, 1879-04-17
SENATE.

Senator Joslyn sent up report from tho
Committee on Appropriations increasing tho
amount for contingent vxpctlscs Of the Thirty.
first General Assembly to SIS, 600.
At the request oi Senator Mum, the till np-
proprat!ng ss0,0o0 to nay the ,n!lltta on account
OF 6org1ce In tic riots of 1877, and which 1las
passed. the House, WAS read first .t!noI u"l
permitted to stand Oh the ustlcr Of Bceond read
ing Without reference to il committee.
i COURTS.
Byunaui1u consent Senator Fuller called up
Bill 4i3, which was read third tiina aud passcd
by tho Bennte. 1t cl,angcs tho tttno ot termB OF
Douuo In Marrt., June, Rnn percniber; Fra'lkl!n
on The third Mondays Of February hnd August;
1nilatIn on Tho third Mondays 1T April and
November; Henry III April, August, a!a DC:
Alarch uill September; Jo DaslEsa IN April,
Dcccnter, and On tic third Monday OF aoptcn.
bor; MonroD III January alNl June,
GRAIN INSPECTION,
eenator Mum ealleI up tue blll providing for
the appointment OF lira1n Inspectors for Ware
houses Of Class B. Tho roll Wus called md tic
bill declared passed.
The vote by which Senate Bill 10 .was passed
last week was rcconslderet1, and tho Till sent
baek to the Committee on Knaus.
THE Appellate Court hill introduced hy 9on-
ator nontiold. utld heretofore published, was then
taken up. 5fany amendments nero offered, und
q long dobatu wns held over 1t. Its consjera-
Lion WAS resumed III the AFTERNOON, u,,t flnallY,
By vote at II to y, 1t was Returned to a thIl!
rcadlng. Thla voto was atterwusds recouatdcscd,
and the bill snnt buck to tic Cosnn,ttcu oii
judicial Department.
senator johnson called up his bill allowing
cities Wacro there aro houses of corrcctlon to
CONTRACT With towns a.,4 Villages for tic segeIy-
t1t, unu cAro of their tctty oIrnders aild bad #
scnt 70 third readlng.
7uH CANAL APPROPRIATION n1Lr,
then came to Tho front on tue question Of It's
hnal passag'e ' BY tl!s ~. ssnate. ,1. o .,
strongest speech ngainst this measure which it
has Yet called u1t. Hu Thought tbs nlattur Ut
the boncata OF thIs cpnAl was confined To tho
period Of Its carly history. al!l gayo statistics
showltg thu gradual dccIine IN It's ruscnues and
which indicate that II must soou 6u u burden,
ue denied the legal right OF ttu Legislature to
apptopElate money tpr its nitl, ana eo''eiiitiad
very elIecsiye sueseh by .aYlns; that b. hasl ue
come when sufficient uumbCr OF districts tt
which public Institutions are locatcd nra repre
bnn.eli IN thu tioor Of thu Legislature To ptacl
s e ;SaaSsE c 5 q qeE t S ts4 sSst e %S
not clla1Ru any lnenlbcr with actlnE .corruptly
hut, as al tllcse Institutions aru asktng apprd
printinnb ycnr after yrar, ho would content hiu'
self With tho QUO rcaaEk: TINT
Arxil.oW.rEEL&Na
AA4AEe I'd HQHAfpN& klnl4 9GuALUt 1CA1U0l
WAnlGd ITO One to vote Tor this bill Cxc1pk tEut
ascuse VI ita Elghttulncss. lie went back In ttl
history ol thu eanae to thu year 1917, when III
memorial to the ticncEil government tor In
assstaHce In thu building uf this caual WIS pre-
pared ut kasknsks.' liz rccised
THESE EABLY 1vyuRTs,
and read from tlla grant iIually made by tn
Government tho following provision;
Ttlt tha said catlai, wl,en completed, ahall b
an1 forever rVHl2iM u pubtc highway fgr the uya {
tho 0nfsrnlilcnt pf lhe Uu!ted 6tatts, freq tFot
any Toll UF cnarg0 whatever for Ay ptoprFty Of I'll
Unltea eaisx OF amy persons iu taulr service, paa
Ing through tha snsne.
Bsuator Dearborn also read provision requf
Ing tho btata, under penalty OF q forfeiture
the lnn,ls buck tu tlu Government atstl puy1net
by thu Btato of Hll lands sold, 10 complete Il
cana! iu twenty years, together with i tciter
ttDn Of thc previous proYlslon The speak
took the petition that under this grant
TRUST WAS ESTABLISHED
which tho etats was bound In law atld In lou
to perform, and which tilu UeutIal Guvesntnc
might Gull un IL to perform and maintain. II
atate Of Ohio had leen called un to leup alu
lsr trust. Ile speaker gave q long l!st Of Il
utes making 4 favorable showing for tho eatl
history Ut tie capnl. lu was llstvucl to vi
marked attention, ~ tho range oG llia &rkQlne
was uew ull1 Interesting, At lts conclusion
ecnate sajouyned
! ; itALLlnAt's CORN.
Halliday Bros, Of Cairo, short time "a
keut carload vi easa Ia C6tc94e, to tl,eir caI
mission msschant, Mr.. liayde, 70 nc dtapoa
o3. Ia the course Of business tic corn MSS