Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-09

Tor Decessary extensions therefor.
Appropriating 1.000 for Oil painting
Of Ex-Governor John p Altgeld.
Appropriating $125.0OO per annum FOR
contingent expenses and repairs at pen-
itentiary at Joliet; $4,000 to build walls
and gates for female prison and $4,000
for miscellaneous.
Appropriating $23.s26.A per annum
for salaries and repairs and additions
to library, museum and gymnasium of
Southern Illinois Normal university at
Carbonate.
Appropriating s14s.so to D. Vance for
sand furnished the state.
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
Consolidation Of the Supreme Court -
Names ON Ballots.
Providing for an additional term OF
the circuit court in Boone county com.
mencfng the second Monday Of May each
year.
Authorizing cities under the minority
representation plan (Pekin and Wat
seka) for the election Of aldermen to
elect aldermen alternately in districts
or wards.
Authorizing cities Of more than 100, 900
population to make contracts for a term
not to exceed five years for the DISPOSE
ton OF garbage and ashes.
Increasing the pay of judges and
clerks Of election in counties Of the
third class Cook county, from So to IS
a day.
Providing for the election Of Judge
Brentano's successor on the bench of
the superior court of Cook county at
the June election.
Authorizing the governor, auditor of
public accounts and state treasurer to
negotiate loans not exceeding $3.50, 900
for casual deficits or failure in revenue,
the loan to be made for not more than
two years and the money to be applied
only for the purpose for which It was
obtained.
Providing for the consolidation of the
Ottawa. Springfield and Mt. Vernon di.
visions Of the supreme court at Spring.
Held. This law provides that the terms
OF the court shall begin on the first
tuesdays Of October, December, Febru-
airy. April and June of each year. The
records. files and dockets of the Otta-
wa and Mt. Vernon divisions are to be
removed here by Oct. next The clerks
will continue in charge of the records
Of their respective divisions and be paid
the usual emoluments until the terms
for which they were elected shall have
expired. Thereafter one clerk will be
elected on the state ticket.
Fixing the time of holding court in the
circuits formed by the new judicial ap-
portionment act.
Names OF Candidates on BaIlots.
Prohibiting the printing Of the name
OF a candidate more than once on the
official ballot for the same office or un.
der more than one party appellation.
The candidate is to be given due notice
and may choose under which party ap.
peilation or in which group he wishes
his name to remain.
Amending the law in relation to civil
service in cities so as to provide that
Union soldiers or sailors. having passed
the examination. shall be given the pref
erence in the list Of eligibles. This law
applies only to Chicago at present.
An act declaring valid elections of
certain towns and cities to incorporate
under the general law where such
elections were held on other days than
that specified by law and where the re-
turns were not properly recorded.
Requiring trust companies in cities OF
over 100000 population to deposit $780,
GOO with the state auditor and $4,000 in
cities Of less than 100000 population.
Legalizing March terms. 1885 and 1887.
Clay county circuit court.
Extending to the end Of 1899 the tax
levy Of IL per cent. on the drainage
district for the completion of the drain
age canal and providing that all bridges
be drawbridges. not interfering with
navigation.
Providing that in the exercise of the
right OF eminent domain the petitioner.
II he default before the order Is entered.
shall pay all expenses. costs and attor-
ney's fees Of the defendant.
Removing the provision of the law
establishing the Eastern Illinois Normal
school by which the governor was pre-
vented from appointing a resident trus-
tee for that institution. and providing
that only one trustee may be chosen
from any one county.
Empowering cities so electing to adopt
the Torrens land title system This
law Is similar to that Of 1895, the only
difference being that the constitutional
objections to the former bill have been
met by requiring that application for
registration Is to be made to a court
Of record instead OF to the registrar. In
counties outside of Cook the question
Of adopting the system may be submit
ted on petition Of not less than one-half
OF the legal voters. to be ascertained by
the vote cast at the last preceding cleo
ton for county officers.
Damages for Killed Sheep.
Amending the law relating to the in
Identification of owners Of sheep for
damage done by dogs. Claims must be
presented within forty days after the
damage is inflicted, to the county treas
urer or township supervisor. and not
more than S. shall be allowed in any
case for a single animal. balances In the
hands Of county treasurers and town
ship supervisors for this purpose to be
retained by them for damages for the
next year instead of being covered into
the road and bridge fund.
Making the fees Of the clerk Of the
Cook county criminal court the same IS
the fees Of clerks Of circuit courts in