, 1879-03-29
The Days Records Of the LsgisIa~
lures Of Michigan and In
diana.
PROCEEDINGS,

ExrNEss COMPANIES.
The bill offered yesterday hy Senator whiting
rs substitute for Bill 273 was brought back By
tic Revenue Committee and recommended It
bo sent to the judiciary Committee. Senator
Dement, mn1c minority reyort dissenting to
this, and asking that 1t be ordered on flo fur a
second roadug, THIS blu requires express
companies to mike annual reports Of their
0ross earnings on all lines In this State to the
Auditor. who, on payment by tho company
Of tax Of / per cent on Its gross
earnings, Issues q license to It to curry
on thc express business In this Ssnte. Such
llecnse Is issued yearly, thereby serving rs &C.
chrlty for the collection Of tho tax. In addt-
ton TO this tlne for each violation Of the act ls
prov tded. A long discussion over theso roports
followed, the friends Of tho bill strcnuously
resisting It's getting into the hands Of the Judi.
ciary Committee. becauso they feared, II It
should get there, It would be scci, no moro for
ever. Finally the mlnorltyss report WINS re-
ee!vcd, anu the bill wspt on nle for second
recalling.
wero then read first tlmc, aftcr which Senate
bills were given like promotion.
M1NRs.
6enntor Thomns moved 10 suspend the rules
that Bill $40 might be read a second time, which
was done, aild the b'tl read. This net proposes
important amendments to the present Inv II.
regard To mines. It requires tile operators Of
lhinttu for each pcrson in thu sntuc imposes it,
creased inspection duties md other ruoutre-
rnents, which 1t Is believed will iEercnsG tho
safety nl.d better tho condition of minrrs. Sem
Ators Thomns atNt Artley referred to It ns one
OF the most important mcasurea bc!ore the sen-
ute. hlr. Shut moved 1t be made a spcct0f
order for Friday, April !, wlltel, was adopted.
THIRTY.TnREE YEans.
The bill limiting tle period for which any per-
son can be contlnc III ihe Pcnitcnttary to thirty
tires yeaya asu went tu thrd reading,
THE SOCIALIST,
Senator Art1cy then sent UP The following bilt,
which may be uf especia! Interest to candidates
for Office untl ticct!orl~tlay ttcket-peldlcrs:
DIl for M act In regard to bribery ut cleo.
sEcTiox !. 10 II enacted by tho people Of tho
Ssato OF Illinois. represented In the General "A.
ssemb'y. That any petson. o. peraons. who shall
IL. any pesson or perso.'s, 10 pele Of distribute
any tickut Or hallos intended to be voted by tho
Benec OF any agreement gtyc, to he giv et,
any tnpncy oicr valuable thnr. promise OF any
office of enolnment trust In consideration OF nny
OF distributing any ballot or ballots to be voted by
tho IeYa! voters, sat be deemed Euilty Of felDny,
al.d Imprisoned In thu State reni'cnt'ary for tern,
Of not less thAn tW1 years nor moro than live
ycaFs.
fr1,a a,nn 9nnntor ntun rrnuontc1 a 1,,I roo,t-.
lug street railway companies to build thelr
tracks and operute the road over nI, strcets
throughout their entire extent that aro named
In their charters.
TT.
It is uudcrs.oo.l tonight TINT tho Governor
will send the naules Ok tile justices OF tile
Wedncedav. II ttlsrc ia fui, bo,,sc' som"
changes havo been 1nale IN tho list az presented
an,t Ka,fa,,,,. at sass. wlli is t!ronncd. Ppui'.
"iiv + ci,nrics ininrs viii In srhstit,t, ~ IN
rinyyo - ~ nm of ii,rsc ,i.i,crn NAV r." o,h"r ~
Changes. e ~ b,lt tho tact ts not known. sfost Of
tin cnnI,tlates md Their fr,cntls uye rsturned
~ rnt,.o~n ""1 s''~'' '''e>'0 A'e "SA
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lfouSr,
This morning resolution was introduced by
NJ I,,.,,orl.r nrovft,np sor tho onoo,nt,nrnt
' ~ ar,'a',.,a -, ,,,ovro nn,s ,n",, .s'na :.
Oh q conl'nlstee ~ inquire NJ" i1aca 'l'ne !.
necessary to complete tho contcs OF the 'sell
notes now lu the possession Of the custodian.
This was thought a,lyisabtp by the author Of ll,e
..s .s,,',1s t.'..' 80 fa.t ,.,t ,.,s..se.,",s
.eso.uaoh iso!n t'o 4ast tsat aso,aunsu..o''