, 1879-03-28

hpscdt 0t&11teh TO 1ht 1ffbt"e
SPRINGFIELD, March e7.-Itt the opening of
the Senate this morning Senator Fuller moved
tl,at tllc vote by which Scuate bill 272 was sent
to tic Judiciary Committee lie rcconsdoscd.
Thts Is M act to tag exprcss companies, corpo-
ratious, or persons doing express business.
senator Dearborn thought the bill should re-
tnain with TINT Committee, as he and many
others dcstrcd their opinion on the question Of
the constitutfonaIity of the attempt to levy
tax on the gross earnings Of such companies.
Senator Fuller desired to hayo tllat question
discussed iu tle Senate, and saw 10 reason for
allowing lobbyists who were lleEe In tlc inter-
est of express companies any further bearing
before Committees.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the
Bill wns then placed tn Its original order on the
calendar.
MILITIA.
Senator Mum moved tllat tho rslIe be sns-
pended and Bill 366, appropriating $4,000 to
pny the state militia, be iakcn up and read a
second time.
On a VIVA yocc votc tho ttnoes y were 80 loud
MI the Democratic side TINT the Chair WAS III
doubt, a,.d eall Of the ru,l was demanded. Tie
tuotion prevailed, and the bill wus rcad second
tn1c.
THE REVENUE COMMITTEE
mndo sevcra, reports Oil bills referred to them,
Tile clla,.gcs In the Revenue Inv 1nnte by most
Of these hills layc been Incorporated tu thu
Joint Revenue Committee bllls that hive been
Noticed.
DRAINAGE.
On motion Of senator Dearborn, the House
Dranagc Commtttee's hffl, No. 37s, which tias
passcd tho House, was taken up aud read
secoud first tiEac, and ordered to second rchd
Ing a motion to advance tho Senate bill M.
3i8 to a third recalling caused some discussion.
ThIs blltis referred to AZ Tai!alerro's Drainage
bill. 1t WIS 1nally .pade spcclat order for
Thursday week ut 10:30 u. IN.
APPROPRIATIONS.
| On motion oi Senator jossyn, nil the appro-
| priation hills TINT arc In the order Ut sccnHl
rrnlillg were lla.u tho special order for Friday,
Aprl4. ......-..........
FEES AND 8ALAN11s.
| unlor tho hcad of unfinished business, the
consideration Of tic Fec Ansl Salary bill was re-
| suncd.
scnutor Shut noycsl tlttt scc. 20 OF the bill III
regard to fecs ot Musters In chancery ba strlck-
| TIL NH, wtltt.lL WIS DUE.
Senator Maybornc-l think tl,c Senator lrom
johnson must Sec lmt thls bill cunnut uass.
a'"l, 10 u Is consuming grcat deal of ti1nc,
rn"sc to lar '9.; tll on !.s tah!e. Thy roll was
| rallGd-yeHs, III; mars, ". atDtinn lost.
6euatur Marshall lsloycA tn strike out ths sec-
tion concerning ,hr tccs Ut Clerks Ut tic Appel
/! latu nllte Supreme Co'iFtss
senator kuykenuatI opposed ths. an.l so It
| WIS lust.
Senator Mum oirrred un amendment 10 Sec.
~, which lcnycs tho fees Ut Commissioners at,.
painted to make partition 0i lat!.l the satne aa
iltcy now arc. Adopted. The bi11 was then or.
t!ereu gngroseed aud ADVANCED to third read
luz.
| ATOCK.rAMDs.
Senator Necce here sent so the Eecrctary'a
a!cRE 4 n,nnrlty report on tic hills introduced!
hY Senators aGcce mud Riddle, al.tl on tho resu
luton 0t senator White In rcgaru to unio,
stMk-fInl ut Chicago. Tie principal points
iiade In the report aru tint grain and hAy can
bc bought At retntl outside II the yards al
lTiGes nne.flalf lrss than thuse charged by tic
hiock-iards Company: also ttut tllu Company
refuses 10 Ihake known who their eloekhotderl
ore, tlrrehy cuttl,E tic C0lnnDItteu otT from III
Information as to ttu prOtitahleness VI te turty
Iyu miles I'll rnt!roail which the Company u1,cr
ute, together with many ubjtetlous 10 ihu trlan
lgrlncnt Of this Inuc!l.fogutTetl.a utter Company
1t IL signrd BY ScnatAr keecc. Five hundred
copies were ordered prtntel.
HxrHEss COMPANIES AGAIN.
Tho bill 10 tux the grosa earnings Of exprcs.
companies then appeared ngafn, nnly tu bc lult
OH tie table. Senator Within, offered suDstt
tute for H. which hu desired to ~ utl tue ga1utl
, uar III pace VI tlle ulter, hut this was nut ii
lowc4. II WIS read u Hrst time an.l srnt to lh
Nnvrnue Committee.
Adjourned.