, 1877-02-24

The bill nov goes to tho Senate.
DRAINAGE.
Mr.. Matthew'S resolution proposing Nh Rn,cntl-
Inent to the Constitution relative to drainage
was taken up and adopted. 1t Is as followa:
Htsotrtd. III the Ilonsc Of Rcprcsentat!ves Of
hat tIsre thaii bo submitted = tho. voters ii
ss: 4 Ses PPs4 ,,ss +
luncoas, that Tho rarno viii read ~ totow.: The
owners nr oeeapants oi ,anis to eonstrust dsains,
dltcl.es. nnd Levers for agricultural and sanitary
e1 Rss ss., 81 IT,
yeat the corporate anthor3tlcs thtscot With power
t1 t. sonsS ED 3D., ,n9'nsi exee. III a.as and
mud leveet hcrctofore constructed under the lawa
" HI. ststs Hy apesla1 assessments nro tho op'
. rue Alrsnsoox SESSION
was devoted chiefly to the reception Of com.
mttteu ruputtat uy which about fifty or sixty
bl|!s were Killed, aud nearly IN cqual number
Substitutes, for final uctIon. Thu result OF tho
afternoons session was to ictvl, bcloru tho
House business enough, to fully occupy the next
two weeks of the session.
4 CONTESTED aEAT.
The Comm!ttee Oh Elections reported n tho
contested election caso Ut Hopkins anti FIav!n
awardin. to Sol lfapkns The seat he now holds.
The report WIS co"currcd In una Sol Is NOW
firmly seated.
The Subcommittee appointed to vtait tho
stock-fanls at Chicago utl East 1t. Louis were
etnp,wcre'l to ,enl for tersons and papers III
MR. lostrN CO.'S Fois rltH sTArE-uouaE.
Mr.. to*lyn stlfrcl UP lively breczc t3Iis
morn!ne by calling np III. shutt's bil submit
sppiopradn % t1 III 'pas " sSs ,pr ,0 ts ns~ @ sas tas
llousc. Sir. Jostyn sa1sl hc called ~ the bill
for tho purroso Of offering nn amendment, pro-
v'dine that no part Ut aaltt appropriation s1Iould
lad
ent doartl IT statc-IIouso con,m!ssoacrs.
They had proyer themselves incapable or
dishonest. They hatl violated Tao Constitution
II oxpendinE thy 81, 5e0WO without completing
farthrr appropriation must le required. lie
<rit!tdscl sl.alpy the alterations In thu dono to
eost nearly 8300 CO1 moro than according to tho
plans on which the appropriations had boon
lnsIe. llu charged that thu whuto matter wRs
manipulated by
THE srRtsuptELp R,so,
which had even ut llrst buozcl lin Into s,,p-
tiozuu L, that wuy. Mr. Joslyn wrnt 10 for tho tho
Springfield R.,s III caasis styte aid Ills spccS.,
cteatctt no small consteraat,o,, IN Thu lotb!ess
II pdpsyon 5sy an aeh.a s ss asfssd ct ts et ~ a
sioii and gain ttnlu III wcl, 70 rails their forces
tly having tl,p wt,ulc t,attce pustuunrt( Until
Thursday t,rrt. when 3ir. ,Io.len thr.ntrms Il,
u tle Htate.jinIsr husfncss.
Mn. n4lXKs UNABLE 70 sMoruER M,.. MILLS.
how buried Afr, Mills bill rcuuirtug publication
u sworp exhibits OF tic condition u lu,,kY Or
ganlzei under tho state law, Mr. Mills tilis
agaIn. liz u,pysl I ihat thIs lime e'it It
bo referred IL tho Co.atp!tteo OH
Corporations. Mr. IIaincs novel that It
be referred to Its Comtnittrc-t.,at on Banking.
a breezy discussion, cua,rtl. tur;,tT wllci. h(f.
MiIls i1ittmatrd ycrv hrnIilty thai Sjr. Ii,jnes
III. ia. i.tu
10 ust II nvnln In fSJIilsl iii mt want his iii
buriet{ in INV Committee whFrh co,lIdn't be got
tp rcnnrt ,1nsn r. ,snct VIVA what lad bccn 3i,,
.cate. IIe wnnteI ths iiil f.tch.ui hnrk +, n ths
House oupo ,nvrv tl,nt II might be mted u,s,p
The result VI lie discussion was that Mr. hill.'
ulites On d:ornnratIn,'s. rus '''''' ~ '"S ~~
1,rrtrt0xs ro Mn u.rva,
Ex-f3ov. 1seyrr,.ir, r. cfrrn1atin"s A nc,l,top
Addressed tn rres'fen, 1Isyes H. HI. 'tis.vrr.
il:e's) apuuntt,,euE ~ Collector Of Gu.ttu,s 1T
GElsmrr 1 .,nijnr n.sitior IL ns,y circ,,i"ts. ~;
pray;Hv tbo anmnintupnt ~ D,svnss s Wan,s
eJuu. nf Dttega' as Third ststes Marsbsi nt