, 1881-01-20
T1IE HOUSE.
PRAYER.

tllolsly OuttO1i-ltUie tt1e St1intUrs.
TILE HOUSE.
PRAYER.
6pteid& Dispateh 10 The Ehteooo Tribune.
SrnlS0FtEj.D, ILL.,, inn. tv.-Tle House
met this morning Mt ~ o'clock, u,ui was
Opene!l with prayer by a colofct1 brother, tl,e
1lev. Mr.. Dawson. ''
- An ELEVATOR.
|. Stnrkcy Powell resumed Ills ctcyntnr
sc'.emc. and propllesfel't,sat the cl,ltltpn Of
Illinois would rise up mud say, "t}lessrd Ii.
they tint build then,." [l.augll,cr,1 lto
therefore moved to suspend the rules for tho
purpose Ut calllng ,tp Ills resolution proyl,l-
Ing fur tho carly construction of an elevator
1or tho tso Of tho lIouse anil Senate, r)lu
motion prevailed, anu tho oil gentlcnat,'s
heart was further mnde happy at tho sprr,ty
ntt0ption Ut the resolution. The 1Iouse broke
Into sympathetic ripple Of Iaughtcr ut tlss
Oil Eeiltle1la'is casy triumph.
RESOLUTIONS.
Arr, OF Greene, offered resolution III
strnctlng county Clerks to furnish the lloasy
with the number Of fncnrn.,ly Insane aud
ldlots III their respective ltntliwIcks.
str'ickniatl, Ut Cook, offered Il resolution
setting fortl, tho fact tllat c1gnr-staul llatt
been established In the House, md providing
for Il suspension uf tho smoking rule, U,l.
der the rules tho resolution went over Until
ttinorr0w.
illlf. Of Mclean, offered resolution di-
recting tho State 1Ionrt Of Public Charities
to report on thu feasibility OF converting u,u,
Of the four Hospitals for tho Insanc intu II
free hospital for tho incuraliy Insane, u,uI
prositllne TINT nil insane parsons pronounced
lncurnblo shall be sent to sucl! llospltul nnt
cared for during life, or until their possible
recovery.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions werc Introduced, tnc]u,l.
Ing one Tor I'LL appropriation for the mitltta:
one regarding tile saie Of Intoxicating lEnnrs:
alld about buslc1 urging tho pilssugo OF tho
liints bill,
llerrlngton, of Knnc, Introduced the resp
lntIons presented the other day In the Sr,,otc
by Mr.. Secriat for the Supervisors Of Kauu
County LII relation to lilo nuultcruton Of
food.
THE CIE1t1CAI. Fo1lcE.
Inc Committee OF Engr0ssctl md Enrolled
bl''s recommended tic appointment of thrcu
ehErosslng and enrolling clerks. Tho reI,urt
was adopted, nnl Benjamin Ives, Harry u.
pattcn, md G. II. Noel elccte. to iii, the DusI.
lions Only twenty-five Democrats voted
agntnst 1t. and tho humber Of affirmative
votes WIS los,
Tho Committee oil Contingent Expcnses
recommended the appointment nj unp bill
clerk, Instead Of the proposed rca,i,,u clerk
whose appointment WIS sltlyocutctl III tl1u
Underwood resolution tha otiIer dny. Tic
Democrats, .lEssllsted ut their tatIt.ro to 80.
euro tl'a gentleman from linrntarln us rca,l-
i''g clerk, votc.l sotislIy lii 'n:gu,lyc. Tlle
resolution WIS lost by Il v0t. OF 81 aycs. E)
llnes II tw0'tlllrls yotG being necessary tu It's
passhge- ~. attempt WIS then uItttlc, Iy
1Mcnns OF supplemental report, tn speurp
tic appointment of two instead ut three
CLERKS. Tho lltter attempt nut tho samp fate,
Tho vote was tllon rcconslterrd, ntul tho
COMMITTEES reported I'll tho grollps Of co1a-
lnlttccs, making tho number 1f grnsps sEx-
teen Instead 0f tltfteull, As formerly, Tile
Denlocra.lc s1o
sAlLEn N Fol, A HOW,
claiming that There WIS Nu authority under
thu Inv fur tho increase.
Cronksite, Of Stephenson, iii the Interest
ot economy, reared himself aloft uud u.-
.1arkef that lie was u member Of the
Thfrtteth Assembly, wl,cro tho Republicans
were also in tho minority, but where they
got along well cnongI, with thirteen clarl;s
II thirteen were enough then, lle Didn't see
any rctlsOlt for sixteen HOW.
at ttlis tlle Do'llncratta side manifested n
to applaud. Thu Speaker mlIlly
observed tliat h. understood tho House i.Ml
pASStd resolution the other tny Increasing
tlla force. 1t WIS now tho Republicans ttirH
Crt,nkrlts thercupon wanted to know IL It
was done
AccoNpING To- LAW
and II It was nil rlgllt.
InH NttBh1tkr rty