, 1879-02-22

SALARIES.
Tho Senate Committee on Fees and Salaries
hnye agreed on bill which, makes many in1por-
tnt reductions tn tslu:enlnrfes OF atAtc officers.
'ft1c iirw schedule Us proposed Is a. folowa:
Governor. nof.............,...... ........ ...Si, 900
Secretary Of state ............. i, s3Sa
snef,oteosat Ss,"1oy II uSe Instruction, o9o @
AdjutAEt 0cncrhl.".: ................. !, *Do
The fees of the Secretary Of ssatc and the
Clerks Of the Supreme md Appellate Courts
hnvc hccn reductu abont 20 per cent; those Of
Courts nbont rs per cent; County COLLECTORS ID
ncr rent. The bill also proposes to amend The
INV fixing the m.Icage OF SheriIs aud ConftalAcs
for the scFvlcc Of process 50 TINT, fn ali cases
where two or moro defendants nrc served
at The same time, or by tne san,o visit OF the
officer by Tho same psocess, or by any process In
the aanc slit nr proceeding nifcnge shall only
be allowed IN t,ne service.
The hill for the must part only affects county
officers in cnnttcs Of tic first anl srro1,d rass
II nlsD proposes to add a esutiou to tl1e general
law m fees md salaries, utnyidlng that ,slurs
any officer shall take greater or other fees than
tllt'se spertIed aud limited, or take any fec for
service wfl,h hat not bcen actually pcFfurmcd,
those expressly provided tor, shull forfult aud
pHy tu tho party injured 9l00.
COMMITTEES.
The Committee on CORPORATIONS to-day ro-
solved TO recommend tho passage Of tlse Mnssa-
rhusctts lazy containing stringent provisions In
fSr1r' 10 l!fc.lneuFailre. and the measure scetns
senator Fnrd introduced IL resolution ealifug
m il Secretary of the Union Stuck. inr,ls to ~.
pnrt to t1g Sennfo the rates rtccllig, yarut,.,
Gtc charged BY ttat institution during tic years
1877 anl 1878.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Senator Ford, to ttGislIze the purchase for
rtrfa
n,Id school supplies, uiHl tu 1cHaltzr Orders
drawn Dy School Directors Of Township Treas
nrcrs In pnrtncnt Of tllc sasnu snrn April 10,
1871, aud prior, 70 the passage Of this net.
tng who shall be Ineligible to otllte III this State.
Tile hItl provides ta no person shall lie sliglb,o
to any office in Tits State who Is dufaulter To
the SEnts. 0r any county, township, ur munict.
palitY, or who !s tn arrears for taxus past due
unl unnnid to the stnte, county, township. etc.
All elections nr appointments OF suelt pcrsons
arc herebv declared to bu null md ytfd.
BY SENATOR Fnrd, n bill to nmend IN net to
establish md maintain FREQ scliools, approved
April |. lS73,
1,y senator Delaney, n bill to amend an act
entitled Al, oct to establish Irobute Courts IN
all counties having c population Of 100000 or
moro.r
The Committee on Agriculture ana Drainage
rcportud bill 10 build a,ld construct lovees for
the protection Ut 'ovcr1!owc1 lands, and for
dsantnE wet an,l swamp innds.
by 6enntOr Bent, a bill for an net recurring
hanks a1,d banking associations organized under
the laws Of the State to nuke quarterly stute-
'ncnts, md to provide for tho examination Of
ttons, nnh fnreelUslnE the same.
Dy Eenatbr HDener. u bill providing for the
appropriation Of SMj.tO0 to paw tic Indebtedness
Of the Southern Illinois Pcnitcntiarg, md to
meet sfle current expenses tAercof until April
nr senator Fuller, bill In relation to crim-
innI JURISPRUDENCE,
BY Senator Mollett, a bill to limit tho charges
of stock-yartls doing business In this stnte.
BY 2csintor Mum, bill to amcud an Gct en-
titled all net to nrote sc science of medicine
and surgery. Tie provision Is to allow War,lcns
nf PeMEtcntinsles, supcrlntcndentB of County
Poor-ilouse Asytums, or ln!rtnaries, etc., to
dtspoac uf dead bHdies to physicians.
By Senator johnson, Gtll to appropriate for
the IlIlnuis Charitable Eye and Ear Infrfnary
the sum Of 81, 600.
By Senator White, bill Ia relation to the
bonds of Tax-ColIectorB.
11LLs PASSED.
senatc bill No. tt7, to compensate William 4,
state in the Con,mtsslon Of Cla.n1s. Tic pro-
vision is thAt there be appropriated to the sntd
William 4. Archer lhc slim of 81 700 for profcy.
sonni asryiees IN a.sls.!ng the ttorncydencral
Senate bill No. So, Senator licrutna1,'a bill to
nnlrtld the law In rcgnsl t. rhanEes of venue.
Senate bill No. u. Mr.. Hatnitton's btli, liking
HE tino OF holding Circuit Courts III the County
Of Mclean on tlln second Monday Ut September,
February, anu fourth Monday of April, u,il In
the County Of Ford OH the third Tuesday uf
August and first Tuesday Of April nud Dcce1l-
Der.
The Sonnto adjourned until 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning.
HOUSE.
A 1aht IS
This morning, together with several btlts md
st'lnt resolutions. Among these was rcsolu.
lion fro,l MI. Firkltn, rerltng--
Lhat, a. y appears from the Canal Comm!saIon.
srs' fePGIt f9r ta'a year that SIT b70 wero c1-
;SEs ~ ana attachses, !n addition to tho sum or
s7 70 f9r maintaining The lIllnoia i Michigan
anal tor aaId yer. snd a. public noltcy and econ
.alarles Of public olctals. nud ~ It Ii currently
reported in tho public press und otherwise kiat tIn
C o s no asS .han a TN Sna %t 70 the
1f grent valued, III thu City uf t:ttcngo ha4 passo
Ironl thu contro ot sa!i eanul and III Gon!rslon.
ID by private parties for prtyatu use; ttrrrko.c,
i, aeso'sfa' Iilat the cu.nmsttee on CanA!s and
'xpcilichcy Of nbuHli'ng said connltsstun and
:nn.ls IN th.s State n tho charge Of to supersn.
'o md report to this lloHse, by bill OF otherwise.
It ~ Gary day as IL Practicable. tho result Of said
nSEAttsAtiOtt.
Rtsottta. Also. that mid Committee Ia hesoby
urtlcr instructed tu thoroughly HI.d fully n1u!ro
nto and ascuttan. and reErt to thta linlso III de-
nll, ns suon a. pract!ca1lc. who have pU1-
esathn VI hnd occupy ltu Wlarfs on thu hanks Of
aits canat ~ The City of Chicago; low and when
nch t'usscssion was ntnlnad: N whom; whAl-apI
hc a'noHHt Or saH,aants, II monoy-Was paid !or
l. anu 10 s9Hn and that said Committee Ii Iufe.
y delegated with all lhu pawsrs nrcussary 10 aena
OF petn0nH and papers. a1nltnlalcr outaip, mud
'xa1al'io sse!Mteta 10 The end that said cxaulna.
lou may ua full and cun,plctc.
DRAINAGE.
Mr. Wheeler Moyrd tln1t the further consider-
ltln OF tic Dralna4e l,!ll be postponed titit 10
,'e'oek q. III. IN Wednesday, of Dsxl week, aud
lA. 1t t,e nude The sE,ccInt order fur that hour
Air. Mcktnluy thought ths was n,l important
Ecasure. H'ltl tstat, ns It lEl nut been morsp,l
y thu nratnBEn COMMITTEE, he believed II duo |
lie llouse ilmt Il be rcco,nttiEttrd fur amend.
nelit alpl approval Of that Committee.
Mr.. Stutttews believed It wa6 unnecessary to
eeomsnft the blll. Hu know 1t wus an utmr- |
ant II!casslre, alHl for that rtuson e ulityed IL
lunld po LIFT OH tho calendar In lts position.
alr. Mltchcll thought this llousU could gn,p
rcllt for Itself By spending two sull weeks In
ts consideration 1le waa hi tnYsr Of u Drainage
NV, E0 cared nut wllusu Elrusurc It was, uni he
ynntetl une framed ulul passed. liz did not
hnk II wns necessary to reruInIIltt tlle hill
AnI iaI1 ho,{