Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 4, 1879, Page 7

iE. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 1579 B PAGES THE COUNCIL. r Heath Vetoss the Adoption May:' the Gas Companies’ Propositions, — signs Voluminous Reasons Un- " I;sallfrnbla to the Ring for 8o Doing. _— a Long und Torinous Debate, e 1t Was Ordered Placed on File. — wostion {0 Bo Discussed Next i Qilondly at Midnight, +ouncl] belil & regular meeting Jast even- ":ut;flt‘:lgv:. Ald. Glibert and Seaton were the e, ¥ mbers who wers st preseat. Ald. ’?:n‘:v oceupled the chsir, . AL, Cullerton moved that the vote by whicl ropositions of the gas companles were ac- mg:d at the Jast meeting be reconsidered, and 1D|m for the rullng of the Chalr. “’[he Chair asked tf the Clerk had any com- pupication accepting or rejecting the proposi- ton. . & eald he bad & veto messago. E:.til‘s-’llmun aaid that did not soswer the ised. q“’le';gu(‘:lh:r sald It was neecssary to suspsnd the rules to reconslder the matter. ‘Ald, Cuilerton appealed from the decislon of Chalr, * ‘h_.Mta. Cook #ald the Council conld not recon- stder [ts actlou 60 &8 to vverrule the velo. The Chalr held that the motion to overrule ut of order. ";lfi. Cullerton again sppealed from the da- of the Unalr. . d:_:%: Chalr asked him if he was through, and ated bis ruliogs, "%QI-L Cullerton remarked that the Chalr was 1o error. 'The Magor tiad 1o legal right ta veto on the propositfon. It should not be fi;‘q;"n" then m‘nl. Inu: Mayor had votoed n measure of the Council, Al Lawler safd the Chalr never shoulil know what the Clerk hod until It was _produced. It was the first {natanea on record [n which the Chair had ssked the Clerk such a yuestiva, “ijave you got an Impcr concerning a veto upon |h’| question £’ e was opposed to the ultops of the Chalr, Akf.‘ Throop was also opposed to the decisfon of the Cnalr. He could not see how any matter could be reconsidered under such o rubing, The Chalr explaitied that, i€ there was known tobeavete from ‘the Mayor, thut ehould be 11irst, ":th. Cullerton referred to tho rule, which provi lea that aoy queation cau be reconsidered elihier on {l\nl sang evening or ut the nest reg- r meeting. O Gber scconded thie motlon, but AT Cullerton objected, on the ground that he voted on the wroug slde. * TR QUESTION WAS TIEN PUT— whether the Chair should be sustained, und was lost by n vote of 20 to 11, as follows: Yeas—Vearions, Dallard, Cary, Phelps, Rlaznor, Covk, Dawlelgh, Thompson, Knopf, Btauber, o—11, - “A‘\!:w—xl’lndcn. Mallory, 1‘ullly. Turner, Lod- ding, Calterton, Riordan, McNally, Oliver, Lur- er, Smyth, MeNurney, ‘Theoop, Ryan, Niesen, Welterer, Jaussens, Mclaflroy, Jonna—0, Ald, Cullerton—1 aw surry for the Chalr. ‘Te Chalr—1 do not wish™ to be lnsulted by the gentleman. Ald. Cullerton—If the Chalr will wait unti I Bave Insulted bim— The Cuslr—I do not wish any remarks, 3 rton—1I have niado no remarks, A vote was then ealied for and tnken on the reconsiderstion in accordsnce with Ald, Cul- lerton's notlun, and resulted as follows: Yeae~3anders, L'Ar{ FPhelps, “"""il Tully, Turner, Lodding, Culferton, Kiordan, McNally, Oliver,’ Teldier, McNumey, Rlssaor, Coo Toroop, Rawleigh, ‘Thom Knopf, Ryan, do, chwelatlial terer, Janssone, Daly, Jon ‘earsons, Dallard, Lawlor, Smith, Staue Ald, Cullerion moved that the minutes of the last regular mnesting Lo upproved without read- Iz, Carned, The Cerk procceded with the reading of a commupleation from the Mayor ou thic gas ropusition when e was intcrrupted by Ald, Cullerton, who moved that the reading of the document be suspended. A discusslon ensued, :’Id. Culicrton did not want the dacument read, Ald. Stauber sald he did want it read. 1t there was anything In 1t he Lthought the people ought to kuow 1t “Ihie action of * Ald. Cullertivn im- pressed him with the bellef that it ywas a veto, 2ud the Alderman was sfraid of it. AL Pearsons thought it was n duty the Cq cll owed to his Hooor the Mayor to have It r He thought it should ba read and published, They might bave this watter in the courts, und then such 8 document wauld be convenient, Ald. Lawler veuted his splecn upon the Mayor #nd Corporatfon Counsel in a rambling Come- ml‘x:‘hu(: speech, In which he made no particular polnt, Ald. Rawlelzh thought the Counell had about 2as enough for the present, and he called for the questlon, which was upon the motion of Cullerton, that the communication be placed on tle without reading. Ald. Cary wanted to know what kind of a pa- per be was polug to placs on tile. Ile wanted ft mgri :n:: )lI'h ;v:’und!éz‘;mnllun. uf that ! 1o e My no communication for the 'fillfll;ol‘;,“: |’ll! ;l“rl'n“‘: b i at the Mayor w partof the Council, JEESAS spdoiih Previuus to this declaton Ald, Cullerton asked the Chalr would enturtatn & motlon to wd- ]ulun; m:.!‘gn(:'hnlr replicd that be would entertaln any Ald. Callerton sald o 'would wal Clu:r‘hnd elv::ln‘.hu uezmor?.“ L walt unlll the vou as this was done, Ald. Cullerton call- :fi: fl:z‘::(:”;::l {romumc declaton of the Clialr, “’%"I"'é“h sous therefor fu @ specch ol myth wanted to hear the communlea- !l’::l“ tead. How did the Councll know that it nmn‘un purtatu to sume other matter of bual- Ald, Cary read from Robertwon's Paril- mumy Hulcs, which stated that evory member ) rl Hght 10 hear u paper read at least ouce ne\;h' lie could” be compelled to vote upon it N.W:l:};;l‘:.l:l&:l lmpfirlnntl to lInl':nr (r{:m| the ues! 3 Hewr upon tho whbiect of was. 1o sustand e Cra Bl toclalom, tesistalonl L. Cullerton wauted to know, from the last 1 l:nhr, if this should be a yeto, what would bo eilw;t upon the queatlon of the urdinsuce, i Cary replied that {t would bave o effect mm: ||r|'e Yuestion itself, but it might havs o u‘e Tect upon the judgment of thy members e liam»‘l 1o cznumml'inu the qugatiob, 3 uvel o cll‘:m ) mdu'm wljourn, but be was du el Cullertan vncs more explalucd bis post- . g}:fl.‘,.’ffi?“”"’ moved toadjourn, and the roll ¢ ta0tion was lost—yeas, 14} u; 10, The queatiun of “haie’s vora® Chalr was sustalned by tho folowing Yeas—Pearuoy M as, Hallard, Sanders, Car; Tn‘yx:"'n‘?““”h‘ Eizanor, Couk, Throop, Tawimion: Behwelaihal - Blatbur, Niesen, Waldo, a;:ur:—wuy Turner, Lodding. Cullerton, Miop- y cally, Oliver, Lawl \diag, e tarer, Janmind, rey: 5‘:&:’—"%: " i Tl cCi foes Clerk they read the communication, us vllows; Gk TUN MAYOR'S VETO. 4 Honorable the City Couneil of Chlcago— LEXEND Un the 11th of xuwmhz{lfn l’:ml toaddrens w commullication to you Phelps, ' G towpanivs, tho Coyucil at that thnu hav; UDJEct under conslderytivu. 1 aiated thereis aud the conditiay gt :,‘;“:‘I'T appropristiona, the steps takon tr::l‘: “?El‘mluuu;u:llx: Council, aud closed my com- { the compauice wrioy eriodsly Intend to elaln § i L.\;?‘u cuble feet from the 1ad day of M‘:; e t}“ s hutwitiatanding td resolution of Cousto: thoy would *ba - wecceestul fu tuy o1 p“"'.l""“ 13 that the auoropristion, lees s o Dee cen 8 oW suTRi exhanslvi, Lot Aas cotbp il ba:nawded, 3f oy Uy T ts gnculr:.-.ux. thay the ity caunal, cur g o gt SAkly gxcded The Auprounatiol , ¢ in- Tulive xi'u.f-’,i‘f&"“ in exccus thocool, 'rg rnor- Bcepiing (e gy uPrEsenLed to the cuzy “fmufi 2o poe 1,600 ‘eubic ;Lufln?clm 1t Yud. ca w2 oy Ly belleving oy s 396 way'taiu 1y racprebd SEp SR 1Uldry sction |- it VA Ly ip gf Ykt g Boids &ty I8 (‘n'u:'dwpa. Yileiaton ! i, bi¢ 2! pSUteato, Jau.'g. 1y oth he 2o Ae Hom. the Mivor and Gadi—danrlaued: A U8 Lo 1hs cliy's accounts and. contracte with* communieatton from €ago, unde! ty Cletk of the 1770, Addressad thie Chicaro nd ndvising me o W, 1474, Dy the Glty U price to e patd hy tie ¢ City of Chi. 1o the ate of Ju s Predient of Coke Caminany, resatution of O 1,000 enfe anil the fird du ity contents Tn reply theret ) per , t day ot Atar. ) was dufy received, anid a heen aAnly (dered, and, va the Jionar to state in befialf of 1he Chicagn (i8a-Light & Coke Com- Dany, that sald Company deciines b furnisn gas 10 the €lty upan the terma arg forth in the resolution, referred 10 In tie communtcation aforesald of the City'Clerk, 1 Inclose herowitn & eupy of & proposition maln by {he Chicaro usr-liht & Coke ampany to Tarnfs the clty with tiluiiaating was. undor dare uf bce. 7. 1878, nd the sama propoatiiun (s hercby renewe Véry respectfully yoors, K. T. WaTkinm, Vresident. CRIgAnO, ec, 7, 1874, the Jion. the Nayor and Lity tvuneil of The cily of CAlagn-UENTIRMEN | ‘The Chiloago (ak-Light & Coke Ca, haviog declined the pmpotition for turlshing filaminating kas ta the Lt R It u hieago fur tne year coniinencing on the st day of ay, & 11, 1574, now subinit 10 your honorable Lody the following proposition, that Tha Chicagn Gas-Light & Loke Co, hereby offers lo gelle with ihe Uity ot Chicago far the tiluminating gas furnfshed by It 1o, and ‘consumed by the eity; In strget-iamps, tunfci, and publis hufldings, aad pi in the North aud South Iivivions of sald city, from th date lieraof, up to, anl until thie 1et day of My, A. v 1870, u’-un the tuifowing tering. to-wit: For sirvet Inipa licretotore ot nieretn nsed m the satd h DY in t) tme 13 10 an North and fons of the city, wit atoressid, this proposlifun. 1 the Uhtinic "extingulel(ng, aod ciesning of I the sicahni reantred ta e wsed, And the labor necessary 10 ba performead in thawing out maid Jamps, wrd respt: 16 roken kiass theruin reauired (the ity furnifh- I the yiass &t 1ts own cxpense), the kas-burners (n a1 18inp3 10 retnain of tho sanic capacity s those now in use. mad to be furnished by city, and the lzhte s hereafter L be so- ierctofure prenared under and now in farce, or thele the Jighting to equal but not exceed ) BIRULS e MORL on the avernga, AL and after the Taia and price af twenty-ane doliars Amf fity conte (§21.00) per aanum for each Iamp, for the whole perlod aforesatid, Baid Compauy lan propotes and hereby offars to ket: tle for ihe Sllumiuating ges, turntehcd by 1t to and consumed by raid cn“‘n the tuunels and public bulld- o 1 orth An Uivisions of the ity since Annd 1o furnish 1 sane e o 1At day of May, A. for said {unnela and’ pu) idtnes [rom liercof up toghd untit the y of Mag, A, 13, (870, at and After Bio rate of oue dollar and sixcy-five (§1.45) ‘conts per Lhousand oubls foet. "As 8 part of this Dronos(ton It {s (0 bo understood that the city shall cuntintie ta sy the flluminating gas of eaid Campany far lighting the sireat lamps, tun nels, a0 puinic hufidligs an and Bonih [vilons of the city, until the Tat day ot May, A, D, D7V, aud that afl biils romered in'ace curdanca with ‘the terma of this propoaition shall bu sctiied and paid gusrter yoarly, Ko To WATKINS, ek ad pudgussiar sy Tt 1870, —~Ta the Mayor and Clly Cirteado, Jan, 6, Guuneid of ine ity of Clicugo-UENrLENKY: Tiie Teuple's Gias Light & Coke Cownany I fn receipt of & oty of Lo resulutions and order pasaad by your hon oraile_ Viody on Monday, (lec, 30, 1678, 1n reforcoce to RUOWIng §1.74) per 1. Ui feet far gas consuined by Uia ity (rotn May 1, 1878, 1o Bay 1, 1470, a0d in_response thereto we must respeetfuily detiing to accept of the aToant s0 propased W be silowed. 11 18 well understood that this Company clalms to Dhave A bindlog and existing contract with the City of Chicago, which deternifuvs the price to ba patd by thy. for gas furnistied by this Company upto Apriil, el 1670: therctore, erefore, uot futended by this communleation ta rellanuish any uf thelegal righia of thie Company under aald cone ot tu was quppiled Lhe Ly Lhis Company Trowm Muy §, 1H78 10 May 1, 170, lrl r ollierwise, but In regerd clt; VWil miake the followlnk propositions "hl‘lculllulh] will continie to fa ierctofore and | s city will pay e Coupany the at the fullowing rates, uaoie! ¢ty slx dolinrs per post forall Janp-posts pow ted, O 10 e erected duringe sald poriod, and 3 S:Gl' {1,000} thousand fees fur - Al ofher ene consumed by the city, from May 1, 1878, 10 , 18T 27, Vs vty Conncll tast year fxed the relative rices to'bo Pl tje two Compan{esin ihe pruportion of 81,63 fo ($3) Lo dollara o ls $21.60t6 820 8 now proposed, © Very respecttully, A5 BILLINGS, Yresident, ‘I'io Above communications were referred to your Cominitie on Gns-Lights, which Commities re. vorted Lo the meeting of dan, 3:5 last with the rec., amupiendation that the commuuications bo placed op flle_until the proposiiions for ligiting the city with other burnlug flund were received and oxam- ined. On motion, the same session, the consider- atton of the propositions of the gas compsnics and 1ha bida for lighting the city with ofl wore made & special ordor for Jau, 27. g At tho meoting of Jun. 27, on motion of Ald.{ Couk, the propositions of th gus companles were accented. Lot us examine the nee Gaslight & Coke Compal 1. Thoe Compuny offers to tle wWith tne city for us furnished in the sireet-lamps, tunnels, and public buildings from the st duy of May, 1878, untll tho 1st day of Mav, 1899, fo-wit: (@) P street-intmps *“within tio time aforesald covered by thiv propusition, ™ including the lichting, ex- ll’nzullhln » ond cleautug of tho 1smps, *at the rale and ff’”” of $21, 50 pes u; for the whule veriud aforvasid, () 1n the tunncls and publlc bulldings forthe eas companics from May 1, 1874, to May 1, 1870, 1t will accopt $1. 85 per 1,000 cublc fect, (¢) Tho provosition fs mads upon the condition that all vida rendered In accordance with its terme shall b settled and pald quartec-yeurly, 2. The proposition of the People's Gas-Light & Caka, Com?-n, in to contract for the Ras used fromn May 1, 1878, to Mar 1, 1870, for 82 per 1,000 cuble f{"" for ull other gis usod by thecity beiwoon thoro dates. ‘Tha contracts which the Councll nropose to enter {nto based on the forepolng propostifons arv for saveral reasona, In my judgment, vold, and should not, even If they confd, be consummated, 'ho condition of tho propossd contract with i Chlcago Gaslight & Coke Company 1s that the bil gv pald quarterly, 8 condition which 11 s i Doualble for tho city to perforul, a8 it can only pay out of the taxes appropriated for such pllr‘mla when collected; neither are the pronositlons which rolt have yoted to nccept cuafined 1o the Oacal your 478, for which tho appropration {s madg, but iu- cludes four months of tho present flscal year, for which as yet no appropriation or levy is niade, and | concerning the expenses of which, the city baving roached its power to becowe fndebtod undor tho Constitution, so valid contruct can be mado until after an appropriation sud lng of tax e pro- posed contracts aro vold on other grounds: ‘e Clty Chartor provides that the City Council shail, within the st quurter of tho flucal yoar, the lrpl’n riation ordinance, in which ‘shall appropriated such aunis of monuy as may be deeniad necessary to defray the corporate expensvs of the vear, bul fo further npvmgrlmun shall be made at any othor timo within such year, 1t §s alwo provided tuat nolilior the City Councli nor any dopartment or officer af tho.corporation shall odd to the corporation expenditures Inany ono year anything over and acove tho amount pro- yvldud for u the annual Appropriation bill of that year: and no expendituro for an fimprovemont to bo paid for out of the general fund of the corporation shall exceed In nay ono year the amount provided tor wuch bnprovenent in the annual Appropriation Tio appropristion for lighting streets for the fls- cal year commencing Jan. 1, 1678, und ending Loc. 31, 1878, Ia a4 follow, sitfon of the Chicago Ite provisions nra: up for each Jamp Yor material for lighting strect-lamps sud tunnels; hghting, cleaning, re. pairing, thawing lamopa; for malariés of Cias Tuspector and walch. men at o test-metrod, &ud for de- ficioucy In FOFMEE approvriations, .. Doduct therefrom dedclency for . ... Earned on contracts with Gas Come 200, 000. 00 ..IU. 120,50 paniesto Muy ..., .. 93,630,08 Repafrs to A1y yamps, and lighting tunnels, rnuly esthinate 16,005.7: ) Estimatad lova in colloct Der cent. p £9,000,00 Baluncy (o pay cost o <o and charveadle to this nnmulmuulm 133,030, 44 874, tu The cost of_gas from May §, Dec. i1, 1878, at pricea fixed by Councll, wuuldnnuruxlmll(.‘.. . Excoss uver collectubl spnropristion Excons over onlire appropriation. ..., 8 700,51 ‘Ayain, It appoars (hat the cost of \lrhung Lhe lamps under the rm(uuwd contructs |8 in fuct Jaryely In excoss of tho cudt of lmmuna under the old contracty which explred Al-{ 1, 1878, I give the result of thuse estimintes, which 1 am satisfled a rect: icago Unalight & Coke Company st 1,00 wper lamp per year—eight THONINS + ov sesiernren ons . $75,801.48 Same period, st $1.U3 per 1,000 cuble feot..... 2o o seerenaninenie, 64,048.10 Excces of cost if psld per Jsmp at aboveprice. ..., Paople’'s Gasllulit & Coks Company st 8.4 per lamp por ur-niihl wmontha, Sama period, at §2 per 1,000 cublc 304,451,490 80,003, 46 ey 14, 548,03 dgures luclude wnly gas, lighting. clean - nd extinguivbing of afreot-lamps, but theso tome aro all that | inderstand to ba Included in tue hids per uu-\: per ylzr. As it appears that thie City Councll have for ul montns labored to 7educo the pricy pald for gus under the conlracts oxpiring May 1, I87H, and; fiavo succeedsd In rucvmmending & yery material tncroass o the pricu furmerly paid,’l csnuat, tlerefore, belleve that the Council could have' properly understood the force aud effect of thulr aetton 10 accopting he propositions of thuse come Danigs, WILL wzecusive departments orzanized under genersl ordinsuces of the Councll, charged ‘With tha duty of makiug avarly all othor contricts catercd fnlo Wikl thu city, “the Councll, with- out auy sdvicu Bs lu " thelr powsrs. mnd, 1 ‘am ‘conddent, withuub 8 correct knowi- adge of tbe conditton of the appropriativne for this purpose, Bliewpt 1o Lake & contract witn these Companies sggregatiag several Lutdreds of thogsauds of uollars, by accupting, as | have shown (conadering the conditivn of tky city), lucsa | loussly-drawn propusitivns oo 6 verbal motion by wng of your uibar, uder strict construction of the charter It may be questionablo it | huve the pawer 10 veto tho actlun of your hogorable Lody fu accepting b [ropoettion of tha das Comiatice; but tuls arlece rous the fact tuat It Jenot the jutention of the cluarter that $hs lagiulative branch uf the City Goy- ezuwynt should uct otuerwise than throudh Jorule auces, or at luast resoiutions in wriniaz. Lwill, ioweyer, assume the rignt Lo dieBurove & the propused cuniracts, nd taerufore Fotusn thow with- out my aporoval. 12 tho peculiar manner in whica thess coutracts Wore mnue Lake thum from uuder the vety power of the Mayur, \l‘uu 1 wiuel aseuaie taat the wctioa of the Councille not 10 pareuance of law, audis thereloge voud. Belugadvised. hawever, that nelther the Councit noe aay offleer ol the cliy vudscas tue Lower tu ufud (he city ih 1388 Bles by any ieal sction beyond sy Maits of tau Sppropration aouve sut fyrtu, | cunuot under auYy circuusta, 100 PrOPAcd; Gualyacie s Linuing uj “Iugrpesaiyiy, i 2 Fecuguiie u the clly. i T, Mayor, L i L RACUBEIONG, it . LAl ps moved aat the communication ba pablished. . Lol e Al Gnllertop moved - that ! the cominunica. tion be returned to the Mayor unpubifaded, This was seorrfed by A, Loddiag. Ald Cullercou sl that ft bad warued ous to he & veta after all, just as stated by Ald, Phelps and Cary, Ald Cary denled that he had said any soeh thing, and ‘moved that It be referred to the Gas Commlttee, Alil. Cullerton wanted to know If he could refer a veto, |le salkd ¢ ought to go hack to the Magor, where 1t belonged; he had evidently questioned his right to veto the ordinance. Mo moved the previoua question. Al \Vnhlndeslrcfl to know if the matter should not ho referred toa committee any wav, The Chalr sald the rules provided that'a velo should be acted upon at once, Ald. Behwelsthal sald he understood that, It any five Aldermen wanted a matter referred to a committae, there itought to go. ‘The previous quiestion was again called for, ‘The Cnalr dechied that, If it was not Lo be con- adored In the light of & veto, 1t should be treated like any other communleations If it was to be consldercd as a veto, then It should in- volve the question as to whether the Council should pass upu the propasitivns over the veto of the afavor, Ald. Gullerton agafn pressed his motlon, or?l.:-lrc Chair eaid the Alderwan was out of Ald. Cullerton once more sppealed from the decision of the Chair, RpEn sk Ald. Thraop could see no reason for reconstd. oring the questlon; he thought it had already been reconstdered, bu'l.l‘l,cl?.l'l;:lion as to 'h(elml;' the Chalr "mlum was put, aud the queat| o8 Dby the folluwing lvnt‘é: nesthon waslon Yeas—Pearrans, Diallard, Cary, Phelon. tory, mvth, Bivzner, Cook, Ramiaiet e Knovf, Blanher. Waldo, Schiwetstnal—14, Naye—Sandérs, Tully, Turnor, Lodding, Cule {?’"’ ;;"l.t:n r)\1 eNal [}{ ome:‘.' l,t\vla“ Hetdier, 3 00} an, Niesen, Wettarer, Jonwsons, MeCailrer, Jonsets, o Cullertons motfon for tho previous question was then put, and it was earried by o vote of 17 to 10, ~Alds, Pearsons, Bullard, Cary, Phclps, Mallory, Beldlcr, Smyth, Elszer, Conk, Thraoh, Rawlefgh, Thormnson, Kuopf, Stauber, Waldo, und Behwelsthal voting in the negative. h XOT TO nE runtisnED. ‘The motion of Ald, Phelps was then put,— that the communication should be published. The motion way last,~—yeas, 14; nags, 10, Al Throon moaved “thut the communleation be placed on e, All Lawler wanted tha_document placed where Corporation-Counsel Bontleld ronfd not et It again, 8o he would bave the bother of writlng agother one, The mution of Ald. Throop was then put and cartled,—yeas, 20; nays, 14, AL, Lawler mgved fit’ the propnsitions of the zas companies be wade 1he spocinl order of Luslaces st the wext regufur meetiog ot 8 o'elock. Ald. Phelps moved to amend by making it 12 o'clock, Ald. Lawler proceeded with more vitupera tlon agaluet the Mayor und the Corporation Counscl. 11a cuntended that his Honor had got somebody elsa to write the communication for bim, und, by doing so, hud * volluted " ull the rights of the citizens, ete, Aid, McCaflrey moved, as an amendment to AlL Phelps’ amendment, that the Committee should cooslder the propositions fo lignt the streets with ofl, without mny refurencs to yas. 1Ha had heard enoush gas sinco he had been in the Counil. It was notbing hut zas the whole me. Ald. Cullerton explained that his motion was that the Comtnltteo on Gaalight be fustructed to report at the next regular meeting upon all propositions at 8 o'clock, and that that be the apecial order of busincss at that time, The Cliair directed all the Aldermen to put thelr motions tn writing. Ald. Rawlelgh moved to adjourn, Loat by a vote of 14 to17. Ald. Cutlerton's substituta was then read, to- gether with Ald, Lawler's inotion, which lie wished to read “Jightivg the streets with gas and off, ote., und the various smendments, IThie substitute of Cullerton was put first and lost, the Aldcrman offerins the motion voting ngainst it himself, and sfterward changlog his vote; yeas, 15; nays, 18, Yhe” nmendment of Ald. McCaffrey, striking out tho word “gas®! and leaviug *ofl " along in Ald, Lawlor's motion, was then put, and was lost,—~ycas 13, uays 17, Ala, Knopt moved 14, naya 18, The amendment of Ald, Phelps to make the apecial order of businces next Monday evening at 13 o'clock was put und carrled by the follow- ing voto: Yeas—Pearsons, Tuley, Nailard, Sanders, Phelps, Mallory, Tully, Turner, Cnlietton, Oliver, Beldler, Smyth, ' MeNurnoy, Thompson, Knopf, ILtyan, Weltarer, Jnnssens, McCalrey, Jonus—20, Naya—Cary, Lodding, Riordan, MeNally, Law- ler, Elstner, ‘Cook, Throop, lawleigh, Stauber, Nicsen, Wuldo=~12, Ald. Btanber asked to be excused from votlng upon the question, but he was not excuscd, ‘Tho motion of Ald. Lawler, a3 amendod, was then put by the Chalr, and was lost by the fol- lowing vote: Yeas—Banders, Tully, Tutner, Lolding, Caller~ ton, Riordan, McNully, Lawlar, McNurncy, Jans- - nens, McCaffroy, Jonas—1: Nuys—Pearsons. Tuley, liallard, Cary, Phelps, %::Lt;u. tgmvtlr" llrml'nrr.;nflmnh‘ liéluuler, x(‘:unk. ) 3 moan, Knopf, * Hyan, Nicvet, Waldo, Schwelsthal, Wetterereso, " This loft the ras question exactly where ft was fo the first place. The Mayor distinctly tated fo his communicgtion that he had as- sumed that ho had the rieht to veto the ordl- nence, but notwistanding (t was treated 28 an ordinary communleation, ind vlaced on fle. Id, Lowler attompted to runew bis old motlon under 8 new form, by moving that the 8 queation bs made tha speciul order of busi- ucss at 8:15 o'clock next Monday evening, but be recefved oo attentlun, ‘The Chair annonced that the questton upon the water ordinance would bo the sueelal order of buainess next Monday ntghit at 8 o'clock, A motion waa then agaln nade to adjourn, which was careied by a vote of 23 Lo U, e p— KANE COUNTY. An Agricultural Dodge with a Porsonal Toaring. Bpeclal Carrespondencs of The Tribune, Avunony, 1L, Feb, 1.—The Kang Cousty Ag- ricultural Boclety met at Geneva to-day fo regu- Jor angual mecting for the cbofes of offfcers and for the transaction of other business, with the Prevident, Jovathan Tefft, of Eigin, In the chalr, A crowd of town fellows under the leader- shitp of B. C. Yatos fled {n, ready to fofu wil becae members, und Yates was anxious tu put up the regular fee of §1 por capita. Two vears azo Yates was chiosen Treasurer of the Bu«:m{, und the succeeding falr, which was beld in this clty, was a Ananclal success. Yates refusced to be goverucd by tho diroe- tlons of the fixecutiva Committee in his dis- burscments of the recelpts, but procesded to pay bimself constderable sums for claims for {mmnmhum oremiums, and perhops forclaims of other character, which were soveral yosrs old, und which the Boclety averred to b irregular or trumped up. e county press was severe fn fts comnments uoon the Traasurer's courss. No sattafactory account of his recelvis und divburscinente as ‘I'reasurer was made Lo the Nocloty, and at the next rc;suhr meeting Yates got tho *graud bouuce.” ‘T'he new ofllcers of the Soclety were Instructed JMal. umpson, to ndjourn. Lost,—yess to bring actlun agatnst Mro Yates for the recovery of the tnoue; aud . the sult fs now pendlug o the Circalt Court, 0, whon Yates and his fellows led in today, L was readlly divined that be eamo to tuke pos- susslon by gentle (oree Il wecessary, and run thinga to big'liking, A hasty countiug of noses sattsllod President Tetlt and hs fricuds thut they would be In the minarity; so & motion wis made und carried to adjourn fur two weeks, with “f uction betng 1 looklug to taking Yatue' caudidates into inembership, Afer adjournient, Yates conyeusd his fol- lowers in ung coraer of the roow, und procecdvd 1o elect oflicers Bovlety of warh they not here, Ueneva man - wis choacn President, Mr, Yales wis uude frensurer, wad the others uatned wero of bls seloction. When the beregu- lar Bxecutive Committes of thelr chousing shall make thelr application to the Circuit Coir fur the dismlasa) of the sulkt agalust Yates, fur to that eud 13 the whola pley, they will be vnposed by & repusuble, rosularly-vhosun commitice of the Society, and tho suit will come to trial, T THE STATE TREASURY. Bpecial Digpaleh 4o Ths Trivuns. NemINorIBLY, IH., Feb. S.— fhe statemnent of the btate Treasury for the wouth of Juuuary s us follows: P necuiers, Huvonue Fund, .$ 1.172.72 ¢ ool Fund. | . LTds.u8 Military Fund. . i 18 Local Buad Pu . Gid. 4% Total ...uu Nevenue Fund. hebuol Fund shbtary Fund il Contral itallroad Fuad, Lucal Blund Fund Total Spesk Up, Privatel - Toleda Diade. . x 1s not Privato Datzeli ready to como furward fthy uu'lvn 10 Wrily 3,70 Jetters fu 9,700 yuar- ST THE COUNTY BOARD. Murdarers on Hand»-~The Rotunda Question. Insane-Asylum Engineer-—-Pay of the Commissioners, The regnlar weekly meeting of the County Board was held yesterday afte:noon, all of the menbers nresent. In answer to a resolution, the Bherlfl sub- mitted the following, showing THE YURDERERS IN JAIL, and whon committed and fnicted: Namer. Committed, Indicted, Wililam Cavery.... June 18, 1874, ... fune 20, 1478 P, E. Stevens..., wdnlv I, 1874, Aue, 2, 1478 Eddie A, Hoyie I8, Dee, 1) 1 Jdohn Lamb .. Q. Freeman.., J.C. Unvward..., .|, Frank Donahue . .Jan. 18, ‘The geport was referred. ‘The Warden of the Insane Asylum and Poor- House submitted his quarterly report, which was referred. Jt showed that the lumates at the time of the last report of the Insane Asylum were §07; that 59 had sloce heen admitted, 25 had beco sent to Elgin, and 20 had died, leasing the number of inmates at the close of the last auarter 405, ‘The expenses of tho Asylum had been $16,285, of which amount $4,276 had been paid for salaries, $3,200 for meat, 83,911 for groceries, aud $1,024 for clothing, ete. The {n- mates of the L'oor-Hiouss at last report were 659, nuid 272 had since Leen admitted, 20 had died, und 147 had beon discharged, leaving the inmates at thoend of the quarter 784, The birthe bad been 16, and the burials 118, and the expenses $13,249, of which $1,307 bad been for sslarics, 84,330 for meat, §2,501 for grocerics, und §1,120 for clothing, etc. The Cominittes on Public Charities reported on bills aggregating $8,172 and In favor of buying twenty-five chemical fire-extinguishers, the vost not toexceed 825 oach, Mr. Fitzgeratd moved that the name of the maker be stricken out, and that the Committeo be empowered to by the extluguishers where they conld buy the best for thy least money, The motion prevatled, ond the report as amend- ed was adopted, ‘Fhe Cominitteo on Jall and Jall Accounts re- ported ou Lilla smounting to $3,194, aml e Committes 8n Publle Bervica 85,2803 both of which reports were concurred {n. . THB ROTUNDA. ‘Thoe Committeo on Public Buildings and Pub- lic Servica reported on numerous bills, and ree- ommended that the plans for a rotunda for the Court-{louse made by Architect Egan be adopted by the foard In place of the dome phuns, und that, in the event of the clty adopts fmg the same, the contracts for buliding the cutnty’s half of the rotunia be let to MeNell & 8an for the stone work for $14,500, uind to P, Sexton for the masonry und fron work for 9,14 v, 8 un, 4, 1871 Not Indlcted, Mr. Hoffmann ssid_be was In favor of paying the bills, but was opposed tow rotuvda belug substituted for the dome, as he had alway been, Further than this, be kuew that the con- tractors to whom it was vroposed to let the work would not accept the contracts unless each of then could do the entire work, Mr. Fitzgerald wanted the report divided, and it was, atd 50 much as contemplated the paying of bills was adopted. ¢ Alr. Burling woved that the rest of the report be mncurrek in, and Mr. Ayurs scconded the motion. Mr. Fitzgzerald moved, as a substitute, thut the whole question ve tatd over indetintel ¥y und went on to say that be was oppused to the ro- tuniy project In toto. Hae thought there was an undue haste In the letting of the contracts, aineo the work would not be commenced for about four montlhs, und furthermore contonded that the Committee bad never been authorized to invite bids, and had acted {rrezutarly throughout, the whole question being in tho Lauds of a spocial commltice. Messrs, Stewart und Burllng were In favor of the report, und rave their views on the subject ot some length, contending that the rotunda would be better than a dotie, nud that the re. port was conditiunal and would have no effect or_bearing unless Lhe city co-uperated, ete, Duriug the further disciissfon of the question the Bpecial Committee appolnted to confer with the city authorities u the matter of bullding s rotunda submitted 8 report in favor of substi- tuting a rotuueda for the dome, to which was ut- tached n resolution recomtending it thy con- tracts for the county’s half ol \lie work bo let 1o McNell & Son und L, J, Sexton. Mr. Wool was heartlly In favor of the rotun- da, nnd sald thut whatever might have been the ditterences betweon the city and county there were none now. 'Fhe rotunda wus necessary to connect the two bulldlugs; fu fuct, essentinl fn the progress of the work, und the question was, first, whutlier a rotunda should take the plase of the dome, and, second, whetlier the coutract should he let to the pereons named. Mr. Wheeler waa entirely opuused to the ro- tunda profect, and insfsted that the county al- ready had'a contract for the bulldng of the dome, and that it would bo nousense to tear duwn the work and let contracts for & rotunds st this time. . Other members apoke, consuming a great deal of tine, und fualiy the motion of Mr, Fiuz- gerald to defer the question us to the rotunda was loat, and the report of the Joint Committee wax coucurred in by the followlng vate: Yous-~Avats, Boeso, Bradiey, Burling, Coburn, Meyer, Miller, Htawart, pofiord, Wood, Senne— 11, Nuys—Fitsgerald, Holtmann, Lenzen, Wheeler, -y Mr. Wood then moved the adoptian of the roport of the Speclul Committeo un the satie subject, nind fovited Archltect Egan to come bo- fure the Board uud explatn the plana for the ro- tundu which hnd beon agreed unon, Mr. Fitzeerald objected to hearing any expln- nations, but the rulea were suspended, nad Mr, Egau presented the pluus for both the arches to conuect the bulldinga aud the rotunda, and ex- plajued them at sowie length, saymg that the proposed nodifications woulll seve the county atout 10,000, atter which Mr. Fitzzerald moved to postpone the consklerativa ot the report for two weeks, und the motlon provalled. INSANE ASYLUM. The 8peclal Committee sppolnted Lo Investl- |‘lntc certaln charges sgainst thy cogiueer at the nsane Asyluw reported, recoinmending thatihe bu askicd 1o resign, Wiy resticuation to taka effect Feb. 10, und that the persou slocted be given u sulary of 81,000 uzr'y\--r, aud be alfowed an us- sistunt ut & sulary of &0 per year. Ar. Brwtley said thy Caunnitiee had been ap- pointed to investizate 1he chargpes agatnst the englucer, tud in Its report had exceeded fts duty, e wanted to hear thy evidence read be- fory any uction was tuken. Mr. Suvotfurd sald the whole thing was a mas- teely sttempt at bulidozing, nnd inststed that the luyestiration had been prompted by spite, ete, Hu spuke at some lencth in defense of the engincer, sud sald bo wus & fulthful amd good man, wand 18 wonld by oy outraite Lo dlsmlss him #4 wits broposed, Mr. Fitzgerald spoke to the report at somo tanwen, defending it und uretui (that the charges Dl been suatained, wnd that .the engineer was Incompetent und unfit for the nlace he bolds. Mr. senue satd thut, fuusimucn as the mutter of electing engincers for the varlousiustitutions had been postponed, b was i favar of giving uoties that an eisction would be held for such ollicials oue week hence. flo was op- pose ta slogllng out g pargicular engiucer nind ssking bis reslenation unfess there wad sonie good cause assigued for so doing, Iio waould not vote for the report ws it stood, sl moved thut ua wlection for eogiveers b held e JUIh Jiss. Mr. Beartlcy moved that the repors be placed on tile, nnd that au election of englucers for atl of the fnstitutionn be held u week trom Munday. ‘The report was adopted by u vota of 1lto 4, Messrs. Ayars, Uradiey, Stewart, uud Woevler. Mr, Fitggerald then moved that the Board proceed ot once to clect un engipeer tor the lu- suue Adylum, which led to o prolonged wrangle, ad was Gually lost, o Ar, Senus woved tiat the Board elect ongt- neers Jor ail the fustiuutious Monday, aud the wution vrevailel. PAY OF COUNTY GOMMISSIONEHS. Mr. Burlingsubmitied u copy of the resolutions Introducedfn the lynislature same days ute by Hepresentutive Hopkins whicln cited that the County Commnlisioners of thiscouuty,while only catttled to draw §L59por sy, bad bica drawiog @5 per day, and which called quw the Attoracy Generul Lo fustitute proveedings aeglgt the Bogrd 8t oney, jo wiich were sipdehed the fol- lowluz, wifeh were unaniinoualy agodted : Lesulged. "luat the Letelatury uow colpvoned st Spriugield be sud 13 Leroby moat reapactiu|ly and euracly requested to take lnla couslderation the 1AW 1n quoetion (the rifny of Cliuiissivuecs by iz thowr o.¥u pay); sid (P10 bl WU Lie ¥allla be cousldured yacattutiuaal, to sopual tlhg ssitd, aud, o conmdered constittlional, 6, s the s3mo wu gs - A0 allow | a: f... Ihe Conuty loard i cautiva of sthy #0u4vi0 compenvatiun Jor Iheir ward ; aud further Hesolewd, "FIE the Cleri of Thy Bosrd by and 18 berehy directed W iurnisn o cesifed cony hureal LU eaiid s i2idois wed Sild 0a Liga bale district, with the request that they present the #aine to the Lecislatare, that the o may be con- sidered at the eneiicat date, Mr, Fitzgerald introduced a reaotution calling on the ¥ i Park Commiasssioners to submit their annual report £ the County Board, ag is m‘nmul by Taw. ‘Theresolution was adupted. Alr, Btewnrt introduced a resolution providing that the pay-rolig of the r T“" rmployes of 1he county should hereafter ha sudited by the Board the rirst meeting in $ach month without belng referred, and that the Treasurer should counteralgn the vouchers of atl smplnyes with- out the delar of a week, which has heretofore Leen the custom. ‘The resolution was adopted. Mesars. Fitzgerald and Wheeler, the orators of the Board, inade several apecches, each on winor subjects, while the otler members watched the handa ol the clock or dozed, and alter a four hours' scasion the Board sdjourned for one week. RELIGIOUS. NOON PRAYER-MEETING: A'small sudfence, comparatively, wasinattend- anceat yesterday's noonday prayer-meeting, The tirst bymn, “Jeaus, lover of my soul,’ was not sung with the vigor and fuliness of voice which usually attends the singing of songs of pralse. So Mr. Pentecost evidently concluded, and ac- companied bis announcement of the next hymn, “Crown Him," with an exhortatfon ‘*‘ihat ail would rise and atng.” ‘The Rev. J. W. Dean offered & prayer thatjthe nower und prescoce of God might be feit in the meeting; that fle would graot Iils blessing to all who entered into an cffort to at- tain galvatfon, and that this season might be one that should be fruitful of returus to the cause which was being agitated. Two verses of ‘ihdingin Thea” were suog, followed by Ern;oruml asolo, “' I willsingof my Redeemer," y the Rev. Mr. Btebbins, Mr, Pentecost began his remarks lby reference to the wide swaths of truth Dr, Oibson Lad been telling in the book of Exodus. The speaker, taking the part of a Ruth, would follow and plek up the truth that Boaz had left. His text was taken from Ezxodus, second chapter, twenty.third verse. The book of Ezodus wis the hook of redemption. The book of Genedfs furplshed sp acconut of tnau's sin, nnd Exodus of s redemption, for man's extremity was (iod's opportunity, The redemnption and saivstion of man began tna sigh, lle thanked God thera were some sighing sinnersin Chicago. It was true that whoever woult cry unte God should be ssved, und he haped tiat the cries of these sighing sitners would reach up ta llcaven and be heard, God heard the groanings of the children of Isracl, und wonld hear 2l who renented. Notwith- standing the sins of the cbildren of Iarael, God remembered the covevant e had mado with Abraham, and lsaac, and Jacob, st He would save Ilis peuple. For wmen to-dny there was & covenant made by Uod witdn dJeans Uhrist for their redemotion. e wouid come to man's help und man’s dellverance if “man would unly ery for Him., The Lord said to Masus out of thie burninjt'bush, * I have surely seen the stlliction of My prople which are in Exypt." ile bad -respect unto them and auswered Ahefr prayers,—sa He would have respect unto all toen who erled unto Hitn and vnycvl for dcliverance, Jesus camo down ta deliver meu, He was their dellyerer out of the bonds of ain, out of the puwer of Satan. As God delivered tiie children of Israel, so had Jusus como to break the power of siu uud L man out of the land of Egypt. Once out of this vld enviropment of »in s man muat stayout of the lund of Egypt. God would atd i to do tbis, und not onl* tuls, but take him ton land flowlng with il am! honey. Mignt Uod sce to it that this re- demption was fmpressed on all men. e had come down to Iift them up, That the: amught be IHfted up and walk io that promise lund tvas the speaker’s earuest prayer. Remarke on th ubt-cl. discussed being in order, the Rev, C. B, Ebey spuke. He was in sympathy with the ntiments uttered. ‘Yhe’ world was in* 8 worse conditiun than in the days of the children of Isracl, ond yet the world did not seem to Tealize that fta pa‘pnlnuun- were fn boodage to the devil, The only way out was that prescribed In the words of the Gospel, Might all within the sound of the spraker’s volee repent and go sweeoing through the gates washed in the blood of the Lumb, The Rev, 8. I1. Adams was sure that the c= of the peoitent heart always rebehed the car of God., It was his experience and the experienco of all believers. lia thaoked God timt iie louked upon sioners with an eye of pity, and would fuithfully keep the covepant Ho Lad made with man. ‘fhie Roy. J. Munro Glbson reviewed the book of Exodua, the book of redemption, be- ginping with the sleblug and orylng, und ending with the singing” on the shores of the Red Sea. Ills address was In harmony with the eoirit of the sermon, le spoke of the deatbs, aflliction, and slckness that hiad occurred lu nls pastorats during the past weak. e had also sceu the lrlumrln of grace. e had been denied the pleasure of visiting the rmyebmucuum. because esch day of the week he lad been visiting the sick or burying the dead. But faith bad in cvery Instance - tri- umphed—blesscd were they who died in the Lord. 'Tho meeting was then dismissed with a benediction, ‘The Burning Bushi?? will be the subjovt of to-day's discourse. 2 TITE METITODISTS. The Methodist ninlaters huld thelr regular weekly meeting yesterduy forenoon at No. 57 Washington atrest. The Rev. Mr. Axtell, of Jollet, conducted devotional exerciacs, und the tev. Dr. Willing occupled the chalr, A motion of the Rev, Mr. Parkhurst, that the meetiog adjourn at 11:50 o'clock, In order to give the ministers an opportunity to attend the toon praycr-mectiog, wus put to vots und de- clared lost. “8criptural Fasting' was the subject of a paper tead by the Rev. Mr. Marsh, He sald tie _ucver fasted oxcept un the Nytloval Fast Day, 1und he did not kuow but that wen of large cor- porosity ought to fust often. Beriptural fast- iz, a8 he understood 1t, was shinply a voluntary ubservance, und, i€ such, the rulesund Jaws of the Church ought to be changed iat w fwan who wished 1o ba devoue could bo so, ‘The Rev, Dr, Willlamson said b {n tastlng had been about the s s that of Mr. Marsh, Ho beld thst iU was oot physfologic- ally possible to fast, ‘The lymphatics would cat 9‘" body up In the courss of a fast of fve or #12 day exporienco * Dr. A. H. Mitler rolated soma experiences bie had had tn fastlng. He was ona, elreuit with Brother Knapp oue time, and the latter had uctually hold one of his ingers in the lame of & lghted candle nutid it fried und the grease ran out of it, aud he drew it away und wald it be could not stand thut " hie coutd not stand hell-five, ‘The justification of Christ, thy speaker belleved, covered all tho re- quiretuents, und he did not, theretors, go nuch op fasthuge for Jong seusons. Abstinence from food for a stiort thuu was somctimes good for tse body, - ‘Ihu Rtev, Mr, Parkhurst zave his cxperience in fustivg, nud safd it wus not possible fur some men to sbataln from food without tajury to thelr healtt, 1fe thouubl u matn ouchit to by averned fa eating by that which seejmed best for film. He belicved hat i a man keot bimaclt tu as goud bodily coudition os possible, so ds to U uble to porforin his spiritual dutivs, that was all that coutd be expected of b, ‘Fhie ruis of the Methodlst Cuurch requising minlstees to observe the set scasons of fuating was refurred (o by the Chuir, und Bushop Merril, who hadl stepped in duriug the progress of the discusstun, was called upon, und skl e pling ol the Clurch requlred sa obaerya fusting Friday before the quarterly neetiug as u thue for fasting, tnorder Lo propare the mhgd und Imdi’ for ritual work, but be had thuuirhit that Fu woulld have been s wore suituble thne, “The “prac of fasting mlgut bo a dead-futter, but the disclpling was not. After sowu further discussion of the question, the meetivg sdjourned. i CONGREGATIONAL. The Congregatioual mivisters met yesterday mornlng ta discuss the merits of the Westtulne ater Catochisin. The quustion for dlscussion befure thew was 83 folluws: * Wuat have we 24 u substitute tor the Catechilsm (™ As wight bo cxpected on this subject, the views of the bretliren were not altogether unsuimous, The folluwlug way sbow the range of ovlulog wn- tertained by the pustors: A fow Lold that the Catechism or sume uther enuivalent of doctrinal theology was abso- tutely necessary for the proper iustruction of the rlalng generation, No suvstituty cun walely by wade for procise detinnions. Tleolosical stataincots of Laith are wbsolutely necessary to clearaess of couviction, Withwut 4 clearly un- derstoud theology, error vuuld readily dod its way luto the beliof of the churches to the de- EBHER f e lifeunda wors Ju was further ullined by this claas that fue exaet dotluitions iy tnevlogy thy Westannster Catecism could vot Iy mproved upod. Jb was thie systew of truth which reared the sturdy couy.ctions of 1the Purltep fathers, auct {4 would uow by g dectded tonle tu the Christlan 1fe of he day, A seo- ond opluion beld reapectiug the Cateshisii wus 1hat 1k bued bucu 4 dreat IUry b e oral caus Vabeod O Geddive, AL Bad the Immatara mindse by phliflosophical forms of aetatement. an had been driveninto heresy and infidelity by f{ because it had been lorced npon their minds be- fore they hind attained the age af could comprehend ita terms. Deen dwarfed by early instraction in the C chism. ‘They hiad been encouraged into a supersti- tous regard for ite forme of statement which dis- couraged Indcpendent thonght, and destroyed that freshneas of interest which comes from the simple nlul{g of the RBible. Hence it was in- ferred that the present Bundsy-school method of instruction was Immeuuuul{ superior to the old system of catechetical ivatruction. This opirion also found comparatively few advocates. The majority of the brethren were inclined to {cel that, whila the catechiam had done s grand work in its day, the present Bunday-school method was s use(ul substitute. Especially was this the case as the present tendency of Bunday- school work was to introduce {nto ts advanced classes thoss studies In thnolofi( which were once glven through the Catechlem. All felt that “retivion must anchor ftaelf fo the fntelll- eent convictions of the rising zenaration, if the Church was Lo have & sustaincd enthusiasm and an effective fnflucnce {n the world.” While they would uot recommend the revival of the study of the Catechlsm, they would secure the same result by the teaching’ of doctrinal the- t.)lgzyl to the sdult members of the Bunday- 00ls, its PRESBYTERTANS, The Presbyterians mnet o regular session yes- teraay moroing, with the Rev. Dr, Trowbridge in the chair. Dr. Poor, Becretary of the Board of Fducation, cont{uued his talk on the proper mothod of educating young men for the minis- try. Hewss followed by the Rev. Drs. Mitch- ell, Walker, Nogcs, Trawbridge, and Patterson. The discussion was lupg and comprehensive, Dr, Puor sald that the greatest trouble lay in the fact that the Preshyterian Church was in the habit of planting new churches in places whore there was no real need for them. That is to say, that men have to be educated at the expemmia of the church to file charges whcre they are not actually pecded, In order to get at the xcnse of the meeting, a resolution was proposed (hat students receiving ald should ba put under contract to offer thelr services in the home misslonary fleld {mmediately upon their graduation. After considerable’ discus- slon this resolution was lost, as was auvother which proposed that no asslstance should be given students uatil they bad Treached their Juntor year in college. It was flusily resolved that thera were not too many ministees for the needs of the church, and ‘that the work of education should be pressed even moro than formerly. ‘Ilic time was extended to permit of s general talk on this subject, and to hear further from Dr. Poor, after which the meoting adjourned. FIRST BAPTIST COURCH. The Committee of the First Baptist Church having in cbargo the Nquidation of the debt of the Church, to save It from sale to-day, did some 2ood work yesterday in swelling the subscrip- ous, and met laat evening to talk the situation over. They wore full of hope, andy slncs they had done 8o well, the creditors, nflmenwd by J. i1, Pearsuns, had partly promised to give them an extension of two weeks, and were to Eive them a positive auswer this morning at 9 v'clock. ‘Therwere confident that the extension would be granted, and also that, {f {t wers, they would be able to meet the debt and retaln thelr splendld church eaifice. They havo only to sell ,000 mors of the sacond-mortgage bouds, and Talse 82,500 in casb, and all will bs well. and, as A mcaos to this end, have suthorfeed J. I, Wrenn, corner of Dearborn and Washingten strects, to recelve subscriptions. They expect helo from the outalde, and do not believe that the cltizens of Chicago will sllow oneof the oldest cangregatlons ta bave its house of wor- ship sold on sccount of such & paltry deficit. —— MISCELLANEOUS. Swecial Dispatch to The Tridune, JANESVILLE, Wis., Feb. 8.—The Madisop Con- vocation of the Proteatant Eplscopal Chureh will convene In Christ Church in thia city to-morrow, and closo Thursday, The acrvices to-morrow evening will consist of evening prayer, and a scrmou by the Rev, John Wilkinson, of Madi- son, on * The Church {u the House.” An infor- mal reception will be given to Blshop Welles und the visiting cierey st the residence of and Mrs, H, D. McK{oney to-morrow evening, directly after _the seryices. On Wedoosday morning the Rev. P, B, Morrison, of Monroe, will proach, and jn the afternoon Jthe Rev. R -D, Btearns will e8! to be followed by discusslon, thu subject being, * Boclsbility ‘in Parishes." In the evening there will bo & misslonary serv- {ce, with addresses by Bishop Wi 'y con Royce, and Brothers Clarke nnd Beabreas. Thuredry mornlug thera will be a sermon by the Rev., Heory M, Greene. In the afterncon there will bo & children's service, conducted by the Rev. W. J, Lemon, In the evening there will be & confirmatian, after which the Blshop will give an address oo **The Lambeth Coo- lennm"m 1 Dirpateh fo The Tridune, al InpiaNaroLis, Ind,, Feb. 8.—~The Rev, Brad- fon) Cleaver, of the Christlan Cnurch, haa re- cetved saveral calls to churahu-s, but will prob- ably nccept one to Chicago, Where ne goes next Sunduy, 1lis evangelistic meetlogs, held for soveral weeks in the Grand Opera-Louse, have been discontinued. AMERICAN ALPHABET---RULES FOR {TS USE To ths EdUtor of The Tridune. Cuicaao, Feb. 1.—Noticiog the attempts of your correspondents to spell phoneticatly, I send for reprint the schems for tho use of our yresont alphiabet (only slightly modified), as sct forth in the Fducational Weekly of Nov. 20, 1677 This scheme Is based on the following proposi tions, which aro fundamental vrinciples fn s scl- cotific written language: Prop. 1.—The basis of the wrilten shall bo the sounds of the spaken., Prop. 2—=The sipuabet shall furnish repre- sentatives: (1) For each elementary souud lo the language. (3) For cluse diphthongal eounds. Nole.—What are known as the * long sounds " of the vowols amre, strictly spesking, diph- thones. Corollary 1.—No sound, simple or compound, shall be furpished with more than onu repre- “F::;lr::l'!:'rv 2.—-Ql‘l‘|nllly of :nmnl is not a mat- ipnabetical represontation, e P e for the, s of the alphabet be definite and unchapgeable. lhf"rlop. g.t-xghnllmz and sylisbication shall be baseil on pronunciation. Prov. S.—1u spelling every letter siali bs used to represent the sound assigned it in the con- struction of the alphubet uiud risles for its nsace. Corollary 1,—No supertiuous letters sball ba used. Prop. 6.—In spolling, the arder of the letters nh:lrlu&rmmml‘ wuh‘iuu order of the soundsin q ken word. u.;’r‘m’, ilFl‘;cd Iaws for theadoption of foreign words shall be establlished. il)uc aslon of the sbove propasitions is fnvited. ALPHABET, a-a ]unnz and short) as In matg, mat, b2 fu be. ¢ hard (k) langusge in eat. ahort) as o mete, mel. e 1= =y asin go, B4 ot R, j~i tlong sud short) as iz dime, dim, {—[ a In{(l. —{ e dn let. m—mi a8 In et 2 8810 net, w0 {lon¢ and ahort) &8 In nele, nol. pp os i pun, T tnrun, in sun. u fune. ung sud short) a8 In ruas, rum, v—i B4 In vine. we-w B {n wine, y—ynsluyet.® 7 18 u ZORY. Sy may bo refained to represent sbort § when fnal o8 syllable or word, LIGRATIS BOUNDS, n cAGir, thin, y— (Il—~c: [ e ¢ d 84 In:Wabster's Distionary, or caxl 85 a ligatura)—/A o8 fn (Aine, wh—sA ae in shing, ¥ xh—3 as 1D azure, ng® (with u underline: ature)—n aa In uncle. o the two caat as 8 liz- New o IE| aacient or wodern laugusges shoyld turolsh thow, v UODLYIED BOUNDS. Loug o befors r loses Its yasish ‘‘ine” snd becurued o s in care. B 8nort u before r blunds with the vocs element in 7 and bevomes obscure u, § Nors. ~[u ke manuer. sll shor} sounds before tho lqulds § i A 7 ere wors or foss obscured sud vargo toward tou nuulrel sound of ¥ e pIPUTUONGE, ! ol (or oy)—ol 8¢ tu eil. 018 (OF OW)—u a8 1t Qu'ly . Hules of pusition governlng the short wouu.ds of the yowels: Rule 1—1he priucipal vowel in s syllable bas its Jong sounds (1) when it is Hual 1 the ;ua- ble; (2) w the syliable vnds in **doal e Rule 2—1he yowel i sbore o 8 syllable end- {0z 10 8 cousouunt, Caditoa—Da nut attewpt to iguore the obs scure sounds of the yowals in unaccented sylia- bles, Theyare to the trained ear what fine tints mreto the artintic eye. Rather give the present apellfog the benefit of the doubt in such ‘wortds as doctor, mister, etc., In such endings a4 al, ¢!, ete., where authority s necessary to estab- lish the correct pronunciation. This (s the great and responaible work of faturs lexicographers. Abore all guard well these fina sonnds, that \);nsir vlace |s not usurped by the ncutral sound of 1. The educated will distinguish between tho waords stationery and stationary, and without pros longing the a In the latter. A fine ear will discern 8 ugonnd in_murmur, while one less discriminating will hesr only mer-m-r. Tence it will be safe to give the pres- ent spelling on all such questlonable poiota, and, unitll & change receivea the satictfon of au- thority, represent a zowel sound syliabe. A zrut&nml perhaps the greatest, obstacle {n the way of reform In spelling s the Inability of the masscs to analyze words,—1. e., to_give the sounds separately and distinctly aa they oocur in pronunciation,—and a ke obstacle with thnse who can analvze words is the effort and thoughs required to change fixed habita of spolling. e edocated must make m-dI the way and do the thinking for Lhe removal of the first ob« stacle, A transition period in which It will not be deemed a grievous offanso to spell wonis both the old and the new ways, even on the same page, must nullify the second. A nnetlu attaches ftselfl to proper mames which bars Immedlate reform In their spelling, Beside this, they have, 50 _to spesk, a legalized orthography, and, untfil Congressiona! authore ity in given, trouble in the courts might aris Mns. M. E. Wirxaz, i REFORM ON THE BOARD OF TRADE. To the Editor of The Tribune, CRICAGO, Feb. 1.—Permit ma briefly to tres~ pass on your valusble space in reforence to the- harsh and unjust change recently made in the repeal of Rule 0, excluding clerks from the. Board. No doubt there bave been maoy abuses. In the forwer arraogement, but to make such a- weeplog wod radical change as the one- just adopted will work great Inconventence and fojury to many members. In m own case, a3 8 forelgn export shipper, I\ am compelled to employ two cierks to attend to- the varlous duties connected with my business- on the Board. Now I am to be totally denfed their axalstance, which will serlously compro~ mise my Interests, ns it {a quite [mpossible tot fotrustmy business requirements to any one« but my own clerks, who, through long expe- rience, understand the demands of my various customers; wnd i at any tims should, through sickness or other causes, compelled to be abeent from business, I should be entiraly dintranchised from all priv- flegoa. [n the meanwhile my clerks wouli have to traosact all businessin’ the offices of the members after the sessions of the Board were closed, a8 I could not possibly employ brokers. It might bo said I could “secure = membership for one of my clerks. But then I should be at the merey of the Directors, who may, o their dfscretion, refuss to grant one, for some causs or other. It fs not altogether desirable that one's clerks should be able to trads on his own account, which privi- lege ho would bave as a member, while at the same time EIM to atlend oxclusively to the In- terests of lis employer. And it also gives an opnonnnltywemfloyen to dispute actions made Ly thelr elerks, | claimlog that * the clerk, belog a mem- Ler, acted on his own responsibility, thus giviog room for many complications: which could not arise under the old arrange- ment. If this change fs made on kccount of the room taken up by 600 clerks, cerfatnly a bet~: ter remedy can be found than such an lr{m.m measure as this new rule. It the present build~ ing is not largo enough to accommodate thet members and clerks, giving them absolute freo dom and facllitics for the transaction of bust-! ness, let us hope the new charter will bs granted for a Merchants’ Exchange that will s credit to the great Northe- west and Chicago, whera we do 80 much bust- ness, and cleim to make the msrkets of tho-' world in both graln and hog products, There— fore, 1t 1ll becomos the members of such an . important association as the Hoard of Trade to4 rmske rules which must necessarlly hamper and retard busineas. I would suggest, as & com-? promise, that every member ahall have the/ ovrivllezo of retalning one clerk, which would reduce the present atiendaoce several hundred, a8, under the old rule, members wera allowed an nalimited number, Azunzn. e trans- 80 disposed, Dipbtheria Dafled, Diphtheria is often regarded an the most fatal? of all discases of children, But that clever medical skili can bafle even this terrible discasa is proved by the expericnce in the Princess Mary's Home, at Addlestone, England, Of the #00 ‘Inmates, nearly one-sixth were recently down with the discase, which preaanted all the normal features. Yet the physiclan who at- tended the cases did not lose o aingle one. lvrcon.u:;li‘itf,]:; SALE BEGINS TO-MORROW MORNING. O EATS + Far the Becond of the Sertes ot PRATT oo rand ariesn REMENY | Grand Orchestra The Great Nemgarian. Vvlflm‘l‘lé'lld he brilliant young AMY FA Dobut hore . with Orchestra. ' FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 7. 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The Queen of English Light Quers sud Comedy, ALICE DATRE. aud wra sfray of Artisis, in Lo aparkiing Comic Upera, g i " 3 No Mattuee Wedug tlxu!)bfl'lcomplly. Baturday dutines atinees Tuesdsy end Friday st2:30. TOKMY TUR. ANCIE CLANI xad KDWARDS, and 3:‘2’%’4":1»,‘&“ THOBNTON o R preat E Ttk "‘:’:;'L'L“i:‘;fin:&o:fl% Spiris of he Kanawba U 10Y PAIL CONGYL CA'CIL, BREMEMBER THE TENINESSHEAINS 15 EVENING, Feb. 4. Admfuion, 2, : TH WV ok MRS, verened NI Ore: AR R s 5 VRS & e e e e g o SRR mpyy it Rt