The state capital., 1891-05-09
THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis of the Proceedings of the Genar-
al Assembly.


WEDNESDAY. APRIL 20.
sENATE-The senate passed Mr.. McMillan's |
bill to allow women to vote at school elec-
tions; Caldwelrs bill providing for an addi-
tional state mine Inspector; karrakers hill
to prevent the obstruction of streams by
drift wood, and Bass bill to permit aliens to
transfer real estate Mr.. Thomas Joint reso-
luton providing for the submission of a con-
stitutional amendment which will allow the
submission of more than ore proposition to
amend the constitution at one election, was
adopted.
HoUsE-The committee on municipal cor.
| porations decided to recommend the passage
of Mr.. Spellman's bill providing that tele.
graph companies in this state shall keep
| their offices open at all hours day and night,
| in cities having population of more than
10000 Inhabitants. The same committee
passed fayorably upon Mr. Farreifs bill for
| the protection of travellers on sleeping cars.
| 1t provides that a burglar and fire proof
| safe shall be kept on all sleeping cars for the
| use of the passengers.
| THURSDAY, APRIL 80.
| SENATE-After prolonged and very warm
| debate the senate referred to the committee
| on agriculture the bill to regulate the Chi
| cago live stock exchange. The reference
| was opposed by the friends of the measure
| on the ground that it had already been con-
| sidered by the special committee. The fight
| peeled to break the tie vote on the motion to
| refer the bill. The bill provides that it shall
| be unlawful in all the live stock markets in
| this state to shrink or dock any hogs after
| they have been sold, but in any case the
shrinkage or dockage must be agreed upon
| before the sale has been consummated.
| HoUsE-The house passed the Australian
| ballot bill. Not single vote was recorded
| against it. Mr. Farrell presented COM
| mum ication from Mrs. Palmer, president OF
the board of lady managers, and Mrs. Ogles-
| by and Mrs Sheppard, the lady managers
| from Illinois of the Worlds Columbian ex-
| position, relating to the amount of the ap-
| preparation to be made by the legislature for
| a woman's exhibit. They want at least ;50,-
OOO..
FRIDAY, MAY
SENATE-The senate passed the Wiles bill,
to allow insurance companies to invest their
| surplus capital in other states. Senator Ar
mold introduced bill providing that street.
| car companies may charge full fare only
| when the passenger is furnished a seat The
governor sent to the senate the following
| appointments, which were all confirmed: r.
| n. McCaully of Olney, member of the
| board of live stock commissioners, to sue
ceed John NJ. Pearson, whose term has ex-
| pired; d. F. Diederick, of Quincy, chief in
| spector of grain for Quincy; and Alex.
Brown, of Quincy, DR.. C. NJ. Fike, of Water
loo, and Fred Schaulin, of Grundy county,
| fish wardenS.
HoUsE-The greater part of the day was
| consumed in discussing stock yard meas
ures. At the beginning of the session
| twelve or fifteen bills for the reduction OF
| stock yards charges were introduced IN the
house. Nearly all of them were referred to
the committee on agriculture. That com
mittee, after a lengthy consideration of the
matter, finally agreed to recommend for
passage the bill introduced by Mr. Cherry.
This bill was not nearly radical as some
of the others, and for that reason it was the
Judgment of the committee that it would
stand better show of getting through than
the others. The Farmers Legislative club,
| however, had indorsed the Ramsey bill
which makes general cut of 40 or so per
| cent in stock yards charges. To day the
agricultural committee made its report. by
vote of n to 81 the committee bill was laid
on the table. Then Mr.. Ramsey moved to
| place his own bill on the calender in the or
der of first reading. This motion was car
ried-yeas, so; nays, "a.
MONDAY, MAY 4.
Neither branch of the Legislature trans
acted any business. The house and senate
met at O'Clock, but as no quorum was pres
ent each body adjourned after the reading
of the journal.
, TUESDAY, MAY 5.
The Worlds fair occupied the attention O
the Legislature pretty thoroughly to day 4
} | Bryan of the Chicago Worlds fair directory
and President Bertha NJ. III. Palmer and Mrs
Oglesby and Mrs Shepard, of the board o
lady managers, and Mrs. Frances
Phillips and Mrs. Marcia L. Gould
| came down from Chicago in thu
interest of the Worlds fair general
1y. Mr.. Bryan and Mrs. Palmer addressed
| the senate in committee of the whole, ant
the delegation appeared before the senate
I committee on appropriations in the after
. noon. What the women are particularly i'll
= terested in is an appropriation of 10000 70
G an exhibit of woman's work. They ais
4 want fair representation on the commits
~ | sion that has charge of the state exhibit,
! | the legislature decides to intrust the wor
to d spec ial Mission.
SENATE-The senate passed OCOnnors b
to renew the gates and make improvement
in the Henry and Copperas creek locks
r Knopf's bill prohibiting fishing throug
holes in the ice lakes and ponds durin
= December, January AMI February; CraW
fords bill providing for fine of 500, or i'm
. prsonment in Jail for one year, for tappin
q telegraph wires; Sheets bill compelling lif
insurance agents to procure license frol
the state auditor, and the house bill to estat
lish the validity of slave marriages.
4 HoUsE-The Worlds fair committee mad
O a report recommend ing the passage of a sui
stitute bill, substantially the Merritt bill, In
trusting the state exhibit to a special con
u l MISSION Oh wv i've ptrsoHS, W NC al
pointed by the governor. Mr.. Paddock pre-
sented a minority report recommending til
passage of the Vinton bill, which places til
r exhibit in the hands of the state board
agriculture. Mr.. Paddock moved to postpon
the consideration of the committee bill t
: | July 5, a date which falls on Sunday-abol
G a month after the contemplated da
of the adjournment of the legislature. Th
led to a long discussion, Patton, Vinto
Partridge, Jones and others supporting I'll
q vinton bill, and Merritt, Springer and othe
| favoring the committee bill. Finally Pat
docks motion to postpone the considerable
of the committee bill until July was ca
:. ried-yeas, 80; nays. 36 The Vinton bill W;
then ordered to first reading by a vote
Sc to2I Mr. Merritt then made an effort
have his own Dill ordered to first rea'
ing, but the bill was laid on I'll
{ table. The committee on license mac
q report recommending that the Mol
e bill, fixing the minimum saloon lcen:
4 fee of 81 900 year, do not pass. Mr.. Not
moved to non concur in the report, but ii
motion was lost and the bill was tabled. I'll
committee on education ordered fayorab
report on Tice's bill providing for the p!a'
u ing of a United States flag on every schoo
t. house in the state and Browns bill prov
= ing for the teaching of patriotism in II
public schools
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