The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-22
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Proceedings In the Illinois Legislature.
SENATE

SpRINGTrTLD. H. Jan. 2l.-1n the
Senate this morning. Mr., Tanner was
granted lsave of absence a
The chair announced the following
special committees: On the Governors
Message-Marshal, White, Fifer, Gallon,
Shaw; on investigation of Railroad Cor.
poratioDs-Torrence, Evans. Berger,
Merritt and Lemma.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr., Secrest-Appropriation for the
Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane at
kankakee, for the construction and COM
plerion of the north and south wings,
$l46 600; for the construction and COM
pletion of detached wards to accom- 70 edate
200 patients, $50, 100: for the construc-
ton of a dressing room for employees.
amusement hall, farm buildings, bath
house, carriage house and stables, Super
intendents residence. 100000, and fer
other expenses $29 800 By the same
Appropriating $250O00 for the general
expense of the same institution. Also. by
the same-By request, for the relief of
Felix j. Emery and William p Emery.
The bill appropriates $4,000 for that
purpose but assigns no reason therefor.
Mr. Rice introduced the Kinds bill, a
delegate of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Uuion being present in the gal
It.
made q short speech, giving his reason for
supporting the bill.
By Mr., Munn-To pay off certain judg
meuts of the Supreme Court,
and for the relief of certain judgment
creditors of the Illinois ana Michigan
Canal This is tbeiclaim of lCharles Daft
and others for damsRes:to their canal boats
cargoes by the breaking of the aqusduct
across Vermillion creek, a part of the
canal.
MIR, Rice ssbill appropriatiug $l5 900 for
incidental expenses OF the Assembly until
July was read second time. and ordered
printed for third sreading, and made a
special ordered for January 25.
The Committee on Canals and River
improvements reported Mr.. Writings
nois and Michigan Canal and improve
ments. and asked that it be printed. So
ordered.
The same committee recommended the
passage of Mr.. Writings bill appropriat
ing $4,000 year for the expense and
repairs on the canal. and asked that it be
printed. So ordered, and passed to d
second reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Rice, the Kinds bill
was laid on the table. to be called ND any
time.
On motion of Mr.. Mum, the bill for the
claim of Daft Il Arthur was Preferred to q
special committee. not yet named.
Mr.. Lemna. by leave. introduced a
bill appropriating Sc, 1886 for the Southern
Illinois Normal University at Carbondale. |
Mr. Needles resolution. that constitu-
tional amendment to be submitted to a |
vote of the people, to raise all needful rev
enus By a tax by valuation, so that
hoI
tax proportioned to the value of their |
property, 10 such manner as may be pro
yided by the General Assembly by tax |
on all kinds of business, was referred.
MIR. Campbsll's resolution, that the |
Speaker assign the janitors to duty as po- |
licemen when not otherwise employed. |
was carried. and the Senate adjourned till
to- morrow, having finished the order of
business.
The House devoted the fornoon to con-
sidering miscellaneous business Of but
little Interest When it convened, Mr.. |
Y Youngblood asked leave to introduce the
Kinds bill. Consent was refused.
Previous to adjourum ent, thirty five new
bills were introduced. and be then present. |
ed the bill, which was referred to the
License Committee.
The judiciary Com. recon- q ended the |
passage of bill revising the law in rela-
ton to estrays, and one relating to costs
in appeal cases. and reported against the |
bill regulating the sale of deadly weapons. |
and prohibiting their sale to DiDors
The Governor message was distribut-
ed among the proper committees,
A joint resolution was offered on the
requiring the purchase Of 100 copies of
Hurd's Revised Statutes Of 1880 for the |
use of mmittees Referred.
Among the new bills were two by Mr.. |
Collins, Of Cook, providing for the consoli.
d afian of tha fhree towns of Chicago.