, 1874-01-14

Special D;sndtch to The Chicago Tribune,
TUE wo1K TIRE SENATE.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. l3-On motion Of Senator
Green, the revision ba were ordered read BY sections
on their second reading, and discharged from the
orler Of reading by sections motion to suspend
the rules for the taking up Of bills file for consd
Grafton by section, and other than revision bills was
discussed at length, but finally lost-yeas, 10; uaye
12-it requiring two-thirds. Mr.. Garfield wus
pecialy earnest in deprecang the hurry in which 1t
wa4 attempted to rush through the revision work.
The evils resulting to tie State frcma ha.ty and
| carelcsa amendment or adoption to this work would
be incalculable. Members Of the Senate other than
lawyers are disposed to rush this work through at
railroa speed, and it is question il It would ba
letter to stop the work thau do 1t hur,edy and leave
/ 1t unfinished
| ANTI" PCT " sIc1ioss.
Following are the anti" puts sections in the re-
v'sed chapter OH criminal jurisprudence. They will
be interesting to members Of the Board Of Trade for
should they become law they will seriously interfere
SECTION l3o Gambling contracts for future delirery
WgrG'", ee. Whoever contracts for the sale Of grain
pork in barrels beef in barrels stock Of any railroad
other company, gold for future delivery, except
when the seller is the owner or the agent Of the owner
thereof and In actual possession Of the shall he
fined not exceeding s. o00 ana confined In the county
jail not exceeding ono year, and al such contracts
ehan be considered gambling contracts and void and
Gr n on o
SEC. ISL. Gambling Contracts-fToof In MI prose-
cuttons under the preceding section, proof the part
Of the prosecution Of contract made by the defend
ant for the eaie Of grain pork in barrels beef In
barrels, stock Of any railroad other company,
gold tor future delivery shall be pria facia evidence
that THO seller not the OWNER in actua posses
sion OF such property.
The revised bill in relation injuries contemplates
enlargement Of the liability Of employers The
second section provides tnat m shall not be objec
for IN injury that such injury was caused by the
neglect or default Of any other servant Of such
employer, unlees the person through whose neglect
efauIt the injury caused, ut the time Of
such neglect default under the control direction
OF the injured engaged in the kind Of
service with equal right Of control" When the bill
under discussion, alr- Walker introduced an
amendment conhning the section to ral1roaas.
Stewart ef Mclean County, objected to this section
wagon and the other fell out and broke his neck he
the employer. would be liable. The Walker amend
mcnt was not adopted, and motion to strike out the
Tho third and fourth SECTIONS abolish the Limitation
of 1000 damages allowed ty the present law in
Of death, and allows jury TO give such damages as
they shall deem fair and just compensation with
reference to the pecnniary injuries resulting from
Jones moved to limit damages in case Of death to !
10000, Hay deprecated legislation discriminating /
agalnst railroads. saying would react against The
reet Of the community. Dunham criticized the an
ona]y Of allowing greater damages for Injuries than
for death. -Branson followed III reply. The House
Tended The bill ~ it came from the Committee, but it
WAS no use; for, after Armstrong, OF Grundy, bad |
summed up tne ofheF E1de the Dt4l WnB sent to the
Judiciary Committee.
The opposition to the bill as it came from the Rese
oEs is bitter, and will never PASS in that shape.
OTHER EEF1sEp n1LIs TIE HOUSE.
The time Of the House was occupied with other re-
vsed bis second reading besides those alluded to
at greater length above. The bill relating 10 jo:nt
rights and obligations ordered to third reading
without amendment, and that limited partnership
was stmarly disposed Of sitter the House had struck
out provision requiring notices Of dissolution be
printed IN Springfield paper If not in the county
paper-a neat little clause which would haye assisted
the Springfield papers at the expense Of ali others.
The bill on manda1aus selt to third reading. |
In the bill relating to the publication Of legal no.
tees Connolly inherited an apparently innocuons
amendment providing that notices shall be published
in newspaper OF general circulation, or"-snd here
law to publi1h legal notices" Under the vicious syB-
ten Of special legislation in vogue before the new
Constitution was adopted, number OF papers In tho
State verc authorized BY special aca to publish legal
notices. Conuolay's amendment simply perpetuates |
their special privileges, contrary to the spirit Of the
Constitution No noticed the cute trick and the
BILL with the trick in 1t, ordered third read
ing.
Tho bill in relation to oatha and nfi1matious Was |
amended uinns motion, that the witnees to be
sHrru, and not the magistrate, eba be Judge Of tho
form of oath mcat binding on his COINCIDENCE
The bill on l1iats was sent to the Committee On
Township Organization, and that treating Of bonds,
Erumissory notee, due6ts, aud other Instruments in
writing, was advanced to the third stage.
II TIE sEyATE,
The bill regarding Clerks ct Courts VIE ordered to
htrd reading, and the bill concerning the Supreme |
court was taken up and considered By SECTIONS Quite
discussion was provoked By an amendment offered
% Waite changing the 0toNa term from September to
GArch4 Haite alone 7otea Tor it.