, 1877-02-20
Yesterdays Proceedings in tho
Illinois Legislature at
Springfield.
An Insufficient Number Of Logls.
lators Present to Do
Anything I'm.
portant.
Recent Correspondence with
the Pennsylvania Au-
thorities on Rev.
Their System Of State Taxation
Successful and satis7
factory
Legal Opinion that Its Adoption
in Illinois Would Be Con.
stitutionat.
Comprehensive Report Of tho
Committee Having tho Mat
ter in Charge.
Abstracts Of the Proceedings Of Other
Legislative Bodies.
Legal Opinion that Its Adoption
in Illinois Would Be Con.
stitutionat.
Comprehensive Report Of tho
Committee Having tho Mat
ter in Charge.
Abstracts Of the Proceedings Of Other
Legislative Bodies.


ILLINOIS,.
THE HoukE.
Eetessl Djspateh II 7as 7ftssn& .
.rrtNortELp, ILL.,, Feb. 10.-Thcro was no
quorum IN the IIouso thEs morning, and re-
cess waa taken until o'clock.
AFTERNOON.
The House reassetnblcd At 2 o'clock, seventy
nina members answering the roll-call. bctuE
two In Guess OF tho number required to constt-
tuts quorum, but being also about thirty or
forty less than required for the transaction Of
any business OF real Importance.
TIE COMMITTEE on APPROPRIATIONS
again reported the Deficiency BILL, With recon-
neudatfon that 1t pass. After some f1libustcr-
Ing On tho Democratic sido tho bill was re-
fcrred 10 tho Committee Of the Whole.
BILLS nr Mr.. EEDziE.
Mr. Kcdzin introduced bill To prevent the
votang OF paupcrs and other inmates Of public
charitable institutions. slr. Kcdzlo also in
rroduccd q bill providing that Judgment
upon note or bill Of exchange shall bear the
rate Of interest specified In tic bill or note.
The effect would bo to make Judgment upon
a10 per rent note or bill bear 10 Der cent inter.
cat tnsteod of but Q per cent, as under tho pref
Ont law,
APPEAL HONDA AHD 4rrKlIx.
Mr. Smith, Of Cook, introduced bill relative
20 o1udgmcnt upon appeal bonds In cases Of up.
peal from Judgments Of Justices OF the Pcacc.
tprovides for entering Judgment against Tho
4urctfcs without notice or service Of process
upon them when the execution has been re-
t0rnca unsat1saeu; also Tor calendar OF ap-
pealcd cases, 10 b. made up for trial, and for
tho assignment Of Judge Of the Circuit or 6u.
urrtor Cnurt In Cook conntv IN frv s,,rh ro.ca
F~S' r,,. nx,~vnr 1o ro.,,,... =. ~, s"'" >"'.'
,.n.,,,,,a. A '.s MssnToI .,'., 1.ss.s,s Sosha .a
bly tho l,tl Introduced by 1T. sluttAcns to
atncnd ahn n.ycnuo Inv in fhe mnftcr nj ,1ntfnct.
;rr to-+, ,ftsr {r1ct,e,t h.. h,nn rona"ra,
~. uae ~" VI"
o, "nsn 'ac suun'y Soas. re1uses Judgment o',a
bpe t1Ha rno spTsmi ho Go,.
enter iudrmcni. Ia s,,ch caso I'M mnchincrv
for tho enforcement Of such Judgment Is DO.
iccttye, and tho same d,Qlrulty arises in coscs
where the supreme Court .1l'r1n tic judgment
by James L. Root, Of Chicago, md Auditor
Needle.
IN raE SENATE,
much to the wondcrlncnt Of tho Senators them.
eelsebt LIE toll-eau alecIoseo e1actIS aluoFuih1
81 Senators holnR prcsout. The Senate, there
fore, entered upon tue business Of la".making
Senator sfutU Introduced bjjl 70 amending
tbs uumcstcsd Escmpti,,n act ii, tbat no S proneTty
shall be exempt from execution o. attachments
medical services, or for wages al a laborcf, Of
tnEHiTrs' sALEs.
Senator Hanna tntrotlucct bin relative
eay . we or nsy e.
rt - ts ~ -. aoaSa 81 o. any
toalt Dc PAU !vr improvements by HIN !nntes
ana saa!l ~ PAD tac Farehase mouey WITH IT.
charged tic rcnts and profits for tho tlmo he
had Tx,ssesaton of tic land.
rms pENNsriv4xiA PLAN or TAXATION,
w hr MA hr1n2a X ssnato ,h ! anu tspGt.
WIZ W 9a'a oe1ose tae senate tne coming week:
efsSS1r1n F54 Ss.x,in W. Feh IL isT-1S n: Staas
ntt,ee. appo!nted 70 ascertain II the System Or
toua oe 81
oat State Constitution, md to sxamlus the aysten,
81 t.x.saon ot rsnnsylvsn!a. Ohio, and and lndtsns,
Ing, Id thls htats, any Of the provisions adopted
10 those ssste.. Peg lsa.e to report a. foltoxs:
the Inquiry to the ATTORNEY. General of tic stats.
md received tho following opinion, Affirming laa
t q Fl. Ct xssSs th
usut:
OPINION or GEN, xpsA1I.
castm ya1 5an' M'1 H. 81
instant VA reraised. in which yno rsnncst ~.
rai.e onr Hi. Is,emur nna.s anr s:nn.+,tn1nn H.
sT.ta,n 81 ltse,srs snd tsr IN ,.reint" * u
capital inys,tsaT The drst lection M Of Itt. I oi
tho Constitution, eptItIed 'tItoyepue," IL ~ fol.
lows:
"Ths General Assembly shall provide such
valuation. 70 that sysry peEson md cotu0ratlun
shall pay Tax Ia proportion to Tho vslue Df III,
heF. OF it, properly, such value to ho asccFtalnoa
Cd In such mauner 10 Ilo Uenagal Assembly shall
direct, and not otheswle; aud Tho General Asscni.
brokers', bawkere. merchants, comtn,esion mnf.
chants, showmen, juggIers, tnn.kceresx, grocery.
sursnce telegram. md eIpre,s inforests Or husl.
ness. vendors of patents, and persons Or eorpoTu
tons owning nsiug franchises and pfjylcgcs, In
such maupef a. 1t AAll from fms Ii linn dirret