, 1877-02-11
SPRINGFIELD.
Not a Single Bill Yet Passed by
the General Assembly,:
Yet 5OG Bills Of All Kinds Have
, Been Introduced.
A Proposition to Abolish the Board
Of Canal Commissioners.
Legislation Suggested Relative to Sleep.
ing.Car Companies.

has now been iu session SIX weeks, and not q
bill has been passed. Nothing has been done
approaching to the framing of 4 bill to remedy
the defects in the revenue system, from which
the whole State suffers. But members Of both
Houses 80 ahead as though laying out work for
perpetual session, or Us though the chief end
Of each and every individual Solon OF them WAS
to introduce bill, or, rather, as many bills as
possible, besides resolutions aud petitions as
often Is he can get the floor. Thus it is that
already th7<e hundred and JiffU-scoea bills have
been introduced in the House and one hundred
aud JorfstHtn: in the Senate. Not one in ten Of
them can be considered even if the session be
prolonged, as Of course 1t will, until "corn-
planting timer Not one in ten Of them is
worthy 4 minutes consideration. They are
simply monuments to the vanity, ignorance
and preposterous projects of members who, If
they addressed themselves in earnest to what
business ought to be done By this Assembly,
could do it. But unless check be put upon
the bill-fntroducfng mania, very little will be
done by this General Assembly, and that little
will not be liable to be well done.
LITTLE sHABBY.
Afr. Smith, Of Sangamon, offered the follow
ing relative to the purchase Of u portrait Of
Speaker Shaw:
WuxnEAs, We recognize and admire the many
cstinable qualities Of Tie Speaker Of this House,
and wishing In some suitable manner to com
emorate our appreciation OF his fairness and abil
ity: and ., .... ...,o
WHEREAS, We feel that our action In voting the
sum .. saoo ~. u tns pu9ts isasuy IT, tor Lug
" ~ PEt VI tns opsnhst maS
dent; therefore, be it
Which such appropriation was nude; and that each
member Of this House il hereby invited subscribe
the Of S. to be expended in procuring portrait
Of the Speaker and that such portraIt be presented
tns Sta:e: 70 Ut p'aeeo IN soaoe pos1oh III
luis 1s,1 na''clns'
When tue resolution was offered, Speaker
Shaw called Mr. Cronkritc to the chair.
Ms suggested tnat Is tue resq
Democratic side. t looked shabby tn have thc
..1. S,,,>t;,. , ~ ,~tos, ,.s o~0' ~ -1'~ WIZ
p'esens e;s. 4,, ns'cu upu ~. ,,+.
az ninl1n a.. ine1eon Ml5nu1cw us lesoiutlon.
When Mr. ihlllips moved RECONSIDERATION OF
the original resolution.
After some further discussion, Mr. Heron
thoupht of the matter ,yas when thc nriu1not
ros,,iI,+,, csTno ~ ara hot - .,o,,1a 10 ~
mortuhle ncrfnrmpp,nce ma, after hav1ro nassed M +hc
original yeatcruay as compliment to the Speak
Ct, 10 now resolve tnat IL was done by mistake.
The %ofoa eo tSere to reconsider was lost and the
Mr. Easton introduced bill to discourage
vnYntfons 1it5pat}on hv reo,1irinr fhe n.r7v
frf IN fac Snf% %to r%tn
nast, ~ III W pAs eooaei aecS u LUZ otneF
paits' o,,.,o,,
-, CoAhsSt1oH'
me statement III tne Cnlca9o journal ois-
Ra%Gnes o. !ast evening tnak hcpresenlat.se
Eas5oa solco WI .uc u91.oesa.s .. 70 Lake W lne
: resoi1tlon gonueulus .ac ~! !p11sonuleng " Inc
Lou1siana hSsul!ius noalu Is untrue: Easton
spteu WILL tns nepouaNaMs aSalusL !akln5 up
trle ~ at1u H. ~ souuunatn M ~ Luz a.n @
I.AJ - ,Ao ~ - ~ .I ~. .3o@0-1 GU" tn~
RECORD SHOWS t.'at haspon So voteu. i
tAi ~ cASAh -. GoM,AlssloSsas. t1,,s::
,,. ~. c 49, 49, ~ ] s % ...
:, NaEHEAf, appears " tae report OF Iac Aa-
a1tor 10 tns Gu'e1Aot, oAteo Noy. !, lo1o, tnat
Tue canal commissioners fecciEed as compensation
Tor their services the SUN OF - 100 eacn since Ills
ast report! aaof
"HEnkAs. saia Gonm1ssfo1eFs Hte entltied oF
"a" 70 the sum q % PCT nay 1or c4cn gay 4ct1hl
:omponsatfon 1or t31 days during sald time, or |
3G4ha days III each year: ana
NnENRAs, II II apparent taat euch sum IS IN e1-
;eEs OF what said Gomm1ss1oners actually earned
md are )ostlS entitledsS1: and that correct ad-
nlnistIatlon OF inc pnonc service demands that
W. ~. ~ ,,1oca ,,no 1asa nT,ans;va o15 ,ana
os vii ns mnre r;c;cnt has;s. thcre~
nrc, hc It
Rtsolred, That the Committee on Canals and
ivers are hereby instructed to prepare and report
bill for an net nbotishing the present Board Of
anal Commissioners, and creating the office Of
;apal commissioner, WIG sn9t1 pe cis'l enS1neer
~ 2 u az as ts " sad a and VIZ
{
utes rs The present Boazd