, 1877-03-21
Bills Passed Concerning School
Lands, Fees, Children,
Mutual Funds, Etc.
A Good Deal Of Talk Over the
Bill to Divensify Con-
vict Labor.
The Session of the Senate Devot-
ed to tho Second Reading
OF Bills.

House bills, Which now 20 to tho Senate:
ARllI for on act regulating the renting and sale |
sSe T. Do It enacted by the People Of the State
Of 1ll!nost rsrtesensa !n th9 Venetai Assemtn{
to~n.ips a 1 where my school lusds 1omnin unsold
q rent Or ea.e any porton Of eh londs f9t term
ns tso sreet si II fof ess
term. bnt no portion Of suc. school landa shall DO
sold except upon 4 petition Of ns1orlty Of The
Of aets ID eonatet herewith are hereby repealed.
rEHa.
M fnr ~ set 70 amend seS 20 e ~ aet e.
ea'sy hs seTsral eouns1e; IN ths g sas t., gt 4 F'f
'qsssed &c. W Psssete Peope Of
sss ss t., :; 5es r ,6sa III Sfnss R as
eenca9tns % iees and .a..rle. and 10 elassify the
.esi sSasiss e n. stss W. ;s9 re5sGsnss ,,;s
..sd s5s,stSd .g 9pestegs pseet s b. nni
his1:t bereSy d amenaed 70 reaa 10 follows:
sEc -: 4. thc tins ot commencement It Of .; ~;
lntaSants. auss h''S y !hs tss sSo 1sty Pa:tes
10 Inferior court tho party parties appellant o.
srpeants or In the <aso q IN appIieatfon for any
aaf@sead fesea Spen a%s
Town ety shs pay 70 the Clerk oi tue Gourt rhns ,nS
:a s e e 'a sSas T. ii Fl ii 'a
such Clerk On behalf q nc plslntI1 or psstntiiIe
complainant or coinph.tnants; petitioner o. pct,.t
sHcn sut ffom ihe cons,enccu,cns 10 tic nnal tor.
mnation thereof. except the making Of eop!os ct
ehep cf SFsas een.
case, ofappeai from Jsltieo oi the reass Ia snsh
fRe Hes ss
Sec. o. q an net entitled An act to provide fos
pssea s snS sn .ai o
olction md pIaetce OF Justices OF re Peace n
f1 s es xpf
j, 1H72: he shall n1so and Mt inc same tt1ne pay
@ s y ss dsk Il h T. s sar s sss
s the iut7 u the Jas.Isq "a 70 allow tss agpes
tss tsssis '9%al :Ssll 1'' psis e tse y #:
sS y the. e. esa1 RnyGs ~ 'es ee
,snae1sa " hs csStt witch ~ sun ;halt p ta
sush CLERK in tho progress Of such sats uo9n sneh
:ppIsatto ito, ~ ;o tue g ansl Gs
sppoi1ee: Ssforo Ss. .hs, O. tasy sa.1 Ss entt,ed
sussst ns se ot hss Il nc
e sas!t; .5sil e .Ss clsrE & ;hs Geart Il;
TS!cs. Il ss ,asnnes, % iii, bs II iui =
and for oil services rendered. or to he rendered ~
s s o en oh. o 1 81 Or
~ dna termination therto except .hs making
Courts Of record In thia Htatc. and n counties OF
follows: For taking. aud certifying the actnoHl.
edgcmcnt for deed, Or Other writing, 25 cents:
% es:e ~ X Pss ost '@ e. M /. cs
with certificate and sex rs cents; fof each cestla
aSs IT. na %aRns .ad
eesatos. ~ al ff iaf t.enS eysfy i0o
osss ssi:en, ,St ask osS 70 a
emit and certifying declaration under r seah 20
.ato ot = oatns t. psfy ana IT,
9s aEanz I safy q es Of a.
der ssal oi Court 5O cesta.
The most important change made br this bill
IL that It requires deposit OF $H fees before an
appeal cau be taken from Justice OF ttle Peace
to the Circuit Court. The bil1, It will be seen,
appies only to Cook County.
snERNAN'a BILL TITO PCXIsH WRONGS TO
CHILDREN"
This bill makes It unlawful for my person
having the care, custody, Or contFol Of 'sny
child under II years OF aye, to exhibit. use Or
employ, or in any manner, or under any pre-
tense, sell, apprentice. give away, let out, or
Otherwise dispose Of any such child to any per.
son III or for tho vocation or occupation, aery-
Ice, Or purpose Of singing, playing Oh musical
Instruments, rope or wire walking, danclug, beg
ging or pcldlIng, or u gymnast, contorttonist,
rider, or acrobat, in any place whatsoever, OF
ior any obscene, Indecent, Or immoral purpose.
exhibition or pruct!cu whatsoever, OF for or tn
aov business. exhibition, or vocation Injurious
TO tho health or dangerous to tho lie or limb Of
such child, ur cause, procure, or encourage any
child to cuguga therein. Tho bill Is designed to
make IN end u the infant t-phcnomInon cruelty
VI the acf0hats an1 showttten-
ptTCMEa.
The House concurred in tho Senate amend
msnts to the joint resolution proposing a.
.4tTtAF fJtf1
!iltc!i 1nl Dsntn laws. ~ passed. tho resoiu'
tlpn u aa fol!uws:
R<.ois<d, BY tho House OF Representative. ot the
@ shss e
st.ts st TIC ns.t election foF snea'hets o1 ;a n.s
:seoSs i sa acs G d ss
ssitutlon Ut this Sats that tho saue tna1 read u
Ing t. e%no 'usa of isna4 q sSst1aes dfsns
dtehes, and lcvees Tor Agricultural: s.nttsty. q
psasida fer % sls %osauisssiSn q drnass alss;isis.
and vest ths corporate authority thereof With powsi
le.sss hsrssososs eonsisustod uadet tne laws q
~ sss y sDss'a, upon tho prop
Alr. HoYston's bsll providing for the safety ol
pessons employetl IN mines h'.a also passed. !,
9sostdes that the inspector Of Mines ahail col
aud shall annually zeport tbs sans 70 tie uoT
eTnos, tie shall a!s, furnish such Information
- Ae may hayG obtained on thls subject. WheE
esle4 fof BY tho State Geologist. That It shall
eiso b tho duty Ut tho 1uspestor to ttst IN,
Nsxats, reasuses, scales, Or bea!ns used ~ o,
About such coal uliucs " coll!cIlcs upon rcq9ea
o1 any person interested In saEh seulesp weights
o. beams. who shal bc required ~ advaucc :
saldrteot amount to pay the expense Of slei
examination, III case that upon inspection suet
sea!es. weights, Or teatns b0 found correct
Otherwise 10 be refunded to such person na&lni
sueh tsquest.
Tua DECIMAL sCHRNk
NJ. Taylor. Ut Cook, Introduced blu 4
!eRailze the metstc system Of WosGhts sns
1eaauses. THIS bill u aiuallar "a one which ha
teeemu law !u Massachusetts,; IT. coataiu
sablcs OF the metric u stems and thelE equ!FA
4eaIx tu tls measures now III uses
JUDICIAL
III. Wtlderm2n's bul, providing that Judge
o. the Circuit, Superior. snd County CovEt
Ga7 interchange mi holo gouEts for each other
ras Loaf On third readiDg, recelTlng two vote
!tss than the constitutional. majority. 4 INC
eea 70 steou&l1ez xa4 entsfcds but tie plu caI