, 1881-04-22

REEP TO THE lAaMT, AND AVOID THE
speeto, Dtspasch to 7hs essoaoo Tribune.
SrAtSoF1ELp, ILL.,, April al.-rho Commit
tee I'll Itoads, Highways, mud Bridges were
made inordlnately happy this llorning wien
the Clerk laboriously read, md tho House
Ilost gladly passed, their vD1nnlInous sub
stttnte fur l,0 less tllaM nineteen other equal
ly voiuilnous attempts to tinker tho llQad
and Bridge Inv, 1t took 4 good deal Of
tniU to work 1t off, but 1t Ind to bo done,
siMce what does tho average Granger conc
for II not 10 display his familiarity wilt,
those questions which liz nearest his heart
and to magnify his occupation rs brconleth
ono that reprfgentcth tho pcopie-alltl I,iit-
scIt-ln tho Assembly Of the wise? The now
law Ii wllat Is known rs " tle
Commissioners law" authorizing tho High
way Commissioners to iovy Il tax of 10 cents
Oil tho 800 for tho purpose OF improving
roads. Tho sa1ne law WIS originally enacted
by the Twenty.aeyentls General Assembly,
repealed by tho Twe,ty-eIghtli, rcunactetl by
the ThtrtletIl, again repealed by tic Thirty
first, md now reEnneted once moro by tho
Thlrty-sceond. 1t lnuy DO suil TO ho tho o,le
Btupcndous experiment Of recent Legislation
OIL the subject Ut roads and bridges.
pLEuno-rNEuMoSIA.
Mr., Smiths bill to prevent tho apreal OF
contagious lEseases among domestic AMI
mails, and to nppotnt nlStato veterinarian to
help On tic reform, WINS recalled from third
to sec0nl recalling III consequence ut s0tlle
opposition nlnollK tho fnr1,lers, mud amended
by requiring its title md otherwise, until 1t
was entirely tiyestetl Ut Its Retlnral character
AMI w0rked ovur Into n substantially now 1Il!
to prevent the spread Ut ple.tro-pl,els1uonIa
among cattle. In Its amended shape 1t was
again sent forward 10 third reatllny.
Nr. Allen's bill authorizing cities md yi1-
lages 0rgantzeu ulller spceiai charters to
lavy nh AisnsAl tax not exceotliMg ~ per
cent Ut tho ussesseA valuation, alhl rattfyllIg
evury tax lovteA for lawful purposes during
1880 not Uxccetl!nx tint rato, received 1aa
votes Iii tia Affirmative, lG,lu In tho negative,
AID won't through, emergency clause al,l al!
Tllo bill specially applies tn tho City OF
Quincy. Iegn!Izus tho special deficiency tax 1t
w,s obliged 10 levy last year tn light Its
streets will gas, and increases the rato OF
taxation for the future.
lrE1,0k-FEScEs.
Mr.. Carr's lung deforrcll lleago-fenca bill,
Which requires tho Owners OF such folie0S
Rlung pnbatc highways to trflll them sluwtl so
tint they stlnll INT uxceed 1lvu tpat II, Llgllt,
lslu authorizes the Highway Commissioners,
In caSu the 0wIleta refuse to du the quitting
themselves nl!4 nssess damages, wAs ralt0tl
up. fought over for sotlle tlnle, anu finally
lost, the farmers fronl tho rGrsllarn patt vi
HIS StAte. Whose roatls nEu not afflicted will
Too nluch hedge or sbu,lu, jumping on It with
~ avalanche Ut negative y0tea.
Mr. kroll. who was REGARDED OIL tta Jour.
nal " haying voted for Sir, o, y, Cooks l'ark
bill. sluarel lsl'lselt OIL tho records by l,ay,
ng liis nalne scr1.tG|lett atf on tha strength,
pf tho statement that lIs hu4 not yoteu at I'LL,
Mr.. Pearson, Of Cook, succeeded tu TO
vsylg Ills bill authorizing counties Which 81
desire to levy 9 tax fur lucai military pur
posts and restoring It 10 third readnlg. attel
which ule n0use rnade u break for dinner,
AFTERNOON,
AF. AawIlI!ams opened tho ball In ths