, 1881-03-23

portlonll,clt Of tho State School Fund OIL the
6,lsts Of tho CENSUS Of 1850, WIS tabled ut thu
authors request, for thu reason that what
the bill proposed tn do tho Auditor hus iii the
meantime done without any bill.
MIND rouH OWN 1lGsISEss.
\ bill introduced by Perrin, of st. Clatr,
amending the act prnvtal,g for the health
md safety OF persons c1alpt0,ul III c0nl-nlics,
by tic insertion of Il cn,lse, Oh the subject Of
trespnss, nlso gent to third recalling. Tho
proposed addition to the present law pro-
vthes tint "nlly treslt.ss, nr scuncenl,nGnt OF
trespass, on the property OF others, Involving
loss 0f coal or tIainnEe to tile property Of
others, shall subject the ow1rrs OF said
mines, II they work them, 0r their lessees, to
fine ut not less tllan 800 ror i,ore than
S500 for unch otTense, or Imprisonment III tho
jail for nOt less tl,au three nor more than six
mouths, With payment Of full aild adequate
value for tho coal takcn, and damages for
house, or houses, or property injured, b.
sides MI costs at lAw."
Sultiynn's bill, amending the net In relation
to tho administration Of estates, took the
same c0llrsc,
AN OFFICIAL SHOWDOWN.
Tho Park bill, prepared by tile Committee
on Corporations. nnu providing for sworn re-
purts by the Park Commissioners to the Gov-
cr'ior, was read ii SECOND time, whcreupon
linrrls, OF Cook, sent TIP long amendment
providing for additional reports to ba made
tn tho County Bunrd, After sorne discus
sion, In which Weber, of Cook, led tho oppc-
sition, the amendment was adopted. md tho
bill, as amended, went tn third reusllng.
X lEll authorizing States Attorneys to col
lcct tho fines for various n,Eslemcanors
which 90 to the School Fund, and to retain
tho fees md commissions allowed them by
law. WIS discussed ut some length md
finally decapitAted. Tho House Is nothing II
not loyal to tho integrity ftle School Fund,
ntld the idea Of increasing the perlulslts Ut
Stato's Attorneys WAS something not to 6e
tolerated,
A HATCH OF THEM.
Another amendment to the Revenue law,
proposed by Norris, Of Hardin; bill Of
fered by l3al1cy, Of Champaign, providing
for tho retention 0f Regents III tho Indus
trial University on good behavior; another
School bill by Struck,nail, Ut Couk, limiting
tho tenure Of School Treslsurcrs to four
years; 0,,e by lsogery, Of Mnc0n, 10 amend
the forctbLe DotaiMer and Entry act; antl
lIlack's Garnisll,ncnt bill, went to third read
inRs.
Another of the sorles Of perennial hedge
| fcnce bills wnY brought up, read IL second
time, md snyetl from tlccap!tatton by the fact
| that Its author was absent, and tho Speaker
| gaSe tho c'lsting vote OF tic tie, Its further
| consideration WIS Temporarily postponed,
| a11d tho 1louse adjourned Until afternoon.
AFTERNOON sEsslOS.
| 1saser, Of Marian. opened t'lo ball III tho
| afternoon by Introducing IL bill striking out
tho provision limiting proceedings to discutl.
1n1 {,,&x>
lots, 10 that nil lands ,flay DO disconnected II
50 desired.
Irwin, Of Williamson, introduced bill to
modify tho form OF ntli,lnyit rcqulru,l of u
challenged voter. art VII. See i, Of tho
Constitution ot. the State OF Illinois provides
~ foIlDws: "N0 elcetur shail bc deemed to
have lust his residence III thtx Stnte by
runsnn ur hls absrnco OH tho buslitcss Ut the
United Suites, or of this State. Or til tho milf
tnry Or naval services uf tilg United States. u
Tile affidavit ut thu challenged v0tur now III
usa relAlrGs the Identifying Witness to sweAE
TINT the person offering. tt' voto Is MI act!ln
s s rsssnt tatS u als slsctlon dI:trlet
III verify believe, In tllIs county ninety
days, md h, this Stnto ONO year I,oxt pre
cctling this oiectlon.ma., 4 largo number oi
ynssrs n lll!nois @ T. VII by r,elsalerctl, nrt
rtH!ttren temporary residence nut Ut tlli
State. II! their tunlp0rary Abo1es tliOy Ito no,
E!!is Il Legal resi- tdrncc, nl!d to not vote
right to 10 Under ti!o Constitution, '''''
THEY MEET WITH l,lFFIcul.irr
III tlnd!Mg, witnesses WHO cut, subscribe to til,
terms ut tho affidavit, which dors not seult L
By ln full harmony with tho tera,s Of tho Cos
stltutIDn. 'fi.9 lllcsttan naturally nrtsts
thu business Ut tl!.t United States md still i
Garing is 1s tic prescribed tims? Tio objacs .