The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-21

Senate Bill 294, to appropriate $685.. 80 to
pay Joel johnson for capturing fugitive
from justice; Senate Bill 355, TO appropri-
ate 5 ,63l. 10 to pay the expenses of trans
ferring 200 convicts from Joliet to Chester
10 March, 1870; Senate Bill All to make ap-
preparations for heating and lighting the
State House and the Office expenses of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction and
the Adiutant General to June 80, 1879:
Senate Bill 4l0, to appropriate $4,000
for incidental expenses of the present gen.
eral assembly: senate bill 13O. to pay the
ordinary expenses of the Kankakee Insane
asylum; house bill $40, to appropriate
$4,000 to purchase new books, etc., for
the state library.
Senate bill so, to require the trimming
of hedges along public highways, was put
upon it's passage, and was rejected.
Mr.. English entered a motion to recon
slider the vote on all house bills which had
passed the senate, which was taken up for
consideration.
The senate amendments and all were
concurred in except the following: House
bill 2S0, to increase the wages of the head
Of family which shall be exempt from
garnishment from $25 to $50. The house
refused to corcur in the amendment made
by the senate.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the house refused to pass the senate
bill to appropriate $4,000 to pay the debts
of the Joliet penitentiary, was called up
by Mr.. Mitchell, of Mclean, though it had
been agreed that it should not be called up
until Monday. Reconsideration was agreed
to by vote of S4 to 20, and the bill was
sent to the appropriation committee for
amendment. They afterwards returned it
with an amendment providing that no part
OF the money appropriated shall be used to
pay for gas machine.
| MIR. Wentworth presented a substitute
to prohibit the use of any future earnings
OF the prison to such purposes.
A combat was had on this, which re
suited in the rejection of the substitute.
During the call of the roll Mr.. Butter
worth interrupted in violent speech, and
a scene of indescribable confusion followed.
Every member being on his feet and
shouting at the top of his voice The COM
mittee's amendment was adopted and the
bill returned to the order of third read
| ing.
A long debate was held on house bill
447, to make the appropriate repairs Cf
1
and rebuilding the hospital of the Joliet
penitentiary. Special objection was made
to the item Of $4,000 to pay for the heat
ing and ventilating apparatus. which was
placed in the prison without authority of
law.
Mr.. Gross said the apparatus was nec-
essary to secure the health of the couvicts.
Mr.. ButterWorth made an effective
Ispeech against the item, and the result of
the debate was that the bill was sent to a
Especial committee to investigate the neces-
lsity of the purchase.
A long debate was had on the house bill
to appropriate $250,000 to complete the
Southern penitentiary, which resulted in
fixing the amount at $230,00O, and order
ing the bill to third reading.
/ SPORTS.
| LOUISVILLE, May 2O.-Lord Murphy
wen the Derby, Folse.t second. Time
l2:37.
The race for mile heais, between Peru
; King Faro, Ella, RowelI and Victim was
} very exciting, and some fast time made
: King Faro won the first heat in / IA, Elk
} won the second in l:423, and Faro the
) third in AS
CHICAGO, Lay 20.-Base hall--Chica
: goes 9, Bostons 5.
: CINCINNATI May 2O.-Base ball
Providence IL, Cincinnatis 5.
2 BUFFALO, May, 2O-Base ball: Buf
D falos 6, Stars O.
0 CLEVELAND. May 20.-Base ball: Cleve
lands 2, Troys 5.
; DUBUQUE, May 20-Base ball: Du
j buques ,, Davenports @.
e ST. LOUIS, May 20 The first annua
S tournament of the Missouri State Sports
b men Association opened here to-day a
e the grounds Of the St. Louis Jockey Club
d lover $4,000 in purses will be shot 70
during the week. In the free for all shoe
t to day for 5000 Judge Chester H. Krum
e President of the St. Louis Gun Club, di
d vided first money with Abe Kleinmap,
Z Chicago. and the sweepstakes was won b
Fred Erb, of ST. Joseph, Mo-,