, 1877-03-05
fhe Anthony Revenue Bill to Be Re-
ported Back by the Senate
Committee.
Bill to Punish Betting Intro
duced by Senator Bash.
This Illinois Society Of Friends Desire the
Abolition Of CAPITAL Punishment.

20 QUORUM IN TUE SENATE.

Social Dispatch to Tie Tribune.
, sprrSGrIrLp, H., March 3.-Thc Senate con-
4rned this morning with twenty-five members
,,,.sent, and remained in session less tlnn an
hour. Several bills on first reading were read
md appropriately referred. and a few bills in
troanrcj, after which an adjournment was had
until Monday morning.
REVENUE BILL
The Senate Revenue Committee held . brief
meeting this forenoon, and decided to report
ha-k the Anthony bill, which had been recon-
nttted to them, with the recommendation that
Il nass, thus rcafirming their former action.
The Adams bill is still held under advisement,
m action thereon having been taken.
AST1-DETTiSG BILL 80
Xxi le1yc Senator Bash introduced q bill u in
,tlat1on TO bets, wacers, and pools,' which
rro5ides that any person who shall keep any
1oou OF building for the purpose OF recording
~ registering bets OF wagcrs, or Of selling
-naf, and any person who shall record or reg
izes bets or wagers, or sell pools upon the re-
trlf Of any trial or contest of skill or cndur-
.nce. OF upon the result Of any political nom;-
nstion, appointment, or election, or being the
oypz, lessee, or occupant OF any such room, or
building, shall knowingly permit the same to
tc used or occupied for any of the purposes
aforesaid, or shall therein keep, exhibit, or
employ any device or apparatus for
The purpose OF registering OF recording
such bets or wagers, Or the selling OF such
npols or shall become tho custodian or dcpo6-
t.r! for hire OF reward OF any money, prop
e,15, OF thing OF yaiuc stakcd, wa.ered, or
pledscd, Us Aforesaid, upon auy such result,
tuch person shall be deemed cuilty Of mis-
demeanor, and shall uptm CONVICTION bc pun
ihcd bv Imprisonment in tho county jail iornot
more tlan one year, or by fine not exceeding
sa,ooo or By both such fine aud such imprison-
rrnt.
Some such law as this has become necessity,
especially in Chicago, and Senator Basn pro-
poses to do what be can towards putting downl
that species OF gambling known rs pool-selling.
Aamilar bill has been passed this m winter by the|
Nrx York legislature The bill was referred
to the Committee on Education.
THE FRIENDS.
Senator Hamilton presented the following
COMMUNICATION and memorial:
HOLDER, Mclean Coanty. Sd mo-. 1t, 1877
nclosed petition explains itself, and is forwarded
to thy care Please present it to your oody There
has been copy sent 10 tEc Gove7nor. also to
tQuakc.s} were the first as Ch1rch organization
10 ssisc ts:ir voice against slavery, and in
temperance. Our principles are to support the
right and oppose the wrong on all occas'oa*- Kc~
The memorial reads as follows:
The Gorernor. Senator'S, and Representatives
n the S!ate Of Illinois, nop assembled at Spring.
feld Your petitioners. belonging to the Society OF
fpectfuIly represent that We belc:e the motive OF
Ill Just laws for the punishment due tO crime has
tof il ultimate purpose the idea OF reformation,
aud that the taxing Of human life by law is 1ncon-
e1s,ent thcrewlth.
Persons innocent Of the crime with watch they
nc charged are sometimes executed under our
Nnal laws, thus removing I'LL chance to- rcpara-
ton. We Ter the=e reasons respectfully; petition
your bod: 10 substitute term OF imprisonment
wherever in cur laws capital punishment is now al
sicacd in behalf Of and By direction Of the year-
II meeting niorc*aid, held near Mt. ralat!nc, Put
nam County. ILL.,. from Inc 1lth OF tho ninth
n:onth TO the l4th OF tie *smc inclusive. 1876.
JONATHAN v. PLCNBER, lc1erts
CAl:oLISE LukESs,
This humane appeal was referred to the care
I'LL consideration Of tho Judiciary Committee
INSURANCE.
A bill to amend Sic. II OF Chap. q, Re-
eised Statutes, entitled Insurance, was intro
duced by Senator Mayoorne. It prvyidcs that
aay existing jo;nt-stoch or mutual 1irc-insuran:c
company heretofore Incorporated under the
laws Of this State snail, and any
company orCanizc3 under this ~ ct ct,
having a capital Of at least sloo,oo
n:r, without increasing its capital, at any time
within two years previous to the termination o1
its charter. after giving nottce Tor four weeks IN
ancEspapcr published in tie county u here such
company is located, extend the term OF its
original charter to the time specified in the
tEcnty-fi::h section Of tie act Referred to
Committee on Insurance.
bill WAS introduced to-day By Senator
Brown which amends the Ian relating to town.
s:ip Insurance companies By enlargipg the pro-
visions So as to provide for the organization OF
county insurance companies OF the same ctarac-
ter as the present township companies. This
hill limits the proposed companies to the limits