, 1879-02-20
Discussion OF the Relative Powers
of State and Federal
Courts.
The Frequency Of nh Abhorrcnt
Crime Leads to n Brutal
Project.
Status Of tho Bill to Make the Ap-
pellate Courts Of Use.
Significant Adycrsion to the Wclght Of
Judge N1cAllister's Opinions.
Zaohariah Chandler Will Sit in the
Senate Next Monday.

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Senate Next Monday.
ILLINOIS.
SENATE.
6ttc;ai, Dispatch 10 7he 7rtb7TA
ern.xariELpt Feb. 10.-Scnator Bonfcld
presented petition frum tbs constituents pray
Ing against the passago Of the bill to compel
foreign insurance companies I,owd dong business
In this State 10 make deposit In bonds Of the
United States. The petitioners kick against tile
driving out Of honorable competition.
Senator Mum presented arctition on the
same subject. Both petitions wcro relcrred 10
the Committee On Insurance.
CREMATION.
Senator Riddle had read and referred to tho
Committee Oh Miscellany communication In
tho shape Of petition from Albert D. Hagcr,
Of Cook, q constituent, running aa follows:
abe,,ator Lidd'e-DEAN SIN: When you kind
" suggested tllut you would DO glad to TO my
thing for mo tint I might want, did not think
1th5uld ,sa,t any,h,Sg Bht' slr tnna1a, a dal
eesso1s they along 's nSsno towass ,a,,
tpo1np an.l ceremony ovcs the dead carcass. 1t
seems es thoueh tc funeral PROFESSIONS wers i
walkers arc. Some fnacl seem not content
TO match, hut wish to 60 anywhere from one to
'tflty better than The 'other fellor.'
u dun't wnnt to be buried (stranGcE, but
when t,ave got done with my body, want 1t
burned: uuii I wnnt to have It duuc nccorung to
Inv. therefore Wish. II you feel so disposed,
and can Introduce q bill a1sl not have 1t Killed,
by W YOUR our saying you do il BY requcst' TINT you
Introduce d bill making cremation lawful"
RECOMMENDED.
The following bills we're returned from com-
1ntttccs, with favorable Recommendation, aud
ordered to second reading:
Mr. uamtlton's bill 10 revise and consolidate
.,n .arara1 nc,s Tc,atinp IN The nro,cct,on of
u'o so's'"A "s''
game III, s.. ,.a..,,, A.. .,,,,..
ME- Aerumans oiil to 'lloc'h"'.5 uc o"'eto
Of stock In cases Of damage committed by dogs.
"a substitute for Senator Jones' bill to repeal
~. n,t nv me nrevrntton nf cruelty To nnir1nls
,~ha, ,,nor1a tc Inv nv limiting the salarlcs of
%ne't nus'aS ~" .nsrst" y, - ssoo nsr - nn,n
the officers relating theseto 70 sooo pss aahum'
Senator F,>lcr's bill to encourage the culti-
ration md preservation ot food fishes.
A. uo~dmor,a hi IN create n stotc t{osrd of
~. ''t1',. 44eta.ua
ttsn commissioners, ,'s,, .u,.,u. -, .,oo,a..
Mr. kellcy's bill. to require all accounts
against the State to 10 verified by OathH
srocK-yApns.
,-n...a, a,xta,,,t,,., ,,, n.,,,.
reported hack Senator Whites resolution fcc!t'
tpr gross abuses committed bT 5tock-yardE
companies IN oycr-chnrgIng for feed, etc. Tho
s..s, ,tor Ia ,nnno tJ,o. fhr rrns1rnt he
authorized 10 scho toF peFao1s a1o pspefS "
investigate the subject.
Scuutor White moved to refer It to tho Com
mi,tce On Corporations.
osna,oI , ,,os ,novr to sm"thrr tia n1nnn.ri
iils LII y "ao IL ~ sod III hah hcnn
~ ,io',e dnr the pas @ eight ycars to bis psr
y ~, uJuG nmin! ~ ~, 'N'' ~'o''' - 'o'
eo"a' "oo"4euss. ,
JUDICIAL Ao1ho!'iF1'
Pending discussion, the mntter was dropped t.