, 1881-02-10
TIE HOUSE,
Hills US SECOND JsEA}ltS(l,

Special Dtsp1.th ts Tie C'hitayo 7ribnne.
Sr1.ISGFlELn, ILL.,, Feb. 0--'rlm lf0,ssn
took III, bills OF. sccn1,tl reatliug aEatn this
1t0rllIilg. Tic first nl,e rcacied waH CIAlce's,
IN relation ~ criminal and l,nttcrlnl!al
c,ses tn counties If tho sccond rass, ntul
providing for the payment Of fees IL otlicers,
jnrors, and witnesses therein.
t'rcgG, of Saline moyc,t 10 ainen.l by
atFfk1Ng out cnilnties of tho first etHss, IL, ~
10 inaku tile bill prNtln only for cul,stEu, If
tic sccau1 class, on the ground ilat tho first
Ilass counties were nlrcatIy Uynrt,trtlcI1rti
nilti couldn't stait tho vcry expensive system
Of remItilerattng officers, Jurors, .Ml wit
llcsses out Of tho common fund, AZ i,ruposest
IN tlie bill.
Ctafce defended his tii1 OH tim ground
that tho ln|lorcr WIS worthy Of bis hire, and
tic ]n,lNlnrous Iuacey, 0f NIacOuptlI, slls-
gcstetl to tho gentlemen who were pleading
poverty for the ilrst-etass cuuI.tEus tho pro-
l,rcty Of cllnlglng t|ctn AiMl i'lttilsE tleh III
tllo third class. At preselt officers In Nit
cUlir!n County
COULDN'T ATHEIST N0TONfdus CRIMINALS
without GlyEHg from Sl5 10 so out Of their
Uwr pockets, with it0 llDpW Of ever getting
their money bnck. lit his opinion Il was
time tho tl,inE was stopped, mil tito people
thought 50 too.
Tho question wastltscusspfl at sonc lel,gtl,,
md TIM amendment WIS finally lost. 4
number Of other amendments wero offered,
llit,st Of which met with n speedy a1tl dis.
astHlts fatp.
Murphy, Of Perry, proposed one, llowevGr,
which furnished mailer for discussion for
something over hnlf M hnur. Ills nnlcnd-
t.ent proposed to include IN the bill counties
Of tho third c1ass, such MS Cook.
Therelbon White, OF Cook, pnrapl,rasctl
tho tilc Of tho bill bycalllng Il one Ia ttcpleto
tho public trcns,ly a,ul Increase llt'gntinn.
Chafec stnutlY ttrfrNtlctt Ills lneasslrc,
c!alntng tlsat tho thlr.l md fourtlt sections
rendered impossible the ca'autltits which
lilo gentleman frnm Cook co,lj,tscA up.
Tie amendment was finally adopted, and
Cnok County included In tho list Of con.l-
tles whlcit are to pay tic costs Of prose-
cut!on I'll erimiDnl c,lscs, whether they liku 1t
Of mot .instGa'l, ny liaw, 1t leaving tho INIT
ter to thU discretion of. tic County l3,mrtl
Tic amendment virtually killed. tho bill, for
wiIe!t ltlel3artlso!,, ol l,!ans n!oye! to lay T.
bcrs willing soIitlly lii favor of killing It,.
Collins, of C6ok, obtained leAvo 10 Intro
lncD couple 0f bills
Of SOME INTEREST TO ciI1cAGo.
0ne nppr9rrinteS -; stI;oo ior TIC Inv LIhrary,
hm lHe Hthul oD.ub 1t,f tnC ArpclhtE tDnft.
Winter, 9f irou.soss, yalllly tried to H.
tcrfcre with the regular order by showing IN
u resolution giving tho hall 10 Il temperance
windmill tp-!norrow night.
The Judiciary Committees bill amending
thy act IN relation tn fencing and operating
ratissss;ss wHs taken ~, sea'l Y sesos.a tlMe,
Gnt law by requiring railronsl cnnlpnsIlrs ~
fence 1gtcir roats iii SIX months after they are
open fur operation, 1ljitltr penalty Of tl0uhig
tile ttainagr3 inflicted by enKfncs, ours, etc,
to stoel. a prurisn fs attached that tho con-
pHnies inny nvof.l liability fur double lans-
nEes by 1aylns Or rendering tile full amount
within sixty digs after no'lce Of damages.
THE JUDICIARY cnMMlrTEE
recommended among ptiler things, tho pass
nge Of tho three bills prepared snlsle tltys ugo
by the Judges af tlle Supreme Cn.,rt, and H.
really published In 'TnE1nsuryE; Ba!dwln's
three bills pr0yftttng. for tho election OF
County Judges, Clerks, Trgasnrers, md
Srl.ool Sllnerlntcrttcnts III November, lss:!',
Ners bill tu prevent tic entering up OF JudR-
nIt,,t on 4 judgment note until tic n0tc Is
due.
THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
recommended thu passage Of tllo bill to mp
rr0prlnte Sf,1!H for the completion OF ule
Dnnglas nlonnmens ut Ghlenito, md the bill
tn appropriate s5,UU4 for tho National Lincoln
Monument Association.
KILLED.
Tho Committee Oh Education killed tito hill
empowering School Directors 10 allow ttuily
ind weekly newspapers for use ils rc1tlinE
matter III tho public schools, oil tlsu ground,
presumably, TINT tho nllttnr Is INV left t0
tho discretion Ut School Directors, alhl that
tbs ltsu 0f newspapers is already II COMMON
thing iM some places.
'I!o llonse t!ae,, Asl{oAyAeA until to-.nor-
row morning,