, 1879-03-25

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ton 10 10 paid salary instead Of receiving ices
ns now,
TIE LRyY.
Tho Finance Committee reported bacls s1th.
stltuto for tho Lery bill prordnE fer tho Slate
Tsysnss a; 1si2o IT,; M 1Gt37s' u }ss a ta
81 FOO, ,NN in 1850 for general o''rnosc', and
utitzcs s40O,9oo Of tlu. surplus In the State
Treasury b. c1cdi.'ng 1t to the tleneral Fund:
+ iH nt;;s' Il III; 1 af esx s m ssSt9r 5 or e e
State srfoui Fund.- aud uttlizes 500. .0JO of Tho
surplus School Fund III the State Treasury. Ths
hill Wat prepared by Ar. l1nlEtdar Of the Finance
Cnr,,nissee, With great care, nn1 nas read the
reading.
CONSOLIDATING COUNTIES.
This morning Mr. Halliday called up hfs hill.
4Gl, bv gcncfAf consent. providing tint two
Rlnnll at}olnlllg counties nay. on the petition Of
under ua,e government. Tic 6tl was read d.
large anA ordered 10 a thtrtt recalling.
TnB ricKET-scALrEHs' Lonnr
w!l1 be on lln,1l tomorrow III fnrcc to secure tho
iepenl nt the Inv now In furcc ncafnst them.
THE railroad Interest will make strong t!Gtt to
II hot contest is anticipated. Tho scalpcrs are
loaded with money.
Tun STEAMBOAT BouacR.
Mr.. Samuel, Of Adams, called up h,s bill bo-
ssowll,I the saiile nuttce r1wurs upon officers
Vi 8LCtl1lpOAkh Hu WHtGEn 0FCF HHEu LlG t3iHtE
Of Illinois l!as Jurisdiction as are now conferred
unon railroad condnctoFs on trains In thu State
'fhr bill was read at lnrEe, somewhat amended,
a'sd ordered to third reading.
INSURANCE..
Nfr. Croker, from tho Committee on lnsur-
nnce, reported hacx four bills regulating is,sur-
nllcc companies, recommending lint sllry do
not pass. THIS Will he the fats Of most Of tg
proposed Insurance legislation now pending. as
it tccn,s to be moro in TIL" lntcrcst OF tho re-
spcctiyc authors than for tho welfare Of tho
people.
MI. FNEw, OF Fonp,
made IN iDiudiclous Attack upon the Judicinry
Committee this morning. claiming that II was
hchiyu In ite work and hostile to most Of the
measures hefors It which happened to meet With
the approval 1f Its members.
sr. sllAw, tho Chairman of The Judiciary
Committee, replied tAt The Committee OF which
i,r was Chairman l'ai performed more work
than uny other COMMITTEES OF thu House, and
Of the Public Printer, md could, IN an clncr-
Ecney, return nit their work to the House In
twcnty-rour hnurs. In view OF this stn'o Of
facts. he considered the charge Of tile 9e,1t'e
they had killed frw "fool bills. IT WIS true,
a,ni tint was because they had to do 1t In ustco
NJ. Fruw claiued that whom bill Of his had
been under consideration By the Committee ho
bud not been tOtlllca.
Mr.. Shnw replied that the reason they had not
recalled Mr. Frcw was hecause they had boon
- tlsiconscluuahly uoEed by his long speeches on
til, oceasiun II l'is first yielt. 40,
Mr.. FEcw hecNnc Wild at this statement
claiming Tint It was lie, atnI statement which
could not he snssstantatcd by the other tnem-
bers nf the judiciary Committee. Mr.. Frcw
Tie sat down amidst applause, worry retl In the
face, md With warm light cleaning from his
eyes.
snEnMAN's RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Sherman Introduced tho following resotu-
ton. which was sent to tho Judiciary Commit
tcn:
Et.olred, 1,y the House Of Representatives, tbs
itse. to the voters nf this s,atr at tho next otec-
t,on far .nentcra ot thu Gcnernl Assembly. a
1y udIfHg therein n srctt0n, to be known as Sec.
~. which vlall read rs follows:
Ser. ~. At tho regular Scsslnu Of tho General
Assembly IN lss1 mud At Tho resnlar session every
six years thereafter thn General Assembly may
cnact any anu 81! laws authorized by this consttn.
Assembly M law shall be enacted unless ,es-
istatton on stch subject shall be specially rccpm-
9 s
the Stnic GogeFnmcnt tts public corporations. 20.
c'e.les; h'oards an institutions. an g make a-
cssary revenue for state purposes.
COURTS
Mr.. uam!lton's bill, introduced jan. II,
changing tic time Of holding rourts ia ccrtan
counties, via passed Tits afternoon, with an
CjleIkEIlCf GHlAats III tlE LuuHkY Oh MCLEAN
tie second stanlay Of September, ihe first Mols-
day Of November, the first aontiay OF February,
mud the fourth Monday Of April were liked; In
Ford County the third Tuesday Of August null
in ths couaty Of Fulton Tic Third Moaday Of
April, tho fnurth Munday OF August, and
the sccortl Monday of December; In jackson
County the fourth Monday ot March, the third
ai"uday Of August, and lllc second Monday Of
The act fixing the ttHno Of holding the County
Court Of Ugle County in tic months OF Feb.
ruary, Junu, Mnl November WIS passed; also
thu act fixing ttsr tiniu ut holding the County
| Court IN Hcnry County In April, August, and
| DECEMBER.
Mr. Days House bill providing for the refund
| lug Ut moneys cullGctcl Tor drainage purposes
| IN Champaign County was also paescd with IN
| emergency clause.
| WORKING THE FAIRS.
After thts little spl,rt of business Tho House
returned IT, the regular 0r,1cr OF business, Which
was tlo.lse bills OF SECOND reading.
MI. Nhcclcr's hllt for an act preventing The
snle 0f intoxicating liquors nn.I gntnlt,,,
cut fllc enactlIg clause. lie thought
there were already too many rGstriettyo laws
unon tlm statntc.book, ntnt he believed It was
TIC best ran to leave u'c matter III the hai,lls
ut tllt l,'rccturs.
Afr. Sumue hopcIl The motion would not pre-,
will 1l'cy Ind futr-grounti III hls nwn county,
and they were cas,scd much trouble BY three
eard monto nIen md with drunkenness on Tic
| fair-grO1rd, which wns very annoying.
Mr. lsanncy niso spoke agn!bat Tic motion.
The air WIS white With amendments for abo1la
lalt MI l.ntv, written slips uf uapcr, and aen
to tlc Clerk's desK. Most Of these were vote,
down, however. and the bill was advanced to
third reading.
THE rotlcE AND FINE DEPARTMENTS.
Mr.. Sexton called up Mr. Clark's bill for The
Eellct Of tt.sabtcl tucml,crs Of the Police a,n
| Ftr1 Departments In cities. An amendment
was ndnptel urortu!nE lllat tllose WIN have tlr
c'incd IT, 1o!n tie Rcltct aocscty. or have bec1
t'Topncd l,r ille nols.paYr,Gnt of dues, to be RI
'ustatctI BY 1najnrlsy vote Of lhe Trustees, IN
stead III Hnnnnous vutet as HOW fealtircd
nt,'l IN paying a1l buck assessments. Tile bll
was then aslyauced to a third rea.lns
APPROXIMATIONS.
Mr. Atttchcli's Eonsn,it.cc IN Anpropriationt
held n protractet' sessiuE this afternoon, utt
acted upnn lat1.o number Of bills. Arnou,
the most important Of t!Ieso was a bill apprq
prIattuG $t,951 to Cairo f0r the putp0su Ut mar
in1 quarantine rxpellsGs during llle yrllnw. fuYu
euaulHsy, Which, tile Eonlullttrc resolved Il
| recommend tflu DnkAAfrn nj. frhs f1n,u,,Itt -