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!Ths basis Of apportlonmen: IL for each 14440
in each district by thla bill the House ia in-
CROSSED two members, and Ehe districts aro in
croabod i've. Il Ia In The Aanda OF tho Commit
leo, and may possibly shsre tho fsto Of tho Ap-
portionment bill At the last seaaton, which wis
overlooked until about teu minutes before the
closa Of the aession, And tho legislative clocls
wero stopped to get the bill through both
Houses which cut on the laws OF the previous
pebslon,
TnZ HurRxAE JUDGES.
Gov. Kirkwood hhs two stato offices to fill by
Appousnionh and possibly three Assate supor-
intondont OF Public Instruct!on, Jndgs OF the
Supreme Bench to nnccood Judge Colo. and
new Judge provided for III the bill to add oue
mare Judge to tho Bench, making the number
flye Tho now Judge Ia to DO appointed iu-
mediatsly On the paasA&o Of tia bill, and to hold
bis appointment until tho general election in
1875, when tho people are 10 elcct judgo to
1orve until tho trat Monday In January. 1870, .!
which time tls regular term Of tue additional
screw kind Of legislation IL necessary to lar
monizo tho terms Of all tho Judges,
Az 10 who tho appointoes will be. nobody
knows, Tbs Governor says he shall make no
hppolntasptH until tue fnto OF tho bill IL tocid
sd. JudRea W: II. Boayors Rud ". E. Millor Aro
prominently mentioned.
TIE rhxA1pEHr-anANr AMEHpLKxr.
Tho joint resolution presented BY sonator
! Murphy, 10 amend tho Constitution by prohibit
| Ing the use OF public funds for any seLooi not
eatab,lbhsd BY tho slAta, and providing Also that
neither sectariAu. atheism. nor lu.ideiIsy 1hsll
hu taught 10 any public school, bids fair to pass
Although introduced il the Bentta BY Mr. Mur-
phy, of Bcote I leading Democrat and = pstho-
iio. it ~ probable thAt tue Republican IIouae
will 30 amead It ~ to cut on The Democratic
votes. The House COMMITTEES 70 whom Il wss
referred returned It, having BtFicksn oul tho
| Words "eectar1anism, Atheism, or tnhdtlity,"'
and substited. "no aectArIanism nor croo1
SHALL" eto. Ms. Glbbans, Of Leo, 4 Democrat
md Catholic. protested agaInst tbs change maao
| by tho Committee, He wanted tho Lill cut OF
teaching Il il understood the Democrats viii
not sots for thu resolution a. amend-
cd. Tbs Catholics Of scott County
asss. asds Of 'sa sesoaaas .s.b o.ags In tho tho
Constitution whatayer. and Eliminating that they
did dot propose to pay public school taxes, Tha
benats respectfully referred II 70 = Committee
the House uncursmoniously laid It on the tAblo,
aud voted mot TO 1sferl. Senator Murphy took
OCCASION 10 dnnnnncb the resolutions aud pro.
| toss Ia plain !kuguaga. aud sud b, was elected
on tbs very tasus Of oppnat.oh to the ssnsineoia
Of them and b. WA iu favor Of public funds for
public schools. end nothing e!as.
nilL foA cu1cA6o DauNitEns.
eeuAfoF htecotd should secelTa thu special st.
tentlon 1T Tie Chicago Drummors' Association
for tho SPECIAL attention he has shown them IT
his bill now before, tho. Legislature. providing
for 81 tbs assessment aud taxation of property
sold for nonresident merchants ~ osdsr; ssm ~
following are ths provisions OF tho bill;
sxc11ox !. ut Enacted BY ths Gfnsfa! utnsbiy q
psoP.sss Pc I = :. snai1tds.E with III. Ha. .E.i i