organization laws; defining the relative rights of such cities and counties as regards county taxes, and securing the same; and providing for the assessment, levy and collection of taxes in such cities." Which was referred to the committee on judiciary. Mr. Swan introduced House bill, No. 267, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to legalize ten per cent. interest when it is agreed upon between parties,' approved January 13, 1857." Which was referred to the committee on banks and banking. Mr. Lemma introduced House bill, No. 268, for "An act to prohibit life and life and health insurance companies, chartered under the laws of other States, from doing business in this State, when such companies are not authorized to invest or loan upon stock, bonds or property in this State." Which was referred to the committee on insurance. House bills on third reading being in order, House bill, No. 185, for "An act to repeal section 45 of an act entitled 'an act to fix the salaries of State officers; of the judges of the circuit court and superior court of Cook county; of the State's attor neys; of the judges and prosecuting attorneys of inferior courts in cities and towns; of the county officers of Cook county; to regulate the fees of the Secretary of State and of the clerks of the supreme court; to classify the counties according to population, and fix the scale of fees for county officers in each class; to establish the fees of masters in chancery, notaries public, commissioners, arbitrators, jurors, witnesses, justices of the peace, constables, and all town officers; to provide the mode of rendering their accounts, and to fix a penalty for exacting illegal fees,' approved March 29, 1872," Was taken up, and read a third time. And the bill being put upon its passage, the same and all the amendments thereto having first been printed, and the question being, "Shall the bill pass?" the vote was taken thereon-yeas 63, nays 16. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Alexander of Crawford, Alexander of Montgomery, Anderson, Ballow, Bishop of Edgar, Blakely, Bocock, Bradwell, Branson, Bryant, Bullard, Casey, Chambers, Collins, Cullerton, Dement, Dewey, Dresser, Dunham, Forth, Freeland, Freeman, Golden, Graham, Grant. Halpin, Hart, Harvey, Hay, Hildrup, Hoiles, Hollenback, Hopkins, Jackson, Jessup, Johnston, Jones, Lemma, Lietze, Massie, McLaughlin, Middlecoff, Moore of Marshall, Moffit, Mulvane, Oberly, Orendorff, Plowman, Savage, Sawyer, Scanlan, Shaw, Sheridan, Shumway, Snow, Starr, Stewart of Winnebago, Taggart, Thomas, Virden, Washburn, Webster, Mr. Speaker-63. Those voting in the negative are: Messrs. Connolly, Cronkrite, Darnell, Flanders, Henry, Inscore, Jaquess, Lane of Hancock, Lomax, McGee, Moore of Adams, Neville, Rountree, Thornton, Westfall, Wymore-16. So the bill was declared lost, it not having received the number of votes required by the constitution. Mr. Rountree entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which said bill was lost. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Dolan, on account of sickness. Mr. Moore of Adams presented a petition from a number of citizens of Woodstock, asking that the present exemption law be amended; which was referred to the committee on judiciary. Mr. Moore of Adams presented a petition from the members of the bar of Adams and Hancock counties, asking that the counties of Adams and Hancock remain in the same judicial circuit; which was referred to the committee on judicial department. On motion of Mr. Cullerton, At 11:15 A. M., the House adjourned. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1873. The House met, pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Everest. The Clerk proceeded to read the journal of yesterday, when, The further reading of the same was dispensed with. The Speaker announced the following House members of the joint committee to investigate the conduct of Mr. Rummel, late Secretary of State: Messrs. Savage, Pollock and Peltzer. Mr. Johnston (by consent) submitted the following: WHEREAS there are grave charges, publicly made, of frauds committed in the management of the State Penitentiary, at Joliet, by the sale of large amounts of State property contrary to law, and at much less than its value, and that the State has thereby suffered a loss of from thirty to forty thousand dollars, and that one of the commissioners has been converting the property and convict labor of the State to his individual use and benefit, and otherwise injuring the State; therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That a committee, consisting of five on the part of the House and three on the part of the Senate, be appointed, the duty of which shall be to proceed, without delay, to investigate the management of said penitentiary, under the present board of commissioners, wherein and by whom there has been mismanagement, or fraud, or peculation, or other injury done to the State, if any, or either, and if the State has been injured, to what extent and by whom; that said committee be and hereby is authorized to employ a clerk, if a clerk be necessary to send for persons, books and papers, and to examine the same, and to adopt such other measures as the committee may deem proper and advisable to obtain the facts, and that it report to the Senate and House as soon as practicable. On motion of Mr. Jones, The resolution was referred to the committee on penitentiary. Mr. Orendorff's motion to reconsider the vote by which the resolution of Mr. Collins relating to the tariff on iron was adopted, and which was made the special order of to-day, was taken up. And the question being on the reconsideration of the vote by which the following resolution was adopted, it was decided in the affirmative : WHEREAS the cost of constructing and keeping in repair railroads is capital invested, upon which dividends should be declared to the stockholders; and whereas any tariff that is calculated to increase the cost of construction or repairs has to be paid out of the freight transported; and whereas there is now a tariff on railroad iron of seventeen dollars per ton, on iron railroad chairs of twenty-eight dollars per ton, on steel rails of twenty-eight dollars per ton, and all of these are taxes upon the producers, which have to be paid by increased rates of freight; therefore, Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That our Senators be instructed and our Representatives in Congress be requested to use due diligence and energy in procuring the passage of a bill abolishing all tariff duty on iron and steel. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Paddock. Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has concurred with them in the adoption of the following resolution, to-wit: WHEREAS a bill providing for an additional district of the United States court, in this State, is now pending in Congress; and whereas the passage of the bill is imperatively needed to meet the increas ing litigation in the State; therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress are again requested to use their best efforts in securing the passage of this bill. Mr. Orendorff submitted the following amendment to the resolution of Mr. Collins: Strike out all after the word "bill," and add "for the reduction of the tariff on iron and steel to a revenue basis only." Which was accepted by Mr. Collins. Mr. Sawyer submitted the following as a substitute for said resolution : WHEREAS the last clause of the seventh resolution of the Cincinnati platform, adopted May, 1872, reads as follows: "That there are in our midst honest but irreconcilable differences of opinion with regard to the respective systems of protection and free trade, we remit the discussion of the subject to the people in their Congressional districts, and the decision of Congress thereon, wholly free from executive interference or dictation;" Therefore, resolved, That any attempt on the part of this House to instruct our Representatives in Congress as to their duties, in reference to said question, would be a repudiation of said platform, and also tend to the subversion of "local self-government." Which was not agreed to, yeas 5, nays 99-the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Halpin, Herrington, Hoiles, Hopkins, Inscore-5. Messrs. Alexander of Montgomery, Anderson, Armstrong of Grundy, Armstrong of LaSalle, Barkley, Blakely, Bocock, Booth, Bradwell, Branson, Bryant, Bullard, Casey, Cassedy, Chambers, Collins, Connolly, Cronkrite, Cullerton, Darnell, Dement, Dewey, Dresser, Dunham, Easley, Flanders, Forth, Freeland, Freeman, Golden, Graham, Granger, Grant, Grey, Gridley, Hart, Harvey, Henry, Herting, Hite of St. Clair, Hildrup, Hollenback, Jaquess, Johnston, Jones, Kann, Lane of Hancock, Lewis, Lietze, Lomax, Massie, McAdams, McDonald, McPherren, Meacham, Middlecoff, Moore of Marshall, Moose, Moffit, Mulvane, Neville, Newton, Nulton, Oakwood, Oberly, Orendorff, Peltzer, Pinnell, Pol. lock, Quinn, Race, Ray, Rogers, Rountree, Savage, Sawyer, Scanlan, Senne, Shaw, Sheridan, Sherman, Shumway, Snow, Soule, Starr, Stewart of Winnebago, Streetor, Stroud, Swan, Taggart, Thomas,. Thornton, Truitt, Virden, Wayman, Webber, Westfall, Wood, Mr. Speaker-99. So Mr. Sawyer's substitute was not adopted. Mr. Starr submitted the following substitute for said resolution: Resolved, That the annual revenue of the nation, after paying the current debts, should furnish a moderate balance for the reduction of the principal, and that the revenue, except so much as may be raised by tax upon tobacco and liquors, be raised by duties upon importations, the duties of which should be so adjusted as to aid in securing remunerative wages to labor, and promote the industries, growth and prosperity of the whole country. Mr. Herrington moved to lay the substitute on the table; which was not agreed to, yeas 45, nays 65—the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Alexander of Montgomery, Armstrong of Grundy, Armstrong of LaSalle, Blakely, Booth, Bryant, Casey, Collins, Cronkrite, Darnell, Dewey, Dresser, Dunham, Easley, Flanders, Forth, Freeman, Halpin, Herrington, Hite of St. Clair, Hoiles, Jackson, Jessup, Lewis, Loomis, Marsh, McAdams, McDonald, McLaughlin, McPherran, Meacham, Middlecoff, Moose, Neville, Newton, Nulton, Oberly. Orendorff, Quinn, Rogers, Sherman, Shumway, Streetor, Stroud, Thornton, Virden, Webber, Web. ster-48. Those voting in the negative are: Messrs. Anderson, Barkley, Bocock, Bradwell, Branson, Bullard, Cassedy, Chambers, Connolly, Cullerton, Dement, Freeland, Golden, Graham, Granger, Grant, Grey, Gridley, Hart, Harvey, Hawes, Henry, Herting, Hildrup, Hollenback, Hopkins, Inscore, Jaquess, Johnston, Jones, Kann, Lane of Hancock, Lietze, Lomax, Massie, Moore of Marshall, Moffit, Mulvane, Oakwood, Pinnell, Plowman, Pollock, Rice, Rankin, Ray, Rountree, Savage, Sawyer, Scanlan, Senne, Shaw, Sheridan, Snow, Soule, Starr, Stewart of Winnebago, Swan, Taggart, Thomas, Truitt, Washburn, Wayman, Westfall, Wood, Mr. Speaker-65. So the motion to lay the substitute on the table was not agreed to. On motion of Mr. Lane of Hancock, The previous question was ordered. Mr. Quinn, at 12:10 o'clock P. M., moved to adjourn; which motion was not agreed to. The question recurring upon the adoption of Mr. Starr's substitute for said resolution, it was not agreed to, yeas 66, nays 47-the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Anderson, Barkley, Bocock, Bradwell, Branson, Bullard, Cassedy, Chambers, Connolly, Cullerton, Dement, Dunham, Freeland, Golden, Graham, Granger, Grant, Grey, Gridley, Hart, Har vey, Hawes, Hay, Henry, Herting, Hildrup, Hollenback, Hopkins, Inscore, Jaquess, Johnston, Jones, Lane of Hancock, Lietze, Lomax, Massie, Moore of Marshall, Moffit, Mulvane, Oakwood, Pinnell, Plowman, Pollock, Race, Rankin, Ray, Rountree, Savage, Sawyer, Scanlan, Senne, Shaw, Sheridan, Snow, Soule, Starr, Stewart of Winnebago, Swan, Taggart, Thomas, Truitt, Washburn, Wayman, Westfall, Wood, Mr. Speaker-66. Those voting in the negative are: Messrs. Alexander of Montgomery, Armstrong of Grundy, Armstrong of LaSalle, Blakely, Booth, Bryant, Casey, Collins, Cronkrite, Darnell, Dewey, Easley, Flanders, Forth, Freeman, Halpin, Her rington, Hite of St. Clair, Hoiles, Jackson, James, Jessup, Kann, Lewis, Loomis, Marsh, McAdams, McPherran, Meacham, Middlecoff, Moose, Neville, Newton, Nulton, Oberly, Orendorff, Peltzer, Quinn, Rogers, Sherman, Shumway, Streetor, Stroud, Thornton, Virden, Webber, Webster-447. So the substitute submitted by Mr. Starr was agreed to. Mr. Dunham moved to reconsider the vote by which Mr. Starr's substitute was adopted. Mr. Dunham, at 12:20 P. M., moved to adjourn; which motion was not agreed to. Mr. Cassedy moved to lay the motion to reconsider the vote by which Mr. Starr's substitute was adopted, on the table. Mr. Rogers, at 12:45 o'clock P. M., moved to adjourn; which was not agreed to. The question recurring upon Mr. Cassedy's motion, to lay the motion to reconsider the vote by which the substitute was adopted, on the table, it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Ray, At 12:46 P. M., the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1873. The House met, pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Everest. The Clerk proceeded to read the journal of yesterday, when, The further reading of the same was dispensed with. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Paddock: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has adopted the following resolution, to-wit: WHEREAS the public interest demands a reduction in the rates for the transportation of freights and passengers now charged upon the railroads of this State, and the people require a strict compliance with the provisions of the constitution and laws by railroads; and whereas there is now pending before the supreme court of this State the case of the People of the State of Illinois ex. rel. the Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners vs. the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad Company, appealed from McLean county circuit court, in the decision of which suit are involved many questions vital to the public welfare; to the end that the rights of the parties may be determined as speedily as possible, be it Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, That the supreme court be respectfully requested, if the business of other suitors and the convenience of the judges of said court will permit, to render a decision in said cause, so that the General Assembly, prior to the time of its adjournment, may be judicially advised as to whether any new laws are necessary to render effective the provisions of the constitution relating to railroads, and whether any amendments are required in order to make the laws now in force more effective in their operation. In the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives. The time for the consideration of the special order having arrived, the following resolution, which was submitted by Mr. Ray, to-wit: WHEREAS the conflict of authority between the Mayor and the Board of Police and Fire Commis sioners of the city of Chicago threatens the peace and dignity of the State; therefore, be it Resolved, That the judiciary committee be instructed to prepare a bill to abolish said board. And the following: WHEREAS it is a recognized fact that in cities of one hundred thousand inhabitants and upwards, a multitude of independent boards of commissioners of the different departments of city government are provocative of jealousies and discord, and tend to retard the executive of such cities in the dis charge of his duties, and the preservation of public order and good government; therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the committee on municipal affairs be and they are hereby instructed to prepare a bill for an act to abolish all boards and commissions now recognized by law, in cities of one hundred thousand inhabitants and upwards, excepting the boards of education in said cities, and also to provide for the appointment by the mayors of such cities, subject to the approval by the common councils of such cities, of a chief or superintendent of each of the boards or commissioners so abolished, in lieu and in place of the boards and commissions so abolished and vacated, and that the chiefs or superintendents of such boards and commissions shall be under the mayor, with full power given to the mayor to remove and discharge such chiefs or superintendents, subject only to the approval and concurrence of the common council of such cities. That said chiefs or superintendents shall constitute an advisory board with whom the mayor shall counsel and advise. Also, in the act proposed by this resolution, the committee shall fix the powers and define the duties of the chiefs or superintendents of the boards and commissions as aforesaid. The committee to report a bill to this House at as early a day as practicable. Which was submitted by Mr. Sherman, as a substitute for Mr. Ray's resolution, and which were made the special order for this hour, were taken up. Mr. Race moved to refer the resolutions to a select committee, consisting of the members from Cook county. Mr. Armstrong of Grundy moved to refer the resolutions to the committee on judiciary. Mr. Starr moved the previous question. And the question being, "Shall the main question be now put?" it was decided in the affirmative. The question being on the motion to refer the resolutions to the committee on judiciary, it was not agreed to. The question recurring on the motion to refer the resolutions to a select committee, consisting of the members of Cook county, it was decided in the affirmative, yeas 67, nays 45-the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Alexander of Crawford, Alexander of Montgomery, Anderson, Barkley, Booock, Booth, Bullard, Cassedy, Connolly, Cronkrite, Cullerton, Dolton, Flanders, Golden, Halpin, Hart, Henry, Hite of St. Clair, Hildrup, Hoiles, Hollenback, Inscore, Jaquess, Jessup, Johnston, Jones, Lane of DeWitt, Lewis, Lietze, Lomax, Massie, McAdams, McDonald, McLaughlin, McPherran, Meacham, Mulvane, Neville, Newton, Nulton, Oakwood, Peltzer, Plowman, Race, Ramey, Rountree, Savage, Senne, Sheridan, Shumway, Smith, Soule, Stewart of Winnebago, Streetor, Stroud, Swan, Taggart, Thomas, Truitt, Washburn, Wayman, Webber, Webster, Weinheimer, Westfall, Wick, Mr. Speaker-67. Those voting in the negative are: Messrs. Armstrong of Grundy, Armstrong of LaSalle, Ballow, Bishop of McHenry, Blakely, Brad well, Bryant, Casey, Chambers, Collins, Dewey, Dresser, Graham, Granger, Grey, Gridley, Harvey, Hawes, Herrington, Hopkins, Jackson, Kann, Lane of Hancock, Loomis, Marsh, Middlecoff, Moore of Marshall, Moose, Moffit, Oberly, Orendorff, Pinnell, Pollock, Quinn, Ray, Rogers, Scott, Shaw, Sherman, Snow, Starr, Thornton, Virden, Warner, Wood-45. So the motion to refer the resolutions to a select committee, consisting of the members from Cook county, was agreed to. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Condon, Sawyer, Sheridan, Cross and Dolan. Mr. Mulvane moved to suspend the rules, and take up the joint Senate resolution, relating to the suit against the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad; which was not agreed to. Mr. Shaw, from the committee on judiciary, submitted the following report: To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: The judiciary committee, to whom was referred House bill, No. 78, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act concerning jurors,' so as to reduce the panel of the grand jury to fifteen," having considered the same, have directed that the bill be reported back to the House, with the recommendation that it do not pass. JAMES SHAW, Chairman pro tem. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was laid on the table. Mr. Swan, from the committee on fees and salaries, to which was referred House bill, No. 143, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'anact to provide for the election of a recorder of deeds in counties having sixty thousand and more inhabitants,' in force July 1, 1872," reported the same back with amendments, and recommended their adoption, and that the bill as amended be passed. The report of the committee was concurred in, the amendments adop ted, and the bill read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. |