, 1875-02-04

MAK1Ho ANOTHER rtAcE.
Next from tho 0pporftien side came report
from tue COMMITTEES on Contingent Exontaes for
the allowance OF page to tne Committee on
Mtnea and on Banking. Attention WAS directed
to the fact that nather Committee lad anything
in,parttcular 10 do, and tile question waa ralsod
what they wantod Of apags. Mooney, Chairman
Of tho Mining Committee, stated TINT his Com
mfttce lad moro than ono bill for tie page to
toto around further, that tho Committee wanted
a pago to transport information in bookB-"ofka,
LIS called them-from tho library to tie Commit
toe-ruou,. Kane, Chairman of tho banking Com
mittce perceived the lu1icrousncAA Of the at
tntaDt To get another pare appointed Oh Auch
pretext. and said h!a Committee didn't want any
paga, ant. that lie hImsolf would, for nothing,
tots bilIa aud books for Tbs other Committee.
Thero,1ron the resolution waa tabled. and tlio
aspirations Of nome moshor's boy wuls blishted.
THE RAILROAD TAx-nHAn,
The Revenue Gomn,ittec reported back Her
fingtun's bill for refunding of The seven thirty
sixth. lat grab with the extraordinary recom-
,ncudat,ou that 1t bo referred to tho Committee
on stato and Municipal 1ules,teduehs. Wliothor
tllis implies that tho aevcn thirtvalxts il to DO
Of dobss n not quite clear ILat IL what i. would
indicate, and that Thus the penpte from whom
that tax vas illegally collected will 10 kept out Of
| THAR rnonay uatil next fall, wl,en, It is
supposed. 1t will be the plan to givo credit on
the tax hills tlon due for tho thirtv-si1thB.
Herrington objected to tile reference, and. in bin
remarks, said TINT, If the scsaion w"ro failure.
| II would la because OF the tnediciency aud in-
| cou,rctonca at the Chalrmen Of Committees.
Th,s attack on Speaker IIaines excited no little
surprise on the Republican ride, n'd would in
dlcato that the Independent Democratic coalition
is not likely TO hold toRctbor much longer.
| TIE EGYPT Ru-Ktrx
! A resolution calling upon the Williamson
| County Outrage COMMITTEES for an Immediate re-
| po.t brought nut NelBon, OF williamson, it, a
| epeecl in which lie stated that tho people Of
| that county asked the Legislature to DO some-
IN
ty. IIe nskeG that An appropriation to made to
10 used to secure tha arrest and cunyiction Of
tie murdeters. ......
RAILROAD RESTRICTIONS.
Cummings introduced bill to repeal Secs. G2
and Gl Of tie Halfosd act. The first il that
which limits the rate Of speed pf trainY III rull-
ming through cities. Bec. II IL slmt which re-
guirea Haguen to oe stationed at street crossings.
| NEW MAYORS BILL.
Smith. Of Madison, introduced 4 bill aut1orlz-
ius MayoiR OF cities not incorporated under the
Incorporation act Of 1879 to appoint, with the
concurrence Of majority Of the Council, all Of
organized under tho chartar. he bill gives the
Mayor absolute power of removal. 1t also mtket
lin 81 .officio President Of the Doard at Alder
men, with power to appoint the standlng conl-
mttees, and to veto items in appropriation bills
and approve otherB.
sUpnEM1 COURT DECISIONS.
bill to prpride for tue publication Of tho Su.
prerno Court reports WAS introduced by Gslhert
It provides for the publication only Of such de-
! cisions ~ the JudgoH bhall designate, to be
p,intod by oontrass at cost not exceeding Ell!
, Dor volume, ard to bo sold at not to exceed i:
rer volume the receipts to be paid into tue Stat
; Tronsury. Tho bill hxes tho salary Of tha re
rortor al a5 600, and provides that the copyrigh
al1al be takou out in the namo Of the Secrotar
. OF stHto.
COUNTY ATTonSEYg. ..
4 bill which 1t wBs reported VAS designed I
abolish County Attorney hountree WAS lntru
duced by Armstrong. L provides for the ap
poiutment by the Governor Of County Attot
ney In countlos hayiug upward Of 100000 popu
, lntop, tho salary to bo fixed ar $4,000. There
nothing in the bill to leEis1ate Rountree out {
. | enico unless it Wege concealed.