The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE ILLINOIS CAPITAL.

SPRINGFIELD, H., March 10-The house
Judiciary subcommittee having under con
sideration the Appellate court bill, will re-
port in favor of an amendment to have all
criminal cases in relation to felony 90 direct
to the supreme court upon appeals.
The penitentiary committee has put forth
its report Of its recent junket. The COM
mlttee calls attention of the legislature to
several changes which it thinks should be
made in the law governing the reform
school.
/. So change the law that all sentences
shall be until the inmate is twenty-one
years Of age, unless sooner discharged by
the trustees for good behavior or pardoned
as now provided by law.
2. Give the trustees the power to issue
tickets of leave, under which for bad be-
havior the boy may be returned to the in
stitution for further discipline, the object
being to make the institution a purely re-
formatory one, and take from it the odium
of penal institution.
The committee reports the business of
the Joliet penitentiary well conducted, dis.
cipline perfect, and health remarkably good.
Out OF 1000 only five were found in the
hospital. In regards to complaints of con-
tractors, Of losses by the removal of 200
conyicts to Chester, the committee reports
that the state was not bound to furnish the
full number Of men contracted for if there
be not sufficient on hand. The committee
found that $4,000 was necessary to pay
the debts of the penitentiery, and recon-
mended that amount be appropriated.
The committee recommends that the
Chester penitentiary be completed as soon
as possible. The other matter of the COM
mittee's report has heretofore been pub
lished.
HOUSE.
The house met this morning at ten
o'clock, and in regard to quorum, we
may say that it was ordinary. The weather
beng extremely fine, the conclusion is
that the Granger members are at home
looking after their farm interests.
The house journal was read at length to
q large and apprcciative audience, after
which the apparently sleepy and weary
solons dropped on bills and second reading.
A like racket was had on the bill provid-
ing for the exemption of lawyers, physi-
clans, surgeons and preachers from being
required to divulge the inner3contcnts of
their souls in the tribunals of Justice.
Then followed tilt on the grave robbery
bill
Mr., Dewey defended the interests of
ghouls, and held that it was highly smpor-
tant that science should not suffer. 1t as also
thought that the bill would interfere with
the future operations of the Angel Gabriel
within the state of Illinois.
Mr.. Shaw thought that the commission
of Gabriel would supercede any act of the
Illinois Legislature.
Mr.. Snigg thought if science could not
move on without body snatching it didn't
deserve to move on.
The bill, however, was ordered to third
reading.
The housethen adjourned until 2 80 p. M.
In the houss in the afternoon few bills
were taken up on second reading, and the
quorum being, broken, an adjournment was
taken.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day. Met |
this evening at o'clock, and Immediately
thereafter adjourned.
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The DEATH RATE OF our country is get /
ting iearfully alarming, the average of life
being lessened every year, without any rea-