, 1877-04-21
STATE AFFAIRS.



Temporary Speaker, and tho general enssednes. Of
Of dtsgrtctful Generalization. pending which .
fcAtte1tng discussion Of Amendments and afb4tl.
tnte' t. to Es a Ear hn e ~
cent prstenas Of attending 70 business, .nd
and disorder r.s .ueh , tb.t tne % member, who did
~ being done. Xae,ll.iion snl bian.lers il ~:
s "a sss:sn ea' q ea ta Se
.as preparing mn amendment to the bin, NJ. Mer-
she iouae eonld mt proceed to business until after
eosa s tssS9 sas te % si n'
when absent t'' llie ehsir BY appointment, If.
of speskes pro pro ten. Mt. Merritt had attempted
to make the sans point befoso fseess. but was not
It vas conceded on ali sftes, was valid, and Re.
publican caucus was held during fcce.s to conaider
the question VI nomination for Speaker pro tem,
enough to be brought to the llonse in the morning.
ia oret 10 call son,c mcnhes to tho chair. and II
IL sem wss %a: :? T1s
morning showed
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY or FIVE
to b. present. This DEMOCRATS, By tacit undcfs
standing. agreed upon Ar. Wentworth for Speaker
WHEN Wien Nit. Merritt made hls motion, Mt. Morrl.
son made the point that The record did not show
the absence Of the Speaker. and the only evidence
b. rh!sh ta.t eould BE- ..s' es~n was the .eseti
faet that tho Speaker was absent.
The Speaker thr; Fountain in The chais) ruled
H. sPs %son co eea s. for ss
lloass was now On the order Of bills on second
N"s' ... l.. a.. - ~
lousn, which waa carried, And 1eft ne Eye and Ear
fsasaemblins of the Iiou.e 70. morrow.
HY An ERROR
of the tJpeR, those dispatches ot yesterday m.
tabled; Instead Of thai the bill was taken up.
8kNATH PhoCEEuIN0s-cAPtTAL sToCK.
Ia tho Senate. after long diseusson. Mr, Mod
srwells bll pfovt.l!ug fot tns ressaenment Of tae
!tss than tho constitutional sIotity, the vote be-
Ing ayes Fl; noes. II. This !s the bill hetetofore
,s Ice Il f 70 pss
thoaf years, which. ~ the aasessments upon the
Chieag newspapers show, ware cAprieiona snd mn.
iii: Hanna savc notice that he would mors to re-
consider.
aCHooIrpooKs.
Mr, Shut introduced bill to establish 1 mi.
form series Of school books in III tho schools Of the
state.. 1t provide. for the creation Of Commits.
sion. to eonefss Of tho Governor, Superintendent
ts,chers mi tn othr1x ~ srirct the tc4t .honhs
,Shirh jhev shaii d. sftrr syrrfisnm ant Inritfnu
rrnno.,is' IN sdontnv honks fhc Ssnmtnissinnn
shafl make eIceiienca 81 methoi. worknianshtp.
"a M hos soSi 9
hoax aoeiy On Tho rronnI Of ehesauers'
nor shait }hov admit any book st IsSs than
"a nsr rent dlsrnnrt ftnm n,cscnt rstnii
sriiErv nrsfs. Tia J5nxsrnor sha1t fmn,satafoiy.
sft.r snrssr af hnnk. hes 1,een aHrr.i r,nn
fhs n.rtv a. n.ptIrs shn.e nr"Sassit XVI bern
edopted 70 be notified Of such tsst snd ti,sy shall
viii smjiIcient snrettcs Win ths Eo,nmisslonsrs
In snch snms 40 ths tnmmissinnrrs iii mnrne4 not
icne than fh iA that thev viii snnnty tho eckoojs
Of ths aate viii the BOOK or bookt tEst theY rub.
INITIAL @ o'T nTnnnssIs for and with hnyn horn
aiontc5 ~ IL. rto,4rissinnrrs. n snrh
ananttties far lis tsrm Of six
yeafs nexs cnsnlng, to The County Clerk
tcricnt Of Public Instructiou may draw his rsqu!ai.
ton fof, sa{d rrauisitlon and delivery to b. a.
mis1lonsrs % 1n nav dscds upon Il ehs,i then b. the
duty Of tht gchool Directors Of tho soyeral school
districts Of tbs state Of llnois to make ont an Az
pne years aupry Of the school district ddaRnatirR
tho number of books of each Kind wanted, and
fotwntd tho snmo on Of bcforo tho Isl day
OF March Of each year to tho Township Treasusct
OF lii school townshIp and il Is made the duty OF
tic Treasurer OF oach school township Of this State
sss pissto o. as ,S n 70 sxs ~ oa as
lowing, upon tho State Superintendent OF Public
Instruction for tho total number OF books Of each
KIND required oy M toTnsnsp ~ saia oooxs 70 20
Htatn aunerintn1dens II pubi1e rnstructon shaiI
Oh OF before tie 10th dny Of MAY. make
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