, 1877-03-10
Mr. Merritt's Important Bill for Courts
OF Arbitration Passed In
the House.
A~xt Tuesday Appointed by the
Senate for South Park
Discussion.
The Anthony-Adar1s Tax-Bill
Ordered to q Third
Reading.
ILLINOIS.

lLl4lNO46.
IrDaE nRtMMoxD.
Special nspatcA to The 7ttbarA
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Mareh g.-1hIs morning
Mr.. Smith, Of Couk, offered resolution fccotn-
iuendlnE The appointment by the President Of
Judge Tho1,as Drllmtnnnl to i'll the place on
the Supcre,uc Bench vacatcd by the resignation
Of Judge David Davis. The resolution laid
oyer under the rules, motion To suspend the
rules for the sake Of taking 1t TN being lost.
RAILROAD EMrLoYEs' WAGES.
atr. Tnylur'a bill relative to the wages Of rail-
1old tmu"ycs was passed, and now goes to tue
scnatc. 1tpruyirs that NIL railroad companies
anil cr corporations which now nre, OF may
hereafter he, Incorporated under and by virtue
II: tllc LAWS Of the State Of Illinois, shall make
payment to their employees and operatives Of the
wsr:es due for all lator performed by them after
t!c suktng rlfc:t Of this act IN preference to nny
u:htr claim, debts, or demand whatsoever
ngainst such corporation, not secured by specific
liens OH property, md such priority Of payment
1nar be enforced by ciyll action. and unless on
ur btfor the llth Ut each month the wages for
the preceding month bo paid; md II not 80 paid
~ per cent penalty shall be added.
M1t. EEnoE's nILLs.
On motion OF Mr.. Easson, tho rules wcre sus-
pended to a!1uw str. Kehoe's Election bills to be
taticn VI, on third reading.
Sir. Smith, Of Couk, ofTcrod an amendment TO
tue emergency clause of the bill liking the city
election OIL the day of tho town election, 80 rs
:, sr, firth lin r,nson wj,v II ia tlcclarr1 tho
lilE Should take Immediate effect.
Tins amendment was adopted, whcreou Ms,
cronkrio made the point u order that now the
Til would l,ayr to bo printed a. amended. The
blun,lcr that had been made in allowing tho
amendment tn ho tackeli on tha bill waa at once
perceived, and Mr. Wentworth moved recon-
federation Of the vote by which the amendment
pus odontrt. Mr. Wentworth's ,notor Urn.
..r.,,J ,,,1', ~, a,no,,,,no,, ,.h1oa
.ir. Neal then olicfeu MS amendment, limit
!ng tie hill III Its operation to counties In which
the town null city limits arc itlcnt!cal-wt.tch Is
Cook County. lie dcclaTul tl,ot Tho rcat Of tho
~" -, s1s NV $500 y. ~
ela1s atda' WILL ehe tmo e'cttuts VI. LIE SaHsr
1or herself, but
COOK COUNTY WASN'T TIE WHOLE sTATK,
nud conduit forcu thls bill ON the wholo stato.
W,ss.. I:,,.tri,1, o,,.1 1,-o,~,. sa,a .ra, t,,s.
. "oo't'sen A.'s n.on" -. etNa t!at 'us.
WHAT was "autea III tsleu tat'es t1o!iet anu
Galcrhurt;) WIS that tue two clccttuns be held
ulrht no, "a ly default. This .Ity electIou
drew mt tto mi wits. When nj tic noll. m
w" '"s .A' A1'. 'uss' "4sA -. ~ Po"o va
tu'1t uay solcls "oulu also nt,eno ene Town ciee-
Hon 1'ut "nen that "As nelo on u eepasate
day they would nut come out. hir. 0oodsteh
urguc.l further thu. tho bill saved tho expense
,f ANA ,,lr+ Inn nn,l aavcd vn,crs 11ov,s firm
n, s ,, rInI fl ,s uI taI"H 'o's's ua5 ''''e
a A"UAp srAnr.
nr,l xn nurl, nnt,o.'inn r., lin hn1t,tut, of ttc
ri,tt ana IN lin san inv wna f,nyrlnnc,t. tint
,.fur, ths y.,,r was tatcn II rrns c1',t'yort T.
wuuf,i IL. 1ost. And Il wns rrrcivtnE h,,t -
y,1rs-tut enough 10 paas It. ,eiifouf iho cn,cr.
11.r.. ~, thnt 4 synujA MI tni," nfyc,t
uuti( aftrr liz auril cjcctinn. hit IL. f,ucS.
n..tsr' win, h,i yn,r,, for thc Kill ci1nnrcH III
,":,. i,sf"rc tho RESULT was aanouncci, and tho
r'"ui',.cru."I, i @ % ti,s vote to- va, teconsd.rcJ % aud
luz Ut Mrssrs, jIopl;ins. Neal. md Wcnt wo,th.
t,n tu,;ti',n ~ H. nstn,n IN ,.Mr @ ~ K",as,s
Dls~t!.at troyiifns II M % for poils M @ places in cacI
rrr,i,,rf at tI,wn rir1finntzss1,s ,cfrrrh RI thr
s.,,,lr seIec1 es,1nmittsc. '~~'''A '" '"'
s,,ns,u.s,xs
i'm ~ mna n1 .n 1Sr sao nto.
10 tne aetllic. ~ projects tho sab!cssecs
ntvn,.rr :, ,.wYrMs
Mr.. shcr,nau's iii. making ti,o publication O,
divorce r}lystrrs' mlyertflrmntx n n,nfai.,nrn,,or
1,1ni>hatie t,r tnc OF not icss thati lin ,S,r
t,,or,. tilm II tsxI wns ,m.se ria XII III IA ~ ~
,,,.,ncI H. ~ },I1,1. m, r,st,I,.har s,T ,d.cr4
t 1s.er uth IT, ~ '''e'u'e 'o tuD''su'' sna aa'cs'
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rh. hi, ,,x,.,,,,,,,. Fanpuas' ~ @ @.,,,t,,.,,,
=, III .nI ~ " tnu,t". ~ .oe Shunl!shfNcht ot y
tn'asu q! raluons, ana iegalat!i!E the man1!es
~ ihpIn3lnE LOT anu eEahtlnS the1'' "aa aost on
''1fo Feaaiha'
u, "9ntS1lasu 1Es9tAoN1.
~ W ~ 1't' oiHltus " LHoAI ptnF1u!HG
ti1nl tl!c l1uft may cntef atl o1uef protecting
~ I IIefo'Emee iron ptosesuttoh, wheTeapon ha
sata. ~ eon,peileM 20 tcatHy Trough ~ tcsta
'""'s "oul1 el,tnltats tAhl. was a!so defeated.
,r,,.. AM' hkuoEn httL> rAssEp,
l"Ii- ue'eIt s.''a.NtteG - "Auut mas Ic'ct1ca
;nf: heupss E,txt,on bli's fsp"stcd tsie SAINT
pEh tei w L1nenaea tuat lney apply oly 70 c'tes
W "" ns. ooill nlllS "ere 1aen p.tsscd w1th iae
s!nffeens5 e4ause' tho o'll chaagtnEe
'!'e tnhe M elcetioh " make botf
;ns snu t""a Eieclson Iall On the ara
tusT.taf ~ Anrat Was thsl srllt 70 ~
esshlte, ",G's iIs eonsarfea y tan amendments