehouse
amendment bill will pass tho Senate tliR weok,
and 60 through tho House without unnecessary
delay. Baing intended to relieve tho grain trade
from arbitrary inspection aud inilexiplo grading,
1t should moot with no opposition.
MINES AND MINING.
Dir. Ray tho Intelligent Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Mines aud Mining, prepared tho fol-
lowing report, which the House ooncurrod in:
Tls Bct entitled 'An nct providing for the health
and safety Of persons employed In coal Einea" ap-
proved March 27, 1879, constituted County surveyors
ex~octo inspectors of Mnes within ther respective
countless and m1do It thoir duty to mako an annual
report OF tho condition Of tho ninea to tho GoYurnor.
Section 13 Of the said act provides as follows:
sEo. 12 tho Inspector provided for under this net
shall that every necessary precauon Ia takon to m
Buro tho health and safety OF tho workngmen therein
employed that tho provisions and requirements Of
this act shnl be faithfully observed aud obeycd, and
and the ponalau Of the law enforced aRanAt al who
cct and tabulato th8 following fActB that Ia to Ray
Thu number Of AcrcH Of workable coal ands in Ills
county; tho number and thickness Of tho coal bodH
and their respective depths below the surface how
they arc mined, wAothBr by ehaft slope drift the
number Of minss In operation, the number OF mon
employed therein, aud the aggregate yearly
OF tho amount Of capital employed In
o9al 1nang In 9 county aud
that ho 1nny dcem necessary hll Of which facts, 40
tabnate, together with staenlout Of the condition
OF the mines to safely and ventilation and the gen.
crnl result Of his examination Into tile Of NIL ac-
cilonts In a about tho coal nnes aud coter1ca OF Ills
county, hn an fully act forth III annual report to