, 1877-02-07
STATE AFFAIRS.
Proceedings In the illinois Legis.
lature Yesterday.
Debate in the House Concerning Ro-
vision Of the Revenue Laws.
Genera! nci1cf that tho Present l.eglsla.
tnre WIN hot Attempt II.
A Railroad Job Tempting the Good solons
Of Wisconsin.

Of Wisconsin.
ILLINOIS.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEBATE ON REVENUE
MATTkRs.
Special DispdtcA to The Tribune.
erR1N0rIrLD, I'LL, Feb. 8.-Thc atlcstion Of d
revision Of the Revenue law waa the subject this
morning Of considerable discussion. It came up
OH the report Of the Rcrcnne Committee rccoin-
rnen1'ng the adoptton Of Grangersa resolution
providing for the appointment OF a Commission
OF three members Of the House, two from tho
Senate, and two appointed l,y the Governor, to
draftn revision. Motion was 1uatlc to print the
resolution and make It tho special ortlcr for FRI
day. Merritt opposed tho whole project. Tho
plan proposed wuy not tho way III Which to lcgis
late. lie Didn't lcoyo III ctoset-coapEnittce leg
lslatton. Tic resolution meant MI adjourned
session. But tho question has been agitatcd
long enough. Every member knew what tho
people wanted.
Thompson, Of Cook-Wlat good In. come
o. tho Geitationi The patching. up of the
MAS siADE IT wons1.
Mcrritt-Not II the lar hail been enforced.
After further discussion, tho motion TO print
and nuke the resolution and report tho special
order For Friday was lost.
Tho question was then renewed, upon q mo-
ttun to concur IN tho report.
Doydston offered nn amendment making the
GominlsslOn consist Of twelve members Of tue
1iotisc, stx Of the Senate, md ono appointed by
tte Governor.
Harrington said he had voted for tho printing
because tic question was one that couldn't bc
determined 01-lland. Only one man llntl been
ablc t., master tho subject In a short time, and
took TINT man two weeks 10 do II. But he
was opposed to tlc adjourned session. A COM
mtttcc could probab1y report bill in a montl.
Or SIX weeks; then It would have to b. discussed
~ both ltoltscs; that would tako time; but lie
favored trying what could be dong.
lsanney wantcl to know II the proposition for
Commission wns
DEVICE OF TIE rA1-r1onrEns
TO- gnia onc ycar longer.
Pr nnnc sa T. was proposttsros for The Lees.
subject at this scaston. They might a,al should
do wlat tlicy could to amend thu present taw,
nna 20 y Mt tue present sess'ots. But tue whole
law nccdG1 revision. That stluUld i,e dong alao.
It slloull be done well aud carefully, md that
was work for Commission. And II II required
an adjourned, II would shorten this, mud a
thorough revision wns wnEth ar adjourned sca-
siutl.
Hopkins satd what was demanded was action.
llle proposition fur q Commission WIS ttagni-
t!nti.. Something ought tn bc tlot.o now. Let
ths House try to do wl'at could be doug nov:
States who had been able 10 muster tho whotu
subject In two weeks didn't happen to be
member Of the Legislature. The subject wAs
ono tint no other mar llal been abln tO master
!" t"o Wceks' y feFlston u tle revenue eya-
lena "oilta be worse tlsat wutth!Gas unless tt
were most carefully prepared fhc Revenue
TlNErnGp At ALnzApr,,
and was the Wosso fur 1t, bit thu ttnkers who
ha.i botehea tlo t.lslncsa now wcrc really to
nRaln tinker at i. II q Commission Tcro
appointed to draft q revision Of thu entire
taw upon tue subject, that would not deprive
tha i.eEliaturo of thc power. meanwhile, of
dung What t0ild be d0nU 10 patch mp tho prcs-
cut defective systcm. Both might he tlonc, but
y Was out nl tho question for tho Assembly nt
this scasion 10 tnakc any such revision Of tho
whotc Revenue law ns was required. lie favored
the commission, mud offered
making II consist ot four members Of the