The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-08-01
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Meeting OF the Extra Session to Pass
Worlds Fair Laws.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ills, July 25.-The legis
lature began work yesterday on the
Worlds fair bills. In the senate the pro-
posed constitutional amendment permit
ting Chicago to subscribe So, 100000 to the
fair was introduced as joint resolution,
and in two or three other shapes, and re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee, and
after some other business the senate adj
journed for the day.
The house began the day with an objec-
ton by Allen of Scott to having his name
recorded as voting on an appeal Wednes-
day in favor of sustaining the chair. He
said he had voted in the negative. After
long debate it was found that Aliens
name was recorded just as he wanted it,
and that ended the matter The Worlds
fair directors enabling bill was intro
duced and referred; also the joint resolu-
ton for a constitutional amendment.
The Live Stock Interests.
A resolution, the object of which was to
secure proper consideration of the live
stock interests in deciding upon site, was
unanimously adopted Then the Chicago
members who are opposed to the lake
front as a site for the fair offered "a resolu-
ton demanding from the directors "a
plain, unvarnished statement showing
whether they intend to locate the fair on
the lake front or Jackson park, or partly
on both, and il the latter, what will be the
character of the exhibit on the lake 'front.'
and the character of that in Jackson park. {"
This was referred, and the house ad-
journed for the day.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 26.-The senate
yesterday advanced the bill providing for
payment of members ETC., to third read
ing The senate judiciary committee put
an amendment into the proposed constitu-
tional amendment providing that the citi-
zens of Chicago shall vote their willing
ness to subscribe Sc, 900, 600 to the Worlds
fair, the vote to be taken at the November
election. Another amendment strikes out
the grant of the right of eminent domain
to the Worlds fair directors.
The house spent an hour paying tributes
to the memory of the late ex-senator L..
d. Whiting and adopting appropriate
resolutions. The speaker announced sun
dry committee appointments. Paddock
of Kankakee introduced a resolution de-
claring it the sense of the house that the
Worlds fair should be held on one site.
An attempt to table the resolution was
defeated by the country members, and it
was finally made the special order for
Tuesday next. The resolution calling on
the Worlds fair directors to state exactly
what part of the fair will be placed on the
respective sites was reported favorably
and adopted. The session appropriation
bill was reported and sent to third read
ing. A resolution requiring the Worlds
fair committees to report not later than
Tuesday next was adopted, and the house
adjourned to Monday
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, July 30.-The senate
yesterday passed the resolution for a con-
stitutional amendment to permit Chicago
to subscribe S., 10000 to the Worlds fair
with the amendment providing that the
people of Chicago shall indorse said sub.
scription at the November election. Then
they took up the bill to enable the World g
fair directors to use the necessary lands
for the accommodation of the fair, and
passed it to its second reading with the
clause giving the directors the right of
eminent domain left in the BILL
In the house vote was taken on res
olution declaring that the legislature has
nothing to do with the site, and it was
carried. Then the constitutional amend
ment on the subscription matter was
taken up and for four hours the members
wrangled over it. An amendment provid-
ing that the state of Illinois shall never
be called upon to assume any of the in
debtedness was lost for lack of a constitu-
tional majority, and a motion made to re-
consider, and with this the house ad-
journed for the day.