Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-23
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF the Special Session
from Day to Day.

from Lay 10 Day.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. A.-The senate
transacted no business Tuesday afternoon.
The members present were: Crawford,
Kingsbury, Aspinwall. Fisher, Templeton,
Dwyer, McCloud. Fort, Pemberton and
Munroe.
Springfield, H., Dec 15.-The senate yes
terday passed the three routine appropria-
tion bills for the salaries of members and
officers and the payment of other expenses
OF the extra session. Bills werc introduced
exempting from taxation all property be-
longing to women citizens of Illinois dur
ing such time as the right of suffrage is de-
MED them; the revenue bill, known as the
Healy bill; revenue bill applicable only to
counties outside of Cook; metropolitan
police bill; primary election bill and bill
amending the general election law to con-
form to 1t.
Springfield. H., Dec. 16.-In the senate
yesterday resolution was introduced by
Senator Lundin calling for the appointment
OF LeXoW committee to investigate the
Chicago police force. A bill was introduced
by Senator La Monte for the assessment
of grain In elevators or warehouses, tax
ing 1t at ten dollars for each 500 worth.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. lin the senate
yesterday resolution offered by Senator
Sullivan indorsing the postal savings bank
bill was ruled out. The house bill appro-
priating 100000 to the soldiers and sailors
home at Quincy was favorably reported.
Bills were introduced authorizing cities to
tax gas and electric light companies three
per cent of their gross earnings; fixing
the state tax on telephones at one dollar
each.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec 1S-The senate was
in session just three minutes yesterday
morning. There was no business transact
ed, less than half a dozen members being
in their seats. Adjourned until five o'clock
Monday.
Springfield, Ill.,, Dec. IA. - In the house
yesterday the following appropriation
bills were advanced to third reading:
Appropriating the additional sum Of
100000 to defray the ordinary expenses
of the soldiers and sailors home at Quincy;
appropriating $1,000 to defray the expenses
of defending the inheritance cases now
pending in the United States supreme court.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 15.-The house yes
terday passed the bill approprating 100000
additional for the soldiers and sailors
home. at Quincy. Mr.. Mitchell introduced
a copy of Senator Dryers two per cent.
car tax bill, and Mr.. Revell introduced the
metropolitan police bill.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 16-Blls were in
troduced in the house yesterday to abol-
ish the state board of equalization and to
provide for a board Of seven tax commits
sioners, six to be elected and the other to
be the state auditor; to assess foreign
corporations doing business in Illinois in
the same manner as domestic corporations
are assessed.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 17.-No business of
Importance was transacted at the session
of the house yesterday. The roll was called
for the introduction of bills, but none were
presented.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-Bills were in
troduced in the house yesterday to amend
the revenue code, by taxing all real prop
erty at it's fair cash value, providing for
boards of review, exempting all property
from taxation that is now exempt from
execution or attachment and providing for
semiannual payment of taxes at the OPP
ton of the taxpayers; providing for the
separate assessment of personal property
which is now exempt for debt from eXecu-
ton, attachment and distress for rent;
providing that dogs shall be assessed at
their fair cash value, as other personal
property. Adjourned to Monday.