, 1879-03-05
Considerations Touching Upon the
States Assumption OF Local
Finances.
Another Debate Upon the Ques-
ton of Interest and
Usury.
Closing Hours Of the Wisconsin Lsgls-
laturo---Tho Indiana DEM
ocrnts.


yrn,vurlgLp, ILL.,, March 4.-A'tnost full
Senate to-day. Prayer as usini.
The Nevada resolutions on the Chinese qtlcs'
t{ou wcrc laid before the Senate. Referred to
the COMMITTEES TN FcdcraI Relations.
Senator Moifatt presented volumlnnus pcti-
ttope against the manufacture Of whisky.
senator Tallaferro introduced q bill to estai'-
ltst another Deaf nnd Dumb Asylum.
Bills On second reading be!ng reached, Bill
$50. as substitute for Bill 10 on the calcndnr-
bill to afl industrial schools for Eirls-Scnntor
Bash offered nn amendment to Sec. &; bit, be-
furc action, sountor Hunts tolnt resolution to
extcnd tic terms Of county occr, cnne up rs
a special order. ..--.,,
senator 6hutt proposed to except Surveyors.
because the Constitution recognizes Surveyors
as officers. They should be statutory oieers'
Adopted. ..
Senator Southworth offered au amendment to
strike out tho provso, but withdrew IT,
Tho resolution was then relcrted-ycas, 30;
nays, 4. >--..
Senator Basl,'a amendment was then read 10
MI .iu blanks as to the clothing required and
the time girls shall be huld IN custody.
Before action the bill was postponed until
Thursday morning.
Senator Johnson introduced bill to pro-
1ibit the loaning Of public moneys.
Senate bill 1888. to revise tho Inv In relation
to Recorders aud leraiize tic acts Of Deputies,
rms urdefpd cnErosscl,-as well us Bill 3l5.
PROTESTS.
Renntor Riddle rosc to question OF duty.
He complained that Wilson'S bill {o60) bud bccu
delayed by the printcr-a delay ho fclt certain
was In the interest Of corrupt ring OF Cook
County Commissioners. No explanation was
given, mud the matter WINS dropped.
Senate bill 415, another rcyenut bill, brought
Senator Whiting to Ills fect with set spcccl.
He was opposed to nbolisaling the Board Of
Equalization, because u was tlle bulwark erect.
cd BY the people 10 dc1c1a themselves aeathst
Tic Statc, he sala, was fairly honeycomtc1
with special interests, aud he warned tho Senate
Senator Mcclellan, the reputed author, dis
claimed any sympathy with the bill. Hu did
moi believe the people desired the abolition Vi
the Btnte Board, and, II they did, they. would
hardly Wish these important intcresss delcKatcd
to the Auditor, AtIorncy-GencEal, aud Trcas-
Senator Kelly moved to striko out the enact
senator Dearborn REGARDED tue blu Us TOO i'm;
portant to bo triled with, and, therefore, moved
10 postpone rs special order, for it embraced
constitutional questions Of wat importance.
Hcuatur Joslyn felt q deep Interest ~ the bill.
Tie Board Of Eqaszntton o la ad assessc railway
$40, ,0oJOo0. Thu State Board was made
up oil obscure mon ni!d brokcn-
down politicians. 11e continued anatl'c-
lnattz!ng tho railroaas Of tllc State psrtisn'ary
Burlington d. Quincy Railroads.. Ihcse rOads
were not assessed 1t ooe.tcnth their nctual
value. Tile people demanded q eharge, ntad lln
inssted at s!s grflaf eyi 1noaa .% e
fused to assess capital stock, In delance ot tic
statute. ...
Tlle interest In Senator Joslyn'a rcmar!ss cen.
,aefnbcr Of III thc Board iast ycar, a,d touk tic
s'Ssss ssassor asasS Raals rrmoaca Senator whiting
that the United States Supreme Court had af-
in t.lp fave OF that, Ills (yhtting's) friends Ind
refused to obey tliat mandate.
Sonator. Aofatt then rose an2 dcfcndea him
self from Senator Joslyn's charge Of bcttE ui1
obscure tnemtcr. The Hoard lad put nh ASSESS.
ment upon capital stock by auoptiug another
mnd suffer p|an. Lie regarded It nh honest ut'tl
Intelligent board.
senRtor Whiting, followed III auothrr speech.
II Senator Jos1yn had told HE truth. It WIS u
strung reason why the Board should he consln'
ucd. Ho criticized thn Governor for tho QHt
uointmcnt Of James 7. Root.
The bill was then pGstpone1 I'LL Tneslsy.
Tlse bin to provide for tl,e iunil,ler of pay.
Inel,t OF Glafms agutnst tic Statu was rcal a,u]
ordered cngrossel.
Senator Fuller introduced nn obituary rcrolu
tion in reference, 10 john Early, late SENATOR
Sennte Bill 2l3, to protect eame, and 10 con
aolidate all The seyeral aws on tt1at subject, WI.
ordered vnErossed.
eeua!c bill 86, to pay fort the Over1owcd l.and
Commission, was reau A'Al ordered et.Er0ssed,
Seuntt bill l6Q tn regard to rrotttcc III court
OF record. was amended to- allow dtfun.lan
to plead general lsslle as u set-olf, was ordere'
cnEEosscd.
COUNT LIBRARY.
The hlll maxim. IN appropriation for the Stat
Co1rt-llou4e alu Library Mt 0tt1Wu wAa p!l
forward to Third reading; also seuator Ilasb'
bit! to rcviso the law IN relation to counties, I
tx the terms Of office Of County Colnn,issiol!cr
tlle Appellate Court of .hs First District.
Senator Joa'yn thought slo.un q hcayyI
ssess 1es . aRHropFhat'oH, pha 4u; senator k
Institute Library. liz read lotter FROM III
Judges, stating what tiny wnn4ed. 'rl,ey wante
at least the sum nalncd BY set!ater ls!utlle.
Senator ,Joslyn retortrA tiInt that was al
simply hutnbuI, sham, ad Nonsense for Judge
70 want 10 pas $5 per yolut,le When lle roul
buy any report at xaa10 Mr. etua,i, one of ii.
ab1est lawyers IN Chicago. nah tno Appullat
senator Ju6lyn was willing to gtyo thet
811000 to crafty their vanity, but uot .lola
taore: Tlis @ was ssnator @ = M M5oslya's day. and LII
ss9a.o1s agbsa Mt.Y.'. @ %oa s s ls1oossst"
With Judge Bailey, cy,whueomplainst Ut tile e.nbn
rassu,rnt Of tile Court l0r the wuilt of hbrns,
Tile amount was Axcl ut Sl0,OO0.
J1le Appsoptlat.ons Committee reported Il
YoEsb1y uH several bills.
Adjourned.
NOTES.
stlss Mutt, tho Chicago uscnoerapher has =
turned hers tU serilrs TILL paEsuE1 VI her xOur
rcp0rter's bill. I'he CHANCES aru nxainst II hell
passcd. for furnl nlc1ubrrs aru Afr1il Of the L
penao that will tollow.
Tho uoyeruot snads mistake In sendlng Il
Nevada Legislature congratulations to the L uu
yesterday, and tbs anti'Ch!ucsa Senators Ii
lna1. It was our 6eDats tll1t passed tbs origin
resolutions.
Ira ". Buell., Z Chicago lawyer, turns up