The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-08
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Special to the Republican

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, May 6.-Both houses
opened the weeks business in good work
ing trim, and at once proceeded TO work
The house made all the appropriation bills
before it special order, beginning to-
morrow at II o'clock a. M. which is to be
pursued from day to day, until all on the
calendar are disposed of. This indicates an
early adjournment With these measures
out of the way a quorum cannot be kept
here. A caucus of the Republican mem
bers was held this evening at the close of
the session to map out business and solidi-
fy the majority party of the general assem-
bly, on line to expedite all matters be-
fore it.
THE JOLIET DEFICIENCY BILL.
At II o'clock to-day was the time fixed
by the house last week to consider and pass
if possible the $4,000 deficiency for the
Joliet penitentiary. This is totally a
party measure, and upon count Of noses
the Republicans found that all their men
were not here, and as they could not pass
the bill 1t was temporarily postponed 1t
will take the full Republican strength of
the house TO get this measure through.
A BILL EFFECTUALLY KILLED.
Mr. Pearson's bill, repeating what Is
known as the scalper's law met with a
most disastrous death in the house this
morning, the roll-call showing only 90 votes
for and SO against The day of legislating
to punish railroads and other public enter
prises is fully passed with an Illinois Leg
isature. 1t is thought, and properly, that
there are sufficient laws already on the
statute books for the control of corporations
without enacting Others which are more in
the nature Of spitework or demagoguery
than for the public good.
DRAINAGE.
1t is doubtful if any drainage law is
made by this assembly. There is desire
by the various factions in this interest to
get something through for particular local.
tiles. This is the character OF the bills
passed by the house on this subject thus
far, and, as they do not meet the views of
the friends of drainage legislation, the
house bills are now hanging by the gills in
the senate, with no prospect of being taken
down soon, while new bill on drainage
was introduced into TIE senate last week,
and the same measure was proposed in the
house to-day by Mr.. Mckinley.
IMPORTANT MEASURES.
The senate this morning passed two i'm.
partant senate measures. One prevents
county treasurers, under proper penalties,
from loaning the the public money, while
the other, under stringent restrictions, pre-
vents the selling Of betting pools on cleo
lions These are measures Of proper lcgis'
latiou,
IRVING SCHOOL LAND.
The house ordered a bill to q third read
ing providing for the sale OF the Irving
school land in Washington county, and ap-
propriatcs $4,000 to pay off liens on said
land. This Irving school business has
proven fraud on the State from the day II
was started, and is still humbug
LABOR STATISTICS.
The senate concluded its days work by
nassinc Mr.. Artlcy's bill. providing tor a
state bureau of labor statistics. Under
this bill the governor shall appoint five
commissioners, thrcoo Of whom shall be man
ual laborcrs, the other two manufactures,
with secretary. Said board shall col
lcct and print in book torn commercial,
industrial, social, educational and sanitary
statistics pertaining to the laboring classes.
The commissioners shall receive 81 per
day for thirty days session each and the
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