, 1881-05-09
A Number OF Proposed Laws ALL
vancctl q Peg on tho
Calendar.
A Big Sum Wanted to Repair
Damage Inflicted by the
Flood.
A Proposition 10 buy Additional Lands
for tho Feeble. Minded 1nstltu-
tton Defeated.
Tributes Of Respect to the Memory Of the
Late Charles Hitchcock, Esq.

Ing, Il careful count Of Legislative proboces
rovenled tlle tnct tint abOtit efglty-tvt, ttae't-
bcrs lad successfully resisted tl,a tvur.preva~
lent 'ics!rG to ritil away, and Ind maufulIy
stuad tirc. -' ..
I, Tho ort!cr Of 1Tu,sse bills o, second rca'!-
atnS WIS taken up, md It number of propnscd
laws ndvn''cctl n neg towards uolr attaln.
inent ol TINT dignity.
TJlu Arst oAv rea.l proposed giving tho
Et1wer to tisconuect territory froIn towns
MID villages upon tho payment ut delhi
allcnt taxes Oil the property excluded. It
went 10 third recalling without objecllon OF
amendment. 49, +....' .,,,,
CHANGING couSTr-sEArs.,
a blu was rca,l u sesonl tL.no, ntnenung
tho Inv governing the cliango of county,
saals by allowing appeals upon tho question
to Clrcutt Courts. Thu document WIS very
Intricate, auhi appeared to bu huyolMa tho
comprehension, Of tic nyaraEo Legislator, nltd
tle a,ltl'or Of tho hit, Mr. Spa'l1l, uf john
sui, was requested to show his hand. The
gentienlan explained tho changes which tho
I'LL tsastu III tIIe present Law. 1t Is simply
tho oil Dtar.lstown light over again.. Tic
bill wiz tll'uIy sent to thtrt ruutlmg. T.
a bill providing fnr tho distribution Of the
lnsaMe ,,.,aong te various :iMsuiiu hospitals
Of the Stnte WIS moved ntoig one pGE.
Mr.. Rockwell, of Cook, desired to have MI
amendment tsekMt to t!,e Appropriation bill
for tho relief Ut tile Ego and Ear Intirmary
In Chicngo, 30 rs TO permit the paving of
oMe-lIalf oe Adams street [h front of the III.
stitNtlon by tho State Mt II cost Of about SS0v.
lit ltatl hcell NJ, appropriation for kunkukeo
or .Jnc';sni,yfie, amounting to s100.09o, hot II
WORT would haye bcn,1 snit! aeltnst II, but,
fth{pHfrjt iJ1 i1tn Sftn4t1nf1 IT, Cftn.
ply tic old. $
c.AsfEtrsri,AfStSa AMI 0SAr-sw.AI.LowtSa
business aver ngAin, a,Ml thu subject wns
argued 1,rU anA ci,n for MI hour.
Mr.. Mnrtin, Of White, wanted the sor,.-
Dyed imuple |" rllrrap thair own strerts.
Tlio House lIad roplltltatu4 his hEll tn I'LL
prove tho Little Wabash, md he wanted
ut sore-eycd Institutions reutldlRtetl too.
ll4ntghtcE] 80 ,
Mr.. Ltncgtr tnatlo Ail extended argument
a,.allst tho bill. antl the institution too, fur
that matter Among other things, hn said
tint tho property wns sold to tho Stntc by
ono OF tho Trustees Of tho Institution.
Atr. Rockwell wanted the ,namp of tho
Tr,,stW, but Mr. linegar Would not give II
up. At length, the amendment was adopted
und tho bill sent u, third reutling.
aIr. q. s. Cook.intrtAlueel. Ii bill requiring
Town COLLECTORS to semi out written notices
to taxpayers Within twenty tlays nfter tic
receipt Of their looks. '~~~, '-.. "
nAxklS0 ON TI1Eil. cAlAMlrIEs.
Mr. FeItc, Of 81 Clalr, introduced a bill
appruprlntng SUI, 900 tn tho Counties of
Madison and st. Clair for tho purpose ot re-
patrlug cortain .lauls destroyed by the pres
ent Hood OIL the Mississippi River tile
titus,uys appropriated to be taken unt Of the
Illinois Central Fund. Other counties will
be- heard from in dnu scnso,,, II not sounor. r.
H"'te Momoer OF oe'}ao hpplopflatso1
nlNl educational bills wpru reported back
from committees md sont to sccond rcnd-
ME' ,, ,u ,., ~, ~,
p!!rc!'.ss Of atl.lliloI'al lails for tile Feeble
Sili,'leu Institution ut Lincoln WIS real II
Air. l.InosAr, and .Ir.|go Croo.t, of sanga-
otll. duueG CROCK, III l'artlrtllar. lnntle Il
Yos vht1es Of WIe m sa st s q, T.s s 1. S,i
n's'''l ,' 1T ,x cs'yt ,x o. s,,o, I. ~ 'n',
and overy s oS o,sr ssh GoIlcacy Il SE wss ,is ,o
these extravnsallces w..ro lnnlted or.
Into thu blu. lin dit not want 10 Sea te
foe!'!o,nIn4s % !iets f. g,il'lEe ~, , at @ Leo!m M
fcr E lily ' si!ci! i1 1'rpsa. ~ 'A' ""s "s'''''
,Mr. Y; ). cpuk canlo to The, rellaf Of tho
is S s S ss an1Rs!at's oa sad III T a w" scsssasy f;
recreation. Thu children u Ltnenln couitl
not be u.tgt trtttlcs, but llloy cul,d, ,Is,.ril
fnrm.work, .,ual tho appropriation was III tho
1lr., ,ila!tiwin. uf bureau, lctcute. the pur.
lncoili, III woii us otllur htate clinrltlos, uiul