Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1875, Page 3

eg ET ee SL es 7 Ith tho oxcoption of Toller and Simmons, aa tea math atnerity {ho invitation to stand back with which (hey wore greoted. Ll {a but fair to mention, in conncetion with the police, whio, though they wero not called upon to do any Lard work. woro onitlontly quito ready for it at a momont’s notice, the fact that ‘BX-COMMISBIONEN RENO lstinguished himself by tho asuistanco which ho rondoted to the regular police. ‘The ex-Com- missioner lind rolled his comforter thrae tmos ground bia neck, and fastened fia gilt ater ina conspicuous position upon the breast of ils ovorcont, Thus sqnipped, bo tacklod a 10-year- old boy whom bis mothor had sont from tho North Sido on an ortand, and after o sovero struggle got the bottor of him, and lifted him over the tunnol railing, and thon, eingle-tandod. chased a couplo oft young girls all the way from opposite the Iollef and Ald Socloty to Randolph atreot, It may seem unfair to dis- criminato whore afl did no well; but, inasmuch as tho ald lady's day of glory ia drawing too closo, it is only kind to give hor the bonoilt of an oa- casional little bit of glory, : ‘THE cnowD. Thore were, porliaps, aome 6,000 people on tho thoroughfares and sidawalks, on tho Lonsetops, in tho iwindows, aud son dootateps, in thornquara forined by LaSalle and Clark, aud by Lake and Bandolph streotse, ot 2 o'cloow, Br. Trusdell, surrounded bys ‘crowd of reportora, occupied tho steps in front of the office, adimiasion being rofuscd to all applicanta until the etorm had blown over. Tho Superintendent told tho uniws- aper mon that the Committes which waited on fim in tho morning had complained of neglect in tho case of & person who sought reliof in tho northweat part of tho ctty, Iie bad soatebed though all tho — books, and failed to find tho man's address, which nobody appeared to know. This was n cyse of hegtigouco, chargod against tho Relief and Aid oflice, which justly belonged to the applicant himself or to bin frionds, -nd, Mr. Truadell ro- maked, similar casos of omission on the part of the peoplo most Interested wore not infrequent. Then, if tho visitor falted to find the alleged destitute porson, a how! would bo raised, and so the thing wont. . TE COMMITTED of the morning put in an apponranco at ton min- utes past 2 o'clock, the number being swelled to throo by the addition of a rough-looking custom- or, named Prokop iludek. The inevitablo 1cxe- Intions wore again presonted, Mr. ‘'rusdoll went into the office fora minuto, whon tho fol- low, Simmon, got wrathy, and gaid he was going back to tell the people how. their Sommitteo was alighted. Leopold Fuller, who appeared to linyo mora reauon than his col- Icagues, suggested Kimmon “bad better koop his shirt on” until the Superintoudent returned. Mr. Truadell soon appeared with an account of tho man who applied for roliof, but whose ad« dresa could not bo ascorteincd by tho visitor, aithough extraordinary otforta bad beon mado in that direction, Faller asked Afr, Trusdell what ho waa going to do about THE RESOLUTIONS. Mr, Truedell—Nathing. Ihave no power to treat with you at all. Tho Directors are tho proper poraons for that. My duty is simply to tarry out thoir iustructions. Patler—Aro you willing to submit your booxs to our inspection, with tho assistance of a com- mittes of Aldermon? Mr, Truedoll—I lave told you several times that I om willing to submit to any rensonabledo- mand that comes within my provinces, My books Bre open to inapaction ovary day iu tho wool, except Sunday, trom 9 until S o'clock. You can come with or without Aldermon, if you only como in the propor time, and do uot advertise your intention so as to gathor a crowd and.raiuo tnacomly excitement, ‘Tho Committeo thon turned away and west down to Killings’ plnco, undor tho Cen- tral Tfotel. Simmon attempted to haranguo tho multitude from tho dizzy altitude of an applo-cart, bnt a gigantic Trish policoman took hit by the collar and pautaloons, and gont- ly lifted the patriot into tho street. ‘Ehen the whole force of police camo down like wolves on the fold, and cleared tho stroets in 2 miracutons- ly short apaco of time. This onded tho business, and, by 3:39 o’olock * quict reigned in Warsaw,’ THE RETOUN, It{a hardly proper to call the return of tho Qftecn to Klinge’ saloon arctreat, The latter word conveys tos certain oxtont tha idoa ot certain amonnt of order, an clomant which wos entiroly Iscking in tho backward movomont of the Communists. Ono by one they dropped into the saloon, dispirited, broken-down, limp, and melancholy, It was plain that all night long thoy had rovalod in tho anticipation of s coup- Wotat which would placo io thoir hands untold woalth, and that the digappointmont in toro for thom haa proved too great to be readily oyor- come. Slowly and sadly, and with becoming ailenco, thoy gatherod under tho wing of thar Jeador, who sald nothing, for bo lad alrondy hoard the nows. At last somo one spoke, and, after a brief disonasion, it waa decided to boid a mase-mieoting Sunday, in accprdenco with tho Mayor’a suggestion, It was in support of this Idea, and with a viow to giving somo wholosomo Inetruction to thoso present, that Lonis Nelko, who wos oncs an honored momber of fhe Commune, mounted the rostrum, and offered to address tho meoting. ‘Tho ac- ton =gavo thom tho chanco to lot of their suporflnous stonm. Shouting ont, t Death to tho traitor!” “Down with the porfidious Nelko!” ete., they rushed upon bim, caught him In their arms, and carried him to Market atreot, where they deposited him much moro suddenly on tho aldewalk than most poreons would dosiro in this icy eeanon of thoyoar. Thin may seom a trivial clroumstanco, but it is worthy of record fuasmoch ag it was tho most serious approach to personal violonco which oecurred yostorday. 4 Yoncep onprx, Nothing moro was hoard of tho Communists at tho Oity-Ifall wotil lato in tho afternoon, when a note arrived st the Mayor's ofice from Capt. Raggio, asking if it was authorizod by the Mayor: oa are horeby reneeted to tak eby requested to take your compl tmitiately to the rout of the Boaraor Trade.” oy wader of ii, D, Convix, Mayor of Chicago, OF course, there was no authority for thla moraage, as none of tho military wore allowed to appear unless a riot occurred. ‘I'he proba~ bilities oro that, if Capt. Raggio had boon fooliah buough to obey tho mock order, srow would have becurred, At 4oclocks crowd of somo 700 or 300, shouting and volling, caino running down La Salto atreot behind a squad of policemen bonncing along an unfortunate young man who bad boon atrested asm pickpocket. Aftor that all was quiet, and no more was Leard of Com- mouism around tho City Hall until oarT, mokEr Indited tho following letter to the companica who wera holding thomsolyes in roadincss for an outbreak: Cutoaco, Feb, 25, 1875,—Cartars: T have the hon- ortoinform you that your sorvices will not be re guired on this occasion, as it fa belloved that the pollea force of the city are now sullicient to preserva the poses, Should any, further emergency arise I will v6 the honor to call on you for th tanco of your mnllitary organization which you have so generously tonderod in the preservation of the peace, and tho pro fection of the lives and property of our citizens, Al- Jow me to return thanks to yourself and the mombers of your good organization’ for promptnovs on this cecaulon. Vory roapecttully, M,C, Hioxxy, eting Genersl Superintendent Polico, Conles of this lottor woro immodiatoly for- wardod to the Captains of the Irish Itiflea, the Alpine Flunters, Mulligan Zonaves, Clan-na- Gael Guards, Motgomory Guarda, and tho Firat Hegiment. E Thereupon thease companics diabanided, tho police returned tv their rcapoctivo stations, aud Peace roignod suyremo. THE GEXENAY, OPINION * of the city officials ty that ‘Chicago Communista will novor again dare to show thomsolves in 20 forcible ® manner as thoy attompted todo yeu torday, Tho Mayor — smil ° tally” robe bls "hands at the. fusto of tho Communists, Ho thinks they ara effectually scared out of tho trash pretension which thoy made at their previous, mectione, and hopes that tho preparations made by the clty for tholr discomfture vill be a standing re- buka to all fmturo uprisings of tho mass Mark Bhoridan chuckles with delight, anda he Hever saw ® more scarod sotof men than shes ‘Little blatherakite Commuuiats" were Yooterday aitarnoon, Ho clainis that at agiveo eigual 450 armed policomon aud nearl: 4,000 erin men would bayo rushod to the defense of ie city authorities, Awingle shot from ous of 6 four ‘on’ would have taught the Com. mayeiata & lesaon they would never forgot, a ° apaputy Superintendont rubbed tis mus Marek i with evident satiufuction, aud ax. cesoeae ee a dna ot tt “4 a fields of glory and re town, Toe Taunus reoounoitorer be said that the authorities ad actod wisely and woll ; t nipped the projected eme: if inthe bu bi lawlese wore piven to unders: wituted’ authorities — were ma to wquelch mob law wherever its’ head was shown, aod the eronning viotory bad been gaived ab last, He sokuow edged the due Queuce of the press as Poworful, cl ized tho mainivgs given Uy if ax Lenedslt tots public weal. But, he thonyut, the prompt Betlon of the force under his immediate oom: tmaud was the malustay of the poblic in thé in: Pending crisis of yestorday, and horesfior there was botbing to foar from the » The polico ice ad tule a (sol nnd ltted itwolf frou espondency ant Fancoful but dacive viskene | MOP Om toe ‘party was not a unit by any means, AFFAIRS OF STATE. Forty-eight Days Wasted by the Illinois House. The Worst Legislative Body that Ever Assembled in tho State. Gow Waines Wa sEtected Speatiere-- Salo of tho Independents. The $800,000-Appropriation for the Ulinois State-House Favora- bly Reported. Tom Merritt Blows Wis Fog- Horn at a Press-Core respondent, A Now Partition of Illinois and Indiana Mooted in tho Indiana Legislature, ILLINOIS. THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION: SOME COMIANISONS AND A DIKE HIWTORY. Bnectat Correspondence af ‘The Chicago Tribune. Sparxarinto, Ill, Fob, 24.—To-day closes tho forts-oighth sinco the Gonoral Assembly con- voned horo {n Springfield. It has done nothing yet, and, as tho indicationa point to a very un- cortain futuro, a brief history will not bo out of placo. Firat, it should be stated, howovor, that tho Sonate hus procecdad regularly with its bus- iness, and bos devoted very little timo to bun- combe or unnecessary logislation, Tho House of Representatives, on the contrary, has dono uothing. It ia, without doubt, ‘ME wonst movsn that ovor assombled in tho State. In tho session of 1890-'7, at Vandalia, thero ‘was a good deal of excitement tn the Houso, and, on several occasions, the Speaker—Jamea Bom- plo, of Madison County—found it almost im- possible to rostrain tho mombera within the bounds of parliamentary law. Gon. Ushor I. Linder, Abrabam Lincoln, John Dement, Tur- uoy of Wayno, Bond, Shields,” Fronen, Col. Dunbar, and other ploncer, in the political his- tory of tho Stato, wore among tho members, Tno Board of Canal Commisaionors had submit- ted s roport providing for that grand system of internal improvements which afterward slmoat brought the Statoto tho vorge of bankruptcy ; the capitaliats of the State wore prosent in lobby to securo additional logistation for irre- sponsiblo bavking sasociations; thero was & strong party in tho Ifouso in favor of enacting © now Constitution; and thero was another strong party determined to legislate ont of oflico what was known as the Council of Rovision, for its arbitrary ororciso of power. Notwithstanding the presonce of these soveral conflicting intorosts,—sach bout on accomplish- ing ite oblect, or of proventing any legislation whatover,—tho Legislature was in session only the usual period, performed all the labor tho poople demanded at its hands, and adjourned sine dic. ‘TMH COPPERMEAD House oF 'C8, In January, 1863, tho Genoral Agsembly con- vened at the Capital, Tho Senate, with T'rancia A. Hoffman as presiding oflicer (a Repubilcan), went immodiately to work. The House orgau- ized by tho election of Samuol A. Buckmaster as Speaker. There wore, from tho very first, discordant clemonta in tho Houso, The Ropub- lean party was [ns minority, but the Democratic ‘The Houso ‘was organized on the Cth, but it was not till the 1th that Spoakor Buckmaster succeeded in har- monizivg the conilicting claims and pretensions of tha Copperhead Democrata so that he could announce tho Standing Committeos, It was in the days of special legislation, and self-intercat prompted the Democratic rabblo to perfect a kcoro or #o of private Jaws; but, as for legivlat- ing for the Stato, and its thousands of bravo citizens who were thon in the ileld battling for tho preservation of the Union, it proved itsolf uttorly incompotent, Tob, 16, at 2 o'clock iu the morning, the House adjourned’ amid tho greatout oxcitomont. Drunken mombere roeled oand fro, and oaths and obscenity wero heard on every hand. Contrary to all precedent, how- avor, that Goneral Assembly faa resolved to Pperpotuate itself, and provided for another scs- sion. But, when its mombera wont home, tho people woro not slow in express ing thelr contempt for a body of men who could not riso above tho bebeats of party whon a common country was pieuRghing for oxiatonce in tho terrible wago of battle, In June following, = remuant of the General Assembly convenad at the Capital, Af. tera bricf sossion, and after realizing how uttor- ly contemptible it had become, Gov, Yates sont tho House, by Col. Hirucheck, nis Private Heorotary, o mousaga containing the following: YATES YROLOGUES THE ROGUES. Wrenxas, I fully bellove that the interoats of the people of the Btate will be bost aubservod by a specdy Adjournment, the past history of tite Assembly holds ing out no retsonablo Lopo uf beneficial results to (ho Citizens of the State ur the army in the foid from its further continuance: Note, therefore, I, Wichard Yates, Governor, do eres by adjourn the General Assembly ‘now in soasion to the fat Monday in January, 1875, ‘Thus was prorogued a body of men who had domonstrated their utter uniitness fora dischargo of the duties tho poople had intrusted them with, and who, for twolyo yeara thorosfter, wero kopt undor tho bau of that sanio people. ‘UNIBALTHY COMPAnIBONS. Under w roatored Union and tho Republican party, other Legislatures (govon in numbor) have convened at the Capital. Each one has gono quiotly to work, and, without any auch diagraca- ful exhibitions xs characterized tha Domocratic House of 1863, or the Oppouticn House of 1875," digniflodly and laboriously proceeded with tho work of snacting and reviving the lawa, ‘This resume is wade for au illustration of tho predominant traits of the Domocratio logislator, Aftor holding the position of a beggarly minor {ty {n the General Asaombly for twolve years, theao ambitious and unscrupulous politicians suddonly find thomuoivos again in the majority, PEQTINENT FACTS, And now & statement of s fow facte is dee manded by tho people, ‘Tho presont General Assembly convened on the Cthof January. On the 8th, Elijah Mf, Haines was elocted Speator, On the 18h, he announced the Standing Com. tmuitteea,-—8 longer interval than iad ovor elapaed in any formor touse, Although gonorally con- ceded to bo the fact, yot it fs uot true tnt tho Indovondont-Reform members selected or wlcoted Maines as Spoaker. From tho vory first, Hainos was the choice of the Bourton Democracy, But it took three days to whip and ¢ajolo tho Indo- pendent-Roform menibers into bis support, Tom Merritt, Jim Herrington, Bam Cummings, Niehof, and Plater, mada « show of opposition to Hal but it svas only dono to convince mus- cious Indepoodent-Reform mombers that Maines was s consciontious Roformer, Jotun Hise, Brove Thornton, Mooro of Adams, and that class of Democrats (origiuel Oopperheads), wore pladged to Haines from tho Brut, ‘ THE INDEYENDENT@ WOLD OUT. On the announcement of the Committecs, the Independent-Reforin membora waw at once that they bad been sold out. Qummings, a Bourbon Domocrat, was given tho Chairmanship of the {te them) most importaut Committec,—that of tovenue,—and bad associated with him the strongest Domocraty and tuo weakest Independ- outa. Armetrong was given the Choirmanship of the Committees on Nailroada, with Horring- ton @: Inmings tO avsiet him, Joln Hise was tigde Chairman of the Committee on Bu. nicipul Affairs,—auothor very importaut Com- mittce in tpe estimation of Independents, aud one to which weveral of the loading men of that taction aspired. Aud woou through the. list, The Independents were rudely shoved auido to make room forblataut Domocrata. Btartiug out under such auspleos, it iano mys tory that the House lias reached ite forty-eighth day and notbiug has been dono, It haa beon ONE CONTINUAL NOB during almost every ucasion, Hpoaker Haines started out to make ovory intereat bend to the geatiticatiou of bis own” pergodal ambitioa,— that of becoming Governor uf Illia. ‘to do this, be has traded off friends, rowarded eno- g THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1875. mies, ovorriddon parliamentary Jaw, and mado a record that willrend him down to puaterity an the most unscrupulous politician tha Stato has evor known. For weoka, many intelligent farm- or Indepondent-Reform members have falt tt to be a Pioeaing duty to unload Haines, Thoy realizo how mucti ho haa already damaged tho causa of Reform which they profess (and porbapa honestly) to havo at heart, They remember thot, Isat year, thoy went be- foro the peoplo’ boaring§ = banner on which was duseribed leform !—Retrench- mout! end that, upon those tro insues, the peo- pis elected thom as Representatives, Now, In hho seventh wook of the session, thay look tack: upon the record mado, with mournful foreborl- ings. {Thay are the moro to bo pitied becatss the Bourbon Domocracy weara no mask, aud into tho camps of that veleran army Jiaines has beon atondily, persistently lending them, ‘Tho instances wherein Bpeaser Maines has urposely originated dinturbances in the Houro t arbitrary rulinga, in ordor to give credence to is assortion that thore was @ conapiracy among tho Republican minority to retard logislation, have boon eo frequont, and tho papers of tho Htato, almost irreapcctive of party, have so gen- erally animadverted upon them, that it ig un- necessary to cite thot hore, NOW TIE INDEPENDENTS WERE MANIPULATED, Tho plana of the Bourbons for the capture of the Independents wora well matured. In tho firet place, they wore recognized as honest, inex- perionced men by tho Bourbons, Thon it be- came necossary to mako B slow of jiotaio to and conciljating tha Indopondents. ‘Lo do this, Aloxander Campbell, tho Indepondont-Reform Congressman-olect from tho LaSalle District, ant Gen. W. B, Andorson, the {ndepondont- Reform Congresaman-olect from tho Niuctecnth District, wore brought into requisition. There mon wore persuaded that tho only man who could beat Shelby M, Cullom for Epoaker was L, M, Maines, Anderson and Camploil diatrusted Unines at tho timo; but such eolemn pledges were mado by his friends (iti Springer and Gov. Palmer) that these leading lightw iu the Roform party yielded. AN EVIL COATATION, Under such circumstances was tho coalition formed which, siuco the first week, baa only ap- peared au ovil bargain-and-sale, It waa not only an evil coalition so faras securing tho cloctiou of E, M, Haines, but it has committed tho Inde- pendont- Reform membors to the many unjuat and evil schemes which tho Bourbon Democrats havo soriously at heart. What Indopendent-Ke- form mombor of tho Mfouge daro go beforo his peoplo with the record bo and the Bourbon Dom- ocrata havo alroady mado on the caucus quex- tion? One of tho principal planks iu tho plat- form of tho Reform party in Ulinojs ig hostil- ity to the caucus syatom; and yot tho Bourbon Democrats havo led tha Independont- Roform members into and bound them by moro eaucua acts than avy legislative body over held in tho Stato in the samo length of tima before, On the temperance queation, the Bourbon Dem- ocrate, through Speakor Hotpes, have altcady bouna the Indopondent-Roform mombera hand and foot. On tho subject of an adjourned gos- siov, although they don't know it, yot thoy are committed to it by tho pledgo thoy gavo tho Bourbon Demoorate toxtand by Speakor Haince; for ho and his friends aro alreudy maturlog their plaus for deceiving tho people into tho necessity of au adjourned regsion, X THR CENSUNE OF PRISIDENT GRANT, Thero ia another chapter of history connected with this coalition which tho pooplo should road, Bald t! erablo Foxter Turnor, of Jo Daviorn County My people sent me here to legislate for them, not to discuss national politics or to tmonufacture political capital.” And yet, in oaucua, the Bourvon Democrats bound tho In- dependont-Reform members to stand by and aupport the resolutiona of cenaure of Prosident Grant, the Administration, aud Gen. Sheridan. Aloading Bourbon Domociat said to the Indo- pondont-Reform members: “Speaker Lainoa is your man; tho Republicans have got him in a ight place on account of hia giving his Private Becratary $6 aay. If you Independents do not go with us on the Louisiana resolutions, we will not sustain Sponker Haines.” ‘Thus cornered, the Indepandonta wero actually forced into yot- ing a censuro upon the Prealdeut. AND SET IT 18 FRAUD| But thero is another chapter still: Aftor the vote on tho Louisiana resolutions was takon, tho Speakor made n falso avnotincement of tho ro- sult, Membors who yated No wero recorded Ayo; other mombers who voted No wero not ra- corded st all, That this is trae, thoaction of the Houao itself proves, They wore joint resolu- tione. If the Bourbon Democracs and Speakor Lfninos wero satisfied the Houso had voted the censure, the resoluiions would long ainos hava been transmitted tothe Sonate. Lt has noyer beon done! SCHEMES INCUBATING. The attention of the peoplo is called te tho following: Acaucus wae held last Thursday night, at which it was regolved by the Bourbon Democrats and «# fow Iudependonta: 1, To cut down all appropriation bills to & sum baroly sufllcient to run tho Btate Government. 2 To abolish the Stata Board of Equalization. 3, To abolish tho State Board of Cheritios. Again, it{a proposcd to domand of the Govornor & party representation on tho sov- oral Boards to be appointed by him, under pon- alty of refusing the necessary appropriations to carty on tho Executive Dopartmont. Lot tho people of ; Hlinois look well to their Roprosontatives. In the midst of ponco aud plenty; under a Constitution prononnecd al- most porfect; with statutory laws ample for every honeet srbitration of issues botweon citi- vous; with ® Judicial car open to tho slightest complaint, —s Legisiature conyonea at the Capi- tal, that blindly rushos headlong ats work of destruction, Last fall, » purty, long doprivedof tho confidence of the people, under false pre- tonsos of liberality, persuaded another disaaffect- ed clement to fuse with {t, Asa reeult, tho Domocraoy and the Reformers went bofore the people, and, in platform, prose, and by voice, mado loud Protostutions of Koform, The peo- plo, alwaya reativo whon thoy imagine their rights aro boing overlooked, heodod there pro- fossions. Tho whole people of tho Btate aro now roaping tho fruit of the folly of that lauded, romized Moform, Out of 482 bills introduced into the House, but two have passed and receiy- ed,the eignatnre of tho Speakor, and ono of them wag killed in the Senate. A Looxen-On, HOUSE, DELAYED REPORTS, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicace Tridune. Brninavieco, Mi, Feb. 23,—The Commitico on Printing this morning reported on the reso. lution of inquiry as to tho dolay in publication of tho reports of tho sovoral charitable inatitutions, that thoy find that the roports were made to tho Govornor on tho 16th of Docombor Inst; woro by him sont to the Stato Board of Charitica, by whom they were held until tho 18th inst., whon thoy wore gant tothe Printer. Tho report alro statoa that tho roport of the State Bupemntend- ont of Education having boen placed by the Gov- ernoron tho let of printing tobe priuted bofore the publication of thoreports of the charitablo inatitu- tions bas furthor dolayed printing of tho latter, On motion of Hiso, who stated that it onght to be mado known that tho Houso waa unable to intelligontly pass the appropriations for thoge in- stitutions because the roports had not boen laid before tho House, 1,000 copics of tho report wero orderod priuted. When printed and circulat- od the resolution will, of courgo, oxplain thata six wooke' sossion was wastad,all bocauge tho {ITouso was waiting for tho roports aforosald. And whon the Houso geta tho roporta, which havo al- ready been published by tho daily prese,mombors will forthwith mail the same to thelr consticu- enta, and then willbe just as woll prepared to pass upon the appropriations asked as thoy ara DoW. YInED oUt, The great quostion of tha appointmont of William Groonwood to run the boating and yen- tilating apparatus of tho Loglatative chambera, which two or three olber men aro alrondy draw- ing pay for-doing, was settled at last to day, The Committee on Contingout Expenses wettlod it, by report, to the effoct that the Committeo which appointed Qreensood had authority un- dor joint resolution to do # od the Commit- too recommended that his namo be placed upon tho pay-roll, Tho report waa concurred, in, whercupou Armatrong offered a rosalution dis- Talasiog Greenwood ax soon as ho was paid for what he had done, which was carriod, and so was Greenwood legislated into and out of oflice with- in the apace of teu minutes, ‘TUR NEW STATE-TOUSE, ‘The Appropriation Committca roported back the bill appropriating €800,000 for tho complo- tion of tho now BState-Houwo, with the rocom- mendation that {t pass. Tho Commltteo ap- Pointed to investigate evorything connected Wish the construction of that atructuro has not yet reported, and probably uow will not report tall, wince tho invostization has beou virtually sbaudonod, as indicated by the unanimous roo- Ommendation by tho Committee of the ap- Propriation, TUS INSANE. Tho bill introduced to-day by Lendrl, las tive to lunatic asylums, pul AR eud ne Taye pationt question by providing that “no chargo shalt be made for board, care, nor modical treat~ mentateither of tho imsano ssyluma in this Hinio,” STOCK-FARD CORPONATIONA. Ifarvoy, of Knox, introduced a bill for tho reguistion of incorporated rtock-yard compa- nies. It provides tbat overy such Company charging moro than ‘a fair aud reasonnblo comi- pensation” for transfer of live-etock on ita tracks, or for receiving, handling, ote., the same, or for anything dono by reason of the: powers conferred by the act of tucorporatiou, aball bo deomod guilty of oxtoition, and, on conviction, flued not fons than $590, nor moro than €1,000; for the socond offenso the penalty is doubled. The like penaltios are prescrib- od for wnjuat discriminations in rate of charges for receiving, hendiing, travafer, etc, of live-atook, or in respect to any other thing done by virtue of tho powers grant- ed by tha act of incorporation, The bill further provides that demand or collection by avy atock- yard company of more from ono person for auy forvice roudored than haa been charged another, shall be held conclusive ovidenco of oxtortion within tho meaning of the bill, Liko penaltics are Imposed for paxgtect to properly caro for liva- stock received by any stock-yard company, aud tho Rafiroad and Warchouse Commiasionara aro required to inspect tho various stock-yards in tho Btate for the purpose of ascertaining whetb- or the provisions of tho bill are ccmphed qitn, and to prosecuto for violations theracf, MEDICINE AND PHARMACY, Another bill to provide for the examination of drog-clerks and doctors was introduced by Dunue, of Paorts, to-day. It provides for the organization of a ‘Geueral Council of Modical ond Pharmacoutical Hducation and Registration of tho State of Ilinois,” to bo compora:l! of ono mombor elected from cach of tho medical col- leges of the Stato, by whom drug-clerks and doctors of modicino ehall be cxananed and li- eoused as such before outoring upon practice as such, COUNT-CLENKS' FERS. To be added to the bills amended to death evidently iy Houso bill 9, nudcr consideration by rectiona this morping. This is tho Lill which re- quires Clerks of Courts to public, seml-annnal- iy, lists of unclaimed fees. tho amount of cach, and name of porson entitled thereto, and if not claimed within to gonta theresfter to pay tho name ovor tothe school fund. Tho bill would cut off a considorabla item in the emolumonta of Clerks of Courts, to which they havo uo legal claim whatovor, and the fact that it wauld go re- duco said emoluments evidently will defent it. Avy number of membors socined to euddonly discover when tho bill came up thatit uoeded amondmont, and so many wore tacked on that nobody cau be quite aure how much of the bill fg loft opcrativo, WORKMEN'S LIENS, Mr. Ataonoy'a bill giving workmen in mines, factories, and warkalopz, o lien on the samo for wages, aftor amendments had Leon offered giv- ing alike Hen to lawyors, doctors, and kitchen girls, was rocommitted, COMMON PLEAS, ‘Tho bi!l to establish Courts of Common Pleas in cities having over 250,000 Population (Chica go) way taken up ou consideration by ecctions, and recommitted to a aslect Comnnttec, consist- ing of Cook County members. It provides for tho election, on tho first Monday iu Juno, 1975, of Judges to hold for four yenta, the Court to heve concurrent Jurisdiction with Circuit Courts within the city limite. ATTACK ON THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN conne- BPONDENT, At this juncturo Morritt interpozed to offer the following : ‘Waenras, Complaints havo been mada by this Gen- tral Assemnbly that the St, Louis /tepuodean has nore porter on the floor of thia House, but a fling who bas tieither sense nor truthfulness ; fherefore, ‘bat the memabera of thiy Assembly pledge theniselves to raise means to pay a reporter wl will report facts and the truth to tho Bt. Louts Republican, aud that we recommend thatthe thing who doos now represent aid puper be acut to Dry Tortugas, Merritt followed with a epcect, which he got Joave to make asa question of ptiviloge, and in which Lo denounced tho Jtepublican correapond- ent for falgo reports, Gotting hoated in his re- warts, Merritt further denounced the aviro- spondeut a8 o shoep in wolt’s clothing, and ono who stole tho livery of the devil to servo tho Lordin, Tho occasion for the wholo wna that tua Kepublican correspondent had diamissed Merritt's speech of yesterday with fivo Jinos. Moriitt's performance, paltry as it may appear, is of & piece, only a lithe moro £0, with tho treat- mont to which correspondents kere genorail; haya beon aubjected by small politicians on bat! aides, who from their woats horo aspire to cdit tho metropolitan dailies. ‘The romalnder of the scssion was ocoupiod with a consideration of bills by sections, DILL TO NAISE THE NATE OF INSURANCE. Miller, of Cook, to-day introduced a bill tax- ing foreign Iosuranco companies doing busivess iu this Stato 6 per cent on premiums rocolved, —_+—. SENATE, TAX-COLLEOTION, Special Dispatch to The Cateago Tribune, Seusayterp, Wj. Feb. 25,—Arntzen's bill providing for tho collection of taxes in citica was taken up, and tho emorgency clause atricken out. Tho section cutting off tho right of tho party asaesued to carry the caso to the Supromo Court was also atrickon out. Tho bitl an amended suthorizea the recovory of taxes by action of assumpalt brouglt by tho oity upon domand in writing firat mado therofor, or, in the caso of anon-rosident, after publication: thereof in throe succossive issues of some papor published in the city, Nono of the othor remo- diea given by the statutes for tha collection of taxos aro impaired or ropoalod by the bill, which was orderod to a third roadlag, ‘Tho bill waa op- posed by J, C, Haines in an olaborate speoch, in which be opposed the multiplication of remedios for the collection of taxce. Ho waa in fa- vor of wiping out all Inws facilitat- ing tho collection of city taxes and pnas- ing ono act which would apply to towns and cities, With reference to the section (subse. quontly atricken ont) donying a writ of error to tho Supromo Court in tax casos, ho maintained that tt was necessary that tax-payors be left full remedies sgainat thieving spactal sasosementa ; othorwise they would be ropbed. Halno's epeech is tho subject of conslderablo adverse criticlam, as having boan in fact in tho intereat of tax- fighters, whether go intended or not. It should be stated, bowaever, that the original bill not only cnt off tho right of appesl to the Supreme Court, but algo the right of redomption on salo of property for tax, ond in all provieions was go summary that, if thore woro juet cause for ro- wiuting & Bpecial asscsemont, it would not bavo been easy under itto have had the objectiona fully heard, cuvucn Pnorgnury, Casoy'a Church bill was ordered to a third reading. It provides that tho Diocesan of any diocero, with bis Vicar, or other clergyman by him olected, aud the rector, may appoint two lay membors of tho congregation to manago the lomporal affairs thorcof, who may becomo a body corporate, and, as anch, for themselves and thoir auccossory, hold and recoive tho property of tho Chureb. Thoy aro also outhorized ta receive and hold any property ivon, or devised wor purchased by the Daarob, agit may dvoin necestary for the comfort or convonicuce of the cougregation, ‘Tho section of the old Jaw limit~ ing tho right of a church to hold more than ton acres id ropoalod, ao that, under thia bill, there is practioally no reatriction sa tothe amount or yaluo of proporty that may be bold or acquired by a church, — THE LEGISLATIVE BRUISER, MERRINGTON'S ASSAULT ON MIL. CLAFLIN. Springfaid Journal, Feb, 25. ‘Tho session of the House Railroad Committeo, at Room 2 Contral Houso, last night, waa the soene ‘of an outrage which, committed in tho lowost pot-Louso, would havo coumgued its pers polrator too coll ia tho calsbooso, Itwasa acone do utterly disgracotul aa to be beyond jus- tifleation, or even extenuation, excopt on the Ground that tho asanifant of an unoffonding fol~ low-logielator was ao drunk as to bo lost to all sense of decency, Tho Houso Railroad Commit- toe, ten membors being prosont, was considering Mr, Uerrington’s Union Depot bill, Thoro wore aluo prosont Gov. Palmer, Hou. ¥, i, Wineton, of Chicago, and othor attoruoys, Mr, Claflin, of DuPage, oxprossed himeolf 63 [n op- position to the bill,—the;uame pouition he hud Prorlously taken in tho Houso. Ho argued that ¢ wag toa loovoly drawo, aud in hus view auy- thing from a bakery ton ctrevs could as woll ore gauizo and operate uuder itu provibions, When Str. Claiiin bad coaxed, Mr, Hopkins, of Coou, indulged in romarks having a porsousl refereuce to tho Inst spouker. #Mr, Clailin called tho atton- tion of the Chayman to Bir, Mopklus’ remurke, aud stated that bo bud beon luwulted at every meotingg of tha Comuitteo be had attended, and, whollo protesting againat it now, bo folt called upon to odd that ho would stund euch invut uo lougor, Mr. Herrington, of Kano, also s momber of tuo Commuttee, at this polut walked actoss the room, aud shaking hia fist in the face of Afr, Clatha, remarked: “You've got to wtand it," Morrington then at~ tempted to strike Clallia, but the latter auccoed-- ed in warding off tho biow, Tha membara of tho Committee thon crowded about, sud Mr, Claflin wae unablo to defond himself, and Her- ringtan etruck him quite a sovera blow on tho Ride of tho hond, which Claflin waa provented re- nonting. Cov. Palmer, with» chivalrous senso of fair-play, at this point interfored and called for “fatr-play, two-and-Lwo,” and seemed al- mort alone diapoeod to Interfero on Cleflin'a behalf, ‘Tho parties were parted, and aubsoquent- y Mr. Claflin rose and introduced a resolu- tion, reciting the circumatances by which a mem- ber wan auanulted during tho Committee's acr- sion, and aaking the Committee to toport tho same to the House for ita action. Merrington at this point approsched Mr. Claflin threateningly with « cana, but wae prevented striking him. Mr. Topi. of Cook, moved tolay Mr, Ciaflin's reaotution on tho table, but the motion received ouly two votes. Tho Chair decided that as thero waro only ten members prosont, including Mr. Clailin and hia aswailant, and they could not yote upon tho resclution, thoro was other- wine less than oo qnorum prerent, and tho Committee could take noaction. They reso- lution thercforo romains in the bands of tho Committee. Hr. Horrington mado a protenso of spologizing to the Committeo, but refused to jn= clude Mr. Ciaflin, and opeuly romarked that ho “ would fix him outside." Up to tho latest ad-, vices, incinding the 1 o'clock a, m. police report, Horrington had falled to add to bis diegrace by “fixing Mr. Claflin outside.” Tho disgracofal act of Mr. Herrington ia aterniy roprovated by many of his fellow membere, aud the House can wcarcely fall to take some action in censure of the indiguity offered one of ita mombers. el NOTES, REVENUE. Special Dinnateh to The Chicaro Tribune, Spninorizry, led, 25,.—The House Kevenue Committes to-night, in view of tho doubt as to ita constitutionality, determined to abandon tha project for a revenno rystem on the Pennsylvania plan of taxing railroads and special licenso taxes, and will mow address thomsolves to reforming the presont Revenue law. TUE APYROPRIATIONS. The Senate Appropriation Commitice has cut down the Governor's contingent expouses appro- priation to $10,000, and limited Xa expenditure to the perservation of order and euforcement of the law, ‘Tho Comnilttce is chopping down all approprintions pursuant to the Opposition cau- cus programme. ——— OTHER STATES, MINNESOTA. IMPORTANT WORK IN THE HOUSE, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sr, Pact, Feb, 25.—In each House a largo number of focal and privato bills passed. Tho Sonato passed a bill making stookholdera In companies under the general law personally Ita- bie for the amount of unpaid asaossments and for all dobts of tho company incurred with thoir knowlodge or conseut, Also a bill for tho re- movalof the capital tothe Stato landa in Kan- diyohi County, and laying out thore o city callod Donnelly. Similar billa have passed one or the othor Houne about evory year since tho Stato was admitted. This waa intended ag o joke, but passed in earnest by most of those supporting it. It will probably be defeated in tho Lower Houee, In the House a bill was introduced re- quiring warehounemon to give bonds to the County Commissioners. A bill aubmitting a wowan's-suffrago amondment passod—nyes, 66; noos, 42. A bill restoring tho doath-ponalty for murder, except whan the jury prescribe Impris- oument, passod by 67 to 19 A bill creating from taxes on inaurance compauica a fund for disabled firemen, which was potitioned for unan- imously by all tho fire departments in tho Btate, was paesod, then reconsidered, and defeated by two majority. Both Housca aro in sosaion to- night, ‘THE SENATOBIAU BESCLT, Svectat Corresvonitence of the Clicasn Tribune, St. Pact, Minn,, Feb. 24, 1875.—Since Friday last most of the Republicana tn onr Legislaturo have either visited their bomes or heard from their coustituents, and are, in consequence, very heartily inclined to congratulate themeclves on. their fortuuate choice of Judge McMillan to be United States Senator, Bome of them are wur- prised to learn how little their constituents were interested in the fortunes of individaal sa- pusuts, and bow impatievt they bad bocome of tue contest. To Hepublicana away from tho capital it appeared that the party was being sac- rilleed, but thoir greatest fear was that tho final choice would bean unworthy onc. The news that Judge MoMillan wes olected was alrogether good nows to the people, Thoy bad known him for many years seaman strictly honest and of raro ability. Thoy know him to de ono of the early Republicans who lad nover sworved fromthe principics which mado bis party the party of the people and the nation. Withal, thoy felt that his clection was not 6 reault of intrigue or bargains —that he canio to be clected because, being eml- nently fit for the Senatorship, bo was entirely free from alliance with cither ofthe quarreling factions. ‘Tax ‘Lnipuse’s fret comments upon hia clec- tion wore more nesrly in accord with the gencral feoling of tho veople of Minnesota than any- thing our leading State papore nave yet eaid, These wero so warm in tho quarrel, thoy couldn't bo quite glad at its ending. It 1s known here, but las not yot beon publiebed, that the Demo- cratic caucus on Tuursday night bad under con- sideration a proposition to withdraw Mr, Loch- rev, their candidate for Senator, in favor of Xtor- ton'S. Wilkinson, formorly a Republican United States Senator, but now & menibor of tho Stato Bonato, acting with the Domocrate and’ claseed nae Liboral Hopublicaa. It was stated to the caucus that olovyen Republicans would vote for Wilkinson on tho firat ballot after ho was Placed In nomination, This, with the whole Op- position yote, oxcopt his own, would give him aeventy-four aupporters, just cnough to olect. But there were two men in tha caucus who re- fused to consent to tho proposition, and its further considoration wes postpuned to Friday evenlog. Moantimo, Wilkiusou'a Ropublican friends wero to secure two other Republicana for iim, but McMillan was olected. Of course, the Wilkinson project became known outeide the Domocratic caucus and helped to elect MoMillan, ‘Tho weak brethron were forced to choose be- tiroon a atraight Domocrat gnd an upercoption- ablo Republican. But it was a narrow ercapo for them and for the Republican party of Minne- nota, ‘Wilkingon has not abandoned the purunit of the Sonatorvhip, but ia in training to contest the succession to Sonator Windom’s eeat two yoars from now. Ie will havo formidablo rivals in his own party for the honor of 5 gainoriey voto. It would bo making ono’s claims to be able to judge of the fnture to wadertako to say now who will succeed Bouator Windom, but thero is no risk in predicting that he will be a Nepublican in full aecoid with the party, THE LEGISLATION, The fegislative session oxpires by constitu- tional Hmitation Friday of next woek, Mean- time each House will have to decide upon State mattors of great importance, Tho Tax law of Yast year neods to bo corrected, expecially in tho matter of equalizing asacasmeonta, It was attempted to have roperty saecascd et its full value, and, because of tho apparont undorvyalustion of real proporty io wome counties, the Stato Board of Equalization added to the returned valuation of those coun- tiea,—in somo instances 60 per cout, The offect of this incrense was to compel men to pay taxes 00 porsonal property at moro than tts fall values as, for lustance, one man in Goodbuo County, whoro the valuation was raisod 26 per ceut, had no other taxable property but €1,000 in currency, for which ho waa required to pay taxca on 81,2), Tu tho wamo county lands Which can be wold for @10 au ocre, aftor tho equalized assesament wore ratod at $12 an acro, while lands in some of the fronticr countics which can bo bought but are not ualablo at @5 an acre, aru rated st @ito€6, A rovision of tho cqualizatiou is pro- Posed for this year, BAILTOADS, Tho whole northoru part of the State, which {a woll roprosonted in the peniaiston ta moviny for a sattloment of the dificultica in the way o! completion of the St, Paul & Paciiic branch. lines, from Utah to Brainerd and from Molroio to St, Vincont, on tho Manitoba border, One of the plans before the Railroad Committees is to declare the forfeiture by the Ht, Paul & Pacitic Company and ite eucccugors, aud thou convoy the graut aud franchixo to amo other company or companies obligated to complete the two lines witbin wu year from uow. Another ia to reposl tho laws of Jaxt year, which guvo 8 wpocial Lou on tho lund-grant to Do Graff & Co., and other buildore and suppliers of materiats, for whist has been done on the Hues, anu log the reproscnta- tivesof the Duteh boudboldom go on with their murtgage foreclosure, and then finish tho roads a@ their ouly way of recovering what thoy havo luvested. ‘Lho Luke Buporior & Minmasippi aud the Winons & St. Petor Railroad Coniparles will bo relioved of tho divabihties arising from lute Judicial decisions. ‘tho firutensmed Com- papy ie obtaining a renewal of its righty, and privitones, aud confirmation of its title to tte jand-grants, with approval of tho conveysncce wod mortgages it bus given. ‘I'he othor ls‘also having itu land-grant, couvevancos, and mort- rages coutrmed, Unoxpoctedly they moet with fut Iitilo oppoxition of any sort, tho ental di axe oO: position Lelug against taking any the position in which these Companion have been Placed by errors in former legislation. MODIFICATION. As to the genera) Railroad Inw, creating a Rallroad Commiseion to fix the maximum of Tearonable chargos for freight and paasongor carriage, It may be too Inte, but there Is sot hope that i will ho so amondod na to remove its moxt objoctionable features. The propositions which ate regarded with most favor ara ombud- fed in a bil Introduced into the House by Mr. Morse, of Hennepin Connty. These are tobaro but one Railrond Commiestoner; to do away with inflexitlo maximum rates, but to leavo the burden of proof npon tho eompanica in lopal proceedings ag to tho roasonablences of their charges; aud to require of tho compames that, under Jike con- dittons only, their charges shail be tho same to all persons, Tuore ara alao regulations as to tho furnishing of cars, and for transfor of froight or cara from ona rond to another, but thero are not arbitrary rules subject to no modl- fleation by tho differing circumstances of each caso. Tho one Commisstoner ie charged with tho duty of {oquiring into aud reporting an to tho public management of tho several ronda, and of requiring the companies to obey the lawa, or to aid in their prosecution if they vio- late them, If thin bill {a perfected and pargod, it will go far to retiova the companies from em- barrasaing interference with their business, H. na bale INDIANA. PROCEEDINGS. Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, Isptavarotis, Ind., Feb. 25.—Little was done in tho Legislature to-day. The Sonate amended tho Public Warehouse bill so as to apply only to such honses as chooso to operate under its pro- visions. Tho session was epent in a fruitless debate on the Fee and Salary bill. The House, in the morning, after a loug debate, indednitoly postponed tho bill for two now Insane Asylume, one in the North and tho other in the South, by a vote of 49 to 47. It was, in the afterooon, ro- considered, and another fight ongued, ending in the bill being recommitted with fustructions to locata one asylum on tho grounds now awned by tha State at this int, to cost not exceeding €350,000. he voto on this was 48to 40, The Comunit- tee on Ways and Moans reported the Appropria- tion bill, ainountiug, iu the agzerogate, to €389,- 00. ‘The appropriations for the institutions aro as followa; Insane Hospital, 135,000; Deaf and Dumb, 267,000; Blind, £32,000 ; Soldiers’ GOrphnna’ Homo, §33,000; ‘House af Refuge, $35,000; Femalo Frison, £27,500; Purduo Uni- voruity, £8,000. Tho House rejected tho Henate Local Uption Liquor law, and adhered to ita li- ceso bill. Tho Northern Prison Invostigatiug Committeo left for Michigan City to-night. AN EXTHA LOND, One moro Interoal Improvement bond has been found than payment is provided for. Tho act of 1874 pames 191, but nivety-cigbt havo been paid, the General Governmont holds sixty- ulne, and now some Londoner presenta twenty. fivo for paymant. These aro tho old Canal bonds of 1832, PEROPORED NEW DIVISION OF INDIANA AND ILLINOIS, Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, Ixptanarouis, Feb, 22,—A division of Indians and [ihnois ia one of tho questions which bag bean preeeuted to the legislative mind here—not in the shape of a bill or resolntion—by soreral tuombers of the Legislature from the north end of the State. The plan is, to divide the Sinte east and weat, ingead of north and aunth,—gry- ing tho Capital of the north half of the two States to Chicago, aud tho Southern Capital to ‘Yerre Haute, or somo polut convenioutly near tho contro, as well as near one of the navigable water-courses, Ridiculous sa the proporition scoms at first eight, it mects with some favor in the south oud of tha State, becauce, as loadiog Democrats sas, the soath end of tho two States would make a purmanontly Demo cratic Btate, while they would hava tho chance of espturing tho ono on the north occastonally. ‘Thera can be no doubt that a majority of tho members from the north end of the State would {vor such a proposition, bocause their local {ne tercstg are identified with Clucago, That the natural boundaries, if so divided, would be bet- ter than at present, many admit who laugh atthe idea; aud cortainly the people would be moro homogeneous under the new arrangement. A rosolation will bo introduced before the close of tho session of the Legislature, asking the appointment of a Commutee to coufer with a Committes of the Tilluois Legislature, baviug this object in viow. It will vot pass. of conrne; butit may be an opening wedge which will bo well pounded in tho next canvass in this State; and, if the Illinois people consider such a plan atall, tho loaven which is now being distribuced may work through tho whole mass. THE WOLY LAKE HARDOR QUESTION comes up to-morrow, undera special order, in tha Sonate, Ite friends will be abla to show {te ores iets its opponents are ready to show that Michigan City provides ali ‘the are bor-conveniences which tho groat Stato of Indiana needs. Trae, Michigan City harbor drifta full of aandosch year; but then Uncle Sam will Bppropriato to have it dredged out ond de- posited out fn tho lake, whore it ia washed aabore and again blown into tho harbor. But, if Wolf Lake ehould be madoa harbor, « large rov- enue cau be derived from tho oxportation of wolf-skina.—the sild marshes thercabouts fur- niehing a fall euppty of thevarmints. Then tho lonely and now-deserted marshes would abound with evidences of commerce, aud tho cloar bosom of the lakes would be whitened with the sails of vessels which would be attracted there to remove the ice-crop after tho wintersoason, and tho prairie bay after harvest, J. W. tga MICHIGAN, A XEW SIATE PRISON, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Lanwixo, Mick., Feb. 25.—The houses aro now fairly ombarked on goueral business, and will probably make more rapid progress than heroto- fore, This morning tho Benato, in Committoo of the Wholo, agreod to the bil providing for the establishment of 8 now prigon in the Uppor Peninsula. The bill appropriates $40,000 from the funda of 1875 and 1876 for its buildiug. The Governor shall appoint three Commissioners, who aball havo charge of the most of the buitd- ing of the prisou, two of the Com- miseionors boing revsidenta of tho Upper Peninsula, Thoy arc authorized to goloct tho ite, and to rocelya any donstiooa of land or money which may be mado, and which will undoubtodly be mado. Thoy ara to decido on tho plans of thopnson, Aftertho prison is completed, inspectors ara to be appoiuted and an agont, aod the convicts are to bo omployed in the mines of the Upper Peninsula, Tho bilt will, in all probability, bocome a law aubstan- tally in ite present form, APPHOPRIATIONS. The Bonate in Committee of the Whole, agreed to the bill making appropriations for tho support of the Deaf, Dumb, acd Blind Asylum for 1875 and 1876, and amounting to abont $110,000, As passed the bill provides for tho buridiny of now shopa in which ¢radea cau bo Jearoed by the pupils, Not much was sald by the Senatora against tho items of appropriae on, DETROIT, The Sonate passed the bill to chango the provisiona of tho law creating the Board of Estimatea of the City of Daetwit. The ward membera aro to sworvo for two years instead of ono, aud the senior tmombor of the Publlo Works Board shall be a mombor ex oflicio. The meetiogy ara tobe hold on the frat Monday in March in fu- ture, instead of tho third Afonday in April. Tho Howse passed it also. ‘TAXING CHUNOT PROPERTY, Tho Sonate, in Committos of the Wholo, agreod to tho bill for the taxation of church property, aud it will probably pasa both Hous IeuPECTION, Tho Joint Committee onthe Deat, Dumb, and Blind Awylum, at Filnt, aro soon to visit that lo- stitution, and wero to-day etnpowered to employ aclork on thelr trip and to prepare their report, at tho usual compensation, —— . WISCONSIN, YESTERDAY'S BENSIONY, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicane Tribune, Manson, Wis., Fob, 25,.—Tho Sonato to-day pasacd bills to nettor enable scloo! districta to lovy taxes to build or purchasa schiool-houses, and inrelation to juauranco companies, ‘Tho Asuombly bill making women eligible to school oflccs, after opposition by Sonator Barney, and remarks favorable by Sevators Barron and Roed, was ordorod to a third resdivg, 22 to 8. ‘Thore was considerable debate ou the Assembly Dill offoring @10,000 to enconraze the invontion aud sucoenpful use of stoam and other agentes tor highway travel, to which wome facetious amendments wee offered and tho bill indetl- nitely poxstponod—17 to 13—hut aftorwarde reconsidered, and ordered ton third readwg, ae wore alu woveral otuer bills, wheu recess was taken tothe afternoon, ‘Ino Assembly adopted resolutions of inquiry aw to the -ploprict of printing the geoioyical survey report, and Hmit- ing the number and length of spoochey. Sey- eral billu, local or of minor {mportanco, passed ; aluo, a bill to divide the counties of Clark, . 3 Marathon, Lincoln, and Chippewa, and theres from creato Taylor County. Bho Railroad Com mismoners’ bill 68) to amend the Inw of 1872, tn relation to railroada avd -the organl+ zation of railroad companies, was mn'- the Special order for 11 o'clock to-morrow. uate ous bills were conriderod in Committes ut tho Whole, and nino slaughtered, including one to repeal tho law of last wintor tegulating ingor- ance companica, Sonator Blackman, who was absent roveral days on account of his wife's eovore illness, waa in‘hia seat to-day, ite report of the Railroad Committco meeting will bo found under the head of ‘Railroad Neweis Bie in the nembly to-night, an sttompt waa mado by Mir. Fifteld to roaurroct the bill ouempt- ing tho Janda of the Wisconsin Central from tax~ ation, which was lold on the table this morning, but it fated hy a tie voto—t6 to 46, Tho Assembly Chamber waa granted to tho Lumber Committeo to hoer argumonts to-more row afternoon in tho colobrated Chippowa Della bill, which 18 again bofore the Legislature with largo lobby for ai nat, —_———— KANSAS, THE RELIEF QUTBTION. Srectal Disvateh to The Chicago Tribune, Torzra, Kan., Fob. 25.—Tha Conferonce Com- mittee on tho bill to appropriate £95,000 for re- Nef purposes bas reported that it {s nnable to agroe, and the result ia a practical dead-Inck be twcen tho two Houses on all matters of appro- priations for anything but support of the Btato charitable iustitutions, In tho debate in tho House thia afternoon on the bill reducing the salary of the Chancollor of the Stato University, it was plainly shown that, unless tho Sonate should agreo to making Ib direct gift of the €95,000 to the needy countios, tho Houso will defeat all appropriations for edue cational institutions and public improvementa. The Sonata busied itsalf to-day with tho Tax bill and tho bill for the funding of ths looat debt, bat camo to no conclusion on ofthor of them. " Amotion to rescind tho resolution indorsing Gen, Bhoridan’s course in Louisiana was tabled without debate, The Houso ordered to a third reading most of the bills tu cat down feces sud salaries, and thoy will pass without materia! change. ‘They maka asnceping reduction in the pay and porquisites of public officials, In the cases of some county officers, tho fecs are reduced 73 por cent, and tho averago roduction is abont 40 per cent, ee OHIC, MILLS PASSED, Corusmnva, O,, Fob. 25.—In the Renate thia afternoon the Houso bill to constitute County Commizsloncra Directors of frea turopikes waa paosred: aluo Senato bills io punish the adulteration of milk, and to provide for tho sala of canal and other State land for the benedt of an agricultural college. CASUALTIES. APPALLING ACCIDENT. New Yonx, Feb. 23.—Last evonivg, shortly after 7 o'clock, the congregation of St. Audrow's Church, on Duane street, corner of City-Hall place, wero assembled at ovontug vespers. ‘ho church was wail filled, the congrogation for tho most part consisting of women and children, Adjoining the churoh are the bara walla of Shaw's crockery store, which was burot a fowdaya ago. Tho high wind which prevailed and tho hoavy rainstorm battored against the unsupported walls, and, about 8 o'clock, the west wall gavo way and wont crash- ing through the church-roof, falling on tho oxat gallery principally, which was crowded with Poovle, lilling six persons and seriously injur- ing twenty-five otlora, ACCUMULATED MISFORTUNES, Special Dispatch to The Chicana Tribune, Foxp vv Lac, Feb, 25,—Abont a year ago Mr. Lorenzo Richmond moved from hore to Lowa with bis family, About two months since, Mrs. Richmond died. During tho late cotd epell, their houeo caught firo aod was burned to the ground, Alittlo boy, 8 yoar old, waa burned to death. Tho other membors of tho family excapod ia their night-clothea, A httle girl froze to death Dofore she could reach tho nearost neighbors ; and ay ung lady, his eldest child, was so badly burnod, and thon frozen, that {t is donbtful it sho recovera. Mr. Ltichmond bad bis hands and arms horribly burned while trying to aave his children, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Spectat Dispulen to sha Chienao Tribune. Sioux Ciry, Feb. 25.—A party of wood-clop- pera yesterday started out with a team to chop wood ou tho Littlo Sioux, a fow milos gouth of hore, They hada loaded gun in the bottom of the wagon-box. As they wero driving along, « deer started from the brush, anda man vanced O'Neil! attompted to tako the gun from its place by the muzzle. In doing so, it diecharged. Its eontents lodged in his throat, killing bim in~ stantly, AFROZEN MASTER AND A FAITHFUL HORSE. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Sioux City, Is., Feb. 25,—A moo named Bai- ley, about 60 yonrs of age, a resident of Pigeon Crock, Neb., just scroas tho river from here, wout to Jackson, s fow miles from his home, on horacback on Tuesday morning, to do aome trad- ing. Ma utartod toroturn the samo evening. and was found next mornings mile and a bat from his house frozen to death, His horse was standing ovor him. FATAL HUNTING ACCIDENT, Special Dispatch to The Chicano tribune, Brooinaroy, It, Feb. 25.—Tho aon of Mr. Mason Baker, of Heyworth, had bis brain blown ont Tuosday Inst by the accldontal div charge of ashot-gun in his own hands, just a he was about to atop out to soot prairie chick ous, JUMPED THE TRACK. Special Dunaten to The Chicago fribune, Lanaina, Mich, Fob. 25.—The caboose ab tached to tho southora-bound traln last night on the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Rallroad jumped the track near Codar Bridgo, in the city mite, rolled down an embankment, took firg oud burned. Two mon saved thomselves by jumping. Losa, 2,000 ; no insurance. KICKED BY A HORSE. Spectal Dispatch to The Chteazo Tribune, Wavxraan, Ill, Feb, 25.—A very serious acol- dent occurred this afternoon to ira. Capt, Clo mont, of this olty. Sho was kioked in the face by as horse, and now lies in a very oritical cond! lon. JUMPED FROM A MOVING TRAIN, Bpeciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Lancastzn, 0., Mob, 25.—A man named Jonas Good, who lives near Bromen, was killed at that Place this morning, He was a passonger on the train, and, in jemee off beforo tho cara had atoppod, was jerked beneath the whoele and horribly maugled. CHILD BURNED TO DEATH. Speeral Dispateh (a The Chicago Tribune, Mosarouty, Ill, Fob. 25.—Last ulgit whiloa little danghtor of Mr, Sfunson wau playiog about tho stove, her clothing caught on fire, and be- fore axsistatice could bu roudored ake was burned so badly that she lived but a fow minutes, a TEMPERANCE REVIVAL AT FREEPORT, ILL. Speciat Dispatch ta The Chteayo Tribune, Fnervout, l., Feb. 25,.—Wilcoxr’s Opers- Ffouao was crammed to-night on the occasfon of the tomporance lecturo delivered by Thom: Murphy, the reformed saloon-man. The stores wero closed at an carly hour to-night, and crowds of people wore unable to gain entrance to the hall Sigoere of tho plodge wore svoured by the hundred, A pormanout temperance reform club wae organs izod by the sloction of D, A. Knowlton, 8r, Prosidect ; W. A, Stovens, W. DB. Thomas, ant MM. VY, Quost, Vica-Prosidents tone LF. Klock+ nor, Secretary. Lor stirring a breozo, Mr, Mur phy has the vim of « youvg camp-moating, —————————— MICHIGAN JUDICIAL CONVENTION, Spectat Dispatch to The Chae Tribune, Katamazoo, Slich,, Feb, 25.—The Republican Tadicisl Convontion met to-day, aod gotintos deadlock, Kalamaxoo County, uuder call, wee ontitled to olght, and Van Buren to six, but the latter olectud oixhit, came into the Convention, and insisted upon aeats. Various efforts were made to compro ‘give, without avail, and Yao Buren withdrow ing body. The Couvention ad. jourued, witout Making a nomination, tc weeh eva Marob 6,