, 1875-03-19
The House, However, Rejects 1t by a
Vote Of II to 65,
Tho COppcr,1s Creek Bill COnsttl-
cred by Sections III tho
House.
The Session Of the Senate Devoted to
the Discussion Of State Chnr.
tiles.
The Attorncy-Gcncral Submits a List Of
Illinois Bankrupt Railroads.
ILLINOIS.
QnPpEnAH CHEER.

LUTHERAN CHEEhs
!St,ceidl Di<,htch 10 TIE rh,ta1o Tribune.
SrntSaFlELD. March 1s.-Tho Coppcras Crock
Dam Appropriation bill WAS taken tip again tbls
morning, and Tho reali,lg OF tho bill
on consideration by eectlons concluded.
Merritt thon offered III additional section
rs amcndmsnt, providing that tho
question Of tho appropriation shall DO submitted
to vote OF tho people Of the Stato at tho noxt
general election. AZ tho next "gcnornl oioo-
tion will not DO hold until tho fall Of 1915. tho
amondulont would preul.'io submission Of tho
question 10 7olo nntil tl'eh.
Pending the discussion Of rte amendment, tho
Liquor bill, the special order for tho morning.
MAS taken UP, aud further consideration of tic
Copporas Creek Dam Appropriation bill WAS
postponed.
After tho Ltccnso and Union Depot bills had
boon disposed Of. consideration Of the bill waa
resumed. * heated debate followed, in the
co,,rse Of which tl,o old arguments thet the b,lt
WAS in aid Of tho canal aud therefore unconstI-
tusioual that it wna local improvement job,
etc., wore geilcarscd against tho bill, in
anawor to which Dnnuo. q Cook, and
5tnts, Of Peoria, 1nndc effective speeches.
Tint OF the latter VIA the nbleBt and most COM
prchcnsiyo Of tho dny. lie concluded by AJ-
vanc'ng tho slnanawcthb!n argument III support
Of tho bill that tho canal and river interaectcl
lU1iE llNea IWbAhvs litile lH@CulNb kt!GSo
competition With EACH other, wills, beside, tho
canai ard river also drect1y competed with tho
railroads. 1u conclusion, lo sud the opening
tp of tic groat limo of communication from tho
lakes 10 tho Gulf would do for tic farmers,
miners, mechanics, merchants and all tho peo-
pic Of tho State, thnn to every 1ay pass an act
Regulating railroad thrills.
Pending thu dahato tho 1lnuac adjourned
Platter haYag tho floor.
LIQUOR,
When the Liquor bill waH tnkeu up. Moore,
OF MarsLail, moved to ssriko out the onnctiuK
| words.
Speaker 1Iaiues ruled that tho motion was not
! in order.
Armstrong appoalod from tue ruling. 1iainos
| sharply asked What ruling. Tao motion was not
"euacting words," winch were Whist tnade tho
| bill. II paaye5, Law.
.5oorc read tho nrty-fourth rule, wt!cl, Ia that
~ motion tn strko out tho 'o,laoting words :
OF q bill shall hAro rroccleuce Of d motion to
a1ncndG, and, 1t carried, Bhall DO equivalent to
| its rejection" ....
| Without regard to Armstrong; appeal, Haiuos
ortlecol tho Olerk to proceed with tho reading Of
| th0 first section, Witch waa done.
| 1Iutnea thcn focpgntxcd Armstrong; appeal.
! Motion to tublo the appoai was made ulld lost.
1laincs, saelug that ho was destined to defeat It
tho appoal were put, mnte tiiihuntcring speech,
against time, FROM tho CHAIR, explanatory Of hla
ruling. Thcn, wholly ignoring tho appeal.
ennctng words al to the irst section Of tho bill
no motion to do which had toon nude, the mo.
ton of Moore. Of slh1Bl,n, having been 10 strike
out tho cnaeting words Of tito bill. Tile motion
to Httiko out waa carried by-yeAs. II nays, g.
| The Yoto stood