, 1881-01-14
Annual Report Of the State Board
of Observation-Disclosures
. concentrations.
The Fish Commissioners Report tic
Work Accomplished During tho
Past Year,
stata Horticultural society-A Protest
from Colored Men-Licensed to
4, Organize.
THE SENATE.

tIa
OPENING.
Special DlspattA to The Chtsaoo Tribune.
F., SrEtSuFlE1I,, ILL.,, ian. 1:l-,rhc Senate met
thls morning aid WIS opened with prayer by
tho Rev. DR.. King.
TAx1xu TEl.EolsAI'll COMPANIES.
No business Of Importance was transacted
until the order OF Introduction Of bills was
reucllc..
Senator Whiting opened tho ball by pre-
scnting Nil oil acquaintance iii tho shape Of II
hl|t to tax telegraph companies = per cent
OIL their gross earnings. 1t is a copy Of the
bill introduced by Senator. Whiting Mt tho
lust session asll defeated. 1t WIS referred to
tho Committee on Canals and 1ltvors.
roor.-sEII.1Su.
. Senator De- r,nny urrsuutcd n bill tn prt-
'hsblt tic selling of pools. 1t isa substantial
cupy OF tho now Ohio law OH tint question,
md provides, nmong other things. tint WHO
socyer slfa1l keep any room or building, or
;u,ly portion thereof, or occupy any place
npon pstblic or private grounds In tho State
of Illinois, witt, apparatus, looks, or other
device for recording or registering bets or
wagcrs, or sell pools upon tho result Of any
trial or contest Of skill, speed, or power Of
cnduranco ot nun, bird, or bcust,
OF whatsoever shall lease or permit
any building, room. or lot to be
occupied for any such purpose, or nny per-
soll who shall exhibit pool books or nppa-
rntus for registering tho satnc, or sell
popts, or hold stal,ps for ltrt, or rewurd of
nily innhey or thing Of value. shall bu guilty
o[ \ mlstlemun,or. and. upon conviction bu
i;ne,l. from s,o1 tn :, no mi in,nrlsnneG
In tho County Jail from thirty lays 10
ouo year.
oruEn HILLS.
bin was introduced to provide for tbs
trlul by jury before Justices Of the Pence In
ceetl $40. ' ''~ '' '''' S''' NV ~
.o,. VII "ns intttHt"eeu W Ieaa'ac county
officers to keep their respective Offices open
.or tno ''a1lsactloli IT, OF business from . =: ~.
eacl, term Of court until . y. IN.
f,a,. su. totot' s.s 49,. d..uuMIcu ~ ~ r'osu
ior appeals ftoin tho verdict OF ]urIcs called
scnntor E,,liv oir,rnJ :, iii ,,ra,f,lt,,,r thnt
t., a "t',,a Iss s,.'',.t a. a." U's io un.'
~ ns t nrongn npom i pol
~ IN nra,nrtv nay,h - t,a NV b s at,,m,1 ."!
~ uu p4opc'Iy ahsut'1'' ~ u.e o,ll snouil
allowed tn ,,royn TINT tha Ins,,ro,1 nronortv
,sos nnt ~ ~ ,i,a r.t. .''as o ~ H.. ous
except Ill cases where fraud is alleged md
proved, 1t is tho same old measure intro.
tlllcca by S1r. Trncstloll In tho House two
% .s"ts "su' a'l tll9'' a'1s4 tnelo co4aly aueAca
"'l.1er ttle EtoAltl.
Several bills were presented OIL tho lucs-
.s,,. :. ~, stiI..; sa' ~'''>'s"s 1"o IA" al '"po'
@nt latflcalafs:
for tl,n 1lltums .1u,r,strtnt 11,trs,rstt,, ~,
4oi t'tc 1ulnuls 1hullSLfMl University, the
Inn st n mr. ca,,t ,unra ~ +',on .o ~, s
s,,I",t,,, av,"ot. ~ ,1a '''a'1 '4'' ''''
s'itntion expects 70 receive.
new exen,,t}on INV mi ,nn1.ir~ +,.o ~ totni ~.
'a"' "',a 4''shui. tuo 'ot1'i oS-
ehlpilu1ts OF personal property, excepting
wearing apparu|. etc. amount In ~ DtN.
A bill wns also otTrrcti eyenntlnr sso ,1no ma
wages to 4 I.ead Of q family from gnrnIsl,-
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