, 1879-03-12
Prolonged Consideration Of
the Bill to Abolish
Jury-Sentences.
Promising Fortunes Of the Conspiracy
to Stick the State for
Gas Department.
: Passage in the House Of the Bill Abol-
ishing the State-Houso
Commission,
The Numerous 1nvestigations-l
McCrea, Rauch, penlten-
tlary, Sleepinq-
70 Cars, Etc.
TEE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.

TIE LEGISLATURE.
sENATE.
6pecial Dlspatch to The Tribune
Srh1Eor1ELp, ILL.,, Mnrch 1l.-Thc Senate was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Fullerton
this morning. ...
Tie llrst business transacted was the copstd-
Grafton Of tho resolution published In THE
TRIBUNE this morning in regard to fenttentfary
Commissioners. It was presented by Senator
Kuykendall, who moved d suspension ot the
rules, md the resolution Vas adopted. Senatos
Archer offered resolution prohibiting the Id
PRODUCTION Of new bllls after tho 18th inst.
More bills were Introduced.
EQUALIZATION.
Senate bill 245 came up oil second reading.
This bill provides that the State Board of Equnl
izatlou shall consist OF the Auditor, Treasurer,
urd Acknowledgement.
scnntor Riddle offered m amendment SO as
to include thc Govrruor and Secretary Of State.
This WAS lost.
Senator Fuller moved to strike out tic cnact-
Ing clause.
4 long discussion ensucd between Senators
Fuller, Hamilton, Merritt, Mo'1lt, Mcdowell:
nlltl SOuthwurtn. Some 0f the speakers claimed
TINT thu corporations wanted tic power con-
contrated intn the hands III tlsrca or four peo-
pic, ST ns to reduce tho cost Of buying the tn.
while others clalmcd that tue present system,
by which rntlro1d property III 1876 WA put dawn
ut 81, iS9, while III 1875 It Was assessed ut
only ser US t}9 was evidence Of the complete
aud supetlqr badness Of the present sYstcn.
The roll being called OF the 1nutiolt to strike
out tho enactng clause, tue ltsotun wns lost, the
vote being yeas, q; nays, 81. Tllc bill, oil mo-
tfun of Senator Dcncnt, was recommittcd TO
the Committee on Ileyenue.
Senator Deluny's bill, amending the present
fHttA AipF mi
80 as to rcuutro tie administrator to give bond
In double tin value Of the pefsoMnlty only
unless real property Is orlcrc.i to bu sold,
passed to 4 third rcnd!ng.
senator 1lanna's rEvesluo resolutions went to
the Committee on tevcn,ic.
'rhc uOllso joint resolution 10 regard to the
improvelnent u thu Mississippi River opposite
Madison County. was concutred iu, when the
hpuAto adjourned,
HOUSE.
This morning Mr. Wentworth, from tue Com
1ntttcu On li,l!ch, reported back the resolution
presented by Atr. Mitchell on Saturday last pro-
vidtny thAt no bills bhall bo. presented In tho
House after the 18th inst, except thusc orfgi-
,latIng tu Committees, with the recommendation
tint 1T pass. Pending tl,e action OF the House
Mr.. Granger spoke agaiuRt It. taking tho ground
that It deprived members Of tl1cr privileges, a1.d
that tho House could govern itacli as 1t saw 1T
without adopting tho resolution. j.
Mr.. ScrogRs thought It would be better II all
bills were frat referred to Committees before
coming betoru the House. lie did nut stu when
tho business Of this Assembly was going 10 end
II somu limit was not placcd upon tho lntroduc.
tion OF bills.
slr, Gross wanted more ucw bll]s, and Mr..
scroges tnt[rnatcd thu: II lle was 4 1noinber Ut
the sungnn,u,l County dcegation hc TOO, per
llaps would be opposed to tllr resolution iI the
interest 81 the hotels and ooardI,Ig-houses Of
Springfield
: sr. Gross indignantly rcpellcd tEst: nercorurv
inssnuatEoh Ut tIle gentleman trUm Champaign.
4 viva Foeo volo was tukcn, and tllu rcsu!u-
tIosl WA lost.
An unsnecesstu, attempt was made to intro
duct BcyeTAl bills.
This morning Mr. Luycl! introduced tic fol-
lowing resolution:
.Hetp!rfa. Tint tile Committee on Public Chat.
sth " feqne1ea to ssait,lHe 'slthont unnecessary
delay into the genrsa! snbjrct Of tsnn.pa una VA
Erancy. hnd nto the psopsInty Of establishing tu.
cal w9rk md scltef HOUSES whoruby honrsl and iu
nlon1 may ~ enabled to eArn tcn,purary she!fer
aMd food without dlxgraec. and w1!csebY dishonest
ea I'M, o peaceta oaes 5 - o "r etixsns h re
1lcyea floIt their ceMsta persistent, and often
da',getons visits; aud .hat salA Con,nltco report
tAolr c0neluslons ny tflla " otherwise.
rnER SCHOOLS.
This morning Mr. llobft,sull's bill to n,ucud
Sec. 81 of MI act entitled au net to eHtaUli.h and
nlalntafn systtM of frcu Aeluols, approved
Anrll ]. 1872, which hail been lnade ts,r special
ur.ter for this tl,lle, was tuktM up. 1n,llur,ty
md majority rcpust having Gccn presented to
tile l[on7c.
Mr. Robinson made two speeches II, defense
Of his tucasnrc, Wl!ch reduces tho grade ot
teaclscrs' certificates OF tho trstslass. When !.
vote catlla tu bu tukcn on thu question OF adopt
Ing thu minority report Ut the Committee, reculu
ncnd!ns tllnt tho law remain as It Ia, Mr. Robin
sou called Tor the yeas and nays. uuI tho
1mah1nty ~ f@,9st "Rs auootea " vnia Of IL 70
now IL.
TuInp HEADING.
Mr.. Granger moved that tho rules bo sus-
nended ior tnc purposs Of taking up. House bills
rhe blu to prevent aceideuts In the use Of
threshins machincs failed to pas, notwlth'
s%t3ltaing % the eifoFts Of slr. crooker In Its hes
CRIMINAL sEArHacEs.
Mr. Matthews' bill revising the Inv Ii rela
tt1n to criminal jurisprudence was taken up.
Thls hk!l prlvlllcs tint In I'LL cuset wlieru tho
punts4meNt shall ba confinement III tlu Fcnttell
tsarr u the ease s tried 1y jry, the Jury sllall
stnply pAss upon tho guilt or Innocence ii liz
uccuittl, nnu the Court shali tix tie tIu,D the
Offender shall bc conllued !u the pcultcH.ary,
nll III psoionneinE sentence sllatl dessuate
what portlun of ttMs tllc ofcndrr sElall bo run,
tiDtal to solitary confinement, aul what portion
to har1l labor.
Ite discussion of the foregoing bill occupte]
tle llousc most Of tlse day, and was participated
n ny n,any Of tlle !eadinK lawyers Of Tic ilouse
Matthews, alcKlnay, sherman, Blsbee, Shaw
Coli1s, tlross, and aicFie. Those who 8po!it
agast i Me1 Messra G R,'r MofEison i HI, 3onss M
lua!ly lost BY a vote Of W to u.
TuA GAS CONSPIRACY.
Secretary Harlow, III Ills seputt to the Gov
crnur, recommends thu establishment OF EA