, 1881-03-24
HE AlhlE uAfllAL,
The Senate Judiciary Committee
Kills About a Dosan House
Bills.
Advancement Of AIaylell's bill Authorizing
Stato's Attorneys to Discipline
Railroads,
officers Having the Custody OF
Public Funds Must
:,, Show Up.
Reconsideration Of the Vote by Which
the Adjournment Resolution
Passed.
The Question Postponed Until
the Arrival Of p" Long
Jones.
A $4,000 Dash Mt the state
Treasury by n Resident
of Chicago.
Probability that the Lone-Needeo
Justice-of.the.Peace Bill Will
BECOME Law.
Passage OF the Chicago Public Llbrar5
Eli Us Amended By tic
House.
Gossip as to How Various Committees
Will Report on Measures under
Consideration.
A $4,000 Dash Mt the state
Treasury by n Resident
Of Chicago.
Probability that the 1ong-Needed
Justioe.of. .the.Peace Bill viii
BECOME Law.
Passage OF the Chicago Public llbrar5
Dlll ns Amended By tic
House.
Gossip as to How Various Committees
Will Report on Measures under
Consideration.

Will Report on measures uuQdT
Consideration.
SEN M Ia
"I,Aw1N' AG1S THE 1tAILR0ApS.
sptetas ptspateA tn Tbs ehtcaao TTtount-
arn1KGF1ELn. ILL.,, hnrch "J.-The seha1e cou'
yered this morning at tho usuAl houf.
Tho 1nt1!cury Committee killed ast,t's aozch
House bills and ruthicsly tAbled them.
The special order for tho morning "ns thea
taken up, being Senator Mnyf1elds bill, or sec
ontl reading. requiring StHso's Attorneys u W.
slllutc suits agninst railroad companies on cona-
pluInts OF discrimination nnd cxtoFuon.
Senator Catun presented nn amendment. pro-
yitlnx that tho power to bring suits BY the Hn1l-
road Commissioners shall not be interfcret Win
by this net. 1t WIS adopted.
senator Evnns moved to strike out tho en-"
acting clause Of tho h!lt. -.-.-.,
Eenntor Gallon sutd tue laws governing fni-
roads wcso violated every dug. md II WIS high
time tho thing WIS stopped. The Stnte'H At
torucys were proper officers to bring suits Tor
e1turttou and discrimination. This lit" carfiea
into effect tho present Btatutes. which Wcre
DEFUSCT AND lSOrEKATlVE.
eonator Fuller cnileI tho attention OF tho scn-
n,c to tho fnct that Il bill containing practically
tho san,c provisions wus killed by tho Senate
some days Hlnvc.
Senator Gallon denied thnt tho two bills werp
nike md cyhDrtctI tho Senators to du their
duty By going homo occasionally, and comforting
With thcir constituents On topics OF rallroad
legislation. II efforts tn scc,iru honest control
over roiirouds vcro continually thwartcd, IN.
other tldu1 wavc slEntlar to thlt nj i6s. WUuia
pass over Illinois. Tho tendencies OF tho tit'cs
wcre ait TINT way.
Ecpa1Dr MUM stated he would vote against tho
blll ali tho tine The Gallon amendment did
not renluve certain objections whIeh Ind been
srn, ,ho rn.t ,hot ,ho hilt II nnssod wtuld bring
a'o'n ~ ."es ''a' 'A' WA - f"''s"' Ne
h"ofla ot
TuNSEYs.
IN ro- M rovoutto,,s wore concnrnc,1. tho MOO
~. ~ ~ ~, ~. tn r,a, ,vhnt ,I;oy wun,od. ru,s
bill wontd HIvo County Prosecutors unlimited
power to bring suits, for whiuh they wonisi ro-
cetre n e.rccssf,il. 10 nor cent of the 1ues re-
eosofca, Hpsac''cas's "aoo 'oo'o o'''eo'' s"''o
Hcnotor whiting wanted tho Bill tn no to thrl
readng. SO no "a 9ise Tue matter moro eohslor-
alton. liz WIS sonded uowh VIII "ftttca eon'
plaints from bis constituency.
~ ~ hoI sha ~rnotor cortrnca ns hls nm
a!e or nno tna s.c'oi euunaenso ". We st
atlluents. Tor no haa fecol'ca ~ eothpl"'n.nR
cmondnnenta Il, tho b]l pv which tomplniuts
,ymIa. hcf1re suit was brought, be laid before
tho Attorney '0oncral OF tho ssatc. who should
control tho litigation aflder tho compla!nta' Ihe
bill ought to 70 TO thlrd scadtug.
Tho amendments wero 3ceepted 0y scnntof
Nnyi!cld. They virtually EiF0 tho Attorney
General full control Ut tho litigation m cotli-
plants ot c1tortion and Discrimination. The
bill, as ameHded was ordered to third reading
Tho suppiy Of btIla and petitions had evidently