, 1877-01-12
TIE IEGISLATUIiE,


SrHlxGrlrLp, ILL.,. Jim. 1r:-Thts morning
the Speaker delivered himself from vast deal
OF nnfortutatcs, and crushed the hopes In tho
hearts Of many tluc little fc'lua, bv Masking
ILLS appointments of pagrs for ttv session.
f1fLLs-rREE BEEH.
1otlhy's session WIS chiefly occupied with tho
'htfodurstoh of hills, among which wero tho
following: Bt:!tcltt introduced bill to lcgal!zo
inc salc ot becr, nativs vino, AMI cider, in less
quantities that uso gallon, without !ccnee,
DOCTORS.
The Mcdicnl Colleges bill prohibiting anv
lad'ts praStiting medicine who hare not ats
tended two full courses Ut lectures md gradu.
ted from rcgulnr medical college, was intro
tucet, and In due o-,lcr Of events will bc killed.
EDUCATIONAL.
Browns School bill makes Ineligible TO tho
Office of School Director any person under 81
ycurs Of age, nr nonresident us the town
ship, attt provides that wi,crc there arc screrst
dlstr1cta In tho township no more than two Of
the Directors shui1 bc residents Of tho same dis
trict.
Crooker'e Fish bill makes 1t q punishablo
offence to n.h. except with hook aud line, be-
tween the 18th Of February and The 18th OF
June OF each year, or 10 kill fish by use Of any
explosive or Of lime,
CONSPIRACY.
The bill relative to conspiracy, introduced hy,
Matthews, OF Pike, ls designed to catch city,
county, and State pllnderinC rings. II provides
that II TWO or moro persons conspiro to commit
aug oifensc against tho statc, or any city, coun-
ty, Ut town, todcfraul either, and shall do aur
act in pursuance of sucl, conspiracy, they ahall
be hnel not cS:reGinS 81, 900 and imprlsoucI
not exceeding one year.
SEDUCTION.
Mehfn|ay's bill relative to seduction un,,er
testimony nf the ps0secutrlx must be cor
ruburatcu tn tho aatnc extent ~ thn& Of
me principal wltnesa Iii q case OF perjury. &c.
anc,on on o. woi'an under N years Of agc hya
Imprisonment irom one to ten years.
fEEDLE-MISnEn.
lhe on! tnnsinS anptopEtatlon for tho illinois
Asylum = fo1 e. Feeble Minded Children appsuprt-
the new hutlt,fng. IT,, ,00o fnr finishing sud fur
n!shlng the basement, etc.. eIO,UOO fur barn ind
out-bulldinss and $1,000 for the purchase of
twenty Il. :cs vi land.
, TIC NY to regulate tho Pullman falaco.Car
CoMpany's chaFgcs on hlccptnK-cars aud their
accommodations Tor passengers WAS introduced
aRatn today. II proydcs that tho slecpnQ-car
companies sl1a}l BIZ hr1d TO be connpn carriers,
shall ho rcuuIrct! to furnish Recommendations to
all lcrrons whn n,ay apply, and shall furnish III
entire berth Tor 81, under penalty Ut S100 tiue.
lie Oil means, ~ ncariy as can be made out,
down.
CsrRr.
The putting down Ut the rate Of interest hF
net Ut the Legislature Is contemplated In Pin
ney's bill, making Il unlawful TO loan money
upon my contrast It higher sAtc OF interest
tlIan per ccnt. Tho penalty fur Ioanipg on
greater rate Is forfcituru Of Interest and one
,s l's!f the principal. of course Il passed: Tho
,fIAHN HIT +vkt fha
soluns are Mt 1t, they might rs wcli pus down
the rate Of Interest to half mil! per annur,. r
abolish Interest on loans altogether.
u.t h msgrMEMn n';, CO. G1car nEros1s-1Ennr.
bsi liking t!ls compensation of tho reporter Of
the Supreme Court ut &5,0N a year, and declar-
Ing that hc sl!al! hare no, copyright In the re-
years.
SILVER.
The Silver bill introduced today provides that
all silver cntns OF standard value, os has been
the!r standard value except for debts speciacal-
" payab'u In other kind Of eolu.
FIAEMEN.
Tie bilf for tho relief Of disabled fremeu
t,fe-insurancc companies for relief fund TO b.
distributed Among disabled aselnen By Bosnl
provided ttr III the blu.
.iuccd, which t6e HOUSE I'D u good days work
BY hayiug read Tor tho drtt tinic and referred
to the apprnpFiate committees. Fltty-onc BILLS
nave now been 81 referred.
OFT or TIE FnfiNG-PAN INTO THE FIRE.
The sclcet Cutnnlittcc Of tho House % tho
printing steal covered up In the resolution for
tho duly publication OF the prN es4ings Of each
House, viii Tomorrow report neither tor nor
would Gust about Is 4 day to print the House
Journal, but that It can bo published Ia tho
Springfield papers for IS .peF column, and
paper for each member and senstur thrown in.
opposition. mud tho IIullsc by tho Republicans,
the joh thus suggested would include both
Springfield papers, and, by setting up the mat
ter "fat," would cost not less than $50 per day.
Dr 800 to $a0o per week. III fact, 1t would 30
easy enough, ly ,uuking liberal llte reports, to
make the tilll Aoublc that. The thing Is ! steal
~ transparent that the gfury Tiers IL among
members N seesi,g thetuselvca In print tan
se4rca save II.
4 bill WAS introduced Ny Wasc, al Cniu1, pro-
riding for the purchase of sits for and tho
'a.ne alze and capacity as HAT 1t Joliet. Thn
VII pruv!aes fur the appointment by the Co..
:rnoF Of three com,niAsloners, who shalt selcet
:he site aud let the contracts for construction.
uoruLE TAXATION.
Senntor Jos1lyn prcsentcd q petition numcs-
,llsly stguetl by humber Of vllilcus If Ae-
aenry County agaiust tic double taxutt,n Of
property through taxation Of the property ttaet
lnd VI the mortgages npon It.
CAIRO BILL.
Senator Mcdowell Introduced bill to author
~ railroads 10 build 1autlinxs and boats, etc,
There necessary, fur the transit OF their cans
,yer river. Tho bill IL designed to euatlo the
t,nola Central Road u trallstcs tbeIs carr At
,&Iru.
KANSAS.
GOV. AaTHoSTfs MKssAox.
!sptetal Dt&pa1cA IL 1a1 TrtsuaA
LAWRENCE, kan.. Jan. 1l.--(iov. Anthopy's
int annual message to tho 8tato Legislature
Ias just been received. It will iii about txeiYa
olumus oi ths -4ovaisg Journal, aud henxa
must be greatly summarized for sransmtsssoA
Y telegraph. The message h probably tic b<s&