, 1879-05-22

DEAfE0FQS AlCAlGllnH, lAl!lUtGtEpt
Fosutck, Mcdowell. Walker,
iianna, 1ionilt, whiting
Ilc1lalan, Num-, Wllson-28-
llunt
ns.s,,, ns,s; itant1 ipsmcnt, Kelly; 1s1,1,;.
Callun. Hamilton, Mayfcld,
DcLany, Josiyn, Wnise-l5.
CAMPBELL
offered au amendment adding tho idea Of pay-
Ing out half the amount Of tle appropriation in
the manner provided for by law nn1 the other
half propurttonatey to the counties contributing
to such lund lIs said this amendment would
stftks tile happy medium between tf1e two sides
Of this question:, and hence supported II.
Merritt launched forth III n furious tide OF In
rccttycs agaiust tho 6cnutors who Ind spoken In
dlsparaelng terms Of Egypt Or Southern ILL
nois, md Tue prevailing ignorance there: After
satisfying his thirst for mental gore, the que5-
tion WIS put, md the amendment was defeated.
NUMEROUS oTnEA AMENDMENTS
were proposed, eacti In turn to b. defeated or
withdrawn, except one reducing the approprla-
t!on for repairs ind improvements Of the State-
lom s or osF eacn q Ps peaf,
1870 and 1850. An entering wedge in tho inter
oats Of economy having been thus employed,
amendments came fast md faster, cutting down
clerks, janitors, and employees generally, until
the Board Of Public Charities vas reached, ,whcn
FIERCE WAR or WORDS
was lndulged, Merritt leading otf with terrible
invectiye, pouring out she long gent.up vials OF
wrath n upon Frsd Wincs, IT,, the Secretary ot ths
brng proposed reduction Of tic appropriation
for tic Board Of Charities for expenses, Including
the salary Of the Secretary and Clerk. from
$1,000 per a1,nuul to st,eCo, Lee favored the
the pranclng around tile State on the part of
tbts Secretary. The motion to reduce was lott
unu the bill as amended was ordered cngrossed
for third reading. It's friends would scarce
recognize It In Its amouded state.
HOUSE.
Mitchell held the House down 10 business
this morning, III spite Of soycra! attempts to get
away from the consideration OF tic Approprla-
sion Ells. The first thing he done was to report
buck House Bill 5e3,. to detrny the expenses ln-
cur1cd by tic Third District Appellate Court
prior to July l, 1870, md to provide for Its cx-
pe,lses for the next TWO years, With amendments
which wcro adopted.
Senate But 1871, providing for the ordinary cx-
pcnscs Of tho Feeble.Mlndcd Asylum ut
Ltuco'u, was taken up. The amcrd-
mcnts offered by tue Appropriation Com
,uittce were adopted. They reduced tho
item for furnishing, stcnm-heating, u,ld
furnishing basement under the main wing
from $1,000 to 5000, and reduced the other
items $1,000. An amendment was also adopted
reducing an allowance for the ordinary expenses
from $4B,U0o tho frat year to s+l,0o0, anil from
s54.o to $4,000. Tho bill was placed IN the
ordcr Of third reading.
ANNA.
Senate Bill III, making appropriations for TIC
Southern Insane Hospital at Anna,was next con-
st1erel. The Committee Ind reduced tho allow
aucc for Ordinary expenses from 500 600 to $Gf.-
OO0 the first year, md from $80, 900 to $8s0D
bill.
Robson, Of Fulton, offered substitute lx-
ing the 1Tst Item ut $C2. .Soo, which was adopted;
ulso his substitute liking The second Item at
$Sl},bU0 was adopted.
Tho amendment Of the Committee reducing
tho Item fur tile construction Of new kitchen
from 80. coo to g., o0) was adopted.
lIalll,lay's aui'stltute increasing tho item to
An allowance of ST 600 for the construction
OF bar,l was allowed, md tho bill was ordered
to third reading.
KANKAKgE.
Senate D!ll 073 making appropriations for tho
kankAkce nsane-llospltal was next considered.
The Cutntn.stee offered stven amendments, al
| 0f Which were adopted. 'rhess reduced the
Item for the completion Of two sections Ut tho
nortt wing from $ltD0ou to $ts5, COO for onu
wing; aadcd sso.ooo 70 complcto the detached
item Tor the cua-huusut stAG!es. fart,l.buiilga,
shops, etc., from SlB,0lN to 10000; increased
tic itcm for farm implements, stock. carriages,
ior fencing fron $l,5V0 10 s5.00o. Tic bill wus
ilen ADVANCED to third reading.
| NEW HAVEN AND HENRY.
Senate Bill A.E}, providing for the payment OF
thu claitNa for damages occasionci BY the datl
1t Ncw Haven: was taken i'p.
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