The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-03-31
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

In our last we mentioned that the Dill 10
provide for compulsory education had been
defeated in the house. The friends OF the
measure, however, die hard, for on Friday
they got the vote reconsidered and the bill
made the special order for Tuesday, but on
which day i, was not reached.
On the same day the house passed Dill
providing that in case the board OF supervis'
ors of any county, at their July meeting to
euualize the assessment of the county, fail 10
complete that work they can do so at the
next regular meeting.
The house also passed Mr., Crookef's bill
relating to city and county debts, enabling
cities, counties, etc, that owe debts overdue
to fund them in new bonds, to bear not over
10 per cent interest, etc The bill provides
that when any city, county or town has is
sued such new bonds and they have been reg
istered with the auditor the necessary tax to
pay the interest shall be levied by the audi
tor on such county or town, and then comes
this provision: "and such tax shall be de-
Quoted from the levy of such county, city,
town, school district or other municipal cor
: porat,on for the current or ensuing year"
Several papers, the Chicago Tribune among
others, quoting this clause, find in it the
worst feature of the grab law" Of 1869, and
insist on its being stricken out.
During the discussion of bill OF no con-
sequence relating to Cook county in the ser
ate on the 23i, Senators Robinson Of Cook
and Marshall of viii got into hot words
: which, after The noon adjournment, led TO a
fstlc encounter between the two. Marshall
had returned from dinner 10 the senate cham
p, Der and was abou. to enter the cloak room
when Robinson struck at him. Marshall
warded of the blow aud then striking ogt
from the shoulder knocked Robinson through
the ground glass partition that divides the sen
ate from the cloak room. Then the bcliiger.
ents were parted. Marshall, it Is said, during
the whole encounter, never removed the eli
gar from his mouth, which at the end he con-
tinucd to smoke as composedly as if nothing
had happened
The house on the PSI took up and alter q
warm debate passed the senate bill approprl'
ating $4,000 to the completion OF the Doug
las monument. Among the most incorporate
opponents of the bill was Mr.. Merritt, an
, Egyptian Bourbon of the Silurian era. He
was opposed to the monument because Doug
las had supported the war against the south
Mr.. Morrison and other democrats, on behal
:, OF the young democracy, replied in proper
!. To, Of r
Bourbonism. The bill passed by vote o.
81 to 40.
On the same day the house passed bill eX
tending the terms of the city clerk and treasurer
= of Chicago to TWO years; and bill providing
: that when husband and wife are sued jointly
: either or both may testify as witnesses in
their own behalf, or for each other, was
passed.
In the house on Monday Mr.. Bowers bill
- to amend the liquor law so as to allow ladies
> to vote on the question Of granting Licenses
was laid on the table.
: On the same day the house adopted a reso
luton to receive no new business after March
i 3lst.
l. bill was passed amending sec. Of the assess
l. meut law in regard to property exempt from
taxation.
SO Mr.. Whitney's bill the appointment
! OF board for the determination of Canal,
! thislles.
SO Mr.. Wares bill for TO amend sec. Is o
J div. Is OF the revised law in relation to Grim
inal Jurisprudence.
SO bill ip relation to the release of sure
ties on the bonds of administrators, guard
u ians, cOnservators of idiots etc.
SO a bill providing that hereafter any nun
= her of persons, not less than five, may becom,
it cnrporated for the purpose Of building ant
), operating any railroad in the state, or buying
-ailroads sold under DEGREES, foreclosures, etc.
aud operating them under the general power.
and limitations of all other railroad compa
mics in the state.
So bill directing the secretary OF state e
purchase a certain number of volumes TIT
reports of the supreme court, from vol. G2 on
i ward, at not greater price than "a per vol
: pme, for distribution rs Fellows: Five cople:
V to the library of congress, one copy 10 The
" president ofthe United States, one copy tC
" each state and territorial library, one copy
to each Judge of the circuits in this state, one
copy TO each clerk of the courts of record IN
this state, one copy 10 each law institute in
u this state, one copy to zach state officer re.
2 quired to reside at the seat of government
2 five copies TO each library of the supreme
cour: of this state, and twenty copies to the
state library for the use OF the state.
4 Also the Chicago back tax bill.
4 Also a bill Furnishing persons for destroy
= ing, in5aring or ex,inguish,ng signal lights
placed upon the bank of any river in the
state for the guidance of boats, etc.
II Also sill for the prompt arrest of monte