, 1881-03-09
hE OlHlE uh[IlAL,
Much Wind and Little Work
in tho Senate Yes
terday.
Introduction of d bill Prescribing
the Eligibility Of State
Officers.
A Move to Give Rival Gas
Companies a Chance
in Cities.
The House Concludes to Give
the Senate Something
to Do;
And Therefore Proceeds to Pass
Quite a Number of
Bills.
De!cat of the Measure IN Regard to
Appeals from Appellate
. Courts.
Some Hope Of Abolishing tho Fraudu-
lent Practices of Justices
Of the peaoe.
reinforcement Of the Senate Branch Of
Tue Railroad Board IMyest1.
CATION.
The Pool Bill to Be- favorably Reported
Other Interesting Committee Pro-
ceedings.
Some Hope Of Abolishing the Fraudu-
lent Practices Of Justices
Of the peace.
postnonemont Of the Senate Branch OF
tue Railroad Board IMyestf.
CATION.
The Pool Bill to Be- Favorably Reported
Other Interesting Committee Pro-
ceedings.

1fuCH WIND AND LITTLE WORK..

o0A*4 ~ L ia
1fuCH WIND AND LITTLE wnnK.
Special Dispatch 10 The thteaeo Tribune.
Spn1SaFlELp, ILL.,, MARCH, 3.--Tho Senate
convened at tho usual hour. The grtst Of
petitions WIS unusually large.
Senator Num- introduced n Joint rcsolu-
ton calling on the National Congress tu pass
the bill pending III the lluusc of Representa-
tiyes far the relief oil the survivors Of Rebel
Prisons. Laid over ulltter the rule.
Bills were introduced rs follows:
BY Senator Clark-Alnenulny tho INV
gylng corporations tho power to cltange
their i,anles and place Of business. 1t
amends the present law I'll these two par
tlcnlars,
BY Senator Delt--Making rndical changes
In resurd to the qualification Of State officers.
Its rough on
STATE COCKTAIL rIENDA
md reads as follows:
BILL for iii act to further rrescrjbc tho
eligibility OF officers under tho luws Ut thu
stato Of l!ltni,is, Or undcr tho laws Or ordi-
nauccs ot uny municipality Of this stntc. and
cattsc therein Ilhtned,
SECTION !: {5e II e,snctcti, ete., 4,u person who
has acquired THO habit Of becoming Intoxicated
by thu excessive use Ut Intoxicating liquors
sball be eligible 10 Any uicc VI lionor. prut, or
trust umier tho laws or ordinances of any
u1autiphMly " lu!s otH1t. . .....
SEC should any person elected or nppotntctl
to as'y ultce dcsurlbeu III See. | Ut this net
aeauiso thu habit Of hccolung irtoxlcated by
t. sr ss iro trv liquors 1t sH
SIC. !: SHOULD any leu elcctors Ut this etato
Wy @ ~ IL. tao!r osns an ihtnrsnnton ~ Wr,ttnE.
"!ta tle spcaker VI tho House of ltcprCtHntA-
t[,es: statlng ttMt they huvn reasDn t6 believe.
and 90 believe. that there !,Hs been elected or
Gpo!ntenW ~ ~ my nl.tto ,hhcc' OF 70 tne oince VI
at CUFF, or Geurt =.
.on.O person WIN w4s nt the tine of hls election
osaGpo!i!tent ~ tlto iMnit OF boeon!lns intoxi-
catea, Aaa y SUI pursuing hch hnbit, ur WhU.
naee nI5 Glcctl0f1, hns contracted tho h1h!t Ut
otees1ning sn intoxicated. sai infornntlon giving
s @e Mo a ae S, f sai1n
.Haln thseu nonths lust prccel.na suld ILL
tt9otnAtio',. ~ and g!rlng thg ulu!e Of tho officer.
, ihe spslker shall, II sAsd Housc ut Representa-
tsss W NJ essio!l, nrt nut, rs suon thereafter
saN 9N ANY pc. lay sn!u Information IN writing oo-
ro rta tno House; which body shall ut once, by
e9!umltteo ur other%fse, investigate such conl-
PaAHlt, HuQ Inc sumo, IN the opinion q tha
tnst! ass GFedsr nrt1e!cs Ut npeaeh.lont ayanst
au,sd ab ioF sr'a a suGa tr!l shall 10 Gull
and II s,,rh nti.,.ar ,n'li tn fo,,"t o.,itu ~
D., SIC. l. 'ShouId any 1.-Two electors uf my Soma
!fs. gsao9Sa 1stst, t. s e. sSpr s ssa i.
lsur O Representative OF saon l!strjct With tho
President 1T tho Scnlte ia case OF Il ec,lator. or
Rsprsseu1%,So ~ su rrssSoi ~ th y, a.o SMSo OK ~
Speaker of thn House, as tho caeo may be, shnit
present snId iHfnrlnutton to hls res1criEyo bo.iv
such Information to tlu Committee Uni Elections.
whose dn.y i sbuil DO 10 fully insrsiiento tic
@ I sa shsl ye ppwer 70 scn f." porso
report lheIr proceedings aud conclusions to their
guilty, bo sbull forthwith bc nxnniiri fr1,m his
otHcc