, 1879-05-24
years. Tho bill has yct to bs passed on BY the

roNT1Ac.
ecnnto Bill 1856, aupsoprntfng SO, 200 for the
State Reform School at Pontiac, was taken up
anu passed.
oKI1 VENTILATION.
Wilson, Chairman OF the COMMITTEE appoint.
cd TO examine into the necessity Of syste!m Of
ers in tho Joliet Prison, made majority report
this afternoon, stating that tho conclusion Of
tho Committee was that It Taa necessary that
1000 10 1000 yuble feet per liour, In order 10
maintain the health Of thu prisoners. ana TINT
the State could not obtain this result for less
than frnm s1D,D to 81, 100.
Graham, ft0ln the same Committee, presented
n tnnoEity report claiming that sle contrnes for
tic machine nav III the prison was n,ade without
authority of law, anu that It was let witllhut
public notice. Graham was ID favor Of teaching
not THUS Involve the credit VI tho Statc. lie
inndc q lengthy nrglfnent III support al thta no
sit!on. statlng TINT by proper notice S3,oo0 or
$1,000 would fnyo hcen saved.
13uttcrwprth int,ych to recoMmfE lilf 447, con-
tatulnE m appropriation for the purchase Of tho
ycntilator, l1lat this Item might be stricken out
tho bilt. ---
lonqth, claiming tint thc machine already In tho
prison was au effective one; TINT Il was ncces-
sary 10 the health Of the prisoners; md TINT tho
sum mentioned was q reasonable price for the
tnachtne.
Morrison satd the power WAS here. md tho
duty was here, In this General Assembly. to
putchase this machine, multi mndc no difference
Whtther the contraGt was mHae NOW or hereafter.
The motion to commit WAS lost. The bill
was tien passed.
FORMAL rnorEsT.
51cKinlay presented tic following protest,
whten WIS signed by neatly all the Democrats
OF the House:
To The Lion. !pli1'dn. A.. James, Spedksr Or re
ov W. Inc nnuesgmsa menoes n Snn.9a Ga ,.i1 MI
iii. snnrnnriatfnv s43. iii. ia Of tie neopjp'o
money for tho uurpoae Of paying the Indebtedness
OF ts lii!no!s sfstc rententary leea'ea '9et' n'
eon.Taciea pllor 70 W. ~. ucoosti M ~ ~
anasr,s tec"sn4 'r o' n I'm n ihe on.titu
t,ont mi thc staiufe ,sw Of tGo State. do hereby
rntcr omr snIenn nrusc,t arainst the pretended
pnssagc Ut zaid bill. for the following reasons,
w. That N, n ~ Al, ~ III, con,t,,nt,on
stO t.tnm, MH .ntn9I 3 ~ Law md d.
cInrca ali such unauthotlzcI agyecrncnta null aud
void; that tic act of duly INT, TO provide Tor
the mhnAremens o' the Joliet teniientsary appto-
y tne , ,saEnngs h. HI H. II nr MA act
prnhhta IN ran, n,fssoners frnn contracting nny
rbt an bchs1f nf ahe Sstc boyonj The a,nonnt of
the appropriations made by the General Assembly; !;
yct the Commissioners: tn defiance o. tne Eonsll'
t1iion ana poa1tise iaw. 9ase eonltastgn IcoL II
ana. " tne tsrms 2. me law. are Pesaon"'' 'ao''
" I'LL ' ~ ~ Gnaanai esomhtr r. .ccon,snca
% ~ a ,ne tms nnnronrotans ioe
lie two ycara past, and by Ar II OF Sec. OF the
Constitution. the present General Assembly has no
authority to increase the aYgscgate amount sisere
1Gess aatnoti1ea o1 '1:e , u nsaesn w ni
1eMnets ssGsa ~ MI, pnivn 80 bmt nsro+v
ono votes, when II should have rccevcd 1oa yutest
helng two-tairds sote. was declared passed by
me iioase: ., ..,t,,,,x anita, ou, so,.,u
IN uof osiI ~
H. iInu.e 'a' p'''e'1o1 V''sass "a -
Nnsrisnn ,novci1 flint t,,e tstle of this tlncu,
| want ha n,nor,f.a ~ % ~ road
t.rur nruncu.r1. p,irrnnu.,,
| ,,ur,,- -,s..s n..,. .t,at H. ~, ~. >,,,.a,
altNay auoaseu paeN ..s % ~ aa VI, H.. s,st