which take a week to try. During the last year the anarchists case so-called, took too whole months. The result in Cook county of the application of said section 438, is a liberation of criminals and an advertised freedom from punishment for infractions of the law. Unless a speedy remedy is instituted there must be a jail delivery of some criminals in Cook county without trial. It is a physical impossibility to conduct the business of the Criminal Court of Cook county, with its twelve terms a year, with the same good results as in other counties of the State. We have continuously two Judges holding the Criminal Court of Cook county. Occasionally an additional Judge is obtained, but the increasing business in the civil courts, and the great commercial interests here demand attention by the Judges of this county, and a neglect thereof in the interests of the Criminal Court is a hardship. Therefore, I respectfully bring the matter to your attention, hoping that under the constitution you may bring it to the attention of the legislature, who may at once remedy the evil by amending said section 77 so that the terms of the Criminal Court of Cook county shall consist of six per year instead of twelve, as Yours truly, now. JULIUS S. GRINNELL, State's Attorney. We, the undersigned Judges of the Superior and Circuit Courts. of Cook county, respectfully bring to your attention the communication of the State's Attorney above, and recommend the amendment of said section 77, chapter 37, revised statutes, so as to make the terms of the Criminal Court of Cook county six instead of twelve during the year: M. F. TULEY, HENRY M. SHEPARD, Judge Hughes preferred four terms to six, but finally informs me that I may add his name to above list. JULIUS S. GRINNELL, States Attorney. Mr. Crawford moved that the nominations be referred to an executive session, and that the bills submitted in connection with the foregoing reports from Judge Scott and Hon. Mr. Grinnell be referred to the committee on judiciary. Which motion prevailed. A message from the Governor, by H. J. Caldwell, Private Secretary: Mr. President: I am directed by the Governor to lay before the Senate the following communication: STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, SPRINGFIELD, MARCH 3, 1887. To the Honorable, the Senate: I have the honor to nominate and appoint Edwin Harlan, of Clark county, a member of the board of trustees of the Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' Home, as his own successor. Graham Lee, of Mercer county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Asylum for the Feeble Minded Children. John G. Manahan, of Whiteside county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. Charles W. Marsh, of DeKalb county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Northern Hospital for the Insane. Edward P. Kirby, of Morgan county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane. Wm. H. Boicourt, of Pope county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Southern Hospital for the Insane. successor as Wm. H. Fitch, of Winnebago county, his own trustee of the Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Archibald C. Wadsworth, of Morgan county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind. As trustees of the University of Illinois North Grand Division, Emory Cobb, of Kankakee, to be his own successor; Central Grand Division, George R. Shawhan, of Champaign county, to succeed John T. Pearman, whose term of office has expired, and respectfully ask the concurrence of the Senate therein. R. J. OGLESBY. EXECUTIVE SESSION. At 10:58 o'clock A. M., Mr. Evans moved that the Senate go into executive session for the purpose of taking action upon the nomination for various offices contained in a message from the Governor, received this day. Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Evans, the rule requiring the consideration of executive business to take place with closed doors, was suspended. Thereupon the following communication, received this day, was taken up and read, viz.: STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable, the Senate: I have the honor to nominate and appoint Edwin Harlan, of Clark county, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois. Soldiers' Orphans' Home, as his own successor. Graham Lee, of Mercer county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Asylum for the Feeble Minded Children. John C. Manahan, of Whiteside county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. Charles W. Marsh, of DeKalb county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Northern Hospital for he Insane. Edward P. Kirby, of Morgan county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane. Wm. H. Boicourt, of Pope county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Southern Hospital for the Insane. Wm. H. Fitch, of Winnebago county, his own successor as trustee of the Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Archibald C. Wadsworth, of Morgan county, his own successor as trustee for the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind. As trustees of the University of Illinois, Northern Grand Division, Emory Cobb, of Kankakee county, to be his own successor; Central Grand Division, George R. Shawhan, of Champaign county, to succeed John T. Pearman, whose term of office has expired, and respectfully ask the concurrence of the Senate therein. R. J. OGLESBY. Mr. Strattan moved that the Senate proceed to consider the question of confirmation of the nominations presented collectively. Which motion prevailed. The question then being, "Does the Senate advise and consent to the foregoing nominations?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 38; nays, 0. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Adams, Bacon of Edgar, Berggren, Cochran, Crabtree, Crawford, Curtiss, Darnell, Dean, Eckhart, Evans, Funk, Garrity, Gibbs, Greenwood, Hadley, Higgins, Hill, Humphrey, Johnson, Knopf, Leman. McGrath, Monahan, Orendorf, Pearson, Pierce, Reavill, Reinhardt, Seiter, Southworth, Strattan, Streeter, Sumner, Thompson, Torrance, Wheeler, Yost-Yeas 38. At 11:04 o'clock A. M. Mr. Curtiss moved that the executive session do now rise. Which motion prevailed. At 11:05 o'clock A. M., on motion of Mr. Crawford, the Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1887-10 O'CLOCK A. M. Senate met, pursuant to adjournment. Hon. A. W. Berggren, President pro tem. of the Senate, presiding. Prayer by the Chaplain. The journal of yesterday was being read, when, on motion of Mr. Southworth, the further reading of the same was dispensed with, and it was ordered to stand approved. PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. Mr. McGrath presented a petition from citizens of Illinois urging the passage of House Bill No. 28, in regard to the payment of wages in anything but lawful money. Which, on motion of Mr. McGrath, was referred to the committee on mines and mining. Mr. McGrath presented a petition from citizens of Illinois, urging the passage of House Bill No. 29, providing for the payment of wages fortnightly. Which, on motion of Mr. McGrath, was referred to the committee on mines and mining. Mr. Pearson presented similar petitions from citizens of Illinois. Which, on motion of Mr. Pearson, were referred to the committee on mines and mining. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Mr. Adams, from the committee on engrossed and enrolled bills, reports that a bill of the following title has been correctly engrossed and is returned herewith, to-wit: Senate Bill No. 71, a bill for "An act concerning fees and salaries." Mr. Cochran, from the committee on insurance, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 258, for "An act to revise and amend an act entitled 'An act to provide for the organization and management of corporations, associations or societies for the pur pose of furnishing life indemnity or pecuniary benefits to widows, orphans, heirs, relatives and devisees of deceased members, or accident or permanent disability indemnity to members thereof,' approved June 18, 1883, in force July 1, 1883, and to amend the title thereof," reported the same back, with amendments thereto, and recommended that the amendments be adopted, and that the bill as amended do pass. Under the rules, the bill was ordered on file for a second reading, and to be printed with the amendments. Mr. Knopf, from the committee on license and miscellany, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 273, for "An act to create and establish a board of plumbing and house drainage, and to regulate the business and trade of plumbing in the State of Illinois," reported the same back, with the recommendation that the bill be referred to the committee on judiciary. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to be referred to the committee on judiciary. Mr. Knopf, from the committee on license and miscellany, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 10, for "An act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors within two miles of any incorporated town or village, church, school house or fair ground," reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill was ordered to a second reading and to be printed. Mr. Funk, from the committee on agriculture and drainage, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 233, for "An act to prohibit domestic animals from running at large in cities," reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do not pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill, on motion of Mr. Funk, was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Funk, from the committee on agriculture and drainage, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 196, for "An act to punish false pretenses in obtaining registration of cattle and other animals, and to punish giving false pedigrees," reported the same back with amendment thereto, and recommended that the amendment be adopted, and that the bill as amended do pass. Under the rules, the bill was ordered on file for a second reading, and to be printed with the amendment. Mr. Crawford, from the committee on judiciary, submitted the following report: The committee on judiciary, to whom was referred the resolution introduced by Senator Burke, bearing on the recent strike in St. Clair county, and asking that an investigating committee of eight, three from the Senate and five from the House, be appointed, whose duty it shall be to investigate and report to the Senate all the |
