, 1879-03-26
A Number OF Bills Passed by The
House Of Repre-
sentativea.
Mayors Shorn Of the Powers Given
Them Few Yoars
Ago.
The Members OF tho Legislature Nov
Speartng Each Other With
JcSts.
4 Great BATTLING Of Dry Bones Looked
ror Very Shortly in tho
House.


PROCEEDINGS.
sEYATE.
Sotriat Dispafch 10 The Tribune.
spHtNaF1EIp, March n5.-Ttae uAual number
OF reports from committees wcra sent up ut tle
opening OF tho aouatc this morning. The Chair
tlcn announced tat ut tlle timo Of tic adjourn.
mont, motion to lay Seuato bill 10 OH the
table was under consideration.
Senator Jos1yn then Vithlrow his motion in
that behalf, a,ul mayed that 1t be sent to 1hs
judiciary Committee, MID shcro It went, and It
Is probable TINT II will be long time In getting
back from Tint Co,nmtttec. as q large number
Of It's members arc n0fricndly to IT,
CORPORATIONS WITH souLs.
Senate Bill No. 1Gl then eane up. 1t ts en-.
Titled IAN net concerning religious corporl.
tlons," and PROPOSES to provide general law
for the incorporation VI my "Dfoccsan Cunyen.
tiun, Council. Synod, Prcsbytcry, Cnnfcrence,
Association, Consolation, or uther general u.
gantzatiuu Tor ecclesiastical 0r religious pur-
poses existing In any church Or religious denp's.
nasiou In this State" With perpetual succcss!un
for tho purnoso Of acquiring "rcal an! personal
propurty by purchase, gift, grant. DEVISE aul
beouest,n for religious, charitable. md eluca-
ttona1 purposes. AL corporations so organized
aro prohibited from, contracting Any debt or
creating any lien against property held by tlcus.
Senator Dearborn explninrL tic purpose aml
necessity Ut such Ill uct, illustrating It's bcnetls
by the laws atl1 experience Of oslcr statcs.
Senator Joslyn offered MI amendment proyft.
Ing TINT this aet should te subject to st,e!.
modification uill limitation as tue Legislature
might hereafter impose Us to the amount ul
property such corporations might hold. lie eS-
planned tl,u amendment Us intending to ayuil
any question Of vested Rights hereafter arising,
should tho Legislature desire TO further lcgtsIala
for ttletr control.
The amendment was ull0ptetl.
9quntor Whiting opposed the bill. lie Oh.
3ccted to LAWS whiyh would allow Largo 9ua''ti.
ties Of lAnl u,d property to accumulate III thu
hands Of corporations.
SPECIAL.
Benato Bill 81, which simply changes the tlno
Of holding court in Mclean County, was taken
Up, aitl the Senate concurrcd in the House
amendment, ami tic bill was pissed.
PIES AND sALARtEs.
Senator Ku3kcndnlls Fec aud Salary bill then
appeared as tho special order. tlle Senator tilen
offered an amendment striking out the section
relating to frcs Of SllcrifEs, Clerks Of Circuit
Court, Jusiccs Of the Peacc, ul1d Collstabcs,
The Senate considered tile bill by sections
II was moved to strtka out 81. 900. the amount
atwhich t!,e bill likes the haarieso OF State olllcera
other t!lnn the Governor, mud to trscrt $.,500.
Seuntur MUM oifured an amendment t0 tllo
s:''s!sa''''' ss'S@. y s'''~ WV ''.0 a"N ''s'''
Senator Kuykeuda1l said be believed the re.
ductton mntlu was just. 1t only nsKcd that
officers should share with tho Taxpayers the d..
clinp In property AMI tho consequent increased
purchasing. power Of money.
sennt0r Jones opposed leaving these Ba!arcs
| at 50 0O0
Senator Fos,!tck--I would like to ask The Sen
ator from johnson II tlis Is proposed to ntfsct
tho present State officers.
Senator kuykendalt-No, air; Il does mt
affect nuy of the loyornor's present Officers.
nor % any Of Its friends hereafter, ior nouo oi
them Will be in office again. ~oo
The proposition to raiso tho amount to $3,5 $40
was lost, and tho reduction to $500 vent thu
seuator Rldlle ulen moved that 5000 be III
serted, WHICH was lost - =.
Senator De I.any moved that tile Governors
salary bo tixed at s9,oo
senator R!t1dlo amended this by inserting
full ot all cla!tns anu perqulsstcs anu "eon'
One by ono these amendments went down.
Senator Hanna then scnt up a. amendment
thNt all State oflcera receive 81, 500 per year,-
whlch amendment went tho way OF al the rest.
senator lasll moved that 81, 0tO bc Inserted IN
ltci! Of 5000 for the Governor ea'atS. Ao
believed thts was not too much. his expes'ssa
senator Kelly tiatcrrupting)-l you real
thu Auditors report ns to tl,u umuunt he has
speat In tle way Of q aCoutingcut-Expeuse Fund.-
Senator Senator Ksiiy-ihcn nj advise you to read II.
Senator Hunt favored the $4,000 salary. lio
believed tllat tho uxpcnses OF tlle Goycrnor'a
ot'sse vcsr not more NON than when It WAS Iixed
nt 81, ,6oO
SENATOR HAMILTON IRONICALLY SAID
he was n favor Of cutting down thcso salaries,
nj n F,tr Eut n w1c n
poor nlan cuuiA maintain the position or dignity
Of tho Office. Probably rich ne1l like tile lne.
bcr FROM Cook could run for uovcrnor, but poos
mon Ike htInsut had nothing 10 run ot,.
EetiAtDr Whit0- un ean run M your clIcek
Suuatur Jolnsou OPPOSED this kInl OF ccono'
my, which kluwed ataell III cutting down thtsa
sAta1ies 4 man capable Of being Auditor nf
nos MaS e. sIplne uiae , 4t nss Aqdto! @ !. r1
bis soEslccs. Iie thought tllc business of tl'e
State WAS as Important as thut Of Trims or coT"
pora&lons tiat pay much n.ose than tic highest
| figures We hayc offered hero.
THE rnll was ca1lcd, aud tho motion OF Senator
Bash proyai!ed. which Leaves the Governors sa'
| ary ut $B,U00.
set.aivr Hamilton ,novcd to strike out Sec. J,
| Whrt, aflccts all State otcors,
Senator KnYkendalt apoke warmly against the
| treatment this bill hal received. Probably
| there waFo too Iulny candidates preacut; that
| might explain theso votes ami these frivolous
atnonhisnts. II tie seuaso wcrc opposed toit,
| Ynte IL down falrlY. liz was not a candidate
all lla thought 1itlle more respectful const..
Grafton 0l tlts bill, which NUS in tbs Interest 81
| u reasonable economy Tor this taxpayer, would
| bo moro to the honor OF tile Sru1te than big
! aalaEts md these frivolous amendments.
Seuator liauua u,ado lung speech ln favor Of
the mutton, u1l,l was followed BIZ senator Ilatnil.'
ton. The latter said the senator from ,Johuson
| hAl hreoU,p
NOTORIOUS FOR Hts ouEEsx-PAn1ka
Of saarles. a,nl that he WIS opposed 10 thts
| ehnap economy.
Senator Kujkenaall replied 70 these speeches.
aud insisted that, It this motto, prevailed, ie
could not support the remainder Of The bill, u
the tfgurceala ut the heatls Vt Departments
Wer1 tn have tkels largo sslurics continued. 10
must oppose any reduction Vt the clerks, who
| did all ll.e work. Tie motion was lost. which
loft tl,e sa1arius of the Secretary u State Audit
ar, Attorney -{svnesa, Treasurer, ut.l 5upetlIi-
tendunt Ut Public Instruction at $3, ,000, setuc"
| tton Of $5OU Iu each IustAIrt,
| Tile Hsuate 4lluurIlea Anit1 80 .. u.
! At9:t D. III. tllo consideration Ut thr Salary
bill VIVA resumed. Tile trst amendment u.ade was
Que leaving the salary ot Circuit Court Judges
The saue II they now ara Senator Fuller Oh
! forcd " amsa1mEut walch permits the CovK