, 1875-03-16
A Call oi tho Roll Discovers the Lack Of
Quorum.
The Day in tho Senate Passed in Read
ing Bills the First Time.
A Session of Much Interest Pre-"
dioted for To-Day.
Our Correspondents Saturday
Musings and Comments.
Adjournment Of tho Special Session Of tue
Indiana Legislature.

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Indiana Legislature.
ILLINOIS.
PROCEEDINGS.
THE srATE-uou8E REPORT.
Special u7sp1lrh to Ths Chteaan Tribune.
Bra1Sor1ELp, ILL.,, March 15.-Thero Is much
Astopishmaut expressed by Republican n1enbers
Of the ssato-lIouso 1nvca.lgating Committee at
tho publication of what pulported To ba All abb
etract Of their forthcoming report. while thoro
has as yet hoon no conference whatever "a to
what tie report shall be. Should such report
as wns indicated te made, It is understood t1at
minority report will DO submitted By Judge Dron-
son, tho conclusion Of uhic1. will bc, frat that
thcro Ia nothing In tho whole tcsttuonr ind{cat-
Ing thai tho State has bccu deIrauded 10 tho OK
tont Of ono dollar In thu construction OF
tho now Btato-uouae; !; second. that whatevor
technical irregulurity thoro may bc about tho
work done undor Richardson's prison-1abor con-
tract, tho responsibility, whatever 1t may be, for
that contract attaehea 10 tho administration Of
Gov. Palmer, who expressly stated before tho
Committee that lie was tho originator Of the
priaor-}abor contract project, anu now defcn1a It
es tho best disposition Of tho PenitontinrY labor,
In which probably, tho minority will coacur;
third, thai, In tho opinion Of tho minority Of tho
Com,nlt.oe, tic Richardson contract vas and Ia
legal, as havo been the payments 1nado thoro-
under.
Immediately nftcr praycra tllis morning, Nc
Coy, Chairman OF tic Htato IIt,uge Investigating
Committee, roas to a question Of privilege, and
stated that whnt had hoon published by tho Chi
esgo Times and tho Democratn orgau here a.
tho report Of that Committee was not the Com
mittoo's report. Tho Committee had not az yot
had aug conference aa to their report, aud had
made no sgrcomont 10 to what 1t should ba- ne
(BIcCoY) hid uaado draft OF certain heads Of
tho report, and had handed 1t to another mom-
Der Of tho Committee for that gantlep,an's OK
animation. How what had bcon published had
been obtained he didn't know.
Hiso states that no waa tho n,embor referred
10 "a having received aIoCoy's draft for tie re-
port. Il was not tho report of tho Committee,
as they had not agreed upon It. nor Ind II been
submitted to them aa yet. How tho mhtter had
boen glvon tho p,ess he did not know. but could
not Aee tina. any especial hasm l,ai boon done.
NO QuonuN.
Tint Disposed Of, Dradwol moved to proceed
to The consideration OF bi!ta. tho pending order,
or adjournment. Thereupon tho Speaker or
dorcd call Of the Honso. As there waa mani
1ostlJ no quorum, Dradwell Withdrew lis motion,
tho call uos dispensed with, and tho morning
hour wan occupied with first reading Of bills.
TIE APPROXIMATION COMMITTEE
kopostea. lpsDdiug tho passage Of tho bill
sppsopria.ing elD5. 600 for tho Soldiers Orphar'a
Homo for tho next Two years; Of tho bill ap-
propsiatsng $1,000 TO tho Stats Agricultural
Sccfoty and s1oo to chch Of tho County Agticul-
taraI Sooo.ies, and Of tho bill kppropFiatng
eaf> nm f,cino e8 nm leau Than tha sstu,to., ~
80 H1 ,...,s. r1,,;,1.ss,.s WAL A@~'S"t -
soo t"eas.ta. aunrnn1.om vns's1s"y. ,~,,r,,n
cpmmIpcs. Chatlman @ % Of tho Houaa I'll. iicvenuc
Ioni.so. s'ates a. s.,as tSo con.n.t.ae ~ Los
lug Gollecton oa taxes. aenn!neht ana % accrue,
oo eaSd Tba " y te y Ie nnu 70
tne CreMt Couet; nagiog spr'e! efoa the County
Ionit dfect tn tno supreme ioaft. aad. upon
nittnnson " tue .a:tet ~ !uusmsns ! 1os ta4es.
provides Tor the lsetl8 OF execution upon e4o
Judgment OF INC snpfome couFS upon 1ta rendi-
son, "ttnoat & esloun'1su.eoa; s tho pa nas oesh
seaa hfss tstno' aao Id 10" III 1no nanos OF the
printer -........., ...--..-..
TIE coPrEnAa CHEER DAM
Appropriation I'LL WIS read a seeotid t!Ino, and
under tho rules passed. to the order Of connld-
sEat!on by geosons. -....,
Jonen, Of 10 Daricas, moved to recommst tho
bill to tho Committee on Appropriations, but thu
Speaker ruled tho motion out OF ortor c1oopt
upon suspension OF tue rules, which could not DO
done, III tho House was already acting under
suspension OF tho rules.
1u reply to solicitations TO withdraw Ills appeal,
~ 6a4u ~ 1he" tue 1t4onus oi TUG p'!! "oulu
use every means 20 punh tho htil. lte Taa oI,-
posaa to It, and a!dn't know why 10 shouldn't
10" ,d 90 sgaanstlt Thatli tas csso weeo rsyerInd
however, Jonoa Withdrew bis appeal, aud, under
tha ruling Of tho Speaker, tno bill stands now 1t,
tie order ct consaes;on r. By sections having
aa'anecu DUO one aaase " tue reading To-day.
TUE COMMITTEE ON MusIoIPALlTlEH
reported back, With recommendations tuat it pass,
,.lho bvl prepared by cosporast!on council Janlo-
%t go" reog sss Il fom liability 70 y assesa.
sales for delinquent city ta1es Tho same Con-
mi.tee reported, with hike Recommendation, Mil
ler'a bin to authorize Coronoss to appoIut
Deputies, aud tho bill to autllotizo ctics lsying