Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1878, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 18% gitcers bave loamned nothing durlog (e laa ten | on temporaty foans (ouepone nut specied) in- ears, and that they are unable 1o understand thot | cladea fn the Itom ol $700.000 appropeiated in when the eity Is poor it must reduce its expens: part for interest on bonded debf They rearat that tliey do ot fnd in them the mmo | Ate tha temporary Toana here referred to anlaw- :vnlll ;mwlnlo ldlg |hcln|x'-cl};ulm lclu‘um'mfiu fubr at hon been manifented the heads of the re il Folles Departmenta. M. Donner, nsavpeared | exns oy ha¥ofd the, opintonof thin Court in the yrom the interview with b in Tne Tnumue, | 500 0000%) g o SAGERc ve. Edwirds, (B4 thinks ho neads mare engines, and that he nocda all inltation, when mada on tho credit of the tlie men he has, but that f(ihe can't get them, or If olation of the Constitation. and voia: his force {s cut down, he will do “the beat lie can. | holsuch joans, when made on the eradit merely of Jha Chief of Pollce thinks he wants more men, | tazes siready Jevied and In course of collection, ut I the force he has I reduced, he wiil do the ( aa J understand that opinfon, are not forbldden by whether thia Court will permit the Collector to perform thiv duty thas imposed upon bim, Ii Is contended that THE TAX-LRVY 13 UNLAWFGIL becanse, before December. 1875, unlawfal tem. porary loans had been made by tae Comptroller to which this tax, if cotlected, will Lo unlswlully ap- led. T if true, cannot affect the question of ha re, nu{ the tax, and the proof falls to shaw that the ailegation 1s irue in fact. 1t _the ordinance making the appropriation and the ardinance for the levy of the faxes were valid when pasecd, they are atill valid. The subsequent to credita; also conimittees on faflures, bank- ruptey, sna resolutlons. A resolution was sdopted authorizing a committee to prepare o draft establishing s universal rule and avstem of credits to be used by the fueniture trade and kindred branches in this country, and to report the same to the Convention. AMUSEMENTS. THE OPERA. take the nert of Loulsl, the blind giel in '* The 0o Orphana, ™ a role which ahe {s sminently qual- ified to A1l with dlstinction, —— THE NEW CHOICAGO. Every little boy and girt of the perlod will be plessed to know that **Humpty Dumpty™ 1a here. Ilefsto besesnat the New Chicago every evening this week and on Wedneeday and Satnrday afternoons. The old pantomime has been broken up Into o pecaliar kind of patchwork com- CITY FINANCES. I The Authorities Have An- nounced No Plan Yet. He turncd the package over, and hasa yoncher * on file. General satiafaction fs expressed at the re- sppointment of Gen. Spconer as United Btates Marshal of this dlstrict. - ———— Like Regalars on Dress Parade, the teeth shonld nlways be scropnlously elean and frce from blemlish. Keep them In this condition with the Incomparsble Sozodont, and whnen the: ::n veterans in the acryies they will be *'as mo& new." * Possible Effect of the Decision on best he can with them. No snch aplrit Is mani- | the Constitution, for they conatitute In no renge n | 8cta af the Comptroller, though nnl cannot Th " "o " ait posed of & reminlsconce of the anclent S w— festod apparently by the officers whona estimat & i 3 invalid: 14 1 3 © opera ‘‘of ont faihers," ‘'Norma," with- ————— the Schools and Public Bavo thun far been andce conderation. Thay i | 4¢bLOf the city," Ta that easo thin Court sald: Can the e v TavmTidared by ey snchene RO | out which at ons time the repettorte of an operatic | CBFittmas pantamimo and bita of modern BUSINESS NOTICES, yariety acts, Still It 1s none the less entertalning to those for whom it is specially adapted, To the oldsters it scems an Infringoment on anclent castome to hear clown and pantaloon talk, or even #lot npon baving $200,000, becausa $200,000 was | o ARPcliant contondy that mhien lsblluicr are created -gem lnst year, and never trouble themuelves to | iimitof the rayenus acerutox to meet thom. tliey are 1 ‘mk w’nc her, b{ lh{! onlmu of 8 little cnzr‘y or ?m mi{:u“wun uglfi‘ r:u;:fllntrl:fl);;l%l‘nlrrb!lll:l):‘u:'::; Canstitattons and that tem| a little forcthought, the city conld not get along Lon ‘x" RLlant Sns fuat bemparaty otpecied 40 ba e nne, objection, to ho cffective, must reach and nullify the ordinences on which the tax-levy fs founded. 11 they be valld, oll else must stand, If & statale for approbriations passed by ths troupe was deemed incompleto, and which used to be presonted in days when there were great artists toalng it, and tronpes that had choras slogers to do justfeo 'to’ the choral numbers’ which ‘are Library. Wilbor's Cod Liver Oil and Time~The Freat popularity of this sate and efficacions pre; Aratlon is alone attrinotable to ta, Intginglc o witl 8 amailer sum, or bossibly with none t all: General Amembly acel ita face fo b for n bollar, bat the youngaters may 8nd It Lol qaile | 1o*30 ¢ ¢ The Finance Committee Making No | T Commistun.wilt resome thels oo feguss | #sed. oo aittell ki | Pirpose not abnodious 4 shy provislon of the Can: | w0 vrofusely * sedttered throngh: M, " was | BALFl. Thers Aro aeveral briliant acts pmevcted | 11 {B€ e Tty SR, Droncal ) ha” #ifit brannch ot this pouttot pport In in the course of this plearant entertal. it which ng-congh, umdes, af ‘Heddway With:the-Eetiv:! - - | and It is probsble they wili get tired of theaoun- | rant va. the City of Davenportet al.. 10 Towa. 3wl | atitation, it would not be ooMpetent tocal) thoState | given last everiing at Iooley's 'Theatro -0 plel epalamen wnptive symptome, 1t has no superior, If squal O atn, A faccersiot, arements ahd lake the vnainess o | Feople'Sy, Vacheco, 1ol 110, Woigekus Vo aftio | Auaiior or momber of ‘Hha Kinance Commmitico | & vary " Terge " sheierces "eerino © o oo et oans ianT butractire by e derer of | Jiet no ono hes\oct the ently AymaLIY ! dlossn matés SN J‘.‘,‘Z’}‘{{‘a’.‘:fl“.'t,?fi%;,’"" what they can do in the k-hn tol Cot pl DR B e atsy wha prepared the bitl to prove that the estimaten quite prominontly of musiclans and connoluscurs, | to the main theme, but which are In thomeelves | TN An agent {s thue at hand which wilt lleviato ol whichlod to its_enactment relstrdton subjeet matter tonching which approvriations were for- bidden oy the Constitutlon. Nor could smch statute be invalidated in court by proving that nnder liko atatutes former State officers had allow. ed claims and patd out money upon them for purs poses forbidden Ly the Conatitution, Upon the #ama principle the valltity of an ordinance which peemaon Ita face not obnozlous to any provision of the siatuto or of the Conatitution cannot be asnatled in court by proof that tha eatimates which led to ite pos e related to any anbject matter in relation to which apprapriations are forbidden by the Conatitution; or by proof that taxes collected under former ordinances of the same kind had formerly been misapolied by the city officers, and paid out for purposcs thus forbidden., Nor I8 it perceived from this record that acy nn- lawful acta are brought home to the Comptrofler, It Is true part of the loans for the fiacal year of 1874 were taken up by money arluing from tempo- rary loans wade In the flacal year 1875, It is in- afafed that by law the loans of 1674 were chargen- blo only t the funa arising from tho taz-levy of that year, and could not lawfully be psid out of any other or subscquent fand. ~Tnla® posiion i soind on the rule announced in tho Edwards cane, —f it wero shown that the temporary leans of 1474 ro Laken up were made for the curreént expenses of that year, 1f madoon sccount of liabllities in 1874, which Iawfully grew ont of and conatltuted vart of the Hability of the city on account of the bonded dent which cxisted before the adop- tlon of the Constitution, then these Lemporary Joans of 1874 were valid obligations upon the city, not dependent nlone upon auy specis) fand of 1874 for thielr payment, and in such csse it was nred only . B r, Chemiat, Boston.: Sold by all dmn{m. 3 2 —— Hasband's Calcined Magnesia.—Four first- rrflnlnm allver medaln ed. Mare ngrecabie. 0 the taste, and smaller dose than other magne- sia, Forpalo 1n (jovernment-stamped bottles ot droegiata’ and conntry ntore: VEGETINE. Saya a Boston physieian, **hns no equal asa blgod purifier. leanne of ity many wonderfnl en: fler all other rewedies had falled, [ visited the Labora- totv, and cunvinced myself of ita gennine merit, It Is prepared from barks, roots and herbs, each of which In highly cffeci nd they are compoundeil in pruch 8 manner sa to produce astonishing ro- suite, ™ VEGETINE Ta the great Blood Purifer. VEGETINE Wl cure the worat casc of Scrofola, VEGETINE IT 18 FROBADLR Sirces tasse malnisio 1nG ot rine {nai. revartse Y that within a week application will bo made to one | ve sresiAiE] T nfciation' ot "thel? recei : en ac 1 urys :tr;h:i;%"ru:- "Joul%-"rfii'e'l?fi-?fi.'.firl?.’"“xf&'"J‘«{:r :r-fircn'v'rh{lun of money hren Teceived meeta ihe cltv oficera from paying atiy certificatos, eittier of | RERTICES S thoy Afe rindcted. thus ulscharging the 1875 or subscquent yenrs, Thin will be basea on | JERINEARETACY RTINS it decaron 5ot hey o vali o Al o8 | i SESISRC e MECHY HEPMIE da ied purtent e ground_ DAt tho. money mow gon':nnr tnto tho | With this qusl 7 Treasnry mast be retained thero ja seif-defense; H 1 that, 12 it 1e squandered in the plylnenl of alleged illegnl debts, the city will be withont means to carry on the Government for the coming year, and e T ths cltizens will ran the i of (reparable canger, | oberate o prereat any ahl 1t {8 alro reported that, if any Judge sl n‘ d e SOLPratIon, s i1, Wiz 1, d5 heli and ‘payment of the certil grant an injunction Calen s rofuscd by the city oificers ander this in. | 410 1o debE "bocause one, thing 8 atmpiy glren and for anothe Sunction, ppiicatfon will” Lo mnde by sume non- | Aporopriation i made and (W6 warpant of " order ronident to the Unlted States Comrt fToranorder | on the ‘Treasury for its payment is (ssued an; compelling the city authoritics to Jevy a tax lo pl{ cepled the tranaaction (e closed on the part of the {he mount: that Ir thinia refuned (hat suit will | Gorporation, jeaving be commenced againat the persons by whom the certificates were slgned, tho Mayor, and memhers of the Finance Committee, Comptrolier, and City Clerk. 'rnllumuur ?Eul"t"“f N A typog fcal error in tho Interview wi res- ldnnlygn )lv':n. of the Buard of Education, pab. lished in yesterds "3‘11’0"6' made that gentleman say that there wan $150, in the eatimnates for the Atting np of the now buildings, The smount asked for ftilne up the bnildings the Doard ex- pected to build thia year was $15,000, which 18 more In accordance with the proprietics than the lgures as published in the interview. o very smusing as slde. HMAVERLY’S TREATRE. *“The Daniten ' continne to enjoy s most liberas patronage. This In the last week of the engage- ment of the Rankin party, and the prospects aro fhat tho sacond weok wil bo ke nuks tha Brat. CANADA. Soldlers Exelted=Tho Governnr-Generale The Toronto Board of Trado—Nallway Comnplications. Speciat Dienatch to The Chicago Trilune, Harieax, Feb, 12.~There 1s some commotion in miiitary circles hiere on account of the rmor that the militla wil) be called out to do active warrison duty In the event of the regular troopa belng withdrawn, owing to complications In Europe. Avecial Disvatch 1o 1A+ Chicago Trisune. MoxTnEAL, Fob, 12.—The Mackay Institute for the Deaf and Dumb was formally opened to- day by the Governor-Géneral in the presence of alarge and distinguished combany. Tho mu- nificent founder of the Institute delivered an rddress, concluding by presenting a Jdeed of the gift forever of the bullding to Wis Excellency as 1t wan & particularly Interesting performance, bo- cause It was the occaston of the deont in this coun- ry of a young American ainger, Miss Nannle Iiart, who bhas studied and eong abroad, but who has yet her American reputation to make, It wan o very trying eftuation In roveral respects, although the debutsnte had the sympa- thies of the audience, In which werea large nom- ver of our own maslcians and qnite 8 delegation of her frlends from Clevciand, which I her home, nnd the encouragement of the other artists in the troupe who ssmisted in the debot with warm en. conrsgement sod many tokens of their favor. In the first place, it 1= to be remembered she wan among strangers, and allowsances mast sleo he imade for the tnevitable nervousucsy of a debutanta on such an occasion, Iu the second place, #he chose 8 most cxacting role, The character is almost claselcally scvere, and one of the few In the ‘modern opern worthy toranik in dignity of motive and breadth of acopo with such characters on the dramatic stage on Medea, Phodra, and Iirunhtide, It requires great intensity, force, and maturity in action, and an histrionic power rangiog from the pathetic to the vengeful, Musically, it Is als0 very exacting n tho high voice. especially for & young singer, Very lew young artists have ever essayed it and profinbly very few conscientloua teachera would ever recommiend it to thelr pupils. 1If the reader wii run over those who have given it here, —Parodi, Zucchl, Psreps, Uazzanign, Lagranve, Palmiers, and others,—he will remember that they were sil who had arrived at their prime and the fall What the Clty Treasuror Thinks of the Complication. Judgoe Dickey's Minority Opinion in the City Qertificata Case. THE CITY-1IALL. NOTAING SETTLED YET. Avitorto the City-Hall yesterday, if he had made no loquirics, would not have known that Chicagohad not s dollarto pay the expensesof 1878, All the clerks wero at work s usual, and they 01d not seom Lo bo alarmed. The heads of departments kept thelr chales In position, and were apparently indifferent. **The doors will not bo locked" was on all thelr lips, s was the remark, **The Mayor will find some way to met out of the trouble,” One thing ia certaln, no- body will resign unless ho is compelled to. The {morcasion prevalls that mveduction of hiolp will be made, but **1'li be kept becaune my work must bo done, " 1a what gives them hope, 1lere and there an employo secmed anxious about pay. 1 can got along for iwo or three months,” sald one; ‘‘but I'll starve before increaned, - Hu exiitence which o lvrvl x [ indivfdual neer dent In fayor of wiich _ he a present ainst the corporation entitied to have [\nu by the the — making of ng and I#BDHHR [ ‘warrait for {ta payment not havo the effect of relieving the corporation of all Illbllll{, or, 1o other wo it incurs any labliisy thereby, it must mani- fegtly lncur elther abvolutely or contingently & debt. \Wiiero & warrant or grier ""c""" from = specific apprupristion of a tax levied buf not yet collected s accepted in excl for wervices rendered or 10 ha rendered, or fur m L the clity catches up if 1 don't get something in HE OITY TREASURER D L Ouly e e or o plapof omeers. not unluwnlxl far the ggm ptrolier to take up such | govelopment of thelr powe Keeplng tn | Datron. A great ball at the Windsor Iotel Is | lleu of my salaty." A rumor provalted that or- T. il ek e msh Sfprpiationy bot v 7 faflarein'dhat [ POy foans of JuL r mung ,,,,'E‘:;“;‘,‘};"',"{; vicw 'thesn allowances, Mis ilurt must | now in progress. 18 recommeniled by physlclans and apothiccarics. ders similar to those lssucd by the county were tn “be distributed. This was not looked upon with favor, since the ahaving necessary to get cash for them would cut a man‘s wages down one-third. THE COMPTROLLER basaplan to rellove the city, but he will not tell what [t1s. All he would say was that he thooght It oul Sunday. He s waiting tosee If anything better {s proposed. le was more cheerfnl yester- day than tho day before, To questions his only responso was, **There is nothing new." Iie, however, sald that s month sgo he dreamed that the Supreme Court had declded sgalnst the city, o told the Mayor and the Corporation Counscl about it. and the latter, when ho met him, used to say, *‘Ilere Is the man who drenms dreams." Ho 1a confident that the city will not shut up shop. TIE MAYOR has aleo recovered somewhat from his gloom, and e fecls hopeful, although no schenie bias yet been sugpested for careyinz on the Government, **We are beginning to fecl the effects of the aeclslon," sid he. **Thia morning tho man who has been keeping the borses which puil tha small-pox ambus lance refused to L‘l.‘h.'ll them any more, and the man who haa been furnishing grocariea to the small-pox houpital declined to supply any moro goods, There sre thirty paticnts there, and ‘five new cases were teported to-day. Suppuss we do not take care of those people? " We canuot let that disvase geta hold in Chicago, Wo have worked hard for two months fo keep it undor, Unlevs wo can keep the bospltal up, the aisease will spread. Temporary trrungementa lisve been made with a wholesal house for gracerles, but the ambnlanco driver fa stlll looklng for & placo 10 xeep his animals,” In the afternoon, & delegation from the Water- Works, rl:prtlomllli‘ forty-fivo laborers, called on bis Hunur to sea if he could not give them thelr ay. 'They hiad received wothing for work done in anuary, snd tholr fawllies were starving, **If you can't give us money,' wald the spokesman, “igive us paper that we can ralso money on.” But the Mayor could uot accominadate them, and they went away In bad humor, It was reported o loan had been offered the city, and the repart. proved to bo trie, **Yes," sntd Mr. Farwell, ‘'Ican get money i I want it," And then o atopped, smillog when ssked as to lerme, bo creditel with baving made o very hundeome success, ani with Tlvlmz promisc of de- cided abllity ns an artist. Without stopping to Ro into the detalls of her ninging iu special ecenns and numberd, we may gianco at her general char- acteristicn, Bhe has a fine stage presence, possesr- tng n tall, ststely, communding, and elatucsgue figure, with very expressive black eyes and clear-cut feati 1ler manner is eany and graceful, and st the ime acrious aud diunified.” lier poser gestares, upon which so tnuch dependa (n opera, aro &y & rule expressive nnd effective, although she has some mannerisma in the use of the hand and srm and the clevation of the shoulder she would do woll ta correet. ller dramatic tulont {s very de- clilea, ‘There {s no qnestion of that. Sbe evinces a very clear conception of the demands of the part, asnd brings to its performance unusual tragic abliity’ in one so younz ond a maturity of cffort that was yer: mmhln{. al thouuh skio d1d not alsways rive to (he foll helghts of ths passion of the character. as in the scene where she meditates thie killing of her children, and in the wubsequent scens whers she sumnons the Draids to vengeance, Dut uven theso scencs were glven with far mure of puwer than might have been ex- pected from n debutante. The dramatic personn- tion is entitled to high praive. Iler volcoina robust suprano of good range, quality, and flex- ibllity, with couslderable power always in reserve, broad and expressive in its low tones and very pathetic and tender in ftn planissimo, bat not very floflnll»l{ graded between that and her fortiaslmo. Her method of ninging le vood, ang she sings with- out much apparent exertlun, “ller voico wal at its beat In the Oret act, and ot the close sha wan twice recailed before the curtaln amid unusnat en- thusiasm ond losded duwn with flowers, There was, however, 8 huskiness tn hor volce even in thisact, und it Increased throuzh the subsequent acts, until in the lust it very perceptibly weakened her effort. This may have bLeel owever, the ra. sult of & cold or fatigue. 1f It is nof crmanent defect from overwork and siudy, ahe certainly bias before her o Lright future with the rare dramatic talont whe possessce. 1f tho per- formance of Norns has given ne a correct teat of what sho can do, she certsinly has every en- couragement to persevere in tho vrofessivn sho has chosen with the prospect of occapying a very important position on the l{rlc stage. 1fce sup- port waa vory creditable, liss Montague shared with ber the honors of the evemny, and deserved show thal tho temporary loans of 1874, so taken up, werenut of @ characlor approved by the law and sanctioned by tho Constitutlon. It 13 not snf- ficient to invalidate an lprrnnrllllun. whether made by the Legislaturo of a Siate or the City Councll of a city, to show thatlt may be for a purpose forbidden by the Constitution. The burden of showing tho fllogality of the ordinance 1 question rested upon appellant. Such ag ordinance cannot be sot aside on this ground un. 1ca8 1t bo made clearly and lnlrmnu\-alf to appear that 1t ls for o purpose not warranied by faw. Unless the objector has shown that these ap- propriations for Interast on temporary loans were made when under tho Constitntion snd law, no lawfnl temporary loans conld ho made, or that provision has been made by ordinance tn appro- rrlnlo 1hie tax to ntervat ona class of tomporary loans which are forbidden, the objectlon cannot properly prevall. anhln7 In this record ap- proacheés such o showing. [t s shawn by the proof that the bonded debt of “this city was not less than 4,600,000 at the time of tho adoption of tho Constitution, and that the Intorest on tkat dobt was at tho rate of frum U tod per cents Asaume, it youpleane, that this intercet was promptly patd {or 1870 and for 1871, In October, 1871, thechiet rt of the city was cousumed by fre. In 1872 ft ay In sahcy, and its cltizens wero with bercalean energy rehuhd!n{(. 1t will ot bo an unressonable rmlnmpllull that no more muney could be ralsed n 18722 than was demanded far current expenses, 1tis known to thils Conrt that a very large part of the tax-levy for 1473 could natr{w col- lected becauso thin Conet decided that tho ' City-Tuxact " under which it was levied was so fmporfect that it could not be made cfcctive, It In falr to as-ume that for that year no more taxca were collected than would bo needed for current expenses, Tha lmgurr-cuum of that law were promptly supplied by tho General Assembly, but it 1s known to this Court that o large part of thy tax-levy for 1874 was not coliected, for the reason that this Court then declded that the ** Cliy-Tax act,” under which it was levied, wad unconstitu- tional, 1, then, for thu causes sugguated, the taxos act. ually collected in (he years 1872, 1873, and 1874 were not moro thau suiliclent to pny tho necessary tl:.nr:cnt expenscs for thuse yearw, It 18 not siranygo hat The Connectlcut & Passumpsic Raflway Com- pany to-day entered sn action of damages opalnst the Southeastern Rallway to recover $100,000, - During the Governor-General's visit, Ameri- can journals will be largely represented here. The New York Graphic, among others, lns o apecial urtiat to ilustrate the principal events In his Excellency’s welcome by the city, At the special convocation to-morrow of the McGill University, to confer the degree of L L.D. an Lord Dufferin, tho sddress of the University, writteu in Greek, will be read by the Chancel- lor. His Exceilency, who s an accomplished Greek scholar, will reply In the same languace. E. I Qoft, ex-Managerof the Canada Agri- cultural Insurance Compnny, who fs charged with making false and fraudulent returns while Manager of the Comoany, has left the country to avold arreat. The report of the Special Au- ditor of the Company shows that ncarly $200,- 000 Femalns to be secounted for. z Spectal Dispatrh tn The Chicago Tridune, Quenxc, Feb. 1%.—Col. Duchesnay, Depnty Adjutant-General, and Ma). Lamontogne, are here cugnzed in making an inspection of the local military stores and warl{ke inaterinls, Maj.-Gen, Buigth, commander of the Domlnfon: militla, s vepected hero shorily to fnspect the Quebee Volunteer Rifles, now underzolug their annual drill. A short thne ago blank forms were supplled to her Majesty's pensioners jn Cannda, to be filled up by the pensioner, who fs to mtate In it Lis nome, regiment discharzel from, place of residence, and number of the bouse {u the aireet, Tt is presumed that defi- nite fufurmation is desired in case of war, when able-bodied pensfoners will be called home on garrisou-luty. All ofiicers of the req- ular urmy In Canada have also received orders to hold themselves fn readiuess 1o fotn thelr corps, The artillesy auartered here are called out recularly fur practice, and ocenslonally the indulice in o shum battie, and repel an Iningl- nat againat the corporation, farotherwise o contingent debt would in this way be incurred by the corporstion, On & carefal examination of tho record in this case, nothing {s found tending to show that the appropriations {n question were mado for AN ILLEUAL PURTPOSE, ortbat the loans contemplated in the ordinance. and on which interost wan to be pald, were to be effecied in any manner’not manctioned {n tho opinion In the Springfleld ‘estimony was heard showlng thst on April 1, 1875 (tho begin. ning of the dacal year in question), the funded Chi $13, 600,000, July 1, 1870: that I.lnllmi;;mo“)?‘ since July 1, i that on April 1, 5, the floatin, dl’bt of the city, evidenced by certificatos on which money had been borrowed during the yearending on that day, wae abi that the amounta of suc more_in 1474 than In 1873, and were more m 187 than in 1872, This bonded deht of $13,500,000 was In cxletenco at the timo of the adootion of the Constitution, This debt was tlen socured by bonds with Intern tached, and theso interest coupons after due, 2 fa wsnal with all coupons attached to auch bonds. The Conatliution In no way nffected that {ndobtednoss when it declared that tho city should not become furthor Indebied until this dalt stiould be reduced below the constitutional 1imit, 1t wae not intended that this bonded debt nlrendy contracted should not continue to bear in- terest and grow greater by the accumulation of in- tercat If “the city was unsblo to pay the Intorcet as it foll "due. Nor was it {ntended by that provision of tho Constitution that tho city ~should not from time to have power to make approprintions sud assess and levy taxes for the purpose of vayiug Interest upon that bonded debt, or for tho purpose of ‘Baying interest upon tho Intercst mentjon. ed In the coupor it hy any misfortane or misadvonture tho revenucs of the city for suy given year or years should not bo suflicient to pay necessnry current cxpunscs and also at tho sume time to pay thie conpons as thoy fall dueand the intereat npon conpons past due, 1t s well to rumember in this connection that in 1871 the principal of thiscity, with ita per- sonal proporty, was destroved by fire. This rec. ord shows that part of the mnne{ for which this bonded dobt was contracted was at the tine in the A reporter happened upon Clty Treasurer Larra- bee In his office yesterday morning and asked him f he had taken advico sbout the legality of hls paying warrants deawn for tha purpose of vaying certificates, —for 1875, or for any other ycars, **No, 1 have not taken any legal advice on that mattor,* sald he, ‘*and haveleft the wholo thing to the city authoritles,” **The popular idea [a that if you attompt to pay any of these certificates momebody will walk into one of the courts and sk that yon bo onjolned from so dolng." ¢ That would be very unfortanate, All I should seok to pay wonld bo those drawn against the ap- oropriate fund, ss the taxes wera collected, and T would not take any fund but the proper fund,— tho fund againat which thpy were drawn,* ** Have you consnited with any of your bonds- men on the maiter?” ' No.» **Qenerally speaking, what do you thinkof the situation?" ! Well, 1t looks a little gibomy just mow, but T can't holp thinking _some way will be found .out of It ~ The stoppage of tho temporary loans by moans of certifientes Tenves us without any meana at all to pay as we go along. I can aes no other way but to fesue war- rants to parifos who arc willine to take them for thelr pay, und do the best they can with them, " *+Dutisn't that prohibited by this declnion **There {a no reason why, If 1 work for who glycs mo n warrant on the Treasuror, I =houldn’t look to him for my pay. The warrant would hayo to be made paynble out of the taxes." **Iint wouldn't that be ‘anticipating the collec- tion of tho taxesr" **It would wimply bo furnishing a man with the means to pay lis faxcs. Thoso things would Lo recelvablo for the taxes of 1878, When the tax fe levied, they wonld fil{ it with these warrants, the name ae they do with {ho Auditor’s warrants and cou orders, T can recollect when all the Stato t_Tliinols wero pald with the Audltor's war- Dynkers used to hiave them and scll them when people wanted to pay thelr taxes, ' VEGETINE Han cffected eome marvclous carvs In cases of Cancer. VEGETINE Cares the worst cares of Canker, VEGETINE Mcets with wonderfal euccess in dlercurial afs- ses. “VEGETINE Wit eradicate Salt Rlicusn from thie eystem. VEGETINE Remoscs Pimples and Hamors from the face, VEGETINE Cures Constipation and regalates the bowels. VEGETINE Is o valuabic remedy for Ieadache, VEGETINE Will cure Dyspepaia, VEGETINE Restores the entire syatem 1o a healthy condition VEGETINE Removea the cnuss of Dizziness. VEGETINE ora intercet THE FLOATING DEDT, **\What'do yon think of tho pian of making nary attack upon the cliy. ‘fhiis is o novel sight. large appro r{lllnnllnd saving enough to creaf City Treasary, and was dostroyed at the samo | consisting of unpald coupons and interest thereon, | thom for the exccllent manner In which she sang | my the ste licves Fal i P - 0intite T he Conme of U fou Syeoupttocronte 8, | LY | = should liave been grentor fu 187 (ban In 1472, aud | Adaigisa. Bho hiss made an Immenso mproves | THEY march uut upon the cove-tlelds on snow- | Relleved Falntness at thy Stomach alives, dragging the hoavy guns, mosnted upon runuers, after them, and skirnish, deploy, nnke ¢harges, and perform many other military evo- lutlone. The excrcises show the excellent training of the men, Special Dispalch to Te Chlcago Tribune. TORONTO, Feb, 12.—At the annual meeting of the Board of Trade, the report of the Counc] of thie Board referred to the exuting unusual depression, which bad been fntennlfied by man) scrlous fallures throuzhiont. the couniry. Tv was expected thot the excellent harvest of last year, aud the remuuerative price pald for gratn, woufd revive the country trade; but, owing to an unusually open season, farmers have been unable to market thelr prodice, aud, as a con- scquenee, country dealers fn many sections bave faled to meet thelr engagements. The conl-trade with the marititna proviuecs had been carnestly discussed by the Council, and they were of the upinlon that 1o reasonable daty on coal imported from the United States would inerease the trade with the Lower Provinees; ** Somothing of tLat sort has got to be done, or wo will como to bankruptcy, Kvery man knows thut if you muke u tax-lovy for just the amount of your appropriation you fall short 10 per cent evory year, Peoplo don't scem to think of that, Thero will have to be 8 margin If we aro golllw to pay. . S(her.\ylu we accumulate a debt right along alrle in, e, ** What do ¥nu think of tho mchomo ta well tho Water-\Works? " **1 understand one man made an offer to-day— [1] rrnhlbly many hava done on soveral occaslons— to takathe Watar-\Works and pay the whole bonded debtof tho city. Well, we nll know tho warth more than the bouded debt, which N tween $14,000,000 and ,000,000. No doubt many porsons woald be gisdto tako tho Water. Works on_such termw, onally, Iam wot in favor of solliug them, becauso there would be no Timt to 1o ratos which the company baying them would chargo us for water, And I wouldn't bo anxious to buv them. if 1 had the money, becanse there's 1o 1mlt to what tha Council tnight ask for thom and do with them, " **1lavo you auy remedy to advance for tho city's greater {n 1874 than in 1870, or that at the end of tho flscal year of 1874 it shooldamount te 83,000, - 000, 1f the Interest on thls bunded debt falls dne say on July 1 of each yoar, the unpald coupons on a bonded debt of $1:3, 500,000, wt 7 per cent per snnum, falling duc on tho 1st of July in each year, amounted (o £145,000. The amount of there coupons which fell due on thin supposition on July 1, 1872, 1873, and 1874, would, by June 90, 1875, amount (without Intercst on the cou. 10 tho round sum of 82,845 000, Intercet 8 Of 1872}, thece ycars 8t 8 per cont, Intercst on coupuns of 1873, two yeurs X nt, $11:, 400,100 {erest incbapotiv ot 1474, -one year ,at O ‘per ceat, - 358,700, ‘That s, the original amount of the cou- pons, 8 m.qgo. Interest on coupous to that date, 340,100, TTotal of floating dobt June 40, 1870, $3,176,100. Coupons to fall due July 1, 1870, $045,000. Floating debt (belonglug to bonded deht) duly 1, 1875, $1,120,100. Total amount of coupons unpald July 1, 1870, $1, 380, - 000, b‘lmrlv nterest on this nmoudt untll the tax can be reallzed, annum, ia 815 mhich created somo amusement happened in the Mternoou. A man with o 8300 warrant came fnto ihe Comptroller's oftico and handea it wita $160 Iu a3k to one of the clerks, asking for & $4a0 cortin- sate. 1fo had evidently saved the monoy in smalt ims, adding nickels 10 his plle inatcad of buying wapapers. e was disappolnted whon told that 20 moro paper was betug issucd, but took his $300 ind Interest gratefully, Amung the other callers was Robert Law, who "‘1.“'" of Mr, Farwell whethor hie was pl{ln his lebts. ' Certainly," was tho answer. Mr, Law 1aid {t was avsurd 1o talk about the city repudiat. ing what it justly owed—tho citizens of Chicago wauldn't permit it to be done, 2 TOR OFFICIALS HIBLD SEVERAL CONSULTATIONS during the day, but tho talk smong them was gen- i, The situation was critical, and such that the Leglelature should bo calied upon at once for toma relief. It was not clear how much frumediato rellef that body could give, bat by n epecial seasion t would the sooner get Chlcago nnd otlicr citles out of the deep financial troubles inio which they unve beon thrown by the Bupromo Conet, Buch amend. Itought not to be thought atrango 1f, In the three and one-half years which intervened botween that great calamity and of th: 320 of the ordi- nance in question, oo April 75, the amonnt of rovenucs actually collected from ou impover- ishod people may 1ot have been suficient to puy the nocessary current expenses of the city, and ot tho same time to pay nnd dlscharye the accruln interest upon this enormous bonded debt. In snch case 1t was the duty of the city to apply its re: nues Arst to tho discharge of ts current oxpenses. ‘T'ho unpald Interest upon the bonded debt in such caso must kave remninod In the handsof the coupon-holders beariog intereat, . .., BT * UNLESS TILE CITY BORIOWED TITH STONEY® to promptly pay off the counons, This could onl; be done by subatituling for the coupon debt, whic bore intorest, evidences of debt In soms otaer form beariug intorest. To Lorrow money to take up these fnterest-bearing coupons, even on tho credit of the city, In such case invoived no viala. tion of tha Constitution, elther In jetter or In spirit, ‘Tho making of such loans created 1o debts 1t eimply substituted one form of {nter ment slnce her last appearance here., Conly also added nuch to the succ formance, Tho latier was one of the that has evor npoeared here. Thisevening ** Don Glovanni ™ will be given. MATINEE MUSICALL, 'The opportunity of hearing Miss Kellogg anad other members of the Strakosch Opera Company in aprivate parlor entertainment was eagerly scized upon yestcrday by a large nutnber of society peo- +{inlo who had een favered with nn invitauon to atteid the ‘matineo musicale ‘al Mre, Willism Dlalr's in ald of the Hospital for Women and Chil. drep, The glaro and glitter, the neat and the ex- cesslvo crowdlng, which have rendered opes going someibing of » task during the past fort- pight, wero ubviated to a great degreo by this clever arpangement, and great credit [n due ta the ladles who suggosted and carried it out to 1t successful taauo. In this plan they wero alded to wn unusual " VEGETINE Cares Palns in the Dack. VEGETINE Effectually cures Kidney Complaint, VEGETINE Is effective In Its core of Female Weakness, VEGETINE Is the great romedy for General Doullity, VEGETINE Ts acknowledged by nil classes of peonle to bo the beat and wmost relisble blood purifier in the ray nino months, ut ¥ ver cont por 00, In tkese cumputations it wiil ments ahiould be asked sa would aliow thie city to sccurlly for another, Such transaction o degree by the gencrosity of the upera coupan: 3 2 worl§. o K qiot i SPA T AL, e, of 0 | SRl Vet I WA ahe Row | oy enowinated, - tempotery lenna e e | e b ot pron o mneet | Wi el s et ersaTor (H°GE | 00,1 the hesyy freleht and Insuranco whil VEGETING ' . e 2 v 3 re £ o'l lay afternoos . - shanged tbat an usicammicnt whould only bo made | ' only wway Tuse ls to lesue these warrants, A upon the Intorest oxprossed tu tho body of tho | Chtian. Lelore %o clork yoslorny afemoon vev- | pravent succensful competition. At o eneral once inthree or five years, This would decrcase the cost and incresss tho nccuracy with which the its are made, and prevent tax-Aghtin unneccaeary d=|n¥‘. The Leglstature wuh‘i 8150 be asked tomllow tho city to ctiargointerast on taxes after they are due, eay 1 per cent 8 month, :!}I:"Cm::vllfl lh?uld be c:lll:‘db:l[mu t fluc& i:o 0 the flscal year, as Uad been suggestes the Comntroller, i i coupons, 8o it ia mode to lrl}cnr that thiw city, with all her untowsrd calamitics, kad, in those threo and a balf years, not only nlwl{: paid her current cxpenses, but had pald” something on hor floating dobt, o that, Instead of ealling for §1 700 for intereat on tewporary louns to be mada fn 1870 on account of, and In ‘connectlon wlith, the bonded dubt, shie calls for but $18, 600, ~less than one-third of that awouut, as appears upon the ordinance. 1t scema to be thought strange that TIllS PLOATING DEUT had Increared frum 3,000,000 on April 1, 1875, to $4,600,000 on the 31st of December, 1875, It cunpons for 1875, dit July 1, 1972, sav, $013. 000, lind boen ndded, and interest terest (on tho &1, 000,000 of furmer coupon debt untll the collectlon of ‘shis tax, -u,y. nine months, st tho lmm of U per cont), sy, § ;lifi‘dg)&,nnd I:r luoney fur corrcnt expensce, say, 2 ), maks {ng an addtionat $1, 500, 000, ai} af Which would Nor {s It to be thought strange If, in 1874, tem. porury loana wero inads i the way stgzesied for the purposs of mecting lawful Labilitics growing out of this bondud dabt, which was made before the Conatitation; and If (his was sccomplished by metely substitating ono kind of intereat-buaring vaper for another, no debt was tharoby created, If this wero dong, it was not unlawful for the clli to provide for uklnf up such certificates of 187: by temporary loans in 1575, nor was it unlawfal to vrovide for the nl|vmuulct interest upon such pro- rary loan s o Intercat an temporary foans for and Poilce Departments, relatecleazly o necedsary current vxpenves, Un he principle of the Edwards case, tho tax-levy of the fscal year of 1475 might lawfully bo anticipated by interost. bearing certificntes, payable only out of that lovy and given directly lu payment forservices renderod or material furnished or given for money to pay for such wervices or materiats, 2 oceupants at the door of Mre, Blsir's residence, When the programmie was begun the largo parlors were guite Olled, and nunibers woro Altered through dalong the stairway, The programme was cenaful would ba for tho bankers and caplialinte to sct such & prico on thom as would not nllow them to Lo too vadly shaved, In asother year thoy will be poeltively good {n payment of taxvs,' plokbidd JUDGE DICKEY. ANOTUER DISSENTING OPINION. The following {s the disventing opinlon of Judge Dickey, of the Supreme Court, In the cases of John Forsyth et al, ve, Tho People ex rel, Louis C. Huck, and Ts Trene Law va. The Poople ex rol, Louis ¢, Huck, otc. 1 concur fully with the vluws of the Court on all tho questions passed unon in this case excopt iwo, 1 cannot agreo to the views entortalned by tho wmajarity of tho Court ne to the legalty of tho city tax for the Intorest un **tomporary loans, " or as 1o th supposud {llogslity of the cily tax for meotitg of the Board, it was resolved, “That this Board object to & custum-impost upon the Importation of coal, simply by itself; but, {n a revision of the tarllf in the iaterest of the reneral industries of thucountry, this Board would approve of o customs-duty uon such kinds of cosl as aro produced in the Dominfon.” A Committee was appointed to walt upon the Buperintendent of the Grand Trunk Raitway, to protest agalnst discrinunating rates, ‘The Grund Trunk is charzed with granting special rates of frelubt castward for flour and feed, contrary to Its agreement with the Ureat Western Company, Certalo merchants hers ury represented o8 getting an sbatement of from 85 to 815 per car on four, and 815 to 827 on fecd, from the regular rates, The Asslitant Canadfan Commiasioner to the Australlan Exhibition lost year las chartered o Prepared by H. R. STEVENS, Boston, Mass. Vegeling is Sold by All Dmg% CLEARING SALE! West End Dry Goods Honse, Madison and Peoria-sts., fiy of R s, i Duet frum »* The Lily of Kfilarn Deaedict 1Harp solo—+* Botera. Sang—"* La Flors a8 Ul Ttomanza=** Ierche, scnootd. Among the visitors 0t tho City-Hall yesterday ‘was Mr, John lorden, tho lawyer for appoliant in the which has kicked up all this muws. Ho called the attention of the city oflicers to the ap- nmnxl{ far-reaching significanco of that part of the duclalon in tho cavs of Law ve. Iluck, which BOes Lo uny that tho clty can exurcise no puwers Save Lhose grauted wpeclfically to It by the Gonorul Incarporation uct. Mr. Horden sucyestcd that the declsion 1oi only deprivad tho cily of the power ta in officlul visitors, which was the poiut ut 28 +2arn usriette froiu ** The Holiemlgn ias Clars Loutse, Kellogy, Ml ut also, perhape, of the power to ley, moncy {0 euterfutn oficlal vieltore. . To meet these current expenses, and to pay the . 1 d 3r, vessel to prosocute the trode between Canada b achioal p..‘:‘.ml‘ G for u pubiic Norarys and | o latter ls & Whatior of cumparatively amall | sceruai Intarost on tho Vonded "do {(Fhothe | v bech lowfully idld 10ug dra thie bad not thie Srdoiess Biractors St and Australin ;lr;:o:ntch: ::v:;: u‘;fl:‘fi'&:‘d’mm""' tha receipte | moment, and on thutwubject littlo need be wald. | evidenced by couflnn- or by cortificatos subatituted “This estimatn is nade on tho assumption that the In the prosence of the sppreciative sudlence the = ho Eloure of the Guod Blepherd and the Krring Women's 1lome. o far as the powor of the Councll to lovya chool-1ax 1 coucerned, that yuestion {s now peoding bofure thie Buprome Courtin tho cusy of oalght vu. The People, which was nrgucd in the County Cuurt last summer. Its numberon {he dockei was but Jittle helow that of the Law case, sad it tanot unlikely thata declalon wilf e flied A Tho point made in that by Alr, toriey for_appellant, waw that no power nted o the Council to levy a tax for schaoly, By a provision of the chaiter of the City of Chicugo express power fa given to tho clty (o make ap- prupeiations for tnat purpose, Thero {a nothing n the general law for $ho reorganization of cities, under which that city was working ut the time of thlv spprovriation, I soy manner luconstetent with that provision in the ‘old statute, In Hee, ¢ of Art, 1. of the Uenernl Iaw, it 1s provided that ** from the time of such change of organizu. tion . . . allls rparis of laws not incun. 08 of thisuctebail coutinue o any such city, the wamne artlsts werg encouraged to sing with as much, It not greater, feeling and apirit than in (holr regulae verformances, Mesrs. Verdi and Karl showing on finpruvement, snd helne applauded to thelr entire content. Mles K rendition cf the preity ballad, *‘1 kuow a malden fair to see,” in ro- sponse {0 AN encorv, was superb. — After tho pros ratnnic_was fnished au Informal reception was eld, The concert notted the Hospital the hand- some sum uf S500. ‘As ot vxpreselon of their eratitude for tho gen- erous contributlon of scrvices by thoso artlats of coupons on the bonded debt wery lolt 1o stand by slmply providlug yearly for the intcrest on the coupuns, ‘The evidonco shows that fnstead of this tho cou- ponw, nu thoy full due, were pald by money bore rawed for Ihllfurpo-u upun intercst-bearing cer- tificates, und frown ycar 10 year the interest on tuesn bas Leen pald, as would appesr, by taxation, and the principal from moncy borrow, cartiticales to run for one year, n, a feady uald, toat thie vabetitntlon of ono Incero thorefor), It was known to the Clity Council w-d{ oney would ba neoded beforo tha tax-lovy of ths year could bo collectad, and to mout this want the Appropriation bill in question -crnu'promrly and lnwlully 1o provide for the payment of tutcrost on temporury lusns, 1o be effected in a lawful manner and ror thieso lawful purposes. It lsnot to bo assumed that the appropriation was for an uniawful end, If ila Innguage is cons sonant with a Jawful purpose, It lu nutto be au- aumed that the term ** temporacy losny" means loans to be eflecied upon the credlt of tho city. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. Meeting of the Grand Lodge of Iowa at Marshalitawn. ManstiaLLTown, Ia., Feb, 13.—The Grand Lodge of the Knlghts of Pythias of lowa con. vened in this city to-day, twenty-tive.of the forty lodzes in the State belng represeuted. More of the delegates will arrive to-night, The u forcoand applicab was I 03 L1t aolo Rinker 16 1ekp e, FeoTIee Tots | b woe obackplo to dny wich el ot taken | whore vuch foans would ba unlawful, unless such ng ccurily for another of tho same smou s 5 ) ) he creation ol bt 1 the Btrukosch Upers Company who participated Prelato bel i Willlam Gled ASD ::,“h:wl:x&’el:‘ll:n':l"&n;;fi?l‘r{v:llfillrvll‘i!‘ztllfll.‘ll‘;l:;;: B, jeaunot (inke that, when tho statuto | a weening i unequivacally stown by the coutext | 8 b (1SRG OF 8 new dobt, Itien mere | fhe UGS, QiR COmBAY WHe, parkicivatod | Graud Prelato being abscut, Wiltain Gleunoy, of uree that in euch caso all puris of laws not Incunsiatent, ct 1l cuntinua In forcoe the same au though such zes Lad not taken pl 1t mesut to save onl Fennul public “statutes not inconalatent with the act, ~ Buch wensral laws ucedud no wuch clauve to save them from fu- cal, ‘Theroars two classes of rupesl by fmplica- ond the circumatances under which the words were nsed, The lanunye of an ordinance or statute ls not required to have the saiuo ceriainty o thet of a decluration tested npan w demurrer. 'The meaning of a statute or ordinance fs to be soughit frowm ita words alone, if tbey aro unambig- Albia, was appoiuted Grand Prelate pro tem, The following 1s the roster of Grand ofllcers present: Jobn W. Green, of Davepport, P, U, C.; Johin VanValkenburg, of Fort Madisou, G, J:' C. Bayery, of Des Moines, Q. V. re. Willlam Blair for tho benedt of tha Hospllal for Women and Children, the Board of Counselors of that fostitution adouted the following resolu- tion at a mseting hela st the house of Mre, Black- stono: fesolead, Thet the thanke snd gratoful acknowledg stitution was not made to control forms, but sub- sance, 1t )i wurgested that the teem **temporary loans ™ prima fucle imports tue making of » nuw debt, snd hence tha burden rested on thy chiy to show by rnwl‘ that they were not of & uature lorbldden by the law, of the wectlons of tho General Schoul Iaw it 1a pro- Vided that i citfew of over 100,000 Inhabitants thore aball bu s Bosrd of Education of Afteen pur- sous, appointed by the Mayur, Who whall have the general “arrancement of tho schaolv, but who, 1t is uxpressly stated, ehsll have no North Sids Dry Goods Houss, North Clark & Erie-sts.‘ the temporary loaus for current exspended, By uperation of “law, whatever may have been the furm of thu cortiticates, the party holding tho certificates was slone tnterewted 1n ‘the collection of this tax, It would Lo say the loast, unren- sonable 10 require the thousshd and one polive- men and fromen bolding such certificutes to buver around the County Court to prove that their clalme wero not unfawful. Such & rule, wonld senger tncse contingent cortiicates mors worthless than 1 havo alresdy suggestod, Thls idea uf the presumption beln: Inat the legrlity of tho levy 13 original, and did not vceur to sppels lanty, for in the County Court they callud tue Couptroller and touk upon themselves the (ask of suowiug the tax unlawiul, It Iv wot right, in my jadement, for this Cours toruverse & Judsment rendered for tho colloctivn ol 1axes upon the avprehansion that, when collect- «d, they may bo unlswrully appropristed to pur. odes mot contemmplated by tho Coustitution and aw. stitutlon, If this cuss whiould oo declded againt tha city, 1t would lead to the sbsoluty disruption of the city's achuol syatem. 1t would then bu. gomo tha duty of the ‘'rustces of choole for Towaship 30, Ranya 14, which covera the groator pattof tha City uf Chicago,—which Trustces would 4va Lo be elocted in the' wprinv,—to divide the Sownship futo schoal ditricts, each of which would 18 Avril slcct threo Behool Directors. ‘T tazea {"' She support of these achools would bu levied tho authorltic of thesa emall dustrictw. betao, W however, ono materlal difference tween the schuol tax and that of fue :rDmPflllhm for tne entertalnment of ofclsl Terhors. There fw no mention anywlicre in the citlution of tha State of *toflicial yisjtore.' Jojaw anywheru contemplates wuch individuats, Ut the laws do coufewplate a wchool syatum, 14 coutempiaty the collection of & schuol tax, 9 Intention '”K‘“’""’ \ras, though It is not so Mated. that 4t whould e levied and collectod by Ao city suthoritics, and to thut Intention the Sus Preme Court mnay glve womo weight, 10 o ,TUB CAUR OF THE PULLIC LIRARY 8 peculiar ope. The law under which clttes Were suthorised Lo cstablish public Nbraries sud tolevy a cortalu percentaye for their support was upted and wont into force nmq;c 1872, The aysten of law on that subjoct so much 80 that It s fairly inforable that the Leyivlatuze intended it os 8 vubstituta fur all former laws uu that subject, it fa lield thnt 1ho fOruIOF statute ceasow 1o be Gpora- tive, although the former statute may not be wtrictly inconuletont with tho utter, If tuts cla of 8ec, 6 had been left out, 1t 1s plain that th genersl law would bave been coustrued to Le s substitute for all former statutes formiug parg of the old clarter of a city adopting tho genoral sct. It wecuw to mo that the object of this clause in Bec, 0 wav o exclude that conclusion, and that 14 its only uftice. Any other construction makes that cluuwe s dead-1étter. 17 it docs not suve such speclal provisions as i 6 i ques. tlon it douvs uot save anythiug, for, abore, any general Inw not a part of the old charter, and not repugnant Lo the new lauw, would have con- uinued I force without the ald of thly sectlon. 1t was (navried for suwo purpoac, and, Uf possible, s0mo efect ought Lo b stiributed to it "'ne watter ol (uy tax *'POR INTEBKST ON TEMPOBARX LOANMEY Ie of much greater moment, and that subject 1 feel 3 my duty to discuss more at large. The statule requirce of every city the passago of an unnaal appropristiou bill; sppropriating such sums ¥ may bu desmod nccousary to aefray sil necessary uxPemu aud Mabilitics of such corporu- ton, wpeckfylug Lbe objucte fur whicl pelations aro wedv, sud (he awou for vach vbject. (Huv, Stetutes, 247, bec, bl.} ‘Tulu §% iu suticipation of the tax levy. [he statute slso requires that thy City Conncld shall asceriain the total amount of atl appropristions legally mady and to be assevsud and coliected, snd that an vrdi- nunce shall be passed, levylng aod asscssing such awount so necerlatned, ete., A copy of thix last vrdinsnce {8 certided to tuw Couuty Clurk, and be 1 to uxtcnd the tax ut & rate which whll produce the smount 2o wscertaiued sug certided. Ubon this tho Collector's warrant fu founded an regardy cliy taxes. 1u the case st bar all this was dooe, 1T 13 OUJLUTED that s0 much of the Appropristiou bill as profosses to apuropriate mioney **for intercat on tewporary luans ™ ts unlawfal a6d void, and this because, b~ fore und ut the thne of thy passace of the urdl. nauce, the City of Cbicayo, being u Iudebted canons of constructlon. Following, thon, the teschings of the opluion in the Eawarde case, the words **temporary luane™ for curront uxpenscs of any kind muet not be con- atrued to by lusss made ou the credit of the city upon contracts from which & llabllity, cither absu- 1ute or contingont, can accrae agalnsi the city, but theso words must In wuch case be construed to mean SUCH LOANS A8 MAY IE MADE APTER TIE LEVY, uot on the credit of tho city, but upon the credit werely of the tax levy, and payable unly out of the fund to arise from the collrction thureol. ‘The term "lemlp wry Ina n this ordlnancy must Ly all jules tnid down by the authunties, be hel 10 mesn such as may lawfully be made, Il auy such can be lawfully made, sud et not fn such cuso Do taken 1o mean such a¢ tho law and Coustitution forbld. ‘Thers {4 nothing ln tnls record showing the form of order, wnnnnt or curtlcate on which auel mporary loany wero to bs medo, and my brethren have 1o fust eround for sssuming ou that subject, Nor ls 1 coucelved that the mere form s a constitulionai question. — All coulracts are fo be construed as though the truc law was writtenat large io them. Thede loavs, thep, u Lo hold to be aach thut the leuul effoct is ot In violstion of the Coustitution, To validate & contract (made for the vurpose of anticipaiing the collection of faxes) refatlng to HecessaTy cureens eXpeuses, according to the rule downin the Edwarde case, it was only neces- vary that tho tax, st the tine of uaklug the con. tracte, should be actually luvied, and tuat the leval eifct of the contr. ould b such that it does Bt uperslo 50 8e 10 lucur any {lity on tho part of the clty, cither abaulule of contiugsal. The principie v, that wben the urder on the Treaeury 1¢ {ssued 8ud sccepted the trausaction 13 closed on tne part of the curporation, leaviug no future ubligativn, cither abeolute or conliugent, upon the city whereby Its dobt way be io- creased. It fullows that the fewporary lvana to rales woney for a lawful purpuse, not madu on thy credit of the clty, but merely on the credit of taxce slready levied, are uot forbld- den. Tho legs) effect of sach transaction does not operate to create any labllity sgsinst the city va uois and not gualided by other parts uf the sanio 3 3 Owor (o lovy 8 tax, hor Lo ordor or domand of the | fon, Firul, Whore & now sistute tontains brovie | inetrumhant. L1 the wOrds aro 6qLivacal~re upty ) fotais SELIAS Baard ar baurflyendersd o, Sl G D g0 Mamiitan, © ot Fort ouncil tha levying of o tax. This enitre pro. | lonsso iconsistent with any provision of a former | 10 construciion, —then they ar to bo #0 construed TS 18 TILB POINT ON WIIICH I DIFFRR Marstzek, and omy Keri, €. Verdl, aod 5. '“"X, Lot Bl D, Walker, Vialon of thy goneral schout law fu ciatuied in tite | statute that thoy caunot staud toguthur, the formur | WF 1t can be ressonsbly dono) as 1o vxprows and | With the majority of the Court, aud, a0 fur Helir ists uf 1he Btrakosch Ttslian sod’ Engist | of Mt Pleasant, O, K, of R. snd 8.; Julius Srgument to be unconwtitutioual, ae belng an at. | statute muet ylold snd ceavo to be uperative, provido for that which ‘may be luwful, though its | pe-celve, tus ls vur only Kolnl of difterence, It | Opera Coumpany, for thelr Kiuduess and gencrosity in | Favpe, of Ma nalltown, G, M. A.; W, G, Mer- lelunt to make ‘o local luw on tha suvject of | Nccoud, whered new statuta seoms 1o caver s sub- | words may be capablo oF @ Coustruction uxprousive nf"llemvllngrndll-At Y Mo rula b tho Ed- | vulunteering uielr servites un the oucasion uf the tu | cer, of Burlington, G. 1. G J. B Hiler, of otion. "hich to cxprewly forbidden by tho Cou. | Ject fully. wo that It makee of liwslf 8 completo | of un unlawiul putposc. Tl fe sccording to tha | Margs casw the clty bad nu concern furihor with | stcs entertaluinent clvonor iie bonedtof Uye Hounital | ¢4 80 INIpRtaM b e, (i B, Hllor,, uf : " LA fon will hold tivinselves fudobied to theso ladice and geuttcinen alike for tho pleasura defived from, thelr amusieal contributions sad fur the subatautisl a1d to & worthy chiarity resulting therefrom, M'VICKER'S TIIEATRE, ‘Monday cyemng, Mr. John Dillon fel} casily, and with an evident sense of rellef from provious “offorts, into the well-worn rut which ha has often travelud with distinction in by-gone di **Poul Pry* and */ Romeo JafMler Jonkins"” mada upthe bill, They wero both prescnted, brobably, in vrder **to give John a show,” as Col. Wood used to aud {t fa alwoyv an agreeabla thing to sco s comedian In bis happy moods, Mr, Dilion, unfortnoately, requires **conditions' almost as exacting as thoso demanded st a spiritual svance. 116 needs & small but well-filed auditorium, people whu are predispoved to Le morry, people who do mot critically examine anything, —bursts of applause. Plsca him befors an sudienco whio have mercly read aboal bim, who are waiting to bavo tholr expectations fulliled, and his coursge vozed out, 'T'he comudian bec n actor almost of stick " type. lle has the un- happy fuculty of loslue e ldeutity without the art u’ putting It Into the character he ls nllylmi. A poor buwsg, 8 lack of eutbusiasm in the audl. ence, soem to act Mke a paralytio stroke upon b, Something of this was visidle the Bret even- ingin his **Pau} Pry*—performance which was by no meaus equal to what wo havo seen bi do & fow years swo, although b was supported by quite lln'l{lilnl cast, fpelucing Pesrson, Learuck, Kvere bam, Geraldin, Maye, and Allce Haaliugs, It sy huve been that the other actors were 80 good that bo fallud to overshadow them, or It muy have been bocause the auditorium wus #o vast, or the traditions of the past on that siaze were overs whelmlog. Certalnly Mr. Dillon apoeared almost cowed ina Pin i which be wae wobt to carry ey- Crythiug before bim. 1o was ouly in Zomeo Jugler Jénking that he baviug recoversd, spoarcotly, svwething of Lis lost coursge. Last night thore was 8 marked fm- Madison, State G; C.; William M. Ulenney, of Albia, 8tato U. G, Dé uty; E. L Iibben, of Maretialitown, 8tate G. C, 'Doputy; Jobn Van Valkenbarg, of Fort Madlson, and Johu Can- non, of Daveuport, Suprcme Representatives. Durtug the day tho reports of the varlous grund ofticers were subnutted, showing & metberatip gf 1,000 {u the Btate, aud 100,000 lu the Unfted tatos, Justus I1. Rathbone, of Washington, D, C., the founder of the Onlcr, was {n attendance, and was recelved with the houors of the Order. At 3 v'lock p, m, he delivered his great lecture on *True Pythioulsm * before the Grand Lodey and a Jurge uumber of ladies and gentlemen of this city, It wua cxbaustivo in facts und rich in l'ln.-uarlcT and was euthusiastically received by the uudience. e lectures at Galens to- wiorrow ulght, and st the principal cities on his way hume Iroms Chicago to Washington. Tho Urund Lodge of Kulghts, under the lead of Cosmopolitan Lodge No, ‘lfl, of this city, es- corted Alr. Rathbone tu the tralu this evening, and, while there, received s largo number of vullc:nu Kuights from Des Blotnes aud other polnts. The Grand Lodgo will begin work in earnest to-morrow, ‘The bauquet given fu honor of the Graud Lodge by the Knlflm of thls dt{, to-morrow niglit promises to be a grand affalr, and it is expeeted that it will bo presided over by Gov. Gear, & wember ot Flint-Hills Ludge No. 89, Kuights of Pythiss, of Burlington. e ———— - RESUMPTION, Bpecial Dispaich to The Chicago Triduns. Boutu Bawp, Ind,, Feb, 13.—Ths Birdsell Mavufacturing Compauy pald to-day thelr pay- roll fu gold and trade-dollars, which created ex- citing comment on the streets this morning. This'ls the firet guu for resumption. —————— In addition to marked reductions in price of our own elegantly-made and superior garments, we have late- ly purchased, and now offer in this gale, the stock of & large New York Oloak Manufacturing Qonoern, now BANKRUPT! $10,00 Beaver Cloaks for 85,00 811,00 Fancy Rough Beaver Cloaks for . - - - 5,50 812,00 leavy Beav, Cloaks, trimmed, for - - « G.00 812,50 Matelasse Cloaks for 6,50 815,00 Matelasse Cloaks for 7,50 $18.00 DMatelasse Cloaks, nlcely trimmed, for - 10,00 820 & 825 Matelasse Cloaks for « « - $12,00& 15,00 50 extra rich and.fine Imported Cloaks, in Silk, Velvet, and Silk ‘The mode of vindicatiug that provivion of the Constitution forbidding suy city to become Jne debted uoove the coustitutionst Hinit, tv not by ‘an appeal tu the courta 10 arreat the collsction of & tax which way be lfl)llml lawtully without viola- tion wof the Coustitutlon, That viudication, it made in the courts, must be by proceedings for- blddinyg the waking of the jubiviled contracts, or by sesiraining municipal oficers from ualawiully spolyiug the public mouey (o the satlsfactlon of such unconutitutionsl undertaklugs, or by hulding such contracts vold whuu proceesings are fustitut- ed in court for thelr enforcomeut, or by actions against public ofticers, oither criminally or clvilly, fur a viotatlon of duty fu maklog such con- tracts or in unlawlully n’lpl,lll g public woney In the paymeot thereof, [u euch procecdings the Dature of thy coutracls can Le luvestigsted on rlopcl pleadings snd pruufs. 1t ls impracticable 0 act ont in the Colloctor’s warrant all the facts on which tue valldity of each tux {ssupported. Such a proceeding would makeftlat warran too volumine ous L be brought befure any court. e —— THE FURNITURE-MEN, New YoRrg, Feb. 12.—The Cunventlon of tho Ueneral Tncorporution act, In WhiN! there s no mentiva whatever of pudlic libral . oud in Nhleb there e no power giv % 1o cltles O calabllsh or carry thew wu, wae udoptad April su-lndwunllnwn fect duly 1, 1872, 1t1s for the ppreme Court, {n ite wisdom, to decide how far Bagiiloption of thy Goneral Incorpuration act, Da Dih sftcr tne wloplivn of thu Librury act, fo. d the lotler 4o for as reluted to ciiles which d theweelves of tho privileges of tue General rporution act, 1o for tue glving of a portion of tho receipta 1o Police Cunrt Hacs to charitablo soatilations, b . Dfifmeui mymed Ly Cumptrolicr Huyes repedulte 8 thao—until sult was brousht by tuo Woitacntatives of thoss institutiony, jucluding the ':‘Nuklunhu Home, wnd it was decided that that s. :lnlunar the charter wae atill in forcu. Thls poe .l“ufi bowever, would doubtless be overruled ‘L:n upreme Court if it werv over carned ap d ub Inta his native’ veiu, d: ptract of loaniuy. The tax Leactually levied, et peatop B FINANCE COMMITTER fargely beyuna! o it {0 o v.aflnmfan. could P"a?n.n'm.“ cortilcalce uxnn::lfi'ggdt,‘u;df:::;-‘-a Furuitur Boards of Trads of the United Buates | ploveentii il of otk Uidye, the lous NOIANRFOLS Matelasse, at less than 50 ets, on aterduy afiy . Hekidn - | nof Ixwfully ecowme fudebtod, snd heuce conld not the paymaut of the lua M. Holmes ter clng kept in one continued buret of merdwent, 2 ikt or o cotinetes of the Bosrd o1 Fubiie | lwTolT3 ok Leimuary Modas of providy for perias | too mberiion® it Slosed ou (oe bark of tha Bfys | "elected F. 1. Holuies tewporary Chalruiao, pattleularly uvor Dillows iulmitably drolf Lupers . Huectal Dispatch ko The Cicagn Tridune, InpraNaroris, Feb. (2—Joln C, New ewm- phatically deafes that any packuze of money contalulug $1,5%0.50 Wea misslug from the Uulted Htates Treasury ut the tne oo turned the oflico over to his successor, Mr. Wyman, the dollgr. GARSON, PIRIE & 0., L. M, Augle, of Chlcago, Becretary., The fol- lowiog otlicers wers elected: President, F. M, Holmes, Bostun; Vice-Prestdent, George Brown, New York; Secretary, L. M. Angle, Chicsgo. 1t was doclded 1o sppoiut cowwittees to whow should bs rofusred all matters relativg There s tu fuct an exchauze of vne thing for anuther, and namlusmm-ln- but the duty of the oficers to collect and pay uver (hy tax 1o accord- ance with the appropriation. For a fallure fu this Tegard. the holytr of the certifcate bas bis rewmedy sgtuat the oflcers, dud not agalunt the ¢lity, li'l"lm oaly question presvoted tu thls record le 'l:‘tb ‘The Jubore of tho Commitiee have thus Byp 5en Of & moet uusslisfuctory character. They mv- buenwotby u stolid sod unrelentlng ob- TLiSET 04 Lo part of two oMt - Wuase estimatos '“‘l v6 been conaldering. ‘Tbey bave fouud an "klunuulluzncu 10 abats 2 cent of the sums 6 fur. AUecews 10 them that thesa pasticular luterost thereon. ‘T {tcine fu this spproprt, ject to tuls objcction afo $40,000 for {ntervat on {emporary loane fur (b Water fund, 25,000 for futeroat 0 Lewporsry losus for e Fire Depart- menty 836,000 for luterest un teniporary loaus for tbe ;u ica Depurtwent, sud $48,600 10r lutesest o uf Zomso. Tols ovenlug *+ Thy Labes: Ahihu Las Wil by oroduced. with dr. Dilign. 1a bia favorite part, **u party by the nawe of JoAus ““Niss Geralding Maye was suSSering under & so- were attack of fliugsd. It buto be hoped she will Bive rocovered by Moudsy nest, whea wbola to tou alleged to bo sub-