, 1879-03-21
The Bill to Settle for the Mt.
Carmel Cyclone Favor
ably Considered.
Most of the Time in the House
Spent in Talk About
Juries.
The Stock-Ynrls Committee Bring
In the Expected Report.
Reasons Why the Union Stock Yards
Should Be Let Alone.
PROCEEDINGS.

spRINaFtrLp, H., March 2o.-Cov. shumnn
occupied the Chair IN tic Senate tlIs morning.
When reports from Standing Committees
were calle.l for, scnator White sent up tl,e hll
to regulate tho charges ou Rlccpls; and dining
cars, witt, amendments by The Committee on
Municipalities, as follows: For upper berth,
81; lower berth, $1.5o; section, $3.50; mud state
room, 50. The Committee struck out Of tue
bill a,l reference to dtnlng-cars, so 1t now stands
as bill to regulate charges on slccpfDg-card
only.
DRAINAGE.
The Helect Committee OIL Drainage, after con-
suttatton with the House Drainage Committee.
reported back The Senato bill heretofore noticed,
;tl struck out of It all reference to 1oves, thus
leaving 1t an net providing for fnrm, n,lnc, ant
similar drainage. They also rc1mrtcl hack the
liouso BILL known as Matthew'S biti unchanged.
II includes provisions for levying, and they
rccolnWcndcd tin. hnth pass.
INSANITY, ETC.
The Anrroprtation En1ntillttcc rcpnrirl In IA
vor Of allowing tEr: Central Hospital fur the
Insane ut Jacksonville sl1U,00O per nnpurn for
ordinary expense: 5000 for renewing hrntIng
apparatus; s5,U00 fur purchase Of thirty nrrca
of land; ss,0o0 Tor chops md cnGluc-ruoni;
$2500 for n "p'ggcry"; $:}An0 fur
enlarging md furnishing amusement lIall;
md other amounts agErcgati,g nbnt
$1,000. Also, a bill making literal ap-
preparations to the Deaf md 1>utn Asylum for
barns. ilre.cscapes, a,ul boiler. Tutal, about
s12,ooo. Aud also 4 bill providing for ihc
Southern Normal School, about $4,000.
THB NKvKNuE COMMITTEES
reported buck the resolution Of Senator 1lanil-
ton Ia regard to appointing Joint Revenue
Commission, with the recommendation that 1t
bo temporarily passed. AZ thu suggestion nj
Senator Hamilton, the resolution was allowed
to take tic order of resolutions, aud thus br
subject to call at any tts'c.
THE 1uptclAnr coMMlrrEE
then sent I'D ita reports. The laburs cl this
Committee arc much Increased by the manner
III Which bills arc often drawn, and which the
Committee must at last p,lt fn proper fort,,.
Tlen came the new bills III laFge numbers
and for all purposes.
Tho Foo md Salary bill then came Nh rs
a special order, md WAS aRatn postponed, 1t 70
Ing over to Tuesday next.
ORDER or BUSINESS.
Then Tho Senate spent IN hour Ia the discus
aion of tho order Of business. Finally they SET
tied on the rulo lhat hereafter, when tic scuato
has commenced any order Uf business tint order
must be finished. unless by vote thu Senate de-
creea otherwise. Senator Hunt insists that this
rule will delay tho consideration Ut House bills
until every Senate bIlt hna been finally actcd on,
ths rulo having thu effect OF doubling up the
Benntc business every day.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
A number Of hills were tlrn takcu up On Sec
on1 rendlng and showed along oue step, hut TO
gpcctnl interest attached to my one, until SEN
atu bill No. 10f came up. This proposcs to abnl-
ISL tic State Normal Schools. It was tirst pro-
posed to pnss it, but SGunt9r Hamilton AROSE
mud aatd hc wns prepared to meet ti!ss question
now. md ,t!ereupon proceeded In lnnE spccrl'
to oppose thts bill. an1 TO aavorte sllr ct,itinu-
nnco ot the schools lie Insisted Tint the Ink un
the State to support tllesu acools WIS tnronsl1~
erable. 'the c!tlzens of Ills ra.,nty Ila c,ntrtb-
llted LOCO to tte sghool at Normal, and thu
ot youth tllat werc educated there every year
was nut TO be measured BY tic few ttullars which
tho State paid out fur It's support.
Scnutor Ncrdnlan onpose1 tho whole system
Appropriations AZ for them were rutrtcd through
IN stc :" "lll.ticKsU-y0u-ant-yu .tlekltmo pla.I.
llu was III tuyor Ut tho hill.
Senntor Hamilton said ho could furnish tl,,:
teachers in tl!s etate who wcru cuucnte,l II.
Normal, ahl insisted ts.at this was sufficient
showing fur an institution that only received
$lS, S,U00 yenr from tho State,
uEAuFIFuL CASE or HNAlLiNH.h
Senator Merritt opposed the scllools. They
nottonk scared tho scholars OF hs sectton away.
Ills county snppHrteti Its own schools,
Senator Hamilton ('ntcrsupt'ug)-D It pay
lor thctn3
Senator Mor1itt-Yea, air.
Senator lIamlttoil-Uocs It ret 5000 nuro
from tho Gtnte School Fund than It t,ass mi
Senator Mersilt-l an glad Il tiucs. Wu tu,t1,l
tho sslool:hnitscs, anyllpw, a,I help kupla,rt
Two hoEmal Schools besides. am IN fayor ol
ssnator Whiting said he must ratss hs voice
aHaiast The blu, which he did, un,i sat down.
The roll hctn. called ou the ques,luu nf ur-
asrng tfla blll to third reading. tl!e votu stood
give the bill fair trill on Its tinpl passagc, Au
would aye, - It went to y third roading
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
4 large number Of strangers urc IN t]e clty
to-day hang'ug around the legislative lobb,es.
These 1ncn arc Interested In various measures
pendtag In tlIe General Assembly, those relating
to Insurance. intercst, ticket ''seaping," a,nl
militia. and tho li4uor,ltccnse laws, beIng tho
lmncdlate objects .! attention. Thu lobby Ia
neither small tior tnactiye, nna It may 10 said
lhat u 10 etlec1!Yc, from the fact, Apparcntly
well nodeFst0od III :estatn circle, TINT rathcr
prominent lnesnbcr OF tho House. whusp ua,pe
Is known, pocketrd :! ,600 iuat week W HI In.
duetnIent to hitn 10 "!et up' on ccrluju
measure which llu was pressing. 1t Is crrdita.
htc to the Assembly, however, thut t!!o ring Ut
thieves Ia confined to about tiye Senators. aul
no 1aoro than two or three Representatives,
Thc balance Of the body Is i,,eusurably iluusst,
INSURANCE.
III conversation with sanu reputable tnsur.
a'ce men of ChIcago recently Oh sl.v clnrsslcr