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SHI ; Auditor, David Gore; Treasurer, Unfits 

 N. KamscN ; Attorney-General, .Maurice T. Mo- 

 loney ; Siipcrintciidfiit of Public Instruction, 

 Henry Kajil>; Railroad and Warehouse ('oiii- 

 nusMoners, Isaac M. Philips, .1. K. \\'heeler, and 

 Jonathan C. Willis; Superintendent of Insur- 

 ance, Bradford K. Durfee, appointed in July; 

 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Joseph M. 

 Bailey : Associate Justices, John Scholfielei. who 

 died on Feb. 13, Simeon P. Shone, David J. 

 Baker, Alfred M. Craig, Benjamin D. Magruder, 

 and Jacob W. Wilkin. 



Finances. For the biennial period ending 

 Oct. 1, 1892, the treasury statement is as fol- 

 lows: Balance in all funds, Oct. 1, 1890. $4,445,- 

 K'>?. !)!(. Receipts for the two years ensuing gen- 

 eral revenue fund, $5,854,269.26; State school 

 fund, $2,09 1,058. 17 ; local bond fund, $2,641,415.- 

 85: total, $10,586,743.28. Disbursements gen- 

 eral revenue fund, $5,856,678.82; State school 

 fund, $2,126.967.90; delinquent land tax fund, 

 *:>:!!. 06; unknown and minor heirs fund, $2,- 

 348.40; local bond fund, $2,696,333.71: total, 

 $10,682,659.89. Balance on Oct. 1, 1892 general 

 revenue fund, $3,524,803.88 ; State school fund, 

 ?-' 7*.346.49 ; unknown and minor heirs fund, 

 $12,407.38 ; local bond fund, $533,993.63; total 

 $4,349,551.88. The bonded indebtedness out- 

 standing remains at $19,500. These bonds were 

 long since called in and have ceased to draw in- 

 terest, but have not been presented for payment 

 and are probably lost. 



Legislative Session. The regular biennial 

 session of the General Assembly began on Jan. 

 4, and adjourned on June 16. Comparatively 

 few measures were enacted into law, notwith- 

 standing the length of the session. The State 

 was redistricted for members of Congress and 

 for members of the State Senate. The compul- 

 sory education law of 1889. known as the Ed- 

 wards law, against which so much clamor had 

 l>een raised by the foreign-born element, was re- 

 pealed and a new law was enacted requiring 

 every person having control of any child be- 

 tween seven and fourteen years of age to cause 

 such child to attend some public or private day 

 school at least sixteen weeks annually, twelve of 

 which shall be consecutive. This act does not 

 apply to any case where the child has been or is 

 being otherwise instructed for a like period of 

 time in the elementary branches of education, 

 or whose physical or mental condition renders 

 attendance impracticable or inexpedient, or who 

 is excused for sufficient reasons by any competent 

 court of record. A very moderate penalty, not 

 exceeding '$20, may be imposed on any person 

 violating these simple requirements. The manu- 

 facture of clothing, purses, feathers, artificial 

 flowers, and cigars was regulated by an act 

 ' which also provides for the appointment of a State 

 factory inspector and deputies. Children under 

 fourteen years of age are forbidden to work in 

 any manufacturing establishment, factory, or 

 workshop, and children between fourteen and 

 sixteen years may be allowed to work therein 

 only under certain regulations. No female shall 

 be employed therein more than eight hours in 

 any one day, or forty-eight hours in any one 

 week. It was also made unlawful for any in- 

 dividual or firm, or agent, officer, or employee 

 of any company or corporation to prevent or at- 



tempt to prevent employees from forming, join- 

 ing, and belonging to any lawful labor orguniza- 

 tinii. Any such person who coerces or attempts 

 to coerce employees by discharging or threaten- 

 ing to discharge them from his employ or the 

 employ of any firm or corporation because of 

 their connection with such organization shall 

 be subject to fine or imprisonment or both in 

 the discretion of the court. 



The insurance department of the State Audi- 

 tor's office was made a separate State depart- 

 ment under the control of a superintendent ap- 

 pointed by the Governor with the advice and 

 consent of the Senate. A commission consisting 

 of 2 members of the Senate and 3 members of 

 the House was created for the purpose of revis- 

 ing and codifying the public statutes of the 

 State, and was directed to report at the session 

 of 1895. The sum of $100,000 was appropriated 

 for carrying into effect the act of 1887 establish- 

 ing an Industrial Home for the Blind. A State 

 Home for Juvenile Offenders was established, 

 and provision was made for the necessary build- 

 ings and for its management. 



For each of the years 1893 and 1894 a levy of 

 $1,500,000 for general State purposes, and of 

 $1.000,000 for school purposes, was authorized. 



Provision was made for submitting to the 

 people at the next general election a constitu- 

 tional amendment giving the General Assembly 

 power to regulate and control contracts, condi- 

 tions, and relations existing or arising between 

 corporations and their employees. 



Other acts of the session were as follow : 



To prevent and punish abandonment of wife or 

 children by the husband. 



Prohibiting employment of aliens as peace officers. 



To regulate foreign building, loan, and homestead 

 associations doing business in the State. 



Authorizing the organization of district mutual 

 wind-storm, cyclone or tornado insurance companies. 



Revising the law regulating life and accident in- 

 surance companies on the assessment plan, and regu- 

 lating fraternal beneficiary societies. 



Revising the law rc-guluting the commitment and 

 detention of lunatics. 



Establishing a naval militia. 



To provide for the creation of pleasure driveways 

 and park districts. 



To provide for the enlargement of Lincoln Park, 

 Chicago. 



To prevent the formation of trusts and combines. 



Providing for u eommisbion to promote uniformity 

 in State laws. 



Providing for an investigation of the whUky 

 trut>t. 



Charities. The charitable institutions of the 

 State are 11 in number. They consist of the 

 Northern Insane Hospital at Elgin, with an av- 

 erage attendance of 905; the Eastern Insane 

 Hospital at Kanknkee. average attendance 1,703 ; 

 the Central Insane Hospital at Jacksonville, av- 

 era.ire attendance 1,079; the Southern Insane 

 Hospital at Anna, average attendance 802; the 

 Asylum of Insane Criminals at Chester, recently 

 opened, average attendance 51; the Institution 

 for the Deaf and Dumb at Jacksonville, average 

 attendance :!?:>: the Institution for the Blind at 

 Jacksonville, average attendance 162; the A-\- 

 lum for the Feeble-minded at Lincoln, average 

 attendance 485; the Soldier's Orphan's Home at 

 Normal, average attendance 898; the Charitable 

 Eye and Ear Infirmary at Chicago, average 



