, 1879-03-31
Saturdays Proceedings OF the H..
tinois General Assembly.
Progress of tho Scheme to Work
tho State Treasury FOR
Gns'~Pnp.
Correspondence on the Subject
Of Certain Temperance
Printing.
The Drainage Bill---Eud Of tho Legislative
Agony In Hoosiordom.

Srteai D!tpasch 10 The TTtsnHh
srHtNoFtELD. ILL.,. MAsct 2o.-rant says, IA
remnant shalt bc saved" Nith this moral re-
Election to sustain them. twelve Senators, tho
samo being the cnt!ro number present, arose
this morning In tliu Senate nml listened to tic
prayer Of tl!e Rev. Or. Phillips. When this
provision by the State for their spiritual we'll
fare was gonc through with Senator Mum
moved the Senate d. NOW adjourn, md they
wcnt out.
rAnposEp.
The Governor has pnrloncd Samuel Woods,
who yaa convicted ot murder Mt tho October
Term, 1873, of tic Sangatnon County Circuit
Court, md sentenced to tho PcnitrnttarJ for
fourteen ycars Tho pardon Is granted On tho
recommendation OF Judge Zane, c1Sta!e's-At-
tornsy o. namtos w" o9a a
tho punishment was, under thc facts mud cir
cumstauccs developed by the evidence, unusual.
ly severe, mud more ttau the evidence Justified:
Committee appointed to inquire into te prae-
ticabiity md propricty Of bullllng- State gas
works for the use Of tho State 1nndc golum-
tnols report. The report shows, among other
months tho state-llou.e and Tho several State
institutions ut Springfield have used about
7,b31,051 feet OF gas ns an average cost al
$a.83 per 1000 fcet. Tie Committee claim,
lEOm LlE 6tltNLIlEnlA VI lAkHG uuHAkAElAlGb6
md prominent cittzcns who use improved podcs
Of making gas tllu. 1t can be manufactured at
10 per cent less coat than that Furnished By the
old incthols. The cotnmfttco further
machines savo 30 per cent over tho cost Of tile
ordinary manufacture. T1cr claim to have cx-
amincd all the. Improved md modern invct',
lions for manufacturing gas from, soft coal
which have proved to be practical aud econoFn-
ical and that they have investigated fully every
%ith Wifi tho % statoineut: SWo rcconrnend that ihe
State-11ouso mid State Institutions bo provided
factured by tle Illinois Coal-Gas Company,
which has practically proved superior IN cvcry
respect to all tho methods examined" The
Illinois Coal-{lns Company claim to be able to
make gas for 5U cents per 1000 feet.
Tho Committee is composed Of very worthy
gentlemen who llnya allowed themselves to 20
beyond the authority permitted iu tue resolu-
ton creating the Committee 10 recommending
''1RELANp's PATENT"
Mr.. Dutterwurth. OF tle sano Committee,
will make minority report next week, taking
m entirely different view OF this matter.
Mr.. Rcaburn's bill abo1isling normal fnstttu.
t1ons wns mado tho special order for Friday
no1t~
Mr.. Hopkins this morning presented tue fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
WuxuEAs, a measure Is pending IN Congress-
for tho repeal Of tho NAVIGATION laws; and.
WHEREAS, Such repeal will operato to allow for.
dian vessels to entcr CIR lake marine and compete
with own vessels. 10 the dots!mont Of American
Rssoisfd, Dy tho Iiouso Of Representatives, the
Senate concufs!ng theroin, that our Senators In
Congress 10 ina.sncted, and our Representatives
Tho repenl Of tho Navigation laws eaecting the
coastLng trade on tho lakes and scaboafd.
The resolution was referred to tho Commit
tco on Federal Rcatsona.
Miss Willard md her co-1aborers ID the cause
Of temperance arc here pushing their causc In
tho Legislature. They propose to get o law
passed allowing ladtes to vote on tho question
Of granting licenses to sell liquor.
Recently an item appeared IN THE THInuNE's
legislative proceedings reiating to job Of
printing dono at TIM Institution for the Deaf
nnl Dumb at Jacksonville for Miss Willard, to
The effect that n committee Of inquiry bad been
apro!atc1 70 ascerta'n by wllat authority, Dr.
Gitictt, tile Superintendent, Ind turned h!A cs-
tabIlshmcnt Into q Temperance bureau. THIS
item bag called out tue following letter. written
| to Mr.. William Reynolds, at Peoria:
Yoat favor. inquirng about. Miss Francis il,
| ccl1ed. While Miss Willard was in Jacksonville
shc procured OF tho printing Office Of this inst,u.
paper slips ;Aho also procured OF The cabinet shopona
aceont With tho instttntlon "a AMOUNTED s to sie IT,
fofe @ NJ lett lasksonviilei t Ml. %illaTi. "or
VII gladly do 1t on tho aaro terms q VIC did that
alluded to aboyc, as We malo about ST m what sro
Furnished peg: Mss Willard. aIn quito sure had
ting the work shc pEoGur41 here without paylnv
fer It. Worry truly yonrs,
| riliLlr O. GlL1KrT, Superintendent.
Dr.. Olltott had previously stated to tie Com
mlttee that Mss Willard had paid tho bill, and
thls Discrepancy OF statement, though rntllcr
slght, bus been tho subject Of some correspond
cnec between Senator Tee, n member OF tho
Committee md Dr.. elliott. Tho Committee
laye no criticism to pass upon Miss Willard,
but they say they may be compelled to chllupon
Tie Doctor for the youctpra,
This morning Mr. Neal. from tho spcctal
Committee to whom waa referred several BILLS
on tic sublact Of drainage, reported substi-
tuto cmbodyhlg tho main features OF Tito meas
ures before them In consolidated form. The
substitute merely changes the machinery of or
landowners Of district owning at least ono
third Of the land shall create the drainage dis
tTict BY filing articles 'of Incorporation which
stall be recorded In tho county where q 1na-
torlty Of Thu land lies, In which shnl bc
named the boundaries Ut tho district. Three
which Commissioners shall assass tho benefits
anil damages occasouea BY tho lrnIns. II any
Of tho parties oWulnE tho 1nnd are not satisfied
With the amount OF damages sssesscd they have
the right 10 demand q jury Ia tho County Court
or before n Justice Ut thu peact In proceeding
the verdict Of ihe Jury thu court ailrtns the as.
sessntnt anl tic Commissioners then ~ ahead
! aud collect the assessment.
MICHIGAN.
sptttal DtIpaeh to 1hs TstnuHe.
LANSING. AlIch., March 2o.-In tho House
bills passed for The incorporation Of tho State
Medical Society; to facilitate tic transaction ot
buslaess Of Mutual benefit and Cooperative