, 1874-02-07
Affairs OF The Deaf and Dumb Asylum
at Jacksonville.
Reckless Expenditures Made iii
Excess Of Appropriations,
Proposed Change In tie Terms Of the
Supreme Court.
A Lor.R o11;nr Enfarn,iaa in Bahatf of
State Institutions.
REVISING THE STATUTES.
Spcciai Dispatch to The Chfeaao Tribune.

5rR1SarELD, ILL.,, Fob. G.-The proposed SIM
p!ifcation Of tho forms Of pleading was before
tho Houao this morning, Dradwoll's mud Truitt's
bills being tho spccial order. Brad,yolls bill
simplitlos tho forms Of p1oadings only, and
Smiths Bimp1idos both practice aud p1oadings.
Tho Judicial Department Committee reported
against any change, which is only what might be
expected from nntiquatcd lawyers who arc afraid
of their bread and buttor.
Hay believed it impossible to pass such bills
through tho Senate.
Lcitxo suddenly discovered TINT tho time of
tho House was very precious, md the considora-
tion OF tho bill would consume two weeks.
Alexander twittod tho gentleman with sud
don freak Of economy.
Moore, OF Adams, foarod the matter would oc-
cupy month, though be was not economically
disposed az to timc, or money either, when the
Tlllaon claim vas in his llands.
rruitt explained TINT hia bill provided for
THnEE FORMS or ACTION.
First, contracts, including coyonant and debt
second, torts, including trespnss and trover !;
md third, roplevn and assumpsit. These we're
tho logical forms Of action. Ho warned lnwyers
that II they did not aceopt these Bimp}iflca-
lions they would lave to take something
much moro radical before long. Ills bill was al
most literal copy Of tho massachusetts Prac-
tice act. Some lawyers should DO arrayed in
wigs md gowns. They talked about time as il
They were in hurry to go homo.
Rankin charged that tho gentlemen Who
talked about want Of time voted against ad-
iournmont. Time conld not DO more sonsibly
apont than in simplifying the forms Of pleading.
Ilo heard Cook County Judge remark that thoy
did not want simple for1ns so that farmers could
practice law as they taught school III tile winter.
fIo trusted tho bills would DO treated fairly
properly considered, and ono of them pasBad.
c0SNOLLy's BpEEon
was Q criticism OF Truitts bill, intended to kill
it, without any sincere purpose Of amending it.
LIS it could H. -.t.%.sd=1 s,, ~ to answer
:, Virtion saw but little CHANCE Of any bill in the
diroction of reform going through 50 Aauy 1nw-
yora, 20 ho was in favor Of postponng the sub
iect until tho Twonty-ninth General Assembly,
which ha was suro would not contain many law
sers, and tue farmers would make ploadings sim
plo enough.
Quinn favored the Dralwoll bill.
The lawyers, who wero hostile to Innovations
OF any kind, consulted during the dnner-hour
and concluded they had better accept tho Brad.
woll bill, Or Trutt's would DO forced upon them.
30, when the House reassembled, the bill was
road md slightly amended.
THE SUBSTITUTE.
ITuttt offered his bill As aubBtituto. lie crit
iciscd tho Bradwel bil because it Loft tho forms
Of action untouched. The substitute did away
Hatu TUG general lBsuo, aud compelled tho do
tondant to mako specified Defense
0leRon offered d ridiculous amendment.
Tho substitute was not adopted, ,-48 to 65,-
aud tile bill waa ordered to third reading.
THE NEy18ED CORONER LAW
Eas signed by tho Governor.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Tho revision bill concerning husband and
Nifo was discussed in tile Senate. Garfield pro-
posed IN amendment preventing married women
from engaging in any commercial transactions
Eeparato from her husband, oxcopt iu cases OF
his disability, which Tas not adopted.
On tho motion to order TO q third reading,
Cantloll argued TINT tho bill would promote liz
EXTREMIST doctrine Of woman's rights, or FREQ |
love.
Under tile operation Of tho previous question,
Inc bill was ordered to a third roRding-yegs,
2G; nays, 10.