, 1874-02-06
The Relations OF Husband and Wife
Also Talked About.
a Disposition to Mako Women
Responsible as Welt as
Privileged.
New Test Gases to Be Instituted by the
Railway Commissioners.
Appearance OF Ex-Col]cctor 1Tarpcr II,
tho pckin Revenue ssnits.
REVISING TEE STATUTES.
Succia, Dtspaleh IN I1hc Chicago Tribune.


ulL1. CONCERNING 1.1cl:SsEs.
SrnE,arlE1p, ILL.,, Fcb 5--Tlo Revision bill
concerning licenHcs being under discussion i'll
tho Senate, 1fcGrnth secured tho adoption OF tho
following among tho prohibitions
Or any druggist who shall, by himself, Rrrvnnt, or
clrrl. sr ye nwny my Intoxicating ltluorF 'ncHs
physician, ulcss ho las obtaincd license so to 1o.
Slccto defeated the amendment Furnishing the
illegal vending Of liquors by fl''o and inprison-
mcnt, md loft it to rond fine Or impriaon-
,ucnt," tho vote boing-yoas, IL; nays, %. Tho
consideration OF tho bill was not concluded.
HUSBAND ANp W12r.
Tho Revision bis concerning husband and
wife md dover being before tho Sonatc, can-
sic1d opened tho discussion in support of his
amendment. Ho dwult upon tho Importance Of
tho unity and tho peace Of tho fnmily, and its
relations To tho s;tatc. Tho Revision bill went
beyond tho decisions Of tho Supreme Court,
upon which it pretended to be based. Tho bill
uut thcno decisions, when 1ittlo extended, cn-
llaugercd tho very cSstonco Of the a,arital rcla-
t;on. Ifo admitted tho evils and incoluplctc-
ncvs Of tho provisions OF common law to
remedy them. Tho act Of 1861 conferred
,,5,on tho wife tho right to contract md soil alone
]4or aeparato properly, except that she could not
Hel or inou1nEcr her real estate without her 1us~
lund's joining. The law Of 1870, taEon with
tho supropp Court decisions hereunder, virtual
~ destroyed tho rolatiolls OF .rnara mud wfo as
previously existing and vas productive Of ts-
ror,l. Tho bill under consideration was subject
TO tLcso considerations.
Sec l. allowed al attachment upon tho body of
u married woman as part Of 4 Judgment against
1cr for debt or tort
1Jndor &c., g. no ono could toll tho relative 1,o-
sitions and righta Of tho husband and wife i'll
suit OF ejectmcnt.
Under Sec G. any sort or responsibility and
]inbilitv could be assumed By Il married. woman.
She Ind Tho right to tako ont n license and sell
lo:or, or to my other lsgracoful but not u1l-
lawful net. contrary TO tho .-..-....
or her family The place OF women IL that OF
administrator. Tho mereHr whim OF q woman
1,ny nlono stand between tho family aud ts utter
Discrimination.
Under See. ., she might convey end encuul-
her hor property. X married woman might not
know how to protect herself against commercial
iniQlity.
nr yifo 10 sue eacl other. UnGcr thcEe sections
frauds could not bo established i'll such suits.
md tho lust section would net aa the final stro!:s
against tho peace. tho sacrednoFs, nn1 tho llse-
fulncss Of tic fanily.
Steolo said tho aalno predictions wero madc
Regarding tho law Of 1861 as were mnac regard
anE this bill, but thoy proved grullrdlcss. Tho
1iil simply demanded that tho wifo shall bo put
upon IN equal footing with tho hnabam
before tho law III regard to property. Tt wuB
just tlut tho property Of tho fnt1ior nnd mother
should bo equally divided for tho lr1rposo OF ed-
ncating their children. Tho accident Of tho %ifa
beng imprisoned was contingent upon just
rule that she should be
nEspoSs1DLE Fo1. HER ACTIONS
There waH nothing nun did hut woman could DO
Dcttor. aud justice demanded that the wife
uhould hare tho right to 80 into court, and pro-
tcct her property from tho ab,lsc Of Aer ll11H-
hand. Tic predicted tho sitting Of women il, tho
Legislature.
1ilo amendment was defeatel- yeas, Archer,
Brooks, Brown, Burko, Canlicld, Casey: Dona-
Auo, Glenn. Green, Kehoc, Kelly, Murphy, Pat
lcrson, Shepard, Sanford, and W"sron-1C.
NayH, IS. .....
5luny other amendments proposed wcrc re-
icctcd, including ono by Dow cxe,nptlng tho sox
fron. arrcst in civil caseH. There WAS evidently
disposition to coui,el lovely wo1.a, to tal!o tho
hitler with Tho sweet, and tho Sosnto was dotcr-
mined TINT il sho enjoyed Tho rights and privil.
e.,cB OF n man Bho slionld also bcar thu Hat1le
burdens aud responsibilities. Thoy IRE bound
To put ler OIL perfect equality with any othel
fellow. JIer fato was pending whom tho SENATE
went to supper.