The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-15


First. Every voter liquoring or cigaring
at the expense OF any candidate shall be
DISTINGUISHED, but may take the price Of
the liquoring or cigaring, or of both, in
cash without losing his right to vote
Second. That whenever candidate
offers to "set EN- up" he shall be ineligible
toany Office Of profit or trust within the US,
Dut q candidate may offer the voters the
price of the drinks or cigars in lawful mo-
ney of the United States without being lia.
bic to disfranchisemcnt or ineligibility to
office. Your committee hold that this
amendment would tend TO give to the voter
more reasonable chance to get his just
proportion of the money disbursed by can.
didates during an electioneering campaign.
Your committee would further report on
the state OF affairs, that the great American
nation wants the highest standard Of xlns
and patriotism in the person of the can.
didate for the Office OF president; and
whereas, the 2 great polytickle parties have
failed to present in their candidates for that
high office the full measure of that high
standard, though they came within one of
it-both candidates having fought and bled
for their country, though they didn't die
for it and as this is an essential point
therefore be it resolved, that this assembly
nominate Col. DAVID Crockett-he fought
bled and died fighting the MeXicans.
Your committee has also investigated the
census man, and beg leave to submit to
your honorable body the result. The popu-
lation of Lxander county will probably foot
up to $4,000 The census man counted al.
the stock and their products, and put down
the number of pounds of butter and dozen,
of eggs, but as he didn't foot them up
your honorable body will be under the ne,
cessity of awaiting the pleasure Of the cen.
sus bureau for results on eggs, butter
chickens, etc.
Improvements in the Granger business is
immense, forty.acre farms are run with
$2l5 worth of farming utensils and ma
chlnery. How does that strike your,
Hon. Body as big stride in the march of
agricultural science and enlightened civil
zationl 1t is further found that the popu.
lation Of this county, in variety, will com
pare favorably with any other IN the stat.
Every trade and profession is here repre-
sented no. there is one profession which is
not found on the schedule of the enumer-
ators within the United States, and yet
there isn't member of the male persua-
sion of l6 years and upwards who is not
most ANXIOUS to have that profession recog.
nized in his person, in fact, would consider
himself grossly insulted should any one
have the temerity to express doubt about
it. This profession is generally termed
gentlemen Seeing this profession is en-
tirely ignored by the census takers, your
committee would respectfully recommend
that law be passed requiring the census
to be taken over again and to give strict
and particular instruction to the enumera.
tors not to admit the profession Of gentle
mem to all of the foregoing, your cont
mittee asks your favorable consideration
The gentleman having returned to his seat
the president stated that the report of the
committee on the state of affairs was SO
full and comprehensive that it would be
waste of precious time TO discuss it, and
would recommend it to be adopted;
also that this assembly tender the the COM
mttee vote Of thanks and recommend
them to the speaker of the national house
Of representatives and to the president Of
senate for like position in the next ses.
sion of congress. Upon motion, the recon-
mendation from the president and the re-
port was both adopted.
The savory odors from neighboring
kitchen admonlshed the membe that the
hour for adjournment was at hand; recog-
nizing this fact, the assembly adjourned at
once. MYsTGC.
Thcbes, Aug. 10th 1890