, 1879-02-27
STATE AFFAIRS.
Proceedings Of the Gen-
eraI Assembly of
Illinois.
The Senate Continues It's
Stoady Transaction
Of Business.
Passage of tho Bill Consolilat.
ing tic Divisions OF the
Supreme Court,
Success Of the Bill to Put
Thieves at Work On
the Roads.
The Usual Balderdash Fails to
Defeat an Antf.Chinese
Resolution.
The House Committee on Rattle
snakes C0mmcnds tho
Chester Scheme.
Bill to Protect the Wages Of Laborers
from Employers Machina-
tions.
Fifty-five Measures Passed by
the Minnesota HOUSE
Yesterday.
The Usua, Balderdash Fails to
Defeat an Anti-Chinese
Resolution.
The House Committee on Rattle
snakes C0mmcnds tho
Chester Scheme.
Bill TO Protect the Wages Of Laborers
from Employers Machina-
tionB.
Fifty-five Measures Passed by
the Minnesota House
Yesterday.


Yesterday.
THE LEG1sLATURE.
g1NATE
Hptciol Dispascn 70 1ae 1f3onHs.
SrRrNoFIRLD, ILL.,, Fob. 20.-After prayer by
colorcd clergyman, Senator Dement, Hahe
report favorably from the Committee on Fees
and sa1artes on bill zoo, In reference to penal
institutions.
REPORTS.
Heuntor Hunt. from tic Judictary, reported
back the following bills: No. 22o5, fl rotation to
change Of venue, adversely; No. 22H, 10 rnyise
the law In relation to criminal jurisprudence,
adversely: No. 2s7, to prevent frauds upon
travellers by common carriers, aavcscy: No.
lD7, to amend the Prnct1cc nct, favorably; No.
BIO to promote tho sccnce OF medicine u.rI
SURGERY, fuyorably; NJ, 10J, to revise The law Of
Injunction. With amendments, and ordered on
file.
scnator Mcclellan from The Revenue Com
mtttcc, Bill 9719, In rcfcrcnce 10 taxing express
companies, and No. 213, to tax telegraph COM
panlcs, favorably.
NEW R1LLs.
Senator Lewis introduced n htll to icEallzo
tl,c acts Of Deputy Recorders. Referred to the
Judiciary.
BY Senator Walter, bill to amend Btato
Duard of Health act.
Dy senator Bash. u bill which h: lad been sent
him by Chicago attorneys to limit and deino
Tho territory Of Constablcs Under the present
law Conslables haye Jurisdiction anywhere in
Tho COUNTY, and rural Constablca frequently
conc Into Tho city to do business, to the annoy
ance Of titigants md attorneys.
BY Senator Archer, to revise the law in rela-
tim to costs. ". '~'
by Scnator Thomas, q bill to repeal Tic act In
zcfercuro to the reruova, Of city officers.
rAnpoAs.
The Senate then took up bills on third read
passage:
WrtinE to tu nosssor T sicne | Iy TIC 81 party
SGt sto ea U1 ossa ssf ~ M hsop1
thesa,d md thc @ rsuro1,s WV auc, unrdon shouId
s;.asS ssi : ssi A. j. ;s
Proseentins Astornoy ef tic coar: @ in Which Tho tho
snc ~ % sntisfortnrv reasnns sai, he rv"n n X"
eac oVe.nor VIZ sae satemenss II te dse n
ar o shsF 81 s % Id DO o
" s1rh uvs 5" prosacn,,na Hi;irex ~ ~ py5
such Sp'n.pn .a Whenever such petition shah be pre-
's Ike. 4 No,co o, tho propssod application shall
>ne given by nao!!sason ST taioG wssss r., pr'os
,yIate thu conyctt"n va iadma dny certified Ri cony
IF w,,lch nottco shall asconlpany ssid pelitiun;: !:
i'm a. r'ntico WIN nj IN % III i,'axmsnt insticn nr
humanity seaasro II.
The bill passed,
COURTS.
Senator McDowc'l's dill t52) passcd,-yeas n
naSs, & "-ptoyltias: s,.o..u
sntitsA s'An acs concerning Circuit Courts, and T.