Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1874, Page 5

Ny ) 7 " FHE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1874, 5 e | ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. Roview of the Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth CGen- * eral Assembly, : That Body in Session 203 Days, at a Cost of $304,500, Number of Bills Introduced, 2,168 ==-Number of Bills Passed,, 266, -BRailroad Legislntion---Revision of the Statutes---The Rev- enue Law, Appropriations fo the Amonnt of $5,688,- 289—Whitewashing the Print- ing Frauds, A Full List of Bills "Passed. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BpriyorieLp, March 29,—The Twenty-oighth Goneral Assombly, olected in November, 1872, tmet in accordance with tho Constitution Jan. 8, 1873, Tho sossion last until May 6, or 118 doys; .ond was continuod this yenr, boginning Jnn. 6, and endiog noxt Tuosday, March 31, or 85 days; makiug & total of 208 days. At $1,600 & doy,— the average cost of tho Legialatura while ingos- sion,—tho total cost to the Btate is $304,500," At ¥ho first seseion there woro introducod 1,084 ‘bills,—435 in the Sonato and 539 in tho Houso, Of theso, 116—569 of thoso .introduced in the Seanto, and 66 of thoss in- Yroduced in tho House—woro wnactod into laws, and omo bill was vetoed. During tho ‘mecond soesion, thoro wore introduced 181 bills lin tho Bonate, and 262 in the Houso, boing & ftotal of 438 in both Houses,—mnking tho total ‘mumber of bills jutroduced in the Sonate during ftho two scssions, 616 ; in the House, 1,607; and {inflm two Houscs, 2,168. During the sccond scestan, 69 Houso and 74 Seoato- bills whro rgsed, making a total of 143, of which two wero ivotood, loaving 141, including emorgeney bills, 128 tho not roault of the session. A fow aro yob #in tho hiands of tho Governor, and he will proba (bly sign thom, 8 ho rarely vetoes. Adding 116 pasaed at the firat sesslon, aud deducting threo etoed, the total number of laws passed by thoe frosont Assembly is 255 ; and the people may bo (hankfal it s not twice #s many, . The first sesdion was romarkablo—if it was ro- tmarkable for anything bosides appropriating 4money—for pussing TIE DAILROAD LAW 0w in forco. That law provided that the Rail- woad Commissioners should prepara schodules ronsonpble muximum ratos for froight snd ssengors on each rosd in tho State, and, when Rho sossion adjourned, it was with tho under- ptandiog that some action should bo taken at itho adjourncd soseion to ensct thiese schedulos Antolaw. Thot was the protext for the ad- fjournca eession, being the -most plausible ex- louso that could bo offercd to.the public for bolding a scesion that was not absolutely mecasenry, and st which not s sioglo law ‘waa pasgod that could not have boen done with *out, *There was no railroad legislation of an im- portant charactor, It was concluded—and no doubtf wisely—that tho enacting of tha schodules into lnw, g0 88 to make them absolute rates, would deatroy their flexibility. and snnul any chungos that the Kailroad Commissionera might doem it advisable to make to meot the varying gircumstances of each road. The schedulos wero lot aloue, cxeopt that thoy were indorsed by the passngo of s law providing that suy modificntion oreaftor mado by the Commissioners should bo legal. It iy woll kuown that the roads hiave ignored tho scliedule; and it is not likely oy will obey modified schedulos, unloss it suit thom, or tho courts compel them. Thore was an uversion to touching tho law in any way until its. officacy was testod in the courts. ~Petitions ro- questing o modification of the third soction, which_ provents ‘compotition, wero numerous enough; but thoy bad no moro offect on the Toogisiature than water on o ducl’s baok, Thoy rhewed, howover, that the law does not give universel satisfaction, and that therois n growing hostility to it, which may result noxt year in the Dassnge of a law loss vbnoxious to n large por- tion of tho community, whoso com- plaint of tho hardships of the present Etatute fa catitled to at loast a respecttul con- sidoration, Tho rovised quo warranto bill, which cnforces the commnon law sgainst railroads where they aro fiuilly of extortion or unjust dis- crimination, will probably ba fonnd ,more effectivo than the oxisting law, and it is much more simple. THE RAILROAD TOLICE BILL, Which was boquathicd by the preceding] General Assembly, wos passcd. In many of ita foniuros it iv oxcosslvely harsh, and may nverlen?wltnnlf. Bomo spiteful bills, introduced’boeanse the roads did not givo pasecs, failed ; and 8o did ono or two othors, which could not have been drawn for any other purpose than to Dblackmail. Tho wontiment of the Legislature on the railroad snibject was much cooler than during tho firat session, and the failure to improve duting tho socond Bession on_the law passed at tho firut eliowed that tho ability of the Legislature on that subjoct was oxhausted. TUE REVISION. ‘The Assembly will havo to rely—and does rely —on the rovision of the statutos to justify its adjourned session. ‘Tho work is done,—how ¥elldone time nud the lawyars will tell. And yot this Legislature not eutitled to an extraordiug smount of credit for lmvingh rovised tho statutes, The men who lsunch a ship are’not deserving of the same praise as thoss who buflt tho araft. “Che work of ravision Las boen in progress moro than four years, and this, Legislaturo did no more than'pass laws prepared for them by Com- misgioners pald by the Stato. Nothing “should Lo allowed to diminish whatovor lustro the pag- £nge of the bills rotlacts upon the Twenty-cighth General Assombly ; but, whon the members claim they have'revisod the statutes, thoy claim too much. Many of the rovised laws are slroady in foree. Al tho revision billa submitted by the Comumitteo which sssistod Commitsioner Hurd Btato Entomologist, nalary $3,000, offico ex. POUTEH$TU01 1 or s vviers . 2,700.00 Onristian Pfeiger and Joln Roll, 6,000,00 L) o $120,824,23 WHITRWASHING, . Unfortunatoly for the roputation of this Gon- oral Assombly dvery investigation it undertook ondod in n farco or In whitowashing tha nconsod. A Committoo wont .to Joliot to discover who killed tho conviot Willinms ; but, for varions rodons, no blame waa altached to any one, 'ho I'rlnumz Committao of tho Houso consumed wooks taking ovidence which proved boyond doubt that the contractors ‘for tho publio print- ing iad_oblninad tholr contract by corruption aud froud, and that the Blato was swindled to the tuno ‘of thousands of dollars, Tho tosti- mony wag printed ot gront oxponso, and, aftor allowing the mattor to Lo dolayed, tho Houso, on tho. last working doy of tho “ber could bo suppHed wi agsod, with tho excoption of those 3 g!nto_lnnutqtions, Sl fhoy wore .x.,':"u‘:&‘&"fi? tho bill abolishing the Stato Board of Charitios which also failod to pass, It I thonght that the new Jaws ore an improvement on the old ones : and It is gonerally balieved that the now Orimi- nal Code 14 supoerior to that of any other State in the Union. THE REVENUE LAW . troubled many members, who dasired to amond 1any of its sections; but nothing could be ‘dono in & Legislature 1more than lalt = of whose —mombers represonted Localltios . henefitod by fha Grab. luw. - 5o far &8 revonuo is conoorned, thia Legislaturo hag exhibired ita fnability to copo with the subjoot, True, “.,E““d &.supplemontal Grab law; but how mucl: tholr constituonts will thaok mom- ‘bers for that romaine to be soen. ATPROPRIATIONS. The total amount of appropriations made laat yoar waa 95,801,405, to meot which §9,500,000 s loviod in 1878, and $3,5600,000 is to_ bo levied this yoar, To thin this sosslon hus added $120,- 82433 making tho tolal appropristad st both sossiona $5,084,280.23, X0l lowl.ndg 1 & list of u‘mnnpproprluzlonu mado at tho edjourned ges- slon: ¥. Wognor, wounded while serving sa a saldler during tho Chicago Fire,.....v0s § 400,00 Rewoving romatns of dead mombers from Vandalin vuoeeiioes 250,00 Blate Moard of Agrioui 8,000.00 Gounty Agrloultural Bourd, each, 100,00 Expensea of Penitentiary and ot THOEH, e v itereess Qi Boldicre’ ‘Orpliani®” Homo, J indebtedness, ... 50,0000 Robert Tilsou & Go, v 20,000,00 Bouthera Normal Universily {(per aunuin).. 16,000,00 Bopairing lock-gutos, Littls Wabash River:. 1,000.00 AfcLean County, to relmburso taxos of 1673, 4,850,00 Blilitary Cowpudifes at Cliicayo Fire, 2,000,00 tate Hisform Sclicol, fo improvoui 10000 ora’ a' Home, furniture, ko, A p.,m,"mam. Bkt aad #ooond Yo Geographiohl Boportalisesessasessinsneses 1,036,18 sogsion, amid a showor of papor-wads, deckled to compound tho folony aud allow thie roguos to os- capo tho consoquences that should have followod their guilt, Not only that, but, by passing tho law providing for publishing tho statutes, they ehovelod about 820,000 moro into the capacious maw_of tho sharks, The contrastors capturod 4ho fouse, and both Ropublicans and Domociata Yotod to cover up the fraud, Tho Ropublicauy had s majority, and should have controlled tho sction of 'the Iouse; and tho Domo- crats wore strong enough to placo thom on rogord. But they “olasped “hands ovor the bldody chasm,” and Ropublican and Domocrat allowod tho Stato to bo robbed al- most without [)ralont Ita courso ou_ tho print- ing frauds will forover bo a blot on the namo of tho Twenty-olghth Gonoral Assembly, ON THE WHOLE, the wisst act of tho sossion was the final ad- Jjournmont, Happily, the Constitution prevontod apecinl logislation, or thero would havo boon any numbor of spocial bills possed, Tho daily at- tendauco avorugod two-thirds of onch House, There woro men of ability in each body, but the majority had no ability for loglslative work, Thoro was lobbyiug, but very little was made ovor and ebove the por-diom, While mombora wore personally houest, thoy let everybody clso stenl, and connived ot Tobbing tho Btate by hiding tho sins of othors. It will bo easy to cloct snccossors oqual to thom in overy rospect, Tho good they have doue will live nfter them, and likowiso tho evil, Following i » complote list of the bills passod ¢ EMERGENCY ACTS. % Tho following bills, being emergency bitls, Laving recoivod s two-thirds voto iu onch Houso, wont into effcct tho day thioy were approved by tho Governor : To amend thoact fixing tho times for holding conrts 80 14 {0 chungo the time 1n-tho Iiftecnth Judiclal Cir- cuit, comprising tho Cauntics of Donglas, Colos, Ver- milion, and Edgar. Approved Jan, 13, Authorizing County Commissioncrs to_exeroisg tho powers sud porform tho dutios Lorotofore dovolving upon the County Courts {n tho trinsaction’ of busi- ness in counitied not undor township organization, Approvea Jan, 16, Amonding the Foo and Balary act soasto givo $2 n day, and 5 cents a day travoliug, oxponses golng und coming, onco esch way, to Graud and Potit Jurors in Cook County, _Approved Jan, 24, . For tho relicf of Prederic Wagnor, who was wound- od whilo dolng military duty attho Ghicago Fire, Ho g0L$400, Approved Fob, 2, Au sct concerning Jurors, This wea passed to cane coln fatal error in tha Jury low passed nt tho first sosslon ; and two other . acts Wore subsequently passed to reatify mistakes in tiils, Approved Fob, 11, In rogurd to Assessors and Collectors in cortain in- corporated oties, and to extend tho time for the nascssment and colloction of the county and State taxes thoroin,—the Quiney Tax bill, Approved Fob, 12, Amending “ An act in rogard to the completion of Public Parks and tho management thoreof,"—tho Lin- coln Park act. Approved Fob, 18, : Tovising the lnw in relation to the General Assem. blg. Approved Fob, 25, s emergeney clauss was sttached o this rovision Wil to meot tho case of tho wWituoss Palue, who ro- {used to answor on the Irinting investigation, Providing forfeos of cortain oficers in_counties of the third class. Approved March 2, This jaw fn- crensed tho foes of tho Bhordff, Racordor, and Olork of Cook County, Ttovising tho law in rolation to township organtzs- ton. Approved March 4, Amending the Jury law opproyed Feb, 11, 16T4,— alcurativonct, Approved March 12, Troviding for the luying of waior-supply pipo'by bonds und spocial arscesment, payablo in tistalimivuta, 4rproved March 17, This fdho Hyds Purk Water- orks act, To poy military companies for sarvices Tendored in Ohicago during tho Firo, Approved March 25, Approprintiug $17,000 to enlarga the Btuto Roform Bchool 80 na to accommodato aixty ‘more inmatos, Approved Marels 25, "To relmburso McLean County in the sum of $1,850, in nbatoment of tazed for the year 1873, Apprived Murch 20, Changing tho timo of holding court in Shelby Qaunty from tho fourth to tho seoond Tuesdny in Jay, Approved Marcl 25, hanging tho time of holding court in 3Mill County from tlie sucoud Monday of Aay totha firat Mondsy in June. Approved March 20, Authorizing the removal of the Calumet Dam, and appropristing $6,000 to compensata parties injured, Approved March 20, Probibiting the Hoonsing of houses of fll-famo and tho medical examination of the inmates theroof, Ap- ‘proved Mareh 28, Amending the Jury law 8o that couria hiolding torms petwoon tho date of fho piamsgo of the ot sud Hoptem- th jurors from tha llats al. yoady propured. This was Uio third ond_ final effort 10 porfoct tho Jury Iaw. - Approved March 2, Tho following bills, prssed and approved by the Governor, will go into effect July 1+ Amending Sec, & of ou act enkitled “An nct in ro- gard o ovidenco aud depositiona in civil casea,” Maklug a appropristion for expeudiiurea incurred in suppresaing tho Rebellion, * Thia fs tho, somowhat notorlous Tillon chim, which was_buforo tho Logia. Iaturo for many years, and was Snally squoexed ot of tho Twenty-elghih Geuoral Assembly to tho tune of 10,000, wisich could probobly mover havo been recov- ‘erod in'n court of justice, cads P00 ot o cisrgiog e M s oy B read, #The ng the only $n-~ sirubt s to tho Jew of tha e ' ¥ Tevising the faw in relation to Shoriffs, Authorizing the citablishincat of o ferry scross. tho Tilinois Rivor ot Poorin Lake, This repsulod i special charder giving one man and his helrs o monopaly of farrying ¢ that point, Providing that, Whenever s convict s committed under several oonvictions with soparate sentences, they eball b construod as ono contintious gentouce i tho granting or forfelting of good tme, visiug th Inw rolating to Coroncrs, ‘Authiorizing Judgos to fill vacancics in Glerkships of Courta until the noxt cloction, Under tha old law, g County Bourd. Mu&mfiufiw. ‘uncourage tho I and growing of timber by anthoriring Coutity Boaeds to ‘bay 16 por et for throa years for each soro of forest-trecs planted and oultivsted, A Tevising tlie iaw in relation to replovin, t{:\vimuq tho Inw {n relation o the portition of real ostato, Repealing An act to provido for the elookion of ad- ditional Bupervisors " hmgm Oonuty, Fixing the terms of the courts of Cook County so that the torins of tho Circuit Court should begin on the third Monday of overy month, the torms of the Buperior aud of ihe Oriminal Cor on the first Aon- day of every month, ‘Amending Seo, 91 of tho st in Tegard to the admine {stration of oatates, approved April 1, 1872, - Ropoaling an act authorizing the Qity of Maoomb to gloct Bupervizors aud othcr odicors, spprovod Fob 3, Lovising the law in relation fq coats, - Amending the Practice act so that actiona ngainst o rallroad company be brought in the couuty whora fia prineipol oifico i located, or in tho county whiore tho causo of notlon_ocenrrod, ‘or in auy county into or through which its road may Fun, To. cnablo cemetery companics {0 soll and convoy 1and not required for burinl purposcs, lhvl&:ngtlhn law in relation to the Criminal Court of ook County, ‘Appropristing 316,000 per snoum for the ordinars gxponson of tho ‘Soullori) Norinai 8chool 8t Garbons. ale. mrlllng “ An act to attach a_portion of Town 19, North, Hanjo 12 Weat, to Town 18 North, Rango 13 ‘Weat, in Vermilion County,” spproved Fob, 41, 1869, Appropriating $250 to rémovo dead logislators from tho o'tl graveyard at Vundalia to Bouth Hill Come- bk Thovising tho law fu rolstion to notices, "o promota tho elence of mudicine And surgery,— tho Dlssoction Lill, by Whict thio. bodiss. of mrkagmn dead, in citics and'cauntles whoss population exceods 20,000, are turned over to medical colloges for scion~ tifle purposea, . Tevising tho law in relation to Ciroutt Courts sud Ao Buperior Court of Gook Cotnty, Tovisiug tho law in rolation to frauds and perjuries, vising tho law in relation o fugitives Trom jus~ tice, (akevising tho law in rogard to forclble entry and do- uer, Authorizing tho Triislees of the Illinols Stato Hos- ‘pital, at Jacksonville, to sell and convoy onoand s half acred of lund to tho Clly of Jacksouvilie for public ‘water-works, Lo regirdto tho dissolution of fnsurence com- ‘pantes, 3 ltepealing *¢ Annct fo ostablish a Qourt of Com- 1o Flew I the Clty of Amboy,” approved Marc 11, % I:e'mlnglhn 1aw {n relation to smoendmonts and Jeot- Mtovising tle law fu retation to spyrenticos, Tievialng the Law in rolation to Couuty Treasurer, Hovisiug the law in relation to civiiTiglts sud obli- ous, Rovising tho Iaw In rolation to mandamus, Rovising tho law in rolution to names, Rovising the Iaw In ralation to vatks and afirmi ons, Tovislng the law in relation fo brary, Amending na act Hnlltlullnn“ Anu:fcls':::gfl:m ‘ball 0 civil cusou” approved Jan, 23, 1475, Rovisiog tho law n rolation to the Beat of Govern- mont, TRevining the law in ralation to surotioa, Rovialug tho law in rolution to marriagos, Rovislug the low in relution to welghts anil mesaurcs, Roviulug tho Jaw in rolation o thw adoption of chlle en, An'nct In regard to eanal companies, Tiavising the law in relntion to haboda sorpus, Tiovising e law 1o ralution to County Surveyors and the castody of the United Btatus fald-notos, eviaiug the Law i relution to wbatemont, Tlavisiug tho law fu relution to Jalls and Jatlers, Rovising the e Jaw {u roletion fo dower, Seviking tho aw 10 st 15 the conatrioien of W) g the Ao Bla h - Tovising the law in relatton to fondor, Revising tho Jaw in relation to Recordors, Tovising tho law in reintion to divorco, Ttope g #poolal lawa rolating to ths Quiney Tiro Dopartihent, Teovising thio Iaw in relation to rie exeat. Hovising tho Iaw fu retation to il lnspsction, Tavieivg tho law in velation to officinl bond, Awmouding tho Teo aid Balary nct aons to givo furors in civil easos Lefaro Juatlees G0 cents for cach case, of 8genta s dny I U caro lagts moro tan, ono day. Topealing an nat ontitled * An act to attach all frao- ttonnl townehips tn Kankakoo Gonnty to full townships theroln for roliool purposcs,” Limiting tho timo for which countien, citins, town- lilps, toway and proolucia uill bo linbi and'foldou to fantio nid for tho bulding of nny railroad in pursis ance of nuy yoto takou fu conformity to tho laws of ihis Btuto. " Tho timo is imited to July1, 1877, To wuthiorlzo coitria of record, in cortatn cases, Lo or- dor Jands o bo aubdivided nnd platted, wHlevising tho law in relation to Jimited artnoraliips, Tovislug the Iaw fu_ rolation to promlssory nolcs, bouds, duie-illa, and ottier Instrimonts 1n writing, Tovlsing tho law in relation tolorse aud dummy raflroads, Tevisiug tho law In relation to commitmont and de- tentlon of lunntics, Ttoviaing tho Taw in relation to plats, Ttovising tho law in relation to forrica, Tovising tho Iaw in_rolation to fencer, Lfabling towns and villagos haviug commons to dis- Doso of tho sume, This istho Dill providiug for the 8alo of thio Caliokia Commous, in 8, Olpir County, TRovising the lnw in rogard fo eatrays, Rovising tlio Iaw in rolution o the Stata militia, T not off from Incorporated towns cortaln ierritory whicl, by tho Gounty Board, has beon tormed into a Efil‘v town, or part thiercof, This is the Norwood Park To enablo libraty asaocistions to soll_nnd_tranafor 63l and persoual property—tha Peoria Library bill, Tovsiug the Inw in rlation to sttacliments of boats, vessols, and rafts, Rovising thie Jaw I rolatton to Glorks of Courts, Tovbiug tho law in relition fo Injumctions, “This clianges the old law by allowing wrils to be granted on Sunday whon it {a shown that tho honofits of an {njuuiction will bo endungoced by postponoment, Rovising tho law in rolation to Lious, Rtevising tho Iaw in rolation to chango of venue, Rovising tho law in rolation to minos. Tovlsing the law in rolation to township insurance companica, Toviaing the law in rolation to toll-rostla, Tovising tholaw in relation to toll-bridges. Providlug tiat 70 Inbor, wiall bo pesforimcd by con- victs outsido tlio walls of tho Penitontiary, > Giving Qs right of way ovor”dams in ll o witors of tho Siate, Tovleing tholaw in relation to tho rato of intorest,— mnkdug thio legal rato 6 per cont, cxcopt in written contracta; whios Ligh o 10 o ceut may bo ngecal upon. Judgments sboll not draw mora than 0 per cont, . Tisorgunizing tho Slata Mortiouthural Socloty, eo that thiore slial! Lo threo Hortfoultural Districls In tho State, which siiall bo known us tho Horticultural Socioly of Nortliern Iitluols, now operating in the Countica of Thureuy, Doone, Cool, Garroll, DitPago, Dokl Ligurs, Grundy, Jo’ Davines, Kano, Kendall, Kankakes, Lake, Lec, LaSallo, Meilotry, Ogle, Putugm, Tock Islwnd, Stephonson, {Vhiteaide, Winncbago; and Will (33) ; the Hortieultural Society of Southern Ilinols, operatliig in tho Countivs of Adaitis, Brown, Cass, Olnmpaign, Qlris- tinn, Coles, Do Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Fulton, Ford, Iroquols, ' Hnncock, _Hendorson, 'nox, Logam, Livingston, McLesn, McDanough,’ Murshafl, Mason, Moreor, Monard,” Morgan, Macan, Maultric, Peorla, Piko, Platt, Sangamon, Siclby, Scliuyler, Scoft, Stark, Vermillon, Tazowell, Warrou, Woodford (38)s and the Hortleultural Socioty of Southern Illinols, oparating 3u the Counties of Alexandor,-Bond, Olark, Olay, Oraw- ford, Galioun, Gnmborland, Ciaton, Edwrds, Efing- Liam, Fayelto, Frauklin, Grecu, Gallatin, Hamilton, urdin, Jaspor, Jeflorson, Jeracy, Juckson, Jolinson, ‘ZLawrence, Madidou, Macounin, Marion, Noutao, Monte Romeey, Masaac, Perry, Pope, Pulaskl, Richland, Htun- dalph, 8¢, Clair, Saline, Union, Wayzie, Whits, Wasli- ington, Williamison, and Wabash (31), * Amending the Hovenuo law, 50 us fo compl dolln- mending quont Galloctors tu settle with tho Auditor by summary Process, Amending Sec, 55 of the School Inw, 5o that * fwo or more adjolulng townehips may co-operate in the eatab- lishment and maintenanca of o bigh school on such furms 06 thoy may, by writion ogreament made by the Doard of ‘Cristeos, entor into,"” Revising tho law in relation to cscheats, Rovising the law iu relation to County Olorks, Providiug that all moneya recceived frown fines in- filcted upunt mombars of the police and fire depart- ments of cifles shiall bo paid into tho cit; treasury, and bokopt npart us i fandto be called the # Polico and TFiremen’s ¥und," from which pensious shall be pald to members of tho dopurknents wounded or dicablod in eervice, Rovising the law in relation to telegraph companics, Ravisiug tho Jaw in relation to universitles, colleges, nacadeinies, aud other institutions of Jearning, £o that 1hoss which abandon their organization under spooial laws or charters, and, by ununimous consent of tho Toard, or Trustces, or Directors, becamo incorporated unger tho Genoral Incorporation act, shall be en. titled to and investod with all the real aud porsonul estata of tho old corporation, subject to all tlo dobts, contracts, und labilitics of such old corporatiou, Tovising tho law in relation to tho vacatlon of atleys, streets, and public grounds, ‘To protoct colored chlldron in tholr right to attend publiveckools, Amonding the Gatoway, Road, and Bridge ot in counties not under towunship-organization, Roviaing the law in relation to tho Bupreme Court, Providing for cunveying, dovising, or bequeathing proporty to tho Btate, In trust for charitable purposcs. Ruvisiug fho law i relation to paupera, Amendfug the asct in relation to guardians and ‘wards, Appropristing $1,600 tohang tho lock-gates on fho Little Wabash Kiver, Rovising tho law in relation to slanderand Libel, Rovising tho law in relation to quo warranto, Extending juriudiction of Couunty Courts, providing for the practice thercof, and fixing "thoe tlmo for hold- iny the same, In relation to courts of record in citlos, providing such courts may bo catablished in citles having a popu« lation of 4,800, if a majority of the voters so decido, jhimonatig Sec. 8 of tho Railroad Tnw, 50 it edulos hereafler, 28 well aa thoso leretofore mudo Ly ths Commissfonurs,shall bo prima facle ovidenco of Teasonnbloncss, In regard to Attornoy-General and{Stata's Attornays, Appropristing $7,056.18 for binding the first and second volumes of the Goologleal Report, Changing tho timo for holding court in Marlon County from: the second'to tho third Monday in Tobruary, and frota the third to the second Alonday of August, ‘fil(hurlxlnf( tho Truatecs of the State Reform Bchool 10 leaso tho lavor of the inmates, Appropriating $10,613.75 to purchase bedding and furniture for tho Soldlors' Orplinna” e, Amcnding Boc, 65 of the Itoad aud “ridge law in countics under township-organization, & as to reduco thy width of rosds Lo (be laid out to 40 1eet if desirod. Tievising the law {n relation to mortgagos of real and personal property, Taylng tho axpenecs of tho Ponltentary Whitowashing ‘Committae, nnd of the Commitice which went to luvea- tigato tho Soldiera’ Orpliana’ Ifome, when thern was nothing to juvestigato but the nmount of mileago, Awcnding tho scctlon of tho Municipal Tnvestigation nct raferring to mbiority ropresuntation, ko that threo inatead of oix Aldermen may be voted for on tho mi- nority plan, Amending tho Road law in counties not undor town- ship-organization, so that, whera the ownorg of the Isud and tho Commissloners caunot agreo a8 to tho smount of damages to be atlowod for opening s now Toad, 8 jury msy ba summonad bolore s Justico of the Peace to declde the amount, Fixing the liability of common carriora 50 that, whenovor property i3 recoived by a common carrier 10 be tronsported from one place’ to another within or ‘withiout his Btate, 1 shnll not b lawful for such car- rier to Kmit his common-law labllity eafely to deliver Bych property ot ‘MLPIM to which the same is to bo Gnsportad by sy stipulation or Mmitation oxpressed. 1n tho recolpt given for such property. Providing for the payment df the rogistered indobt- educss of countios, townsluips, citics, and towns,—the supplomental Grab-law, : ucerning covenauts of ann:x‘, 80 that no covo- nant of warranty slinll bo conalderod as brokon by the existonce of a highway upon the land convoyed, unloss otherwise particuturly specified in tho deed. Amending Sec, 20 of the act concerning convey- ancos, Ambnding tho Registry law a0 that thoro shall b regletration only every two yoars, at Oongressionnl lections, ”lu’;‘y’lnn the Btate thmnlagl!t:l salary at the rate of u your, ‘fRoviatig tho law in relation to criminal Jurisproe once. ; ¥nabling corporato aithoritics of cities and villagea incarporated under the General Municipal Iucorporu- tion aat to nequire,—by purchase or otherswlss,—chtal lish, matntain, lcense, and regulato feuces, bridges, o approachics thercto, aud tho tolla thureon, Amending tho Feo tnd Salary uct 8o that count; ofiicors shall e compolled to glva a more acturato au dotaflod slatemont of tho smount of fess recelved, TRovising tho luw in relation to tho Depurtment of Agrloulture, County Agricultural Boards, and Agri- Guitural Fafrs, Appropristiig $100 oach to Agrloultural Boards for thio Seur 1874, nud 39,000 to tho Blato Board, nlthough thero i narly $20,090 in the treasury of'lhe tatlor, duawing intarest fOr some oue. Ameuding Beo, 47 of tha net, in rogard to avidenco and dopositions in civil cascs, eo that 1t ehall read : “ Intorproters muy b sworn {ruly to intorprot, whon ‘uocessary,” Revialug tho law in rolation to tho Illinols & Michi- gun Canal, und for (he improvement of tho Illinots aud Littlo' Wabasl: Itivers, Appropristiug 80,000, of 89 much (Lesoof ss may bo necassnry, to Hquiliato fndebteduoss of tho Soldlors Orplians' Hoino, nourrad by tho msnisusgoment of “Trusteo Suydor, Amendiuit the Freo Library law so that porsons ro- slding outwids {lio citios muy bo entitiod to the privie 10gos of tho Library.” + Amonding Soc, 40 of the Practica act, Trovlding for Chancellors fu uviversitios of loarning, Enabling Boards of Undorwritors fo cetablish aud woiuladu & fire-patrol, X PASSED, 'BUT NOT SIGNED, Tho following bills have beon passed, and will prabably be signed by the Gavernor ; To reguiato the moans of ogress from publio butidingy, Xxwmfig tha law in relatiox. to attornoys and ooun- solors, . Providing for tho sale of unclaimod propotty, by ocomuion carziors, wareliotsod, aud fun-ioopers, Enabling cltios'nnd villages' to oatablish and maia- tain comotrios, ‘Ameudiug Beo, 50 of the Sciool law, ‘Awoudlug tho law rolating to tho Peultontlary, ‘Abroviating tho titly of tho Foo aud Salary xot, ‘Amondiug tho Road law i1 vounties under fownship- organizution, Allowing elorgymon of all donominations froo ac- coas to the Yenflontlary, Tu roguvd to the notfon of socunt, To zevive tho law in relation to the Secrotary of Blato, To Toviss thelaw in ridaflon to pormitting sulinals to run at llr&!. Lo zavise th law in rolation to husband and wils, To provids for ho Lisoensing of, uud agolust tha uvila ariaing from, tho sa}d of Into; liquors, To scpawer W‘:?Mdlln [y \w hls wairsata for unospendod moncy horloforo ssproprinted to the Inatitution for the Education of tho Mind, and for o further nppropriation to said Tnstiintion, ¥ o ongblo tho Toard of Supervinors of Lawrenco Connty to nequire titlo to tho B, nt. §, W, & Boo, 3, T, 1y 1, 11 W,, 73 ncres, and to hiold nnd dfapose of the samo for tho 8o of {he paupor-fuud of satd county. "o furlor provida for th ordimney nnd contingont oxponses of tho Stato Governmont until the oxpiration of tiia frat flacal_ qunctor aftor adjournmont of tho ‘next regulnr scwslon of the Gonoral Assomnbly, Toamond _nunct entitled An act to ramedy tho ovlacousonuont. upen to destrisilon of any piblia rogords Ly (o or oliorwlse" appravod April s, 1613, o amoni Sco, 92 of an ack ontitlod An et for tho aswosament of proporty, and for tho lovy and colloos tion of “taxes,"” npproved March 30, 1472, o rovisn o Jaw in relation to Stata contracts, To provido for tho publication of tho Ravised Stat- utes of tho Btato, To repgal certain scta thoroln named, VETOED. The Goyornor vetoed two bitly, as followa: Amonding tho General Incorporation act,—a bill of which duplicato had pasrod, Amonding tho Ttond law In countled not under towuship orguntzation, 5 oL, —_— THE SOCIAL EVIL, Kecturo by Miss Annn Dickinson at Unity Church. - Unity Church was woll flltod yostordny ovening by an audionce gathiored to hoar Miss Anua Dick- ingon, . At tho conclusion of tho church servicos the Rov. Robert Collyor, in mtroduciug the spealor of tho ovening, eaid that bis chureli would ro- colvo o now touch of consocration from tho words which Mius Dickinson would deliver. In opening, tho spoakes stated that hor word would bo ona of congolonce, Sho had no art, mirth, satiro, or donunciation to offor. 8ho camo, a woman ovorburdonod by the sorrows nud woighied down by the questions of_tho day, —austions g0 momentouy that thoy demandad immodiata attention. In politics, mon Lind muoch to sny, nud tho importance of tho dlsoussion of political quostions dosorved recognition. But thero wore other subjects moro torrible than theso; questions that nffeated both North and Houth ; quostions a¢ old a8 the sky,—nas sorrow- ful a8~ sorrow,—that affacto both ~ the post and tho fuluro of human lifo. In tho trestmont of those quostions sho would bo siply just, and if sho spokoe harsiily it wng bocause inen hnd acted unjustly in tho mattor, - Sho had road in o papor tho question : ‘Why do not the praying women exert thomaolves to drag thelr orring sistors out of tho mire and put thom in tho,way of goodly life ? Sho thought that'it would bo well to look into the causo of tho social evil. It was & protty ro- mance to say that women ruled the world through tholr influonce with mon, This was a nico complimont, but, Mke most compli- ments, it wos untrue. What bettor' proot was thore of the folly of this assortion than tho fact that the prayors of womon from tho gutter against tho laws mado by mon liconsing the liquor-trafiic wore dieres gorded by them ? 5 Men bad govornod tho world, aud did govern the world this duy. She would not suy that every mun was individually a tyrant, bus classos would look aftor themeelves, The Lords of England, , the moenufacturors of England, the .workingmon of England, wocked for thomselvas, bacaugo they know their own wants botter, an thnt their strength lay in their unity as a clags. 8o had men ovor dono, They had made tho laws for themselves and tlieir sistors, Tho #pealier contrasted tho opportunitics for advancement offered to men and women in their growthinto manhood and womanhood, and drow o vivid picturo of the treatment tho world ac- corded to n fallen woman. 1t i proposterous to say that these womon followed thelr wrotched lifo from choigo. Iu support of thia tho spoakor quoted etatistics sho had gathered from the polico records of New York, and which cannot 0 roproduced here, consistontly with decenoy, nud drow o vivid pictaro of the Liorrora of o life of prostitution, - and nsked whothor it was probnble that tho life was followed from shoor proforonco of it _to nny other. Tho spenker describod tho lifo of the inmates of tho lnrgest kind of brothels, in which sho included sailors' fodging-houss, aud concert-rooms, and tho somewhat highor- toned houses in which the girls wore hml?ly in tho powor of the mistrous, whom sho compared to tho distillor; who held himself aloof from the ' rotailing of liquor, and yot was at the hend of tho gront aevil wlich prayerful women were now struggling ngaiust. Sho related an sanecdote of an intorview sho hiad in an Amorlean city with o majestic proati- tuto, whose lovees were thronged by tho wit and onius of tho city. This woman, who was by or natural gitts ono among ten thousand, Lind como to hor the day after tho dalivery of a lec- ture by tho sposker, and bad indorsed her viows, and boggod lor to go on in sotting thom boforo tho world, ~This poor womnu had died, and, whilshercorpse wus still in the house, tha noise of the auctioncer's bammer was heard thore, and ihe shouts of thoss who bad como to pick up an article of jewelry or work of art sho lind loft behind hor. At her funoral not ono of her former mule asgociates was pros- ent, and slio was nccompanied to Lior gravo by four poor girls who had boon bor companious i vico. The speakor had racontly road a decision of the French Coutts, which virtually held that, for tho guardian of & young girl, 14 yoars of ago, to oxcite Lor passion with o viow to hor ovor. throw, was not ouly not a crime, but not ovon matter to call forth o consuro, Stio asked what was tho thing that prompted a fathor, o brothor or 8 lover to shoot down tho ‘man who had wrongad_thos who woro dearest to them. Was it n foeling of pity for the suffor- ing oceasionod to tho Joorgil? Nos it was to satisfy their honor. Bho told o ancedote of o young girl in Buffalo who Lud beon seduced, snd who ¢ 18 yours of ago was an inmate of & Louso of prostitution and an outcast, with the world's bund raised against hor and her hand .| against tho world. This girl was one day visited by a man of 40, a keon-witted businoss man, tho hisband of ap honoreblo and boautiful Iady, and a Deacon of 'a_church, During tho ovening tho mon was robbod of & sum of monoy. The rosult waa tho arrest of the girl aud her sontenco to tho Ponitentiary, whilo tha man was sont off with tho advico that he_should not bo canght in such & sorapo again. |Langhtor.] This girl ro- turned to hor lifo of shame, for no other was opon to hor, and bocame disensed unto death, Ia hor Inst siokness sho was treatod by mon ; whon only tho lust few breaths of life wors lott, & man was sent for to read the Word of God to Lier; aftor death men carried her to bor lust rost~ ing placo ; and, on the Sunday followiug, & mun eachod o sormon on the subjoct of her deuth. n it ho did uot tell men that they woro responai- bla for the sad ovont. No; tho burden of his remnrks was, that young girls should tako warn. ing tharoby, and bo vory caroful last they should bring such s fato upon themsolyes. T speaker reforred to thoold meaning of the word “ virtue,”" which meaut all that was’ noblo, good, and _courageous in mauhood, and to the moaning given it to-dsy, Nowadays & woman could-bo a liar, a_thicf, aud a elanderor, but s long aa sho rotained bor chastity she ‘was far overvalued to thoso who Lind lost this ono qual- ity, sud yob posseswod all othior fine traits of eharactor, It was truo that many lost women possessed in an ominont degrao all the qualitics, save one, which go to muke a true aud besutiful woman, ~Tho speakor once asw an elogant young - girl making o purchogo from n poor old Woman in Washington stroot, Loston. Wheu tho old woman offored hor tho ohange sho returned it. Tho old woman slook hor head, saying, oAby woll, Miss, Ihope you'll havoa good onding." ‘Fho'gir] looked at her keonly, and asked, * How do you know thet I nm an “outeast ?” The an- swor camo, * Bocauso tho married ladies never givo buck thoohanga.” [Laughtor.] Tho spouker snid that tho roason married ladies did not ro- turn tho chango to old women from whom tho, mako purchases was, not becauso thoy did not ity thom, but_bocause they did not Lave tha ‘monoy under their control. 1 }Tho spoaker contrastod the trontment accord- to lunatics aud that glvnn to the morally'dis- oasod nmong women. he former woro placed in maguitioent bmllllnrfl, with gurdens and groen “treos, and all that could make heart glad, whila tho Iatter wore placod in the jail or the Magdalen Asylum, whoro no palus wera takon to show them thnt thore was in this world somothing botter than what thoy bad experienced. The speukor dououncod with espeoial vigor what sho tormed tho physieal plen on bohelf ofe‘i)rnsumtion. Men~ of sclenco led doolar virtually that mou could keop his body in health and strongth by the dostruction of waomanhood, and that tous of thousauds of womon wore ont juto tho world and to otornal damuation for the gratification of man's basost passions, ‘Che truo and ouly romedy for the soclal ovil lny.with the women thomsolvos, ‘Thoy should be taught to yespeot themsolves, aud ta toke oara of themsolves, sud in making men loar the lesson of solf-aontrol and self- rostramt, T'ho speaker closed with a brilliant snrorntlcn. the ohlof beauty of which, a splendid description of a sunriso scon from & poak of tho Hocky Mountalns, was tho gom of the leaturo, —_—— e SUICIDE. Syecial Disvateh to Iho-Chicano Tribune, Deruorr, Mok, March 99, —Lust evening, Maxtin Y. B Docker, o lottor-oarrior horo, woiik to bod aftor toking o fatal doso of opium, Io diod shortly attor, Financla! troubles and the lato denth of Lis wifo are suppossd to be the oausa of the aot, 'THE WORKINGMEN. Their First Fssay in tho Nomi- nating Business, They Put Up a Ticket for Town Officers in North Chicago. The Glorious Results Which Will Follow Its Election. ‘Who the Candidates Are. Tho Workingmon's Party of Illinols assembled in convention yestorday aftornoon at Thiclo- man's Thentre, on Clybourn nvenuo, nonr Divi- slon stroot, for the purposo of takingsomo action in rogard to tho town olection noxt montlh, snd, it possiblo, to put n ticket of their own 1n tho flold. Tho thentro was erowded to its utmost copacity, snd thoro must have hoon at least 1,000 poople prosont. Tho woll-known Internationnls, Mossrs., Zimbel, Kraus, Xlings, Hongon, and others, woro seated on the platform and, as usual, dirocted tho procoodings, and it could casily bo scon that thoy hnd overything cooked and dridy bofore thoy camo to the maoting. But fow politiclans wero progent, nndoubtedly surmising that thoy would have littto chance to ply thoir nrts iu that crowd. Tho mooting was not called to order until narly 8 o'clock, although it was Bdvortisad for 2, it boing gonorally undoratood thot the dolpy was occasionod by the absence of the Lxecentive Committoo of the Workingmen's party, which was clogeted in an ante-room fixing up 2 ticket, ORGANIZATION, ‘When the Committes mado ita nJ)pummca Mr. J. Zimbol called tho moeting to ordor, and nomi- nated Mr. John Kramer for Ohairman, who, bo- Ing olooted, thanked thom for the Lonor con- forred upon him, and stated that the objoct of tho gathering was to discuss the sttitude of worklngmen towards the coming town eloctions, and, 1f poseible, to nominate & Workiugmen's ticket for the Townof North Chicago, Tho Reliof and Aid Boclety would also be digcussed. Mr. 7. 8tall was olocted Secrotary, R, ZIMDEL thon addrossed the meetiug, saying that this was o Republic, whero it was tho duty of every cltis zon to tako partin politionl contests, aud not loavo guch matters in tho hauds of a fow dosign- ing political hacks. Tho affairs of the country would have beon far Lotter to-day had tho poo- ple cxercigod thoir rights and performed thoir dutios in political contests. Herotofore nona but scoundrels_who woro in the sorvico of tho aristocrats could be eldcted, and that was the ronson why a majority of tho working- men wore starving and why tho ‘laws wero _go onerous. If the ° workingmon clocted their men things would become much bettor; for, according to their platform, they had tho right to depose an official if he bocamo un- faithful and noglected his duty. The fow favor- od ones would no longer roll in wenlth while tha Inrge masses had to starve. Thoy should work anargotically from now until election day it thoy desired to bo emancipated from slayery. Their candidatos would not be rich and aristooratic, but would be honest and faithful, Ho was fol- Iowed by ¢ M. AUGUST ABNOLD, s who snid that tho time had arrived whon thoy had to exoreigo tho rights of Amorican citizens, They stood at the brink of an election which was of tho grentest importauce to the Iaboring mass- es. It was thoir duty to show the corrnpt po- litieal rings and cliques that the Workingmen's party l.mrlg vitality to make nominations and elect thoir mon, The almighty dollar had herotofora influonced all our elections, and none but thoso in tho sorvico of capital could be elected to offico, Tho present corruption must bestoppod, and tha timo would soon arrive when polical rings and cliques would be huwrled out of oxistenco. - Last 21l most of the workingmen voted for the Poo- plo's ticket, bocauso thoy had to chooso botween two avils,—and thoy choso tho lenst. But things wero now changed. Thoy would have a chauco to voto for men of thoir own solection, men who wera houest, ‘true, and faithfiul. Workingmen ‘who negloctod to vote for such men wore not worthy to Live among decent poople, AR, LOUIS #poke noxt, and commencod by saying that though tho Workingmou's party was of. but rocont origin, sttll they could now show that thoy woro nlrosdy nblo to makea good fight aguinst corruption. Until now, tho workingmon had nothing at all to do with tho nominntion of officers ; that duty was porformed for them by a dictator, who uoleatod tho candidates, and tha people hed to vote forthem. No lonest or rospectablo man could got an oflico undor such & system, The pooole woro nover asked whether thoy wero satisfiedzwith tho nominations; the only thing that was taken iuto con- sideration was whether a man had dono s certain amouut of dirty work for tho party. It was wrong to allow these solfish politiciana to run tho affairs of the city any longor, It was.time that the guor should recoivo tho same beneflts a8 the rich, MR, CHRISTIAX RRAUS sold that it wes high time the workingmen wwoke from thoir lothargy to the neceesities and domands of tho presout time. It was timo for o workingman to bo able to epond 5 cents for beer; at firoaunt tlioy were not able to doit. Tho Freie Presse had an orti- cloa few days Lofore® which ‘showed that tho utmost dissatiafaction oxisted on the North Side on account of tho unfitness of the candidates nominatod by the Poople's party, snd the article closed with tho gontence that all this dissatisfac- tion would avail nothing, bocause the peoplo must voto for tho nominations of the Dictator. Torhaps the Freie Pressoand the Union must, bocause esing would withdraw the funds with which thoso papors wora kop alive but the * workingmon must not, because they wore under obligations to no mau. How HesinE tried to control tho entiro press waa boot shown when they started their organ, tho Vorlale, Whon Ilosing eaw ho could not control their papor, ho, in connoction with tho Bismarck Bund, started’ an opposition workingmon's paper callod the Ardeilerfreund. Dut, in spito of this, the Vorbafe was stendily gaining ground, and Hosing colud not_prevent it. Those who wished to buy copiss of the pa- por could have them atb cents acopyon tho platform, : ‘MR, KERGHEN said that by jolning togothur thoy could elock their candidate, and tho people would no longer ba robbod. ' Thoy should cloct & good tiolkat, composed of the most honest and trustworthy meu in their ranks. NI, ZIMBEL again took the stand, and gaid that at o meoting 1old tho day proviouh the Campnizgn Committon was suthorized to present a tickot for candidaten for tho vartous offices to bo filled next month nud]premm. the snwo to this Convention, Io would introduce Mr, I, Stahl, tho Chairman of the Gomuittoo, who would rond the tioket which thoy sotected, THE TICRET, Mr. Stahl then read. tho resolutions authoriz ing thom to solect candidatos, und euid that, after o long and todious consultation, tho follow- ing ticket had boen decided upon: Anuanruuao‘{‘go F. Dufly. Collector—Philip Koorbor, Bupervisor—August Arnoid, Tawn Olerk—Frodorick Ocat, Coustsblo—James Joncs, LET TUE PEOPLE DO 1T, Mr, Kerchon thought that this was the wron, woy of doing busihess, Tho peoplo muould nominato the caudidates in open convention, ’I‘hl:q wag no jnnovation on the old and rotten systom, Mr. Zimbol said that if tho peoplo did not liko the nominations thoy might rojoct them and proposo othors in their placo. ~ This was the only fair way to do it, ae far as ho could soo. T, Korolien wantod the namos of tho candi- datos to bo rond again, aud tha candldatos to go ou tho platform that they could wea who they woro vating for. ‘1o hoped tho tioket proposod would be voted down, and that the Convention }!oum)r'?looc anowane. [Cries of “bravol" ovoral othora strongly opposed tho ticket roposed by the Oummfituo, l\’r’hllu the leadors of kl;udSoulnusts would liston to nothing of the nd, r, Stalil woatod to know whothor a fow ont- side political bummers hud como to the Couvon- tlon for tho purpose of breaking it up iu confu- sion. 'Thoso men had no right to moddle with thelr affairs; tho roport of the Committoo should be accopted in spite of those mon, PUTTING THEM THROUGH, On motion, it wan then doclded to yote on anch candidale goparatoly. Tho nowinatlon of Mr. Goorge I, Dufly, for Assossor, was confirm. ©d, aud that gontlomin, bolug eallod upon, camo forward and thuuked them for tho houor con- forrad upon him, especisily as be did not solicit the ofics, It eleatad ke would do his duty tb .| mittoo was thoa conflrmed, an tho bost of his ability, and ho hoped to bring lonor upon tho Workingmon's pnrlty. Mr. Phillp Korchen's nomination for As- nousor waa noxt confirmed, and ho was nlso called upon to nddrasa the mooting, but it was found thiat he waa wot prosont, ‘Tho rest of tho tickot ns nm&annnd by tho Qom- oncl of tha ean- didates enmo forward In turn, and roturnod thanka for tho honor, and nssurcd the Conven- tion that tho oflico had boon_unsolfcited, and promised to porform thelr dutios, if clooted, with oredit to thomsolvos and honor to tholr party. . LAUDATORY. Mr. Louls” Nolke thon made an_ ad- dross, lsuding tho oxcollent qualitios’ of the mon just nominated, Thoy wora mot woll acquainted among the peoplo, Locsuss thoy woro not politicians, and bad never solloit- ed an ofieo, Dufly, unlike Knerr, had not beon ecightoon yonrs foeding In the publlo orib, and hiad not worked for weoks to vln his nomina- tion. Korchon was o far bottor man than Koru, and had been a oitizen much longor. 1t thoir ticket wns olocted, the poople would no longor bo robbed. Thoy would drive out tho rascals, and bring In honeat men, [Applause,] Mr. Zimbol snid that those who had been try- ing to sow dissonsion nmong thom wore old p‘flmm liacks that hod joinod them for tho purpose of gdtting an oflico for thomselves and their frionds, but thoy bhave undoubt~ odly found out that ~ they were not a8 greon ns waa swrmised. [Applause.] Bovoral ward-mootings would be held during tho wack, and ho hoped that they would bo Inrgaly attonded, nud that tho workington would como ont on clection-dny and elost thoir ticket i tri- umph, P RELIEP AND AID HOCIETY. Ho winhod ‘to sy something in rogard to tho Relicf and Ald Sooioty, which al8o st60d on thoir programmo of subjoots: From: the 63,000,000 sent to the poopla of Chicngo to support them during tho time of tholr distross, 8600,000 woro loft over, and that monoy wau put into tho hauds of a cliquoe to enable thom to support & fow bum- mors with bigh ealarics, As tho peo. lo of tho North Sido woro | all urned - out, thoy - woro moatly entitled to this mouney. By electing their candidates noxt month, they would also _succoed in clecting their candidates noxt fall. Thon, thoy might bo able to rescue a part of this monoy, ot loast, from the clutchos of those scoundrols. QUITE RNOWING, Mr. Knorohol eaid ke Lnew the candidate for Town Olork porsonally, in fact ho was_as woll acquainted with him s ho was with his brother, Ho then asked the Chairman what the namo of tho candidato for Town Olerk was, which ques- tion roised such a storm of hilarity that tho laudator of the candidate for 'lown Clerk had to talko Lis soat. 3 Alr. Kraus also spoke at considerable length in favor of tho ticket. It was announced that 4 mass-meoting would bo Liold Tuesday evoning, at No. 105 North avonuo. The meeting then adjourned. MR, GEORGE F. DUFFY, tho candidato for Asgossor, is n good-looking uog Irishman, about 25 yoars of sgo. He is, y profeseion, a plumbor, and bis fathor is said to liold conslderablo property in tho Sixtesnth Ward. Buch oipnsifinn was manifested towards him because he bolongs to two churchos, and it 18 said that ho is also n tomperance man. It is thought that, although ho may loso somo of tho votos of Gorman workingmen, ho will got the ontire law-and-order voto. AR, PUILIP KOERDEN, the candidate for Assessor, is n Gorman about 95 years of ago, and hLes resided in tho Soven- toonth Ward for many years, Ha i quite popu-~ lar among tho workingmen in that ward, THE CANDIDATE FOR SUPEGVISOL, Mr. August Arnold, is n guilder, and lives in the Sixteonth Ward. Mo is about 45 years of go; has boen an original Socialist, snd is one of thelr most oloquent speakers. Ho i & Gorman, but ag resided in this couutry from childhood. FREDERICK OLST, tho ocandidate for Town Clerk, is s young Gor- man, about 22 years of age. Ho is by profession r{‘;sr?lnm-mnkur, sad lives aleo in the "Sixtoenth ard, TITE OANDIDATE YOR CONSTABLE, Mr. James Jones, {8 an expressman, who owns sovoral horses, Ho {4 & quite rospootablo Irish- man, about 50 years of age. Ho lives in tho Eiglitoenth Ward, THE COURTS. The Routine RBusincss 'Fransacted Saturday. THE RIGHT TO BEMOVE A CAUSE TO THE UNITED BTATES COURT. Intho cnso of Sussn McPherson, adminis- tratxix of the cstato of Josoph MecPheraon, de- ceased, agrinst the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayno & Chicago Ruilroad Company and others, Judgo Tarwell dolivered a docision Saturdsy, on a mo- tion'to romove the caso to the United States Circuit Court. Tho cnge was commenced about two, years ago, to recovar a-largo amount of land which was docded fo the Company to pay & cor- tain indebtedness of Joscph McPhorson. The complainant insists thet tho debt has boen paid in full, and that on account should bo taken. ‘Whon thoe answers were filed, & motion was made to removo tho caso to tho United States Circuit Court, on’tho ground of the non-residence of the defendants, by the counsel for tho Rail~ rond Company. Judge Farwoll delivered opinion Saturdsy mnmlnfii rofusng the appli tion, but without a’rcju ce. Tlhie Judge hold that he lind a right to inquire into tho contents of tho afiidavit filed in support of such motion, aud in a court of equity to take into considera- tlon whatover might militate against it, and Lo hold that the Railroad Company was & corporh- tion in tho State, and, therefors, the jurisdiction of the Fedoral Court did not attach, and so far as Goorgo W. Cass, the Presidont of tho Company was concorned, he was on indispensablo party, and thorofore it could not boremoved on his sccount, The counsel for tho defenso then gave notico that s similar motion would bo mado in & fow days, on bohalf of ono of the dofondauts only, Mr. Bhorey ap~ ylcnmtl for the complainant, aud Mossrs, R. B, oborts, 8. 0. Judd, sud U. P. Smith for the de- fendanta, BILL TO BETTLE A MEDIOAL PARTNERSHIP, Oarolino A. Gould filed 2 bill in the Circnit Court, aguinst J. J. 8, Wilson, 88 administrator of Willinm Porsons. Complainant states that in 1804 sho entorad into a copartnorship with Wil inm Pareons o physiciane ; Persons to take tho foos, pay all dobts, and at_tho end of tho yoar divido equally with Lor. Persons died suddenly in Virginia in Junc, 1873, having o considorablo amount of money and jowelry with him, shich was takon possossion of by tho Coroner’ thero. Complainant alloges that the last account was Lad in May, 1873, and sinco then tho firm hns_madoa’ large’ profit, which was collocted by Dr. Porsons. ~An administrator was appoint- cd somo timo in July, 1873, and ho has takon all the valuablos the Dootor. had with Lim at the. time of hia death, and nleo some cortificates for school-lands in Wisconsin, which were ownod by the firm, 'Cwo thonsand dollars, the complain- ant thinke, s what i due her, but, though sho Lias asked 'Wilton to ncconnt,” ho 'has rofused, and sho is_therofore compelled o apply to court of equity, 1TEME. Tho motion for & now trinl in the came of Tol- man & King against the Knickerboolker Insur- suce Jompany was overrulod and judgmont en- tored againat the vordict, A similar ordor'was made by Judge Gary in the sour-moata'orscs of MoVoagh aud Thorno. éu lmtth cases appoals woro takou to the Supremo ourt, Intho case of Frederiok Boottchor agalnast Samuels and others for 830,000 damages, the jury failed to agreo, UNITED BTATES COURTS. David Konzer bogan & auit againat the Chicago & Alton Rellrosd Gompany, claming 810,000, DANERUPTOY ITEMS, O, M, Hondorsou & Co, filed a potition in Daukruptoy agalust Lawren Stodart, of MoHon- ry, MoHonry County, claiming thot ho is indobt~ ed to thom in tho sum of $5i4.80 for o biil of Doots and shoos, Thoy nllogo that ho has con- fossod judgmont in favor of anather Chicago firm, and allowed exaocution to bo issuad agaiust Lils property, with & view to giva a proferouce to some of his oreditors, Arulo to show causo April 15 was issued, and o provisional warrant of fajzuro, * ‘Tho caso of W. O, Baka was reforred to Regis- tor Morgau for a final royort, and the caso of Jonathau Wainwright for a like purpose to Rogistor Crano. BUFERIOR COURT IN DRIEF, Honry McShano bogan o suit for $2,000 agatnst Willlan 8. Bhopherd, Maria Jungbiut bogan & sult sgawst the Ten- tonin Lifo Insurance Compauy, t0 recover 82,000, for an allegad breach of covenant, Thomna McArthur commoncod su actlon in trospass against Alauson Robinson, A. D, Rob. juson, and J. W. Aokerman, laying damugoes at 0,000, ¥ el’l‘lm Ohlongo Republican Companysuad Gnor;{’c D, Whittier for_%1,600, and J, 8, Thompson, W, 8. Hoggie, aud Michaol Zimmor, for §5,000, Goorgo 11, Btovous bogan & buit in troupass ugalust Patrick J, MoNamars, claimlug §3,000, CITCUIT COURT, Johu Elebor. began a suit for $2,000 against Honry Soliroader, H. \V, Olemonty 3, O, Glament, O, I, Morton, others if ronobiod, . P. Pholps, B, A, Ecxflnr, ond O, F, Dano bo* gon n sult ngainst A, A, Bkinnor and J. 0. Eldor olaiming ©1,800. . THE OAL 10¢ ne T Jupar Roarns.—101, 103, 108, 110, 111, 110, 118, 119, 120, 131, 123 0 163, Juoap ‘Inze-—1,80, 108, 1,619, 2,207, and Jupoz FanweLL.—1,161 to 1,175, JUDGMENTS, BUrENoR OouRT—CoNvrastoNs.~IL, T, Sehinler v. Cinrlea Domont, €080, 1, Bwalri v, Matthian O'Blion, 31,0000l National Batik of Gommarco v, 1, J, Mo: ni, A Junar. GAny,—0, O, P, Holden v, Albert Rapp, $201,60,—J, H. Mallory for the uso of Gharlos Fitrsim- mons and 0, 8, Greon, v, the ity of Ohicago, $4,451.07, Cinouir Counr—Jupax Rooknd,—Jamos B, WAL ¥ Wilmer B, Bhophord, $41,37, ST, JOSEPH, MICH. ¥Eruit-Prospacts, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, - * Br. Joszrw, Mich., March 20.—Tho prospects for an abunda nt yioid of fruit this sonson are most oncoura ging. Thus far tho woather Lias beon all that tho most dovoted fruit-grower could dosiro. Tho mild, opon wenthor of two weols ago, Wwhich thr eatenod to couso tho ponch- buds to swoll promaturaly, hus boen succoeded bya cold spoll just in timo to restrain tho treca from blossoming too soon. During all lnsb weak tho tomporaturo was ndmirably cool and cloar, Cultivation haa alrondy commonced, and by tho lst prox., pruning and Hlnwlhg will bo fairly bogan, “The unmusually rigorous winter of ono year ago wes sovero .upon tho peach-trees, and such as woro nat carofuily looked nfter during the summor following aro now dead ; but the number lost is nob #o great o4 was prodictod. Apples, pears, plums, chorrios, and tho small fruits, are comparatively unine Jured, and prowise vaty woll, ‘Thoro {s much diversity of opinfon among the fruit-growors rogarding the disosso smong oachies known as tho “*yellows,” Many boliove ho :{tht is contaglous, and that the only way to orndicate it 'ia_to toar up overy poncl tree throughout tho Fruit-Bolt, enrioh tho ground, and then plant anow tho best variotios of tho Puuh. Others s 'stronuously hold that the * yollows " rosulted from the Bovero wintor, and approhond no further sorioua troublo front that particulor couse, The latter nro decidodly in tho majority, so that tho annihilnting plan is not likely to ba tried. Obicago dealers are alrendy on the ground, buying all tho orchacds thoy can ot agrood-upon pricos,—tho ]:urchnenm taking their own chiancos upon tho rosults. As o lato nipping frost {8 quito possible, thoso speculations ara considered very risky. e e CROP REPORTS, Statistics in RRclation to the Cone sumption of Corn, Oats, and Iiay During the Past Your~=Fho Wheat Orop==01d Corn on f2and. - JAcksoNvILLE, IIL, March 29.—Tho following is a synopsis of tho principsl information pube 1ishied by the National Crop Reporter: Tho summary of tho roporis of correspond- anta, March 1, places the average consumption of com lnst winter in tho Btates of Illinoi, In- diana, Towa, Kansas, Minnosots, Missouri, Ohio, and {Wisconsin at 16 per cont loss than during tho provious winter. . The averago consuption of oats during tho same period was nearly 17 por cent less, and of ‘hay 12 por cont less, The average condition of tho growing wheat March 16, was excoptionally good in tho hienviest wintor-wheat-produciug _tatos, cxcopt Indians. The avorago for seven leading Wontern States in igéflpuwou with the corrosponding date 1878, is Truit buds, March 15, were with fow oxceptions doing well, and vory forward, In relation to the amount of corn grown provious to 1878 romaining on heud, twen- ty-five countios in Illinois - roport 1,950,000 bushols; and thirty-two countios in Iowa roport 1,510,000 bushels, The amounts in other Blates sre insignificent. ‘The counties in Iilinols reporting tho asmount given produce about 83 per cent of the total crop of the Btate. In Iows, tho proportion is about 40 por cont. -Assuming that tho counties not reported should hold pro- portionato amounts with those ‘making roturns, the aggrogato of old corn held in the intorior Mareh 16 would bo: Illinols, 4,850,000 bushels, &nd in fowa, 9,775,000 bushels, e e e e S THE PENNSYLVANIA IRON INTEREST. Special Dispatch to The Chicaao Tribtine, PHILADELYHIA, ., March 28,—Our iron-foun- drios, with thoir prospeots shend auythng bub bright, continue runung on very shott time, and ‘until somo renction talkes placo “throughout the market trade in pi?—lron 18 likoly to remain ox- tromoly quiot, It Is no oxaggoration to say that, hld:fiflmlnflfi of thoso on strike, thero aro up wards of 8,000 to 10,000 able-bodied workingmon idlo at the'prosant writiug. Tho House of ~Cor- roction, 08 yot unfinishod, and Blackloy Alms- houso, aro Litorally crowded with a mixod class of vagrants and those willivg to work if work wero procurablo, Every brauch of huusiness is backward, and tho spring trado, witlh whick mdr- chants oxpected to recover the losses of tho past winter, is nowhere. IT PATS T0 TRADE WEST SIDE. CARSON, PIRIE & CO, RETAIL DEPART]\IENT, MADISON AND PEORIA-STS. Offer the following Extraordinary Attrac- 1 tions to buyars of ST IS, Tiot of choap Black Silks for trimming, mok- ing over, &o,, at 75, 85, and 90a. Toot of Blnck Glace Silks, nice bright goods, ot $1 and $1.10 por yard; 35 per cent un dor value, Lot of Black Gros Grains, all silk, at S1 per yard; good sightly goods, and very choap, BI’k Gros Grain Bilks, better quality, at $1.20 and $1.60; groat bargaing, BPk Lyons Gros Grains ot $1.70 and $1.80; bright, handsome goods. Rioh BI'k Liyons Gros Grains, satin finish, at $2; o spaoial bargain, worth $3.75. Richest and flnest qualities Black Lyons Bilks at equally low pricos. FANCOY SII EES. Just received from Auction, a line of Fancy Bilks in dark and light colors, at 76 and 85 ots ; o decided bargain. Two cages new atyle groy ground and black ground Btripe Silks, groat bargana; being from 35 to 60 ota o yard below regular pricos, Bargains in Real Lyons Cloak Velvots, BARGAINS ON CHEAP DRESS GOODS TABLES, As Proviously Advertised. HAMBURGEMBROIDERIES At a Great Sacrifice, Madison & Peoria-sts. __WATCHES, B, J. JORSE & C0, Jewelers, 8, E. Cor, Olark and Lake-sts, ') P L4 i %53.‘-';,‘,’{{}‘2,;&"5’:_;{,1;,,& Manutaotiro. i HUGENIN, HOWARD, PERREGEAUX, BLGIN PISSOT & RON,” WALTHAM. 'imo, Workmpnshi Hir Y LO Denign. FRIOLS Finigh, and Artistio . ’ E ;s ! ¢ [ !