, 1881-05-20
- nE O|A1E uATilALt
The Scnnto Refuses to Reimburse
Treasurer for Money
Stolen.
4 Resolution for the Issue Of
s5,00O,0O0 Chicago Water
Bonds.
The Apportionment Bills Amended
and Sent to Third
Reading.
Ghe House Decides that Pure
Butter and Cheese Shall
Prevail.
Consideration and Final Advance
mcnt OF the Senate Phar-
macy Bill.
The Chicago Eye and Enr In
Urinary tho Recipient OF
all Appropriation.
An Attempted Grab for the Pro.
lection OF Lands from
, Overflow.
Thls Banner Piece Of Cheek Speedily
Killed md Buried Out Of
Sight.
Bourbon Disposition to Delay Appropria-
ton Bills-Liberal Reward offered
for Missing Man.
The Chicago Eye and Enr 1n-
Urinary the Recipient OF
au Appropriation.
An Attempted Grab for the Pro.
lection Of Lands from
Overflow.
Tlls Banner Piece Of Cheek Speedily
Killed md Buried Out of
Sight.
Bourbon Disposition to Delay Appropria-
ton Bills-Liberal Reward offered
for q Missing Man.
SENATE.
TIE. DAILY ttllf9T,

SEN NATE.
THE pAI1iY ult1sT.
Spstat Dtspath to Tie Chicago Tribune.
SrnlSoF1Er.p, H., Alay 10.-Tho Scnntc
convened at the usual hour this morning.
\ large number of bills were reported back
iron, committees. MIST OF them were tabled.
Among others was Il bill
TT nE1M,unsE GEN. JOHN c. RM1Tll.
late State Treasurer. In tho sntll OF 600,
being tho amount Of money stolen from tile
Treasury two years since, md afterwards
natte good by l'lm to tho State. 4 minority
report WIS presented by Senator Needles,
recommending the passage of the bill.
Senators Fuller and Ford spt,ko tn fnvor Of
lf1e minority report, claiming ttlat the loss
was sustained without tho fault Of tho Gill;
ployts of the Office, alitl TINT the bill was
warranted BY the Constitution.
Senator Hunt clnimctl that no relief conll
be given Gen. Smith. who took tho office as II
stood at the time. Tho loss WIS accustomed
by want Of watcttulncss and care. a,lu 1t
would DO
4 DANGEROUS PRECEDENT
to 20 outside the law and reimburse Gen.
Smith. 1t would be used in favor Of town-
ship and county officers where their funds
suffered from thieves. The bill, In short,
was in plain violation Of tho positive letter OF
the lAw.
Senator Needles sald TINT at tie timo OF
the theft the Treasury WIS n0toEl0usly Inse-
:,,te, and Gen. Snitt, had called tho attention
OF the Inst Legislature to Its Inck Of SAFE
guards before tho commission Df the theft.
Senators Lannlug, Gallon, and Walker, Of
stncoupn, oppuscd the bill on constitutional
grounds. Besides thls, 1t was not d case
whore relief should be given.
HE'LL. HAVE To STAND IT.
The minority report was tMbled nild tho
bill, too. and thut settles the Question for this
session.
CHICAGO wArER-wonKs.
Senator White presented resolution,
drawn by Ald. Illldrutl,. Of Chicago, who, by
the way, Is here, which provides for a SUBJ
mission to Il vote Of the people OF MI an,en-
nlrllt to the Constitution allowing tho city Of
Chicago to Issue ~ 900, ,Oo0 Of winter bonds for
thu extension ut its wator-works. The rest-
lution WIS referred to tho Committee OH Ju-
dietary.
Tho House bill permitting tIre-fusuranco
comtu,les to lHsurc NHninst taEn1docs. which
WIS defeated OIL third reading day or two
since, WINS sUt utl Its plus again. atll passed,
Scnutor Conducts freight resolution on tho
t1r4tw-har question wila tnblcd.
Sennthr Nee,lIea' bill, permitting foreign life
innurnncc companies to do business in &hs
stnto dcposItng $lo0,o0o, was ordered to third
r.,llnu.
erstl to sell or exchMtKe tho uHaerpcuublo anti
ohsoete tlrcarnss belonging to tho btuto was
Killed Dil socn,ll rtuldlnR.
Tho set.nte thou took Ii roccss until afternoon.
CONGRESSIONAL. ArrUNrlOSMENr.
When It rGEGnyutlt,t1, the congressional An.
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