The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-15
THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Special to the Republican.

Special to the Republican.
SPRINGFIELD, H., May 13.-The senate
devoted much time in killing It's bill to
enable railroads that have been benefited
by donations, grants, ETC.. to shorten their
proposed lines, withdrawing them when
improbable; sending its bill in relation to
life insurance back to the committe on in
surance; ordering its bill providing for
placing in the hands of the state board of
equalization accurate statements of sale of
property to third reading; striking out
the enacting words of house bill providing
that county treasurers shall pay the inter
est and principal of railroad bonds which
were issued under the law of 1869, instead
Of by the state treasurer in New York,
bill more properly speaking repudiating
state faith and the contract when these
bonds were issued. This bill has been be-
fore every session Of the general assembly
during the last several years, and false pre-
fences has managed to get through ono or
the other house, but never has and never
should become law. 1t is a measure
in the interest of country bankers. 4 house
bill amending the chanccry practice suffer
ed similar fate.
House bill 1893, to amend the act estab-
fishing a board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners, were read q second time
The bill provides for reducing the salaries of
the commissioners from $4,000 $1,000.
Mr.. Hamilton moved to amend by strik-
ing out 800 and insert $4,000.
The $4,000 amendment was adopted by
vote of 90 to 90, the president voting yea.
Mr.. Merritt moved to amend by making
one of the members the secretary of the
board. The amendment was adopted
The bill was recomm tilted.
The specia! order was reached on the mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which the
southern penitentiary appropriation bill
was ordered to a third reading.
The motion to reconsider was carried.
Mr.. Hunt moved to amend by providing
that prison laber shall be contracted for
in the construction OF the work. The bill
was then, after some discussion, referred
to the committee on appropriations.
The senate spent the afternoon reading
and considering the house militia bill.
| HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The honorable Starkey Powell is again
FESTIVE. This morning he introduced n
resolution in the house reciting it was get
ting late and time for final adjournment
and limiting all speeches to ten minutes.
The resolution went to the committee ON
rules.
A wrangc cnsucd over the rcconsidcr-
tons and passage of u bill defeated last
week, redistributing the business of the
supreme and appellate courts, which again
failed, when the following bill was passed
by the house.
Mr., Hickey called up his bill providing
for the sale of lrvington Agricultural col
lege concern to pay debts which was put
on its passage and went through
The house bill appropriating S35,ooo Tor
the current expenses and Indebtedness Of
the Chester penitcntiary up to July l, 1878,
was passed.
The house also passed the senate bin
appropriating S4,o5l to the city of Cairo
and 5000 for the city Of Metropolis for
monoyLxpended in guaranteeing against
yellow fever during 1878.
The house concluded the day by passing
senate bill appropriating Ss4,ooo to the
Champaign university for the next two
years.
Also, senate bill, appropriating $4,000
for current and incidental expenses of the
First appellate court district for two years.