, 1879-02-21
STATE AFFAIRS.
Yesterdays Proceedings in
the Illinois General
Assembly.
Tho Stock Yards Discussed Both
in the Senate and In
Committee.
Discrimination Of the Changers to
Trust the Committee on
Corporations
Apparent Inability to Do
Aug]lt but Present
Bills.
Long Debate in the House upon
the Anti-Mud-Blockade
Bill.
Resolutions Dcploring the Denth
OF Bishop Foley Passed by
Both Houses.
The Governors Sundry Ex-
penses Soon to Be Pri-
vately Examined.
Full Text Of the Drug.0lerk's Testimony
Against Dr.. Rauch.
Long Debate in the House upon
the Observation-Disclosures
4 Bill.
Resolutions Dcploring the Dcnti
OF Bishop Foley Passed by
Both Houses.
The Governors Sundry E'x-
penses Soon to Be Pri-
vately Examined.
Full Text Of the Drug.0lerk's Testimony
Against DR.. Rauoh.


TEE LEG1SLATURE.
SENATE.
Hptfiat Dlspntch to Jhs Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, Fch. 20-When the hour at
rived this morning for the opening Of the Sen
ate, 30 man Of tho "clotll" couIl be found.
No piors Senator being present at the time, the
Senate was compelled 10 wait hrc minutes for
the arrival Of u regularly ordained clergyman,
the Lieutenant-Guvcrpor refusing tu proceed lu
the absence Of the regular dtsIna petition.
4 petition was presented frum tin citizens Of
Norlh Chicago praylsg that tic Lincoln Park
COMMISSIONERS bn elected instead Of appointed.
Also petition from medical experts praylng
TINT the State Board os Iicnlth be not abolished.
Senator Whites resolution calling for the ap-
pointmcnto special committee to examine
into the charges OF nbuaca A1d c1torllou prac-
ttced by the managers OF
the UNION sToCK-rARDs or CHICAGO
came up. ...
II was noticed tint Sol Hopkins seat In The
Hose was suddenly vacated.
Farmer Mo!ratt, Of Macon, said he believed
the Senate Corporations Comsntteo was made
lip tn thu interest OF the corporations. Where.
upon everybody laughed hut Farmer Jones.
A substitute was reported bY the Committee
on Agriculture ulld Dralnunc, providing. that the
Investigation shall be conducted by TINT cou-
mIttec.
The urIgnal motion wns tabled, a,M! the ques-
ttou then turned upon the reference Of the SUBJ
etitutc to The Committee on Corporations.
Senutur jones thought the reference would be
e1uyalcnt to Eliin. tlc resolution, md hrncu
rbccking ol tie rroposcd Investigation.
Senator MofIatt would hive tle work done by
n srecia, committee, co1nposch Of men directly
interested III tho conduct Of the Stoch-yards.
senutor Whta t!len Withdrew tbs mutton fnr
Yetercupe.
Seuator Mum moved to AMEND providing
tlut tic investigation shatl be made by spccat
committee Of five.
Senator Les moved To refer the whole matter
to tho Committee IN Corporations Ife held
that II was IN insult to the stpn],g Committees
to tune from their jurisdiction tnattcra bctour-
ing to them und consicnlng them TO spcciul COM
mittcca
senator ,tofrntt thought TINT IL wasn,t dc.,r-
nh|e "a INV, n sncca1 cnmmtttcc. fla wnntr3
the Agricultural Cou1mtttcc to do tho business.
+, nnoosi,,,r the rcfcrrncc 10 Tim Cornornt,on
: Committee In charged Tint tho Committee ho,l
been spcclally urcuulzctl for tho protection Of
rho futercsts Of cprporatlous. and lint The Con,
rnf,tcc nm Agriculture md Drofnarc Ind hccn
orrontzcd IN nrotc,t farmers and thrfr r,u,t,,
farlm,s Interc.ts.
senator TalIafcro thought the cornoratton
comm,ttcr ,vns IN fuir,v and houcst1v ron,
struc,rd as Ind bcen ony committee Of tl,e Scn-
ote
Tto e,,},tnct ,v.a ,1,cn laid os1do ,,,,, eo,o+,r
Eurrcnrn,, rrrseutrd n yo,,,mtnu,,s rruort
+-o,, tho f,o,ru,,,,o ~, in Ecos nm, Salaries .o,,.
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