The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-01
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE ILLINOIS CAPITAL.

SPRINGFIELD, H., February 2,-Mes>rs.
Snyder, Prickctt and Sirtcr, Of the sub-com-
mittec of the house finance committee. APP
pointed to consider that part of the gov
ernor> message relating TO the state
finances. will tomorrow report that they
fad that the outstanding bonded indebted
ness IS $j52,142 OG, Of which there is row
| due and payable at the pleasure of the
state, $751; ,44a.0G. The remainder $l9j.-
300, will he payable at the option Of the
state after January next. The surplus for
general purposes in the treasury is $3.50,
$3.50, and of the school fund, $3s3,90?lS
making a total surplus Of 1913, 1884,
The fund acquired by the state for the
support OF common schools is Il, lG5, l01.-
81 upon which the state pays an annual
interest Of six per cent amounting 10 500
92l 43. OF which Sl2,9s,.12 is appropriated
TO state normal schools and sjG,93I.31 dis
! tlihutcd pro rata to the several counties for
the support OF the common schools.
The Illinois Central railroad fIund-seycn
per cent. OF IL gross carnings-paid into
the state treasury for the year ending Octo.
Der /, 1873, $320.43l Il. 1t is estimated
that the revenue from this source for the
current year will not he less that 500 900.
| OF the amount i'll the treasury the com
/ mittcc thinks that SiO0.004 can safely be
! credited on the levy for the nest two year,
and of tile surplus school fund of s3S3,002.-
/ Is the committee favors crcditng 100000
on the levy, still leaving IN ample revenue
in the treasury to meet any emergency and
also TO pay thestatc school fund interest, the
committee thinking that 10y so deyoting the
treasury surplus of nearly one million dol
lars, the Of taxation for state purposes will
bc materially reduced, perhaps 10 about
twenty cents on the 500, and the Illinois
Central fund may be reserved 20 pay the cX-
listing state debt. and also to the payment OF
current expense.
rue SENATE.
Mr.. Hunt from the Judiciary committee
reported the following;
The Judiciary committee IS Of the opin-
ion thai tho Legislature has the right in
proper cases to pass an act requiring rail
road companies 10 run passenger trains
over their roads"
This was in response 20 Mr. Talatrrro's
resolution.
The appropriation bill Tor the Chester
pcpitoutary was favorahly reported on and
goes TO a second reading.
\ resolution was offered calling on the
committee on revenue to have money taxa.
ton taken from the hands of asscssolS and
referred to auditors.
Senator Merritt offered resolution pro-
viding that when the house and senate adj
ouru, March 90, that it shall be sine die
adjournment
Senator Hamilton offered a resolution
! W SNc power W tnt CoUIulllltt oil lllSCell-
any to send for persons and papers relative
to the charges preferred agains, Dr. Rauch
Of the state board of health. The rules
were waived and the resolution adopted.
Bills on first reading were taken up and
lively racket was had over senate bill 32G,
an act in reference to stock yards-to regu-
late their charges for yardagc, freight, grain,
:. hay and other articles.
A contest at once arose between the COM
mittces on corporations andagriculture and
drainage as to which should make the most
capital out TIT.
During the discussion representatives OF
the stock yards were on the floor of the
senate, and it was plain to be seen that
they preferred to have their interests In the
hands Of the committee on corporations.
However, the senate didn't 80 refer, che
|. motion being lost by vote Of 20 to 20.