, 1879-05-19

nartjcnlar furnishes the following facts: Total
numher Of House bills received by the Senate,
1T; the disposition and present condition Of
which Is as follows:
House bills passed bv Senate. 80
uonse bills lost in Senate y =
House bills on second reading in Senate. 49
House Bills on second reading in hands Of Com
mittees {12 of which were received within the
nppase pase iH bills aass fscalied BY House
Total. ..'*...:''-''. -. '..'1"
It is also proper to state that more bills have
been passed by the Senate than bT the House,
which would indicate that its business is in ad-
vance Of the business OF the House j:
This correction is due to the Senate, as among
its members are many laborious and faithful
men.
HOUSE.
There Was thin House this morning, scarcely
a quorum being present. There were members
enough, however, to do some business.
Mr. Barry called up House Bill 81 relating to
convict labor, and put it upon its passage. On
his subject he made extended remarks.
TAYLOR, OF cooE.
He was followed BY Taylor. of Cook, who
made few remarks in favor Of the bill.
Wentworth hoped the bill'woud pass. Hon
est. relinble men were driven out OF employ
mcnt by reason Of this system OF convict labor.
He did not believe hard-workin,s mechanics
should be driven our Of labor BY S1atc author
ity. Convcts come out OF the fenitentiarv by
h,indret}s, having learned trades there, and went
to work in competition with the honest men
who had learned their trade outside Of the
prison.
Mitchell was in favor OF the bill. This system
OF prison labor threw the entire burden OF sup
~ - cfrtr tr4avo rf
lew industries of the State. The lawyers. the
doctors, the ministers. the merchants. and man
ufacturers had no competition with convict
labor.
Shaw SPOKE briefly against the bill. Il this
bill was golng to be pushed through We might
lust US well close our prisons, for we could not
ret money enough to run It.
Mason spoke in favor OF the bill. He said
this matter Of competition was unfair to few
classes OF people in the State. II a hundred
coupeteut lawyers we're Dractlcing law at Joliet
for fifty cents day, he thought the lawyers OF
the State would think that the State was taking
the bread out Of the mouths Of their families.
So with the doctors and Others
M'RrE
spoke ngainst the bill. He said II this bill
passed it would cripple the system Of convict
labor to such IN extent that 1t would be un-
availing and useless to the State. As long as
this system was to be adopted the State should
do nothing to render it useless. If any change
was made it WIS better to change the system.
Erhardt said this system OF labor was great
tain itself upon its labor Many mechanics
could not make living while this system was
In vogue.
Hopkins thought this bill would afford no
relief. The Michigan City Prison and the
Waupun Prison we're and are borders, and this
bill would only be to their advantage, and would
afford no relief for these poor men. He would
go as fur as any man to relieve these men, but
he did not think this bill would do it. He was
therefore opposed TO 1t.
Wright, OF Du Page, then moved the previous
question, and the roll was called upon the
passage ot the bill. The bill was lost by vote
Price, Of Lake, occupied the chair during
part Of the morning.
MEALS EDUCATIONAL Bull
came uD in the order Of second reading, and
many amendments were presented, some of
which were adopted. The bill was ordered to
third reading.
House Bit 2se, amending Sec. a1e Of the Rev
enue law, was called up and passed. This bill
amends Sec. 216 Of Chap. l20 OF the Revised
Statutes of 1874 entitled "Revenue." This bill
provides:
Sec. e16- Thereafter no purchaser. or Aselg nee
OF such purchaser Of my land. town or city lor at
any sale Of lands or lots tor taxes or special as
sessments due either to the State county, in
corDo1ated town OF city within the same, or at any
sale f3r taxes and evles otherwise, by the laws Of
this State shall be entitled TO deed for ands Or
have been complied with, to wit: Such purchaser
or Assignee shall serve. or cause to be served,
written, printed. or partly written or partly
IN actual possession or occupancy Of such land or
lot; also, the person in whose name the same was
taxed OF specially assessed, II, upon diligent in
qury be OF she can ne found in the county: also the
owners Of parties interested in said land or lot,
they can, upon diigent inquiry, oe found In the
OF the time OF redemption on such sale; in which
notice he shall state when he purchased the land
or lott whose name taxed, the description Of the
Or specially assessed; and. when the time OF re-
deuptlon will expire, If no person fs IN possession
or occupancy Of such land or lot, and tue person
III whose name the same was taxed or specially as-
scseed. after diligent inquiry. cannot be found in
the county, the owners Of or parties Interested
in said and or los upon dillEent inquiry cannot
his Assignee. shall publish such notice
in some newspaper printed in such county;
d coady 9S en a s pna
lishcd in this State nearest to the county seat OF
the county in which such Iand or lot is situated,
which notice shall be inserted three times the first
not less than three months, belure the ime OF re-.
demption shall expire: Prorided, ho'rerer that il
ested therein, cannot be found IN the county,
and the person in the actual occupancy is ten-
mt to- is In possession under the owner or party
interested therein. then service Of said notice upon
such tenant or occupant shall be deemed service
upon the owner or party interested: And" prop'd.
Ell further that If the owners or parties interested
are unknown to such purchaser or his Assignee,
then the said publication, ~ to them, may be to
the unknown owner or parties interested.
- THE NEW MORTGAGE LAW.
The new law in relation to trust-dceds and
ma1,ls by the press Of the State. It originated
~ the Senate, has passed both Houses, and has
been approved by the Governor, aud will be-
rome law on July next. The following Is the