, 1879-03-21
md you have full possession OF tic facts, yet
decline TO expose them n
"Thas Is uur position" replied they.

~. pn'''sneu III inE M'nuSh o. Sestet1.ay'
Illon.as, Of Cook. 1le wts reror.stl rs rs
making ~ scatl.t,g specch." deltonucing Il,
nntneasutcd terms tic element os Communism,
which lic believed dangerous. er!tol, sfi wicked;
was substituted for "scAtf|lIg. Z. i" Tins putting
construction UPON his remarks not warranted
by The facts. &icn. Thosnns llns been warmly
congratulated for hts ,ln'nistaka1lo language In
donounp!nE Communism n,Il detnGgnErrv.
Col. Whiting, Of Alt0na, .alll Capt. Raymond,
Of kewannte, were In Springfield Yesterday
looking after the Intcscsts uf the militia cule
nnt the Fourth Regiment !. n. u.
noAps.
The consideration OF tic fntcsminnb1c Road
Inv was resumed this morning, u.ul uccupIcll
tic greater portion Of tho session. Numerous
amendments wcro presented to the various scc.
ttona. nil Of which wcre i1na,ty got tlrougt,
with, a!id tho bill was ordered to third rent-
inE.
Mr.. RobInson's bill, No. al4, also relating to
roads anil bridges, was read at largc, uild Or
dured to third reading.
Nit. CAnrER's ni11~
Mr.. Carter. Of Adams. has prepared rather
important inraAurc, aynopsis OF wilscf, tB gircn
below, in rela!son to higl"ays a9d the sollec-
Boar,i Of Railroad md Warchpusc Commission
ers sf,4tl be TX ottlrlo Statg Highway Stattsti-
clans for tlr collection OF statistics ,,t,tl In
formation relating to thc improvement Of pub
way anl County Commissioners shuli rcport
ailnlally 10 tic noard thu naln',cr Of
n.!lcs III road opened for public uso within
Their respective Jurisdictions during slie ycar,
tic number Ut miles Of erayctet1, llaeadamizci,
md plank roads, lt,c cs'st Ut te sn'c nnsl The
ANIMAL cost OF rcpa!rs; nlso. the quality, 1oca-
tton, n1ul prol,aoIo cost per loal Of gravel nl
rock which c'nid be utilized for road purposes;
whether they havc usrd rollers or tlltng III road.
tnuIkIng, md II bo, with elmt results: whether
they ayu discovered a,y frastt'u pIan for work
Ing olr common soils, ri acttnblnatuH af tl,cn
with 0r without u'Iuer-uraliaEc, 40 rs 10 make
Eotni roads, Atl whcther thu hest results have
bren Secured by ihc contract system Or the lu-
bor Aiul nversrcr system, IN soat!-ntaklnE. Tl.c
bill utso Inalses it tic duty Of every rnilronsl
company to lllrnisi, to tr Doard ali fnforma-
tIun III Its power to give concerning the ioru
ttoE, exient, ntii prouahe cost Of all gravel
enltl ba tlsru for highway purposes. nn.l tu
furnish Il schedule Ut the inwcst rates ut
w!,lrl, such ronpany would transport such
material fur rs':''t-'na]klng; Il!c Beard Of
expctltrncy 0f employing convict aud prfsun
nur Ut, public ruis n1nl In tlIc manufacture ur
preparation uf materials therefor; to obtuin In
formation from similar Boardsand u!lpr sources
CONCERNING tle best methods u,,l laws relating
10 road.lnahtng: to cu.npllu and inbuatc all
slcti information, ninl llAVt the Eafne printed
fur distribution tu tile road authorities 1f the
ruuntics md townships In thus stute: to keep
Ill illtlF HeDEecUfHE1 hlill LHTH 1llE 4HlHG
over 10 tcir Successors IN o!ltec, and to nlale
ali uItuua' rcpnrt t0 ll.e Governor in connection
with their ru1,urt On railroads A.ld warehouses;,
OF their proceedings under the nyt, ,!c results
vi tl.eir Investigations, aiiu tletnlled statc-
thcnt VI a!l ,slunrys expended by them, which
shall not exceed S2,000 annually. Tlt 1!3ard
nru not to he allowed any additional conpcnsu-
ti0n fur tilGtr seE;lrcs.
GAS.
On mutlon of str. Granger, his I'LL to regulate
gas enn,Imnc5 wns .nken from tho table anu
uAced IN The ur.l.r of rst reading.
nIor-MoNEy, Rrc.
Mr.. Mitchell, from The Culnmittce on Appro-
pritlt Inns, reported buck tllc l,ll providing for
tilc 1myat Ut $s U00 to tile militia for services
during the riots, Will, the Recommendation That
IL pass. Also, tin. Sg1,nte till rrlsnburslng Va
Ait. Carmel tornado. Ths hill, II IT passes, e.
tut,iIsilcs very questionable precedent, and
nigh. r.,ah!e any locality to Cull unan Tic Slate
10 nuke appropriations for t''llnaEcs oceaa|nled
ly my visitation Ut Providence, SUCH, for it,
.ianec, as 1nyug for the trees l!nutel IN lllr
Chicago larka, Which liasc subsequently ttcd Of
drought 'll!ls Culnnttee nlst uctcd tavor.bly
I'll The bill 10 my tbs expcnsca q the ILL
lUis Commissioners ut tltu parIs Exposition.
Ais,,, the nil npproprntli,E MONEY tu pay tho
rxpuilses tifcurtel ttY tt1t Coot1 County Apprl-
at,. Court, Including bcd-raom furniture. AiBn,
10 ~ III. EXPENSES of The Second und Third Al,
lGate Court Districts.
MILITIA.
A[r. Mnck. Cla[r,nsn Of thr Military Commit
tee, reported favornlly TN lie yassage Of AIr.
Wehrr's bill amending thu military cs,do I,y
making provision for diaetplIl,ing mcs,bcrs VI
the Illinois National 0liarl.
KnUCAT1ov.
Afr. Ncnlt Chairman nf tile Committee on Ed
,lcat.on, rr;,urtcl favorably III Ar. DAyIs' It'll
crcating setool-tllstr!ct sln&1ng tlinll. Also,
Mr. l3tsbcu's ll ,.,seld|,lg Src 4. Ut lIe ScIiuoi
1u.p hr hrhrsA 1HI1 NH bFr Tt}tnnfp
Supcrintc.tlcnts VI Schools to purctasu Lands at
sulcs III executions ISSUED Oh judgments IN
criminal proceedings. Also. Mr. Ssrog.s' bill
s!'a'lgtnE The nnn'u u t!t IiItn9is lutl'st.lal
far tho collection of stAtistcs lcIat.ng to tile
sAlitary cut,lltt1on ot the atatc.
4 t.nsa pEHATE on iun1Es.
Mr. Cnllns called up Resolution II, enabling
tl,rru-foltFths M tho jnrDrs IN ciyl eusrB tu
rcnsiGr vertltet, nd also authorizing thu trial
Of civil cases before JUSTICES vi lt!r Peace by II
Jury IT less than twulyc 1nGn. liz inatle brief
argument in tayor uf the proposcti nmon1ulent
to tl,s Eonstitutton.
Mr. Ewing, Of Mclean, also spoke In favor OF
Afr Shaw t'lnught the present Jury system
reliet of 6art,arssl. AS Ut nruseu1 established
nnv IIau. Fur cnrrupt ur Dlllrr causes, WIS ell
a!'!rd to thwnrs tho course Of justice. lle
observation to illustrate his argument.
sir. SntCg, Ut Sangatlon, ruscd
A CONSTITUTIONAL onIRcrloH WHICH did NOT
ArFLY.
Mr. IiallIduy made n strong speech. contrnd-
Ing tl.At lhG question should t'e stlbtnitte tb \
pontleruua, md atan caslse1 expensive tieluys.
sir tInrtz uptN'sptl l!Ie ctatvr, III, tA: ur.liel
tlat II WIS tlcpartt, tro1n ancient nI!l wrli.vs.
tabltslgu uanEe.
belev!ng III the right ut .l!u slu1urtY In rule,
MIR, SpGnCCF, Hf Pulaski, WIS In fnyUr Of t1,n