, 1881-03-01
VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
TEMPERANCE.
| EPtttdt Uitpdteh to Tint Chicago tribune.
SrnISUrtEtD, ILL.,, Feb. 9s.--I'llo House
Committee on Licenses held Il brief session
! this afternoon, alui agnfn lid Tho henrts Of
the temperance Il gitn&0rs sink ns they
experienced tllG tnt,Es nj uncertainty mud tlc-
| lay. Mrs. llthen md Mrs. Plumb werc boil,
| on hand, a,ul chunp10netl the measure 0sI
which tho temperance purity has now ,le-
cldet1 to luass its strength. The cot,stIt,s-
| tfnnn1 amendment arul tho lIn.ls bin nre
doo,netf, bnt Il last expiring effort is ,tlaktng
To accomplish by seventy.stven votes,
through modification of the Iil,tts bill,
what they have tho sense to sec
| they could llat do with tic nrlEipa!
hill or tile constitutional amendment. Their
dern'cr rrsOrt IL C'Infee's bill, introduced
last Fs,any. It is tho I.ln,|s hiIl over md
over agA!',, With u few MsMor chauges, but
| With
ONE 1Mtonr.tSr rt.ov1s0 ATTACHED,
which lnakes tho operation Ut the f,cnsure
conditional Wpon Its adoption by 81 majority
| of tile legal voters Ut the State nt tllg next
general election. The tllrce-by-six statesman
from Aursllall followed the ladies by moving
to rrpnrt buck the original Himon-pure Iiiinls
bill, with tho recommendation TINT 1t do not
pass. TIe Committee very spcetlily ran
currcd witt, HIN III tlls, and tho ltihtls bill
will sieep y long sleep.
Bob WflfMnks tlereupon moved TO report
back tho cEafcu bill, with Tho rcconmen,a-
ton tlint II uu not PISS, and tic battle CON-
| .hencea.
Mock, Of Ilcury. moved to postpone nctton,
OIL tho ground that tho bill was new and ill.,
Waived II nice constitutional ulestlDn, which
lin ffn,
fo:o 1t took any action Whatever III tho pre,n-
ises.
Dl!ings 'ot Madison, opposed postpone
n1ent. ~, the ground Tint
THE HILL WAS Rf:AILY TIL: 1I1Nns nlL1.
with but one Important additional feature,
oil Which lie wns Just rs well prepared to
vote now Us lIc woi1t DO ut any other time.
The gel,tlc,Hall from Alton alluded to cer-
tain current reports 10 tho effect tint tho
frlcMtls of tllc measure had caucusgtl Oll tl,e
bill 1T Il star-chasnber session, MD rather
tlarc them tn Eu nhcad AMI carry out the
line Of action which they wcrc said tu have
decided upoM.
The Marshall County individual fred up nj
the star-cllanber iisIlblatlon, and went OH 10
argue In favor Of thu liew bill.
billings quietly asked Him why not subnit
ANY a,sA III! laws to the people, asn1 WAS
answered TINT that Y hry thing had already
beetl done.
;, sexton wanted to know when, aml tho
nt,latenr Justice from Marshall referred him
to something or other, known rs the Stock
Wilbanks looked over Ills eig lamps and
nlot!elst thu .Gusernor put h!s autograph! to
WHETHER THE PEOPLE LIKED IT. OH NOT.
Thy Mnrshasf County person. II! !l!lttcd rather
iltlrsIait!y to certain distinguished 1l.rsts,
alnlled tllc mi and saii It was nil tight.
That seemed to settle II for him.
SfSinn % rHnarkeM 2t WIEN tn peoh1o
laW,'naklnE business then'selye$, they wero
c0Mte,lt IL leave nllttGrs III their hAnl(s.
After s0ne further tails, al,A several ihef.
cent fnttc'npS Gtt t., nakH tug bi ; special
p0stro'o WINS pllt a1M carried by yotc Of s
u ., and tho agtntors prccipitatcly left.
Some Of The atltl-tea- -ust-tonSt n,eIlbers ..y.
resss BIT +, 1ne rcErc "t ,Sa tt VIZ that
there. ~ they prnfessed their ability to 40.
The bill Mny never get out Df the Committee,
but thu presumption Ii that It will In sUlilu
| ShNpe 0r other.
rr sEEMs TO r,E PRETTY WELL sE7-rtEn
tlnlt the fight will llnve to be DIlltle IN the
lluuse anyway, whether tho Committee re-
port fAyornhfy or unfilyDrably, md there Is u
prevailing sentiment cytl, AMONG tho liberals
tltaat thsre L. tho best pacn t. laye i ottt.
The Supreme Court consolidation light will
he tho feature Of to.1mrrow's session, uni
tlla progrum Of tho nnti ~colisolidators Iias
NIL bce. mapped out ready tn bn
ts; ths GSaltrse ' Oh H ' "iisiui i bepaften,. 6M t.
Will su,tl In tlIe unanimous report that thu
llonsu Constellation bill 'do pass.''' Tint
Wlll, Ut course, bo concuriel III, aud every
the surface. .rlIen l1e Will turn Ii, the major
ity report IN fnypr nf killing Tho tanso!h'a-
tlnn bill. WHICH has alremiy rasscd the Sc1,-
nt Is s, VII sa nKt" NJ, r. te @ row :o, Iho @ III
cnMsnlidator will lnoyc to lay on tl!e table.
Dnless tle opp9nents of consolidation nru
wonderfully Oft IN tliclr reckoning tho Su-
preInc Court
WILL CONTINUE 10 wASnEn A1tour
oil wheels. They ura cuI,iltent Of success,
M.lll tho other site nrD In tile tlnltfui dumps.
.flle friends Of tlle scllclHn realize when ton
latt that they missed u ln not concentrating
stubborn tight to the bitter clld, ni1d ut Ieast
l'aSe 1!e s't!seactlon Of. Of tlylnE a, lali: - a.,
tho vnri0lls tlslti.ral road measures Introduced
IN both Houses. Naturally they cnl,'t I'LL
:. !ters!ata why the rnltr0a.ls should by rcEnt-
sea eeys,R asy gf' tho fa says VIZ f9 3 uss 5e
dishes which the Legislature tlus set before
t!em doesn't nppaar to have discouraged
thoM III tho least, A,ll
No ENn or l.s:QAI. ARGUMENTS
will bo sh0wGretl Oh tho various committees
which hnyu then, under consideration to
slow. from tho rallway point Of view, tho
uselGsness Ut Rolng fur tic corporate warll
III tlla. several ways prnVnseI:
Committee. IL dspMtCl,lns l,usness may l.i'
llRd froN tho statement tint It has nlrtat!y
resnrted au elgllty.tuur hills, or very nearly
| ff y,