, 1877-03-07
What Was Done Yesterday
in the Legislature at
Springfield, Ill.
Text Of Resolutions Offered Abolish
ing tho Shte-House Com
mission.
Second Reading Of a Bill Extending tha
Time for Collecting Taxes
Of 1876.
The Afternoon in the House De-.
voted to Discussion of
Criminal Trials.
Favorable Consideration Of Bill-R
stricting the Power of
Juries.
Much Unfavorahlo Criticism of tho
state.l1ouse Commissioners In
the Senate.
Special Session Of tho Indiana Legislature
Message Of tho Governor.
Favorable Consideration Of Bill Re.
stricting the Power Of
Juries.
Much UnHavorahlo Criticism of tho
State-l1ouse Commissioners In
the Senate.
Special Session Of tho Indiana Legislature
Message Of the Governor.
ILLINOIS.

-me8Sag6 OF tla 40VeE00Fs
ILLINOIS.
ABOLITION.
BpecsoT Dspasch to 7ae 7riasmA
erR1NaF1ELp, lii, March G.-The special Or
der for Tits morning was Fosbcnt]cs's resolution
instr1cting the Committee on Rctrcncllmcnt to
report Il bi1l abo1tslling the Board OF Btate-
uouso Commissioners.
Afr. Armstrong offered the following substt-
tute:
,WYrnrAs, ny K1hIh!t of the report Of the Sen.
appears tlat Mr. " j. cochrano. the architect,
ior excavation, dtmcnsion II Ind block stofo briex.
eas
ss ?s!ssf' seis 'a ! aseea
that written proposals aEe In ths architects olee
take contrncts accordingly, and giro security for
the performanss @ Of the e1, tams" Hnd, :,
7s @ a y, Yaes ,scn o.
adopted tho following provision: ''The General
Afsemhty shall not sppropriate ont Of tho State
grounds md construction, completion, md 'fnf-
nishng Of tl:e staa House, sum cxcGedlng In tho
faSns %.d eeass ~soat 5 s
Ito e9a voters of tho s.ese 4 tho ecnelai election
election shall 10 for tho proposed addl.ional s1-
! pendlturca"; and, -,
to she T~es, zen Seusi Xi.sm6y. liking
ss ss Gs s1 .S esen s' ' s & ct s
wnnaEHs. Tho saia cenm!ss'onot. IN thets re-
lux I Tor tic sppropsaton d ssoo o5o stse Ii. n.
suFance that such augmentation would con1ploto
tho sa1te structure BY the aFst day oft1anaarT, N
wHaasss, rhe architects ha.o had power to
lock or unlock tho a.atc-!fousc funds at Their own
pleasure. and hare exercised this power greatly 10
wHssss,, / styie q adornment hn. been by
for wlloh tho building Is used, ond inconsistcnt
wllh shs habits, tastes snd sentiment OF our peo'
WnEnEAs. Tho said Board Of stato.lIouse Com
1nss[oneE1 IN now asking for further appfopria.
ton Of 500, 00o; and
hnve disappointed tho Just aud reasonable e1pccta-
ton Of ths people, in 50 greatly exceeding tho
WHEREAS, Tho appropriallons now chilled fos aso
only 70 By '1ade available two years hence; there-
He.oir<a, Tint tho Committee on publle Bu,ld-
'aRs mud t,runndu requested to inquire Into tho
trpcdencY Of abol'shihr said Doar 81 State Ilouso
oness asd e II Ser ~ t.
b. dc!yercd 70 tho Auditor Of statc; and oil prop.
ssty q tho State now held by tl.eM to oo trans:
saii Committed report BY iii Or otherwise.
n support ot Ills substitute, ,fr. Armstrong
said the cntiro appropriation fur the State
liousc had been expended; no approximation
could bc voted by tbs people and made sooner
than two years leIlce, al Ills object was to stop
the salof'cs Of the Con,lnisalot'ere, architects,
thcro WIS now no use. lie recalled that whom
tho old State-li,use was built something Of tho
kind occurred, and upon suit tho Stats Ind TO
ray the salnries. He didn't want that to liAr-
Y+tt ne1ff ff1n't nfs.4h1 Hnt0rfN4 In r,1yt
On whom nnthing could be done to earn tlIcnl.
The substitute was adopted.
Mr. GooDIt1Cl1's HILL
for Tho extension IT the ttul1 for tho collection
VI AIcs tor 181U, Waa taken IN aud road u sct-
ond time. Following la tho full tcxt Ut thu bill:
lection Of tho ta4ea on tho assessment tor Tho
{s1es On Tic ns.esamo.t books fof said year.
bEn !. lic It onacte4 by the people of the stste
ss Sg e. &c. a a r. y ~
lhs assessment Of property. and for ths lew and
Ssson " et sars 81,
9ly e a1es lsy!ea IN tho asscasn'ent of p'oustiy
to s ys.t s7 e. 70 othss 5e9Sfsd es lay
ss!l yeat iAi6. 10 6e:I aaa sfe hercIy made e
ttadas toltows: y sec: 1e1. Town lad nstEct
It'll return hs 'af !!osk sa %afs
ieti, day % :. Il aas. is7s; psar.is!, i thst t5e I
T. e." r. eGss!ss' ss IF eoi;sss
W. " upo9 c.t w4at aay. Wttain twenty na1s
n;,ss ~ ~ M tuta asy o. May, .ney H. a
ses,"n maRc M nnn nc i ~ ~. ~ 81 w.
III iot luagnslt anu er39r o. ss'G tos *1es
a ~ sReSi T. assessments On nsn9nens - a"1a Haa
con,t Sron a. s. ano ~, Snr sas nj ~
no,aon A. shc term q which 1nafmsnt t. psafSn,
msces.sEx y, IT, III - anu ,st,e r.,ni,s
e b. sSys9sea hsfets isasnent ID
h ~. tne heit fcHhlaf tcfln theteast thH toMst
,nHn, Hoas ana , tha tnassess s.to 1'tE
Nt Nat - suAuese1' laS s4la sha!l 10 Aiaa9 n tno
w asc Ia sho notlSet ~ y cn
~. sIsa ~ ~ naom"ay ~ 1s nAou W ~ IoIS ~
sssr ~ sas n1s.sS. ~. tSf any ea1se, Me NY,
indon"nf ~ H. .a.n tn hHH NJ! ~ ;s y. M
fesni to nhfsn tp5amsnt ~ % sahsaoM.nt so,,n vu
II said Court; but II t6a failass sr.es
by tho County Collectors not complying With any