, 1881-02-16
mo,yn Consolidation Not Beloved
In by IL Majority oil the
Same Body.
rhs Committee on Corporations to
Report d Substitute for the
Pharmacy Bill.
ru11 Text OF a Bill Which In Effect
Abollshes Life Sentences to the
penlicntlary.
,oeu Letter from buffalo" Miller to
Senator Whiting On the Pro-
hibition Question.


SENATE.
MEM IlI1.r.H.
Special Dl,pattb to Tie Chicago Tribune.
.sp1uSuriE1l,, ILL.,, Feb. 15.--Prostsent Pro
fem. Campbell! presided during the session Of
Tie Senate this morning Ill the absence OF
President Hamilton.
Nothing WIS done until the order Of intro
il 1ucllon Of bills was reached, when quite
nu.nber were sel,tln, rs follows:
d lIy Senator Archer: Amending the law
Z governing tlcpositlons, SO rs 10 permit erl-
dencn to bn taken III cases where deeds to
4 ywanp lands llAyo bGen lost and never re-
: corded. .
: Iy Senator Adams: Amending tho law of
Il tuardlam nnd ward, so us to permit Tho tnk-
II Ing away Of children from drunken una lleg-
i Icctinl PARENTS, Tie bill was drawn by Gen.
4, W. Smith, Of Chicago, ut the request of n
L number Ut chartably.disposGd ladies Of that
q rty.
4 Tile same gentleman also introduced n bill,
Il approved by Judge Knlekcrboekcr, Of Chi
raEo,
4 70 CTTlE CERTAIN DEFECTS
In The law regarding the pronf OF wills In
! foreign Countries. Tie bill authorizes tho
\ taking OF prOof III such cascs burOre United
States Cansuls, or Consular Agents, md il
believed to 10 grent Improvement uver tho
: present law, which requires evidence to be
3 taken before Judges, Mayors, etc,
TITS same gentleman introduced n third
BILL appropriatmg 500. 900 for tho erection Of
. Deaf and Dumb Asylum In Northern ILL
tns. 1t WIS drawn By ex-senator Delaney,
President Of tho Board Of Education Of Chi
Z eago -.
Senator Needles introduced Il bill appro-
! pr!attng 1000 for tile payment to Everett
a. Clement for damages sustained by reason
o[ tho Inability Of the Bonra Of Trustees of
ihe state Reform School to perform their
contract with him.
senator Marshall introduced a bill amend
lng the school laws OF tho State I'll regard to
ue establishment Of teachers' Institutes.
seilatos Hunt introduced Il bill giving to
'ao authorities OF pcnitcnttnries in this State
po'lee powers on grounds owned Or leased
W TIC Stats III connection with said pcni-
ientlarIcs.
LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
fea'llng: >" ''1N
a1,a.a s,L ior an act to provide for tho levy md
S'LI"cuon ,s'ns ol ta1es. to pay judgments OBJ
eA.nen aEuinst cities, tuwtls. md vflnHea.
;dc. SEc. J. n It eaacted rte, TINT whenever f1nnl
uaytntnt .r has beeu or horeaftcr u,.ly be rcc0v-
p"s,,t1 sa asa111s % %any City, town. or village. ucor
hw Of charter Of t,Is Eintc 'wi i II ~ y p,1
v ", Tho Cty Council Or l0aMl OF Tr.stocs Of snch
fded for r. e. village to levy IN tho manner pro-
saeh clty, town, or yi!Iauc sai'int ~ ~ 1ss 1o ~,
,m,s,a NJ sse taxablo property withl,, tho Cor
siTaso t''!''s !" r,p OF s,,S sSa S,.y. town. Or
tttd that tic rate "a" 81 taSntIom for 1t% t,no
,bs nt 81 !aagmonts as Aforesaid, In any year
upoa tle nsgrso"to ",le-ioHrt Of q opo per centn
epfopsrty Of such city, town. Or yllla9c. M Tia
ias G tba sas eanze for statoand county taxcs
sEc. !. shorlld t6o M;,ount II, n,ouoy c,oo,oa
snls as ,ssIa,a ssss!on u Insufficient pay iii as-
ssn VILLAGE, ilkn 1nvW M1st sS',1l IT, siGn ,aa c'ty
laOs IT. succeeding yeur for s.ich purpose, SO ox
collected dhu,'t Sy tasn, rG"s ,1sa.istlc No n!e
,Sa ,S act sha be used for ,.nyuthSr pWrnoso ton
nlnx Is Sny vatg u va1itgo collecting tho halne
s, Il ,Hayo rcnal,,s snsatst!r. Tho % nS;,nt @ ~
pl tha Tor W this aut ahall bu exclusive
Judgments obtacd . 'o 1oG re pnycnt q
'Dsa s''y' to"n, or village. S>' s'>''''1f''''' "
wh;t wM,ate l'l No. l, Introduced by Senator
W.. m..As, 10 cedo tho Illinois IL Michigan IN.
second rra,,in, ,'"'o oa'ses' WAS taken up on
a.: An'o'op ' was nado to refer ,,,o h,,, ,v,t,
amendments, ~ i; 10 tllo judiciary Committee n
n; ',;m ~ "ther words, tho Graveyard orsaui.
'a'a'n Of tho Senate. .rJn mntion ,r,;r,,s"t
discussion. In whl"l ssnnnrp .oat p.osoTe"
Whiting, Hunt. nnI ,,t"s,' .ss,l os,t".o's C'ueo, ,
vta1sor n. n Archer planted hln,suif tr,nly % IN
N.Y. ,a Constitution Of 1870 n,d nj "re"t t1 1"n-' J
'paposet Tho lnotlou. 0' "'s' ~ e'e"' 'o''6'"
,ll '.a,or uassi Hunt asked Senator Archer II the
S,s u pi'sr1 v; VI what woultl beco,ne OF certain
s,s,a n " salnabls land, etc. now j,ci,, Nv rim
~. ':'' eu"A' eo'n'"lss'oIl'
lny ua.'t .aa Archer replied by shrow,,,y tlo,e.
l.Etsa sao ~. Question. II tho bill was rrcou,-
A,I AIlS%. ha. s'at was the end Ut It. Tho Senate