, 1877-04-30
Business Transacted at Satur-
days Session.
Wonderful to Relate, a Quorum Ap
pears in Both Houses.
The nauso Thinks Final AdIaurnment Hay O.
Risktd Hay II.
Tho Subject OF Absonteeisnn as
Treated by the Western
Press.
PROCEEDINGS.

9tnnEM.
| Sptetat Dfspdfeh 10 Tie Tribune.
srntxoFiELp H., April 1s..-ln The Eenate,
for wonder, remembering that It vas satur.
day, shirty-tmo members put In IN nppcarance,
aud had all tic Itousc bills On first rcs]nc rcai
for the frat time and referred. The bill fixing
the rate Of storage Was nmung these. Jotlsn
denounced II 40 steal. It released the wnrc-
houaen,cn from prosecution for ull violations OF
The law for tho past five years.
MIR. lla!ncs tnorcl It's reference 10 th:. Com.
mittcc on Warehouses.
Mr.. Morgan moved reference to the Judi.
ciary Committee.
Mr. Halncs' motion was carried by 10 ayes to
10 noes.
No other business Of importance was trans
acted.
BACKWARD m COMING FORWARD.
There WAS but sltm attendance in tho House
this morning, and Mr. 1iob.on, Of Fulton,
who mo7cd call Of tho roll, WAS induced to
withdraw It for fcar 1t might bc shown there
was no quorum present. But later members
dropped tn until there was considerably moro
than the number needed 10 constitute quorum,
and when. after II o'clock, call of the roll wns
snadc on motion to suspend the rules, ninety
four members answered to their names, show-
Ing tho largest attendance on Saturday known
during the session.
The day was devoted chiefly to Senate hills on
dfst reading. which were eoon disEcnted wtth,
the only discussion over these being Us to tho
reference ut tho bill providing for tho rcasscss-
mcnt Of the capital stock of Incorporated COM
panies for tho ycars 1si3-4-'5., After some de-
bate upon tho question whether It should be re-
fcErcd to the Committee 1i, Revenue. or to that
on Judiciary, It was referred to tho former Com
mittct.
Mr. Baldwin, from t1lo Committee on Munich
pa1ltlcs, rcrorted back, with recommendation
that 1t pass, tho bill born Of tho Southern Hotel
horror, which bill requires every hotel to be pro-
yldcd In each room with a wIro rope strong
enough to bear ECO pounds weight, and long
enough to reach from the wfndow to The ground.
NOBODY hit.
While tho House was jnzily doing tic routine
business the rcrort Of pistol startled tho cn,-
bcre. From tho further garner Of the Demo.
srats WSa sldo h1p5nse 'lF wreath of sInoke and
Hut nobody was hit IL was merely solne cx-
asPctatcd absentee on the wnr-path examining
bis flrn arms, when ONO Of them went of by ar
c!dent,-merely this and nothing nlorc,-an
tho House rclapscd into wo1tcI slulIncss.
THE COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MILL,
% passed tho Senate md published tn TnE
TRIBUNE, Was rcfcrrcd to the Conmttcc on
Judicial Department, and immediately reported
the Recommendation that II pass, and ordered
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
The question Of adjournment sine die was
brought up by motion Of Mr. Ranncy to s,ts-
pend tho rules in order TINT llo might Introduce
resolution fixing tho date for Aiay 10. The
motion r, to suspend was carr!ed-ayes TO; noes,
air. Graham offered substitute making tho
date MAY 70.
Tratn.tlmc wua now very close, at hand, mud
members r T., Ters rapidly !cavinE tlo hall, snEy
and Objected q onohat ot tie 1iouso as1nr soS on
80 important matter.
Mr. Merritt wanted to know whose fault It
was TINT half the mcn,bera were al,ecni. Must
the. absontecs TO return and tcll Whit Should M
bc done. LIZ didn't want to adjourn with notlt-
!ng done: Nothing had Jet been done 10 gIvc
tho people tue roltcf demanded. Tho appro-
enuo bill had not lsccn passed.. That was wlat
people tnpst wantod-ablll under which
Ev.RY CENT or TAXES
MonId be col!cctea. When TINT WAS donc, let |
lobby here. Members were sitting hero md
flolng nothing. They were pushing a.ont, bills,
changing tho boundaries Of u township and
other little local matters, and werc ncElccting
seats here now. Members were paid for tu1l
DAYS work % Saturday. Why wcro they not
T., MI. nlaek tthtciIuptlneEae yoa arc sitting
there u any appeal FROM Yonr Judgment
Mr.. AtcrFitt-l can appeal 70 INV constituents
Mhcn | 60 homc. They viii send mo back.
When you 20 home, t!cy vii! clasp you In their
mo tley wcrc elad was nway 10 long. and 10 ret
rid 0t mo they'll send mo back.
Mr. Merritt, continuing, charged TINT an ntl- |
1ournnient OIL the 10Th inst. meant ali ad- |
alr. Hopkins said business WAS now we'll un- |
der way, and thought II could ba wound up by
tho 18th, which date hu tn0yotl to insert In tho
substitute, Instead 0f the sskl.
Nj. 0rahan accepted Mr.. Hopktus' arncud- /
rncnt to tho substtutc.
Air: Morris hoped the substitute would bo
yote'! down md tho original resolution adopt-
experience. lie now saw
a CHANCE TO 90 HoM.t
81: Williams anterr'.ottng}-Your record
shows you hare bcch llonle part Of the time.
NJ. aiorrts- - am satisfied with my record.
Members, longing to get to dinner, hogan to
yell louder, md to make other nosy dcm0nstra-
Mr.. MnErs-You hare tried here before 10
hulldoze. want to tell you am not that sort
Of q it,an.
Then arose moro yella of "io,.tlcr," aforrt.
loutleti' Amidst ssncxed uproai, i 10 Continued 1
10 get done quickly.
Tie substitute as aInented bF Hopkins, fixing |
May 10 as the lasc Of adjournment, was then
adopted.
CHEAP WIT.
tir. Chambers offered the following;
. WHEREAS. Tho journal, Of thu conatttuslonal
convention Of 1870 arc grutsly incoEFcct In iLe
49, that tao name of tho lion. Joseph Mcdlll has
aaled 70 ee recorded upnn ssscntY.soycn roll
p 2 thst Convention. which only sat nlaety.a
Et;o'rta, That hs be requested to explain and
ave the Journals corrected.
The Speaker, dunno, who was In the cha,r at
ne tihc, ru!cti tho resolution out Of order,
Nobody pretended 10 youci for tho truth Of
he matter rcc!tcd in tho resolution, which was
oncoctet BY eotncbody else and placed III Cham-
'crs' band.
TIE ApsENTE8 yustHxss.
MF' sacItnaas speech luring tho dlscuasEon
u ehe Gallon resolutions Thufsdsy was not 70.
'orted, because In the general uptoar 1t was
u !nMssiblc, from ths seat Occupied by TMa
INtnuNE correspondent. to hear him. What
Ion Of which te IL entitled. is a. follows:
Nm. ArEAkkM: As &u MY own eape. hayc moth.