, 1879-02-07
Two Bills 10 Enable Jfotcl.Keepers to
Pull Beats and Grab
liagEage.
Some More Silly Talk in the
House Over Cook
County.
The Days Doings in the Other Legis'
1atures Now in Session.


of couvicts, and to provide for their classitfca
Lion, With amendments asking that II bo printed
for tho use of The Committee.
Senator Hunt, from tho Committee on Judi |
ciary. reported back Senate bill No. 10, arncnd-
Ing Sec. Q of an act entitled "An act to revise |
sho law in relation to Injunction" approved
March Is, 1874, in force July ], 1874, with thu
that It pass; aiso. u hilt to re-
tmbuuo tic County Of Wabash for loss and
damsRe Of public buildings by tornado. With the
report that there IL unconstitutional prohibition
barring Its passage.
Seuutor BonHcld, from the Committee on the
judicial Department, reported back Senate bill
No. r. to repeal Secs. Q, 10, II, 49, and 10 Of MT
act entitled, IAN act concerning Iurfcs," ap-
proved Feb. II, 1874. with tho recommendation
that It do not pass.
Senate bill No. 81, to amend Sec. Of an act
entitled tan act to revise the law in relation
to the Supreme CouEt,' approved Mhrch q,
1870, and In forco July l, 1874, was reported
back BY Mr.. Bonilcld, Chairman Ut the Com
niltteo on the Judicial Department, with the
recommendation that it pass With certain
amendments.
Thcsr are Senators who aro looking forward
to the possible Termination Of The present scs-
sion Of ths General Assembly, and this mornug
Senator Mcclellan presented resolution pro-
vidine that no new bills, except from COM
mittccs, shall be introduced after the 10Th Inst
The resolution laid ovcr under the rules.
Senator Ford introduced resolution, which
was adopted under a suspension Of the rules,
calling upon tic Secretary OF State TO lay before
the Senate for Information copies ot deeds con
scyipg 10 the state the lots or tracts Of lnn1 on
which stand the Supreme Court buildings at o.
tara and Mount Vernon.
WAR CLAIMS.
senstor Cheanoy tDeinocEaD presented tho
following:
wnsnxAH. During the lsss Rebellion thcts waa
an.xnasniy nn,, Efest nssFueon Of property In sas
WmsME4s. immsnse eums Of money have eeen
United RtAto. for tho paY Yment Of claims n,tte
ssal"sa , , tue t;osernnsnt Tor nfoncfy ncged to
armies duf,ug raid Kcnelllan: sn't. - '"' ''''''
cla,s un'st.lsd the merits of whici, ate III DOUBT;
i,.olrta, by .i,e senate of tho state uf Illinois.
the IfouRe Of Representatives concusrinR hsrcIn,
he and are hereby requested 10 favor sucl. lcglsla
tlon a. vii! forever estop thu expenditure uf
n1nNs3s for the payment ii auch ciAlma.
Senator ChaeneY moved tint tho rules be sus-
pended and tho resolution be put on Its passage,
Senator Whiting {Rcpubicanl thought this
one Of the must important measures before tho
country to-day, u,Ni he hoped 1t would rrcctvo
the careful consideration OF The Senate. lie
WIS In favor Of having It referred to q commit
tee for tho purp0so Of having 1t 50 worticd that
fts meaning could not ba tnistAkcn, lie said
Gen. Bracr of Wt,constn. Ind rrrrc...d bJn,.
scif on thIs eub,cct. an,l ho thorobt Tho ncmo.
cr.ts Of th,s senate ought to he nroud Of him,
Ho thought that tbo matter nf nny,no v.r.
claims for propcrty DESTROYED In The Routl,
ought to be forever buried.
eenator Atsytoruo fRenuh1tran, sa,a the
resolution aald nothing at,nnt ,ovs1 or Tl,,,,yv1
pc.,ons, lie vas In fayor of anna ,1I.,rfn,in,.
ttou,
Senator Iranna t1,cmorn,, thouoh. I, wox
about tt,no thesc cia,tna ven, boyrc3. wbcthcr
the claimants wcro 1ova, nr ,t,.iovol II Una a.,
eaav thlnu tn nrovs LOYALTY. nnI rycrv c,n,m,n,
could prove thut his fstler. ar bro,bpr or s'..
ter, ar aunt was loya]. uuI on tint nm, I'M
a claim, Tiers wus no difrrcnc. ~ on,nton
hetwecn Rrnphltcan. ami r,on,oc,,,. r,-,,, .ti.
.,,h,,e, RI sto.,r,,a,,.., ~ Apoa '. ."'s
suoJeet' Inc obstruction VI property durlDE
""9 was ea'a"l'.y ''at hht'on was not called
upon 10 r5oF!ae 1oT' lie hoped the resolution
would bo sent TO thu Committee on Federal
HeJxttopa sxitf, a View nj hnvInr H. rrfor,n.,1 pn
tl,ut thew rnn1I vote unon +, -. H." s...s ~
1,Msa.s s.'s, so ~ s.e apon W. Iet us e'a.o o1
1!snon gay, we arc opposed to paying these
claima" Lie wanted no exception In f4yor Of
LOYALTY.
Senator Mcdowell tDemocr.t, .,td thc re.o,
tuition was plain, and cxnllctt, MD easily undcr-
xtoot and i,a hnnch III. motion T., -,.,s. ,.s,.,a
h....S ....... ~ .,,.. .ts ~ '.s' """."
na fotea ao"n' so that tue senate tnlcht vatu
directly upon It At this time. Without further
delay.
Senator Fuller fRspubltcap, thoupht that ,hs
c.,...t ...a,h,s ~ 1',,,at. ~ ' .,'e ."o
osneIn nssen'ps q. 1!ino's naa gwen INC
present congress ot Tie United statca about all
the Instructions that body could attend to bcforo
ttfr thr1n nf t,tIfre cYnfrcf ,t,Nl he tI,rrcft,r
Thts mo,ion wa. In, am, n, mn,inn r.,,,rr.,,
.1 49,. ~ 'ess' w.. '"s 'e"
y" ta' u'o''oa ~ 1e'et tno 'cao'ut'oa " u'e
committee on Federal ttc'at!onb.
Gcnatur Riddle fRep,) sAtu TINT 1t was &c
seldom tlat they I'M, anvthtDc ", roo., n. mi,
frot7, ,b. ,,.n,n.,,,s 49,, ~ - t,..,.. 49,.
e'N ~. Ds''os' a''e ''ur y. t'c 1loueo ''As u
"opeu t"e ssso'ut'oh "oalu bc aaoplcd At once