The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-17
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

MI Harpar, preliminary to the great
fight pending on the liquor license ques
ton, finds occasion each morning 10 LOAD
down the Clerks desk with petitions in
favor of his bill fixing the minimum liquor
license in the state at $500. Mr. Adams of
his county preseuteG petition in the same
behalf from Union Grange No Of La
Sale county.
The senate spent couple of days during
the week discussing the compulsory educa-
ton bill, but came to no vote, though the
indications are that the bill will pass that
body. .....
Mr.. Fuller Of Boone has been the first to
propose constitutional amendment for the
people to vote upon prohibiting the manu-.
facture and sale of alcoholic liquors in this
state He said. alphabetically, on present
ing the resolution that he was instructed
to do so by the convention that nominal.
ed him.
The senate, on a motion to substitute a
favorable for an adverse report on bill 10
abolish the militia system OF the state by
vote of 20 to 20 on Tuesday decided in IA
vor OF continuing the present system.
Mr. Whltney's bill TO tax express and
telegraph companies per cent. on their
gross earnings In this state, was en- Wed
nesdsy ordered to third reading IN the
senate.
On taking up aud discussing the bill to
repeal the law of the last Legislature requi
ring township officers having the handling
of public money to publish reports of their
accounts, the senate took about the view oil
the law expressed III the last FREE. IRA.
DER, that II is a very good one II little
common sense is exercised in carrying 1t
out, and referred the repeating bill back to
the committee. 4"
The house OIL Wednesday ordered 70 a
third reading bill to punish wife heaters
with from 8 to IS lashes an the bare back.
Mr.. Vaughey on Wednesday presented
ia the house bill which failed 10 the lie.
gislature two years ago to enable the canal
board to sell the lake front IN Chicago from
Madison TO Twelfth street for the benefit Of
the canal. There Is no doubt that the lake
front, valued at 5000. 900, is part of the
original government grant to the state to.
wards building the canal, but Chicago
claims TO own 1t aud Will eight the State
over 1t to the bitter end.
Mr.. Duncan on Tuesday presented in the
senate Dir. Andrew Lynch's bill prohibit.
Ing railroad and other ordinations against
free competition in trade or traffic. The
bill was duly referred. 1t provides that II
any persons shall enter into any agreement
IN their own behalf or in that Of any cor.
poratlon for the purpose OF preventing, In
whole or in part, competition between such
persons or corporation IN trade or traffic,
they shall be deemed guilty Of conspiracy,
ana upon conviction shall be fined not OK.
ceeding $1,000 or be imprisoned NOT cx.
ceediBg one year or both
On Thursday, in the senate, after the in
PRODUCTION of bills, among which we're tho
following by Mr.. Duncan be" 81
Bill to establish training school for
boys, and one to provide for an instructor
on mining in the Industrial University
The bill to permit amendments to indict-
ments was taken up, discussed and ordered
to third resding.-In the house the high
license question had been made the special
order for the day, but the majority appear.
ed not to be ready to iace it, and after cou,
siderable chicken hearted tilbustering, the
subject WAS postponed.