The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-06
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

The disgracetul rampus which the republl-
cans tried to kick up with speaker lIaBes
ever since his election, and which reached
| its culuminatlon towards the close of last
week, began to elicit so many and such strong
expressions Of sympathy for the speaker and
disgust for his prosecutors from the people,
that on Friday last the republicans concluded
to "haul in their horns" asd let the Legislature
attend to the business of the people. The re-
suit is that since then the work has gone on
smoothly and decently.
The weeks proceedings, however, afford
few items of interest A large number OF
bills have been introduced, amounting to
two or three hundred in each house, but as
most of them will never be heard Of again il
will be time enough to mention such as are
acted upon when they come up.
The senate, on Tuesday ordered a bill ap.
propriatng S2j, 900 to complete the Douglas
monument at Chicago, to a third reading, but
its passage is regarded as very doubtful
Should the bill fail, an attempt will be made
to pass u bill now pending in the house, to
remove the monument TO the Chicago Uni.
versity grounds, and sell the present monu
ment grounds to raise money for its compile
! ton.
The speaker on Monday announced his ap.
pointment of the sumptuary Committee as
follows Hoffman, of La Sale, chairman
Moore, OF Adams; Fredenhagen, Of DuPage
Rose, of St. Clair; Smith, Of Madison; Olaf
lin, Of DuPage; and Barker, of Cook. The
members Of the Committee, with the excep.
ton of Clafin are understood to be in favor
of license under moderate restrictions, and
Will doubtless report favorably upon the bill
which shall remove most of the features of
the present Liquor Law.
The appointment of similar committee
was On Tuesday ordered in the senate.
The house on Tuesday ordered the bill to
repeal the registry law to a third reading, and
the indications are strong that die bill will
pass both houses.
Kehoe's bill fox the abolition of the State
Board Of Equalization was reported back
from the Revenue Committee on Wednesday
with the recommendation that it be indefin.
itcly postponed, which was done.
Casey has introduced bill in the senate,
the provisions of which are quite sweeping
against dorgs lie gives any person the right
to XII any dog at any time or place, if found
without collar around his neck, on which
is TO be engraved the name of the owner of
the dog. He puts price on the head of every
dog so found without callar, and gives the
price--j0 cents a head-to any policeman,
marshal, or constable who shall kill such
dog; to be paid.out ofthe county, town, or city
treasuary.
Armstrong, of La Sale, has introduced a
bill to provide for the election of state board
of charities. 1t provides that the board of
state commissioners of public charities shall
be composed Of three persons, to be elected
by the people in November next. The state
is divided into three districts, each district to
elect enc member.
On Thursday the house took up and passed,
by vote of IS to IS, the resolution which
had previously passed the senate, to instruct
our senators and ask our representatives in
congress to vote for the IIennepin canal ap-
preparation.
On the same Gay Mr.. Heron, of Bureau,
proposed in the house an amendment to the
constitution of the |. s, which, if adopted,
would do away with the Office of president of
nation sort of prime minister, removable,
as in England, by want Of confidence vote
of congress.