The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-05-19
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

requires nollCe 10 DC puoIlsheu OF al lnlenu
ed application for pardon, and statement OF
the case to accompany II by the Judge and
prosecutor who tried it.
| Bill in relation to chattel mortgages to give
3 days of grace before taking possession OF
the mortgaged property.
| Bill requiring that ldiotic insane shall
hereafter be adIlitted 10 the insane hospitals
Bill to increase the per diem of Jurors TO 50.
Bill to amend sec 90 of the garnishee law.
Bill to prevent the adulteration of milk.
Bill to secure the collection and publica.
ton of agricultural and other statistics
Bill allowing persons holding policies of
insurance at any time to surrender such poll
cies and recover back the amount of prem.
ium, less the amount for the time it has run.
Bill to indemnify owners for sheep killed
by dogs.
The following house bills have passed the
house and been sent to the senate;
Bill to authorize the penitentiary commits.
sioners to sell certain real estate.
Bill to create commission of claims. 1t
makes one supreme and two circuit judges
such commission, to meet once IN two years
and hear and adjust all claims presented
against the state.
Bill to authorize new edition of tie reyls.
ed statues, % include the laws up TO 1877.
The following bills have passed both houses
and been sent to the governor for approval:
Bill for the protection of game.
Bill giving railroad conductors police pow.
ers for the protection of passengers
Bill to give county courts concurrent juris-
diction with circuit courts.
Bill to prohibit corporations from limiting
speed Of railroads within their boundaries to
less than 10 miles an hour
Bill making appropriations for the support
for the next two years of the Southern Nor
NAL University.
Bill TO pay for the arrest Of criminals in
other states for crimes committed in this
state
Bill amending the liquor law so as TO make
violations OF it punishable by fine or impris.
onment Instead of fine and imprisonment
Bill authorizing associations of persons to
raise money and loan it among themselves,
(bullding aSsociations,). =
Bill making appropriations for deficiencies.
Bill to give married women deserted by
their husbands right TO separate mainte.
nance.
Bill allowing constab!es actual travelling
expenses in serving papers.
Bill to regulate the publication of the Su.
preme Court reports 1t gives the reporter
$1,000 year for himself and clerk hire; re-
quires him to have the reports ready within
four months after opinions filed; and fixes
price at So % per volume.
Bill appropria,ing $4,000 for the compile.
ton of the Douglas monument!
Bill prohibiting the hiring out of children
as gymnasts, DC.
Bill prohibiting justices from allowing ap-
peals until the clerks fees TO the higher court
are paid.
Bill for The better organization of the State
militia.
Bill concerning voluntary assessments,
Bill making silver coin of the U. S. legal
tender for all debts, both public and private
Bill allowing corporate authorities of cities
or villages to own and run ferries.
Bill appropriating $0S090SS to pay the ia.
debtedness of the Joliet penitentiary.
Bill to prevent frauds by coloring grain.
Bill to secure TO the state more acres of
ground additional to the state house LOT.
Bill appropria,ing $4,000 TO complete the
Lincoln monument
Bill allowing attorneys in certain cases to
preside as judges, las when judge in the
middle OF trial gets sick, &C.
Bill 10 enable county Boards of supervisors
to set off any city in such county as separ-
ate town.
Bill requiring counties TO pay the tuition
of pauper children.
Bill making the usual appropriation to the
state Board of Agriculture and giving each
County Board 500 for fair purposes.
BIZ prohibiting pool selling on horse races
~ base ball matches.
Bill changing the tees of county collectors.
Blll for the construction of new insane
asylum in eastern Illinois. Appropriates
100000 to that object
Bill fixing warehouse rates on storage of
grain.
Bill Furnishing witnesses in criminal cases
for receiving bribes or absenting themselves
Bill prohibiting railroad engineers on a
strike from deserving their engines.
Eli 10 punish taking greater fees than are
allowed by law.
Bill to extend time three years tor which
cities, towns, &c, shall be liable on their
railroad bonds.
Bill making the following appropriations:
Insane Asylum jacksonville. ..... S3O0,o00I
Elgip ......... 232, sos !
Reform School at Ponlisc. ........ 105,0S1 |
Normal University, Normal. -. 1891 |
Jackson & Williamson Co......... 32S7G