The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-05-17
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

The proceedings during the three working
days of the past week have been marked by
less talk than usual and little more work
The senate has passed quite Il number of its
own bills and few from the house, while the
latter body has made considerable progress in
disposing of the appropriation bills after the
passage of which it Is generally understood
there will be a speedy adjournment.
Among the bills passed by the senate have
been
Bill aholshing the board ofstatc house com
mIssiOncrs
CrooErr's fish ball. 'rhi, had passed the
house and as it contains the emergency clause,
is al law. ltisquic stringent against seinng and
summary in its punshmcnts by fine and i'm
prisonment a joint resolution accompanies
| it, ordering new fishways in all the dams of
the state
Bill to regulate the travel upon bridges own
ed or controlled by cities, villages, &c,
Bill to enable hotel keepers to sell property
upon which they have Il lien for hotel charges.
The senate also ordered TO a third reading
the house interest bill, thus indicating its Ger
tain passage. 1t fixes the legal rate Of interest
at 6 per cent and the highest rate allowable by
contract at s percent, Contracting for high
er rate forfcis all the interest.
The House on the 9th, killed the bill direct
ing the publication of the tax list after judg-
mcnt instead OF before.
Also Il bill to restrict the jurisdiction of the
appellate courts 10 cases involving $4,000 or
less. The bill is conceded to have been IN
tended mainly for the benefit of the supreme
court clerks.
The house ON Wednesday passed the bin
giving the canal $4,000 year for two years
to meet expenses The bill having previously
passed the senate is therefore now Il law. The
vote on its final passage stood III to "a.
The house has also passed the senate bill to
simplify the making up of tax books, which
now becomes a law. 1t is said the bill will
save the state 100000 in two years.
On the appropriation bills, (some thirty in
number,) the house has made the following
progress. House bills passed:
o. NJ Hatch back salary secretary Of satc.....s II
Second district appellate court, expenses go go
Douglas Monument M Chicago ,,. ............. 5000
Quincy savings bank taxes illegally collected.
Second district appeatc court EXPENSES ....... 2006
q r. warren services as attorney ......,.... 600
TIayis services MS 500
thcster nenitcntiary for eGpense 5000
state hoard of health 10000
NJ Harris stationery $50
The following senate appropriation bills
have also passed:
First district appeate court for expenses $500
cair, for nnarantnr eNpenses ,............... 500
Indns, rinl University 1900
Xnr,nnI school ot Norman Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Er.t district anneote court for future eN pcnses $500
state hoard Of agrrltnre observation-disclosures. 81 400
Circut nnd sunreme court Ottawp .,,.......... 2gO
Wabash countv court house al Mount Carol j00D
TIIn"is and Michigan Canal Observation-Disclosures. 6000D
iiiirDiS Iirrti,,it,rai sncirty 2UpJ
~ and Esr JnHr,nnry '.....,,.............0 1000
The drainage bill still hangs on its third
reading in the senate and before that passes, IL
IS sand there can I've no final adjournment