The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-02
THE LAWMAKERS.
Summary of tho Work OF the Illinois
Legislature Daring the Present Session
-Labors OF the SolOnA In Other states.
ILLINOIa,


sPRINGFIELD, nl., March 9l,-In the
House the resolution appropratlng two
hundred and lfty dollars for floral decora-
tions for the Lincoln monument passed.
The most OF the session was taken up In q
discussion OF tho bill regulating charges
for yardages OF hay, grain, ETC., and for
regulating stock-yards.
In tho Senate bill was introduced
establishing a board OF game wardens for
the protection OF fish and game, The Chl-
cag0 Cltlzens' Association bill for legalz-
Ing primary elections passed.
In the Joint Assembly thlrty-nine SEN
ators and ninety.aye Representatives
answered the roll-call. Only one vote was
cast, and the Assembly adjourned.
Lacking exactly one week, tho present
General Assembly has been In session for
three months, at a total expense OF nearly
S2OO,OOO. In this time 40 bills have been
introduced In the House and $40 In the
Senate; seven bllla have passed the House
and seventeen tho Senate; two bills have
become laws Zone approprlatlng $1,000 for
incidental expenses oil the General Assem-
bly,, and the other approprlating 5000 TO
unbox and place In position the Illinois
exhibits at New Orleans). In the House
100 bills are In the order OF second reading,
In the House are engrOssed for passage,
whllo the Senate calendar shows oighteen'
WISCONSIN.
MADISON, March 8l.-Tho chief clerks
OF the Senate and Assembly made reports
last night OF the condition Of Legislative
business at this date. OF $40 Sen.
ate bills introduced 02 have reached
the Governor, l22 are In the
hands OF committees, n are In the
Assembly, and 40 were indefinitely post
poned. or 033 Assembly bills there have
been passed 900; indefinitely postponed
l72; In the hands OF the committees, Ia
Up 10 yesterday afternoon Governor Rush
had approved 1872 acts Of the Legislature
passed at this session.
In the Senate last night u resolution wal
offered and referred for n sine die adjourn.
ment Monday, April u, Assembly billl
were coneurred In, FOR the preservation OF
game and appr0prlating $4,000 aa con-
tingont fund 10 bo used In the prevention
OF cholera. Resolutions of sympathy fol
Senator Mason, on account OF the death
OF his wife, were adopted, and
nS q further mark of respect tho Senate
Immediately adjourned
In tho Assembly number Of bills were
passed 10 u third reading.
MADISON, Wis, March 3l.-ln the Sem
ing from taxation all the land used by the
| public for park or monument grounds, and
that belonging 10 any military organiza
| ton,
In the Assembly, the bill was killed abol'
| shing the plank-road toll-gat0 noar STATE
street entrance 10 Milwaukee, The Assem-
| bly, bill passed prohibiting gambling nj
agricultural fairs. Aftor great deal o
opposition memorial 10 Congress asking
for an appropriation for tho Fox aud Wis
c0nsin River Improvement was ordered q
third reading, The Senate bill was killed
liking the salary OF Circuit Court judges
at S,6OO.
INDIANA.
. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 3l,-ln the
Senate the Appellate Court bin providing
| forllvo Judges 10 bo located In this city n
u salary of $1,000 year, was ordered en-
crossed, rs was also the bill providing tha
| life Convicts shall bo released 40 the ond o
| fifteen years II their behavior is good, tn,
concurrent resolution making eight hour
days labor In all pursuits was passed,
In the House bills were introduced pro-
ylding for the organization OF surety COM
| panies In this State; authorizing boards
Of trustees of towns aud cities 10 llconsI
and regulate skating.rlnks, Alarge num-
ber of bills were read u second time anC
ordered ongrossod.
MICHIGAN,
LANSING, Mich, March 3l,-In the Hous,
the bill 10 punish dyn0mitors was ordoroC
20 q third reading,
In the Senate concurrent resolution
for adjournment Of the two houses from
Thursday, April 2, 10 "wednesday, April .
was adopted. The adjournment IL on nc'
count OF the spring elections, A number
of unimportant bills were passed.
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