, 1874-01-09

and those required Tor uso this winter will bo roady III
Tho iron for lhe entire roof IL nll delivered Tho
ROOT Of tho north wing is nearly complcso, mud that
soh wse neary e III ea for he u root
Ing part Of tho tron-ork for The roof Of tho west
wing Is In PLACE II there Ia no delay for thei ant Of
money, caused by suspension Of tho collet ion Of
taxes Or otherwise, hope to have the occa a ready
for tho State, ofacess by jan. l.. 1876, and |
ROOMS ready for tho next General Assembly.
Thero has been purchased for tho heating np- |
poratt,s OF tho institution lot for which 80, 600
wns paid. This outlay WAS not authorized by |
tho General Assembly, but thoro aoe1aB to have |
boon good reason for buying 1t, as the building |
will hnvo to bo heated and there Is not room III |
the basement for tho machinory. Tho boilers |
are vaBt and gave riso to tho rumor, for which |
there was no foundation. that oil the public in
htitutions IN tho state wore to DO hcated from
hero and caloric injected into tho Illinois and
during tho winter In oasc tho boiler over
bursts 1t will DO a consolation to Tho wiyos and
awoothear,s OF momberB to know that 1t is
nearly two blochs away from tho State House.
Dir. scanlan introduced bill to nmend the
Mechanics Lion law. It is as follows:
Dill for act to amend IN MT entitled an act
nmondatory Of the Mechanics Lien law Of this
Bci enacted BY tic people Of the State Of Illinois,
represented in General Assembly, that Eco. Of M
ls s ct as ~ S n S IN force
SEQ. l. That every contractor, aui-contractor,
chanc Workman Or other person who shall hereafter
the owner or essea of any lot or peco Of ground,
ls agcnt and the osgina contractor, perform any Ia
or ouse or her
ing in any street allcy, and connected With Buch
bn na u Ri, sa to h1ss nr or oS
labor and materials upon such house or buildings and
apnurtenances, and npon tho lot Of land upon which
Interest Of such lessee ut tho tins Of nuking
tue original contract for such ho!Ro or tho
authorized shail not o1cced thS p1ice stipulated ID M tba
original contract between such owner Lessee and
the orIgnnl contractor for such Improvement. In no
cas0 slall the owner or lcsdce he compelled to pEy
creator for account Of such house, building
Or ot4or improvements, than tho prcc as'n etlp
@ snm R sa sna eo ao.
tiaet was lower sum Of price than would 20 to ray
ass Psse ss ,os aaas e
proyen,enta; thon Tie Court shall ascaf.an much
or materials used in said building or other Improve
nens and tho slim nnsned in ho sa1 orlgsnal con.
the contract, and bo subject to lien: but IN every
the original contractors time profits shall 10
to s as ae or
That Sec. 2 Of tho aa!d act be amended to rcad IS
follows:
ntshng Blch materials shall cause notice In writ
ing to bo served such leasec his agent,
substantially IN the following form:
| TOR have bccn} employed Gy as laborcr
ior layc furnished aterials nm about 10 furnish
he o Souse 5ns ana ts
the ground liable for my services thereon Tor materials
If tlcro shall DO contract in writing bctvecn tho
original contractor md the subcontractor, copy Of
such subconract, II tho same can DO obtained, aha
be served With such notice, aud attached thereo, which
shall 10 served within ninoty days from tho compile
| tton Of such sut-contracs, or within ninety days
abor aTe such 10
That SEQ. Of said act be amended 80 ns to fead al
sEo e. Whenever any suit shall DO brought by any1a-
boror Bbcontractor parties furnishing materials
the Court shall allow II before Justice Of the Peace
,nt sa be- aye aeans ho defendant whic fssg
shall 10 part Ut the costs in tho suit.
| THE GENERAL INCORPORATION ACT.
Two bills amending the General Incorporation
law for cities: towns, md villages we're Intro.
tue authorities rofuse OF neglect to call IN olec.
tion to decide whether tho municipality shall
organize undor tho gcncral law, that tho
County, Clerk bo authorized to call such
MI election. This secniB to b9 proper nmend-
1nont Of tho law, as persons itl oillco arc very
apt to hold on. mud arc naturally dlsnclincd to
tako steps TINT may compel them to yacate.
Cases have occurred where tho authorities hnyo
refused to order tho election provided for IN tho
act, nnd lnve saddled themselves OIL tho COM
nlunisy eyou when the community desired to be
rid of tllem
rho other bill provides that any city Or town
|
general inv. 1n this way special charters might
lie amended indefinitely, but whether wisely or
| not mny be questioned.
JUDICIAL ExonEscENCE.
At tho request of tho citizens Of tho City Of
Amhoy. Mr.. Dement, introduced bill to wipe
out the Court Of Common IlcnB, commonly
known in thut town rs "Kenyon's Court" This
court was established by Il special act Of 1869,
md sluco the Judge has drawn with "diegnstine
regularity the sano safary as Circuit Judge,
although lie has had little Or no buainosy t.
transact. Ono by ono tho roBcH fall, ard tht
special laws passed for tho helloht Of iudyidnalt
by the terrible Legislature OF 10 are coming tt
grief.
Mr.. AndorHon's bill to amend the School laN
conto,nrlntos the restriction Of tho powers ot
School Directors. They now are authorized
to loyy per cout on the property Of the dstric
, q per cent for educational purposes md pei
cont for building. Afr. Anderson proposes Il
: limit them to per cent, unless authorized by
vote Of tho district to lcvy higher rate.
THE hEvI6l0N.
! Already tlloro Ia creeping over tho niintla ol
: honorable members suspicion that tho royGiol
) | III not AZ perfect the moral law. alld TINT
few umonimonts hero and thcre will 10 inproy
ing. Though tho Committee DID moro work il
I aoyen months than tic United Staten reyecrs d!t
D i'll seven years." it II doubtful II il bns heos
done aH perfectly. II it had beon, tho Unitci
States Should lose no time i'll securing the scr
vices of the Committee, NJ they aro axtrpmol,
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i member. showa tle necessity OF carefu con
hidoratiou OF nll tho bills. 1t woull hu hard II
expect perfection from the Committee. Tho
14nye probably dono as well % Gun DO expected
.lntlor tho circumstances, hut 1t tB absurd to "a
: that their work is faultloss
: CONTESTED HEAT.
a The Judiciary Committee roportul oil til
- caHo OF alr. sylyeHter, whose Boat III contested
10 tho effect Tint II ha aa changed his rcaidenc
l,o Ind vacated his seat. Tor further inyestIEa
tiou, thu matter waa referred to tho Co1nnIitte
IT oil Elections.
JunnRB' TAy.
= The Jttry bill paasoa laat year, hut rondere
+ llBcosa by incorroct ongroHsluent, WAS agsin IN
trotucod in tho lIouso. y IL Jurors. In all cous
q tics hut Cook, are tn receive 41.60 day, atld /
/, Cook County "a day aud eant3 milo trava
:, Ing exponHen from aud 10 their llomes,
J 1t las bnon revealed this eyonng tint q fe
purtioA aro determined that IT any investigatio
Il IN 1uado into tho osuoltieB praottcod III tla Pen
ii tcnttary 1t shall not reflect OH the atlministr;