Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1874, Page 2

[ THIEE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1874. R RRRREEEEEE—————————————— DAVID A. GAGE. The Motion for a Change of Venue. The Reasons Ave Set Forth in the Afiidavit of the De- fendants Which Is Supported by That of Fifty Prominent Citizens, o Siates Thero Is Great Prejudice Against Mim in Cook County, It Is Due to Newspaper Edi- torials. find to the Fact People Fear Increased Taxation. Mr. Reed Thinks the Motion a Very Strong One. And thoe Court Immediately Grants the Request. The Cnso Will Therefore Be Tried at Waukegan. " The counsel for David A. Gage mado thoir ap- pearance in tho Criminal Court at 10 o'clock yestorday moruing, and made s motion for a chingo of vonue, It was not gonorally known Lhat they would make tho apnlication, but there wero o large number of people present, Mr. Gage himsolf was not thero, Bubjoined are tho procecdings which took pinco: OUANGE OF VENUE, M, Swott—If the Court ploaso, wo gave Mr. Reed notico the other day that we would apply this morhing, in this Court, for a chaugo of vouuo in tho case against Mr, Goge for not pay- ing ovor tho public funds tothe City of Chieago. Pursuant to that notice, I desiro to read to Your Honor tho following aflidavit : AFFIDAVIT OF DEFENDANT. This aftinut being duly_sworn, kwvears that Lio 1s the dcfendant in the abovo cutitled eause {(People v, David A. Gugos tudiotment_ for sot payiug over tho publio funda of the City of Ohicugo], sud bo fears und varily belfoves that ha Camnot invoa fatr and fmpartial trial in the County of Coak, whiereln the sae §s ponding, ou tho nccount that tho mindvof the fubnbitauts thorwof ara prefudiced agoiust i and ho thereforo praga that the venug of #nid catiso'may bo changed o fome ollier county wherover such projuttico docs 1ot exist, THE REASONS. “The reasons wpon which tho aillaut bases his ufore- sald fears and bollf aro f subetace, iong otkes, 58 ollow ¢ Tor nbout four years prior to the 6th day of Doc. A. D. 1873, this affniit wan the City Treagurer of Chicago, and an anch recolvodnud_diwbirsed from $i00,000 0 $1,000,000 monthly, sud of the umount thus passing 1brough lifs hands, about $1,000,000 wua generally iu actuul posacsslon, ‘Attiant furthor wears that tho foregoing L Leen substantally tho condition of tho, Tressury of said city for the past fivoto elght years, except that tha aumount on hund fi that tuo ins Tun up from $200,000 10 $600,000, and o tho prescut sum, % Tlio Uity Clinrter of 1863 providcs that the Treasurer should Leep tho clty monoys in u placo cspecially pro- ided by tho Gity Council, soparate and futact} aud sovero punishmients attactied to the commission or use of Bucli moneys In any manner whlever. Notwith- standing tun requizemont upon the elty to furnish & placg for the safe-keoping of 1ty moneys, it has never Drovided o, il thi city nfe i {ho Treasiror's offico belng ao'inceniro us to requiro a bpecial guard when funds were from necesity kupt thera ovor uight, thio Liabit arose of placiug the city nonoss on deposté in thie banka and monoyed inetitntions, Tno vivalry for tho account led to a division of the money Lotween thom and to tho paynicnt of {nderest, which was liold Dy tho Treasurer us » perquisite, and made Lie oflics wort §30,000, or more, u year, INTERLAT ON DEPOSITA, Thts fact created public clamor, und particularly te peas demunded that tlie interest should bo piid to tho city, Accordingly, in Marel, 1869, thie clty aue {horities procured thio Pasénge of & law to tho “effect that tho Conimon Coinici) might divect the Preanuror whiero such moucys should bo pluced i tho banks, or clsowhere, upon siich Tates of futerest as might bo ar- ged, und such seouzlty for tho repayment of the wmouey might be demaudod as the Councll should di- Tect, ‘Tiis affiant wos tho firat Treasurer clected after tho passago of this law, The question of loauiug tho city Tinds was nindo an fssuo it thie campaign in which b was clectod, tiln thnut pledging himsolf publicly that, if elocted, hio would pay over theinterest on the moneya {othocity, Thu press of the city advoculed Lis elee- tlon becuiiso of in promise, sud, by reason of aucl advocaey aud promlse, he was elocted. DESIGNATING A PLACE, Aftiant's firat ofticial nct, s Treasurer was to Incloss his bond to the Commion Council, with u written com- munication asking that body to act under tho law abov set fortl, ond dicest bim whero the money &hould bo placed, aud what securlty should be exacted, e Connell, upon full deliberation, refused to glvo any direetion, or cxercio any coutrol, aud gave us a redcon tho fact that, if they should direct whero tho money should bo placed, und it shoutd bo lost, thoclty would losoit. They, thorefore, required tiis afflant to incrcase iils oficfal bond from $400,000, the usual amount, 102,500,000, and_ogreed to puy Litm $10,000 w year for b risk bo wonld assumion loaniug the Tuoney, and, n substonce, Instructed Lift to use it as he thighit hest, agreolng that the city would rely upon nim and bfs bond, which ombraced tho most undonbt. o nureties, and was largor in amotnt thau by sum of Jmoney which would over be in bis Londs, INTERRST PALD OVEN, Tho matter boiug thus arrauged, this aflant, o one sway and another, loaned o large yortion of ihe clty £uiids, aud withih the first yoar paid over to thio Coin trolhuz §64,829,07, nftor rescrving 1o hisnself $10,000, ag the Council by résolution_cxpressed it, * for tho Flsk assumed in t0 loaniug of moneys.” Upon recoipt of this, the Dayor, Iu his mesnsgo, called the speoful wttontion of tho Council to the fuct, formn of the oathis non the back of thom wera Lurn- ol, togotbor willall thio lawe and ordinanees of tho clty, oxcopt n copy of Gary's ordinances, which con- taftied tho tvw of 1863, providing tho Tronsuror should swear Do Diad ot loated or usod tho motioy nt ull, and did not cantain {ho amonils miont of 180, requiring that tho word % unlmyfully » should b fuserted before tho word * tinod,” o 08 fo mnko tho expression read *unlawfully ured.” New blauks woro, with this boulk as & Ruide, gotlerl up by ubordiuntch, and tho onth Leing mado to read thnt Lo hind tiot vsed or Toancd flio money, ele,, when it rhiotild havo read # unlnwfully used, ol nd printed on tho Lack of sald account ity fing Lypo, tho sanio ug before, and heing roquired simply an tho statomont of necoui, Ths aMant awore [0 1t forn yeary A= poniig 1t to bo fu_propar legal form, - Untll tho outh wan piibliahed fu o nowspapers, and tho afliant was denounced ns n_ perjurer, lio never supposed ho had wworn even to u tectfent Wntrnth, THE PATERS, Notwithatanding thut fact, fho nowspapers havo do- nouncad this aflinnt na & perjurer and dofanlter, and, luaving no way fu which lio could reachs tho publio sar, tho minds of tho inbabitants of tho County of Cook Liavo boen 8o thoroughly—generally speakinig—preju- dlced againat him that this aniand verlly belleves it simply fmpossiblo to obtain o fale and fmpartial trial inmaid Qounty of Cook, [Horo followod n largo numbor of oxtraots from Tue Trunuse, Times, Infer-Occan, and tho othor nowspapers of Chicago, which, It was clnimed, had projudged the cngo and prejudiced the peoplo of Cook County against Ar. Gage.] i MINIATEBIAL COMMENTS, This afMant would furihor swear that, sinco Lfs atieged defalcation, tho ministera of tho Gospel Linvo, Dy rermond to thelr congregations, endeavored to dom oiatrato his guilt, arouso publfo indignation, snd renler cortain the clinces of hin couvictiou: and thole sormous liavo boen publislied in the Chicago Times, Tiinuxg, und otlier papors, TUld afilant furthicr swears that tho foregolug arlt- cles, from tho mannor i which the facts aro thiers pro- sented and conclusions drawn, an impartisl man would draw from thom, #0 far’ ax thoy relato to this afMant, thot they o ‘wholly and uttorly falso, It is truo {hat afiont loancd or converled tho iuousy, i ahdavit, ouuder - thd instructions and authority of the Comwmon Council, and that fact ho | ins not denled, but, fn ko far os tha articles tend to aliow this afllant’ guiliy of tho crimes and misdemoanots, thay are false, This sflaut furthor swears ihat tho other dally newspapers of tho.city bavo pursucd & coursa_similar to tho two apeclaily aliove epcelfied, _‘Tho muin diffor- olico batwoen them fa as follows: In Tik Umoado Tninuse and 19mes, thoro havo been substantlally forty-fiva_coltmns 'in cnch paper duvoted to this afif- ant sincohls allegod defaleation, n ol of which his gullt undor the present indictmont, and for perfury, hos boon_assorted and bis punishiont demanded, Tho Jnter-Oceun Lns it lioadings. of *Gage's Orlme,” asaumos bis guilt, and domands kis punishment, o Journal aud £osl and Mafl havo dono the same—tho intter putting in fta bndlines, during the ponding of tho cose, " Duvid A, Gage, tho Noblest Work of God [ aud, 8 ¥ Wero enileavoring to quosh this perjury fu- dictincnt, that paper announced, {n its big typa, to the communlty, * Comfort to Aunutins and Sapplita, DIFFERENCE IN THE PAVERS, 3 Tho differenco in tho papers is simpls in tho fact that the threo papers last named bavo devoted to this nflant less mpace, Tho eirculation of thoss firat nomed (s about 20,000 daily, week days, and from 50,000 10 35,000 on Sundays, “Afliant would further swear that ho hins learned by inquiry tunt the daily newspapers of Chicago circulato melnly du tho city, and tho towns and eities outeido tha corinty, and that such circulation fs compnratively small umong tho farming community, thoy mostly taking weokly and less substantinl papers, FEEKING AFFIDAVITS, Affiant furthior swears tat, siico bis alleged dofalen- tion, he has amingled vory ‘ltlo withs the peonlo und read very llitlo of tho papers, and Lo did not kuow of the srlicles lorcin eet up in dotail until within the Inst ten days, when thoy woro collcoted and presented to him by his coun- #ol. Not knowing thelr effect upon tho community, or the condition of public fecling, ho obtafied tho ser- vicen of tie Hon. C. L. Woodman, Robert @ Olarke, and Edward Oleott fo muk it thelr capectal slueas to viait difforont parte of (ho county and mako in- quirdes all over thio county, and of all classea of paoblo, instructing them that It they found u prejudice to oxit, to lio oxtent of endangering u fair nnd im- partial {rlat, to obtan sfidavita of good men to that ©ffect, Thoso gentiemen spent most of Just week i this husincss, and, s a reault, they havo given afliant thiolr own uftidavils and the sflidavits of about sixty ottior men to the offoct that thoro a danger o fate and impartfal trial connot bo had in this county, Thesa aud epproved and spplauded the courso pursucd by (s ailaut, ) HT:COND APPLIOATION. On Feb, 26, 1872, after afinut hud entered upon his £ccond term of vlfice, the Comnon Council uppolnted » committes to examine into the condition of the clty loanw, und sce whether it Lnd recelved all its intereat, Lurough this committee this aiiant sgain ronewed his request thut ho should bu relleved of tho respou- wibllity of tho city lonus, and ugain usked that tho Coundil shiould direct Lin wlero to pluca the moncy, 08 4t was by luw required to do; oxpressiy stating that, i thereufter (ke Council shiould insist upon devolv= sug the caroand respoustbility of such loans upon him, Lt past courso in regard to the city funds aud {nter- et thereon would by the ouly guurintco lio desired to give ui to whiat wonld bo his conduct in future, Thio ufllant would further swear thut e bud always munagod the nances of the city in_good fuith, und thiat In ull tho disbursomunts, loans, aud uses io has made of them, he has always pliced them whero by Tully beltoved they were wafe and conld be returncd yrowptly. APTEIL TUE FLYOTION, Affiat further swoara that, at tho election of hia uccehsor, he hud in his hauds, 88 Treagurer, substun. tially sbott $1,000,000, all of whick was invested under tho tuthority of the Council as sforesald, Io succeedod iu calling {1'$300,000, which he pald aver, and of tho remaining $500,000, $150,000 was in suspondod eity ‘Dunks, aud the balance oqually unavailable, But fur tho panicand tho fire, this sillant helioves tlio wholo RO vould have been available, sud sl tho ity moneys would promypils Lave been paid over. TULKING OVER 1S VIOPELTY. Upon retiring from, office, waiviag tho whiethor ho might not, o tlie lovn agent. o Yiwrully thrn over the procoeds of such lonus, whethor good of bad, fu foll sutisaction of his Nubility, this Kinut, f1 ofdge 8o to conduct himsolf that o' A= picion of wrongful intentlon should attach to his mo- tives or conduct, voluntarily placed fn the Landa of o fee, for (o boncht of *tho city, proporty which, dlug to the appratsement of the city, nmounts to £400,000, hponcondition thnt, within _efght months, t shiould be sold, aud the ity balances paid, —This property, o affiant belloven, with tho procesds of $160,- {06 I 160 suwponded bauks, will wmore than pay thiv city in full, cation of the clty, MONTHLY REYONT, “Tiyis aMant furthor sweurs thut, inder tho law of 1803, bo wus not only requived to keep the monoy in the luce of sufety desigitated by the Common Goune all, and not to uso §t, but it was his duty to make suonthly reports (o the Comptroller, showing ths winount on lond ot the begluniug of the month, ths vurfous amounts recoived, to which of the twenty-elx different funda fu his hunds thoy mitached,” the smounty disbursod by Wi during the month, and Ulo balnca fu the Treasury, Tho lmw also re- quirod W fo swear be hud mot in auy unner used or couvorted puch balanco, After this Iaw was amended iu 180V, and loaus were permitied, he was still roquired to muko tho sume report, sud to Hwvenr thut lio hud not unlawgully ued or loancd (ho money, Undor this requircient, ofter louus woro pers Initted, tho roport waw regsrded mmply as tho utato~ Inent of accannt, shawing the amount with which ho Was chargeable, aud the difforent funds to which it attached 3 80 much vo that, for Lalf tho perlad of bis entire utliclal teru, accounts were sworn Lo by aliaut's clerk, 7 At tbe fire all HE AMENDED OATI, tho forius of (Ledy accounts apd the afiduvits afllant fles herowlth, und prags that the samo may bo considered s a part of Lk application, They aro numbered from 1 to 6, inclusive, PLISONAL PREIUDIOE, AMant farlher kwoars thut hio is informed by tho sforesnid gentiomon, and others with whom li Lag couveraed, thnt miili o ho public anger, resentment, aud projudico sgainst him arlso from the Tact that tuxa atfon fu” Cook County bLoa becomu burdensome, sl that, for that roason, tho public have a direct pecu- niary and n keen fnterest aud prejudicoin referonco to auybody sud anything which jusy incresso their ta: 208, Afllunt furtlior Awears that the facts upon which he bigen this_applicution Luvo como to his kuowledge within tho lurt ten days, B O FREJUDICE IN LAKE, Aftant farthor swears that he lias caused inquiries 1o bo made n the County of Laka as to whether tho samo prejudico oxista i that conuty, and le s in- formed and beliovea that it does not, As an ovidenco of this fuct, J, L. Williams, n promi- nent attorney of Lake County, and who has reatded thera for iy years, sent o Mr, Swett s teletram upon thia eubject, stat{ng that no prefudice oxlets upon thid subject, Bald Willlams is in 10 way connected with defeudant’s. casc, and thin afiaut does not evon know him, D, A, Gaae, Hubseribed and sworn to befors mo this 3d dny of Murel, A, D, 1874, S48 M, Moony, Notary Public, LEAVING THE BTATE. Mr, Doxter—Is tho statoment contained in the afidavit that there was no movement of the dofondant looking towerd departure from tho Stato—that the stntements to that effect aro pure fiction 2 Mr. Swott—Not specifically, but substantislly, Mr. Doxter—You mean to say that. Mr, Bwott—Yes—[and bo read tho portion of an articlo in the Z'imes, wherein the roported doparturo of Gago was referred to.) r. Reed—Tt suys all thoso newspaper state- monts are lies. OTHER AFFIDAYITS. Mr, Bwett—Now, it Your Houor please, tins wag a question which Mr. Gago conld not per- sonally investiguto, and, a8 he swoars in his afi- davit, ho got throo gentlomon to do it, and to travorss this county and find out whethor ho could make such an aflldavit—whethor there did oxist o_projudico against him to tho extent tuns Lo could not receive u fair and impartial trial in tha county ; and,if such projudice did oxist, to obtain tho afiduvit of good mon to that effoot, I bave horo in ronud numboers sixty afidavits from men living in all parts of tho county. Mr. Reed—I suppose tho language inall is substantinlly the sawo. N Mr. Swett—Yes, and the reading of one will auswer for all, Mr. Reed—Then giveus tho names of the persons making the othiors. The Court—Tho threo young men you named procured these afilliuvits ? Mr, Bwett—Yes, sir. THE NAMES, 2 Tho namos of the [fm'mmu making the afli- davits wero then callod over, as follows : B, A. Lyon, 0. W. Goit, H, P. Morrill, Iobert G. Clarko, Louis Wahi, M. H. MeKillon, Georgo TBoomer, M. E. Page, Clicago ; James Michio, Lyons ;' D.0." Hull, Chicago; W. 1L Orockar, Lvnuston ; Goorgo G. Pitkin, Casper Curtis, A. 8. Grinnell, S.'G. Iuras), Jumes Campholl, " 'I'. Prosser, George W. Kinkade, John W, Con- nett, Josoph Schabel, John V. Marsh, Thomas Armour, Charles Thompson, Hugh Maher, Dan- iel 1*, Baxtor, W. A. Frisblo, W. IL Schimpfer- men, Ohicago ; Charles Coryall, Riverside; So- land Moody, Rivorsido ; 8. 8. Rigley, Riverside ; Samuel Vial, 8, B. Weber, Lyons; J. M, 8, TFiold, Chicago; Goorge 3. Yox, Miversido; Steplion White, Liyons; G A. Ivos, &', C. Stovens, B, I, Patrick, J. 8. Wallin, . . Pateson, A. Trinbie, I\ 1... Chandler, Chicago ; IHenr) Tolk, Lyons ; J. H. Lildroth (Alderman), E. W. Bvans, 8, J. Coyne, Charles L. Woodman (Al- ‘dorminhy, Edward Olcott, Chiengo; G, O, Thomp- #on, Bvauston ; Fred, O, Kimball, Lake ; B, H. Bkinner, J. I'. Chapman, 8. P. Skinner, Johu O. Maxwell, Chicago ; James IY, Van Blyke, Rivor- sido ; William Duryon, Henry L. Proutfes, Ed- ward Loes, J. B, Gould, Thomas Hogan, Horaca Mcech, J. M. Doggett, and A. K. Norris, Ohi- cago. Boveral of tho efildavits wore rend to show thoir genoral tenor. J.OUIS WAIIL, The following 18 given us » specimen : Louls Wal, belvg duly sworn, deposes and says thiut bo tu s citizon of (ho State of Tilnois, od. for the Tat elgliteon years Lag rosided iu the sald County of Qauk, at Glifeago, and Lias u general scquuintance with {he peopl in that vicluity, ‘Thisufilant furthor swears that David A, Cage ia & tan widely and gonerally known in tho connty, aud that bis ullcged falso sweare ing aud dofaleation huve, sinco thoy were aunounced, Leen n tople of genoral discussion amoug {ho peoplo. Tho daily papers of tho Olty of Clicuio T betn ien- erally read, and, a8 uow facte have boen stated day by duy, tho dikoussion bas boen kupt up, This afiinut furthor says ihat the uewspuper nrticles huve been very prejudicial to Ar, Guge, and the tondency of them hus beon to prejudico tho J:vople of tho connty against ki, Aftiant further swears that, from theso facts, and from sflianis! general kuowledgs of tho et ation of Mr, Gage's case, and tho publis feollug fu ref- erenco to it fu this region, thers aro rewsounblo grounds o fuar thiat waid doferidant will not recoive o fair und fmportisl trial fu the County of Gook, fu which such trial is pending, on sccount that the minds of the iubabitauts of the county are prejudiced agalust bim, Louvis Wanw, Bworn Lo, ete,, Feb, 23, "k, Jas, D, O, Wrrrxy, Notary Publio, THE AFPIANIDS, Mr. Doxtor—Lnough of theso afildavits Lavo lieon referred to to show that the nfliants are antirely respectable mon; that we have nat gathered up alidavits by rumung around and pleking up mon wo happoned to most with, Bue wo have token {hoso of old citizens and peoplo of somo buslnoss position aud ralinbility, I will uot pursuo the subject furthor, Fhe Uourt—I1 do not doubt (ko redpectability of the afliunts, Mr, Bwutt—Lhoso aflidavits, whon examined, will be found to ombrace those of peopls who reuido all over the county—in all paits of the -Bag brid county; of courso, I do not menn minutely, but noighborly and substautially all parts of tho county avo ropresonted. THE BTATUTE upon this, ns Your 1lonor i mware, provides that tho dofendaut shall sob forth to tho Courd grounds upon which ho bauos n boliet that ho cnnnot_recelve a fair aud impartinl teial; and the Jndf:u has tho powor to decide whethor the aflant hns made them in good falth, Whe old statuto of 1846 provided that a change of venuo shonld bo peremptorily granted in casen whero tho dofendant would swoar that thoro was dan- oty in his judgmont, that ha could not rocoive n i nud lm])nrunl trinl l?' roason of tho proju- dlco of tho inbabitants of the placo whoroin it was ponding. Your Ilonor, parhinps, is also awaro that that statuto was passed when tho Biato was sparsoly sottlod—when thoro were no railronds—and whon a chango of venuo from ono coutnty to anothor was, in fact, a continu- ance of tho case for six mountha; and that statuto was resortod {o merely as n mieans to got a continuanco, bocauso at tho timo to chnngo the vonue was imporative, and the right to requirs it was purely within the power of the dofendant, It was abused, and men guilty of griovous orimen csenped trinl by. tho aiil of that statute. Tho Loglslnturo ondeavored to avert tho evil done by it, and took away from tho defondant the ght to abuso tho power givon him by tho statuts, by swearing that ho could wot got & fair and impartinl _trinl whon it was plain to the Court that ho could, and 8nid that bo should ovolve to tho Court the ground upon which ho Lased that, and, in sub- stunco, that tho Court should sco whethor ho wag making that clim {n good falth, ¢ OIJECT OF TILE CHANOE, I do not understand that it wos the object of tho now statuto to logaen tho defondant's right, but uimrlf' to restrict blm to what was bofore hig actual right, and not pormit himtohave achnnge of vonue when his application was grossly falso, I, bave seen in my practico at tho bar, avd I presnme Your Ifonor has also, a man stand up and, undor the old statute, apply for a changa of vonue by reason of projudico in tho mind of the Judge, “whea tho Judge neyor saw tho man and he noyer saw tho Judgo or hoard of bim. The esmo Laa beon eaid 1n referonce to tho projudice oxisting againat a dofendant, whon, ouf of a populous county, thero woro not twonty mon that eyer hoard of bim. Now, this stalute was amonded, not, ns I snid, to abridyo tho rights, but simply to roquira the making of the application in good faith, In this case, " Mr. Onge—having produced these nowspapor artioles, which, a8 lho enys, In all .the web and woof of thom aro fulso ; having sont other mon to travorso this county to flud out nud ascertain the fact ; having madoinquiries in tho adjoin~ ing county to seg whothor the ovil influenca had also extonded thero ; having ascortained that tho cruso of tho peoplo grows, in this county, out of tho interost thoy havo in the malter, whon they would hiave none if it were out of the limlts of ‘the county—comes lero and files his own affidavit,accompanicd by thoso of sixty othor respoctable and (roputablo citizons. Now, thon, Your Honor, I do not think, on our part, wo should 'ssy onsthing to (his anpllcation until wo have hoard from the Slate’s Attorney, beeauso it is perfectly ploin that if, under'n showing like this, wo™ caunot obtain n venue, ihen, substantially, the statuto upon the subject has been repenled. TIE BTATE'S ATTORNEY, Mr, Roed—If tho Court plenso, I hardly kuow what to say in roference to this application, I am freo to confess that it Is the atrongest appli- cation which lins beon mado to thin Court sinco the statute has beon in forco. 1tis the strong- ost ono I kuow of,.and it will not bo inappro- priato for me to give o short history of the statuto. Tho first applications under it for =« chango of venue wore made, 18 I romomber, by somo of the Aldermen who were indicted soon aftor the firo for bribory. Judge Treo refused thie application. Subsequontly, at another term of court, application was mado on behnlf of somo of the othor indictad Aldermon, and Sudge Farwoll granted a chauge of venue to Lako County, againit a very vigorous o{»pualtlon on tho part of Sidney Smith, who assisted mo. Wo did all we could, but I do not think thoir appli- cation was as strong ns tho one made horo to-day, “Tho next application, as I romember, was that of Timothy W. Fullor, or Tim Fuller, s man of somo notorioty ns a_sort of common swindlor. ‘Chat was mado to Ifis Ionor Judge Rogers, who granted it, but it was afterwards withdrawn by an_arrangemout that tho fellow should plead guilty to somo ofhor ingdictmonts and sorve out punishment here, and I sent hinm up ou that in- dictment, ‘The noxt was boforo Your Houor last fall—in the caso of Bonn, tha conductor of tho trein which et with o terriblo accidont nenr 0, on the Alton & St. Lonis Railrond. I rosisted {t as sirongly ns I could, but Your Honor granted o change of vouue to Joliet, in Will County. A NEW HTATUTE. 1 never kuow until the other day, when I was oxamiving the question, thatuny statute had heen passed on this subject siuco the act of 1861 ; but I discovered in tho act of 1872 a stat- uto which changes the law sgomewhat,—cLanges tho etatus of tho cnuo if Your Iomor shonld ovorrule this motion. In “ Gray and Othors againat Uho People,"—which was an indicimont for burglary in Kano County,—applicution was medo for o chnncgn of ~ venuo, and rofused Dby tho omt, and tho caue taken up to tho Bupreme Court on writ of error. Tho Suprome Court docided that o chango of veuuo ought to havo Deon granted, dismissing that part by snying : e Court laving tho discrotion aud haviug denicd the potition, orror canuot be, assigued on tho decision.” That decision was mado o fow days after this statnio was passod. Dut our Legislature in 1872 passed an act, which I did not know of until a few days ago, which snys : Txceptions taken to docisions of any Canrt iu this State overruling motlona for arrest of judgment for new triule, or for continuanca, or far chango of yenue, shall bo allowed in criminal and in pennl and qui tam actions, and tho perty ezcepting to such decislons may zasign the same for erroriu the samoe mannorag i clvil cases, Mr. Swott—Iam perfoctly willing that this motion should be overruled. I did not know of that statuto, n[Lvmghmr nmon§ the nuomuya.] Mr. Rocd—Mr, Dexter snid he did not until this morning. Idid not know of it until aftor I got notico of this motion, and then I luofi'md it up. I believe it is within Your Honor's discretion to rofnso or to grant this motion, I whnt to say forthor that this smonded statute provides that ‘it shall bo tho duty of the State's Attornoy to filo countor afidavits.” I8 INQUIRIES. Aftor T received notico last weel that this mo- tion would Lo made this morning I took ocession to inquiro among the peoplo,—lknowing I had a right to dony tho existence of prejudice,—and I nsked s good many of them if thoy would como in horoto me and swear to an affidavit that thore was no Hmjudlcu nmong tho |n=nfivlu; but I failed to find & man who was wilhng ta do go. ‘T'hat ig the roaon I biave no aflidevita in donial ; and, with this statuto of 1872, giving thom the right to excopt to Your Honor's doci- sion, I foar that, if Your lonor should ovorrulo tho mation, it would ba such au error that the Supramo Court would roverso any couvietion thut might be had; and when tho caxo is tried I want to try it 8o that it shall be final and sottlod. 1 leave the applieation with Your Honor, THE COUNT WILL GRANT IT ‘The Court—I bavo no hesitation in saying that this now matute would make no chaugoe in the conclusion at whicl I arrivod aftor hearing thoso viows. Whether tho defoudant could receive fair trinl in this county I do not know,—I amnot Ernpn-md to noy; but I think tho facts disclosed y these afidavits abuudautly show that he hos ronsonable ground to qumhond that he conld not. ‘Thore has boen such o general oxpression throngh the press, aud thd public have taken so deep s intorout In Lis caso, that I feol that ho hau just ground to approbond that ho could not havon fair trial, I Burnnau itis inevitabloin tayes of this chmrctor that the pross will sponk ont,—that it will, to a cortain_extont, projudge the caso of thoe aconsed, 1lu this case, by reason of the deop peenniary interost whioh the publio L in the action of tho dofeudant, X suppose the Iauguago of the press hos beeu mora exeited, more donuncintory, than usual, It isinovitable, I supposo, but, at tho same time, #o longaa tho pross will indulge in such statements it xiust fol- 0w, 08 o matter of courup, that the coutts will Do compolled to allow a chango of venuo when- over it I8 demanded and supported by afidavits of the charactor of "thoso submitted in this case, I fool, thorefore, that I hinve nothing clso to do in tho case but to grant this applicatjon, and accordingly ordor thas tha venue be chunged to Luke Couuty., I supposo thoro ia no objection tothat ? WILRE HUALL IT 00 Mr. Roed—The statute says: **Bhall award a change of venuo to tho noxt uoarcst county, [ 2id not know until & fow duys ngo that the coun- iy-soat of Du Page County wns locatod at Whenton by a docision of tho Buprome Uourt ; and I undorstand that Wheaton is nearer to this county than Waukegan, in Lake County, T'ho gentlomon will seo n s momont why I make this statement, 1am not partioular fo which county it goos,—T.ako or Du Pago,—it doos not mako auy differanco #o far as 1am concerned, If it goes to Wuukogun, Lake County, I want the rocord to show Lhut it goes on the dafond- aut's application, #o Lhat no point can bo made Lierenftor thut that wus not the uoxt county. LAKE, Mr. Bwolt—I have simply ono roason for pro~ ferring that it shall go to Linke, Nr, Rood—T do not objeot to ik, M. Brolt—Wo agroo to It. Mr. Roed—Lat ths rocord show, thon, that it 1s upon {bo application of tho dofondant, 'Uhoro is o porjury indictmont pending against Mr. Gago, which IIin'Honor, Judge Mooro, has nndor consldoration. If that s sustatnod will not this anmo motion np{:ly toit? Ienco I think it propor that now bail should ho glven, ‘Thnt is tho practice, (To Mr, Bwett)—What morning can you como i and give bail to sppear at thoe Clrenit Court of Lake County ? WHY IT 18 PREFERLED. Mr. Bwott—I desiro to malko onostatomont. The ouly ground on whick we prefer Lake Coun- tyis thint In tho division of Ilabor betwean Mr. Doxter —and myself, I undottook to Investigato the publio prejudico, and had in- veatigations mado in the County of Lake, sup- lmslug tho caso would go thoro as s mattor of Inw—{[Mr, ltood—Casos did until tho county-sent of Du Pago wes moved.]—to know if projudico existod thera; and I would not consont to ity golng aunywhoro olss until I could make_investi- frntion, o8 many of the peoplo who do business In Olicago Jive in the ndjacont towns. Mr. Reed—I would just ns soon it would go thero a8 anywhore clso. How about the bail? THE NAIT Mr, Bwott—Wo will fix thnt, Mr, Iteed—Porhapy it would be bottor to leave it ns itis, I was golng to sugroent that wo walt until Judgo Mooro decides whothor or not tho other indiotmont {g valid, The Court—That would bs the botter course, Mr. ltoed—So that, {f Lo sustainod that in- dictmout, thoy could como in and give bail on Dbotlh: at once, ‘This ondod tha disoussion, and tho attornoys and many of the apectators foft tho court-room. THE COURTS. The Pennsylvanin Case Finally Setiled. the Creditors of Lamar, u Dividend for the Bankraptey Itemss=~New Suitg-~-Judg- ments. BETTLED AT LAST. The ‘somewhat celobrated, or porhaps noto- rlous, cago of tho Ponnsylvania Rallrond Com- pauy agningt Jobn B, Shorman and Samuel aud A.DL Allerton is at last sottlod, or nearly so. The facts aro too well known to need an oxtended resumo now. It will be romemberod that, prior to tho commencoment of the prosont suit, n suit was brought in Poughkeopsle, N. Y., by Bhor- man and A. M. Allorton against Samuol Allerton for an account. A decreo wus had, and au ac- count ordored. After tho decrae for an account, Samuol Allorton bogan o suit for an infunction to atop this account, This was diumissed, and lio noxt brought o bill to sot aside tho former dedroo. It is ngrond by the torms of sottlemont that all theso suits, including tho one horo, shall bo dismigsed and tho nccounting stopped. Moro than this cannot bo learned at present, and tho torms aro, in fact, not quite arranged, The neces- sary papors havo not yot baon fled, as it is nec- essary to procuro a formol releaso from thonom- inal plaintifte, tho Pounsylvania Raltroad Com- pany. Samuel Allerton has gone to Philadolphia for this purpose, - ~ ‘Tho uttornoys for the dofonse—iValker, Dex~ tor & Bmith—claim that the fact of 8 now trial liaving beon granted would make no difTerence, os there was abundant ovidenco to prove that no partnership was formed, at least until aftor tho oxecution of the lemscon which tho progont suit was brought. Morcovoer, for tho #amo roason, the Now York cases woro unim- portant, as d.my only established that a partnor- ihlp oxisted, but did not flx tho dato at which it ogan. t scoms cortain now, from the racont turn of tho caso, that this was merely o conntor- march on the part of Samucl Allerton sagainst his victorious aescciates in tho New Yorit suit, Tho caco was brought nominally in tho intorest of the Ponnsylvania Railroad Company, and, o f courso, o was nocossarily n nominal dofondant. This'puts an cnd to o large mnes of litigation, which also must have been vory exponeive. Both parties elaim the victory, and that thoy are por- foctly untisfiod. . . A SOMPLICATED AFFATR. Tho nftairsof the Iato grand gas-manufactur- ing and gus-fitting firm of Qoshorn, Fontayne & Co, hava been published piccomenl by the various ordersin thio bavkruptey procoodings, but they are anow reiterated by a bill brought by R. B. Jenkius, Awsignce of that firm, agninst Goorgo Ohappel, Margarot T. _ Goshorn, Elizaboth 2. = Tontayno, ond Lafayette I, Bmith,—Admmistrator_of tho estato of Maroollus Sinith, decoased. Jonking statos that, in Fobruary, 1873, 'snid Goshorn nud Fontayno bought o two-thirds intorest in tho businoss of Morgan L. Curtis in the manufac- turo of gas fistures, paying therofor §10,000. In July following they bought his remaining in- torost, giving 316,600 in notos, Some timo in Octaber they nud(\enl,v sold out their entire stock to one George Cliappol for o nominal considora- tion of §60,000, but taking as payment about 35 acres of landin Melroso, claimed to bo worth $16 o tront foot, over and nbove an incum- Dranco for 86 a foot. Partof this proporty was conveyed to Goshiorn and Fontayne, buttho major pottion was put in the names of their wives, two of the dofoudents in the proscut caso, The whole land was ostimated by Chappel 10 be worth 905,000, but the complainant nlleges that by real ostato mon it is valued ot only 35 or £0 afront foot. A short timo provious to tiia transnotion, Mr. Gorshorn had sold to Ohnppol a houso and Jot on West Adnma street for £7,500. Joukins olrims _that Chapl)cl novor paid any- thing for this; that tho wholo salo wus a fraud; that Goshorn and Fontayne wero indobted in tho sum of at least 26,000 ; and that tho trausfor to Chappel wos mude to dofraud theiv oreditors. Fontayne, sinco the commencemeont of tho pro- coodings in baukruptoy, has bought » house, No. 8 [ndians avonus, on lonsed ground, for §7,000, which the complainant alloges was paid for with funds drawn from the partnorship accounts, Tanfayette F. Smith, Administrator of tho Smith ostato, whick owns the building Nos, 314 and 816 Stat streot, whoro the bankrupts had their store, has ulso soized on their proporty for non-paymont of reut. Complainant thoraforo auka that the tranfor to Chappsl may bg deoroed void, and that all their property “so sold, to- gother with the houso on Indiana avonue, muny be deoreed to boagucts iu his hauds for the ben ellt of the firm creditors, THE YALUE OF A GIPHER, Voglor & Goudtuer, trunk-manufacturers, are tho lntest who have discovered the manifold errors of the Cax Assossors. In their bill filed in the Suporior Court against P, B, Cloary they stuto that,ns in duty bound, thoymado their roturn inst May of €8,650 us ropresoutiug their tuxo- ble persoual property. DBy ~some mig~ tako 'tho Assowsor changed this, by ingorting o cipher, ‘to ©30,630, aud extended his taxes on that basis, They appoaled to the Board of County Commissioners, who re- mitted the County tax, but declived to rebato tho wholo excass, which amounta to about 140, The complninants therofore foel compolled to apply to s Conrt of Chiancery, aud nsl to havo the valuation on which the taxes aro extondoed properly correctod. TUE EQUITADLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Jomos Loug, Assiguen of Lo above, dled his mouthly report yostorday, showing Balancs Feb, 1. Laxpenditures, $18,084.33 510,60 Balauce March 1 $18,444,83 TIE LAMAN INSURANGE COMVANY, Goorge Chandler, tho Hecoiver of the Lamar Insurance Company, fllod a roport yestarday be- fora Judge Mooro, nlu;sug thnt ho had on hand & suflicieut sum of monoy with which to pay s dividend of 12 por cont on all clnims herotofore proved against tho Company, Tho roport wes confirmod aud au order mude for distribution, ITENS. Tho hotly contested case of Tolman & King against tho Knickorbockor rosulted yosterday in a vordict for tho plaintifls for the full amount. "Mhis §u tho firat caso of tho kiud ngainst this Umnrnuy the remaindor bavingin one way or anothor boon sottled or mut off by changos of venue. Of courso, tho inevitable inotion for n new trial was entored, and the caso will be taken to the Buprewme Court, to keop tho partios out of their money a8 long as possible, . J. 11, MoVicker diamisned his sult, commonced some time ugo, against Maurlee Grau, Judgo Blodgott is ongaged in trying tho casc of Carl Bbort, brought ugainst the [ilinols Con- tral Railrond to rocovor drmages for u personnl fujury by tho dofondant’s cars, Judgel'rog i cuunged in henring tho caso of Oulbertson, Blair & Co, against Tyon, mvolving the logality of sules for futura dolivory of Ypute, A similar case hug latoly been triod in tho United Btates Districs Court bofore Judgo Mlu:l;iuu, but no decision hiay boen given, Judgge Jameson will eall n number of con- downation onges to-day, ws will be scen by the |"eall Lelow, and Monday will commonco with Unlendar No, . Judge Burtis, of Tncon, Ik, will be hero ?:w"d:“ to call Calondar No. 2 in {ke Buporlor .Court. UNITED KTATES COURTH, Josoph R. Payson, Assignes, &e., bogan nn 2‘(‘5‘:}’"’(‘! agafust Wiltlam 13, fmmg, clatming ho Northwontern National Bank, of Chicago, hogan an action for &8,00) agninst the Chicago, Danvilla & Vinconnos ltailrond, DANKRUPTOY ITEMS, 8. R, Nickorson wan adjudicated bankrupt Ly confossion, and n whrraub issued rolwrunblo Aptll 8, T, E. Joukins was nlso appointed I’ro- visionnl Assigneo, Tho procoedings against Albert Kiddor wero ordored to ho dismissed unless objections are filed in ton dnys, BUIERTON COUNT IN DRIEF, Augustus Wallbnum began a st in assumpait against Mnry X, Pock for $4,000, and snothor agninst tho Pittsburgh, Clnclunati & Bt. Louls Liailrond Company for $20,000. John Adams aud Tsaac Eldrodgo brought suit for 31,000 agniuss Louis Ramp. ‘I', M. Bradloy, for the uso of Totor Dovine, begen an action in debt sgafnst Emory R. Gnr ond @G, M, Kimbatk, Inying dameges at 34‘000. Novin W, Butler, Recclver, cte,, of Edward éx.mcaum and Frod' Rokido, stod Afex Wobl for ,000. Busan J, Pottorson hogan s suit for $2,000 againgt Willard N, Brunor and Charles E. Dru- nor, oImovIT counr, Rosina Fround commonced o sulk for £2,000 apuinst 13. 0. Johnstono, James Wishart, and William Wisdom, A, J. York, na agont. of the Exchange National Dank of Dittsburgh, bogan & replevin sult ogainst J. Arnold and John Doe, to recover &2,000 worth of banking countors ; and another against D, H, Whittenhall to recover two glazed pactitions, worth %2,800, COUNTY COURT, Judgo Wallaco, of the County Court, vostorday appoiuted D, 'L’ Mulvey guardian of Thoodosin Mulvey and othors, miunors, uuder au approved boud of $3,400. TIR OALL. ¢ JupaE BropareTT will not have any sot eall, Jupar GAny—T75, 79 to 82, 86, 86, 88 to 100, all inclusive, Jubar: JAMESoN—45,604, 44,303, 46,240, 40,250, 40,251, 40,251, 46,203, 46,354, nnd 46,254, Junar Rooers—811 to 836, except 813, 815, 818, 822, and 833, Jupar Tren—050, 964, 1,889, 605, sud all casos sat proviously Lo Marel 4. s JUDGMENTS, 2 UniTep Srates DisTnicT COURT, JUDGE DLODGETT, —J. K, Murphy,. Axsignes of tho Chicago Iirs Inan anco Compauy, ' v, llenry HMeineko, $921.55,—Samo v, Ju &, Kocl, $74.13.—Same v, J, L, Fons, $169,59,—Samo Mrs, Annu_Stolutats,—Same v, Simon liunson,— Y. ) E:Imn v, Sven Nasmussen, dumoges $69,00—Samo urles Tinim, $34,78,—Same v. Charles Utesch, $42, Sania v, Daniol Webster, $918,08—Same v, Lirnst $20,05,—Ssmo v, William Bchador, $88.79.—8amo N. T, Curth, ¥, Thoma Casearly, §63,32—Bamo v, $107.65,—Samo v, Ldward Floming, $7. Patrlck Daly, $16.07.—Satuo v, Potor 7. Johann, —Baino v, Patrick. Kilbridge, §05.40.—Same v, BicEnery, $43.00,—Sume v, Marln Quigloy, $61. ame Vv, Junea Ifonioren, $4001.—Same v, Thomns Heanlon, $10,95,~Samo Sutler et al, $17.04L—Bamo v. Ch Busby, £312,16, . Joaclim Russon, &iY.4,—Same v, Joliti 8ol 2.62,—Same v, E, A, Behtneincr, £35,04, —Snuio v, Jucob Sutler, §0. amo v, Johin dle- Llroy, §49,05, 8uPEnIOn CounT—CoNFESSIONG—Jumes F. Smith v, G, J. Kallborn, §535,09. Jupot Ganr.—Christian Brawer v, John Cluer, $307.5,—Tho Gardon City Menutscturing and Supply Company v, Georgo G, Mouroo, Walter It. Itobbitn and ¥rank 0, Gay. Judgmont'as to Robbina ouly 4403, —Georyo I, [folmes v, J, O, Fusscy, $529,13.~ Denida 0'Contior, Anthony ‘Burties, and Putrick Naughton v, lufus Band §1,069,69,—Charles E, Cook v. M, Selz, 3. . Rutter, J. W, Bun, ond 3, A, Mey~ oF, $400.—Tlhio Fourth Nationn] Bank'v, Jolm® Antrii, Tioury Kuowlcs, and ‘Thomag DL, Antrim, $136.60. Cmourr Oounr, Jubaw Tnee—Tolmsn & King v, tho Kulckerbocker Insurance Cowpany; vordict, WISCONSIN. The Disposition of tho St. Croix Land. Grante=i2ailway Legislation == The Legisintive Chaplniay, Sneciul Correspondence of Lhs Chicayo Tribune. MapisoN, Wis, Tob. 28.~Thore has boen gonoral felicitation to-day over the eatistactory disposition of the St. Croix Lond-Grant,—in tha contest over which so much time and moncy woro spont a yonr ago,~by giviog the lands to tho only companlos that have aa futercst in | building the road, tho North Wisconsin and the Chicago & Pacific Air-Lino, the formor being the only ono that Lias done anything o save tho grant to tho Stato. 'The volo in the Assombly on conourring {u tho bill was 60 to 27. The op=- ponents of the bill in tha Sounate llibustered all Loy could to provent concurreuce in tho Assem- bly amendment about the price of Innds ; but it was enrricd 25 t0 6, and the Lill only awaits the Governor's signaturo, Important action in rogard to_rogulating rail- rouds has been taken by ouch Houso, aud it re- maing to Lo soou what will got through both Houses, Tho bill which had passed the Senuto to regulato passonger and_frelght tarilfs on rail- waya, and croate o Board of ailwsy Commis~ aioners, divides railways into threo classes,—A, B, aud 0; Aincluding tho8t, Paal, Northweatern, and Westorn Union, and all ronds leascd or opo- ruled by thom ; B, the Wisconsin Central, Greon Bay & Miunorota, and Wost Wisconsin, with tha lines leased and operated” by them; and O, all other linos, Lassengor rates are fixed at3to 4 conts o milo, Froight is divided iuto four gen- eral classes, and each of thoso into oight specinl classos, nud tho maximum prico for trans- porting said froight iy fixed. Violation of tho law 18 punishable by flue not excceding 3200 for each offense, and lability to the complainant for threo times any overehargo, and ronds nre prohibited from charging higher freights than in June, 1873. The Governor is authorizod, on or beforo May 1, with tho Senale's consont, fo sppoint, for auo, two, and threo oars, three Rallway Commissionors, who shall ave power to seud for persons aud papors, to oxamine books aud eccounts of railways, to ride fico on ronds, and who are to recoive 32,600 a yoor aud #8 o day travoling expenses. ‘Lhoy Bhall have power to inquiro iubo und report (Lo notual cost of ronds, the gross ocaruings, thoe in- tereat-bonring Indebtedness, &e. Thoy also havo powor Lo classify freights, except in caso of artiolos placod by law in special classos, aud are ompowored to yaduco rates in goneral or upeetal cuges, whon it “can be dono without in- ury to roads. ‘Iho bill paseed by the Assombly Inst night, No. 466, by u vote of 6D to 14, is & Dbill aising tho rato of railrond license on gross earnings, nud for the uppointment of throo Railroad Com- missionors, with powera less thau thoso con- ferrod in tho Sennte bill; with 3,000 salary; oflico at the Capital ; freo transportution, and %s o doy for expenses, i Mr. Wost iniyoduced o humorous resolution in the Assembly {his morning, which was tabled, for o genoral thanksglying in viow of the fact that this bill was equaslly eatisfactory to Grangers, ruilvoad officiala aud attornoys, avd members of tho Third Liouso gonerally. The Assombly ulso puasod o bill to regulato railrond passengers’ fare and the number of brakemon employed on railrond trains. .1t appears tho only man to ba paid for opon- ing lemialntivo sossions with pruyor is the Rev. Mr. Phurlugor, a Jow. Thero wore so_many hard things sald about pald prayers in tho Legis- Inture, at tho opening of the “wossion, thnt tho Trotestant olergy joined in o noto dectluing auy pay for theiv services. Mr. Thuringer did not algn, and hins ofticiated in turn. Bo tho Sonate, after a lively dircusnion, has votod him 825 coms Deusation, iu which tho’ Aesombly will doubtloss concur, MICHIGAN. Insurance Statistics=-Stato Treasury StatementeaSpoecial Judicial Llce tions Corresnondence of The Chicago Tribune, LavsiNa, Mioh,, Fob, 28.—A table Las just boen completed by tho Wroasury Dopartment, ghowlug tho numbor of fire and marine Insur- anco companios authorized to do business in this Stato, and the amount received for specitlo taxos for tho years 1872 and 1878, 'I'he amount received for taxes of 1872 was $58,201,98, from ninety-two companios. Ton companics doing Dusiness in 1873 have gono _out, loaving olghtys two, whioch did n business {n 1873 amounting 20 §0,100,765, ngnlufi 86,404,666 by tho same com- panios in 1672, —showing on increase of §612,- 100, 'Tho totul amount rocoived for tax of 1773 Was 05,899.90, Troasury bulance for February, 1874 ; Dalance ¥ 1, $ 700,040,77 Heceiptu, 450,40 Disbureon 60,760,23 Baluuco Yob, 8. . 1,105,610,85 Gov, Bagloy hs ordered a spocinl clection in tho Tenth Judiclal Civoutt at the regular spring oloctions, to (ill tho vacanoy in tho Judgeship causiod by rosignation, [ Enelish Dooka, We wonld call tho ettontion of the publie to the sale of English Looks, at auction, at 01 sud 200 Bast Madi- enn sirect, to commwence Tlurrday wmoruing at 10 nr.‘lo::k. Tho books Aow ou oxkibition, Bovsdvertisee cuty # SPRINGFIELD. A Day’s Work of the Illinois Legislature, The Criminal Code Before the Lower House. Railroad Legislation Embod- ied in It by Zeanlous Grangers. Reconsideration Taken, and Exerciso Given to Commou-Sense, More About the Printing and Bind- ing Frauds, Rings Within Rings and Steals Within Steals. d The Compulsory Education Bill Passed to Third Reading in the Scnate, How the Cook County Members Have Attonded to Their Own Business, THE OCRIMINAL CODE. " Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sprivarin, I, March .8.—The House ro- sumed tho coneldoration of the Oriminal Codo, tho ponding question boing Cassedy’s motion to striko out the scction allawing criminals to tostify in tholr own bohalf. Pollock had the floor in favor of tho sootion. When he had ox- hausted his reportoire of illusirations, ete., Greg moved ‘' to tablo Cassedy's molion, and it was tablod—82 to 20. Jonos’ amondmont relative to BENTENOING MURDERERS to bo hanged, which was lost yosterday, was adoptod, as follows ¢ Provided the day sot shall not occur bofora the tenth day of tho term of the Supromo Conrt occurring (i nuy Grand Division) noxt after ths pronouncing of the jndgment, Hollenbnck offered a NEW DIVISION, ENTITLED ‘' RATLROADS," providing that, if any conductor, station-agont, tiokat-agent, clorlk, oflicer, servant, or employo of any railrond shall sk or charge’ nny groater rate of fare than Is allowed by law, lo’ shall be fined not loas than $10 nor moro than 8100, to be recovorad befors a Justico of the Peace, or go to jail until the fiue and costs aro paid. nother scction flues railrond employes not less than 860, nor moro than $200, for putting oft a train o passenger who refuscs to pay more than the faro prescribod by law or by the Itail- rond Board. Tha declsion was adopted by 59 to 5. Bubsequently, Armstrong, of Grundy, moved to_reaousidor tho voto on tho ground tbut tho sections mnde tho schedules absolute rates, Tho motion pravailed, 44 to 67. Dunbum spoko agninst tho sections as unjust and making om- ployes responsiblo for the nets of the companies, Avmstrong, of Grandy, did not like tho socs tions, as the Criminal Codo would fail with it in. Togors was in the samo framo of mind, and, in nml&zlon, dud not bolleve in persccuting rail- ronds, Morrison was opposed to tho scetiona. Suvago hopod the scctions would bo embodied, and railroads bo forcod to oboy tho law or sus- pend oporations. Shaw bolioved it was precisely what the peo- plo domanded, ns it would bring railioads to time. They would Lavoe to stop running or oboy tho laws. Jaquess wanted to know if thoy wero to stay all summer over that revision, which would bo tho offect of THE FIRE-TRAND OF AN AMENDMENT, g it would nover be concurred in by the Scnate, A¥oro thoy going to opon tho voxed question of railrond logislation ? Armstrong, of LaSsllo, moved to refer to the Bpecial Comumittoo of Thirteen, which had once “t‘"‘ifi‘,f“ ‘gainat tho eamo provisions in a sopar- ato bill. Iinrt moved to postpone until Tuceday, and tho bill aud the amendmont went over. ‘The Hildrup bill, which embracos the same idous in botter shapo, was Inid on the tablo Inst year, on the recommondation of Hart’s Commit- tao of Thirteon, It will probably be resurrected and passed, which will” bo botter, it it abould pass at all, than to encumber tho code with an irrolovant subject. - e PRINTING AND BINDING FRAUDS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago T'ribune, SrrixarieLy, 1., March 3.—Mr. Morritt, pro- prictor of tho Slato Register and one of the con- tractora for tho public printing, testified beforo tho Commtttea that Lo Intended putting in o sop- arato bid, but Bailbacho proposed thoy should unite in one bid, and he agroed ; that ho raised half the purchase money by tho sid of Molvin, but he did not distribute it, nor did he know of tho alteration in the bid for fifth-class press- work from G} to 25 conts for twonty-five im- pressions, until it camo out in tho investigation. Mr., Barkley, of the sub-committee, composed of himeelf sud Thornton, testifled that thoy had exsminod s THE NOOKS IN THE “‘JOURNAL" OFFICE, and found that, up to December last, fifth-class press-worls was charged at the rate of 61f cents for twonty-five impressfons, s).m\rin[s how tho printers thomsolves consirucd the law up to that timo, 'Lhoy slso found ihat there were three columns of figuros in the paper saccount, tho flzst showing tho cost of the paper to tho Jonrnal Compnuy, tho second the rmount to bo dividod betweon'tho Journal and the Register,and the third the amount added by the Journal Com- pny, boiug ita own PRIVATE BTEAL. For instance, one item of puper cost €8, at tho outsido ; to that was added £9.25, which wes divitled betweon tho Journal and Iegister, being u joiut steal, bringing the cost of that paper up t0817.25, ‘o that was again ndded an_accownt of tho Journal's private stenl, 52.35 malking the cost to the Stato $19.25 for a bundle of puper that cost $8 at tho outside, 5 3]:. Melntosh, au expert from Chicago, tosti- od, . REQARDING THEL BINDING, that the agricultural reports could be bonud ab from 15 to 20 cents o volume for an edition of 10,000.. Tho chargo to tho Btate {s 58 conts o voluy The Railrond Comemissionors' nnd Auditor’s reports, of which smalil oditions wero issned, could be bound at from 25 to 30 conts, In connection with this matter, Mr, Orundoril, o membor of the Printiug Committeo, hud tho seotion of THE CRIMINAL CODE relnting to conspiracy smended so that *it two Or moro porsous conspire or agres togother with the fraudulont or malicious intent wrongfully and wickedly to . . . proventcompetition in the lotting of any contraot to the Btato, or the authoritios cf any county, city, town, or village, or shall induce any porson not to enter into such com})utluan .« + . shall boimprisoned in tho Ponitentiary not oxcoeding three years, or fined vot excoeding §1,000.” Seoretary Harlow will address the Committoe Thuraday ovoning, on bohalf of the Vrinting Commissioners, to refute iusinuations that hava beon mado against thom. — | OOMPULSORY EDUCATION. &Spectal ispateh to The Chicago Tribune, SerivarizL, I, March 8.—The Compulsory Education bill being on consideration by sections in the Benato, Cnsoy mado an elephantine offort to bo funny by moving that children bs com- polled to worls threo months in yoar instosd of going to sohol. This was dofeated—23 to 10, Iampton dezired to triko out the sixth sec- tion, TIOVIDING POOR UHILDREN WITIL OLOTHING, o urged that it would enconrage idleness and pauperism, and take away the fucentive to action necessary in tho caso of Loth parents and chil- dren, . Baldwin Imrod no sl calamity would hinp- pen to the bill, Tf they wore to make un eflort 10 cowmpol aducation, they should not rafuse tv furnish clothes, € Soug Btoolo thought, if this bill was ncoesuary ol | all, it wan nocernary to hnvo it comploto in all its'parts, and not presouting tho flm.mg.-nmu featuro of compolling childron to go to schuol without clothes, Burka hardly know what noxt to oxpoct in the way of bills for education, and alrendy he w called on to vote for ot against bills to provide baoks, to allow the immlng of diplomas, and now for s doubla proposition- to_compel cliliren to £0 Lo echool and (ko public to clotha them. Tho proposltion to.strilke ont was Tont-yon 9; nays, 25, Casoy proposod anothar nonsonsis cal amendment, which was lost. amd tho bifl wae ordored to n third resdlug—yons, 25 nays, i1 a8 followa: YEAN, Baldwin, Faonbs, Bheldon, Brown,: Lec, Bhcpard, anfield, MeGrath, Blecle, Cuntle, Nicholaoh, Btrong, Cummings, Palmer, Thompson, Qunnjuglam, Patlerson, Ware, Gunineh, Tisynolds, Whitfirg, Humpton, Bauford, ‘Willlamson—23, Tenry, 2 NAYS, Draoks, Ferrell, Talley, Turke, Gleon, Btarno, Cusey, inchelite, Warred—11, Gitney, Hundloy, There i no doubt that the bill will pass, aa lt requires but onp mors yote, which 1t will gat on third reading. — RAILROADS AND WAREHOUSES, Speetal Dispatch to The Chicage Tridune, MODIFICATIONS OF THE LAW, Bramarier, 1., March 8.—A potition fora modifieation of tho Railroad law, came from Logan County, with 110 signors, and s note on the back saying: *We ean got two-thirds of the county tosign this potition, if you desiro it," waa presentod by Mr, Nicholson, A similar ona from Iroquois County, was presonted by Mr. Talmer, and both yero roforred to tho Commite 100 0n Reflrands, THE FORTIET PARALLEL BAILIOAD. Tho Illouse squabbled over » proposition to give the Ilouse to the Forticth Parallol Rail- rond Convontion, but finnlly it was given, and S.;l‘:)l: will not be any sossion to-morrow aftore e, MISOELLANEOUS MATTERS. Specral Disnateh to The Chteapo Tribune, ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY. SenmvarieLo, Ik, March 8,—Mr. Canflold in- troduced this morning, & bill *to amond Seo. 8 of nn nct to provido for aunmexing and and oxcluding territory to and from cities, towns, snd villages, and to unito clting, towns, and villages.” It s Intonded to moot cases whero no one lives on the torritory, ay in thecaso of a farm whose owner dosiros to ane nox or disconnect it, COMMITTEE CLERKS. Mr. Jomes announced that all but six commite teo clorks had beon discharged, and thoso will be turned adrift as soon as their services can ba dispongoed with, TIIE COUNTY COURT NILL Ins passed tho Houso at Inst. It provides that, in addition to tho jurisdiction now confarred by Iaw, County Courts shall huve conenrrout jurise diction with tho Oircuit Courts in all_that “oluss of cnses whoreln Juetfcos of tho Penco hava Jurisdiction, whero the nmount claiined or tha Valuo of proporty in controversy shull not oxceed 500, and in all eriminal offenses and misdo- weunors whero the punishment s ot imprisonment in tho Paultentlary or death, asnd such other claseos of cases 08 ehall Lo specinlly couforred on eaid court by gouernl law: provided, no appeals shall bo allowed from Justices of the Ponca to tho County Conrts, Tho Seuate post- poued the recousideration of the resolution rogarding tho Bouthiern Ponitentiary until to- morrow by 20 to 12, GATES ON THE TJTTLE WABAfH, Tho Approriation bill giving 1,600’ to hang the gates on tho Little Wabaeh failed to paea tho llouse, On &wmotion to recousider, Dolan appetled to thom to hang tho gates, or tha £U5,000 expended on the locks would bo usotess, Leitzo mtchod into the bill ns unnecessnry, ‘Walkor and others mado speeches for it, and Hopkin waws oflicious in Lis opmosition to the bill, on the ground that Jaquess, Dolan, nnd othors voted ugainat tho Copporas Grool ' dum. Hovlmls suid ontirely oo tauch on tho subjest, Wickor and Rogers camo to the rescue. Tho reconsideration was corried, and, after othor spoochios, i which it was cluituod that th vivor rogulated freights on tho raitroud in that vieinity, the ill ngain failed to puay, LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTA The bill in relation to edvertisements and noticos,—othorwiso, o bill to increase the cosl of law-suits and sapply rural newspapers with advertirements,—wos Yuutpnuod until Triday, ats author, Casoy, fearing it would bo defeated iu & dlim Iouso, an it shonld-be. TIE MAYOR'S DILL. The bill introduced by hir. Leo (Sonate) to perpotuate the woll-known ** 3avor's Lill,” came ack from tho. Committeo on Municipulitios with & recommend thiat it do not pass. But, on Mr. readiug, THE JURY LAW. ‘The Iouso passed the omorgoncy bill amend- ing the Jury:law euactod two weelks ngo, so thal & juror may serve onall trials during a torm, aud nat on only oun trinl o year. ‘Lhis is the third attempt to provide logal juries mado by this Gonerat Assembly. CONSTRUCTION OF THE BTATOTES, * Tho Houso prssed the Sunate Rtevision bill re. Iating to construction of the statutos. This in ihe Inwyor's dictionary, It makes 1o chaugo in tho old rules of coustruction, AORICULTURAL SOCIETIES, The bill appropristing 8100 to each County Agricnltural Hocioty and 93,000 fo'tho Stato Su- cioty pagsed tho liouso in spite of objections mado, that tho Stnle Society hiad $19,000 on hand, druwing intorest for somebody, THE UEGISTRY LAW. The repenl of the Rogistry law was beaten in tho House, having rceoived only 72 votes—Iive too fow. A second biil to the same effoct got three votes less. The foltowing goutlemen dodgred: Ilenry, Johmson, Hollenback, Shuw, Daviy, Graham, Grant, Chatnbers, Westiall, FIRE PATROLS, The bill % allow Boards of Underwriters ta establish and maintain 2 five patrol was tabled in tha Senato on McGratly's motion, A FEEDLE-MINDED INSTITOTE. Tho Senato Appropriation Comnutteo will ro- commond a bill pproprinting £125,000 for build- ing a Foeblo-Minded Instituto, leaving the locas tion to threo Commissioners, TOWNEII ONGANIZATION, Much surprise is exproseed at the unaccount~ able besitation evinced by the Governor in signing the bill for an nctto roviso the law in relution to township organization. The bill ny passed both Honges, It wns slightly amended 1n tho Sonate, and tho Touss concurred nearly a week ago. The township olections will be Leld in four weeks from now, and the press and people of Chicago and all tho other citics in the Btate and counties under township organization domand the roliof which this il will give, eo as to avoid the scones which so_disgraced the nnmo of elections in tho north and west towns of Chicago last yoor. COLLECTION OF WAGES, Tho bill in relation to the collection of wages agitatod the Senato to n considerablo extent dur~ ing tho afternoon, Hiuchelifo and MoGrath contending forit as a novcssary mensure in order to protect Inborers in their rights, Casoy proposed to strike from the. bill tue provision allowing attormoys’ foes to bo luxed us coms. Finally tho wholo subject took a run to tho tabio, Whore it remaived in spite of arduous eorts to veconsider the vote orderiug it there. PRINTING TIE EVIDENCE. Orondorff presented a resolution providing for printing tho B00 pages of ovidenco taken in tha {rintlng investigation, Sovoral gentlomon ob- coted on the ground of oxpeneo, which would 0 enormous undor tho prosent ' contract, and thay wora right. Finally tho House ordored tho printing of 800 copics, which will compenrato the printors for tho loss rosulting. from the discovory of thelr frauds. 9 undorstood “that an effort will Do mada to includo tho contompt procoedingy, the lawyor's speechos, the Judge's opinion, tho remarks of the Committes even, and ovorything elso. 'This is as lurgo & fraud as nuy tho printery Liavo porpotrated, It will subserve no good pur« pose, oxcepting to gratify tho vanity of “tho Promiiots, of the Commitico whous names appon onit, and to put o large sum of monoey in tho pockeis of rascally contractors, The order whould be recousiderod at oncu, —— THE “WHITED SEPULCHRES.” Eanvvivve, YL, March 1, 1874, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Sz As ono of your roaders, I want to thank you for the exposure you hnve made of thot Lypacrisy of the Advanceand Iuferior, in the quack-modlclnoe advertisiug business, Aany of our pous citizens are openiug thelr eyes wido in consuquonco, Thesa whitod sopulchires riohly dedorvo- the onstigation you have given them. 1t is pitinble to reo thoka eanting hypoorites squirn, l\m_)[) them on tha gridiron of publio oxposure until they lourn thae thoy caunot sug~ cosufully stowl tho livery of Loavon to serve the Doyil in, '8 Lee’s wotion, it tuok its place in ordor of ueunnd;}