, 1879-02-15
What tho People Of ,,t;no,s A..
Paying the Supreme "N
Court Reporter.
Tho insurance Men Anxfo,s
Continue q Skin
Game.
Every One Of The Anti-Monopolv R;,.
Dropped III Wisconsin, '
Inc Railroads Capture the Ne.
braska Leglstature---
Arizona.
ILLINOIS.
THH rATTEaT THING IN THE RITZ,
Hnkcfat f1fendfcA Ia IA. ~ :, ~

srntN0FiELD, ILL.,, Feb. 1}.-Fur a nu,,..
ycars thero has bccn dissatisfaction ~, ~ ~
part OF members Of the I}nr at thu n,,c. .A us
nre Obliged to nay for tho Illinois stste snn,.m,.
Court reports, md an attempt l,as becn r.ss:
from tLtno to tltnc to modify or abolish tlo w..
under which they nro published Thar ~
many who bclgeve TINT The pub,icat,on ~ ~ ~
Supreme Court reports ought to be lcft o,s.4s ~
private enterprise, and tllat the State IL nnsss
no moro obligations to pay ont $40 900 yesr =.
tic publication Of these reports than II /.
to pay that sl1n for tic reports of anp ou,,s
State. Tho books Of tho Auditors office .has
TINT, hctwccn July !, 1877. to Oct i, 1ajS. ths,.
was paid to MIR. freeman from tic State Trr,.
ury 5000 satary and &C, 900 for book. II,
freeman Is gentleman Of ability, md stam:.
high socially and professionally, but It /. ban1 II
sec why lawyer Of Ills capacity should rces,,.
such net Income Of
NOT LEss THAN $25,0OQ
q rear, whi1o tho Governor Of the Htate s,,
tas thousand EXPENSES to meet mol enroro
tered by the ordinary citizen. rccclg.s s0ot,,, ,
year. Tie figures should be reversed Il tso
proper thing were done. There is a fes,lre
hero tlat there is no sense or Justice Ia cse.lIn9
an Office of, such enormous profit for the benefit
Of nry citizen. There Is not in the State Of m.
nots 30 lucrative an Office, either Statc Or rnl,
eral. as that Of Supreme Court Reporter, On
Tuesday last
LII. WHITING
introduced bill In the Senate covering nj.
ground, which ought to become law, TIT,
bill provides that the Supreme Court I,epo1t.r
ai,nii receiyo u his entire compensation .,l,,y
OF $1,000 per annun, and, after pairing IN
necessary clerk-hirc, tho surplus, II anf, arsnr
from tho eale Of tile reports, "a to be turned hid
the Treasury. There Is cllance for the doxlu9
dcmnEogues Of the General Assembly. who de-.
bate the question Of employing an extra Jan!to,
ut SALARY Of $l0a week fora whole day, to resflr
do the pBople some acrYico by saving them Il
1cast $40, 600 ner annllm without doing any oue
nnY harm. The aan1o service performed bY ST.
Freeman. who Is In every. Way worthy aild q.
named IN the bill, and, II tic present General
Assembly really desire to perform an act 10 be
commended. they will soc to 1t that this mea4
| urc, or some sintlar one, Is passed befuye ID.
juurnment.
INSURANCE.
Bono days since Mr. lrucsaell introduced
bill on tlle subject q insaranee, which progtdt'
thnt Company, when sued upon a policy fos
loss, shall not bc permitted 10 dcny OF
tria1 tlat the property insured at the ttus
of the insurance was worth the sim Insured. 1t
the absonce Of fraud subsequently 70 tho eteea.
tlun OF the policy, tho Insurer shall be entitled
necessarily tl,e full extent ot ihe po'cy, -
scems to be apprchendcd by some insurance
Enen in Chicago. In other wurds, this measure
prevents insurance agents from receirlnR pre-.
miums for all INSURANCE double the yalue Of the
property insured, nlnl afterwards settling up tbe
| tile property,
| lrorurr orrrfe.-