, 1879-05-17
McFfc's bill i3f4} to amend the law in relation
to ehange Of vcnue in crilthal cases was passed.


4RNATEs
Az the opening Of the morning session ecna-
tor fosdtck, BY request, scnt UP two petitions,
each Of which announces Its purposes Ia tile
words, IA brief nppeal for a National Cuustttu-
tional Convention" They SCI forth, In turgtd
rhetoric, the woos-ansnciaI, social. political,
and otherw!se-which the llfty several sIgners
saY threaten to oyerwhelm the land. Here Ia
tho way they feel about the financial question:
And SO CHRONIC have changes becomc, t1lat anan.
eiai theories, often vi0Ient. dangerous aud ruth.
less. and sometimes absurd. hayo becomn set Of
labyrinth threatening tho rafsty Of Ill business.
allied with poisoncd air. drying up tho very sincws
Of ia6o1, and , tcn1stns everything insscnte,
srlf.
On the political status of affatrs they Indulge
10 this comprehensive observation:
And In ibis age nations have In sovcral cnses
aeta Of aerranifzemens, long established in hrca
nn'tcics, guided ny. Cabinet wilobe scaalons arc
sec'ot ana un.sco,ded whss :, range j. a. wide "
sets upon dominion acquired IN part or mostly by
violence aud fraud. and tonetmtY BY promoting
civil and foreign wars IN othrr Countries.
1t would aecu they had s'in part or mostly
and sn1llettmes" found Beaconst1e1d out. They
conclude with this bloolenrdiing appeal:
Shall VIC as men and good cttiEens n,taesnbly
fail Iongsr tn Do our plain duty, aud ds'tt again
nnl again OIL tho welt-knuwn rocks Of financial
ruin from needless and unjust changes, ,-necs!lcss
dcuarsures from i safe co!Fse, anh risk even the
and crimes, md unknown resnltss
Dnea America require hur tsucst md bert to 10
offered ny, e human sacfslees by dcn,1sosues to
approaches Hse 0ft1n through Ignorance, vice, brh
err. inconvenience, and pretonAo; and hehind
Which nrc hidden Imperialism. dcRradst!on md
vol .....t
The Senators answered, emphattcally antt un-
hcsitatingly, "No; VIC don't want to be offered
up" md sent the petitions to the Cn1nsnsttce Oh
I{,fN IN III n ktHf1 IN
stopit-
Altar making these necessary arrangements
for shclr security the work Of Legislation WIS
resun,e1 BY taking up Senate Diil III. ,rl,is
Apprals from the couuty Courta ani nisdc-
uicanors amIong the cnscs thut 70 to this Conrt.
1t also seeks to put Jersey Aad Calhoun Calln'
tie8 Ia tbs Central Grand Division Of The Sll-
PRONE Court 1t waa read last ttnl0 a1al
poised. .....--.... ....
TO nlnel tic aa1lc act 70 as tn have the Original
transcript or recoru taken up to the Supreme
Court On appraIa or wr!th os error tro,a Tug
Appellate Court, was ordered 10 third read
| Ing. =
TEMPERANCE.
The House bill to n.nsnli the net In regard tn
Fnlllrr Mathew Temperance Soviettes. Nil ~ to
al1aw prrsuns "ser II ycars Of a9o tn ',ccomc
members, WINS read o ,4st tiulu nt,d passed,
The Senate BIZ aathorlxing shcrifrs md Cor
oncrs to alnnf,l,stcr Oat!ls to rnrttes justlfyng
Oh hall security, at,d making the penalties Of
perjury attach fur talso SWEARING. Was, Oil mo.
tioIl Ut Sunntor slason, taltcn up, rtad lust
titac, a1 passed.
TI1E INSURANCE. hill KILLED.
House Hitl SOC, 10 compel all insurance COM
| paufcs uf utlrr btntes tAng any kind Ut inaur-
ancu in this state. Other than llle-insuEnncc. to
comply With thu Gencrnl FsFo.Insurnnce law Ut
Al. s14kf,n 81 ntrl lie.
Btrlk!u: out tllu cnacttnE clansc.
acnator Les cayc notice Ut motion 10 re-
consider.
snY CARTE PASSED.
Then came scaan,' Of rejoicing auong tho
fr!entis Of the kuy Carsc nratnagt hi'l. Az iias
hcen stated, tha bfl lias bntn hcltl III tho Hurat
until the unt-Tulliaicrro l,til tn thu llousc,
md theso knuwn III tue Afcktnlay ptll, should ba
pissed. This act WIS aceonllls shed III tho House
this mnrnI!ts, mn! immediately Matthews md
otl,er :suY CArtes eane with = hop, sktp, antl
julnl, ayar tHtu tho Sente, Mltl Carried tho news
10 Dearborn. Who Immediately rtlsG unu ustetl
llat Sny Cartu be given Its l1lai passport nut OF
the Hctiate, which w,ls speedily done, uMl Hny
Carte ID On its way to tue Governor fur ILLS six.
natuEc.
TIE HENRY DAM SCHEME.
Senator Joslyl'B experience meeting on the
subject Ut anpronrlatnE gu. .al0 to pay alleged
paIt,agea By rcnson OF overflow 10 lAn1s CAUSED
by building tho dun ut ucnry. was thu feature
OF thu afternoon session. Tnis amount Is til.
ttntltnE VI tho Commission upp0nted by tit
last Legislature to examine tllu lnnt!s III Iues
tiuIl, nl,I report thu extcnt of tr State's llahtl
Archer, q. +. Davis, William X Williamson,
Frank Y. Tive, ,Isi i. 8. 1ark. It nIndu Its ri
port to tlits Genrral Assembly Jun. II, and G
hill uppropratu,E tsle nbuye amount. basrd n1
this report, was introduced ubout ti,at time b,
Scnat0r Whiting.
asnntor JuslyH opened tho subject BY stat!ny
tt'ut eertafn rllnors Us we'll III certain fact