, 1877-04-24
Some Unimportant Business
Transacted In tho Lower
House.
4 Vote on the Game Bill Shows fha
Absence Of Si1ty-Nine Mem.
bers.
Attempt to Pile Thistle Commissioner
on Top Of Our Township
Organization.
Tho Afternoon Session Of the Senate Ocou-
pied with the General Revenue Bill.


Special DtspdseA - 77e Tttsuas.
srR1s0F1xtp, ILL.,, April 23.-Thero wis no
quorum present on the opening Of tho House
this morning. But Speaker Shaw, who II agatu
out, but shows traces Of hEa lato illncss, din.
pensed With tic roll.ea1l. and seuate bills on
second realing were taken up.
CorPKRAa oRxEK.
Ihe Arst OF these was tho Copperas Greek
Dam bill, which, ~ 1t passed the Senate, appso-
pirates $5l, 1878 for the completion Of ths
uatn. The bill Was read q second time and 10.
ferTed to the Committee on Appropriations.
HENRY HEADS GRAD.
The bill appropriatlmH $5,QG9.87 for payment
Of the claim Of Henry Head Tor tho Difference
between gold and Treasuty warrants, In which
he Was paEu for furnishing cavalry equipments
furnished tho State in 1861, was taket, Up, but
was stopped on It's way to the Committee on
Appropriations by the reminder Of Speaker Shaw
that It had already been nade the special orda.
for tomorrow tTucsday,.
Tho Senate bill requiring the registry Of
school bonds With The School Treasurer OF tbs
township was ordered to third reading. Ia Il
Is, there II no registry Of these bonds.
Tiia sTA1K.uousx.
The bill providing .or. tho submission to thu
people Ct an appropriation OF $S01, 900 for tho
completion OF the new Statc-flouse was read,
eut sEas intercepted on the way to third read.
ing bE Mr. Cronkritc, who moved its reference 10
'he commlttee on Appropriations, wilicl, was
ordered. And. on objection OF Mr. Wentworth.
tue reading had Wns not allowed to pnss a. Sec
ond teadtng g Of The Ply Which, therefore. when
up oa second reading, and then DO opcn to
amendment.
MORE COURTS AND COSTS.
Judga Wallaee's b!ll providing for the cstab-
t1Ff& In
ga:d93 A. p,y; mPysd 4 s. 6 tas
sI, snt form for & tse b b! wss unson.tituttonal: Tho
lason. For those above 81 600 population Probate
Courts might be established. Sec. 20, Art, O. Of
the Constitution provided for uniform judicial
legisation, aud therefore uncoustitutionai. Tic
motion to refer was Lost aud ths bill'ordcrcd to
third reading.
The senatc LII n1aSan 3a1 t,s ns"
Of notice OF the adjournment OF tho Circuit and
Superior Courts Of Cook County, and certain
Other legal noticss, waa 50 amended rs to author.
Nstas and ordered to third reading
sTiLL MORE COURTS.
The tll amending the oct providing for City
Courts was ordered to third .seadtug. It pro.
Courts consisting Of not moro tllan i've Jud1es
silall be established In cities having moro tGan
5000 Inhabitants. Tho Jurisdiction In civil casea
not involving oVer $1,000 shall bo concurrent
with the Circuit Court. Tho Jurisdiction iu
criminal cases extend to all crimes and mlsdo.
THE RAILROAD MEN MIN HARD.
Hir. Irving made motion for the reconsider
alton OF tho vote by which the illinois Central
Railroads forciblo entry and iotainer b!ll vas
lost; This b!ll made toFelble entry, and dcta!nel
upon tho Companles' lands Tho motion was
lost, and the bill killed bcypnj possibility of
resurrection.
TIE CANADA THISTLE nr,r,
vas dccapitatcd. tlle cnactiu0 risu.a tct,v
strickcn out. It provided Tor Tic inGIrtton ,,n.
on tho people OF nuisance not iess than tbs
CauAla thlstles. THIS nuisance wns that ft mn.
Yjdel {or and mado imperative in eycry town.
ship aud election precinct, tucIuiliur apcciacaj1y
eIec.lou pre,ircts In citlcl Of Comm }tsinnsr ~
for that srmy OF officials rcrn that thev ,in,,fd
taka an oRth Of ofIite md draw ~ mr. 49,
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