, 1881-05-25
Library. The substitute was adoptod and
becanlG part Of tie bill

"h~ k1tG k5NFI3tH ~ tEEh@H H
Ing the revised schedule uf rates In pamphlet |
form, md in tho course Of tho discussion
there WAS considerable unfFicndly criticism !
in regard 10 the nselesnesa Of publishing
in the Springfield papcrs. Bit the |
talk all cnmo Il, nothing. Tho Item was left |
at s10,u0, and The publication will still be
through the newspapers and by pamphlet |
form.
That venerable warrior, Mr. Martin, Of
White, Succeeded In eraftlng on ati n,nentl- |
lnent appruprlatlng 81, 800 fur the publication
Of tho records of illinois aoltlters In
TIT; nLAcK-l1AwK WAR
and the l1ousu albplautfcd tho success which |
ut Inst cr0wIled Ills loilE-contfDued efforts in |
TINT direction.
M further changes were made In the bill,
a,d 1t WIS ordered to third reading. As It |
stands, It approprtatcs something like 81 |
G00,Doo.
The Elgtn bill, approprlatlng total OF
S@,7, ,'x0. WIS read third time, passed., and
sent OIL its way 10 tho SENATE for concur
rclce.
Tho Militia bill. nppropriating tllo usunl
leyy Of soins $4,000, swas skipped along to
third reading.
KAsRAKEE GALL.
The next bill m the list was the Senate bill
appropriatinE 39oa ,:ao Tor tha ordinary md
other cxienses-partfculnrly "thg otIlcr".--
for the Eastern Insane Asylum at Kankakee.
The Appropriation Committee, probably in a
temporary slas,ll IT eco,lonlY, actually recon-.
ll!cntled thu elimination OF $500 for farm
buildings, md the House promptly touK
tilun, up and adopted the amendment much
tu the disgust Ut "Farn,er" Chatnell, WHO
cla,npfoncd the proposed grab.
All Item of " 100 for AinIng-room and en-
pIOyes quarters was Quarretcn over for
awhile, ai4 finally reduced to SG,S00. Tho
l,.tsc,1lcnt.alli Item Ut $i2, ,ooo WINS "razeed"
5000, and the .bath.houso item from $1,000
to 5000.
After the regulation amount OF fighting, the
tee-ilolsso md refrigerator Item was Cit down
from 81, ,000 to S33,500, anu MI Item Of $4,000
for Hitter and water basins Knocked out alto
gGthur.
The Item Of 81, 900 for the completion Of
tho south wing provoked long and bitter
light, but thu lfuuse SEEMED to think there
nugi,t to be more room for tho Insane, aud
tho item was lrft In all Its. beauty ald In
tegrtty.
Six thousand dollars was saved on ftlrnl-
tlre AMI like amount on repairs a1tl lin
provetnents, anu ", ,001 on subsistence, MAX
Ing II total saving Of s47,700 OIL tho bill. III
1ss amended form 1t WIS sent to third read-
luz, and tic House knocked otf for dinner.
AFTERNOON.
A bill to appropriate S., GOO to refurnIsll tho
Supreme Cuurt-llUuso at ut. Ferunn WIS
whirlcl through tho first thing In tho nftor-
noon,
A1r. Chnfee stirred mild sort of hornets
nast by calling up II hll to appropriate $4,000
to th0 widow And children Ut Qua SteiE.:.
bower, Wl.n vDiuiiteeret! Gsid WIS mustered
intn thc State service IN May, l5al, n,,d wllllU
discharge IT Il Sinte cannon. ThU author Ut
the blal laid great stress IN tho fact TINT the
!nA1l WIS II! the StAts sHryice ut the tine, not
having been mustered lht0th Federal ur,ny,
md tlnt III claim Cui,H BIZ therefore brought
against tho General Government.
Mr.. Sgxt0l claimed that It was Just such q
cnsu ~ Congress ana MT the State s!iouM
atseM! to, wllln ". Cr1nkr't< shaved BY the
proyislot 4, 1911 fnr the aforesaid Children
1T tic Soldiers Urphans' uo1ne, and that ono
Of tho children WIS
now A NAnn1En WOMAN,
aud presumably supported by ler husband.
Furtllerlnorc, II WINS ilnlossihtc, tn teti, ex-
cept III gUlnE through tla records, whether
the Statn Ind rot even dune lnorn than this
a,nl had furnished Stclgebuwer himself with
Sir: Cl.afee denied tl,at ctlhor Ut tho chill
State Institution, alldrxplained TINT tho claEn
lMd been presented to Congress. but was lis
yet nnacttl Dn.
Atter sons ll'o5o talk tho plll was passet.
herstofore, referred 10 IN tl!esu columns, ii
facilitate the taking III tlepositlons III fUreiEl,
Countries lit making pEoOf Of Wills, aud suc-
centle!l y getting It pascal. Tho bllt now
.Mr. Cowan hasl similarly good lilck with u
bill 10 prOylt9 for the nomination Df School