The St. Louis Republic., 1901-04-19

victed of kidnapping or criminal assault
| passed.
Senator Humphreys bill to make mort
ments was opposed by Senator Davidson.
Senator Humphrey defended the measure
| 1t passed-2S to 5.
(, Alden's: 10 revise the farm drainage
Watson's: To provide for permanent sur
BrenhoIt's: To provide for new term af
court in Madison County.
| the judiciary Committee bill agreed upon
as substitute for the Shumway phi 20
| repeal the Case garnishment law. 1t was
Mr.. Edwards introduced bill to provide
| for the election of the members OF boards
! of education in cities.
| Measures Passed by House.
The House passed the following bills:
Abbott's: To provide that when a city.
| town or village shall, by ordinance. pro-
vide for the making of any local improve
ment, it shall. by the same ordinance. pre-
/ scribe whether the. same shall be made
by special assessment or special taXaton,
or both: 1t applies only to cities Of less
| than 1000.
Brown Of Randolph. to enable the Score
! tary of State to have the names of de-
funct corporations expunged from the rec
| ords
Jandus: To prevent the sale and assign,
i
/ employees and officers
The following appropriation bills: One
hundred and eighty.five thousand dc!lars
per annum for ordinary expenses Of the
Elgin Hospital for the Insane; sl63, 200 for
Hospital (skaggsl; $3.50 for a monument
surveyor who was killed by the Indians in
Galiatin County in 1865; $4,000 per. per annum nni
for ordinary r. expenses -, OF the Joliet pen
| Home at Wilmington (Church's): 600 for
| expenses and creating a commission to
mark the position Of ,a n9is m at the
| slaughtered by direction Of the State Vet
| erinarian and assistants in making tuber-
| culin tests.
MIR. Allen called up on second reading the
bill to prevent the establishment Of cold
storage warehouses within two miles of
the limits IL fp Of prohibition towns MI Craig
I Mr.. Browne of LaSalle spoke against the
bill; and said it meant that every mu-
shall have iento Of two miles
which is giving them too great authority.
Mr.. Allen maintained that the bill was
Of towns along the Chicago and Eastern
| Illinois Railway. which have voted against
licensing saloons.
! storage warehouses have been established
and they are really worse than saloons 1t
is this evil the bill seeks to remedy. Mr..
by Mr.. Heffernan was tabled and the bill
was ordered to third reading.
Townships Affected.
The bill Of Mr.. Hughes Of Lee. which pro-
vides for the setting off OF land from one
township and adding it to another, passed
IS to g.
The bill Of Mr.. McCulloch allowing clerks
OF Circuit Courts in counties Of the second
courts gsr diem for upon their
The bill Of Mr.. Mcconnell to amend the
law In relation to the partition of real estate
reports Of sale or the Immediate hearing Of
objections to such reports, passed-1 to II.
The bill of Mr.. kopf to amend the law
governing boards OF assessors and boards Of
Mr.. Lchtenberger called up his bill which
Is designed to prohibit corporations from
sst IN
much discussion when Mr.. Gray moved to
strike out the enacting clause. Mr.. Lichten-
berger. came to the defense of his bill and
against accident had tended to make men
and boys careless. because they felt de-
gree Of safety In being insured at the ex-
Mr.. Tippit offered an amendment to pro-
vide that where persons or corporations
have recovered indemnity for death or in
jury to an employe. such amount shall be
paid to the person insured. The amend
Mr.. Skaggs recalled to second reading for
amendment his bill which provides penal
ty for wearing the insignia Of secret orders
by persons not members. He offered an
amendment which provides that the act
shall not prohibit the wearing Of the badge
or insignia Of any lodge or society by the
mother. wife. sister or daughter of any
me=sbor. The bill was advanced to third
The House Committee on Appropriations
reported favorably substitute for the bill
to appropriate $l5ooOo for a National Guard
substitute designates the building as an
arsenal. armory and museum, and provides
that quarters shall be provided in the same
museums thus giving the ao more astlens5 needed
room in the Statehouse. The building site
be under control Of a commission composed
OF the Governor, Secretary of State and
Auditor. There was some opposition in the
committee to appropriating the money, but
1t was argued that the block of ground
state oSercame the a oBieetion. " Fhe fiSe vote ae
upon Its favorable report was IL to 10.
Favors Museum Removal.
The House Committee on History, Geol-
ogy and Science, Of which Howell Dem)
Is chairman, acted favorably on the bill
for removing the geological museum from
Springfield to the State University at
Champaign. Mr.. Howell opposed the prop
osition. maintaining that Springfield was
the proper place for the museum.
The House Committee on Judicial Depart
ment and Practice ordered favorable re- re-
time Of holding terms Of the County Court
In Lawrence County.
An unfavorable report was ordered upon
MT. McClenathan's bill compelling all cor
porattOns, companies and individuals to pay
discharged employees in money.
The House Committee on Drainage and
Waterways ordered a favorable report upon
Mr.. Pendarvis's bill! reducing the number of
trustees OF the Chicago Sanitary District
from nine to four and providing for their
appointment by the Governor and that two
shall come from each political party.
/ The Committee on Municipalities ordered
q favorable report on Senator Humphreys
bill which permits towns Of less than 5000
population to own and operate municipal
light plants and to sell light and heating
power.
Some OF the members Of the committee
desired to amend the bill by extending the
provisions to larger cities.
The Senate Committee on Fish and Game
took favorable action on bill to prohibit
the hunting Of squirrels from December to
July /, and ducks from December to Aug
ust !.
Alden Retains His Seat.
The report of the Senate Elections Com
mittee on the contest OF A. c. Bollinger
(Repl vs. Roy Alden Oem.) for the seat
now held by Alden was submitted to the
Senate The committee find that Senator
Alden e emitted to retain his seat, having
votes. The committee find that there was
NO intention Of misconduct or fraud Of any
Kind practiced or attempted by any of the
Judges Of election In any OF the precincts.
but there were several instances in which
the Judges were somewhat careless in the
matter Of sealing the ballots. and IN large