The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-03
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE,

SPRINGFIELD, May 1.-Mr. Bonfeld moved
to reconsider the fee an salary bill, AS a rea
son for this motion he stated that itappeared
that the fees of the supreme court clerks
had been too largely cut.
Mr.. Kuykendall thought this action
childs play.
Mr.. Dearborn thought the bill should be
reconsidered in justice to those affected.
He thought the bill had been passed under
a misapprehension.
The motion prevailed and the bill was
recommitted to the committee on fees and
salaries.
Mr.. Davis educational bill was then
read third time and passed.
Bill 2jl, to compel gas companies to pay
interest on deposits, made by parties at the
request Of such companies, was taken up.
The rate indicated is five per cent. per an
mum, Bill was read third time and
passed.
The bill to allow appointment of receiver
by courts in vacation was passed.
Bill TO in regard to judgements and de,
orocs was passed. 1t provides that no exc
cution shall bind tho goods and chattels Of
the person against whom it is issued until
it is delivered to the sheriff to be executed,
and provides that written orders be filed
therefore before issue of execution.
Senate bill PCS, to provide for reports of
the condition Of banks, etc, organized UNI
der the laws Of this state, and doing bust
ness in the state, was defeated by vote of
% to 10, Mr., Gallon changed his vote to
"no" and entered notice to move a recon
sideration.
Mr.. Honers bill in relation to coroners
was passed.
The Taliaterro bill (39G) i'll reference to
stock yards, to regulate their charges for
yardage, freight grain. hay and other ar
ticles furnished, and to prevent eXtorton
and unjust discrimination in the manage
ment thereof, and to provide for charges
for transportation, came up in regular order
on third reading. The bill provides rates
as follows
lardage, weighing, ETC., twenty cents per
head for horses, cattle or mules; 6 cents per
head for hogs and 5 cents per head for
sheep, nor more than - per centum addi-
tiona to the current market Of hay, straw,
corn, etc. The bill makes it the duty OF
the railroad and warehouse commissioners
to look after the provisions Of the bill and
see if it shall be violated
Mr.. Thomas OF St. Clair thought the bill
would result in gripping the East st. Louis
trade, as they had a sharp competition to
contend with across the river,
Mr.. Motif spoke at considerable length
and supported the bill,
Mr.. Hcrdman spoke in opposition to the
bill.
The bill was defeated bya vote of 70
yeas to 81 nays.
The senate then closed the day by pass
the following senate bills:
A bill requiring certain professional ed
ucation to quality dentists toproctSc.
A bill preventing the introduction ofhog
cholera under severe penalties.
THE HOUSE.
The consideration of senate bills on Sec
ond reading was interrupted by the house
bill 1s?, amending the law in relation to
the election of superior judges in Cook
county.
Also the house bill 100, amending section
10? of of the law Of criminal Jurisprudence
of 1874, by adding the following: Any
person who shall celebrate any marriage
when not authorized by the law Of this
state to celebrate marriages shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding five hundred dol
lars and imprisonment for period not less
than one day and nottxceeding two years.
"providcd that marriages among the people