, 1879-02-03
STATE AFFAIRS.
a Number of Investigators After
the State Board OF
Health.
Disposition Manifested to Stir Up
the Animals All Around.
Saturdays Proceedings in the
Wisconsin Legislature.

Wisconsin Legislature.
ILLINOIS.
aspsefs, nxpascA to 7as 1sssuN&
8pRtHafrELp, H.. Feb. 1.--There WAS btfe
QUORUM this morning on the opening OF t''c
Senate, many members Of that hara.~oskc'.
body. after hartl weeks fabor, llhslnR departed
for their homes on the morning trains.
scnator Joslyn, In that spirit OF philanthropy
which has always characterized him, pfesentea
the following: ...
Rt.o,rtd. ny The ecnate. the I1ou:s q hepFc;;
sentative, eoneursns hrtttn . rhas, N casr ecas %
those Senators and Representative In ConErssA BY
whose votes nnl snpp"rt The new Fenston hl!l w.
af thon-andA Of illinois, dtfabled so,dtera whoes
fntnre nTcs will be scnacren moro endnrah'c ny
N Tss s ?as ssiet.ry e
iIouscs Of Congress certified copies Of this scsoin"
ton.
Tho resolution vas laid over undsr tho rules.
Senator Marshail introduced a resolution
reciting that, whereas, t,r salaries OF tile 6tatd
officers were fzcd ut tlmc when the cost Of
living was high, and as the general Hhrtnkagc Of
values since was equal to at fcast 20 per cent
hc therefore desired that the scnato md Houso
resolve that tho law should be 10 amended as to
effect general reduction Of at feast III per cent
In the salaries paid all State officers hereafter
e,ectcf mr. onnnintcd. This ucasure ought to
be entitled IN act to prevent ambitious citizens
Of Illinois from becoming candidates for State
ot1iccrs.
This morning Senator Jos1yn introduced bill
for tho purpose Of carrying out tho psovissons
OF the Southern Penitcntiasv act, md amend.
atosY I thereof. This bill provides that,
when the Southern PcuitensfaEy shall
ho rralv for the accommodation
and safe tcen,no of eenytcta. lie Commission
pra ahnl1 certify tho fect to the Bcc1etary OF
STATE. who shall notify tho Judges Of the Cir
cuit ,t,orrt,. nn1 other co1,rts having criminal
iurisl,ctiou in tho counties fvtng south OF Iro.
nrol.. Ford. Livingston. WoolforA, Peoria,
Knor Warren. ontt Henderson counties, After
arrh not,cc ali convtcts scntencel to the Tcni.
tontarv In IN, ,,ttrict desonotcd ehall be cotr,.
,n,ttod IN Tho Hontbern rcnltcn.turY. The
mcasura a'ao nroyitea for The exchange of prts.
r,,or, from nm 1,cn,.cnti,ry to thc othcr, with
the a,,roroi ~ the {,oycfnor, Thjs btlD con-
ta1n, he rmcrocncy e,au.e.
ao,.tnr Movhornn 1rtrodurcd till this morn.
,n, making snnronrlasiont ani other expenses
for tho Northern IIo.pttal for tho 1usauc. The
ann o,trea for nv nj, lill amounts to about
sIes m Tht. instttntion "a ouo OF tlu FREED.
icst in The State, and always demands the lnrg-
est appropriations.
Senntor Maybornc thfs morning introduced a
hi, tor +hc nrOaniyn.lon If The tl]tnuts Htato
n...,s .s.ant..Ie,
'5ln.a T.,,,ss"..s ns'e.'ou. TN =. .n1
Senator EalIintcffo tftrosccu q Dill 10 ancna
Sec. . Of au net entitled an aet to provide FOR
the 1tcensa md opatust the cyIts arIslnp from
+hc sola NJ tntoY,ra,lng ,to,,or,.
'A1a o''o " ram. .-.",S
senator fuiief shttoouee4 y aaeot,oah Tesot"@
etton this morning instructlng the General AS
:: semtly to inttruct Congress to visit Springfield
for the nurnoso of bclnu adytsca ma 10 their
1oa,.,.,,eo fu,,s,. The re,o,nt,on ~. not c,.
tcrtalncd By tic President.
A joint resolution BY Mr. Kelly providing for