, 1877-02-24
He Promises a Rattling Of Some
Human Various :" Next
Thursday.
Mr.. Mills 1euftlses to BE Squnshed
by Mr. Banker Tiaines.
The Pen!tentiary Committee in Secret
session~..Rich Developments
Suspected.
Business Transacted In Other Leglslar
tiTo Assemblies.
ILLINOIS.
4 nItL PASSED IN TIE HOUSE.

ILLINOIS.
4 nILL PASSED IN TIE HOUSE.
Special Dispateh to 7a4 Tribune.
sPniSdriELp, ILL.,, Feb. 29.-The IIousc this
morning took up and passed tho bill requiring
nll acreptanecs to be In writing md 'nvalllat-
Inc ora& acccptarccs. As passed tho bill reads
as follows:
Htt for an act to rcuutre alt aeccp!anees Of hills
Of an wtten II e.: 95ae.s 70 oo In writing
sEeElox /: ge II enacset by the People Of tue
State Of Illinois, represented IN the utueral Al.
written order, inless ifs acccptanco shall 10 In
wrattnx ssn ;zas by himself or a lawfully aushof.
The bill now goes to the acuntc.
THE MONTH or MARCH,.
Nj. Kcar,,oy offered the following prcamb!o
and resolutions:
WHEREAS, Tho revenue laws Of this State are In
20 contuEod md uncoFtaln condition ~ to render
!: die1su,t and frequently mpossio'o to collect
WMEnrAs. The poopie demand that tue ThIEttcth
~ ss ss tsse: s.t Il s:a
WnxnsAs, To faii In The mplishmsnt q ihla
much needed work would caH4e great dIaaatafae~
ton aMung all cassea OF people except tax.dght'
desets ,hc whois ot tic % ,nonth Of Hsrch. .; suss
poran thereof ~ may be necessary. TO- tho consld.
eton of tho reysna 1aws 10 shs o.eig'on of all
aud reports OF committees.
1 rEMrxRANcu DISCUSSION.
hir. Winters bit modifying tho Liquor law
90 Al TO make sale Of liquor Without license,
Or salo to minors, punishable By zinc or i'm
prtsonment, OF both, instcal Of fine and I'M
prlsonment in every casc, as prescribed by tho
present law. Tie bill reads ~ follows:
A HILL for mn act to amend socs. = and Of .'An
IN ftnkt
i!aaors%. % APPROVED s aais o. e.e 1s7a '"''1'e'n'
ssate II Illinois. represented il the :dsnural
to pras%s fer .hs esn.sY ot sna ssaIn. ~
appto.e4 March ~. 1874. be umendsa 10 M to
'*ae see '0:via no. having license to keep
a. principal clerk, Of servant, directly or indI-
~: a1y =! sa91 m s
drank upon tho premises. Or in Of upon ID Jacsnt
IRON. hllatnf ys,a. psemses or plsSe @! put.
than s1oo. Or !nprtsoned II the County ja!l no.
IT,. ;h.n tn nor ors than :1irty dar',o both IN
Ysc. o. ."WhosYer. By himaclf, or hts agent. or
ny mios % xhoat out ID Wilton viii orer Il Ii. psssns
loasassa wo II H. haSs ot xeps asos'
Gated, sllaa. for each o1ensc, bc lined not less
Gnunty Ja not lesa than ton nor na1rs than thirty
aays, q both. according 10 the nature Of ths
Sr. Dudlons opposed tho bill. Tho present
Inv had been found satisfactory. The penalty
now Imposed was not extreme, and II should bo
lot stand. But the special objection to tho
present bill xas that tho pcnalty was nnc or im-
prlsonmeut, or both, ain the discretion Of the
Court" No Court should be vested with suGh
discretion. No judge should be put
IN POSITION 70 he TEMPTED
to cater to the ltquoF-scllcrs. The like obtco.
tion lie made to the proposed amendment Of tho
section prescribing the punishment for SELL
ing liquor 10 minors. Tho bill made
that fms or imprisonment, or both, "aceord-
Ing to tho nature of the otYcnse.n Let
tho law ut least de!luu the punishment.
Let It ba uniform throughout tho State, instead
of '' according to the nature Ut the case u mud
Tin tic discretion OF the Court"
lie MoyRp 4 KEcoNxIrTAL
of the bl1, with Instructions to lot the punish
1ucnt for the frat otleuaa be - provided for By
tho bill, und to word It 50 that for tho second Of
| tense tho penalty should tc ~ nov provided by
! law,-tIno aud imprisonment.
Mr.. Merritt said 1t wRs notorious that the
preacnt law WINS = dead letter, because of thu
severity OF the penalties iu1p,ted. Every Pros.
eruting Attorney snd Circuit Judge IN the State
! wuuld testify that such
| MODIFICATION or TIE Law AZ rnoPosxp WA8
| NECESSARY.
Mr. Heron argued that what was wanted pre-
ctaeiy was tllut tho puu!ahlnent should In sonle
degree bo left to tho discretion OF tue Judge.
| The courts s'tuuld not In every raAe ls col-
pcllctl to both 1Me an1 a,nprIsol every man who
.night not know TIC fact: lIo might suppose
shs nluor to nc u aae. lie talgt,t acll 10 ~
habIsual ,dFuukara without knowing
4k.p pa'ssYesst w. IN e ae.a b. c..es "a unsl a Is
present law, such liouor-seller must be both
lined ana Imprisoned. rhe caAe Ut tho liquor
seller wAs tho only case known to tho law n
WHICH the aeepsca WV deprived of The benefit q!
be guilty without any guilty knowledge. Tho
law against him Was .'~-
| AuHR aHyERH THAN AGAINST MuRDERxR.
III so!,.e localities lfquor.scllux was practically
| NJ ufFenag, whilu Il. 0theFs 1t was cfimt. FER
haps It might bs wel!to stop lhtlll!nx 80 sut
on 81 ths eyils of dram drinking Bat shsn oth'
and thu evil would BE- greater. But the qusgs- qs
t!on MAS not n " abolition u tho liquor tFaic,
but - TO thu pIopcr penalty for violation u ths
taao1 a" TIs present sns!tJ MefSsa ths M
Law should be mDdlhtd ~ pIop.Atd by ths 6ilk
Alr. Kowett opposel the Till The present law
provided nune tu, sefcfv penalties.
TUE CAiMH or TRA UAAM-BKLLHR
was greater thau tllat Ut tue murderer, He who
attacked ones Ifs Wux less criminal than ha
who trom behind the bar Aoll polson TINT Do.
stroye4 body aud soul, aud who put up "
Hilded sixu to attsaet our sous there TO %
ruIacd forever. Ar. Aowe.s dwelt particularly
i upon tho esiurMous evils Of lntempcranct.
kr, Merritt would llke 70 know how To-
gentleman knows, II be hax bad no expcrtenceI
Mr. kowett-l hayp hal Ruod dea1 of OBJ
rsy Ut the courts i this bill would lead ~.
Ai.4 slo not want tho Liquor law yfastica1l5
repealed.
Mr, Winter saIa ho regretted that the discus'
sion had turned upon tho eytls Of inte!npeE4n'al.
Thu question uas not u to tho abolition o1 ~
liquor traffic. 1t wa4 only a. to the proper pss.
ally for yiolx&ion u the present laxs Hh1cA 2