Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1874, Page 5

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE DAYa JANUARY e, ~Cy 1874, SPRINGFIELD. Ex-Collector Harper’s Recep- tion at the Leland House, Mis Friends Confident of HMis Acquit- tal and ihe Conviction of Smith, Proceedings in the Illinois Legisla- ture Yesterday. The Senate Almost a Tie on the Compul- sory Education Bill, A Bill to Admit of Enlightened Jurymen Passed to a Third Reaning. Proposed Increase of the State Treasurer’s Bond to $5,000,000, Passege in the House of the Cook Qounty Fees' Bill, COLLECTOR HARPER'S OASE, Special Dispatch to The Chicaqo Tribune. Seminariuep, Ill, Jan, 27.—Jobn T, Harper arrived horo this morning, and took Room No. 4 nt the Leland, 1is coming had beon looked Kor hero over sinco tho peoplo lenrned I\lro‘ugh tho columns of M'ur TrinuNE that helad received n safo conduct from the Court to return. His xoom has been thronged sll day with his old frionds who called to congratulate him; indoed, Lo had o perfect ovation, It would be doing +violence to tho truth to dony that many of them Linve believed nud still do DELIEVE HIM TO BE INNOOENT. If e had boon tried by thoe crowd who met him to-night ns ho passed out of tho room and into Bupper, o verdict of acquittal would have boon tho resuit, for tho unanimons vordict was thnt Le wus moro sinned against than sinning. Ho s nccompanied by his brother, W. W. Harpor, and Josoph Castle, his brother-in-law, AN INTERVIEW. correspondent called upon him to- might, and wos plensantly recolved. Ho sald Toe TnmoNe, in its editorial col- umus and its correspondence, had treated him fairly. TIo declined to make any statement con- corning what he should eay and do while here. Ila was under tho protection of the Court, and ~would sponlk when called upon to do so umcln]kv. Uis hoalth is poor, and his appearance indi~ cates that ho Lins suffored muck, Loth physically snd mentally. As bos beon stafed, he bas boen in Cannda since Lis departure from lore, but at what point ho did not indicate. TS FRIENDS TALK NOT A LITTLE, aund they submitted tho following proposi- tion: Tho Pokin Distilling Company had a capital stock of $300,000. Smith, Harpet's clork, Liad 85,000 of this stack, or onc-sixtonth park of tho whole. This smount esrned him lis stock and $16,000 beside,—in all §20,000. 1f tho ong-sisteonth purt onmed $§20,000, what would tho whole enrn,—ovidently 81,200,000. Is this rensonablo? Again, thoy eay (hat Smith’s 95,000 censed to carn him Buything as soon ns ho consed to bo s elerk in tha Collector’s offico, nnd that sinco that dnto ho Las not recoived auy dividends. His bank ac- rounts show no 35,000 checks for dividonds earned, which boforo wore #o punctually trans- mitted, They oxpoot to show why this is thus, HARPEX BAYS when the truth is known ho has nothing to foar, and he expects to tell the truth, hurt who it may, 1i# frionds aesert that a m’n]ll;mmon was made by the Pekin distillers to pay Harper 50,000 if he would pledgo bis word to remain in Canada, end not return here to testify agninst them. “Iuis thoy could woll afford to do, for tho ponale ties ngninst thom, for which suits nre brought, aggregato £900,000, aud upon Lis testimouy the overument will undoubtedly, it is belioved, bo Ablo to recover the wholo amount, HARPER'S SAFE CONDUCT. Tho indofinite character ad to timo of the snfo conduct of Harper is explained to mean that ho wiil probebly boe retained here until all the rovenue cases of which ho haa knowledge, in- cluding tho cage of Smith, is disposed of ; and it is ovon hinted that bis friendsare now at work to got bail for him; and, inthe eventof Lis boing bailed, he will romain and undergo his Your Srink. Although nothing was said to indicato what 118 TESTIMONY would be, it 18 bolioved thut he will involve par- ties in tho controversy that havo not yot beon spolion of. Tho names were given, yot I prefor st thoy sball come out on the trial, Skttt JURY-SERVIOE AND EDUCATION. Specrat Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, THE JURY LAW. Brrevar1ELD, I, Jan, 27.—Tho Jury bill, over which there has been much eloquence expended, was takon up on socond reading on the motion of Armstrong, of Grundy, whose mission in this {ife seems to bo to getn Jury law passed. Mooro, of Adams, moved to strike out tho section pro- riding that reading an nccount of the crime in 1ewspapers shall not disqualify men as jurors. o motion was tabled, and ignorance will be no {unlification for jury-service. Then tho House wanderod into a discus- don of tho County Court question, pro- roked by & motion of Wood, Wood's ion waa to etrike out County Courts, so that 0y Weid not bo ablo to exercise the extonded furisdiction. 1pyjy woft diractly to the merits of County Courts, w.q might have boon the death of tho Dill but £or & wagyiblo spoech mado by Mr. Hay, who sppealed o tue Houso not to put the Jury bill in jeopardy by Tehewing the fight oujthe vexed County Court question, County Courta could be disposed of at another tima, Dunham offered an immaterial amondment, wrhich was voted down, and Connolly spoke rgainst cortain words, until he suddouly discov- srod thoy wore not in the bill, when Lo collapsad, Tho sudden explosion of mirth put the House in good humcr, and the bill wasordered to third reading. 3 ‘TILIS BENATE ON COMPULSORY EDUCATION. The complexion of tho Seuate ou the Housa gnfiupnliory Education Dbill is this morning as ows: YEAS, Taldwin, Tundloy, Steele, Uautlold, Jucobs, Strong, Castlo, Nicholion, Thomyjaon, Ounmings, Tatlerion, Waite, Danoling, Roynolds, Whitiley, Bundinell, Banford, lloox, Hampton, Sholdun, Williaulson, Houry, Huepard, Youugblood~34, Niv, Arclior, Ferrill, Muphy, Brooks, Glenn, Talmior, Drow, Green, Staruo, urke, Trinollitre, Voris, Caecy, Tielioe, Ware, Grows, . Ky Yarrkn, Cumnilags, co, ager, Chagee 0" Iediram, A Fresidmt—3s Duw, ADEENT AND UNRNOWN, Opion, ort, Of 'ihe abovo, Youngblood and tho Prosldent are lisble to change, This liat hos been carefal. 1y prepared, and is at prewont correct. It shows that it the Seunte {8 full when tho bill is put Tpon its passage, tho vote will s very close; but if tho attondunce is amall.ll.ll‘t: bill will tail, THE YRESENT 2! xrecoives much greator favor thau tho bill befors the Logielaturo lnst wintor, boing lquu severe in its ponltios, and_moderate iz it8 roquiroments. Thero are_amendments proporing whioh, if roe Jocted, will drive somo sapport from the bill, aud, if adopted, will gain £ foW votes. —— INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES. Special Disrateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE PRINTI}G AND LINDING INVESTIGATION, Senivoriesp, [, Jaz, 87,—The Printing Com- iltteo soen dotermingd to make thorough work of their cesourches ijto the printing, binding and pagor coutracts, {'hoy have leld prelimin- ary meotings, but havobot yot ponotratod to the intososting portion, o controversy with the rinters scoma to be adto thoir right ta obarge for eight pages lustoadbs sixtosn to & form of pross work, which, nccording to tho ostimnate of tho Committeo would make n difforence of 8076 in tho Agrienltural roport alone. The printors claim thet from timo m- momorial Btato printors havo charged for cight pnges. Another disputo fa on the claim of the printers to got & cont an improssion for work ombraced In the fifth clnss of printing, whorona tho Commitlce hold that undor tho law they aro ontitled to only one-quarler a cent an improsston, ‘s is an ttom of somo importance, Tor instauncs, thoro was printed 25,000 impros. alons of rngl’ntry blanks for which was oaid 82,5600, while, according to tho ostimnto of the Committoe, onc-fourth of that enmis nll thoy aro ontitled to, 'The application of the printors to appenr by counsol, and that the counsel should bo tho Attornoy-Genoral, took the Conunittoo in tho flank, as the Committee woro inclined to Ahink that the Attorncy-Gonoral should bo thoir adviser, if ho gave any ndvico in the premises, When thie biuding comes to be' oxamined, the impression that thore havo boon overchargzos out- sido tho contract will probably Lo veritled. THE ATATE TREABURY. Tho yroport of tho Finmuce Committoo ap- otutod by tho Ilouso to {nvestigato the condi- Ph:n of tho Htate T'rensury and count the monay, was prosonted this aftarnoon, and oxhibits o vory oxtraordinary state of affaira, It sponks woil for tho intogrity of the goutlomen who liave occupted tho position of Stato Trensuror, that whilo thero has boon nouuu[.; comparativoly to bind thom to bo houest, they have all proved faithful to thoir trust. In tho prosont caso, tho Committes mKorh that they found the amount of monoy in the Tronsurer’s vault ealled for by tho balauces of accounts in tho Auditor's ofico, but whon they camo to considor the consequences to tho Btate which would rosult in caso of a dofaleation, thoy discovered that, through thie moat astonishing neglect some- where, no adoquato eecurity is provided by Inw for the safety or honest handling of tho people's money. TIE TREASURER'S IOND, Tho presont Assombly last April passed & law requiring the 'U'roasurer to exccuto a bond, with two or more suflicient securitios, in tho sum of 600,000, nud the Governor is empowered in his discrotion to require an additional bond in an oqual amount. On_inquiring from the present Trossuror tho Committeo lonrnod that o bad flled o boud under tho ald - law of 1848, which roquirod a bond for only $100,000. That law empowors tho Govornor to call for an additional bond of ©100,000. Howaver, Mr. Reitz does not think that tho now law applies to his case, ns he was clectod Leforo ita pussago; cmmoquoubl‘y tho only nannrltr thoStato has from the eustodinn of its rovonue [s a £200,000 bond, RESPONSIBILITY OF TILE TREASURER. Tho Committeo further, in their report pre- sonted to tho Houso this atternoon, state that the nmount now in tho liands of tho'lronsurer is near- ly 81,000,000 of Stato funds, aud about $100,000 in United States bonds balonging to the Canal and Tuver Improvement fund, and_$1,000,000 in bonds and othor socuritics required by law to bo deposited with him by the josurance companios., T'heso sovoral sums amount in all to but the minimum of money and socuritios usually hold by him, and tho amount of Siate funds alono varios all the way from $2,000,000 to §8,600,000. INGREABING TIIE DOND, The Committoo hold s full meoting of ita members this morning, and couclud- od to rocommond to the Ifouso the pas- ago of s bill requiring that the Stato Treas- urer, bofore cutering upon the duties of hisofiico to filen bond {nthe ponal sum of £6,000,000, to Lo np[:rovc-d by tho Government sud two Justices of tho Bupremo Court. GUARDING THE MONEY, They also recommond that additional preeau- tions Do takon to guard the money at night and on Bunday, it being now loft Lo tho care of one man, who might bo easily overpowored. Rural outlomon tiink the Commitico desite to give ho Treasurership to Chicago, 88 no other place could furnish a $5,000,000 boud, I e o COOK OOUNTY ATFAIRS. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicayo Tribune. COOR COUNTY FEES, BrniNaFIELD, 1., Jan. 27.—The Cook County Feo bill being rosd a third timo, Horrington moved to recommit i, g0 that tho foes for ro- cording should bo cut down, 5seight contss folio would produce a revonue of §16,000 over and nbove tho oxpenses of tho office, Oleson yearned for tho passage of the bill, and Rountree contradicted the assortion tlat it would produce s greater rovenue than was needed. Opposition being withdcawn, the bill passed with tho omergoucy clauso, only two votes boiug recorded against it, TUE LINCOLN PARK DILL, introduced yesterday, provides that any town 1wy ostablish and maintain o park, Loulovards, n.uc{drive\\'nys within boundaries to be specified; if a majority of tho I“fifl voters 80 decide ot an olection to go culled by tho County Clorle when desired to do so_ by fifty voters, Tho result of the olection shall bo flled with the Secrotary.of Stste, and, if such rosult is for a park, tho Gov- omnor shall appoint tive Commissioners, to con- stitute tho Park Boord, each Commissioner to give » bond of $20,000 for tho faithful discharge of his duties. TIE PARK- BOARD, Said Board shall bo & body politic and corpo- rate, otc. ‘Ihe Commissioners shall hold oftico five, four, three, two, and one years a8 shall be determined by lot. They shull olect ono of thoir own mumbor President, and appoint o Trensurer and Sccrotary neither of whom shall necessarily boa mombor of tho Board. The Tronsuror shall givo o bond of $50,000, to be ap- proved by tho County Court. Thore ahall bo au unnual efection of ofticors, It guilty of misdemennor or malfeasance in oflico under the act, upon petition of 100 frec- bolders tho County Court muy remove any or all of the Commissionors. 3 The placo of & Commissionor who fails for two successivo months to attond moetings of tho Boutd without satisfuotory excuso may be de- Clared vacant by tho Board, All vacancios shall be fillod by the Governor, DUTIES OF THE [OATD, ‘The Bonrd shall have power to pass ordinances, ralos, and rogulations for the govornment of the territory undor their control, Ttenl or poreonal property may be conveyed or bequenthied to the Board for tho benefit and im- provement of the parl, otc,, and the Board shall baove the exclusivo mansgement and control of such proporty. 3 The Bonrd may temporarily Lorrow not ex- cooding $50,000 at interest not oxcecding 10 por cont por annum, and such losns sholl be puid from tnxes collocted during that or the nexs succoeding year, ‘The Bonrd may lovy an annual tax not excoed- ing one-half of I per'cent of tho assessed valua- tion of tho town for State and county purposes, #0id nasossmont not to oxcoed £60,000 a yoar tho sum collected to bo used, of course, for the maintennuco aud improvement of parke, cte, ‘The Board iy empowered to acquiro titlo by Pohago aud condemuation or otherwiso to Wl {ho _ private. proporty om- bracod wihin' tho _ boundaries voted tobo & public park, and lu case thoy caunot agreo with tho OWiers to purcliaso the samo, may praceed to condemn the same under the goueral lnw authorizing the exaroiug of the powor quu\ninaut dml:mhh a9 8 001 ¢ the smounf 8 Thit r- tained & sball Do nsscaiod 89 provide ot 28 to 84 of the general Municipal Incorporation act, which provides for pecial assousmonty for benofita, ‘I'he County Trensurer is authorized to collecy delinquont taxes. 165U OF BONDS, The Board may fusue bonds runhing for twenty yoars, henxini,v not oxcoeding 7 per cont iu- torest, payablo somi-anuually. Tho amount of the bonds, togothor with the exiuting indobtednoss of tho town not to exceed the con- stitutional limitation rozulating town indobted- uess, Bouds may bo retived ench yoar to the amount of & por cent of the aunusl tax, and the ingeroet thercon, provided the bouds can be pur- chased at not oxcoeding 1 per cent mbove par value. T'ho bonds to bo retired shall be solaot- od by lot, TOUNDANIES OF THE PARKS, Changos in the boundarics of tha parks, eto., must bo spproved by o majority voto of tho eleatord, ‘'hs Board shiall have control ovor all strects ll;\‘l‘l;‘l‘ung lougitudinally aloug sud sdjoining tho 8, oto, Au anuunl dotailed statemont of tho mceiFls and disbuivemonts shall bo transmitted to (ho Connty Clork in April, Whenever fitly an,vnl voters on each of two contiguons towns shull dosiro tho , ostablishment of & park, eto,, Iying partly within tho boundarios of each, an elootion shall be held, and if a ma- Jority of votos are in favor of such park, the sumo proceedings uhall bo taken by cach of the 4owau through its Board of Park Commlsaloners au it ench had votod soparatoly to oatablish a purk, oto, THE OATHOLIC DISHOP OF ONICAGO. The bill ropealing tho aot makiug tho Outholio Bisbop of Clicago a corporation sole for the Lolding and trausfer of the property of tho Ohureh ishororo the Committeo on Uorporations, Its opponents say they will kill the bill in com- mittae, having nlready seoured tho opposition of five of tho nine mombera of the Committea, viz.; Yoris, Qusoy, Gundlach, Willlameon, aud Waite, Tho othor mombors of the Committesaro Jacobs, | 8trong, Hampton, and Bhopnrd, ¥ COLLECTION OF COUNTY TAXER. William Byo, Cashior in tho Connty Collector’s Ofico of Cook County, was hara to-duy and aub- mitted to tho Anditor two questions upon which ho dosirod anawors. I'hoy nro : First—Whon a clorloal orror lins boon mado by the Assoagor through mistako, nnnoxing a ciphor tothe valution of tho property, or wheu n similar orror hns boon made by the County Olork in copying tho valuation from tho Assosror's books, thua moronsing tho valuntion tonfold, can tho Town Colleatora return tho amount of io oxoeas of the tax caused by such mistakes as ** orrors,” A provided bty Baoe, 170, Public Laws 1873, whon lie makes softlomont with the County- Collector ? Second—When tho samo proporty, by mistake, in nsacesod fu two placos, oan tho tax on one nssessment bo nccounted for as orror, aud o be roturnod as delinquent ‘Tho Auditor did not deom it his duty to adviso in tho mattor, and ssid ho had ovory confldence that the action by the Collectors would moot his approval. —_—— RAILROAD LEGISLATION. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tyibune, THE RAILROAD HOMEDULES, SeniNarieLy, Iil., Jon, 27.—~1'he Railrond Com- mitteo reportod to tho Houso a bill meking the schedules abeoluto rensonnblo maximuwin rates, and providing that thero shall bo required no furthor proof of tho gonnineness of tho sehedulos thau o printed cortiticato of tho Commissioners that said schedulos wero propured and pubished by thom ; that nothing in tho bill sball bo hold to-repenl or in auy manner offoct tha provistons of tho act passod at tho last sosslon ropoal- ing tho aot of 1871 and prohibiting extortions aud unjust discriminations, Fho schedules ara ot bo made o part of the bill, but aro roforred to specifically, 'This will savo tho onormous Iabor of ronding tho schadules, though it is posviblo it will bo Iuaisted thnt, to b part of tho law, thoy must bo ombodied in the bill uud enacted with' it. Tho bill was ordered to o second reading, ‘tho Committee roported favorably, on the bill mnending tho cighth section of the prosent law, 150 n8 to romovo any doubt ns to the logahity of schodules lierenftor made, und it was ordered to a vecond rending, ORYING OUT BTATIONS, The bills regulsting tho manuer of erying ont statious on passongor trafus, uud concorning tho killing of atock, wero lnid ou tho tablo, ny du- sired by the Committoo, RESPONSIDILITY FOR ACCIDENTS, The following is the ** porsunul snfoty” sec~ tion in the rovislon bill on™ paupers, sud, boing beforo thie Sonato, excitod s good deal of discus- sion during the morning: Al persons coming within the provisions of this section who sliall bo killed or jujured by any person, raflroad compuny, or corporativn, or suy nunufacturs dug or mining ostublishmont, company, assaciation, or corporation, whether such person bo the employa thioreof or not, aud. whotlier tho killing or fujuy Lo done by its or thelr nyents, employes, or sorvante, in the prosoculion of thelr cmployinent, or by any on- gine, car, collision, or explosion, or othorwies, by such Taflroad company, or by any chinory or oxplosion in nny such manufacturiny estubiiebont, or mino, or bytho caving-in or domps fn such mines, shall’ bo properly carcd aud provided for, und, fu cosoof deatls, decently Lurled by suc raflrond compauy or corporas tlou, mauufacturing, or mining cstablivbmont, com-. pany, association, or Corporatfon, Mr. Starno moved to insort the word ** por- son " boforo railroad, claimng thot it the rule bo fair it must bo goneral, aud upon this tho dise cuwsion was bad, s STATE INSTITUTIONS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, APPROPRIATIONS AND COMMITTEES. SeRINGFIELD, L, Jan, 27.—Mr. Starne intro- duced o Benato rule providing that no Senator shall be appoiuted upon an appropriation come mitteo who shall roprosent a distvict in which o Stato institution is located and supported in swhole or in part by tho State. Tho fact is and bas boou that theso committees aro composod in mojorily of such persons, and each belpa tho other to a favorablo recommendation upon all billg in their origival amounts. Tho rule was laid over under tho rules, but Mr, Starne, though ho represonts tho districtin which tho new Htate-Honye is located, intends to pross tho rulo to & fiual adoption. THE PENITENTIARY, The bill abolisbing solitary conlinoment in the Panitentiary failod to pass in tho Houso to-day, receiving only 64 votos, when'77 were necossary. Quinn moved to reconsider the voto, and loj- kins moved to loy tho reconsidoration on tie table, which faited, 86 to 68, and the bill was ‘mado & spocial order for ‘Lhuraday morning, NEW BUILDINGS AT TIE REFOLM BCHOOL, Tho Sonato bill appropriating$0,000 for now buwidings, ote., at the Ioform Schol, wes or- dored to a third ronding in tho House, BODILS OF CRIMINALS AND PAUPENS. Tho bill grauting tho bodies of those dying at ‘e Clitulio aud poual Iuslitutions 1o the physiclans of Clicago, if not claimed by friends within forty-cight hours after denth, was o amonded a8 to include only the physicians of Chicago, and ordered to o third raading. It is o House bill, and will bo passed with difiiculty. o only thing that saved it from boing tablod to-day was au appeal by Rcfinoldu that it should not bo so_disposed of till his colleagucs, avery ono of whom was absent, should make such a dofenso thereof as thoy dosired. B O THE OPPOSITION CAUQUS. Special Dispateh to the Chicago Tribune. SenixoriELy, 1., Jan, 27.—The Opposition members of the Souato aud House hold a caucus in a Lelnud parlor this evening, Casoy, of Lulnski, in the chair. Spoechos wero mado urgiog tho abandonment of tha late Democratio party, and funeral orations were delivered ovor ts rominine, ) Youngblood was ready for anything new. Hite, of Madison,aunounced that thero was no Democratic party ; that thoy had bottor fall in with tho Anti-Monopoly movement, and have an Anti-Administration party in tho State and nation. Kelioo was still s Democrat and a Froo-Trador, MoLsughlin belioved tho workingmen were rendy to Join & party of roform, us they had NO FAITH IN TUE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Moore, of Adams, wantod an Anti-Mobilier and Anti-Salary-Grab party. Rogars, & venerablo Domocrat of sixty yoars' standing, belioved the party had gone whoro the woodbine twines, It was s widow, and Le do- ®irdd 1t to marry a pnrty of progress. Kaso wished fo utick to his old party, which could advanco its principlos evon if thoy did not got oflico, Boing interrogated, he could not toll what prineiplo or principles the Domocratic arty had loft, and he sat down amid mirthful SEmonstmtinui by tho audienco, Nulton, from Groone, was firn in the faith of the forefathers, and so wero his pooplo, Hocame from TIE GIDRALTAR OF DEMOURAQY, Some ouno usked if the Anti-Monopolisis did not carty the county at the lust eloction, and he was forced to confosa it, his discomfiture being onjoyed by every ono. He was still a Demoorat, lowaover. MeAdoms was ready to fight under a now banuer, Alexander, of Montgomery, asked some one to detlne tho difforence botwoen Republicauis and Domocracy as now uudorstood., 'I'hero way none ; and both parties should bo sunk forover. Buch waa tho tenor of the rowmarks, the fecling that THE DEMOORATIC PALTY SHOULD BE ABANDONED ovidently predominating. Youngblood uud Turke, from the Senato, aund Dunkam, Horring- ton, aud Colling, from the Houso, wore appoint~ od to draft rosolutions and an nddress to tho peoplo, to report ut o future meoting, Quinn moved, as the eentiment of tho meot- ing, that thoy ‘woro in favor of abollsbing tho uumerous Boards in tho Btate, and of Laving oue contral Board, to bo electod. 'I'ho motion provailed, Colllus movad that s Committeo of thros bo appoiuted to draft a bill to necomplish that ob: {eut, and Glon, of the Seuato, uud Ialpin and ill, of the 1louso, wore n‘hpolmcd. 1t was un- nounced that one of tho Committoes hnd n bill propared and would introduce it iu o day or &0, Tho meoting pledged itsolf to co-oporate will such Ropublicuns us woro in favor of that ro- formatory moasure, and then adjourned Bubjoct to tho Cliairmun's summons i MISCELLANEOUS. Speetal Lispatoh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘PILE, PAWNDROKENS' BILL, SeaisarizuLp, 11, Jun. 47.—The biil to protect persons pledging personal proporty s collaterul socurity from the rupaoily of pawnbrokors wan ‘vussed i tho Houso to-duy. BIPLOVING THE ILLINOIS NIVER. ‘The Govornor went n communloation to tho Bonuto sugsosting & momoriul Lo Congross xo- uosting the Qenoral Government to improve tho Illinoiy Rivor, aud open the same to the Mississinpi, 1o uid tho State owned the canal, aud the Governuent should improve the river, l"fllhljr tho two ontorprisos, A communication from ¥, L, Tossor, of Washington, which vus the bauls “of “tho Govornor's measge, desoribed a plan for towing caunal-bouts by 8 norrow-gsugo rallway ous tho tow, gnlh tho eatiwaled " cout of constrnotion being 11,901 por milo, Mr. Tosser luaidated his Plau betore the Benats Committea. B'NAI B'RITH. Prooeedings of the Third Day's Session, Report and Resolutlons Concerning Roumania, The Endowment Fund Question. The Opinions of the Majority and g Minority. Hcbrew Theological College, MORNING SESSION. Tho Bocond Constitution Convention of the Indopendont Order of 'ual B'rith ronssembled yestorday morning at 10 o'clock, pursuunt to ad- Journmont. OPENING PRAYER. The Ohairman, tho Hon. Bimon Wolt, after baving called thomeoting to order, roquestad Drothor Wash to offer prayor, in accord- anco with tho rosolution pnsscd yestorduy. DBrothor Wash, nan eldorly gontlomnn of very divine appearance, took the stand and saked for & book containing the proper form of prayor. No book of thnt Iind boing on hand, ho do- clared his fnability to properly porform his duty without it. Tho Ohnirman was, thoreforo, ro- quested to offer prayer, and did so briefly, invok- the Divino blossing on thetr doliborations, "Tho Beerotary thon rond the minntes of lust moeting, which wore unanimously adopted. ‘Ihe Committeo on Credoutinls roported the names of sovoral dulufintnn who had prosented their crodoutials sinco tho commencoment of the Conventlon, COMMECTION, Tho Rov. Mr. J. 1 Chumacairo, of Charleston, stnted thnt tho Slaals-Zeitung of yestorday movi- ing bind snid that all the learned Rabbis had votod ngainst oponing tho Convontion with I))'nyl.-r. Ho wishod it to bo undorstood, and hoped tho correction would bo mada by tho press, that ho and soveral others wero in favor of prayer. Mr. A. L, Sanger moved that the Convention adjourn until 8 o'elock p. m., for tho purposo of giving tho Committce a chance to finish thoir work on tho rosolutious roforred to thom, Joroph Abrahams moved an amondmont that the chnir bo vacated until 8 o'clock, Mr, Baugor accopted the amendment. BPECIAL COMMITTELS, Tho Chnir statod that Lofore tho motion to vaeato tho chair was put, ho would beg loave to nm[xlouucu tho special committeos ordored yes- torday. Loave being granted hie announced the follow- ing speelul committees : COMMITTERS ON UNIVERSITY AND UNION, AL Elllnger, Chairman, “ Firut Distroct—James COolim, M. Goldsmith, . Minzeholor, James Davis, L. S, Flelabiuan, Loopold Buxbauw, Max Rosenbery, Aujuat Falker, Socoud District—B, Felnonin, L, Lovy, J. Frost, “Ihird Distyict—A, 'L, Joucs, Fifth District—, Pollack, Bixth District—8, Doxen, COMMITTEK ON TIOME, Isaac M, Wiso, Chairman, Firat District—John H, Spitz, Deitz, D, Moskow: John Btone, Issac Kflhm‘wnd District. N. Mendorson, E, alin, ’lghlld District—L, Weiner, A, Relnstein, J, L, Gat- 20 Tt Tourth District—W, Saulbury, Fith District—I1, Adlor, A, Goodman, Sixth District—A, Liviugstona, Boveuth District~A. Locb, COMMITTEE ON ROUMANIA AND PEIXO2TO, A, Weitier, Clinfrman, Firat District—L, Worlheimior, M. Jncobs, J, Wron 8kj, M, Xolaslky, L. Moskowice, B, J, Coen, Socond Distrlct—Lamborger, Buab, Sonnenshelm, Third District—J, Il M, Ohlimacolro, Biersdorf, J. L, llout, J, &, Tsancs, Fourlli Districl—W, Sauloury, Yifth District—T, . Plilips, V. Rosenberg, Bixth Distriot—Adolph Moses, On motion, tho Chairmun was mado an ox- ofliclo member of all thoe Committecs, The motion o vacato the chair unttl 8 o'clock p. m, wag then put and oarried. Ublmann, s ATTERNOON SESSION. The Convention was called to order at 8 o'clock p. m. L TINVITATION. The- Chairman stated that Lo hiad recoived, through Mr. Joseph Austrian, the following lot- tel of invitation : BoaLn oF TRADE, SEGRETANY'S OFFIOR, Jun, 27, 1874, Joaenh Austrian, Tisq.: DEAR Sini: Iu bebaif of this Board, I tako pleasire in extending through you an Invitation to the dele- gates from abroad, Kow visiting thid city, in uttend- auce on tho Conveution of the Order of Lniai B'rith, £0 vieit tho raownn of this Nourd ot thetr pleasure, tholt Ladges as dolegates befug s suficient omblom at the Qoor. Our all {8 open from 10 a, m. (o 13 p,m,, and from3todp.m, CuABLES RANDOLPH, Nocrotity, Mr. Lovenstoin movod that the communication bo recoived with thanks and accopted, The mo- tiou boing carried unanimously, the Prosident stated that the deleates would visit the Chiame bor of Cqmmerco to-day at 12 o'clock m., and the Beciffinry was instructed to answor the lottor of the B2eretary of tus Bourd of 'Trade, TOUAARIA, Tho Sccretary read the following communica- tion of tho lon, Simon Wolf on liounianis and the morvicos of the Hou, B. F. Peixotto, the Consul to that country, which was referred to the Comumittee on Roumania, BurTunen ¢ The noblo mission undertaken by our own distinguished brotler, tholfon, B, F, Pelxotio, in behalf of our persccuted brethron n Roumants, los tiod your livelicet sympathics, and, when (Lo necessity uroso, your united support, When, at tho first violont outbrenk of religious aud nativistio'fauaticlum fu Nou- manis agaiust tho inbubltanis of thut country, our Drother otfered 1o uccept tho post of United Stutea Gonsul at Buohurest, o posilion generously created by our Governinent for'tho purposo of bringlng to bear the influenco of their great Republic in bohaif of out— raged hununity, you woro proud to know that it wag un honored brothier of tho Order wholiad como forward voluntarily to sacrilice home, tho prospccts of o fu- ture, iu ordor to aid bia brothren, It wis woll known ut that timo thero was no emolumenta connectod with that office, but ample support was provided to our brother by prominent aud wealthy Israclites throughout the United Slules, and the promises made Dy Mr, Pelxotto that lis talonts and encrgics would bo wholly given to tho cause which ho mado his own, wero faithfully carried out, sud his preseuce fu thy cupltal of Itousuania hius bootr productive of tho Luppi est. resulte, which chiocked violence, snd porsscution Dhas ceaned ever wince the represontatives of all civil- {z0d governmeuts at lioumania have been stim- ulated to espouse fho caumo of tho jorsc- cuted; and to thelr combined offorts iy duo o cessation of tho formor persceution. This, howovor, s merely tho worl of illo surgoon, who Lauduged fho wounds {ostop tho flow of blood,—tho bealing medicament by which a thorough curo i cffectod ond asound conutitution scoured bud yot to bo uppliod, 'his oporation, however, can bo but of slow progreas;’ the pasaious had to ba allny- od, and tho couses removed that aroused thow, a’work which required patiouce, energy, sud dovation, aud_our brother hes_sucecediod in the moro diflleult portlon of tlia work, a8 woll o8 tho compar-~ ativoly light work of clomming the tdo of por- sceution, Education and the influence of tho press, oucuuragod and fostored by aur Lrotuer ng tho romedy which can alowo offect o rad- feal cure, o dolug ity worl, the Nounusniang nro bo- coniug Lettor acquainted with the social and intelloct uul qualltios of tho race which thoy only know horeto~ foro us doserving of contompt, aiid we may enfuly Jrdict thut I uir bratlior fs 1eft for o fow years more i s work of peuce and elvilization, no further neces- sity will over ariso fu thoss portions of Europe for tho intorference of bumanity, ‘Lhis can ouly bo done with' your aid, The entluei~ asm of tho majority of thoso who from the beginuing guvo Mr, Yrixotto their sclivo support Lus couled vif wversindo thy absenco of violeucoin tho chavactor of the pordecutions, lus shorn thowm of the wensutional futor~ st wiicl thoy irst offered, It was you, wy brelbren, Who fouk up tho euuso of your brotkior whon tho great workk of the mirsion Leani, and 3t {8 you who will’ not Butler the work to bo interrupled for the want of sup. past, Inconversation wWith prominent members of ihe Henuto nud Lous of Neprosontutives, and with tho Dreeldent of il United Statos sud the'Secrotary of Slato, I leurnod thut thore iv o williugness on thelr st Lo extend to i tielr snpport, and 1t b gratify- ng thot I ean nesuro you tlat our Brothor Felxatto has muda for Limeclf & noble record in tho arehives of thie Btate Dopurtmont, T doubt uot thut tho exprosafon of your contidonco §n “tho 1fon, Bonjumiu T, Pelxalto a8 tho right man in the right plico, and your petition to the Govorunent to muke tho offico & wularfed one, will luvo the desirved offect, 1 would usk you, thoros fore, my brotliren, to take {he propor steps {n ordor to obtatu tho fullest fuformatiun iu reyard to tho courno Lest to Le puraiied, and to take such meusures na will bo dictated by your couvieliun of duty, your sympu= thies, and feolivgs, T usk, thorefore, Lhut 1ho Conimlits tee of Fifteon, 10 bo appofuted on {lio Houmania Mis. :lulh bo fustructed to report ot the varlioat oppors unity, LEROLUTION, Tho Tev, Dr. 8. 1, Bouncscheln trodnced tho followlng resolution, whioh was also voferrad to the Comunitteo on Rowmania 3 Jtesolved, That o tologruin elnll Lo dispatohed from {his Convention to Jrother Peixotto, fu Luoharost, oxe prosuing our Lighest ackuowledgeiacns and Leazifelt thanka for his fruitful servicos done for tho wallfars of our persecuted brethiron in Roumanin, A numbor of rosolutions of no importanes to tho outrido public woro introdueed nnd reforrod to the proper committeen, EDUGATIONAT, FUND. A rosolution by Adolph Mosas calling for the lavying of o tax of 5510 on all tha lodges in_the gounutry for an oducational fund was roforrod to the Conimitice on Constitution. 1, Bhank offared a rosolution to inatituto o tax of 81 on all mombors of tho Ordor for tho Itou- manin misglon, Whioh was reforrad to tho Com- mitteo on Roumania, BENDOWMENT. Ttoports of Commiltees Loing called for, the Chairman of the Commilteo on Ludowmont, Mr. Iuidor Bush, stated thatthey woro ready to make iheir roport, and that thore wonld Lo o majority and minority m‘mrt on the quostion. Mz, Joeeph Abralinm moved that the Conven- tion go into Committos of tho Wholo to considar tho raports, which motion being carried, Mr. Josoph Abrabinm was oalled to tho chair, "Tho following majority nud minority roports woro thon road : MAJORITY nETORT, Your Commlttco ou Lndownont would beg leave to report (hat it fa 0 cardinal principle of our Order to Dprovido protection and relfef for our widows and orphnna i tho ovant of adversity, yet the Committeo Is of opinfon that in the presont stato of the Order 1t {8 dnoxpedicut and prematuro to legislnto uny gouoral law for un Endowmont plan fn our Order, Tho report in ulfuml by 8. Bulzborger, N. Morris, L. Lovy, I’ T, Dhillips, M., Bebrond, D. 8. Loderer, 0. Kozminakl. MINOWITY nEPONT, 1, Every D, G, L. may by law lpru»'ll\n for an endow- ment and eudowment laws applicablo to the lodges, 2. Tho objoct of this fund s to Aective on tho death of n member {o i widow, children, or otlier person or body by bim desfgnated au inheritanco of 1,000, 3. Iu tho ovont of tho establishinent of auch's fand Ly any D. G, L, thoy shall muko provisions for o re sirved fund to bo created and constituted ns horol ofter provided, and to bo under tho direction, man- agement, and control of tho D. G, L, or of such Trus. tees and oflicora a8 tho D, .’ L. may desiguato for tuat purpose, ¢, Every inember of o lodge in tho diatrict in which an endowient fund shull bo catablished by jts L. fu couformity vith (s gencral law aliall bo. o stituting momber thercto, 8. Tho contributions to this fund shnll bo 84 na infti- ation foo to the reservo find and ot tho denth of a member entitled to full rights of 0 lodge of tho dis~ trlct, uuolt uwim as may bu asscssed by tho D, G, L, Which wum shall bo collected by the lodges from the members fu tho monner horowith described, 0. Tho ald nssessments, to bo doternined from Umo to time by the D, G. L., shall bouniform, sud shill bo sulliciont to provide each for ot foast $1, which §1,000 sbiall bo pafd tothio wiilow, childron of, o other person or body designated by the doccasod méma Dor, and tho surplis shall forn’ partof tho resorvo fund, Provided, iowever, that tho sald assesymonts shull never oxcoed the sum of fifteen dollura (§15) por capita fu any one year, Andif tho number of deaths inu district fn by one year shall causo nssessmonts which would bo in excoss of $15 per capita, the endow. ments, o auch oxcoss, shall Lo paid out of'tho sl ro- sorve fund, 7. Thio reservo fund shall be safely invested fn auch mnuner nstho D, G, L, shall deterniine, and sball bo used ouly for the payment of said endowment, 8. Tu tho ovout of such resorve fund becoming ex- Liausted by opldemica or othor emergeney, and if auch emergency should contluug, the D, G, L, shull cerlify this fact to tha Presidont of tho Lxccittivo Committec, Tho Lrestdent shall imincdiately nolify tha Exccutive Committea of the samo, aud, thoreupon, i a mojority of the Exccutive Committea ' sball €0 dotermine, bl lovy upon eachi and ovory membor of tho Order an ne- sewyinent of 6 conts for esch daceased Lrothor of whosa doath notico Las higon givon by theD, G. L. to the Exccutivo Committes, Tho sald monoys shiail bo'col~ lected within thirty days aftor such nssessmont by the respactiva D, G, L,, and forthwith remitted by them to tho ‘Crensurer of the anid D, @, L. in whose district the emergency Liag srlson, and tho said Treasurer shall furnish duplicato roceipts for efd money, O re- ceipt liall be forwarded to each D, G, L. remittiug tho money, and duplicates thereof shall bo forwarded o tho Becretary of tho Exceulivo Committee, 0. The Exccutive Comuitteo shall, by & majority ‘Yoto, dutermiue wlou the emorgency roforrod to licro= in shall linvo coased, and theroupon 1o furter assoss— nienta oy hiereln providod shall oithier bo lovied or col~ e 10. Each lodge of & dlstrict in which tho cndowment 1lsw shull bo n operation, is responslblo for the fuil numberof {ta members in the ugscssments made, but thio modo of collceting the sxmo from its members,each Jodge mny detormine fu its by-lows ns it deems best. 11, Tho Exceutive Commitico ulall, in thely roports, embady s slatomout of any action takien by them with referenco toany endowincut assessments wihich thoy may have levied in rccordance horowlth, 12, Nothing Lorein contained shall intorfore with the right of each district toaugment thoir reservo fund in such way s thoy may deem propor, nor with the xight of oy two or moro districts to unito in estab- linking but'one oudowment fund undor this genoral cendowment law of the Order, 13, No district aball be ontitied to any benefits in. tended to bo conferred by the provisions of this lnw, if it shall not hava catablishod aid in operation su Ene dowment law fu conformity herewith, “Tho roport {8 signed by H. Hamburgor, 8, Lit- tauor, Josoph Bouediot, A. L. Sangor, William Kriogshnber, and Xsidor Bush, A very snimntod dobato immodiately ensued, o8 tho question on tho consideration was, in fact, whothor or not thero shouid bo any eudow- ment law to have uniform force sll over the United Statos. ‘The quostion hns been debated in the various lodges for tho last two or threo yoars, But scarcoly o dolegato was prosent withaut ivutrtiotions from hix Jodga mandatory, or at least strougly oxprossing their opinion on the subject. Mr, Lorenatein, Mr. Bush, and others imme- dintely mounted tho platform, the Con- vontion having previously gono into Com- mitteo of tho Wholo, Josoph Abrahams, of Cincinnatl, in tho chair, Gront indisposition was munifested all over tho hall to oven ontor into tho morits of the caso uutil cach dolegfito was suppliod with & copyof the report, A, Simon Wolf informed the brothron that it was Guo to the Committee to carofully cousidor the rosnit of their deliberations, thera being o de- ' siro manifested all ovor tho ball to have tho simplo quostion, without detail, voted on in or- der to nscortain tho souso of tho Convention, A motion was mado to have tho roport imme- dintoly printed. 11, Bamborgor, of Iudinuapo- lis, argued that it was unnccessary, as ovory ouo was fully scquainted with tho contonts, Duriug tho discussion on the question of printing the roport, it was announced by theo Chair that the maunscript was alroady in the printer’s hands, sud that copies would” be Inid ofora tho Convention in ton minutes, and, in fact, this wwas tho case, and applauded on all sides as anothor ovidenca of Chicugo's skill, vim, and enorgy. As it was oyident on oll sides that the dabnts would bo prolonged, & motion provailod that th g Committeo report to the Couvention, and ask loava to sit agaiu at 8 o'clock in the ovening, cou- POt EVENING SESSION. On renssembling, overy member hnving cager- ly dovoured his printed slip, busiuess iwas promptly rosumed, Tho Lall was openod by Mr. L. Banger, of Now York, who advocated tho pussago of tho winority roport in n spooch of mastorly ability, assum- ing that tho proposition was pormissivo, and not obligatory.; Pormissive laws were froquently onacted, 28, for iustanco, whon u charter iy grantod by o Logisiature for & homo' or an ssylum, it did not follow that the cor- poration wero necossarily compelled to carry out the torms of thoir chartor, In his Btate it was a frequont practico for com- pouios to procure charters for ruilronds which wergnover built, aud did, in iact, stand in tho way of rival compauies, Surely if States with rostricted powors could puss wuch, why could thoy nat, with their anlarged lagislative, judi- cial, nnd oxcoutive jurisdiction, sich ng this nu- guut assomblage possossod ? Wly, thon, this ¢lumar that the proposilions under considera- tion took away or infringod on the rights or liborties of individunl lodges? Tivery district could act at 1ts option whero thoro was compul- sion, Thoro Ewnu but one thing thut was ositivo, and thot was that aregervefund should Eo nu fncidontal olemont of all futuro_endow- ment. The noxt was that a popular fund ghould bo raised in caso of an nmm-k:ouuv ou the call of the lixocutive Committeo, Men ohoson for nuch position could easily bo trustod with such ad- minlstrativo functions, and Lo sppouled to tho brethren enrucitly, without rogard to figures ar statisties, to join 'hands in this groat worl of United Brothorhood, He wus _followed by Mr, Xozmiuski aud M. B8, Colen ogaingt _tho proposition, and the Iltov. J. M, Wiso, Ilaas, Driuklospiol, of Now Orloans, apoko in favar of tho propoaition at groat longth, Duviug tho debato maay took tho ground that thero was no nocessity for tho oren~ tion of any emergoncy-fund, au tho spontaneous coutribution alwuys Tollowod avory appol for aid, Inetance tho subscriptions voluntarily mado to Momphis and Bhravoport. Tlils brought Br. A, B. Frankland, tho Mem- his lero, to bin foot, who enid that if the honks of his locality had not baon sufliciontly explicit, lio now took the accasion to tonder than again, but denied that such contributions should ovor boclassod a8 offors of charity. Tho funds scoumulated in ono portion of the couutry, un- der any or overy clrcumetances, should be ul- Ways uub{oat to such culls, no matler from whaico they may arise. Our trensuries, although under local {unud!clluu. Woro gne common fund, out of which the Eowor aud mission of tho B'nal B'rith was to bo folt and kuown. Ho came Loro proared to voto for tho gonoral ondow- went, not sneh u Mengra proposition a9 wus now undor consideration, but, ir no othor could be pagued, was willing to voto for that. 2 Judgo Kool moved that Art, 1 of the minorily roport bo adopted, and that all tho othor artiolus be stricion out. Mr. Goodbmd moved the. following amond- ment, in placo of the minority renort : 1, Evory D, G, L, may by iaw provido for an endows mout aud endowment Jsws applicuble to the lodges, 2, The objeat of this fund ia to scowry ou the dostls of & momber to his widow, children, or othor poraon or body by lim designaled, an fiheritonies of ruol auni w hiny bo determined o, 3 In the ovant of tho catablishment of such a fund by iny 1, G, L, thoy phall make provistons for o re- served fund {o ho eroateit nnd to ho undor tho dirce. tion, manugement, aud control of tha I, G, L., or of sich Truatcos and ofiicors ns tho D, 0, 1, may deslg- nato for that purpose, 4. Every momber of o lodgo in tho district in which on endowment fund ahall Lo establistied by its D, G, w i conformity with this gencral low shall bo a cone tributing mombor thereto, On motion, the Committeo of the Whole ross and roportad progross, On motion of Mr, Banger, tho Committeo was dischargod. x"iho provious question was thon put and car- riod. On motion, Mr. Isidor Tuah, tho author of the minority roport, was allowad o oloso the debate, Mr, Bugh then ‘made auother urgont and clo- &\lnnt apponl in favor of the minority roport, w\vhfl: tho advantagos of lis plan, Mr, Sangor moved to adopt the ‘minority ro- port ns & whole, 'The yans nud nays woro catled on the quostion, and tho report rojectod bya vota of 77 (o Gd. Tho majority roport was then adopted by a votodf 68 to 67, At 12 o'clock p, m. tho Convention adjournad, to meot again at 10 o' loclk thin morning, Y HEBREW THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE. A gonoral mooting of tho Iebrow congrega- tions of tho city was held yeatorday ovening ab the Jawish Synagogue, on the cornor of Wabash avenuo and Peclt court, to considor tho project of endowing and eslablisling a Hobrew Theo- logieal Collogo fu thia country. - Tho meoting was largely nttonded in spita of the disagrocablo waathor, but uo actton was takon, 1t only baing Intendad at this mooling to preschit tho “subject to tho congrogations. JIL. TAZANUA BILVERMAN introduced to the moating tho Roy. Mr. Clnciunatl. Alr. Silvorman stated that Mr, Wiko Lad been for reverul yenrs one of thomost urgont ndvocutes of the establishmont of a Hobrow ‘Theological Collega, ‘I'ha Cncinnati congroga- tlons had takon stops about threo years ngo to obtain o genoral co-operation of the churolos throughout {hio South and Wast, aud uunion hnd boen formed for the lmrposn of obtaining tha funds 2ud othor assisiauco necosgary for tho ondowmont andsuccossful manegenontof suchan institution, Dr, Wiso would givo an account of what had beon dono, and endeavor to enlist tho sympathics of thoso proaent in the work, DIt WIBE, Dr. Wigo then addressed tho con ogation, Alluding to bis N!(}Iln'n'.llllce hero, hio “stated that he enwv boforo bim faces whioh hind been fn- miliar to him, more or less, for fifteon or twonty yoary, and ho should, theroforo, uot faol ombar- reusod in speaking to them, Leforring to tha camp of tho Teraclitos under Moses, Lio snid that its design was so mathemnt- feally and systematically correct that tho prophot who' was called fto curse tho new uation ‘was obliged, inatend, to bloss thom. Thoro ho kaw un mnow clvilization arising ; that nation wos based on » now law of roligion, morals, and practice, and ke dnred not cuzko it. It was based on renson and expori- euco, and, by its careful union in all ita parts, was invineibla, No curso could provail against jt. All that was united on tho basis of reason,with tho prineiplos of virtuo sud morals in its com- position, wus mighty. Solong né the Israclites remained unitod they were powerful and Tespeot- od, but whet they wore disbanded and disanited thay fell uuder the powor of their onemies. In union wae utrength, and if tho Israclites of this country wighed to benoflt the unborn gonern- tious thoy muot unite. As the descendents of o noblo raco, as tho bearars of th promise of God to Abralinm that (n his sced all the nations of the world should bo blessed, 88 tho expoundors of the word of God, handed down from the fatn- ors and tho Jhmphntu, the Hebrows inust come together and reagon whother thoy could not re- stora tho auclont altar of tho T'wolve Stoncs and construct nnow camp of Israol. Aund it had boen concluded that thoy could form such a unton—such o union bad, in fact, beon formed, Thoro woro_thirty-nine congra- gotions, Losldo thoso in Ghicago, which hiad airendy givon-in thoir adnesion to thin union, and thoy hoped and expected that, wherever the nama of the Unton was meutionod, tho congro- gutious evorywhoro would joiu in. !Choy nooded only to pay S1 for ench nctive mombor of tho congregation, and the Union would nct ouly on great nnd genoral questions. It would not interfero with the conduet or- discipline of any membor thoreof, and its work would bo only for well-racaguized, 'good objocts, Tho spenkor roforred Lo tho fact that Tsrael was not noted for art, mor ecieuce, nor for schools of philosophy, nor for great deeds of arnms, nor for a groat polilicalioareor, in fact, ns politfcian, the Jows woro & notable fauluro; and yot, in spifo of thoir disporsion and pornoention, tho Jews had couquored the world, Thoy had tanght in China bofore Confucius, nud had givon lessous to Zoronster. Thoy hnd given a now re- ligion to mankiud, and overthrown the Goda of Greeco and Ilomo. I'ho powor of tho Jews was miraclo, grentor than tho drying up of the Raw Sen, or tho falling of maune 'in the wildornoss, Tho reagou was, that the intolligonco of the He- brew nation could not bo destroyed. Thoy had given to the world the greatest litorature of the presont or past agos, Loaving asido tho Bible and tho Apocryphia oven, it would bo found; on looking into uny theological work, that all the idons and Linlf tho reacomug were dorived from Jowish works. ‘They hnd boon wri€fen by Jows, for Jows, or in 1mitation of Jaws. Ag Romo grot tho groundwork of hor litoraturo from Grecce, Groece from E;i_v t, and Egypt {rom Asin, thoy all roceivod their literatura from Jaraol, who first lnuihc the oldoet nations of tho world, The apoakor neked whother thoy could afford to It tho Lrightuosa of their national reputation docline, Ho thonght not ; and the way to odu- cate thelr people, and show the intluenco of tho nation, was 1o establish colleges, publica- tion sociction, and translation socictios, "The question as to whara tho colloge shonld bo located, and who should manage it, should not for o moment intorfere with tho rosult, Placo it in Now Haven, or Brook Iaven, or any other placo _that was tho right one, and it would make no differonce. And they who should manage 1t would Lo the right mon. They could at bost munuge it only for a littlo timo, “and then thoy would go iome to their forefathors. Dr. Wiso closed b{nn urgon appeal to tho 4,000 Jowish inhabitants of this city to unite with their brethron olsowhero in pushing for- ward this greatwork. Wion ho concludod, he was vigorously ap- plaudod, and the moeting broke up, it being announced that, owing to other augagomonts, tho speakers oxpected wore unable to Lo Yrufiunt. It is intonded to hold another meoting aftor tho adjournment of the B'nad B'rith, Wise, of JOLIET, Affairs of the Jolict iron and Steel Rolling=DEiily, 2 Special Disputch to T'he Criicayo Tribune, Jovie, Ill., Jan. 27.—The dispatch sont Satur- day, in reforenco to tho rumored protost of papor of tho Soliet Iron and Steol Rolling-Mills, to tho amount of £30,000 to 40,000, and which is denied editorially to-dny, was not without foundation. My dispatch was based upon o lotter fram o well-known commorcinl agoney in St. Lonis. The latter was on inquiry after tho coudition of the mills In quostion, and the inthnation therein was that 80,000 Lo 40,000 of tho pn‘[mr Liad gouo to pro- tost, as I tolographed you. I baliove tho Inttor statod positively tho ‘substance of what I tolo~ graphed a8 s sumor. In common with Tug I'ninuxe, and the q;qblin at large, I bolieve that tho Joliot Rolling Mills ** have amplo rosourcos to moot all Lhoir linbilitios," LIVINGSTONE. Ofticial Dispatch to the English Gov- ernmont Giving an Account of Ifis Denthe ‘lonoxto, Can,, Jan, 27.—John Livlnfis!one tho brothor of D, Livingutono, aud rosiding ub Listowell, Bni‘! s Lo Just lotter which veached my frlends in England from iy Lrother was Angust, 1872, from Unyanyembs, *on tho ove of iy lenving for tha intetior," Loxpoy, Jun, 27,—Ilorr Bronnor, Gorman ex- ploror in Alrlcn, in o lottor to Dr. Potormaun, of Gothn, datod Znuzlbnr‘ suys Livingstono died on tho 16{h of August. Vs dace dilfors from that of tho provious roport, but all donbt has boon sob ot rost by am aflicial dxflmmh TG~ ovived by tho ° Govornmout to-day from Zonzibar, This dispaich states oircume stuntially that Livingutono died in Lobisa, nftor crossing marshos, with wator for lours nbove biw walst, The sufferings of his wlolo party wero torriblo, and ten of them died in con- doquenco, Membors of Camaron's expedition wero sufferiug from fovor and ophthulny, but wonld await the arrival of tho Dootor’s remains, ond bring_thom to Ujl{l. T'rom tho lntter place they would bo conveyad to Zanzlbar, where, it is oxpeoted, they will arrive noxt montl, —— THE WEATHER, WasuiNarox, Jan, 27,—For Now England, the Middle Btates, Lowor Lula rogion, and tlienco southwurd to Tonnosses, southoastorly to sontke woslerly winds and rafn will prevail with o alight xlso of towperature, and falling barome- provall in northorn Lawronco Vallay, und tor. Bnow and sloot will Now England, the St. near Lakos Ontarlo and ITuron, For tho Houth- orn Btates, enst of tho Misslssippi Rivor, woutly- orly to woatorly windg with cloudy wenthor nud light rain, followed by clonting wenthor and n alight fall of tomporaturo iu’ tho Missigeiry s Valley, Tor tho Uppor Lake region and Northe weat, southwostor) ‘y to northwosterly winds, with raln or snow, followed by portly clondy and colder weathor and rising baromotor, The Recent Election of Wotnen to tho School Committee Declared Helmm Sont Mude Vaeant at tho Request ok the [oldor’s Musband,. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Bostoy, Jon, 27.—Tho Boston Schiool Gome mittoa hns nt lnt deolarod tho sents of tho Indy mombors vacant. Tho vote waa very closo, ntanding 45 to 46, and twonty-ix membors woro absont, Tho moetiyg of the School Uommitteo was vory woll attonded to-night, and thoro was o fir-sized assomblage in tho galleries, includ- ing o numbor of Indios, who walohed tho pro- ceadings with intorost, Tho discuesion ou tho guestion wag long, and, though earnest, was not arguod with n gront dogros of warmth, A nume ber of membors, though in favor of wonon servlnF on_ tho Bonrd, voted for the rosolution decluring thoir soats 'vacaut, ns thoy belieyed that tho question should bo sottled ny once by tho Suprome Court, On tho other hirnd, 18 way claimod that tho Bonrd Lind the right to judgo a8 to tho qualification of it mombers, aut that it would not bo right to wend tho women to tha Suprome Court to bonr all tha gxg[m:!zdo of golting their righty in the mattor ocidod, Mr. W. IL Baldwin nt first vofnsed to voto on thio question of adopting tho rosolution, ctaim- Ingg that it was growsly wnjust in the School Committoo to turn tho Indios out of doors with- out flrat having obtaiued {he opinion of tho City Bolicitor, or that highest of iribunals, tho Supremo Court. It was claimed that thia Doard sliould pny no attentlon to tho opinion of thn(‘m Solicitor, it having been nalod by Inst 081'8 Board, which had no business to intorforo u tho mattor. 'Tho ladioa whoso rights woro in question oceupiod thoir soat as usual, aud voted agninst tho adoption of tho rorolution, communication was received from Mr, I1. 0, Badgor, asking that tha ueat of Liy wifo bo de- clared vacant, which way aceordingly done, e e COLORADO. Opposition to the Newly=Appointed Governor, Special Dispateh to The Chisugo Tribune, DERVER, Col., Jan. 27.—Tho annouucoment of the reappointmont of ex-Gov. McCool s tho Exocutivo of this Torritory, with John W, Jen- kins, of Virginia, a8 Scerotary, and T, B, Soa. right, of Ponnsylvania, ns Surveyor-General,took ovorybody by surprise when it renched hero thin attornoon, being entirely unexpectod. ‘Thopeople, Irrespoctive of party, indorsed the administration of Gov, Elbort, and will send n remongtrancn to Washington ngainst his remoyal and tho confire matiou of the newly appointed officars, A moot- ing of citizons to givo oxprossion on tho subjeet was hold nt Gorr's Grand Opera-Houso. Lo night. Ovor 1,000 porsons woro present. 'Tho Hon. Btophen Doentur prosided. Speechen woro mado by the fricnds of hoth Eibort and MeCook, and tho meoting wax flnlly broken up by the action of somo roughy, who sought to intimidato citizens, 'Chis ovening s majority of tho membors of both branches of the Legislature, Republicans aud Democrats, callod upon Gov. Blbort, and ausurod him thot bo Lud thoir sympothy and sup- port, and that o Joiut nession il L convened to-morrow to pass rosolutions roquosting tho Sonate to roject the nominations, Muchs foolivg oxigts over the subjoct, and groat oxeitoment provails both hore and in the mountain towns over tho proposed chauge, gfixflmzfia. i GO AT Saws DUBUTFE'S GRAND PAINTING OF THE YO ON VIEW AT THE ART HALL, EEPOSITION BUILDING. This waaterpioca of art, slze 20x40 feoty is exccnted In the most imposing manner, containing lupwards of forty highly-finished lifo-sizo figures, surronnded with tho splondors of architeoture, garlands of overgreens and flowers, and costly tapestry, making the whole effeot strikingly rich and beautifal, NOTICES OF THE PRESS. Fyom the New Yorl: Teibune, It fa 2a flun a ploturo as was ovor drawn of tho Prida of Lifo—the Joy of mera material oxlstonce, Eyan tie New York Herald, It 18 hapossiblo to Imngino susthiug moro geacatul and tondarly oxprosaivo. For beauty uf form and oxqulsite wodoling of parts, wo havo soldom soon suything moro boautitul, Fyom the Louiscille Commereial, Nothing could excel this pioturons o represontation ot tho prido ot lifo, tho joy of matorlal oxistencn. It fa o magnificont poem In ftsolf~ tandor, sad_traglenl—upon ‘whioh tho author hina lavishod all the woalth of his aroa~ tivo fancy. Xt s a scono of ravolrs, of Missipation, of vo- Tuptuous ploasuro nnd scnsuous dolight—such as capti- vates tho gaza, whilo in it all thora is nothing coarso or do* grading, 'Mlio whola plcturo prosonts more poworfully than cloquout words the carcor of sonsual and viclous ploasuro, its bittor oud, and tho doptl and tendernoss of patorusl forgivonosa, Tt aa sormon for tho {imes, Tho wholo city stiould ko and 509 this wandorful work of art. Frow 1l Loulwoille Couricr-dournal, "The Iady or gentleman who soes ihis pleturo will vislt it agalnandagain, Itissuroly wortha long pilgrinngo to sco, From the Cincinmati Guzelfo, It isa ploturo which *‘ho that runs may resd" tho mouning of, but which fully rewards tho 019 who stops to study it. Tho paintiug Is worth caroful study, From the St. Louis Christiun Advocate. o could not wish our rendors a grontor ploasuro than 4o noo this celobrated painting. Wo hups that thoe who xoaldo In tho clly or vieit1t will bo wiso enough o avaly thomsolvos af the oppartunity which may nover bo offorod thom agaln, From the New York Tublet. Magnlficont tn eanception and faultless in deosign, it fs charaotorizad by a minutonossznd dellency in the handliuz aud working autaf tuo dotatls, thut s perfootly wonderfal, Frou the Si. Loulr Glode, Tho grandont work of art ovor brought to Amerloa, Tho story is told so sirongly, so dolicately, so anohantingly, that it at onco enthirals tho Lmsgination and enchaina the Fouson, From the St. Loufa Denacrat, Thia ploture Is the yrentast plotaro of tho cantury, Tta advont will bo a matter of fntorest to thousauds, who will oagorly avall thomselves of tho opportunity ta soo It, From tha St, Loufs Kepubdican, As awork of art, ploasing and popular for Its subjeat, and grand fn its oxaoution, we havo nevor izd its equnl, and, to thoso who admire patuting, or oven affoot an ad- anfration of high art from tho studios of the old world, It will boa gross intxappropriation of tima and opportunity 41 thoy fail to go and a Day Exhibition, 10 to 6, Evening, 7 to 10, Tiokots, GO oonts, Beason Tiokots, $1, Ohildron, 26 cents, Adwission, Wednesdays and thmhy;fl 26 centa, GENERAL NOTICES. el febl Gl e T LAKE FRONT TITLE. [Copy uf Cook County Rtecordr, Book D, Paga 168.] Proomption Act, 19th Juno 1635, Taud Oflico at Ol engo, {lilnois, To. 0. 35th Koy, i82, Houdtred o Jolin laptive Boatblon, of Conk Gonnty, Ihinats, the sin of ninoty-foue dolla’yixisuo conis; ulug 1 1ull piymont for tho mutivest feadiianal ¢ of Baotion No, 'Ton, in Tow: D No, Citiety-ntne, srth of Raren Na. Faurteoli, anst of tho Filyd l'rfnul..i Morldian, contaiulng ovon(s.fvo wores and sixty-nlne hundeadths of an a0ru 3 tho rato of $1,5 por nora: BBLL Bmllfluhlgluu%:rb i e Rocorded 26th June, 183, " LOR, Rocetvar, RIGITARD'J, IIAMILTON, Rocordor, DISSOLUTION. The capartaneship liorotoforo oxtatfng iotwaen Tohin J, BolKhimtn it dotin N S, B b el g andorsial ! Sont et ed o ol am st tu boou o plucs: Nes ong, Y OIS AT quar. NEW PUBLICATIONS, MUSIC GIVEN AW.AY. 'L AMATEUR, tho loading Musleal Mouthly, con tatuy elovou puges of now wad popular musto, and niu ‘Prigos of Intoroating musioal iterw aunid ohiod, SBAMPLI OOPY FRHE, Bubscription, including the beautiful ohromo of ** Ha, Hioure, Otto Dollar 1ot pent. 2 E & WALKER, mpcmul;m..