Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1877, Page 7

T e e T e —— S —— ot THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1877-TWELVE PAGES, — 'STATE AFFAIRS. Yesterday's Session of the Legislature of Illinois at Springfield. Scheme to Put the State’s Shoul- der to the Wheel of the Cities of Podunk, Ete, 7 -dnxiety of the Town that Got the Railroad to Have the Next Town Help Svuffer. Ilinois to See that the Bonds Are . Paid, Without Danger of Paying Them Herself. This Paternal and Fraternal Proj- act Now Going Through Finely. Mr, Frank Adams Deals the Tax-Fight. ers Some Loud Knocks, ILLINOIS. BTATE STTERVISION OF LOCAL INDEBTEDNESS. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. SprINGrIELD, March 16.—Mr. Crooker’s bill providing for the consolidation and refunding of municipal indebteduess was taken up on ling, and w ‘usced at length. The full text of the bill is as follow: AgB1Lr for an sct to amend an act entitled ** An. "act ridating to county and city debts, and 1o pro- vide for the paymeént theréof by taxation in such conties a approved Feb. 13, 5. and to amend the title thereof. i0x 1. Re it. cuacted by the People of the of Ninois, revresented in the General As- cwbly. That an act entitled **An act relating to county aud city debis, and to provide for the puy- ment thereof by taxation in such counties and approved Feb, 13, 1865. and the title of ¢ xaid act be and the’ same is hereby <o amended o be read as follows: The title of the said act fehzll be **An act to cnable counties, Cities, towns, {aownslips. choul districte, “and othor manicipal rorporations to fund, retire, and purchase their ant=tauding bonds and other evidencesof indeht- «dnex. and to provide for the registration of new d= or other evidences of indebtedness in the uiice of tht* Auditor of Public Accounts. - The i<t and rubsequent sections of said act shatl Qer- follows: Sec. 1. That inall cases where any wounty, city, town. {ownship, echool district, or other numicipal corporation hns issned bonds or «other evidences of indebtednesx for money. which rethe bindine, subsisting obligations of such leounty. city. town, township, echool district, or “ther municipal corporation, and the eame o an Portton thereof remnin outatanding and unpaid, it senall be L:wiul for the proper corporate anthorities -of any such county, city, town, township. or other municipul corporation. upon the surrender of such Zionds ur otler evidences of indebtednere, or any awinber or portion thereof, to issue in licu or place Qhercol 1o the owners of the same, new bonds or other evidences of indebtedness in such form, for coch amount, upon euch lime, not exceeding Awenty vears, payable at cuch place, and bearing rate of interest, not exceeding the rate of in- werfied in the bonde or evidences of indebt- «cdness in lieu of which they are issued, as may be zareed wpon with the ownérs or holdére of such out-taudig: bonds or other evidences of indented- ess.Aud it #hali also be lawful for the proper corporate anthorities of anv such county, ci «own, townehip, school-dietrict, or other muni pal corporation, to issue the bonds or otber evi <encee uf indebtedsicss of such county, city, town, 4ownrlig, ~chool-districl. or other municipal cor- poration, and scll the same to raise money to pur- chae or retire any or all of sach outstanding bonds er other evidences of indebtedness; such bonds or evidences of indebtedness to be in fuch sumis, bear #uch rate of interest, not esceeding 10 per cent ez unnum, and be puyable at such time and plice, as muy be npecified in the vote of the people au- thorizmg their fssue: the proceeds of the sales of euch bonds 1o be expended under the direction of Rhe corporate suthorities aforexaid, in the purchase or retirinz of the ontstanding bonds or other evidences. of indeiteduess of kuch ooun- v, city. townm, township, &chool district. or sther municipat corporation. and for no other pur- pose whatever. ALl bonds or other cvidences of ndebieduces fssuea under the provisions. of this zct »hall show upon their face that they are iseued ander this act, and the parpo<e for which they arc issued, and may provide for the payment of a por- ticn of the principal anuoully antil fully paid. The new honda or othier evidences of indebiedness au- thorized to be iseued by thie act shall not be for a greater sum in the aggrezate than the principal and wecrued or earned interest unpaid of such out- £anding bonds or other evidences of indebtedness Proricd, That o new bonds or other evidences of Indebtedness ehall be issned under this act, unlees the suze shall be first anthorized by 2 vote of a 1asjority of the lesal voters of euch connty. city, town, tovnehip, echool district, or other munici- pal corputation votinz at rome rencral clection or speciul election held for that purpose. 7 . “Tpon the eurrender of any such bond or wvidence of indebtedness nmder this act, the same shall be indorsed canceled, znd shall from time 1o time be destroved under the direction of rity ieeuing the kame. Upon the issning v bond or of indebteduess, the Clerk o other ofticer having custody of the records of the fiscal matters of such couuty, cily, town, <ownship, school district, or other municipai_cor- poration, an the case may be, shall make registra- 1i-m thereof in a book to be kept in his office for tist purpose, showing the date, amount, number, dase” of maturity. rate of interest, and place of payment of such new bond erother evidence of i citecness, and the description of the bond or ¢t dence of indebtedness for which, er for the purchas- ing or retirinz of which, the same wae given as nearly a2 vracticable. On preseptation of any such new hond or other evidence of indebtedness issned under thi¥ act. at the oflice of the Auditor of Public Ac- counts for regstration, the said Auditor shall cause the sawe to be reirtercd in his oftice, ina ‘book 10 be kept for that purpose; ench reaistration sha] show the dste. amount, number, date of ma- tarity, rate of interest, time when such interest is and place of payment of the principul rest of such bond oz other evidezce of in- debtedness. under what act, by what authority, for what purpose, and by what county. city, town, 1ownrhip, school district. or other municipal cor- poration jeued. and ‘the name of the person or perrons prescnting the come for registration: and Jor such registration the Auditor ehall be entitied 10 fee of 25 cents, and the Auditor «hall, under i £cal of office, centify upon such bond the fact of such registration. for wiich the Auditor shall e cntitled to a fee of 25 cents. such fees to be paid by the person or persons desiring such regis- tration and certificat # Sec. 3. In all cases where any county, city, fown. township. school district, or other municigial corporution shall issue any bouds or evidences of indebtedness under this act, it shali b the duty of the County Clerk of such county, or other officer 10 whom or 10 whose oflice the assessment rolls for State taxation of the property within such coun! <city, town. townehip, school district, or other ‘municipal corporation. are. or ehall be. retarnable within five duys after the tolal value of the property gabject to taxation thervin shall be returned to him fo make out aud_transmit to the Auditor of Public Jccounts, to be flled in his office, a certificate set- ting forih thc total value of all taxable property of nature and description within such connty, itz town, township, school district, or other musicipal corporation as cxbibited by such assess- meut. v Sec. 4. When the bonds or other evidences of nlebtedness of any county, city, town, township, #chool dixtrict. or_other municipal corporation 1o tie amount of $5.060 shall be so registered, the Auditor of Public Acconnts shall annually a<certain the amount of interest for the current year due and accrued, and to accrae on all such bonds an evidences of indebtedness 2o regietered in bis oftice o the 15t duy of January then next preccding. to which amount, where such bonds or evidencer of fndebte:'ness provide for the payment of a portion of the principal thercof annually, he shall add such au amount as shall be €qual to the portion of the rinc:pal specificd in such bonds or evidences of _indcotedness to be so_paid, and _shall upon the the certificate of the rvaluation of be trznsmitted to Biw as afere- no such certificate ehall be trans- s of Property €0 to id, or in case mit/d to him, or fled in his oflice. then upon the ; -basis of the total valuation of the morcrgy in such county, ciry, town. township, school district, or other tun:cipal orporation for the year next p: eeding. entimate and determine the rate per cent Tpon (ke vaination of such property requisite to meet_and satis{y the eaid interest, of interest and ipal, ne the case may b, toscther with the ey cost 1o the State of thic collection and die- bursement of the same, to e cstimated by the A ditor end State Treasarer: and shall make and tranemit (o the Connty Clerk of such county. or of the couniy fu waich such City, town, township. £choul district, or other municipal corporation § sitaated. or 1o the ofiicer or nuthority whose duty it i or may be fo prepare the estimates aud booke for the collection of States (axes in such county, city, town, township, school die- trict. or vther tauricinal corporativn, a certificate setting forty ench esumated requisite ver'eent for Ench parposes o be fled in his office: and the aid per cent ~hail thereupon be eemed added ta_and 3 Jart of the per cent which is or may be levied or provided by law for the purposes of State revenac, und shull be so treated by each Clerk, officer. of zuthonty, in making such estimates and books for the collection of State taxes, and the said taxes 1) be collected with the State taxes, and all laws tate revenue shall apply ticreto. e 5 otherwige provided: snd €ach per- cent sisall ¢ ueducted from tie Jevy of such coun- 1y, cvy, wwn, township, sciool district, or other raunicipal corporation for the current or ensuing year. : 5. The State shall be deemed the custodian + oaly of thetax 60 collevied, and shall 2ot be dc:e)ned Inany mauner liable on account of en ch bonds or Qther ovidences of indebtedness, but the tax and unds 69 collected shall he deemed pledyged and gpprovriated to the payment of the principal and Interest of the registered bonas and evidences of indebtedness to satisfy which the same is hereln- ore provided to be collected s aforessid, and snch new bonds and cvidences of tndebtedness Ireucd ynder the suthority hereof shall be deemed ovife and provided for in virtue and faith hereof il fully satisfied. The State shall snnually ollect nd apply the sald fand to the satisfaction of said interest, or interest and portion of the principal. as the case fmay be. of such registered bonds or evidences of indebtedness of any such county, city, town, wnship, schiool district. or other municipal cor me!on, 1o the extent the same is herein contem- plated 10 be derived from such tax, in the same manner as the interest ou the bonds of the State ix or may ba collected or paid, and in like moneys 2= ahall be receivable in payment of State taxes, gnd moneys 4o paid upon the principal of any such Bonds or evidences of indebicdness shall be in- gorsed thereon and due receipts therefor shall be {aken and fled in the office of the Auditor of Pub- ic Accounts or State Treawurer, and interest coupons or bonds or other evidences of indcbied- nees 50 paid shall be returned to ome of said of- fices, and shall be canceled and destroyed in the same manner a5 thosu pertaining to the State debt. Sec. 8. The State may out of such fund first re- tain or satisfy the ordinary cost {0 the State of the collection and disbursement thereof. and in case of the non-presentment of any such bond or evidence of indebteduess or interest cowpon of any such county, city. town, township, school-dutrict, or other’ municipal corporation for payment at the times and when and where the interest on the State debt is or may Le paid, then, on the bezinning of the next year, the money by reason thereof undis- bursed. together with any surplus for any canse remalning, shall be carried_tothe fund of such county, city, town, township, sehool-district, or other” municipal corporation of the current or cnsuing year, and be considered by the Auditor in making bis next estimate for_taxation therein for such year under this act, and shail be applied ac- cordingly. All laws relative to the payment of in- terest on the State debt, or the cuncellation of the evidences thereof, not’ inconsistent with this act, Shall spply to the recelpt, custody, and disborse- ment of the taxes and funds provided by this act. Sec. 7. Upon the maturity of such revistered bond or other evidence of indebtedness. and the non-payment thereof by the county, City, town, township, £chool-district, or other municipal cor- poration issuing the same, the holder thereof mny cause the same o be registered in the oflice of the Auditor ns a matured or unsatisied bond or evi- dence of indebtedness: and thereupon, for the pur- pose of providing for the payment of the printipal hereof at the rate of 10 per centof such principal sunually, and of the interest thereon in arrears, and for the current yhr to accrue, together with the cost to the State of the collection and dis- Dbarsement thereof as aforesaid, the same procecd- ings_in all respects shall be had s is herciubefore provided for the psyment of the interest on euch bonds and cvidences of in- debteduess, by the collection of an an- nual tax enflicicnt for the parposes 1n tlus section contemplated; and the same shull be collected and applicd ae aforesaid to such purpose from year to vear until the full satisfaction thereof, when such nds or evidences of iudebtedness shall be cun- celed and destroyed as licreinbefore vrovided. Skc. 8. Upon the payment of auy such regis- tered bond or. evidence of indebtedness, and pre- gentation thereof to the Auditor, he shall cause due entry thercof to be made i his office. * . SEc. 9. If amajority of the legul voters voting Bt any election held in any county, city, town, township. school district, or other municipal cor- ration shall ko determine, it shall be Iawful to poi {asue new bonds orevidences of indebtedness under this act for the purpoxe alone of satisfying- or tak- ingup their respective bondy or debre. Skc. 10. Tere shall be &llowed 1o the officers collecting and paying over the taxes authorized to Do collected nnder the provisions of this act the same_fees or compensation as isor may be al- Jowed by law for collecting and paying over State taxes; and where such tax I3 levied, the bonds of the Collectors thiereof shall be increased in pro- portion to the estimsted amount of ench tax to be collected. Src. ‘Whereas, Ceriaincounties, cities, towns, townships, échool-districts, and other municipal corporations in this State have -outstanding bonds and other evidences of indebtedness which are abont to mature, and no law exikts whereby the «ame may be funded ana registered, therefore an emergency esists, therefore this act shall be in force from and after its passage. SOME AMENDMENTS WHICH DO NOT AFFECT THE § DANGEROUS PARTS. The bill was amended so as to require the Auditor to return canceled bonds and coupons 1o the officers of the municipality which issued them; providing that the Auditor shall make Jevy annually for the interest on the registered bonds issued under the bill and for 5 per cent of the principal; and that nothing in the bill shall affect the right of Chicago to issue bonds under the act of 1563. A An amendment was also adopted providing for the manner of holding elections upon the question of issuing bonds under the bill. Mr. Cronkrite offered an amendment, fixing the maximuin of interest on bonds issued under the bill at S per cent, which, after considerable discussion, was lost, and the bill was ordered to a third reading. TO CATCH TAX-PIGHTERS. The bill providing for the_collection of taxes in cases where ou appeal the Supreme Court part of the tax assessment has been set aside was passed. It esigned to facilitate the col- lection of over §200,000 of taxes which, by a de- cision of the Supreme Court,have been sustained. But, as in these cases part of the tax for which judgment was rendered in the County Court Wwas set aside by the Supreme Court, and under the law as it is the cases bave to be sent back to the County Court, the decision of the Supreme Court being a_reversal of the judgment below, should this bill become a law, oxccution would be issucd out of the County Court upon transeript for so much of the tax as the Supreme Court sustains. The material pro- wvigion of the bill is as follows: Tn all cases of appeals herctofore taken, or which may hereafter etaken, to the Supreme Court from the, County Court, refusing judgment, and_the decision of the County Conrl has been or shall be reversed, and the County Court has been_or ehall Yereafter be by the ~order of the Court direcied to enter judgment agninst the real cstate embraced in said appeal. it sball be the duty of the Clerk of the Supreme Conrt to makeand deliver to the Clerk of the county from which such appeal was or may be tken a_ record thereof, and cmbracing all othicr mattcra as in cases of adjuds- ment being rendered by the Supreme Court, and the County Court ehiall, upon preeentation of such certified record, render judgment thereon as directed by the Supreine Court, and proceedings shall be had upon such record 10 the sale and collection of =aid judgment. in all cases where any appeal has been taken to the Supreme Court from the judgment of the Circuit Court for anyfax or assessment, and such juds- ment shall have been or may be aflirmed, like pro- cecllings ahall be_had, as near as may be, for the nouce, sale, and redewption, asif such appeals had been taken from the County Court. . The same bill is pending in the Scoate. SUE SCHOOL BILly o\ prepared by State-Suvcrintendent Etter was {ak{:‘u up and dis cd at length, pending which the House adjourned. THE STATE-HOUSE COMMISSION. The House Commitiee on Public Buildings and Grounds have aurced to report back, with recommendation that it pass, Armstroug’s bill 1o legislate the Board of State-House Commis- sioners out of oflicc, i THE PATERNAL SCHEME AGAIN. 1n the Senate this morning Whiting’s pend- ing resolutions came up on the special order. The resolutions are as follows: WnEREAs, A large number of the counties, towns, cities, and villazes of this State are involved inlurze debts, aggreeating mearly $10,000.000, on which they par & hizh rate of interest, thereby creating a grievous burden on themeelves, and an indirect damage to the pablic interest: and Wnenraz. Ji1s believed that mostof this local debt cun be funded and replaced by long-time Dbonds, bearing a low rate of inferest, therchy eav- ing to'the people of the State about £1.500.000 an- nuially. greatly 10 the relief of localities. promoting the- zeneral good, and, if paid by these owiog, without injastice to uny; therefore, - Recolred, By the Senate, the Honee of Repre- sentatives concurring herein, That a committce of sive on the partof fhe Senite, and seven on the part of the House of Representatives, be appointed 10 consider this snbject and report upon its practi- cability and expediency. ) Resolved. That suy constitutional amendment and Jaw involving thic question must contain, asa fundamental condition, that the eeveral localities must pay their own debts, and that the State cou- ¢ents 1o be manager on the exprest condition that the will exercise the power to enforce payments in fuil from the ICVEY:IY'W"L\QI sesking this relief. IN SUPPORT. Mr. Whiting took the floor in support of the resolutions and said: 1t is sometimes our boast that Tlinols is out of dcbt. A% State organization. this is substantially trae, but when we look beyond o the componcnt parta of the State, to the citice. 1owne. villages, counties. and townehips, 11linois owes tbree times a« much as she did in her darkest daye. A full rec- ord of these local debte is not 1o be found, but, at is known, it can be_approximately Lo A & refietered bonds in the Auditor's ofic Thder act of April 16, 1869, and Feb. 13, 1803, are as follows: Sain £OXDR UNDER ACTS OF 1869, _ _ Forty-five counties. .. 3§ 5.707.204 Two hundred and twenty-geven *hip Supreme | * -£14.301, 500 wnder the_go-called debia under the Jaw ‘. § 308,005 Four cities ... 1 -HL&_B Total. $1,819.073 Ora total of_registered bonds under .ace of 1869 Total i Thie ie the amount of_ debts <« Grab-law."_The registered of 1505 are as follow: Seven coanties. 41865 of S16,111. 641 ot & saore compléte record of those debte may e found in the Auditors report 1o the Constlia- ignal Convention in 18691 Hos CAThATED DERTS 1 1860, Cities... ; 316,715,454 V] o 5, 635, 658 o Sl 15,548,797 TOAlcec vonerncns zuse sicncanes-E18, 000,900 To this may be added $8. 000. as the increase for the laft elght yeags apd we baye @ tolal I Tonnd numbers $43,000,000 s the probable Tocal debts of Ilimols at this time. Therateof in- terest will average about 8 per cent, and amonnts annuslly to 3,600,000, The prospects arc, that this aggregate. of debt.will not be diminished; IN THE NEXT TAIRTY YEARS. During that time we_shail have paid out In inter- est alone S108,000,000. I do nof call attention to {hiese vast figures to .creste alarm. bulto arrest attention, to'induce inquiry, Cun this vast annual drain be lessened, and the incubux_of debt tinslly removed? True, these debts rest only un locali- tics—perhaps Icss than Lalf the people of the State. But you cannot uppress half the poople without the other bulf ruffering some of the burden. Itisastrue of the members of a Stato as Paul declared it to be of the mymbers of the body—that one member cannot suffer without all suffering with it. Bat, in the case of much of this local indebted- ness, there is 1_just claim upon the State for her 00d oftices, beyond that of common interest. The Railroad Al law of 1860, under which one-third of this vast debt was created, was a Statc law prof- fering to the local authorities certain State taxes incase they voed aid to railronds. Forty-five counties, more than 200 townsh.ps, and various cites und villages voted aid_to milroads, aggregat ng avout $15,000,000. The State, throlish this aw, g PLEDGED THE LOCALITY CERTAIN STATE TAXES twaid iu the payment of the debts =o created. This pledge of the State was the patent canse for the most of these votes for railroad subscriptions. The new Constitution s00n_after adopted was. con- straed by the courts to nullify this pledze. 1f the same tréatment had been agplied to any bat our own peoplc it would have been characterized as ro- pudiation or a violation of vested rights. The State through the law securcd the construction of more than a thousand miles of railroad which 0 to make up our_magnificent system, and reain for all time to swell the State taxes; but unexpectedly, and contrary to promise, the debl is left on the localities with crushing weight. T nold that it is the truc interest of the State, 28 wellas e duty. to surive to misizato he bardeu o that each locality may pay off its debt, and not be driven to bankruptcy and repudiation, 'or to suffer under an intolerable load. ~ What aid ‘1 _practica ble? What can the State doto aid its strnzuling members? Cannot the State secure 3 long thine of payment ata lowerrate of interest? Thc United States in wanaging the national debt are securing greatadvantages in this respect, and ix it nut pro ©r that Nlinois shoutd seck_some advantage in this line to her debt-burdencd metnuers THE GATEWAY OF Wiicu ig through a lower rate of interest: First-clase secunties on long time in the markets of the world will command mongy at 5 per cent interest. ‘The difference between 5 per cent and 8 per cent on the local debts of Tllinols is as follows: One hundred and fifteen millions a1 § per cent. ... One hundred ai per cent. Ansual saving This saving amounts in ‘thirty v $10,000,000. Tlow can this be effected? “The most direct and certain way for_the State to relicve her oppressed localitics would by to issue long-time State bonds at such low ruies of interest iight be obtaiued, and pay off the municipal ., charging the ‘several localities with the proper amount as their levy, and_collect annuaily Enflicient from each to fully indemnify the Statc. This could oniy be done by a constitutionul amend- ment making the law perpetual until the oblization of the several communities shull be fully dis- charged. Lat this plan ' MAY NOT BE WISE. The attempt to carry it into cffect’ would require too much strife nd bitterness, and 1 dixmiss the projeet as fmpracticable. Let us now ingujge if there is not some way_by which good resultshnuy be obtained by the active azency of the State with- out sssuming direct liability. Suppose the State passalaw 10 be mudeqirrcpenlnble by an amend- ment to the Constitntion until its provisions were completed, to contain these provision. 1. Localities and their bondholders to fund their present indebtednesss by new, und uniforn bonds on long time, say, flfLy years at5 per cent interest. 1. The State to register and countersign theso Dbonds and manage, through State machinery, to levy and collect from cach locality suflicient to mect their interest obligutions, together with 2per cent more to be used as a sinking fund. 3. The State to discontinue ~her agency to all except those who accept these terms. It is not robable that all the local indebtedness of the State would cowe into this armngement, as it could only be done by an agreement of the locality and their creditors, except it might be done 1n some cases by the Jocality issuing new bonds, and redeeming the old with the avails. _Suppose linlf these debts—say §20,000,000—which is now puy- ing 10 per cent interest, and which is the most oppremsive and the most doubtfal, sliould scek the aid, 000, the annual interest saved would be §1.000,~ THE LOAN TO TILE BONDHOLDERS might be made quite as great by makiny the debt Eecare, and a prompt payment of interest. 1f this arrangement can be cffected it will save: the locali- ties frowm cruehing burdens, or the great misfortine of legal contentions ana repudiation, by openiu an easy und gradual way out of debt. Tnstead of 10 per cont without any lessening of the principal, a8 nowagolng on, the new plan wonld be 7 per cent annually, 2 per cent of which would go to make the principal grow less and less, and in Gfty years those oppresscd would be lifted ont of deb honor- ably and without oppression to themzelves. here are now pending in the General Arsembly several bille on this question. None of these con- template a reduction of the extortionate intercst. e, ATED IN TILE BOND.” 1f there i3 a rational hope in the line of this prop- osition we should stop enactinz any partial law whict may confuse and complicate a real settle- ment. Arouse public attentiou, and, if found practicable, let the State declare_by a comprehen- Hive and permanent law on what juet and equitable terme ghe will undertake to act ‘a8 agent and win- pite botween the bondholders and the indebted lo- calities. The magnitude of these debts, the prospect of their long continuance, the great: Joss under pres- ‘ent circumstances, their crushing weight on many, and the danger of strife und repudiation, all de- wmand an carnest effort to seek some remed; Fubmit these facts and sugzestions to the people of Tilinois believing that the question is worthy of their consideration. After some furtber discussion, 3r. Whiting’s resolution was adopted. HEVENUE. Mr. Castle introduced the following amend- ment to the Coustitution. which will obviate any possible difficulty should there be a new system of revenue adopted by the State: Resolred. By the Senate, the House of Repre- sentatives concurring herein. that there ehall be enbmitted to the voters of this State at the first general clection for members of the General As- Eembly after the passaze of thie. resolution, a proposition to so amend the first section of the ninth article of the Constitution of the Stute of 1ilinois. entitled Revenne, that the same will read ae follows: **The General Assembly may provide ench revidion as may be needfal by taxing any or all the_following-named_ocenpations and inferests, to-wit: Peddlers, auctioneers. brokers, hawkers, merchants, commission merchants, ehow- men. jugxlers, inn-keepers, liquor-dealers, totl- bridges, inwurance, telegraph, and express inter- ceteor business, venders of patents, and persons fons owming or using franchises or i manner as it shall from time to neral law, uniform as to the class upon which it operates, which may be in lieu of other tax, or i addition thereto.” And the Gen- eral Assembly may provide for the taxation of property by valuation, so that every person and corporation’ shall pay_ a tax in proportion to his, hier. o its property. Such valuation to be necer- tained by some person or persons, to e clected or appointed. in such manner as the General Assem- iy may direct.™ As the Constitution provides there shall be but one article amended at any one clection, and as there is little doubt the resolution to amend the Drainageact will pass for submission 10 the people, the only thing to be done uoweis to perfect this plan and keep it before the people, to be acted on as soon as possible. ADJOURNMENT. The 8enate adjourncd until Monday. THE SOUTIT PAKK COMMISSION AFPOINTED. Licnt.-Gov. Shuman this morning appointed Morgan and Southworth as the Senate members of the South Park Inveshzating Committee, and Speaker Shaw appointed Messrs. Roweli, Truesdell, and Grapger as the House members of the same Comnmitiee. FRANE ADAMS AT SPRINGFIE Messrs. Kehoe, Haines, Voss, Wentworth, Sherman, Thompson, Dunne, niolbassa. and Kedzie, of the Cook County delegation, and Mesers. Matthews, Pinney, Truesdell, Sittig, Dennis, Boyd, and Vandeventer (who attended by invitation) mct at Mr. Haines' room this evening to hear the views of Frank Adams on the Back-Tax bill reported from the Revenue Committees of the two Houses. On motion of Mr. Haines, Mr. Matthews was called to the air. Heinyvited Mr. Adains to state his views on the bill. Mr. Adams_said he had no sug- gestions to make. He had been inyited to come by the Cook County delega- tion. The Mayor had instructed him to cowe, and he was here. He did not know what the delegation wanted, but iwas ready to-answer as well as he could what questions were asked. Mr. Kedzie said that what wus wanted to be known was whether the bill could be made better. * Mr. Wentworth séid that there were doubts asto THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE BILL. ‘What was wanted was to know whether taxes could be collected under it, and whether its provisions were oppressi Mr. Adams procecded to state generally his views upon the subject as embodied in his Dbill, but it Wwas significant that eriticism. te caxetuuf avoided making an upon the bill now pending. As to the question of the constitutionality of ~the LIl it was his opinion that, if there was any constitutionul objection - to the col- lection of back taxes, it would be fatal to either bill, and any bill that might be drawn. He did not believe there was any constitutionul limitation that would prohibit the collection of the back taxes. i Mr. Wentworth wanted to suggest that PERSONAL NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ¢honld he iven before the property couid bo ;ull]-L He wanted such provision put into the L. 3 Mr. Adams—Personal notice is impossible to be given in such a case in a city like Cliicago. If sucn a provision is put in the bill, in my-opin- ion, it would defeat the colletion of taxesun- it 80, yourself? i Supreme. Conrtx of this State and of the United are matters which address themsclves to thewound discretion of the General Assembly. der that bill if it became s Iaw. Don't you see Mr. Wentworth thought personalnotice might be i Tt would bé no more diflicult than describing the property to be sold. - o Mr. Adams—OUl, the property is thergy and CAN ALWATS BE-FOUND, Dut the owner lsn't always on band. Mr. Pinney asked some questions as to back taxes under the Joliet charter. e Mr. Adams answered the question, and said, in_conclusion: “You will find that you can collect your back taxes in Joliet under that bill [thu Revenue Commnittec’s bill). - If you- can't, then send for me.” 4. Tn response to further q:lcsdnns, Mr. Adams expressed a_douby s to the expediency of in- Cludiug in the bill the clause making personal ruperty subject to distraint. That had hetter Ec J:me by amendment to-the General Revenue act. 3 “Mr. Sitetr wanted to know why o many old sattiers in Chicago were against the bill, Mr. Adams—1 don’t kuow of any mun who is agamst that bill who isn’t 'AGAINST PAYING IS TAXES. Adams answered a number of other ques- and the result of it all was, that he gave little comfort to the tax-fighters, and arged no objection in_particular to the bill, and he aid knock the pins from under gome trivial objec- tions. SLEEPING-CAR COMPANIES. The Attorncy-General has forwarded to the Hon. T. K. Granger, Chairman of the House Comumittee on Railronds, iu response to a reso- lution of that Committee, his opiuivn upon the question of Legislative control of sleeping-car anies. He say: 1t ik now settled by the recent decixions of the 15, that common carricrs of passengers and freicht, and others who engage in public employ- ment of like nature. are sublect to Lezislative con- trol. [Munn & Scott ve. The People, 69111, 80. Same ve. Some, O Chicago Legal News, '109; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Kailrond Company va. Cutts, Attorn 9 Chicago. L¢- qal News, 200.] Upou the principle established 1 these cases persone or corporations enguged in the operation of sleepinz-cars, as thut business is now generally conducted, are nudoubtediy subject to such reasonable regulations as the General As- sembly may see fit to prescribe. If the operators of Kleeping-cars are not common carriers in o ten- eral wense, it is certain that they discharge func- tions #0 intimately connected with those of com= mon | carriers O pasecngers ns to bring them as fully within Legislative control as nre common carriers. ‘I'he tatutes now in force | in this State respecting the troneportation of pas- senger by railronds do ot apoly to_sleeping=car companies. It is not incumbeai upon me to sug- gest'what rezulations of such companies, if any, Siy be demanded by the public intcrests. ' These Sta Tam' very Jases K. Epsar. Attorney GenerX. It is understood that a bill has aiready bean repared and will be introduced on Monday ox ’;\ms\lay to provide for the control of sleeping- car corporations, ete. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENCY OF SCHOOLS. o the Editor of The Tribune. Prixceros, IiL, March 15.—Two - different bills, known as House bills 220 and 221, bave been introduced and printed, each providing for important changes in the School law. The for- mer 1s generally undertsood to come from the Hon, 8. M. Etter; the latter was drawn up by Mr. Juck, of Decatur. Mr. Juck’s bill, like others which he has pre- sented, is full of “little digs,” s the Nation calls them, petty restrictions upon every school oflicial. Ile seetns to tuke it for granted that everybody conneeted with schools will defraud the public if possible. 1t forbids, for cxample, lu:xcflurs in~ State normal schools to re- ceiveany compensation for servicesat Institutes, and forbids, by statute law, the cmployment in Tnstitutes of any persouconcerued in the sale of any article used in schools. It requires the County Superintendent to swear to his Institute bills, ana requires School Directors to make contraets with the teacters whom they employ, requiring them to attend & certain number of Institutes, and even £0 5o far gs to suggest to County Superintendents that they give *low mark” to those who do not attend the Insti- tute: Without discussing this bill at length, how- ever, speciul attention is called to an important feature common to both bilis. Both makea vigorous effort to redeem the County Superin- tendency of Schools {rom the low condition into which it has fallen in many counties. Partly from ignorance, partly from false cconomy, urtly from prejudice, the office has been so be- ittled, chiefly in those counties thut need it most, that uiless it be raised to a higher stand- ard, it ought to be abolished altogether. As'it is,uny man who wautsa petty offico as a stepping-stone to something ~better, can bold the offict, draw a little money, havea chance to ride abont the coupty electionecring or attending to his private business, go through the form of examining tcashers, and make u Tittle capital for himself by giving certificates to particulur persons regardiess of their qualifica- tions. In some counties the Superintendents Thave never taught school, never visited schools care_nothing about schools, and even would gladly let the whole free-school system o to Fuin, as would most who oppose the jdea of qualified and paid County Superini These bills provide for a salary aceording to populatiou of county or to number of school districts, and with a maximum and minimum limitation. Both require the Super- intendent to be an experienced teacher, and to possess a legal certificate from the State Su- werintendent. of qualifications and character. oth make it his duty to visit schools and to hold County Teachers’ institutes, aud both pro- vide for the expense of these justitutes, Mr. Etter’s bill_provides that the Couty Su- crintendent shall be chosen by the County Board, either of Supervisors or Comumissioners, at gheic regular meeting o Scptember. Mr. Jack?s bill provides for his election by the School Directors of the county, assembled in conven- tion for this purpose at the, county-seat—a method expensive and impracticable. The method proposed by Mr. Etter scems to your correspondent the best possible to bring the oflice toits proper importance. As wel 1night the people of Chicago elect their School Superintendent annually in’ general clection, or the citizens of the several wards the teachers of their schools, as to intrust the selection of the best man for the sebools of a county to the average party caucus. ‘The best teachers of a county arc_the least likely to leave their schools and canvass for yotes. But to present their claims and credentials 1o & body composed of the business men of the county requires no preat time, and involves N0 cxpense or wire- puliing. The sppoinzment plan will free the office, tosome extent, from political intrizue, and do much to make it sought by those who have hitherto declined to touch it on account of its political associavions. It is sineerely Lo be boped that our lez will not let this matter of the school law pzes without careful consideration. It scems hardly necessary to say that such sums of mnovey as this State expends aunually for education ought to be looked after carefuliy. In the judgment of the writer, and of wauvy wiser than he, more ellicient supervision is_the great educational peed of the country. Mr. Etter's bill seems to respectfully, the State can afford to make trial of .a plan so full of promise. PEDAGOGUE. provide for a vast improvement in this direction, Wwith only & moderate increase of cxpense, uud/fi OHIO. IN THE LEGISLATURS. CoLuBus, 0., March 16.—In _the House to- dny, the House bill to provide for compulsory vaceination was passed- : In the Senute, R- M. Stimson, of Marietta, was confirmed as State Librarian. A message was received from the Governor nominating W. W. Bond, of Columbus, i0 be Public Priuter. The name of Hugh Lash, of Athens, heretofore nomiuated as Trustee of the Athens lospital for the Insane, was withdrawn by special mes- sage frowm the Governor. Tu the Senate this afternoon the argument in the Cox-Harmon contested election case wascon- cluded, and a resolution was adopted postpon- ing further consideration of the case until March 21, at which time it will be considered in secret session. . A bill was introduced to provide for the elec- tion of defending attorneys, who sball defend all persans beiug prosecuted for State offenses, In the House this afternoun, a protracted dis- cussion was held ou a bill to reduce the rate of interest on contracts from 8 to 7 per ceut. A motion to amend the bill so 28 to legalize 10 per cent on contracts was defeated—63 1o 15. The bill was then defeated—70 to 12, ————— JONESVILLE, MICH. SpecialCorrexpradence of The Tridune. JONESVILLE, Mich., March 15.—Any effort made to elevate the taste and increase the op- portunities for enjoyment and pleasure of a community should; aud usually does, meet with the support and encouragement of the people. When, In the fall of 1874, a fcw ladies of this village took the initial step toward establishing a public library of choice and selected works, they at once met withwords of encourazement aud approval from all. With rare good jude- ment and business shrewdness, and by their own unaided efforts, the foundation was Iaid at* that time for a library which has already grown nto one. mmprlsfiugixme 800 or %00 v?!nmm of standard works, which arz-read by a large por- tion ot 2\1: c;rilnmm;ity.‘h'fhedu:) :;xl’ huamfx?r tion by the Jadies of each an« 1 0ok pur- chased for the library has resulted fn thie rigid the entertainments. exd,x:sion of every quesZpnable and usecless work, E The necessary funds for the purchase of the books have becu raised by a sn%es of dramatic | entertainments, given catirely - by our home talent, but which have been fully equal to any [} given by traveling troupes, and much more eat- |’ isfactory. ‘I'heentire undertakingm merits, as it receives, the encouraging support of the people of this vicinity. i One of our citizens, Charles E. Hitcheock, a young man possessing a_good deal of skill as a Scenic painter and designer, has within a few months lost the use of his eyes by a cataract, which las completely obscured the vision of /| both those organs. Being: uunable to work andt thus secure money enough to weet the expensas necessary to a . surgical operation, the dramatic company came to his aid by giving auother of thelr entertainments at the Town-Hall last Tuesday evening to a crowded housc. The net proceeds were ample for the occasion, and he goes to Chicago next week to be ooeratedsupon by Dr. W. H. Woudyatt. ' While not wishing to be invidious wlen all the parts.were so well sustained, it may ot be inappropriate to mention the names of Miss Nellic B, Baxter and Miss Maggie Sibbanl. Miss Baxter’s part. was the recitation of “"Uhe Creed of the Bedls,” and it is not tov much %o say that the rendering of the piece was perfect, and it would be difficuit for an clocutionist of wider me nnd larmer experience to cven equal it. e lady enjoys an exiended local teputation as a fine reader. ~ Miss Sibbard has frequently ap- peared in leading characters in the different plays during the past vear or two, und by her natural, graceful, and vivacious manuver on the stage has. larcely contributed ta the' success of O CANADA. % Praceedings in Prarlinment, Special Dispatch to Iie Tribune. Orrswa, Ont., March 15.—The Government Insurance bill wasasain before the Committee of the: House to-dsy. -After some discussion Mr. Young’s amendment providing that the re- serve beld in Canada should he for the exclusive benefit of Ciffiadian policy-holders was rescind- ed, Mr. «Cartwright having been informed that the American companies, scting uuder legal ud- vice, woald havesto withdraw if this amend- ment wesro eartied, because the setting aside of any portion of the reserve for the exclusive ben- efit of a1y class of policy-holders was illegal, and would expose the Company to being put into liquddation by any shureholder who chose todoso. The clause as originally drafted was then carried and the bill reported. The @mestigation into the affairs of the Northern, Railway before the Sclect Committee continued to-lay. Mr. Cumnberiand, manager the rend, was examined at length. He ac- “koowledged that the §2.500 subscribed toward thetestimionial to Sir Jolm A. MacDonald was paidout of the carnings of the road, aud that liere was no indication in the books showing for what.dhe money was paid. The Iose of Commons sat till 4:30 this mourning dicbating the tarif question. A mo- tiou fn favor of protection and condemnatory of the Gavernment policy was defeated bya majorityrof 31. SPRINGFIELD ITERMS, \ Special Dispaich to Tie Tribune. SPRINGFIELD, 111., March, 16.—Certificates of incorporation were issucd ; to-day to the Saline Manufacsaring Compauy ~of Chicao, capital $25,000; the German Beaevolent Socicty of St. Cluir, and@the:Grand Tower Butter and Cheese 4 Company, of Graud Tower. Petitionss in bankruptey were filed to-<lay by L. D. Hopkink and Williwm A. Juckson, of Jacksonville.aurd by the creditors of Martin Maloney, of Waverly. ) In tlie United States Circuit Court to-day a decree of foreclosure was _entered in favor of the Northwoestern Mutual Life Insurance Com- pany against James Dunlop and others, The amount of therclaim is 325,000. AMUSEDME: I'Se NEWZ ClICAGO THEATRE. THIS SATURDAY, March 17, at 2 p. m., NLY ABBOTT MATINLKE, Last. Appearance in Chicago of MISS EMWA ABBOTT, Bpsisted by the following Talért: BRIGNOLI, FERBANTI, CASE, and PRATT. General admission, §1. Reserved seuts, Par- uet aral Dress Circle, 31.50. Reserved Balcony, S1._ Stats now forsaleat J. Bauer & Co.'s music store, Chickering Pianos used at ABBOTT CONCERTS. MeVICKER’S THEATRE. THIS SATURDAY, March 17, Matinee and Night, Testimonial Complimentary Lenetit to MR.E.F. THORINE. The Popular Tragedian, MR. JOHN McCULLOUGH, Will appear os DAMON. MATINES, DAMON AND PYTHIAS, and BLACK-EYED SUSAN. 4 EVENING, D0 CESAR DE BAZAX, and BLACK-EYED SUSAN. Monday, the great Irish Comedian, DION BOU- CICAULT, in the SHAUGHRAUN. - HAVERLY’S THEATRE. MAGUIRE & HAVERL WILL E. CHAPMAN, ‘This (Ssturday) evenlng the performance will com- mence with HIS FIRST REHEEARSAL, In which Mr. N. C. GOODWIN wiil give imitations of celcbratedsctors. To conclude with EVANGELINE, With Miss LIZZIE WEBSTER as EVANGELINE, MATINEE AT 2 I M. Next Week—BOUCICAULT COMEDY COMPANY In Forbidden Frufc. ADELPHI THEATRE, EVENING A MATINEE AT 2P. M. ST, PATICK'S DAY, A SPLENDID OLIO AT T 8 , OF IRE- P, OVELTIES. ROBERT EMMET. XECK AND NECK. E. T. STETSON us Robert.gWalter, Mr. E. Stetson. Monday—The Poor and Prond of Chicago. HERSHEY HALL, 83 Madi<on- ion-st. SUNDAY Afternoon, March 18, Mr. A. P. BUR- TANK will read A MIDSTMMER NIGHT'S DREAM {entire actfog cdition), Shal ‘most Beautiful flay, contaluing the famous Clowa's Keliarsal and Performun: cgthiof pias. | hour aind 20 minnies. Doors open at Reading at 3._Admission. 25 cents: “USTEINS LLAR STORE Are now offering a New Line of 3-Button Kid Gloves AT 038 DOLLAR PER PAIR, IN ALL SHADES. The Best Glove in the City FOR TUE MONEY. None Should Fail to Visit this Popular Store. 106 East Madison-st. B.—New Goods received dail SHALL OFFER THIS WEEK 1,000 AT $6xms-r CUSTOX MADE SHOES FOR GENTS, 1IN ALL THE $6 Latest Style BUTTON, Alexis, CONGRESS, AND LACE, at These Goods were formerly sold for $8. M. WHEELER & CO., 74 EAST MADISON-ST.. NEAR STATE. CIGARS. ESPANOLA CICARS. The subscribers have made arrangements for the ex- clusive sale of the cigars of thin well-known and cele- Prated brand. manufactured in ey West. nd turite the aizention of the public to the full asoriment of all {ne uaunl strles they are now preparcd to offer. el by the high duties oo imported Cigars, the e PaSaia faciory ot liavaa has eatab hed & Branch in Key West, and 15 using there the same clsss of Vuelto Abafo to- thi ana fact he pure quality and Dacco a8 10 th® of which havo glven ihiabrand s pros- e it Smong consumer. The prices are ma- EENAS lea than for Ligee from H1arana, 40 & compar: eIl how thas they are in every respect fully o T s are. offered tn coanection With our usual §fitof Havina Cigars. 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Annual e7xm-h from, Oregon _represent an . arerage of THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS . GOLD, to every voler. Abundance :’xygoud and cheap Governmaent, railroud and pricate lands in Oregon.. No Tand monopolies, us in California. VARIEYY OF TIMBER in Oregon of ex- ceptional excellence for industrial purpases, Oregon lias GREAT BMINERAL RE- SOURCES, especinlly COAL, IRON, LEAD, GOLD. AND SILVER, PINE NATURAL WATER SYSTED, vast water power. Oregon waters abound seith fish. Good- market in Uregon for. agriculiural products, owing, fos short. transportation fo tha Pacific Oceun, and. DIRECT EXFORTA- TION toall parts of the world. Raliroad ja- cilities. Navhjable rivers, including tha greut Columbia. Oregon lias every advantage enjoy= et in civilized conntries. LIBERAL LAWS. UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, MODERATE TAXES Ouly nomlual Siate dett, £ 4 usand prrsons emigrated in 1876 from the Eastern and Westeru States to ' Oregon. Moat expeditious route to Oregon is by railto Sai Francisco, California, and thenes to Portland, Oveyon, by the direct stoamer lins - ufl:nw thlillfldny ‘morning. =, anphlets, with maps and-full description O Oveqon, sind alt merded witelot ant abtel * ance, may be had, free of charge, alse certifi- cates for reduced rates from. San Francises - to Portland, and on tha Rerilroads in.Oregomns o1 applicution to the Eastern 0 0, ON; STATE BOARD ot.nu(m"_ ;m,’&‘,?,...“.’- = 0y Mass, - ¥o. 8, Transcript Building, RAILROAD TIME TABLE. ARRIVAL AND-DEPARFURE OF TRAINY. Frplanation of Reference. Marki—t Saturtay ex- ceptad. S Sunday excepied. 3 Moaday excepted. | Ar- riveSundsyasd a. m. §Daly. d 3 CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY, Ticket Oices, 62 Clark-st. (Sherman Hous¢) and7y Canal-st., corner Madison. and at the depots. TLeave. | Arrive. aPactfc Fast Live. [+ 3:40p. m. abubuque: m-|e3:40p. m. aDubuan m. 2 m. aOuana Night Esprese. B m A m. aFreept, Rockrd & Dubiiquc. a ml[* $:15p. m. aFreep't; RockC'd & Dubuque. p. m.[* &15a m. / Bfiwaukee Fast Mall (Jaliy)|§ R:0bA: m- § 4:00p. m. DMNwankee Express . *10:00a. m. B m. bMliwaukee Passencer., +5:00p. ML{*10:2%a. . BiMilwuukee Passeaker (Jaliy) § 9:30p. m-j4 :30a. m. bGreen Bay Express.. 2 a . p. m. b Elroy Express. 3. M. o m, " 3 jlona p. m. | 3. . LaCrosue Express. b. m.1E 700, b)arquette Express. p. m a m. aGeneva Lake & Kockford. D. m. a2 Buieneva Lake Expres . * 4:45p. . a—Deraot cornerof ’ -Depot corner of Canal and Kinzle-su. MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD. e Depot, foot of Lake-at.. aud foot of Twenty-scoond-se, YicKet-otice. 67 Clark-st,. soutbieast curacrof Raa- doiph. Grand Pactiic Hozel. and at Palmer House. Teuve: Mall (vin Matn and Afr Line).. |2 5:008. m. CHIGAGD, ALTON & ST LOUTS ani 60 KANSAS CITY & DENVER SHO’B"l! L‘}?HqA Unlor Depot. West Stde, near Madlson-st. bridzs, _and Tweary-third-st, ‘Ticket Oflce 122 Rando! EansasCity & Denver Fast Bx. St Louls & sp‘nnum“ni oulis, Sprinzicihl & Tusas. Tkl and Peoria Fast Exprass Teonn, Keokux & Dariiagns Chicago & Paducah k. 1. Streator, Lacon, Washi'ton E Jolet & DWEht Avoous i .| LAKE, SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN. we, Amiv Mall, via Main Line. Special X, Y. Expre Aslantic Expreas, dai Colehour Accuminodati Niglt Expreas. .. CHICAGO, HTLWATEER & ST. PAUL BATLRAD. Untor: b, v Madisoa anl o -aty. Tiszes Ottlce, oppusite Sberman Houso, and uf Mliwankee Express.. ‘Wisconsin & Miunesor Dy Express.. ‘Wisconsin, fowa, wad finne- sota Expres, ‘Wisconsin & _Eh'hr. X3 Alleraing run via Milwan Tickets for St Pl and Minneapolls are good elth Malisn and P AR e CHICAGO, BUBLINGTOY & QUINGY RAILR)AuT Depots, footof Lake-st.. Toliana-av.. and Slxresutis and Canal and Sixicenth-sts. Tlecket irk-st.., and at depots- a2 Syece o * 4. r uque, &Slons Cl v Tra: [Mbugue, $310ux City * Paciiic Exnress fof Omaha anit City, Atc o, St. Joe, Bud Texhs T*Ex. Sunday.” +Ex. Saturay ILLINOTS CENTRAL RATLROAD. Depo‘,‘(wv- of Lake-st. aud fnot of 'A‘wevny--:e-ma-*_ ? 110:00p. m. it 6:358. m.. lcket Oftice, 121 Liandolph-at., near Clark. £t Louls Express. St. Loulg Fast L. Lalro & New Urleans Fx_. Culro, Arkansas & Texas Peortn d Sprinzteld Ex.. Springfieid Night £ Peorla, Keokuk & Haoni Dubugue & Sioux Clty Ex Dabugue & Sloux Clty Glimaa Passenger. PITISBURG. Ft. WAYNE & UHICAGO RAILWAY: Arflvl‘_“ Leave. il and Express.. Pacific Exy FastLine.. *Sundsy excepted. d flnfl”{lk;lgd- £paly. e, BALTIMORE & OHI0 RATLROAD. Trains leaye flom Exposition Bullding, e e Do 63 Clarbosts Pabmer T Grand Pachilc. and Depot (Exposition Bullding). Yo Rmre $Dally- o TSLAND RATY, SRR, R0K THATD & PAGLELY, BATLRORD. office 58 Clark-st., Sherman ho Omah: P 4 e e ke Dikkt Lxpresm... ROAD, Depot_corner of Clintan and Carroll-sta., Tieket ofilce, 121 Randolph-st., and at + |_Depart. 2. m.. p-m., Day Express. Night Express... § EANKAREE LINE. From Central Depot. foot of Lake- T 1 Deps Express i CINCINNATI AIR LINE & KOKOMO LINE. From By. Depok. corer of Cliuton and Carroli-sis. | Depars. | Arrive. y Express (except Sunday)..| f:40n.m.! 7:0p.m. siwp..l_TiRp.mw. it Express (dafiy). MEDICAL. Used for over 20 years with great success by ST New Vork. and Lon: othéra orhe 3 Dt cure of all dis- charges, re- mng. Prepared " | 55 =5CAPSULES 5 ts 1o e Unived States: For the specd; -Seminal oo, s B Slkorders Dromgh oo By Tadticretion ar # ‘Address DE. JAQUES & CO., Clacinnath, Oul2. SCALES. STAXDAKD FAIRBANKS. MORSK & C¥ 111 &113 Lake St., Chicago; the phigsicians of Paria, cent or of Jonz atand- PRESCRIPTION . FREE. exceis. Any Druggist has the {ogredients. FAInBANKS” o ALL KiNDs. . : “- Beckrefultobuy only the Gen