Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 16, 1874, Page 2

* eroamcito causo Ha_own dopreciuion, or develop & Surclya 2 INDIANA DEMOCRATS. They Neld a Big Convention at In- dlanapolis Yesterday. @ov, Hondricks' Opinion of the Polit- * ical Situation, The Platform a Jumble of Good and Bad. It Declares that the 5-20 Bonds Should Be Paid in Grecnbacks. A Return to Specio at the Earliest Iay Procticable Desired. Tho Ropublican Party Donounced--- Civil Rights Defined, Minor Politleal Maitérs, Indiann Domocratic State Convenw ton. Snectal Dispateh to 'he Chicago Trioune. INDIANAYOLS, July 16.—At half-past 100'clock tho Btato Democratio Convontion was called to ordor in the Academy of Musio, by the Hon. Josoph E. McDonald, Chafrman of tho Contral Committeo. The call of countios showed overy cbunty in Indisnn representod. The roports of tho district mcotings 1ast ovonlng worero calvod aud approved. ONAANIZATION. The Committeo on Orpavization reported aa follows, by Judge Glossner, Clairman: Prestdent, Qovornor ¥. A, Hendricks; Principal Becrotary, J. W. Nichol; Assistants, 3, 1T, Rico oud J. W, Xorr, SPEEOI OF MR, HENDRICKS, President Hendricks was introduced, rocolved with cheers, and gpoke as followa: GexTLEMEN of Tnn CowvesTION: By nccopting your oppointments from the people, aud_appenriuy fu {lls Couveution, you bove sssuined very respouniblo duties, and tho political results of this {:urlu Indlana may possibly depend upon the inannoe ‘“which theso dutfes aro discharged, You caunot sufely assume that {hie Republican _ticket mow Inthe Ncld” la weak nud oastly beaten, It s componed of ablo men and adroft oliticians, but they ropresent doctrines whioh wo bollove to Do dangerone aud of evil tendency, and n politicul party not worthy tho confidenca and” support of tko peoplp—a party that shiould no longer regulato {hio polley of the coutitry o control the adintulstration of it affuirs, Thelr clection wonld bo an indorsement of those doctrines snd of that perty, and wauld be constriied o8 tho Judgment of tho peoplo thag tuero should bsno change, but that wo are to go oufn future ns injthe past ; therefore, that ticket should bo dofrated, a8 X heliovo 1t will be ; but it is your duty to muko for the Democracy and thelr associates a ticket at loast §tn equnl in cvery olement of peraonal and ‘poiitical atrengih, You will bardly expect mo fo refer at any length to thodeolaration of princlples and purposes which should constitute your piatforin: A rigid economy in publie expenditures, nover exceeding tho absolute wanfa and Qomands of tue public wervice; unconditional obedi enco to comstitutional prohlbitions, and close ad- hrrence to the comsiftutional requirements fn all oflicial conduct ; nlegrity to porvade snd anjmata tho publis servico; Teforme to be wrauglt out wherever needed; local governments tud tho ree norved rights of tho States in accordouce with the spirit of tho Constitution to be preserved and mafn- tained,—these are well kuown snd conceded sentiments of our party, buk 100 often veaseorted. Tho revent Yery serlous disturbance of our fuances and eonsequent fn- terrnption of commercisl snd maumfactueing pur- suits, aud partial snspensjon of the employment of fabor, luve urrested general and suxious atteution, and, I suppose, you miny regard it proper to cxpress koo views in ‘respect to our natfonal policy, ~Our popex-money §s Recesnarily confined in it circulation 1o our own country, for our forcign purchases and payments are required in coin, The lntter is the univeras] and permunent siandard of valuc, aud b shonld bo our policy to increase ts | supply until wo reach o condltion whero Bpuclo puy- ments moy bo safely rekumed, In the mean. timg, papér curroncy ahonld Ve naintained in miich guantity as will fociliitate tho business of tho country, cucourage legitimato enterprise, snd sgouro they onnot remuncitivo employment to lubor, but uot go in- reckiess spirit of speculation and adventure, ‘wiso atatesmanship may uvoid the ovlls of a contracted currency, cramping business, checking enterprise, nud paralyzing labor on tho one kiand, and of an_ infiated ordor of dopreciated currency upon tho other, I can- aot say which would Lo the grestest ovil, Fhoy aro extreniies of gluttouy and starvation, Health and strength belongt 1o nefther, I we oro to have o r currency, and I bellevo all concedo that our condition requires iis” continuauce for somo m~ doiuite poriod, tien I know of 1o rulo or standard to detormiue ith_quantity but the demsuds of tho lo- githonto busiucss of Lo country, Our paper cone sists of Treasury notos declared by Cougress to bo Tnwfal money, std Natloual Bank notes, Lam uatfn favor of the pollcy {hat proposes to retiro the Treasury notes to mak:e room for an increnso of Natioual Banks aud thelr paper, The T'reasury notes aro clitaper cur Tency tothe people, and eowmand publls contidence, “Thoy .are not_irredeomablo, For thelr valuo thoy sest upon tho pledgo and contidence of ‘the countsy, Tho relation botween holders aud thie Government f dircct, The people are not required to pay interest npon_national bonds deposted us tho basis of their escurlly oud valto, 08 in the caso of Lauk notes, Tassing everswhero and withont question, thoy are the favorito sud popular currency, Wodesfre a return to specte payments, Tt is a sorle ous evil, whon there are curumercial mediums of dif- forent Volues, when ono dereription of money J§ for onw clss of prople and ouother for o dificront class and purpose, We caunot oo strongly expreas the Jmportance of the policy that sliall rvstore uniformity of valuo to all tho money of (ho country, 50 that 3t shall bo olwaya and reaily convertiblo, That gold uud silver are thie real standard of vatny 6 & chesfelied Democratie. fentlmout not uow ner herenfler to be nbandoned, But1do uatlook to suy achitrary cnsclment of Covgress for s restorution of specio puyments, Such un etfort now would. prob- bly produce widé-sproad commorcial dlsaster, A Congresslonul doclaratiou cannot wake paper cucrency cquil to goid in Yalie. It caubot ummko sny Dbavk-noto Worth ns much us your gold dollar, The buginess of the country alena canda that, When wa find the culu in the country iucreasing, then wo may know fhat we bro moving in the direction of sjcele payments, Tho importanf finsncll question s, Mow con wo increase snd 1muke pennanent our supply of gold? Tiig reliable solution fs by fuereasiug our productions and thereby reductng ouv purchoses, sud increnslng our sales nbrond, 1L ean Teudily obtain mouoy who praduces mare than ho conrumes of articles thut are st 14 Hio HIBIXOTy wid T SUPPUSY. bkt 10 4180 (FUD of communitice aud nations, Tow cun the Ropublican party atonu o ike pooplo for 18 evil polivies | which havo driven tho “gold from tho countrs, and rendered o retnrn to speefo payment more ditls oully i wado $ts potponomnt fvitable? it parly has oxorted allits powers fo wnnke our debt a forelym one, aud for tunt purpose“snd to that end bag estabiished ' sivgulor Telutions beiweon the Guvern- ment und o European syudicute, or combination of banks, giving great advantage in {he arsangoinent, Now, every puy-day largo sums of gold are gont abrotd to iy Inferest conpons. Tho red blood flown from tho veinn und urteries of tho country, helieve {6 would be better for the country to piy a fourth or a third lirger ner cout upon our_Lends to our own pcople than fo forolgn holdcrs, Ircland was made poor by her landlords, who expended thelr rents abroad, Cheap Chinese lae hor euts st the vitalu of our prosperlly on the Pacifio Coast, €0 long as wayges uro sent hack n gold to China, Tho farmer grows poorer every year who returng no nourlshinent touis field, Our forelgn trade lins been laryoly nalust un, The differenco Letween our ex- porta il tuports hay Luon mupplied tu intorest-hear- g vecuisties ond cols, This grent and constant . dratn upon onr gold Lus continned to the dopreciution o piyOr CLrTency. Sfx years ugo, ot iho' commoncoment of the Bubernitorial contost, T had occusion fo speak apou tbo subject, I theu suld, “Wo cannot iect wme dollar of forelgn iudobteduces with our fabor curreniey, and, erelore, wien the palaca of ado I8 nigninnty e ftsun constunt drain upon our fold and sfiver? " How long cat wa oudiiro thin withe sut duancle] vuin: and whew con we ratura to a apecle pasta {f tho spoclo be corwtantly withdrawn? Our ro- Hablo Tewedy I in uy Incrouset production, cspacially of thoso groat staples thut commund forelgu mar- Kote, Then specto will fow Into aur shoses in pus ment for qur productions, When we sull moro then we buy, iheu our finupclal ditiouitles Will rapidly dissppear, anct wo will soon stand on a speclo busis, Cotton und tobacto are tho_most Important staples I or exports, someties ozcoeding ull othor con- moditics, Sinco tho close of the War, It hus been a suggestion of wiadoin to encourage the’production fu the Largest possible quantities, au it nk Loon the duty of lninnity, Olrletiunity, snd_patriotis ta promofo liation aud lisrinoly boween the sections § but the [anda that tho pooplo fought for—rathor than stirs roudor an ncrean of 20 par cont in tho production of anr great ataplon, It would turn the balanco of trado §1 our favor, and the otirront of gold toward our own shores, and contributo o an enrly rommption of apa- clo paymentn, mora than any ennctment of Congresa, T thilnk yaut ara expeetad o doclare, in plain tvrins; whint Jeiniation you Approva in Tegitd (o tho salo o intoxdcating lquors. My aticial duty placod mo in responsible relition to this aubject, 1 ajgued (ho lnw now n forco known an the Mastor bLill, though I thought roma of 118 S\ruvlnlmu unwlse sud impolitie, Ticfore sfigulng tho ML T oxamined it with pll caro the thneallowed woitld permit, I enlled to my aselstance twa able lnwyers of the State, nud I cania (o tho cons clusfon that 1ts provisions wers not in violation of tho Uonstltutfon, It was 'mot n cago of husly mor incansidoratoflegialutions t was dellborataly eonaid- ered {n Lot branches of the Legislature, Doljoving tho bl to Vo conatllntiounl, aud that It espressed tho dellberato Judgment aud wlit of tho Leginlature, §t waa my duty to sign It, to arrest uuconstitutioual and hnety legislation, and legialntion in dorogatfon of tho fitndaviental andl casoutial rights, stich sa tho equality of ropresentation, and not to wiablo the Governor to opposo Lfn apdntonn to thoso of the peaplo’s immodiato representalivbs upon queations of nicre pollcy of pos 1iéo regulation, That law has not recolved the popular suppor necegsury $o make it ofticlont, 1t loa encounterad determinied hostility on tho part of thoss engngod Iu tho liquor Lusincks, and for many month the cx- tromo temperanco peopls, In o very oxtraordinary mnnner, hive showa an unwilingnoss to abidoby ity provisions, - Troponitions ell be hrought before thae nost Logis- Inturo for tho. material modification or ropeal of tho Inw, What legialation shinil take its placo? Our Bu- Preine Conrt Liaa deelarod absalute prohibition to bo ‘unconatitutional, and experionce, I believo, hus shown 1t to Lo impracticablo, Ittnen only remains to regu- Jato tho tratllo, Any useful, law must fost tpon tho proposition that there are serious ovila to soclety aud to_fndividuals connected with tho {rafio i ine tosicalng liquors, Wwhich it Ja tho province of law to tontrain and provent, Balea should not b mnde to boya, and; IE necessary to provont ft, tho boy wlio misroprenents or conceals his age to obtaln liquor should be puniahicd, as well as tho ,mhy who knowinge lyeolla to him. Drunkonness should be punished, as well aa solling fo {ntoxicated porsous, All sales should be forhidden whon publio pence and ssfety roquiire it, and, like othor purauits, ft should bo sue- pended i the nlght-time, Perhape the hour now fixed Is unnccossarily and Inconvoulently ently, but sooloty shonld bo protectod from the disturbances and blondabed fuctdent to tho tralio in tho middle of tho aiglt, 1 tlinkit might properly be consldored whother s dif- forence tu regulation could not safely b mnde botseen the Ealo of vitions and malt Liquors, aud strouger and mora intoxieating drinks, There 'fa certaiuly a groat Aifferonce in the ovila that rosult from tholr wio, With those and auch othior provlsions as may scem feasona~ blo and necessary, I think oxperienco justifics th cense syatom, Lo amount_roquirod for the license, 0 cach caso, Bhould bo greater thau lerotofore, It sliould bo eufliclent to mako tho parly ot his dtorest s fden- i proserving ordr wnd good conduct at his place of busiuess, in avolding all Violatlons of lnw. Thia polloy will briug & largo zor~ entio into tho echiool fund, and will prove moro eii- clout fu suppressing tho cvils of intemporance than thio present systom, I cannot appreclato the objection thnt, by rocelviog ' liceuso fee, soclety uton motiey recolved from an impropor source. Under the present Iny the State grants tho pormit and doclates tho bital- nees lawful, Under the policy which we havo long ‘maintainicd, overy violation of the criminnl law that 13 punishable by fine adds to tho achool fund, No law upou fthis subject can bo macful unless supported by publio opinion in ils favor, A wina Ieglslator considers th weaknicss ag well a8 tho sirengtll, the foliles as well an the wisdom, of men, ond adupts’ tho laws to bis real wents aud nos consitich, “Tho recontly-construeted Republiean Blato platform appeals with pride to ita fidelity to duty ; fo ia free- doin from tatnt or suspicion ; to ity seformas to ita Tealstauco to wrong, and {ls exposure of ita faithless and dishoneat agouts, Was ever 80 bold an_appeal made to the credulity of mankind ?_Did the authors Teally supposo they could Imposo upon sy voter by such onoppeal? T Willjams not still Atiorney-Gou- eral? Is Moes not now Governar of South Corall with an indictment for s Penitentiary crino upon hiz Ara District Judgea ot still in oflico, agafuat whom rocecdings for impeachment hiave beon instituted 7 oca Lontsiana crimo agaiust ropublican fustltations Dot remnin unrobukod? Are tho guilty parties mot now tu the onjoyment of frults of critio, o critie 4o odioua na to make & Ropublican Seuator dohounce it as # clond upon tho fair name of our pation? When public opinfon compels tho Secretary of the Treasury to reaign his office, beeatso of bl conucction with thio Banborn {rsuds, Wvaa Lo ot thnt suna wack made o Judgo of tio Cotust of Claltus for fo, and conticmed by tlie Bonato? Tho platform lso declares tho porty prids ovor tho {nvestigation of tho abuges In the District of Colum= i, bocatse ft shows that they do not went the spofls of ‘oflico, Whon did they ever declino tho epolla of gifico? “Jatolorant aud prosoriptive, tiey ullow oo 1o shara fn tho honors and_ profits of pubilo positiona unless they bend tho knoo iu devotion o the party. Vust oxperiditures must pasa into_tho pockets of their partisans, nnd no man can tell what sums pues wrongfully, It has no procedout in our uistory. In Fobruaty, 1871, the District of Colum~ Lle was plcod undor' & mew form of Government, A Governor, & Doard of Publlc Works, many other ofiicers, and ono hranch of the Legislature, wero appointed by tho Prestdent and con- firmed by the Benate, Themoro numerous brauch of tho Leghilature wau choson by the peoplo in diatrict capablo of malntuiniug goad goveiument, Tho op~ portunily was fayorable ; under the oyo of tha Presi- Qent aud hiy Cabinet, with & purty in sucl » majority 08 to excludo all others, niono could Linder, Thoy had thetr way ana devoloped thelr tendency, but pnr- tiality, favoritism, and corruption soon had sway without restrafut, ' In threo youra tho debt of the Dis- trict excoedod $20,000,000. “Tho biriben becaino too great for tho parly; corruption and fullure woro adlmitted eforo the World, They conceded that o tho National Capitz], with ocers appoluted by tho Presi- dent and Sennte, or elected by their party, thoy could ROt prescrvoa pitre and free government, Litat fornt of yaverument was lately abadond, aud, i e apirit of fome's govermment of her couquertd provincen, thie District of Calumbja was placed under the rule of threo Comminsioners, taken from distant parts of tho country. Freo and roprodontativo governnient in this oy broken down by party corruptiott au tho Capital of 416 country, sud arbitrary, aluiost despotic putliority 1 established. Oan wo conealvo & 1iord humiliat- ing odmiion by the advocates of froo iustitutions (o tho world 7 Tho gentloman who presided over tho Republican Couvention felt it his duty 10 eny that two yars ngo I Iind proclaimed tho deathi of the Democritic party. OBI'Bo;: I had said that wa tura our bucks upon tho post, stand in tho present ond look fore Ward fo the great future, that futnro which is ours, ond tiat in it ‘pooplo whould uchlove that Tull measuro of prospordty sud happiness whicl it ie Ju their power to secure, Dead fasues of the post kxido nob furnlsh our animating sen- timeuts, rinciples of freo govornmout and wigos esscntial to preserve liberty sre of tho presentas of the pant, nud mustbe of the future. 1t is intereat- ug to bear their orators assuring tholr followers that the Demooratis party s dead, It estallishes ouc's genlus for nriu(nnul{; §t Lias not been ropeated moro ibun one milifon times, and each time tle followers Iaugh oud choor,~thoy are ko glad Domocracy Ia dead, Fhoy wish it, bnt feel that it s noteo. The laugh und clieer aro’ Nollow ond without Joy. 1f oy wore suro of it, thuy would say kahd and gener- oun thiugs of xo grest and powerful on organ- ization. It is mot bLrave, mot noble, to strike tven & doad llon, Tut a fow years slnce tlivy boasled that the Democrats hud 10 Governor in the Northern Btates, aud but fow in the South; but now thore are Demobratic Governoruin New Llampshire, Wisconsin, Oregon, Kentucky, Missourl, 'louncsses, Vir- ginin, Goorglu, aud’ Tozas, Avkansas wsy how bo aded 0 tho st of Demoeratio Btatos, o the Lsuds who corrupted the ballol-box are brokut: and seattered, Orguutzations oy Lo broken and pasa away, but Dotaucrucy counot. - It 1 ondowed with to himor= tality of {ruth and right, ‘Wherover, u all lsnds, men wlio wio puss to higher, freer batter governments and purer Hberty; wherever there 45 » woutiment that {he Goverument 13 made for man, aud uot man for the Govermmeut, there fs % spirit of Detmocracy that will enduro and yet achleve nian's cu. Iranchisenient and elevution, Tthnnk yon for the houor of my relection to proside over your deliberatious fn the name of Democrucy, of Conservatism,and of our Stato,and call pou yon to atd mo fn maintafuiug decorum and harmony fu your procecdings, THAE PLATFORM, The Commiiteo on Pintform and Resolutfons, through the Chairman, the llun. Graham 1f, Fitoh, auadl thoir ropost el was unandisouuly uilojted, ad T 1t a tiio opinon of tho Democracy of tho State of 1udisna, in convention nssembled, thut the present Admiulstration hus proven itaclf unwortby the cons fidenco of tho peopla of {ho United Htates, in proof of which wo submit tho followlig fucts: itLua over- thrawn by forco the Gavernment of Lantsfuun, und prevented the oflicers electod by the peoplo of that State from taking the positions to whicli thoy were clioxen, sud for party purposes haw austained the usurping Btato ofticors fu thelr unlawful setzure of tho Goveru- ment of tho Blato, 1t hus corruptod tho sources of publlo Juitioo, by sqandectng tmonoy thraugl tho Dopartmeut of Justice to ald Its party in North Caro= ling, Arkaness, and othor Slates. It lwa appolnted men to offfcs who huve boen proven corrupt snd profligate, and has romoved from ofiice thoss who auuduted 1 bringfg tho doprodations and corrnptions of its appolntees to light, It has, by # groes abuge of power, furmed ont the collectiun of the revenuo to corzupit and_unpriucipled mou, who bive dofrauded #llke the Government und lhe黑o]lhl. 1t bas nppolute ed to office in the District of Columbia & body of men whoue corruption far oxcellod sny of whick record, und #upported them i thole oppression and Tobboried of the people and (he Governinent, ransing the loss of snfilions of dollars to tho Government o o United Btates and tho peoplo of the Distrlet of Columbis, 'Through the various Dopartinents of tho Governmient, it bas reckluasly squatislorad®tho money resoryo aud publio dowain of tho peoploy and corrupteil (ho Clyil Bervice or the country, The Rupublican party must 1o hold reaponalble for thess uolu of tho Adniinistration § placed in power, sud for the Crodit Molillior fratids, thio onormous {nreaso of salaricy, and the Banborn ~contracts; while as tho oppressor of ho white pooplo of tho Houth, and s tho origiu of the corruptlon that welghs like su juoubus @ Luve fesd nud purtlsun juterests hove been made Puraioiut to humunity aud the welfare of the country, Dad govermncnts lave bocu establlslied and aa far au possible muintained fn the Boutl, Intel- Tigenen and virtue huve boen placed under the domin- fonnud wervitudo of imorouco, and corruption hns Yorne sway, The public indobtedness hns becomo frightful; taxes too heavy to_carry, dovelopinent crushed, entorpriso manacled. i a word, it hus been & Government of hatred, and ull this that a party might rule, Are not Virgiuis ond Tonuessce and Georgla and Texa the grestt apots of the South? And why? Becaiso thoy woro ablo to throw oif tho horrl- Plo despoliun bofore - ruin wok consum- meted, Who te-day would buy lands for a sou or duughter in Boutl Garollua or Loulslaua? For the good of the whole connlry, I would rojofes to see prospocity restored to tha lund of tho sigar-caue and cotton-plant, As I waid In tho Heonate, T would havo tho wholn country sidin rentoring tha leyees (hut lwld fhio naghty river dn chect, and reelslm the cauntry Trow inundution—tho coutry thut Jelleron ueyuired, on_tho country, it dekerves (ho kovereat co flom; thereforythin Couvontion awka the peopie 1o entrist the Democratio party with tho admiuistFation of tho Blate mul vounty upon tbe folowlug priucle plos: A irfct conutructon of tho Coustitution of th uited Btaten sud fla ameudinonts, oud on_ impurtial onforcement of It law : u t6FIF for & revento s i cou- demnution of all gratulties in tho form of retfaactive palarics, Btatoor natlonal§ & condemastion of th te tompt of tho last Cougross to muxzle tho press; so- curipg o every ,eitlzen du the country tho oqual. protection’ of ~ the laws withont vialtlug the prinoiples of local gel(-governuent, or intecterlug with th wociat custorn of o peoplof bp- itiows {0 ligh fees and salaries, elther in tho Btate, Fiaictal, or iu tho Uited Biaicy, and. wa deinand & ro: ductlon’ of snlsrles, Blate and nntional; fi the Atute el an adjustment sud reduction of Teea wud sals- ricu ns will rollove tho peoplo from highor Btafe and local taxation, Hesolved, 1, Thot wo are n favor of the redemption THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TIIURSDAY, JULY 16, 1874. of tho 8-20 bonds in greenbacks, acoording to tha law under which they woro lssted, g 3, Wa nre fn favor of tho ropenl of tho law of March, 186, which sssnmed to construo tha lw 8o a8 to maks Ui honds paynblo oxcliplvoly h gold; 3, Waaro in favor of tho ropeal of the National Bankiug law aud the subatitution of groonbacks for the Nutfonal Bank eurroucs, We are [ favor of & rofurn to apools peymonta as 2001123 (o Laluoas futoreuta of 110 country Wil per- mit, 5. Wo aro In favor of much loglalation' from time to Umo an will adjust the volume of tlio currency to tho cominorelnl and industrial wants of the counlry, 0. Wo ara in favor of a flborsl aystem of cilicatlon, for the henefit of tho niogro as woll n the white clil- dren of Indiana, but aro opposed to the mixtnro of tho Dlack and while'races fu our publio ackools and edu- rocently passed by cational Inatltutions, bl United _* Blates, and 7. Tho Civil Rights he Bemato of tho now pending in the Houso of Teprescntatives, proacuts an laatio of vital moment to tho American people, and calls upon thom fo decide at tho ballot-box whather they will or will not Lo coerced to tho abao. ute socinl s woll ns_political equality of tho negro race with themsolven, Wa vio ! with abhorrenco thiln altampt on the part of the Fedoral Governmont o take control of all schools, colleges, churchor, holcls, ral roads, stcambonts, ® tleatres, and graveyard tho piirposs of eatablishing negro cquality, and o forcing it under tho numerons peusltics of Snos, dam- saea, aid imprisonmente. Wo arralyn Somators M ton and Iratt before tlio people of Indiana for their votow In favorof thin niroclous meanure, aud shall ask for judgment agaiust them at tho hands of 1 stitugntu whom they havo mistoprosontod, 8, yhat tho nct of Fab, a7, 1873, commonly known a8 tho Daxter Lill, Lina proven a fallura, and 18 in many rospaota of doubfful conatitutionality, snd s nio mors efMicient in prevonting intomperanco than & Judiclous and well-reguiated lcenms faw: thereforo waare in favor of » ropeal of tho Iaster bill and tho ennctment. of such licenwe law aa slinll protect socloty, and pro- duco a largo fnerense of the achiool fund, 9, That railroads and nil ofher corporations ereated for'gain or profit should e rendered subsorvient to tho public good ; that wo deninnd auch legialation upon this subject, both State and national, as will effcctunily ssours the industrial and producing intorests of the emm&ry ngalust all foris of corporate monopoly and oxaction, 10, That waaro in favor of sevore rotranchment, zoforni, and economy in all branolios of the publlo sor- vico, and bollove that with such economy taxes, now collocted from the peopls for natlonsl, Sfate, and county purposes, might be roduced t loast 60 por cont, 11, That we denounce as 8 wanton outrage upon tha taxable poople of Indiaua the intreaso of the Stato tax by the last Hepublican Leglslature & cents to 16 conts h the onp hundred dollars, at the snme timo changing thie ruto of ascenment so &n to incroaso tho valuation of property nlmont 60 per cent ; thiat such futerest was uncalled for by any piblic exigency, and we demand the loweat State {ax that will support an cconomical admiuistration not exceediug § cents on the ono hun- dred dollars, 12, That we believe the Legislatnre shonld cnact a Inw restricting and Limiting the power of Bosrds, Connty Comminsloners, and Township Truetees to lovy faxon, wnd corts, sud’ Sudobloduces (hat tho peopis avoto pag. , ! 13, That wa bellevo the practico of officers using public money as their own I8 pernicious; that jls ‘natural results aro embozzlement and othior 'abuscs in oflice, nud wo demand such o chango in our laws as will offectually probibit tho use of public monoy by ofiicers for their privato gain., G . That wo ato apposed t6 nny grants of publio Tands, of Joans of tho publio credit, efther in the shapo of natfonal, State, or local account, to rallroads or othor corporations, and wo demand that the romaining public Innds shall be Leld for tho boneflt of actual set- ters only, nuder tho Homestend Lawa, 18, Tliat, {n tha formation of astaciations formutual protaction snd improvement, we recognizo nn offart upon the part of the industrial closs to omeliorate thelr condition, and hesrtlly exiend thensoursym- pathy and spport, 16, ‘Wa are ju favor of the abolition of tha office of County Buporinendent of Sthools, and tho ropeal of he law re-quiring nn appraisomicnt of real catate for taxation evory two years, and in favor of tho res- toration of the former law, 17, That wo boar 1 grateful romembranca the sacri~ ficos modo and the aervices rendered by the galinnt soldiers of the lato war In the defensoof tho Unfon, nd we demand ag an act of Justice thut the bountles of our uoldiers and tho widows and orphisus shall bo equalizod by prapor leglatation. NOMINATIONS, This was followed by the nomination of ean- didates for State ofticas: I'or Bocrotary of State, J. E. Neff, of Randolph County; Auditor of Btate, E, Hondorson, of Morgan County; Tronsurer, B, O. Shaw, of Marion Conuty; Buaperintendent of Iublic Instruction, J. I, Bumrt, of Allen County: Attornoy-General, O. A. Buskirk, of Gibson County: Judge of tho guprema Court, Horaco P, Biddle, of Cass ounty. Maessrs. Iondorson and Biddio aro also nomi- natod on the Farmors' ticket. IDUCATIONAL, Annual Session of the Wisconsin State ‘Menchers? Associntion, Special Dispatch to Tho Chicaun Tribune. MAD1soN, Wis., July 15.—Tbe Wisconsin State Toachers' Assoointion met for its twenty-second annnal session in tho Assombly Chambor this morping. Theroare 150 members enrollod #o far, and more ore arriving this afternoon, and with boolc agonts, outsida educators, and others jutorested, there sro now some 200, in- cluding most of the leading tenchors in the Siato, and sbont o third ladics. But one session was held to-day, which was opoved wilh prayer by Prosidont Stoelo, of Lawrence University, aud pinging. Prof, B. M. Reynolds, of La Orosso, delivered THE .PRESIDENT'S ANNUAT ADDRESS, Ho roported the yonr ono of euducationnl prosperitynud progress, both in the commonand highor sohools. Among tho topics to which ho directod special attention wera school suporin- tondoney, the establishmont of intermodinte echools, how to aveid too frequont aud Injurious changes of teachers, how to provent antagonism botwaen public and private schools, Mo coun-— soled potionce in the developmont of our cduca- tional institution, that thero might bosteady aud ormanent improvement. 1o paid a ftting rdbtita to Louis Agasz, snggesting.s propor tostimonial to his transcondent exgollonce. Ha alio roferred with desorved praiso to Arthur Lvoratt, of tho Oshlkosh High Scool, who died during the year. ‘Tno addross was roferred to » committeo conslsting of . 8. Albes, of Osiikoshi s 8, R, Wincholl, of Milwaukoo ; and G. M, Guornsoy, of Plattevillo. PUOF. CHARLTON, of tho Platteville Normal School, road a paper on *'Fhe Resuits of School l)hsch)hna in the Di- raction of Obadionoa to Law." 1le feared thoro was a tondenoy in this country to too much luxi- ty in obedience to Iaw, owing to the jealousy of our rights, Obedionce may resutt from prinei- lo, and from that tho habit may result, School Hiaclplino implies not only schiool governmont, but school work. It should not ba for to-duy, but for all future time. Good discipline in schaols eannot ba ovor-cstimated, extonding its fi?ud iofluenco upon tho whole Iuture e of the student, He closod by snying 3 Let porenta and teachors insist that thero should be thorough diseipline in school and n reign of law in tho school-room aud in soclety, a8 well as o the vast domaln of Naturoe, TROF. OLIVER AREY, of tho Whitowater Normal Bohool, next read s paper satting forth and illustrating ¢ How the common concoption of the tenchor and of the iustitution 1n whioh hois oducated iy innde- quate.” 1To aaid In Naturo the atrongor power rules ; among mon intolligont powor rulos. ‘This I8 seon in our pationnl Mfe, in tho Military Acadomy at est Dot and tho Nuval Acadomy at Anuapolls, But this ides has not beon ombodied iu our concoption of the teacher. It has boon bt partly applied. Those engaged in othor professions are superior profossionally, because of their bettor appreciation of tho responsibili- tios of their calling, Tho futuro teachor must De & gradusta of an fustitution that shall pro- vide for his full development as a man, and send hism forth fitted for a londer, A pupor was thon read by THOY. B, B, WINCHELL on **The T'rue Function of the Iligh Bohool," which he gald shonld bo the connecting link ho- twoou thio common sokool and tho uuiversity, svd should provide for such a4 do not ehoose to go to the higher institution such trafning os shell it them for their various eallings, It should tako tho piaco of New England academios, should bo supplied with _thoroughly oducated tonchors, snitable buildings, and ample apparatns, and it was not wiso Lo catablish more than canld bethus rovidad for misses and boys, I{azard and Bing« ham bed beon nunounced to read papers, but the former was oxcused, and the lattor nob prosont, Xow Xricks Are Onrried In Now Ore lenny, From the New Orlcans Pleayune, After all, wo don't hollovo this (hing of tnking all korts of work away from the negro will do oxactly. If yon pass’ along tho new Ilibornin ull now in conrso of orection you will obsorva pundry stalwatl Africans with Diles of brioks upon their heads, skimming up ladders in the lightest aud moet agilo atyle, White meun couldu't do tlmtzlonuh thoy? It you woroe to walk under that laddor wiile a white mau wau going up with sovonteon brioks on his head, yon would probably go down with several of thoso bricks on your head, As {t ls you take your chances with that éalm confidence ot mind and tranquility of spirit which your knowledge of the npgra's phreuologieal formation jnspires, All of which convincos s that thore are cortain branches of lavor whereln wo cannot dispouse with Bumbo, . ———— —Presldent Btearne, of Ambierut, in hie alum nl dinner speech, pnblluly commended the Am- herat boys for ol going to Buratogn, THE SALARY INCREASE, City-Attorney Jamieson’s Opin- ion as to Its Legality. He Hos No Question of the Power of the Oouncil to Do It. Why the Constitutional Proviston Does Not Stand in the Way, Corroborative Opinions of Lawyers. Leading Ata meeting of the Financo Committes held yostorday afternoon the following opinion of City-Attorney Jamloson, with accompanying docnmonta, on tho subjoct of iho jogality of the rocont increaso of tho salurios of cortain city ofi- cors by tho Councll, was lald Lefore thom, but was not acted upon. v the Honorable the Comptroller of the City of Chifeago: You are plensod Lo ask my opiufon coucerniug _the Iogality of the recont action of tlis Common Councll in increasing the salaries of cortain municipal oflicers and employes, In reply I rospecifully submit tho fol- lowing 48 my viows upon that subjoct: Boc, 5, Ohap, 3 of tho oharlor declares iat THE MAYOR, THEABUBER, EXC, ahall be elocted by tho ! peoplo, and slall kold thelr Feapoetive ofticen for the term of two yosrs, and untl thelr suocessor abnll bo elected and qualitiod. Hec, 6 of tha sama chaptor provides ¢ that all officors of the Municipal Government of said city, elocted by ths Common Councll thercof or appointed by the Muyor, ehall bs so elcotod or appointed on thie second Monday of December, 1809, or as -soon thoreafter ss may be, nnd bleunsly thorcatter.” ut ‘Boc, 0, :0f Obap, 8 of {lio chiarter doclares that thore shail bo appointed by the Moyor, with the sdvice sud connent of the Common Council, soma dis- creat nud able nccountaut, to Lo atyled the Gity Comp- troller, who shiull e chiof of anid Treasury Depariment, and hotd his oflice until removed or & sticcesxor bo ape pointed o . . sud whoshall bo removablo at all Umes, st ihe pleastiro of tho Mayor with tho coucur- zece of the Common Council, 1t will be soen, thorefore, that every municipal of ficer (City Comptrolior oxcépted) s eloctad or appoint~ oy 88 thie caso may bo, for a defiuito torm of ofiice, o~ wik: for the term of tio yosrs, Seo. 8, Oump. 3, of tlocharier, aulliorizen the Common Councllto eatsblish and fix tho amount of solary 1o be pafd, and all elty ofiicere, aa tha caso may be, “excopt membern of such legislativo boly, in fho _nunual approprintion bill modo for tho purpose of providing for the annunl expenses of ony much city, o . o and tho compensation and salaries thus fized Or ‘estab- lished shall NEITIIER DX INCREASED NOR DIMINISHED by the sl Common Council, after tho passago of eald snnusl appropristion bill, duriug tho yoar for which suchi appropriation ta made,” Hac, U7, Uhap. & of thu charter declsres *that all approprintions shafl bo lased upon specitic and detatlod statoments made by some proper heud of o Depariment or oflicer of tho cify; sud shail be mada within the firal quartor of {ho ‘Dcal year, which fiacal yoar sholl bo leld {o commenco on tho at'doy of April in every enr 8o, 10 of tho samo chapter declares that it shall bo the dnty of the Comptrolier, * or. or beforo tho 16th day of My In each year, beforo thio annunl spproprin- tionaaro niude by tho Common Counctl, Lo submit to tho samo & NLPORT OF TIE ESTIMATES XECESSARY, an nearly 8 may Lo, to defray tho expanses of the Oity Government during the ourrent fiseal year, Under thesa charter provislons, it musi be conceded thnt (ho Common Council, in_ thie absonce of any con- stuional sestricton, poasesscs. tho power ard au- thorily TO INGREARE OY DINTNIBIL the salary of auy muuicipal ollicer or employe, at any timo during the fArat fucal year, But Bee, 11, Art. 9 of the Uonstitution of our Btato declures, 8hat tha focs, sulary, or compeusstion of 10 munfcipul officer, who 18 elected or appointed for & definilo term of oflice, shall be increased or dimins 1sbod during sald term, TIE QUESTION NOW FREAENTA ITAPLF : TIn Boo, 5, Chiap. 3, of tho churter incouslutent, or rou pugnant 1o tho constitutionnt P.ru\'hlun above quated, &nd to that extent sa to make It inoperative and vold 7 "ho doctrine is woll established that stututes wiil not be held unconstitutional, excopt when the viola- tion i3 plain sud palpable; and the ruls i a familiar ane, that, i1 tho coustriction of statutes, we muat, if possible, 5o construo them that each moy stand and fuifill tho functions for which it was created. Now, tlis constitutional provision declures that the salary of no municipal ofticer shall be _increased or dimiisbied duriny bis torm of office, That Is, whena ever {be snlary of any municipal officer sball have Loen fized snd’ eatablisbed by liw, 1t shall not bo - created or diminished during the ‘term for which ba ‘wa clecled, _ Now, then, in order lo apply this co stitutional provision to the case of auy mualcipal off- cer, it must appear, “First—Thnt such pMcor haa been olocted ar appoint~ cd, an thie cane may be, for a defiuito torm of office, Kecond—Thut his salary hee been tized aud esfabe Uskied by lasv, IN TIE OA#N OF TUE OITY COMPTROLLEN we hiave heon that Lo is not appointed for a definite time, He simply ltolds bis ofice ** until romoved, or a succossor is appointed,” and muy be removed * at any tlme at tho pleasura of te Mayor, with the conseat of thio Common Council,” 1t ia fmuinterial, thercfore, to inquire whether his salary Lan been flzed or estab- Hsbed by law ; the fact appearing that this oMcer ia ot appolated for u definile term of oflice, it necds 1o argument to show that this o ostitutional proviston T 1o spplication to Lis case, TUE RPMAINING QUERTION, then, to be determined is, Were the salaries of the Tretént municipal officers, who wera olected or ap- polatod for o definite ferm of ofiico, flxed and estab~ isbied by Iaw at tho Himo of thelr election or appoint- men In my opinlon they were not, By an act of the Leglelature paesed Xeb, 13, 1803, the munieipal election took placs on the thivd Tuesduy of April in ach and overy year ; aud by tho samo act It was declared that tho fiscal year “ shall bo hicld to commonce on the lut duy of April of every yesr.” Under this statute the municipal election 100k placo at the very timo when it bocama the duty of tho Common Councll to make tlo nocessary np= propristions to defrny the oxponues of thio Oity Govornment for the current fical year, Thero was no interim botween the clection and tho Pussigo of tho appropriation bill ; aud the compensas tion of all persons clooted or appofutad ta ofiice wan fixed almost simultancously with their eloction or apr poistment, . THIS AOTREMAINED IN FORCK ynil Mazoh 10, 1819, when tho Leyllutuzo thanged thio Limo for holding tha municipal election to tho noxt Taesday ofter the first Monduy in November of each year; but the i year remained unehasuged, T EFPEOT OF TILIS LEQISLATION was to create tho higtun which naw oxists Letween the time fixed for the elections and the beginning of tho noxt fucul year, The cluctlons tuke place I Novem- ber, the persons olected qualify in Decomber following, aud tho dppropriations to provido for the payment o thoir sularics uro not mado until somo timo during tho firat quorter of the fiscal year noxt after the elaction. Lut a¥ we have wsven, theso persons are elected for tho term of two years, and tho Common Councll f requirsd to provido for the payment of their compensation, sunually, Each year brings Wit It now estiuntes, nd calln for ko necossary up- propriations to mect 'them, Thoso chtimntus ufe for Gue yenr only. Tho sulsry of no munieipal ofiicer (Prosecuting Attoruey oxcepted) is fixed by any geu eral ordinonce, or by any law of the State.” Tho sula- Fow of ell otiér aflicers and employes ors provied for In the annunl appropelation Lill, which » ned during the first quurter in cach Hscal y comyunatlon tien Azod cannot by e ubed durle the for which such sppropriation Is made,” Churter, Sec, 33, Chap, 8. TO ILLUSTRATE A s elected toofics in November, 1873, The ap- Rmpl‘lnlmn bill puesed Auriug the Arst quarter of the scal year boginniug April 1, 1874, provides the sum of £4,000 for the paymout of 1V salary, A'a predeceasor, A quulifies “ond enters pon” the dutles of lls ofico in December followlng, =~ A term und now begun, but thls constitutional pro- vislon does mot apply to A%a ferm, aud “for tho reason that his sutary lns not yet been fixed and established by law, During the Temainder of tho fivcal year ondiug Marel 81, 1674, A recelven simply th’ compenation fixed diring sud for D's term, Norw then, dusing the firsy quarter of fhio fucal yeat next followlng A’ eleetion, his eulury ean and_should ho fixod ands ostablised by tho Common Cottnell Tho opportunity now occurs, aid for the firat tme wince hfy electiois, when 1t 1 i1 the powor af Bt body iu upy mauner to interfers with his compensation, “The umonist then Axed upon may bo gieater or less than the pmount paid to 1, Lis “predecessor, and tho amonut 80 fixed cannot be incressed or diminished during his term of ofico, The constitutional pro- vislon now applics, A's sulary Laviug boeu fxed sud ovtablialiod by law, DUT IT 50 MAPPENA thint this queation {8 1ot now presented for tho Arst time, The pe question arose during the terw of ox-Corporation Councel Tuley. Bir, Tifley s ap- olnted to ofilce Jdwu, 8, 1872, aud his cowpen- Bation waa inerenseil from £5,000 fo $6,000 Ly the approyciation bil pasud in Junio followlnigy Ul pro- v)n jon uf the Constitution was then in force, and it the action of the Common Counctl increaslug hin sal- ary wus unconstitutionul und vold, it !lluu' Tollows thut tho amouut paid to bim sfter Murel 81, 1673, in excers of tho upnount appropriated for the paymont of Din suiary fu Juno, 1671, wis illogally patd, And if the sppropristion of (uis additionul summ of wonoy won tiegnl aud vold, I am unable to discover a system of Teaning which mukes it valid for hin suceessor, Dub the fuct {6, that the Ill)pmpl’lll“nu of thls pum was lo- guland valid, ond fi uo respoct violafed (hly pro- ‘vislon of our Qonstitution, In order lo make {his coustltutional pravision appli- ‘cabilo ta the recent apprapriation ordinance, 1T MUST I BHOWN thut the salaries of tho prosent munlolpal ofMcers waro fixed and establisbed prior to fta pausago, Now It 14 certaity thut theso salurics Lave not baeu fized by uny genora) ordiuance, nor by sny genvral nw of {heBtate, and it Ju egually a8 cerlain-tomy mind that the appro- Drintion bili of $6T4 doos not fx sud eatablsh thew ON THF. CONTRARY, 8eo, 8 of that ordiusnco decla Irhe amonnts ap- proprinfed for the payment of s pects }\‘0 ofticers and employes {u thivordinsuce mentioned shull ba pufd monfbly, ot the rute per sunum of tho amauuts reapealively’ appropriated, until otherwise luwfully provided for Now murk the lauguage; ¢ The amouuls sppropri- ated for tho paymont of malaries,” It doos mok resd amounts_appropriated for _salaries " but ' the smounits 'Yxpm""“w' for tho payment of salaries,"— that 48, tho soveral amounis appropriated aro to be ol not sa aatarice, but on sccountof salarics montlly at o rate por i of (o amotinty respectively ap- Tropriated untl otherwiao lavfully providud for. 'Tho wordn ouploed i Ui section are willioit any ambiguity, sud fta invertion In tbo Appropristion bill of Jute, 1873, clearly sud unmistakably siows Hiat tho Uonimon Cotmell PURPOSELY INTENDED theraby to avold Nizing the salarics of the munfcipsl officers, “Thin soction was firat_ adopted in the antitnl appropriation Lill presed Jitno 30, 1671, Prior to the atoption of the prescnt Gonatitution,"tho Common Gonncil nnnually fixed sud ostablishied’ the salarics of our municipal ofiicors, ~Aflter the adoption of that in- strument in August, 1870, containing the provision fn question, that power ceated to oxist, and tho Council wun tharcby prohibited, whonce once it bad fixed tho salary of any municipal ofiicor elected or_appolnted for deNnlie torm, from incrensing or diminlaling such salary durlng his torm of office, The Coun- cll, thereforo, ng (ho sliustion in which it had placed the adoption of this conatitutional provislon eoncorning salarles, DETERMINED NOT TO FIX AND EATADLISH tho salarica, but simply to appropriate certain suma of nouoy for {he_payment of salaries, and thoreby rotain ita former suthorlty ovor tho compensation to ba pald ‘miunlcipa] officars, without violating the constltutional ovison. Aveorllingly, Soc, 3 sbovo guoted Ly on ncorporated into overy appropriation bill passed ainco tlio adoption of tho present Countitution, and £rom tlnt timo to tho present tho aalary of no munic- ipal oflicer hian been Oxed and eatabllafied by law, Tu- stead of mXing approprintions for malarics, the ap- proptiations havo tuvarlsbly bocn mada o account of salurics, It scoms to mo that {his view of tho subject, HATMONIZES THESR SRVERAL IROVIBIONS of onr clarier, and parbiculorly Hoo, 35 of QhAp. 3, with tho conatitutional provialon in question, and that sy other or dlfforont constrnction must fiecos- sarily destroy tho charter provision and rondor it Ingporativo and vald, . For tho, reasons Lioroln given, Tam of the opinion that, inasmuch ng tha salarles of tho presont municipal oflicora were nat xed and eatablished by any gencral ordinanco passed prior to tho passags of the rocent approprintion bill, uor by any general law of tho State, Lo by ‘lio spproprstion ordinanco passed Juno 51, ) I WAS LEOAY, for the Cammon Council to provide for the payment of the salarios of theso oficors aud employea in the manuer in which it han boeu done by that body, and that fta recent oMicinl action in that regard fa {n no Tospeet fu contraveution of auy provision of the Con- stitution of thia Stata, ‘Whon Judge Norton, the Corporation Counsal, f"“ Lis opinion that those ealaries could not bs ogally Increased, he added theroto tho doclara~ tion that all lnwyors sharod this view. How far this was correct will appoar fyom the following opinions of losding lawyers in this clty, which accowpsuled Mr. Jamicsou's opinion: GOUDY AND LAWRENCE. Wo havo oxsmined the queation o to the validity of the sction of the Common Conacll in chsnging the ocompenuation of certain ofiicers elocted or appointed since the Int of July, 187, by the annual appropriation ordinance of Jung, 1874, and, while the question is not frce from doubt, yot it Ia our opinfon that such action ia Jawful, and tho payment of the soveral suma accord- ing to much appropriation ordinance is not prohibited Dy tho Coustitution of tho Blate, W. 0. Gouny, Cuttaago, July 13, 1874, O.’B, Lavnssoz, AYER b KALES, On the 230 of April, 1873, an nct wan passed by tho Genoral Assembly of {lla Sfate, which took affect from 80d after ita pansage, providlug an followa: 1t sholl and myay bo lawful for tho Common Coun- it oc logialativo authority of auy city 1u this Btale 10 eatublisli aud fix tho amount of salary to Le paid auy snd all city officors, ns tho caso may be, except mem- Dera of such legialativo body, i the auunl appropris- tion bill or ordinance made for tha purposs of pro- Yiding for the annnal exponse of any sich city, or by some ordinance prior io 1ho paseago of such annual appropriatton bill or ordinanco, and {he saisries or compentation thus faed or enablished shall noither b Siicreaned nor diminislied by the #nid Common Coun- cllr loglelative suthority of auy such city after ths akuago of euld unaual appropelation bill or ordinance; Uurlug the year for which such sppropriation 1s mado, and no_cxira componsation shall over bealiowed to smy auch oficoe or amploya over st above that pro- vided in manuer oforcautd.” “A similar provislon is contalned in the act amendss tory of the city chazler approved Feb, 16, 1850, {n alio provided by tho olarier that #all appropri~ tonn -, . sball bo made within tho firat quarter of tho fischl Jears which fiscal your shull be hold to commence on th 15t day of April in evory year,t "o munlcipal olection {s fequired to bd hold on the firt Tucadny noxt nfter tho Urst Monday of Novem= bor In each year, aud tho city oflicers then choscn ebter upon tho dutics of thelr reapeotivo ofticos on the firat Monday of Dacomber sucesading their election, At 1ho municipal election held in Novembor, 1873, & Mayor, Clty Attornoy, and other ofiicers wora' clioson for ths terin of two yéars; and soon after they entered upon thoir dutlen & Compirollor was avpolnted, to hold 1is offico until removed, or a successor shouwld be ap- poluted, 1ho charter providing that, tLfs oficer © shall be removablo ot all timos at tho_plessure of tho Mayos with thie conourrence of tho Conimon Councll," By the sunual appropriation ordinance pussed by {tio Common Councll Juue 30, 1873, tho sum of $3,000 was upproprinted for the malary of the City Attorncy, 2ud tho uum of $4,000 for tlio salary of the Comptrole ler, for tho fiscal year commencing April 1, 1874, and. 7 Teias and by the third seo- o ending Morch i, 1874; &nd tion of that ordinanco 't was provided that ¢ th amounts appropriated ~for tho payment of mluries o ibo respoctive officers and employes in thi ordinanco menttoned skl bo paid monthly, ot tho rafo per uunum of he amounts raspectivoly Ap- ‘propriated, nless otherwiss Jawfully provided for." Ois thio 30th dsy of Jue, 1874, the aunust sppropsis ation ordiunuco for the current flacal year was passed by the Commnon Oounell, by which tho sum of $6,000 was appropriated for the salary of the City Altornoy, and the suim of $3,000 for thosalary of “thie Compe troller, for the year_commonciug April 1, 174, and ending March i, 1875, aud this ordinance couiains the ko provision respecting the paymont of the suiounts approprintod (or salariss oa to ordiusnco of tho year praceding. No genersl ordinanco establishing tho salsrics of thoso ofcera for. thelr respeclivo torms over becn passed by tho Common nor have thelr salartes beon fixed by oy acl of {hp Comersl Assombly, Our opluon is roquested upon tho quostion whothor thoappropriations thus made are fuvalid becauso of that cisusoof the Constitution which provides that thio focw, valary, or compousation of no municipal of ficer who {s olected or appoiuted for s definite torm of g sl bo increased or dlmlaliied duriag sueh orm, W nre af the opinlon that they are uot, o faras {hie Comptroller §s concerned, a8 Le Is not an oflicer elected or apolnted for a defnite term of oftice, it ia clear that ho §s within elthor thio lotter uor the’plrit of tho prohibition, Aa respects tho City Attorney, it may bo kald that Lis componsation has beon Icrenacd Ly the appropristion in question during Lis term of oitice, nnd this 48 true {n o cortain sense, but not, a8 wo think, within the sonso of the words used in tbo Coustitutiounl providon referred to. Tho obvious meaning of that restriction fs that the mlary or compensation of no munlalpal ofiicer, which liag been deflnitoly fized by law for hfn term, shall be clther wercaeed or dimiufrbed during that term, This in fuplied Ly the use of the words ¢ Increased or di- inishied, 17 tho ealary hos not been eatablished ‘whon the ofiicer enters upon his oflicial dutfes, there would be ug ‘n,ruprlul: n urug that hie salary would e fucreaeed by an appropriation afterwards made for thnt purpove ; and where the sulary of tho ofllcer 18 Joft by law, us in lhe caay of the Clty Attorney, to be doter- niined by this Common Counedl from year 0 yoar, aud mo provision iamade upon thie subject to exteud be- Jout the expiration of the finval yoar, while tho safaty Tor such your could not be either” incressed or dimin. ishsd after being onco doflultely catabilshe ed, wo can porcelvo mo _ eound reason Tot holding that the uppropristion for the mext year nimat nocessarlly bo procisely the same, Tho salary in such cases ot boing Axed for the whols term, but on- ly tor a purt of it, uejther tho ofticer mnor the public can e considered an Luving engaged for » particulsr aunual stipend to be pald him during the continnauce of his office, but the engagement {8 that the officer sholl serve for the compensation prescribed during thio pertod for which it Lins been prescribed, and nfters wards for the compeusation that may be determined upon in tho Jegal mada by the proper lawfu) anthority, Dot more or less, Although jn such cuse the amount appropriated aud pald for tho salary (o any ono yesr of the term should exceed or foll ™ short’ of tliat appropriuted the proceding year, §t would not Do strictly true thal the sulary for tho term should bs oftlier fucrented or diminished. There could bo sn Jneresrs or diminution in_suck cano, for the ronson that the malary for the period or portion of the term covered by the last appropriation lhiad nover beforo Leen Jegnlly establshed, In the case of the City Attorney, not only has un ordinunce boen passed oatab- Jishing ble salary for the vutiro torm, but tho express provision of law fs that the salary ehall be deter— Inined by the Common Counell from year to year at or beforo the timo of making the anuual appropris- tonk; and fhe practice fur niny yers hus bech In conformity to this statute, Aven & Kaveas, 0micAG0, July 14, 1874, JAMES M, KNOWLTON. The Hon, S, 8. Hayes, City Complroller, fe.: T liave examiined tho opinion of E, dninieron, M., City Attoruoy, upon (b question of lncreuse of 1o salarfes or compensation (0 ba putd to munieipal ofi- Cors of thia city, aud Nave corefully considered that opinfon, and (ke Constitution, laws, and ordinances Loaring upon the subject; und, upon such cousidera- tion, Tam cloarly of tha ‘opinfon that the roasoning and’ conclusions of 3r. Junticson, contalned i his o throligiiout legally sound and cor- opinion to you, roct, Yours, 'Jaxks 11, KNoWLTON, Attornoy-at-Law, Ouicaao, July 19, 1874, Lord Yohn Itussclls From the Brookiyn Avyua, Tord Yohn Ruseell du at proseut serenely paddiing through his 824 year, Ile in a little, shriveled-u; old fellow, with a” disposition na sweet as & rancid oty ind an Scusguoribls puslon Coe Lot~ rimmed hats and red baudans pocket-hondkor. chichs, Ten years ago, it wus ot of the sensations of {hio House, Lo’ hoar thfs surprislng manikin snecro, 1o soemed {0 coucontrato himolf, 4s 1t wero, for n igantio offort, would bo bont neirly double by the foreo of tho Gxplorion, wd wauld then dive dovn futo the fuming havner of rod sitk, from which, after soyoral minutos® aluouration, hib ewergud with o countonancs ag vivkd un the back of & sealded lobster, Tho lute Tord Clarendon i roportsd {0 have once wld: #Whon Lord Jolu tokes snuff, tho coutge auonces ¢ briug down the ouso,! e A Gormandizers \brahaya Cooper, who dled Iust week In Ban Fran- was noted for his gormandizing propensitios huving gomme timo hefore hissudden demlss performe tbe {uteresting feat of sotlug st ono wmeal of a half hour's duration, o 14-pound turkey and & loaf of Vreud, Upou another oceasion Le consnmed Dvo glasues of Luger beer, ono glave of whisky, two bottles f clarol, two glaeacs of glui, and ony of braudy, iu all sggregating fu liquid mensurs a gullon snd & quarter SPORTING NEWS. Defeat of tho Philadelphias by the Whito Stockings. 3 Good Playing by the Home (lub—- Soore, 10 to 3. The Athletics Win a Game Irom the Bostons-=-Scare, 6 to 4. Racing at Long Branch. BASE BALL, WIUTE STOOKINGS AND PHILADELENIAS, The Philadelphia,Base Ball Club arrived in this city Tuoaday ovening, and made their way to the Bt. Jnmes Hotoel, where thoy Lind secured rooms. A short Burvoy of nifairs in that nelghborhaod wae enough, and tho ball-playora put up in bot~ tor stylo than thoy had intonded st the Tromont Ilouse. They wore out tho greater part of the ovening, however, ‘*sceiug tho fire,” aud the rosult was that thoy eamo on tho field yostordny afternoon in indifforent phyalcal condition, With tho White Btockings, 1t was oven worso. Thoy were pormnnent boarders ot tho Coutmontal Hotel, which atood day bofore yosterday. on tho cornor ot Eldridgo court and Stato stroet. Thoy wore out of bed moat of Tuosday night, and somo of them had slept but two hours out of the forty- eight preceding the game, Tho peopls of Chi- cago who aro acoustomed to patronizo the game wore in much the samo plight as the players, The excitemont of the fire was too much for thom. This fact, joined to tho inexplicable ab- soncoe of the placards that aro gonorally display- od on tho atroot-cars and omnibuses, prevented alargo ationdance. Thers wero probably 800 persons on the ground when game was called, snd perhapa 100 more came in Iate. On gll hands tho expectation was goneral that tho Philadelphiss would havo an oasy viclory, and that tho flolding of both sides would bo bad, How far the good people woro out in their caloulations will bo seon in tho dotalled account of tho gamo, Mnlonoe won tho toss, and with this onconrag- Ing omen tho Whites wont into the fleld. Egglor oame to tho plato first for tho Philadelphing, Ho hit safely for his baso, oldaworth went out by rapplng to Petora, who put tho ball to firat baso. Mioks was falrly thrown out by Forco to Dovlin, but tho umpire docided otherwise. Tho timo was improved by Eggler to take third, Hicks stolo second. Oraver bit for a baso and brought Egglor in. York struck to Meyerlo, who sont the ball to first base in time, but not until Hicks had como In, The noxt striker and the side wont out, This waas 8 most disoonraging lnu!n% for tho men in white. The Philadol- phiss batted frooly, and took bases on Malone easily. Thoy seomed, morecovoer, to bo playing with porfect confidence in their ability to win, Tho hlcnfias, on the other hand, slarted off poorly, and wero retired in this Inning without arup, thanks to tho carelesa running of Forco, who was caught betiveen third base and homo, 1n the second iuning matters brightoned somo, Tho Philadelphias wont out an fast as they camo to tho bat—Mnck by a gmuudur to Force, which was thrown well to first baso; Fulmor by a fly to Cuthibert, and Cumminga by Peters to Dovlin. The Chicagos did no better, though Malono hit gafely for ono baso. The thlrdmmniunva the gamoe fo the Chi- eagos. For terriblo mufiloism and unlucky chances on the part of tho Philadalphias it was &n oxtraordinary display. E%g or_hit onsily to Zottlein, and went out st first. Holdsworth put o ball betweon Forco's legs and got firat. Hicks left the ball in front of homa-plete and was thrown out by Malono to Dovlin, Holdeworth was_now on third baso, snd, whon Cravor hit bard to far contro-tiold, the rospect of mOore rums wad vory close. ut * Hinos, after o long run, TYeached the ball and beld i in good stylo, The catoh was loudly and danarvadl{l -Splmdsm Tho Philadelphias wont into the flold, and tho Chi¢agos again took up the bat. Devlin struck a loog foul which was taken, after & hard run, by York, Potors hit for' ono baso. Zettloin did likewise, much to tho surpriae of evervhody. Then tho mufling began, Cuthbert hit to TFul- mor, the Philadelphia short-stop. He handled the ball well, and turned to cut off Peters at third baso, Tho throw was_about ton foot, but i¢ wss too much for Iulmer, Tha ball wont sbout four feet ~abovae Holds- worth 8 head, and Potors scored, Zottlein passed to third and Outhbert to eecond. Torce wonb out on a fly to Craver. Malone made a baso hit, bringing in Zettloin, Moyerlo got hia baso and brought in Cuthbsrt. Hines struck softly to Cravor, who was more auxious to look protty than to stop the ball, consoquently Hinos renched first. Treacy sent anothor ball to Cra- vor, who threw it gracofully but not with good aim to Mack st _first baso,” who muffed it out- right, The DPhiladolphiag now wont to picces, and bogan throwing asbout wildly to hoad off tho Whites, who were running tbo bases with great froedom. When they had finished two more runs had been scored. At lagh Dovlin struck to Fulmer and wont out at first, Ho the side was out, with tho Whito Blockivgs londing, Of the five xuna scored in this inving, noue were carnod. From thia powt thero was littlo intarest in tho gamo as a whole, though_somo partionlar plays are worth mentioning, In the fourth inuing, Doters taok a liner ot from Fulmor's bat. The Dmenian wore blanked by & good double play. In the fifth ioning, the Philadelphing acored thoir last run. It was o complimentary ono, presented by Force and Meyorlo, ‘'na Chicagos were ensily disposed of in tlus inning without & run, In the sixth inning, Mack reachced flrst bnso by aily to far short fleld, and was helpod to socond by Poters, who overthrew to Zetilein. Ho stolo third, and was supposod to be safo for arun, but one boud being out, Fulmer was thrown out by Forco to Devlin. Cummings thon strucle a high linor past third, which Torco renchod for ‘with a jump, sud held Tue catch was as brillinnt' s ouo as hos beon soen on tho grounds this scason. It was the foature of the gamo, Dloreovor, it saved at least one run, for Mack was on third, aud could easily havo como ome 1f the ball had passod in- to tho fleld. The Clicagos scored thiree runs, nono of thom earned, ju this funing, Craver con- tributing, by his gracoful mutly and fumbles, to the desired end. In the scvonth inning, Hines made another brilliant catob, kaving o run; and a very pretty play was made by Malone, Zottlein aud "Peters, which resulted in the rotirement of Holdsworthat tho Liome-plate. Holdsworth was on third, and Hicks on first, Hicka attemptod to taka second, Malone made a feint, and throw the ball to Zottloln, who put it to Peters at second Dbase, in timo to cateh tho runper. Peters muf- ed, and Holdsworth attompted tocome in from third, but_was euuliht by & good throw from Poters to Mnlone, In this inulng alao, the Chi- cagos carned two runs—the only ones In the gmm-—\:y herd batting, After two men had cen put out, aud whon the bases wors full, old Zet 0amo up smiling ot the bat, aud by s hurd drivo juto the loft centyo flold brought™in Aoy~ orle and Hines, Nothing worthy of note ocaurrad in the eighth and nintl innlugs, Noithor side scored, Cuth- Lort thirew well from left to thivd, putting out Cummings, who had attompted ono base too many on & hit by Holdaworth, Egglor aluo took &ty from Zettlol's bab in sbort coutro flold, after o long run, abont a foot from tho ground, NEMARKS, The Philadolphise lost the game in the third Inuing, their play being indoacribably bad. Fores was not in good condition, [and his worl 8t third buse wag far Dbolow his average, no lous than four orrors being creditod to him. "1lo redoemod bimsolf, howevor, by the remurkablo sivglo-Landed outeh alroady noticed, and by good buse-running in the eighth’ inuing, which "eaved adouble play, Zettleln's batting was, without doubt, a foature of the day. 1t will never do after this for tho small bova to yell ** home- run® gardonicslly when ke comes to the bat, for his rocord yestordsy was abova reproact, Iiis base-Lita wers all put imat oritical points. Hines made two won- derful oatehes, ono of them beiug faitly in Cuth- bert's ground, but boyond his reach, Ou the Thiladelphis 8idb thero was excollent Qluv_ln,; by Hioks, Lluglor and York, Cummings’ pitol xlnfi wag (ar from offectiye, It must Lo romombere in thls connoation that ton of the Chioagos were retirod on strikes In the firse I'hiladolphia gamo, Oraver and Yulmor, of the Philadolphias, would Liave lost tho gama thomeolyes, if they had been lot alono; but Mack and Holdsworth ero rathor aunxious to aontribute to tho result, and did so, It Oraver wonld earo less nhouuprnnmnucu and ‘mora about aohisvoments ho would bo a hottor playor, Tho boy who was kioked by a wule way told by bus fathor that he wonld never ho ; agatn, but ho would know & darned Mght':;m.{ Tho unoedato carrios its own moral, Anuozed s T THIOAGO. [# 1} fi 4B Cuthbert, 1:‘1‘ 0 T E) Torco, 3 41 1 Mafotie, o olli] 3 Moerly, 1{Cen 4 olvo o 01t o alan jt e H I[ U 0| I BHIP, 'Special Dispatch to The Chicano Tridune, & Banatooa, N. Y., July 16 —Yals wing the cole logo championsbip at baso-ball, Sooro, firel gamo, 4 to 0; socond, 7 to 4. THE DOSTONS DEFEATED DY THE ATHLETICS, Suecial Disvatch fo The Chicago Tribine, PruLspELPAIA, July 15.—The Athletics ang Boaton clubs met this afternoon on tho ground &t Twonty-fifth and Jefforaon. Tho gamo opency ot 4 sharp, snd Nick Young, late of Ch e:fl notod as umpire, The gamo waa tho finost : play ever witnessed in this city. The following in TIIE 8QONE, osTonn, [R|K| | El G, Wrigt, s, Tl wor Spalding, MoVey, . 1, Toonara, O'Rtonrke, 1 3| patt I, Wright, 0, [ xlal:nu':x',z' Behafor, 3, uliclapp, e, 1iGoduey, 1. Totalusssasnass| 4] 7] Total olol ouruommme | b @l memmomamol Innings—~ (hiottes it fivo minutes, e THE TURT, BTATEMENT DY THE OWNER OF THE RUNNING TORSE TOM LOWLING, New Yong,: July 16,—H. P, MoGrath, the owner of Tom Dowling, bas publisned s card ahout the condition of the famous horso, and warnly donies that be originated a gnmfflor‘u flction to maka the borse sell low in tho pools, Hoeaya: ‘ For somo unknown rgusona 'Tom Bowling's Jockey was instructed o hold tha horse nnd not to lot him oxhnust himsolf wn- nocessarily. Tom Dowling's strugglo to get hig head frea to go on, throw him out of stride, and bo struck himself on tho near fore leg, causing & swolling which developed itself the ssme nighty Opinion was divided a8 to whothor the horso was brokon down, aud 1 am fiank to say that at firsg I feared he wag, It was only after ho hnd boon ‘oxumined by such turfmen and surgeons as Mry Littlefield, tho traluer, and Dr. Cuttnach, who pronounced it only a bruise and not an injury to the foudon, tunt I liad hopes of his recovery. LONG DIANCH RACER. T.oxa Braxou, July 15,—For tho sesond ra to-day for the Ocenn Hotol stakes for colts au Bllios, foals of 1871, distance 13{ mlles, thera wora' four startors, McGrath'a Aron Penniu ton, winning the raco by threo lengths, Drig sm}) second, Acrobat third, Baxon fourth, Time, 'lte third raco was for o purse of £500, all agos, mile hoats. Only two startad—Survivor and. Ik, ¥, Cayver, Tho fliat heat was won by Survivor, who led Carver by & nock, Timo, 1:47){. The sacoud heat and race was won by Survivor by @ short head. Time, 1:44, T'he fourth race was » hurdlo race for a purse of &500, all nges, ovor aight hurdlos, distauce, 2 miles, Threo horse_started: Limoatone, Tabitlis, and Cordolia, Limoutono won by abouf 60 ylrfln{ Cordolia, socond, Tabltha ~boaten &bout half & milo, 'i‘lmu, 334, . CASUALTIES. - —— A Train Goes Through o Bridge, ATLANTA, Ga., July 16.—A Jumber-train thig afternoon on the Air-Line Railroad fell through tho trostlo-work of Treo Orcck Bridgo, 4 ord miles from this city, Ono colored man wag killed outright, and slx othors serlously injured, Tha wounded were brought to this clty. Ely~-Whoel 3ursts. Snecal Diavatch to' The Chicano Triduna, DaxviLee, Iil., July 16—Oousternation was cronted in tho Ambor Mills, of this city to-day by tho bursting of the lurga drive-whoel, A portion of it, weighing 400 or 500 pounds, waa driveu through the roof of tho engie-room, up through tho ovorheuging eavea of tho main building, passing aorogs and up tho street 150 or 200 yards, wuore it domolished nn arbor in tha yard of Mr. Bowers, aftor which {t buried itwelf in the frmmd. Smallor {ragmonts wera thrown in all directious, but, strango to say, 20 oo was {njured, though, the mill 18 situated iu a thickly-settied aud genorally much-orowded art of tho city. Al tho tolegraph wires loade ng ‘nnst and north were broken by the frage mouts, Jumped the frocice Speetal Duspaich o Lhe Chicaa Tribune, Ricuyoxp, Ind., July 15.—The 4 o'clock DBABDEOr-Lr W{ng north on the Ciucinuni, }’lichmond & F't. Wayne Rallroad wyas thrown off the track at Perry station, 2 miles from Rich mond, Ind. Tho signal at tho switch was all right, but the ougincer absorved a misplaces mont of the rails in time to whistle down the Lrakes and reverso the engine, and, with the tirewan, jumped from tho eugino, which, with tho baggago and front peusonger-conch, was ditched, A track was built around the wreck, aud with s freight-eugiue tha train proceeded nortls, No sorious mnjuries o passongors. Tho enginoer was slightly Lurt, Some ouo had ro- moved & bolt from the upright lover of the switch 50 as to open the raila without turning tho signal. 100 Centa on tho Dollar. Davis & Requa will pay their losses promplly—100 centa as usual, ‘Choy represont tho Imperial, uf Lon don, assets over $11,000,000; American Central, of Sty Louis, over $,500,000; Staudard, of New York, $400,000 ; 8t. Joseph Fireand Marine, over $00,000 Beottish ' Commercial, Glatgow, aovar 4,000,000 Lamar, of New York, $30,000; Mauufacturers’, of Nowark, $250,000, vip«fi‘l *reproaeuted, $18,000,000, Turiles owing tho fri premiuant azo polliely invited to puy ip, uud_parties desiring lnsurauce cad ol sound indemuity at their ofiice, 153 LaSallo stroet, Duryeas’ Starch. For laundry purposes, be sure to inquire for Dure yoan® * alln gloea starch,” For culipeary use, inquire for Duryens' “improved corn stareh," Heo that “ Duryeas’ " {a ou each packsge, Owioago, Mareh 19, 1871, —Wa are using Durysss® staroh fu our faundry, nnd find it ta be the best article we can gel, It gives the tivest fnish, fu the whitest, and most econvmieal stareh ever used Ly us, E. JunNinon & Co. ‘Proprictors Qricutal Laundrye Linen Suits and Underwenr, We have on haud a large stock of vory deairable Inen and white suits. A good, full suft, all linen, for 40,00, bandsomely irimmed, A full luo of laales® rendy-made undorwear at extramly low prioes for the noxt two woeks, Wo havo still on hand a eplendid atock of laco shawls and jackots, Somo roally good tuinge reducod us low 83 $7,00, It will pay to examine them, Mofchkin, Palmer & Co,, 107 and 109 State street, ‘You Who Were Burned Out will Aind Btetn's §1 atore, 100 Madison stveet, not onty untouched by thie fire, Lut aléo the best place to res plenish your lusres, Nothing over $1,and every ar telo of weariug apparel, household, und faucy Koods Xopt, ——— The 01A Corner Still Stands. Bangs Bros,, corner of Btate and Van Buren strecta although conslderably warmed by tho lato fire, Luve sl on hond o Jarge awsortment of fhioso celstrated “ Orown Cooks, " Rlchmond ¥aloco Tanges,” houso furnlshing goods, elo, Planos and Organs. @rand, square, and upright planos for sale, New planos and orguns o ront or for wala on monthly pay- meuty, Hecoud-laud plauos talion a8 part pay for uew, W. W. Kiupsnr, State aud Adms sirects, Oliicago, Gleyser (Saratoga Water on Draught Dy Buels & Rayuer, makerd of the ** Mars Cologuo,” —_——————— How an English Dinnor Atfects tho Tho English eat broakfast at 8 o'clock, or later, Tuuch at 1 o'clack, aud have dinner at 6 or 7 o'clock. Tho breakast i Jght, tho luncheon fs sfmilar, and the Qiuner s quite buarty, Oue Xuglish dinner in tho in exporienced Americalt stommch wiill produce tu night ; Twelvo crovs-oyed Honn ; e1ght Lears with cal~ 100 tafl ; cloven glants with {INiminatod Leads ; ona awful dog with twelve leus, and fourteon bow-legged Tuitions chissed by o hostof piratieal caulifiowers, suounted on saudics of beef, roasted., Al;)‘ respoctablo chewlst will corroborate this nlate-i moat, i i | ¥