, 1879-01-18
Mr, Fosbender Moves to Introduce AM
ateur Prayers and Save
Expense.
The Democrats Of Indiana Forced to
Put Their Present Greed
upon Record.
Imputationa Of seriona Character Rest
ing upon State Officers in
Minnesota.

SrHtNnF,ELp, Jan 1'.-Tite Senate was opened
with prayer bv tue Rev. G. W. C!Ark.
Scrntnr Bonfielt1, Of kankakee, from the
judicial Department. recommended that Senate
I'LL I'd, In relation to mortgages, Ia referred to
the Committee On the judiciary.
Senator EIcrtl,nan's bill to rcarrange tho
counties in the severnt Grand Dlstsions ot tue
Supreme Court, mud Senator Bast's Bill 10 e.
tend The time for the last tustatlmcnt Of speciai
assessments. will! reference To the South Parks.
were ordered to a second rcadtng.
Senator Archer presented the report of the
Jotnt Commission on ovcrlowed lattls from tire
construction OF dams on The Illinois anl Little
Wabash Rivers, together With a docket contan-
iur the awards Of damages Of the Commission.
Referred to the Committee on Printing. to deter
mine the number Ut copies 10 be printed.
The Committee On Joint Rules presented tts
rcnort. which, after some discussion OH the
merits Of executive sessions anil their sccrecy,
WIS adopted. Fiyeliunlrel coplcs weto ordered
printed 49,.
Hills were introduced by Senator Archer, 10
my tho EXPENSES Of the Cosm'n'sston on Ovce-
flowed Lands; to revise the law OF rcptcvin.
Nv Senator Hamilton, 10 amend tho law re-
gardtng Circuit Courts.
Isy Senator Walker, Of Fulton, to prevent the
destruction Of ilsh in illinois waters.
I5y Senator Mcdowell to amend tho Inv in
relation to l1cns.
BY Senator Brink, to amend tic law in roa-
tfou To Sta:cs' Attorneys; n1sn, tn tcpeaI certain
SECTIONS Of the luw relative to Jurors.
b. Senator Camphell. Of Cook, to amend tho
law relating TO writs VI error.
BY Scuutor Lee. Of lcuria, the Mayors hilf 4
synopsis Ut which has already appeared In TIE
TnlnuNr.
By Senator Lcc, to amend tho law in relation
10 township organization.
By Senator Art'cy, 10 regulate the business OF
pawnbrokcrs, and to restrict the rate to 0 per
cent.
l}y Senator Dearborn, in relation to dans antl
leyccs.
by Senator southworth, In relution to forci-
Bit hetai,,er.
BY Senntor Mum, to amend TIC Militia law:
also tu amend tho Inv in relation to roats at.l
bridges.
TIE etcctCommEttpc Oh tho Governors Mes
-sagc recommend that uo nore c"ptea OF It bc
printed, und the various topics considered be ro-
1crrctl 10 appropriate committees.
Senator Bent, Ut the Printing Committee re-
ported TINT tho proposed daily sennto journal
woutd rost but *la rer t3ay, and the joint jour
nal s25 mud, In view Of tho slnall cxpetse,
rcronl,nenir.l tf,at it bu printed. After lsrals-
sion, participated In by Senators Bent, 1Iamfl-
ton, Dearborn, .Jos'yn, a'd others, the report
wus referred to the Judiciary Comfnittrc.
The hills Just Introduced werc tllcn ,akcu up,
read n t!rst time, and refcrrCl to appropriate
eo,n,n!ttrrh.
Scnator Fnrl's resolutions Of thanks to eccrc-
tary Sherman lor his eueccss tn resu'n1ng sEcric
payment were tahen tronl tho clerks table.
Senator Lee, oil rcor,l, mosc1 to Indefinitely
postpone. Lust BY slu vttc. ~ to 9t.
senatof Arrher, OF Pike, demanded division
Of the question.
Senator Merritt, Of Marion, moved to amcnil
bv atdn.;, "rroy':ed, THIS resolution ia to bc
i,mlt and void IL vasn Secretary Sherman falls to
analntuln the resumption III sperlc payment"
Pic tlsst proposition was adopted by yotc ot
o8tu1S.
Tho second was lost by vote Ut % to 20.
Among the Republicans voting with the Demo
rrAts wcru Senators Cnmpbcf', 1ohn&nu. and
l'iGdle Of Cook, llub!nson of Madtsot. and
1huHas nf 1t, Clair. scnutor Artey, HoelnlIst,
also voted with the Democrats. He1lator Ndule
would huvc voted sea, II t!s resolution hal,
specified the Republican party instead Vi john
Sherman.
Tie third proposition, the srndiug Of the rcso
lnitol IL lhu Secretary of tue Ireaaury, was
ulopted by vote ot II tnl
a innt!o,l Ia reconsider was voted down al
uunat uIlaun.lsly.
Senator Dclaney's RESOLUTION for \ constitu
tiota1 amendment providing fnr Legislative
session for gcp"rnl hu.inrss nu!Y o1ec In trt
yrnrs VILE rcierrcd to tho Conl,ttteu On Ju
dietary.
srnntur bash's resututton to dlrrtt ti1u Secrc
retary ta hrnl ropt.s OF aIl tho printed bills !.
thc Cnlrag" Law Institute WI. lakeu up, debated
anl laid un the tahie.
Senator Riddles resolution that the prcaen
kystott. IT national linatrs IL one Vi safety /.
all classes, mud shat the less legislation Oh III,
subject vi tlnance the bcttcs for The Interests U
the country. wla taken ,p.
Senator Whiting n,oyrd 10 atiopt the ias
CLAUSE, Except tu vi lcgislatc al 10 rcInonetlx,
SILVER, which was adopted.
hcuator llanna further mngcl 10 amend b,
adding. "Anl to make nalIunal russrf,cy
1rgul.tcnder for iu,purtaut dntlcs," Which wa
also roncurrcI In. Tha various propositiv,.
were voted Un separately. Thu tlrst was ADOPT
ct, but the scconu, with Whittug's aul tiantn'
amendments, weru laid Oil tLe table, after n htr
the Senate adjourned.
scs,ator Dearboru's Drainage blu gives powc
t" the County Court to catabtsh Graluage dts
t?irss wlencyer petitIuncd tu do - by the lnu
toFlty nf tbs landowners Desiring TO collstrue
drutns, md to appoint Commissioners to asses
benefits Iiul tamages. Alter examining int
thu proposed details, thu Commissioners shal
proceed tti have the proper surveys M9s1e, ali
rcEort thelr conclusions to the Court uppu!A
ing them. SHOULD such surveys be conArmc
~ a jury Ut twelve hlcu, thsy shall award III
asscss lho datnagSa anu heue1ta, and, tu1lueu
atcty after the entry Ut such continuation, I'll
Ccrs uf the Court shail cestIfy the aaaeasst,Icu
roll To tAe Commissioners, who will then he Fl
Sestcd with cosporate poher, uu.ier which ths
shall proeeed to construct the drsiu.diteh'
lGvcc psaYc1 for. The lnantlsr prescribed /.
the performance of tlvtr duttcs Is very aImtJ.