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[ THE: CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1819—TWELVE PAGES. STATE AFFAIRS. Proceedings of the General Assembly at Spring- field. Our Legislatures Getting Worso and Worse Every Biennium, The Senate Recommends the Ap- peintment of a Revenuo Commission. ’ Bills Introduced Inimical to Oleo- margerine, Gag, and the Board of Health, vA Measure to Discourage the ¢“Business” -of Pool- Selling. Synopsis of a Bill for the Rellef of Disabled Firemen and Policemen, “The Tramp Bill Credtes a Discus= sion as to the Rights of Poverty. : 8ix Leglsintors Start Of in n Free Slecper to Pare Pullman’s Claws. “The Question of Abolishing the Board of Honlth Disonssed at Length, OUR LEGISLATURE. REFLECTIONS. 8pecial Dispaleh to The Tribunz, BrrNgrIELD, {Il, Feb, 12.—The resolutfon adjourning both branches of the General As- sembly from to-morrow until next Tuesday passcd the Ilouse yesterdny, but the Senate re- fused to copsider it this morning, By to- morrow night, however, o majority of the repre- sentatives of the people will be en route home, and tho Clerk will aunonnes on Friday tho ab- sencd of o quorum. 5 To-morrow evening a Committee will visit the Tenitentiary at Chester for the purpose of 10ok- ing over the ground preparatory to voting for an appropriation of half a million to insurc the completion of the bullding. The members of the Committee, as aleo thelr frlends nnd the 4 Chaplaln,” will bo dined and wined into an ap- preclation of the sltuation, and return home v charged with coovictions which will b clab- orated ea the session procecds. As one of the workers observed yesterday, this is the slowest scssfon onc reads of in the books. “Why —— —" he sald, "t knocks the spots out’ of all precedent. Of lato years sessions of the Lepislature, in place of belog beneficial to the State, passa {ew nnimportant bifls, arzue the constitutfon- ality of “spcclal Jogislation,” appropriate money, bropose revenuc reforms, and * junks et.” This'ts s0 fara fnct. Lunst session cor- sumed flve months, and it lspbelieved thut the presoct one will not only be continued DEYOND THAT LIMIT, ' but that a special sesslon for tho consideration of a Reveouo bill will be necessary, There will ‘be no business done here 1o nll probability for amonth at least. That s, unless the Come mittees» on Penltentlary, charitable, cdu- cational, und other institutions, shall have floished thelr “‘tours of observa- tion"” at an earlior doy. This, at all events, scems to be the coucluslon of thosg ‘who should know aud who * can’t sce’ what " profit will accrue to these varlous elecmosynary . corporations nfter visltation und Inspectlon. “What the ofllclals of thess State homes want i sald 1o be always measured by o palatable meal, ‘with the accessorics of liquors and cigars, which do more than apparent necessitics. t ‘Which befng the case, as long as they remaln wunvigited, no buelness of o character calenlated to paralyze the public with its fmportance will o concended. TIHE BENATE convened pursuant to adjournment, and liatened to prayer by the Rov, pr. Waldo, of the Eplsco- pal denomination. A petition from the Jo Daviess Medical Boclety was presented, praylug for a chanee in the law so hs to require the reg- fstration of births, some to be mndo by tho- parents fnstead of the attending physiclan. Re- Zérred to the Commiitee on Miscellany, Petitlons were also presented from the voters of the Thirty-sccond District for the fixing ot the rato of taxation; atso from the Buurd of Bupervisors of Livingston County. TUE COMMITTRE ON KEVENUE submittdd a report recommending the appolut- ment of a Joint Comumitten of four Senators and five Representatives, as telegraphed T'ue Trin. uNE last night, to revise, amend, and, ns far as practicable, perfoct 8 revenue codo for the State. : ‘The motlon to concur wasfoljowed by a same-- what lengztby nnd unintercsting debate, exeent for somne personalitics ndulged in by Senntor Hamilton, who charged thut the appointment of this Committee andn clerk from the Audlitor's oftice was fora certaln purpose. That was to prepare a Revenue bitl which had been drawnup 1n the Auditar's ofllce, und for the purpose of defeating the legislation. Debate was finally concluded, Some informal amendinents wero adapteq, but upun a recurrence of the question of concurring n the report. of thg Commitieo debate was resumned, 8enator Whitine was opposed to thoe schemes which wero apparent to all in the Senate. Tho TNevenue law ueeded no special comnmittes to couslder the MEASUNES DEVISED DY OLOSN CORPOMATIONS, ‘who bad representatives on the floor af the Sen- ate with money in their packets to pay for votes. He kucw this was the case lnat scssion, and, for this and other reusons, ho should op- ‘pose the sdoption of the rerolution, Sountor llerdiman offered an amendmont pro- viding that when the Sub-Committes needod n clerk it should call upon the Committce on Revenue in elthier Houso for the same, Benator Hamilton offered un amendment that the Sub-Comumittee dlspouso with a clerk en- tirely, The amendment of Benator Herdman was adopted, snd the report of the Committee con- curred {n. UEPORTS AND BILLS. A number uf committee reports were sub- mitted uud appropriately disposed of, likowise & surivs of resolutlons, ‘The following Lills were read for the flrst time: Benator Whito futroduced bllls providing for the purchase of dead undressed anlmats and thelr removal from the stock-yards ut avy thne, and to compel gns companics Lo pay juterest on muneys deposited tor metres. By genator McClellsu, a bill fntended to kill the juoketing business. It proyides for three scts of Comuittecs vislting und fospecting State jostitutions, which sholl consist of not wmore than three mewmbers euch, who shall bo paid actual expenacs. Benator Hawilton, fn sympathy with the tem- perauce movement, offered a bill for the pur- pose of regulatiog tho sale of lquors n cltics aud towns; ulio sppropristlug §5,000 for the contingent expenses of the Illinols Soldicrs' Homue and £8,000 for repatrs. - Seuntor Munn Introduced a bill to amend See. 14 of the act_rogulating pubtic warchouses, ete. The object & the bill 1s slmply to secure the ap- polntment of a Grain Inspector for warchonses of grades * A ¥ and * B" upon the petition of two or more warchousemen, Senator Whiting introduced n bifl to fix the compensation of the Clerk of tho Supreme Court nt £5,000 per annum, OLEOMARGERINE. ‘Tho manufacture and salo of olcomargerino is aought to be regulated by a bill for that pur- pose, Introduced by Senator Fullers The bill provides that any substauce purporting to be, or having the semblanco of, butter, offerca for salc, ehall be approvriately stamped in its truo and subsiantfal name in bold-faced capltal lot- ters, ete,y and that fallure to do this shall entall a penalty of flno and imprisonment. 8enator Scott fntroduced a bill to repesl m act to regulate the practico of mediclng in the State of Iliinols. 13 Senator Fosdick, a bill to exempt certaln personal property from exceutlon. COOK COUNTY COMMIBSIONARS, A blll to smend Secs. 60 and 00 of an act to revise the law in relation to counties was intro- duced by Senator Wilson, and will doubtless causo the Board of Commissioners of Cook County to become excited. After an apportion- ment of districts, the bill provides for the elec tlon of Commissionera yearly, whose compen- sation shall pe 85 per day for each day actually employed, and sball not exceed a total of $1,000 per anoum. 3 By Senator Southworth, a bill fixing the lia- billty of towns and countles nnd officlals for neglect to properly construct, keep, and maln- tain ronds and bridges. A bl to amend the law In regard to desceat was fntroduced by Senator Talliaferro. ‘The amendinent {s intended to mako the surviving widow or husband sole heir to the property of decensed, including the rosl cstate and one-third of the perzonal property. Benator Campbell introduced a bill to enable cltles, towns, and villages to contract with each other for water supply and for sewerage. The bill [s 0 dupllicate of one fntroduced last scssfon, and is designed to protect from flie interests in exposed piaces similar to the stock-yards. BILLS ON BECOND READING came up.in the regular order. Under this hoad Bill 100, amending See. 7 of Art. 7 of the law relating Lo Tuwnsbip Organizatlons, was amend- cd by changing the date of the election from the ‘third to the first Tuesdny in April, The oll) was ordered to a third reading. A similar disposition was made of Bill 25, n{p- propriating 825,000 to relmburse Wabash Coun l‘; for losses sustalned by the tornado whicl passed over Mt. Carmel Juue 4, 1877. QAS8. By unanimous consent, White, of Cook, ob- tained Jenve to Introduce a biil which, if passed, will bear beavily upon the gas companies in Chlengo. It provides for the classification of gas corporntlons, to bu designated as classes A, B, G, and D, Class A includes corporations en- eaged in the monulacturoof mas i citles con- taining & population of 100,000 and upwards, and hmits theic charges to $1.50 per 1,000 cuble fect, Cinss B includes those engaged in such busfness fu cities containing n population of not less than 50,000, and limits their charges to $2.25 per thonsand, Class D applies to clties of not leas than 0,000, nnd Mmits thelr charges to 83 per thousand, Class C {ncludes oll other citles and towns, and limits the price chareed to 23,25 per thousand, the quality ol gas providea to be of the best attainable quall- ty, Forn violation of the provisions of this law o flnc of 8500 {s the preseribed penalty, A sce- oud vlolation involves the forfettura of the char- ter. Th bill was referredao the Cormittes on Miscellany, and, when it comes up for final netton, will attract a lobby of huge proportions. JUNKETS, Senator Hamilton offered o resolution to pre- vent the absenco of any more junketing com- mittees on tours of observation, which was, after o brfef debate between Senators Lee, Joslyn, Riddle, uud Southworth, laid on the tuble. ‘The Senate then adjourned. A reconrlderation of the voto by which the House resolution to adfourn over from to-mor- row untii Tuesday will' bo bad in the mornlng, provided there is a quorum, which s regarded as {mprobable, TIE RESOLUTION, The followinr is the serles of resolutions above reterred to which the Senate refuscd to consider this morning: Wueneas, Three standing committees of tho House, having a membership of over Ity mrme« Dbers, und two standing commilteen of the Senate, havihe 8 membership of twenty-fivo membera, are absrnt from their respective {fouscs, and will be until Tassday, 18th inst, ; and Witrneas, The Commitee on Penltontiary of the House, with & momberehip of Afteen members, will by absent from the Houss from ava after Tursday, 13th lust. ; therefore, bo it fresolred, By thu House, the Senate concurring hetein, ‘That when the two louses adjourn, on Thursuay, 13th_inat., they sholl stand adjournod untll Tuckday, 16th inat, 1OUsE, ‘The House found itself with a quorum this morning, contrary to its expectation, aud weot to work with a will, In anticipation of the cx- pected adjournment to-morrow, caused by the ubsence of Menator Mayboroe and his crowd of Juvketera, 2 . NORMAL SCIOOLS. The 8peaker lald before the House a_com- muuoleation from the State Auditor, lnovedlence to a requeat of the House, glving a_ dewiled statemncnt of the receipts snd expenditures of the Bouthiern 1linols Nonnal University ot Car- Bondale, and of the Umversity at Norinal, ‘The receipts of the former fnstittition show the fol- ftems: From appropriations for the year 1877, 818,700,445 ouc-half col- loze und seminary fund, 86,493,505 fitty-cleht, charced $12 per year, 8878 total tuitlon reccived, $424% froni Incidental suurces, $8144 from other sources, $105.10. ‘T'o- tal fncotne for the year, $22,57L10. ‘The expens 1 il ditures show disbnracments to teaches 14,500 3 lowing printing catalogues, $2005 expenscs of 'T'rustecs, £60.40; Incldental expenses, $1,007.33; repatrs, §1,120,20; fuel, §618.415 musoum, $653.00; gen- eral Ubrary, $710.00: profcsslonal llbrury, £437.03; upparatus, $400.85. ‘Total, $20,658,42, Tor the vnc-half year of 1878 ending Dec. 80 the rectipts huve been in the agoregate $11,247.05, und the expenditures have been $11,810.07, ‘I'lie report contafus a jong explonation of the man- ner fo which the affuire of this institution hos been adopted. ‘Fhe University at Norinal is credited with _the followlng receipts and expenditures: Balance on hund July 1, 1877, 858 rycelpts from State Treasurer for current nxucnfiq—lnr canal rent, for sale of hay rake, for rent of land, ete,—54244.72, ‘Tha totul expenditures for the saihe year amount ta SL2090.78, ‘The reccints from all sources for the year 1878 wera §2,401.50, The expenditures for that year wers §7,048.05. On mation of Mr, Robison, of Fulton, 500 caples of the report wers ardered printed for the information of the House. rooLs. Mr, 'l‘ux-lm" of Caok, this morning introduced o DL fu the interest of worality, which ia espu chally applicable to the City of Chicago, eutls tled” **An aet to prohibit the recurling or reestering of buts, wupers, or the sell- | pools.” The bl provides 0 “‘That uny person who shall keep any yoom or hulldlng for the purpose of recording or regs Istering hats or wagerd, or of selling pools upon the vesult of any political nomination, appuint- ment, or clection, horse-racini, baso-ball, row- fng mutches, yocutfng, billiard, or uny other wamed or sports, or belog the owner, lessee, or _nvunél:ml, of any such yoow, butldlug, or part or vortion thereof, shall knowingly permit the £a1ne tu be used or occupled for aby of the pur. poses of regstering or’ recording such bets or wazvrs, or sefliug of such pools, or sliall become the custodlan or depository for hire, or reward of any moucy, pmnen&', or things of valug, stoked, wagered, or pledued os aforesald, upon uny such resuits, such person shall be deemed gullty of a misdemeanor, nnd shall, upon cone victiou, bo punished Ly {mprisunment fo the County Juil not mory than ene year, or by fing not exceeding 82, ) or by both such tiny and auch imprisonmeat.” DISALLED FIREMEN AND VOLICE. Mr. Clark, of Cook, this moraing introduced an fmportant bill lor an act to amend an vet for the relief of disabled membors of the Polica aud Firy Departinent. ‘Fhe first sectlon of thils bill proyldes that oue-fourtii of all the rates, taxes, and licenso fees pald by corporations, companies, or ussociations, uot incorpated undor the taws of this Btute, und all the moneys re- ceived from fines inflicted upon members of the Fulfeo und Kire Departmeut for a viola.fon uf the rules and regulatious of the service, aud ul) fines recovered beesuse of couviction for a vie- Jutlen of the Fire ordiuances, snd all moneys accruing from the saje of uuclaimed stolen prov- erty, shall be set apart by the Treusurerot thecity to whiot the aume shall be paid as a fuud for e rehel of dlsubled members of the Police aud Fira Department, A Board of Trustees is coustituted of the Mayor, the Chiel of the Firo Department, the Chlef of Police, the Chalr- wan of the Committes on Police, Fire, und Water of the Uiy Counell, and the City Comp- troller) and the “Treasurer is_constituted the custodlan, The Board of Trustces are au- thorized to seelect from thelr number & Prest- fn thi ho shall rofuse to pav hiy one mouth after having recef¥ed notlee from the Board of Trustoes. quired to give asuilicient bond tor We perform- anco of his dutvy, any member of either of these Departmonts an cmergeney exists, ete, class of people criminala, opposed to the act, and should vote for this bill dent and Sceretary. Thia Roard of Trustees | embodysinr the views presented by Wash Arm- | shane of varlons peatiferous ngencies in elrcum- [ eandldate for Senator in tho lata election to ap- are clothed with the Imwcr of makiog anv asseasment wpon the Poliee nnd Fire Deparr- ment fhey . sea fit for the beneflt of any of its inembors, not to exceed &5 per annum, An\-lmrmn entltied to the rellef provided for s nct shall forfeit the right to the same It neassment within The Treasurer Ia ro- By the provisions of this act who shall become permanently disabled in the discharge of hils duty shall recelve n beneflt, or ponsion, not exceeding $500 per anvun. It an’ member meets with denth in the line of his duh" after ten yeara® service, hisfamily shall be entitled to receive $60) per annumi. After ten years' service persous are entitied to the hene- ta of this organization, whether they belong to the forcee or not, AUDAMENTS, Mr. Mgron this morning introdured a LIl pro- viding thiat real property of every defendant fn n Judzment before a Justice of " the Peace not oxempt from excention shall be bound for the uyment of sueh julzment from the date of fll- [m! of ntranseript of the judgment In the Clerk's ollice, amlno such judizment shall bea len upon any personsl property of such defendant uatil an netunl levy hgs been made thereon un- der exccution lesticd “by such Justice of the Peaco. TIE STATE-IIOUSE COMMIBSIONENS. The_bill for the sbolition of the¢ Board of 8tate-louse Commisaloners was advanced o atep in the House this mornine, Mr. tiranger moved to strike out the emor- geney clause, which reads ns follows: Whereas tho people of this State have refused to appropriate any monoy for the early completion of the new State-flonse tnder the manngement of the rald Comwmissioners, nn emerpency exists; there- foro this nct shall take efcet from and aftor ita pussage. "[lie motfon was mado on the ground that it contalned an {mplied censure of the lust Gen- cra) Assembly, = Mr. Stiermun presented a substitute for this scction, which recited thiat, as there wan no duty for such Commisaloners to dfscharze, thereforn This substitute wns adopted, and” the bill was passed to a third reading. TRAMPS. ‘This mornine the discussion of the bill re- pealing the Tramp law came up in the House on motion of Ranney, of Woodford, to strlike out the cuacting clause, when Ar. Meyer, of Cook, 2ot up nnd satd he belioyed it was no crimo to be poor and unetnployed. 'Lhe present Vazrant act bad the effect of declaring thls unfortunate 1o was, thercfore, for {ts repeal. 4 Mr. Crooker, of LaSaile, made & speech, in which he declured that, In his opiuton, ft was necessary to have some law on this subject. The country had heen over- run by an irresponsible. {dle, danrerous class of people, who bad filled the hearts of the people with annrehension, e did not helieve therg wwas o member of this Iouse who aver heard of an abuscof the law as it now stands. He thought ¥oclety ought to have some protec. tion from the vagrants and tramps who infeat the country, 41 Mr. Trusdetl spoke briefly in favor ot this law. 1o believed no Leglsiature had the right to maska a poor man subjuct to arrest FOR THE REASON TIIAT HE WAS POOR. He belleved that, when & an was 60 poor that he cottld not pay for a bed, he should be allowed to sleep upon the pround, with the sky over him, without being thercby made a eriminal, He reeited ncase of great hardahip which had como under his own observation, which iilus- trated the hardships of the case. Mr. Ebrbardt, of Cook, thought the law an Intawous oue ns it stood. Mr. Wentworth was in favor of recommitting this bill to the Judlclary Committes for amend- a ment. § Mr. Mason, of Cook, thought it an absolute shamo und (flugruuu that a man should bo ar- rested away from home, without friends and movey, nud carried off to fall, M) finnnuy thought that this proposed repenl of the law left tho whole subject open, He was TN PAVOR OF S0ME LAY, and therefore ho hud mado this motfou, It was absolutely necessary for the protection of the honest workingmen of thls State to have eomo law upon this subject. Our homes were unsafe, awl honest toil was driven out by the intlux of tramps. Mr. Matthews sald that, If there wero objec- tionable features to the law, thero was no man on this flogr who did not understand how to remedy it He submitted (hat we beeded o law upon this subjeet fn this State, and ho was 1n favor ot Mr, Wentworth's motlon to huve it referred for amendment, Mr, Robison, of Fulton, called the attentlon of the llouso 'to the fact that the bill repealing the Tramp law had nlready been before the Judictary Comimittee, und Iiad been scted on unfavorably, No amendments had been sug- gested by that Cowmmittee, nnd ho saw no reason of referriniz it again. 1o was not In favor of sweepiog the whola luw from the statute-books, Ilewas fn favor of striking. out the enacting clause, and, i any objections existed to the Iaw, the eentleman trom Cook (Mr. Meyer) could frama a bili to_remedy them. Mr. Shaw, Chairman® of the Committes on Judiclury, recommended the introduetion of an origial bill, and be would vote for it, TUERE WERE DEPECTS IN TIE LAW, as had .been demonstrated by bls experlenco, and he was fn favor of remedying them, On motion of Mr. Hobk(ng, the previousques- tlon was ordered, Mr. Wentworth’s motlon was loat, and Mr. Runney’s motion to strike out the enacting clause was carrled. Doubtleas a nesy bill will bavto be frawed, nat repeating the law, but modifylog it so as to cure its defects, NEW BILLS. This moening Mr. Sherman introduced n bill for the puyment of $8,850 for the oxpenses of the Appellate Conrt of Chicago durie the past two years. The lnst Legislature neglected to make the appropriation provided for fu the nw creuting the Court; also, a blll approprinting §0,000 tor'the renting of rooms for this Court, and for fncldental expenses for the next two yeara, Mr. Burt introduced a biil approorinting $41,- 033 for the construction of a chapel and hospital ot the Ilinots Stute Penltentiary, and (or remove ing the roofs of the Wurden's liouse, coll-house, and shops, and for the constructton of appas, ratus, X By Mr. Roblson, of Fulton, to Hinit the charge of ratlwavs for the transportation of pusscnzors to 214 cents per mile, sud 134 cents per mile for children under 12 years of age; for graln, except wheat, 10 cents per mile per car-load of 20,000 unas, and 13 conts for wheat; for salt, Mme, jumber, cement, plaster, vie., 10 cents per mllo and §3 per ear-load additionsd compensation. By Mr. Wright, of Boone, relating to {nsur- surancs campanies of forelgn Governments do- Ing business in this State, requiring them to majntain a capital caual to the ageregate value of such sumns or sccurltles as such company shall have un doposit in the Tusurance and other Departments of this State for the benetlt of policy-holders. By Mr. t{alliday, to enable smaoli counties to consolidate for the purpose of reduciog the ox. vense of County Governments, By Mr. Lovell, to provide for procuring statistics upon the subject of labor and the soclal und Industrinl {nt¢rests of the Btate, By Mr. llnllldnf’, muk{pz o ealoon whero minors are allowed 1o play cards, dive, or other wames B dfsorderly bouse; nfso, preventing citfes from contractine a flonting {ndebtedne where no proviston Is made for its payment. By Mr, Ewing, providing for the insncction of rain delivered tram public warehouses in this tate, By Mr. Wentworth, aporopriating $0,500 for the completion of the Douglas monument. A COMMITIEE MEETING was held at Room 100 Lelund Hotel last even- ing, which was atteuded by Representatives Bherman and Mitenell, 8enotor Hamilton, the Hon, IL 1, Byvans, Senator Willis B, 1lawkins, of Koue, sud a diselple of * Bonator ' Bob Hart, und Mr, Taylor, of Wenona, for the pure pose of cousldering some fmportant messiures pending before the Leglslature, The sessfon was protracted until L o'clock, but no decisive setion was bad. COMMITTES TO VICK UP BLERPERS, Messra, ‘Thompson, Granger, Butterworth, Ilerrington, Muson, and Murray have been pp- polnted a sub-commiites to lnguire into the eurnings of sleeplug-var companies, with o view to legislative nction reducing thelr rutes to pas- sengers, A epcelal sleoping-car has been placed at the divposul of the Commitiee to ga_to De- troit. "Tho party will leave Chivago ou Monday moruing, and will probably proceed to New York beforo returntug. A' CHICAGO BOAND OF POLICE. 'The bilt lutroduced by JIr. Murray last week, reviving the Board of Pollce Comulssiovers in Chicago, camo up for consideration before the Commlttes on Corporations this sliernoon. Mr, Murray, the author ot the bill, made a speech fn 1ia favor, but, as a large number of the Chicago deleyation wes absont, it was resolyed to dufer nctiun untll thew return, und slso 2o permit any ong who chose to do sa to comne from Chicago to advocate or oppose, i TUB SXNATH COMMITTEN ON OANALS AND HARe BOK INPROVEMEATS held anbther mecting this afternoon relative the Illinots & Michiran Canal, Buperiutendent Thomas made a statement strong” Tuesday, aud sugeested that, with the amount obtnited from the futerest to he de- rived from the $5{8,000 diverted, the canalcould be putin repate and kept o order. Ile maiu- talned that this would restore confldenco in shipners, and prevent the reductions of freighte. mow = practiced by e raflronds. Some _say, however, that it will mako no diffrence with the veads. ‘The rebate claimed to bo made ts mado by foreizn corporations, The Company in filinota_trans. port the grain to Chicago, wiers 1t [s deltvered to the forelgn ronds, whu repay the frefeht pald in thia Stata to the shippers, thus avoiding tho Warchouse law for the provention of discrim- ination, TUE SENATE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPALITIES listened to-day to an address by Mr. Harrys Rubens, the attorney of 1he Brewers' and Sa- loon-Keepera!. Assocfation af Cliteago, {n refer- enco to Senator Southwortl’s bill mnending the Dram-Sthop net so as to require o gullty knowi- edze to be slinwn in_prosceutions for the salo ot iiquor to minors, in all such cases where the ninor s over 18 years of nge. Mr, Rubens _contended that the law as i stands to-dny works u ireat deal of injustice, as it punishes the man who vivlated the law stmply becanse ho mistook the aze ot n customer who was apparently moro than 21 yenrs old, but in fact was n few months ur ong yénr leas old. - Ho clajmed that the proposed antendment did not change the existing faw ot oll o such cases whero the minor was_ 10 years old or less, but waa sinply Intended e, o protection to law- abing salovn-keepers, fio furthier veferred to the ~fact that, under the present Jaw, not nsingle saloon-keeper has ever been fn- dicted in Cook County, while indictinents could casily bo had Af the law was less obmoxtous, and woultl not punish the fonocent as well ns the cullty. For this reason hacinimed the measure to be n temperance measure, sud o asaured the Committee thut. the Assoclations represented by him would glaly ussist the Citizens’ Leapue In il prosecations for o wiltful violation of thy statute, 'The Committee deetded to recommend thie bill to a second reading. TAR WUUSE COMMITTEE ON MECHANICS AND LABOR met this vfternoon aud agreed to recommend the appointment of a cominittee of five to sisit Chtcagro and Braldwo.dd, to meet delegations rom lubormg organizations, in reference to the Inbor guc.-tlun; also the passage of Mr. Went- wortl’s bill, providing for the nayment of walres fouricen duys from the 1st of fhe month after the account becomos due; also, the pas- ‘snge of o Mv:chunlc\u' Llen lnw, introduced ecarly futhe sesslon, NOTES, Tlhe Ion. John N. Jewett, of Chicago, fs here o-day, Seriator-cleet John A, Logan arrived fn 8pringtield this morning. ‘The long-detayed report of the Adjutant- (icneral was prezented to the General Assembly, the repurt having Leen o the hauds of the Pubiie Printer since Novemuer, The southwest corner ot the Representaves' Chamber I8 called “'I'he boar's nest, und in this locality are eeated Hopkins, Crooker, Se- erist, Thomus, and Asc Matthews. The pro- pricty of this designation is apparent. ‘I'he Btate Printer zot another stirring-up this morning, the legstation of the House belnyr de- layca on account of the backward stato of Dusl-. ness [n that oliice. TUE GAME LAWS. Bpectal Dirpateh to The Tribune, SrriNarizLp, 11, Feb. 12.—Members of the State Sportsmen’s Association hava been in consultation this afterncon wml evening with members of the Legisiature relative to propozed amendments to the flsh and game Iaws, Flually, after laboring all the eventog, 3 serlesof amend- ments were ngreed upon. Resolutions wore alao ndopted recltiug that the song und gome birds of the State are belug extertulunted; that our waters nre becoming depuputnted of food and sama shes; that the State of 1Minojs {5 be- hind other States in encouraging the artl- ficial proparation of food fsliea; that the futerests of all true svartsmen and foroiers are identieal; requesting the co-operation of all farmers nud all sportsmen to advinee the protection und breeding of pame and song birds and food fishes, and asking the Leaislature to favor such legislation as will en- courage the protection of game and the propse ftration of fish, "The meoting adjourned siue dio, THOE DOCTORS, A DESINE TO LOP OPF ONE OF THE NEW 1OARDS, Boeelal Disvateh to The Tribune. 8rriNorisLn, Feb, 12.—There hos been mant- fested o very deiermined opposition in the Legislature, boaving Its origin from outside quarters, to the existence of the 8tate Board of Aealth, during the present scsslon of the Geo- eral Asscmbly. This opposition has taken the form of petitions, letters, nnd resolutions, which have been”pouring in from all quurters with a volume and vigor seldom before equaled, Buch has been the character of these nssnults that the Board has Lind to adopt vigorous eas- ures of defense, 4 Mr. Wurdner, the President of the Board, hos issucd a printed cireular, uddressed o the medi- cal profession of the Stule, reciting that active efforts ure beln made to secnre tic reped! buth of the Medical Practice actund theact for the es- tablishment of the State Board of Ilealth, and calling upon them, fudividually, to see to [t thut thelr Representatives are duly enlightened upon the subject at tssuc, "Iheopponents of the Med- feal Practics act have industrlously circulated the story throughout the Btate that the State Honrd fa trytue to regulate the practice of phar- acy by taking upon itaelf TIN SUPERVISION OF DRUGGIATS, compelltug all compounders of prescriptiona to undergo an exswination, "The fact ts thero s uo h whatever in this asacrtlon, the story being clreulated marely to array (hat Jargre clnss of quust-medical experts against the Board, and to nduce them to uso therr influence for the re- peal of the nct under whicn it was organized, ‘There nro Lwenty-thres doctors In the Genernt Assombly, twenty-ous of whom ars in the House undd two of whom aru in the Senate. Soon after the nssembling of the Leulslaturs thene gentle- nien held a joint eautcus, wiul they uvanimously agreed to sustuin the Stato Board of fleltl, belleviug 1t to bo a useful wnl novessary InsLitu- tion. There s a feelne. of dissatisfaction st somo of the measures adopted by the Board, but they ciafm that Is not the fault'of the law, but of thosu who uct under it. In vlew of the fact that sovern] monsures havo been introduced fo the General Assembly clther to abalish the Board or Jimit ita powers, some trouble lina been taken to nscertatu the provail- ing senthuent 08 to ils useluluess. Amonir tho mtstlizent aud well-informed the opinfon scems to be almost universally in favor of o coutinu- ance of the Board. Non-medics) nembers of the Legislature, especially the Clleazo delega- tlon, are of upinlon that,in a eanftary polnt ot view, the Board is of great advantize to the clty espectally, and to the State at lurge, DI NORMAN URIDGE, OF CHICAGO, a gentleman of high stauding fn his profession, in relation to this sunject exvresses tho follow- ne decided opinfons, showine that thoe functious of the Board have been- diverted fram their truy mxhhe usctulucas when they have been rostricted uarreitog with doctors und old grandmothers, and thut the need of a pubtc body to condemn terra-alba sugar, glucase carunels, aud bon- Lous, sicep-tallow butter, und hurd-pan soap, wherever found, fs patent to auy man who watches the thievish tendeucies of the foud- wanufaeture of to-day s V41 think the riglhit view of the * State Board of Henith ! yuestion, as it s nuw preseatedbto the Legisluture, is this: That some such law_aud some such Bourd are necessury; that the State has suffered for the want of ity and thut {t fy a discredit to her that she had not had 1L years before; thutwherein the preaent law has worked badly it nfeht be amended now, or it waould be well to walt tll the next Legisluture to ussure ourselves we are fully aporised of the law's imperfections; that i€the wembers of the pres- sent Hoord are guilty of bad falth to the Stato they sbould bo turned out und punished, am) better men appoiuted. 1 can see o vu.ki renson Tor undolngr the work already accomplisbied by either sbolishing the Board” or repealing the provislon empowering i to compel the ruglstrie tion und leensing of phvelclaus,—the two things contemplated by the billa bufore tho Leglse lature,—while thero are many goud reasons for keopiug on with the effarts to give the State TIUB RIGHT KIND OF A BOAUD OF HEALTI LAW, amd the rizht kivd of u Medlcal Practice nct. ‘Lhe present Bourd may Lo charzeabls with squanderiug mouney, of Tavoritisi to the bu- stowal of certlileated, sud possibly of amultl- tude of {njudicious acts,—somne of which may be due to the newness of the work und luck of precedent,—but that should not lead to an feon- velustic destruction of what 1 ain sure (s a good begtaning of what tho State of Ithnols needs. "Theie aro severs! fmportunt thinws every State should, i this day of enlightenment, in'the fne turest of her eitizens, have doue, whichno oflicial machinery {8 ut all capable of accomplishing well, but sumethinig thut auswars tou Board of Hsaltn; 1o other fnstrumentulity of our Ktate Govern- ment cav do them. Amoug leas niay be nanied the patherng of evital atotistics, of which the jeeisirution oy births and deaths foris but the hculliulug. “Then thero ure exizencies constantly . occurring wherein the public heatth i3 Involved, und whero camg power shiould, for the public protuction, uct promptly und with discretion und wisdom born of sclentific knowledge. Of suct exigeucles aro epidemics where lives may bo saved by the establishment of quarautime promptiy and efll clently; tho oceurrcito of uuisauces in the seribed localities, the contlnnancs of syhich miaht the fraught with scrious conscquences to larzo numbers, such as the pollution ol atreams, the polintlon of wellh and springs Ly the near deposit of excrement (a prolllic sourco of typhiolld fever); the polsoning of the wilk fur- nished citivs; T ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND OTHER EAT- ADLIS, Many others might be named of the sub- Jects proper for n Board of Ilealth to have chargo of, and which, to the Sintes that now baye Boards of Health, arc wenerally 8o pro- vlded tor,. The dutles of our preeent Board In regard to the practive of medicine, the regula- tlon af It and the control of it, arc for such a bady somewliat novel. Charglug {t with this function Is somewhat of au experiment, Pere Daps {t would have been better had the Legls- Iature provided for this work {n o aifferent way. The two branclies of the work of the Board ara quiite dissimllar, ‘Ihe prescut Board havo doubtless mado mis. takes fu the Hcensing of phystclans. 1t {8 natural they should, They may liave been guuc}[ of dnvoritism In the grantiig of certitleates, That thero shonld be somie such bady to {nsure the Statoagainst the most flagrant charlatanism thero 1s o question. It will not do to say the ncople have a right to employ quacks for their physl- cinns, If thtey chovse. ~‘Lhie people—all pegple— are far froni having even any such desire, - The peopleall desire to avold quacks, but they aroin- capnble of telling which the quacks are. ~ All ox- periencs has shotrn that RVEN THI MOST CULTIVATED PROPLE’ are_Incapablo of protecting themselves from medical charlatanism. This scems a humiliat~ fugz stutement, but 4t 18 true. It Is neceasary that the State ivsist that no one shall uractice mcdicine without having received amedical edu- ention, I think the present Board have carrled out this requirement of the law with tolerable fuirness, at lenst, Certainly the exnmination of caididates who havo come before them for eer- tifieates (ot _baving auy diploma) have been very credinbly thuroughi. The efause of the lny cxcm{:thu: from its provisions men who have practleed ten years or more scems to be, and i, diserimination azntnst all the rest. This fact has, 1 thluk, done inuch to bring the whole work of the State Bonrd [nto disereait (n cer- tain gunrters, but it is no argument In favorof smnshinz the system of supcrvision of the doc- tors, “T'here s vo fiold of huwan effort fn which the opportunity und the temptation to quackery are o great a3 in the practice of medielne. Through all time this has besn theslde on which designing men and bad men have decelved and rulled the people for money. IN NO OTHER DIRECTION ARR TEOTLE 80 GULLIDLY, and for nothing will men wd women so readily throw away their money a8 on & volished or a mysterfons promise to take away thefr bodily i1ls and deformlties. With such eredulity in the rnruculnr direction, and such avarice as our human nature s blessed wilh, wo inay find some explanatfon of the fact that our honorable pro- fesgion has always been humiliated by the most nnd widest wul most pervading charlatanry that has ever bovn wont fo put on its appearances; but wo can uever flnd hereln any reason for not discournging the charlatunry, It 13 of incomparably more consequenca to the people of the State at Jarze to bave the pravtico of medicine rezulated and clevated and its nbuses punished, than it is to have State regula- tion of rallroads or lawa against contidence operations, If it is truo—nnd I know nothing abuut the facts—that the present opposition to the State Board and the Medical Practice act comnes from people who desire to practics medi- cine und are uow. debarred therciroin because they haze not learned anatomy, physlology, chemistry, and pathology, then tho Board und the law oughbt to stand, for it is agalust such peoplo the legislators uid the people ought to cry, % Good Lord, deliver us!" WISCONSIN. BENATE - Epectal Digpatch to The Tribune. Mapisor, Wis., Feb. 12.—In the Secnate to- day, Senator Kellogg, from the Committee on Miitary Afairs, to whom was referred Scuate BilL No. 43, reported it back with the recome mendation that the bill do pass. The day se- lected by the Grand Army of the Republic to keeo in remembrance the natlon’s honored dead ought, in the opinion of the Committee, to be placed on an equality with other days set goart as lezal Lolldays. The 1st of Jan- uary commomorates thos birth of the year, the 2% of February the birth of the fatlier of his country, the 4th of July the birth of the natfon, the’ 25th of December the Dirth of the Bavior, Thuuksgiving-Day to retucn ofthanks to tod for a year crowned with bless- ings, aro ail appropriate, Decoration-Day, with- out the prestige of being declared by law a legal holiday, Is very zenerally abserved by the sur- vivors of the Grand Arinvas o day on which to vieit the graves of thelr comrades, and with floral offering and appropriate veremonies do honor to the memorics of the brave mnen who loyed thelr country better than ilfe, and when tho survivors of the ariny ask, s they dog that this day be placed on the'list of holidays recogulzed by faw, the Committce decms the request & reasovnble one, thut ought to be grauted. A communieation was recefved from his Ex- celiency, the Governor, nominatiog the follow- fng gentlemen as Commlssioners of Flaherles: umes V. Jones, of Winnebago County, vieo Moses _Hooper, resfgned; Wiilfam Weleh, of Dane County, und John F. Autisdel, of M waukee County, IN THE ASSRMDLY bills passed to limit the nunber of terms to which a person may be oliziblo to the oflice of County - Treasurer. ‘Ilie bltl to Flu profes- sional tramps a certain number of lashes wos discursed ot somo feneth, and postpoued till to-night, THE RATLROAD COMMITTER OF TNH BRNATE, at its session to-dny, agreed, by a vole of #§ to &, to report the Wisconsin Central bill, exempts ng their lunds from taxatlon for five years, to the Sennte, with a recommondation that §t do pass, ‘Tho bill will ba reported tu-morrow,, The ol reducing therates to be charged by railroads, expreas, and telegraph 25 per cent "will bo re- ported by the- [tafirond Comumittee to-morrow, with the'recomumendation that it be indefinitely pustponed, . AT A OAUCTS of the Democratic members of the Legisiature to-duy, the following resolution was ndopted: Jtesolred, That the Democratic mombers of the Legislature of 1870, in cuucus assombled, do hero- by indorsu the ?mulnn lately Laken by Gen, B, 8, ravi ausinat tho paymunt of Southern war claiins, Jbesolred, Thatthe Secretary I8 hereby Instructed 1 forward & copy of the resolutlons to Gon. ragy. ‘The matter of nominating a candidate to suc- ceed Judge Cole, Assoviate Justice, was de- ferred until next Tuesday, ‘Che Forclen Deposit Insurance law was con- sidered before the Committea of Banking ta- day, the Committee voilng to recommend the Indelinite postponoment of the bill, It will be acted upon on Friday by the Asssnbly, THB INSURANCE INTEREST. speciat Disnateh to The Tribune. Miuwauker, Feb, 12.—Tho ronmonstrance azatnst the passage by the Legislaturc of a bill now pending which i caleutaied to provent forelzn insurauce companies from dolug busi- uess in this Stato was uob pressed by its author at the noon meeting of the Board of Trade, but quletly witbdrawn, The strong opposition de- veloped on Saturday led to the withdrawal, MINNESOTA. BENATE, Avecial Dispatch 1o The Tridune. Br. PAuL, Mlun,, Feb, 12.—In the Scnata this morning % Buck, Democrat, introduced a rezo- Iution nsking the reduction of the taclft, In Committeo of the Whole the Insane Asylum discusslon wus continued, Mesars, Lowera and Rice offured resolutions declarlng that the ‘Trustees and ofllcurs should e removed; also suthorizing a speclal comusittes to prosscuts the Trustees aud officers for the recovery of monoy veed without authority of law., Mado ‘the speclal ordor for next Tuesday. TH HOUSA. by n small vote, forty memnbers having gone to visit the graufte quarrics of the Upper Missis- sippl with a view of" lueating a sccona Btats Prison, adopted a rouuluuunfinqmfluw of the Senate why (¢ hud not acted upon th concur- rent resulution passed by the House for a joint committee to fuvestigate the rallway discrimi- uattons agajust persons and places, ‘Ilie Housa adopted a resolution looking to allowine piersons who by mistake have located on 89,000 ucres of Btate lund to prove up claims us it the sume were Uovernment 'l‘,mdl. Mr. Anderson introduced o bill ercating a new Board of lmmlgration, in place of the presvnt Yoard, to eonsiss of ‘the Governor, Auditor, Becrctary of Btato ex-ofticlo, and Samuel H. Nicholls, now Cterk of the Supreme Court. "The Houss passed atnemorlal for the improve- ment of the river und harbor at 8t. Paul. KANSAS, TOE INOALLS WAR! Spegtal Dispatch to The Triduna, ‘Tonsxa, Kas,, Feb, 12.—The House to-day adopted & reolution allowlng any member or pear hieforo the Investlzatfon Commitiee and defend hiimsel! whonanything lscharged ngalnst Iim. This closes the fight that has been waged against the Committee's sefret proceedings, and was acceded to by nearly all the motmbors of both factions. To-dav'a discussion was still ore ylolent and denunclatory than that of pre- ceding days. Mr, IInmilton, of Marshal Coun- ty, made a terrlfic ouslaught on D. H, P, Mitchell, the recent Greenback candi- date for Henator, and accused him of the gravest offenses. Mr. Homlilton was an orliinal Mitehell man, but changed to Inealls on the finnl ballot, His &peech was exceedingly condemuatory of Mitehell, and charoed him with trying to acl] the Greenback votes or trade them for n subordinate™volitical vflice. TItR TOUSH COMMITTER OF INVESTIOATION meots_ daily, but they have not divalged anv- thing to the public yete Guiy a fow witncsses have been examined £o far, and nothlng of con- soquence developed. It 1s reported hat tho Cominitteo struck somothing tu-dny that is very favorable to Ingalls, nud Juoks bad for his oppo- nents, byg the exnct nature of that testimony cannot boscertained to-nizht. MICIILGAN, TIE SENATORSNIP. 8pectal Dispaten to The Tridune, LAxsixa, Mich,, Feb. 12.—3cnatorial huzzing 1s {ncreasing, but tho situation is about as yes- terday, HBagley's frisnds made a strong cilort to-(day to zet the enucus postponed till Monday, hoblng that timo woufd benefit thetr candidate, but without auccoess, as Senator Palmer, Chalr- man of the joint Republican caucus, in response to n request signed by soventy-seven mombers and Senators, lssued a call to-day for o caucus to-motrow evening. TheUnlted Btates Scnatorship question will be practically sctticd then, as the timo forn succesaful bolt has passed, and the probabijjty for a conlition {s slim. As alrcady stated, the Democrats und Greenbackers, scelng 1he hope- lessness of standing by John J., will probably nominate Barnes and Field. Chandler will undoubtedly he nominated on the firat batlot. MISCELLANZOUS, Two Bullding Commisstoners and an architeet from the Stato of lowa are hers visiting the new Capitol, Thn{ cxpress themselves ns highly pleased with the eaifice, 'The oflicers of the L'Yalcmn & Lako Hjuron Rallroad dre here in force to try to got an act passed by the Leaisla- ture rotieving them from paying tie penalty for non-payinent of Btate taxes now duc. INDIANA. THE LEGIBLATURE, Sovctal Dupateh o The Tribune. InprANAPOLIS, Fab. 12.—To-day the Benate passed the blll giving subjects to Medical Col- lezos and Medieal Bocleties, after sharp debate, by a majority of ten votes, One of the Scnators denounced It as antl-Christlan, antl-civilization, and odlous to God and man. Beoator Macrls' bill tv allow married wonien to use theirown estates and to contract and bo contracted with was also passcd, In the Houso a resolutlon by Osborne was passed to fix Fridavas a day for the considera- tion of the question of fecs and salarics. Over- meyer offered an amendment that the House should nlso conslder the question of the early submission of the constitutional amendments to o vote of the people, as ons of tho amendments was necessary to the valld Jaw ou that subject. By a solld “vote of the Democrats this amendment was laid on the table,—oyes 47, noea 34, It Is evident that the Democrats do not inteod to allow the amgnd- ments to be voted upon at the specinl electlan. The Iouss passed a bill for the Inspection of coal mines und the protection of miners, The fees for imspection areto be pald by the coal companles instead of by the State. % MASSACHUSETTS. FIBUERIES AND RAILROADS, apectal Disvatch to The Tribune. Bostox, Mnss, Feb. 1%—The Leglslative Committeo on Federal Relations reported to- day s resolution thut fustice to the® fisharmen and to the fishing interosts of ‘the country ro-* quires that Arts, 18 and 21 of the treaty con- cluded between the United States and the Gov- ernment of Great Britain on the 8th dav of May, 1871, should be terninated at the carliest posst- ble perind. ‘Liie House of Representatives defeated to-day 8 bill to comnel rallroads to carry members of the Legislature freq, which was passed one stage yestorday by a close vote. NEBRASKA. BLOYW AND EASY. Lixcowy, Neb,, Feb. 12.—~The Legislataro has reached the twenty-ninth day of Its sessfon. But cleven daya remaiu, und but four bllls have becu presented. The Probibition bl was do- feated, und Senator Iowos has Introduced acom- promise measure between prohibition and free whisky, which flxes the ninimum license at $500, and In cities $1,000, and doubtless will becoma n law. ‘The adoptfon of the revision report is doubtful, ———— INDIANA’S STATE-IIOUSE, ‘Testimony Which Will Crente n Broezo If It Can Do Subatantiuted. Apecial Dirpateh o The Tribune. IxpranaroLls, Ind,, Feb. 12.—Witlard's Com- mittecon the State-Tlonss Iuvestieation met to-night, and, after o [ull hour spent In uscless preliminaries, bezan work by placing upon the stand R. P. Haynes, of Daviess County, ox-Sec- retary of the Board of Commissioners, The ¢xumination was exceedingly tedions, and amounted to this: That ahout the time the awurd was made, four or five days previous, the oxperts told him that the May plan would be adopted, and ong of them, Jusk Wilson, told him thut Commissioner Morrls lhad ordered bim, the eoid expert, to make sketches and, drawings of four plans, among them Mny's, and that, * when the improvements to May's plan were complete, Morrls told tim thatwould dv. Wilson also said that Morris bad informed him that he (Wil son) could bo rotained as Assistant Suporvising Architeee, aud, though not provided for by law, the matter could be arranged by o salary, Haynes testilied that, in company with Wlison, he bl called upon Gov. Williains, and thess things had been repeated to the Governor, who #ave him to understand that lio (the Govornor) understood hiy husluess, and was perfeetly satis- fled with tho exawmifustion of plans made by the Commission. ~Haynes further swore that Wilson told ihe (ioveroor that the Moy plan was about seienth in merit of ‘the tweniy-four plans submitted, aud that, it bullt on his pians, the structure would not stund. 'The witness lad repeated thess as- sortiona ofdhe expcrts to atyer membera of the Board, One of the_architect's letters accom- panyiog the plans Sceretary Haynes notlced one morning to by opencd, and, spoaklug ot it to Nelsou, who came in first, Nelsou said to never mind the matrer,~that Gen. Love had opened the lerter, ‘Ihe Torner Secretary had been dischargea for opening these privato lot- ters, und Hoynes was anxious not to be blamed with openiog this oue. 'I'his opuaned lotter subsequently disap- wared, and wimess dfd not know where 0. Additional charges were illed charging o bargain between Muy und Expert Wllson, to the effect that, I May réeoived the contract, Wilson should have a ‘position as the price of his sllouce. Additlonal counsel appearcd for the Commissfoners, aud the {ovestizatfon promfsca to bo leugthy. Gov. Willlams was preaent, Lrew quite restive under part of Hayne's testi- mony. Shortly after the award was wmadae the Board requestcd Heynes' resignation, ————— FRONTIER STUDIES. Bpectal Dispaich 10 The Triduns, Dwiour, Feb, 13—Capt. Edward Kemoys, formerly & resident of this city, but now of New York Clty, arrived here to-day from 8il- nuy, Neb, Hoinforms us that Wild Hog, Left Iand,Big Head, Porcupine, Buffalo Cow,and Old Crow, with their squaws und babies, were on thelr Journey In caro of Lleut. Foote, of the U, 8, A., to Fort Leavenworth. Wild log was heavily froned, and exhibited the usual stolvism of his race, flis body is Hiled with wounds, sclf-ln- Sicted und recolvod I bis late efforis to sccure his freedom. Haviug been disarmed, ns wos supposed, hie managed to secreto upou his per- son the hall of o larwe palr of sclisors. \With this vovel wespou he stabbed himeself throo :lmj:’lln the stomach, and was stlil sufferiug erribly. Capt. Kemeys is an artlst, and roturns from the Far West with a portfolio Olled with studios of Rocky Mourtaiu seonery and of the animals pecullar_to that region™ His works fn bronze, uow at Fairmount Purk, Philadelphls, und al which adorn the palaces of England, have given him a reputation as a scu-ptor which few have achisved. 3 Mr, Kemeys brs made the first life otches of this band of Indlaus ever drawn, and they will be engraved for Frauk Leslle, “tried THE THREE TOWyg Another Effort to ‘Agreg o Plan for Consolida. 8 tion, —_—— The Hon. Elliott Anthony 4, pointed n Committes ' tq P Draw o Biu, An adjourncd mecting of the Lween the County l!uunlg and n:'ll.:o g«f;‘:v';luc e mittecs and mémbers of the Cltlzens' Ay, Sy tion in relntlon to the proposed consolldat] e the three towns of Chlcago was hell ym:r,‘;o‘ afternoon fu the roomns of the Citizeng ‘ig o tion. Several outslde Jawyers were o s re; Invitation, all armed and equipned \mha:T:fih,_ Amony those present wero Countg. slover Wood, Connty-Attorney \\‘l{lu‘tm":xt M. F, Tuley, W C. Gouds, F. I, iihens Geort E. Adams, Erliott. Anthouy, ‘Thaddeyy 8, Deon, Bouth-Lark-Commissioner md 3. 1%, Reoto, Margan, sommissioner Wood was chase and ealled the meetinge tnur(lcr,sln:‘li\l;?fl\rfirtflxh}:' county was hacdly as snuch Interested fn o mateoras_tho ¢ity, althouzn as ciizen hely course had as much Interest fu the matter any of those present. Y d, Tuley said ne would Mr. Goudy und Mr. Winston vositiun of the cm\»lmllciwlun. Mr. Winston sald there were tivo which hnd oceurred to him, viz.: ”:I"\lv!:,lkn’: provused to levy taxes to keepun the park: wwho would ‘take " the place of the North Tony Bupervizor? und, secondly, ow was the tay. (: bo levied; on the Town of North.Cafeaqo, org the consolidated town i Porsonally, he was gy vartieulur; he had no partienlur interest in the matter, exeept as a8 taxpayer, Ife gy think, howeyer, that the park, which hind cost millidns ot dollars, ought not to beal lowed 1o go to wastes und IL was for those whg wera moving In the matter to provide g intagy to remedy whatever possible damages might ocear, ‘The Town of North Chicago hud a deby ou ita hands which 1t had heen puying off for yoars, Under the consolidation way 1t \ropose] 0 go on and pay this dent, or reoudiate f(] In bis ovfuton, the movers in the plan should Pro. vide some way of taking care of a poseible d. elency. If the geuntlemen could provide for all these things he was i favor of thie consoll. datlon, lor the reason that by thought It would be nn' cconumleal arrangement on some g counts, Mr, Goudy was asked for bis viewss and pro. ceeded to state the features of the town ang park organizations. Having explained all this, he got down to the mutter in haud, and staged that the questlon which occurred to his ming was what should be done with the property an the debts of the different towns, Undér the Constitution, would It be possihie to tax all the property in whet was now North Chicago with- out tuxing what Hes south and west. of the riseri Ald. Tuluy suegested the creation of a taxing. 4‘1’llslrlcl, composed of North Chicazo and Laky e, Mr. Goudy snid n thought the authority for taxing-atricts wonld be waceded to bo rather doubrful, The greut questlon was whether the consolldation could by made without castlog ths burdens of the three towus on the vew fown, Ono thing ias certain: the debts must be pald, and the diflleplt’ lay in fxing the proportfons, Ala. Tuley susisted on his idea of taxing. distriets, which the Supreme Conrt had eflirned, aud did not think sugh districts were hostlleto the new Constitution, ‘The question 03 to these taxing-ilstricts, and as to wnat the Supreme Court wmight do i the polut wera raised now undenplie new Loostita. tion, was discussed atsume lonuth, and withro. | sulting varlous opinfons from the lecal talent present, Al Tuley favoring the creation of taxing-districta uand the levying of taxes by the Park Commisgioners, and Mr. Goudy remarkiog that the people wonld biave to clect their taxing oflicers, unl the peonle miznt repuufate them. He submitted that if the question was pot tp the already overburdened taxpayvera whether they would submit- to nny furiher taxaios, they would put thete foor down on it AMr, Anthony=—What! Repudiato thelr deblst Mr. Goudy—Yes, sir. - . Mr, Anthony didn's see it; and went oo to sy that he couldn’t understand how & good lawper 1tke Mr. Goudy could ralse such Insuocrabie ob- fections to wmellmm'\\'hleh(lo him, appearsd ll(l((‘u to Im:r lrm;x regard Purk Boards on this mm”.fl? o be perfoetly teasible. e Mr. Goudy moved to appoint Mr, Auothonys committes of one to prepare a bill for the con- solidatlon of these threo towns, und to report st an ndjourned meeting, Mr. Anthony sutd tney had that now. In the coursoof some lurther talk Mr. An thony admitted thut further. leglslution would e neeessars, Mr, Goudy acroed to that, stating thatit would ruin the parks If the towns were consoll- duted under the oresent law. As Mz Aotbooy sucined to be so confldent i hs position, be - sisted on his motjon to appolnt bi acomtnlites o1 one to prepure u bill. Mr. Anthony moved to strike out his ow nama nnd Insert that of Mr. Goudv, wha was a pald attorney for the parks,and who should be delerated to preparo a bitl Lo effver the objet deslred, Mr. Goudy dldn’t waut it. ‘Chen there was more falk, as unprofitatle u the preceding, which fiually degencrated Iotos complaintazalnsy the inequality of taxation la the different townas, when Mr.” Winston aalled attention to the fact that tho imcetiug was drit ing away from the subject, and that thers wers twomotions before it. Mr. Anthony’s amendment was lost, aod . Goudy’s motion appointing Mr. Anthony acom- witteo was putand carricd. Mr, Anthony tried to get In amotlon sopofot- ing Messrs, ‘Tiley and Goudy o commiltes (0 draw up o bill, bur the meetlug wouldn't bare 1t, and proceoded to adjourn Itaelf with cheerfal rapldity. i ‘Thero will be another powwow whenever Chafrman sces it to order onc, i —— GEORGIA FOUR-PER-CENTS, apectal Dispatch o The Trivune. ArraNta, Go., Fob. 12—Treasurer Reafros announced this mornfug to your correspoadent that ho had received orders for all of the re¥ 4-per-cents that hie cared gbout solling 8t prek ent, It s his purpose to use these J-nemng: solely fur the pucpose of replaciog the old o and 8s ua they fall aue, and of coursehs sell them only s tho others fall due. "6 floating of this loan is o cause of great wrf;rm ulation n Georgla, Itis the firat cmersmE with 4-per-conts mado by any BSouthern i ':u’ and the readiness with which they aro jrverd speaks eloguently ot restored coufldence; gin 78, dua in 1503, sold ycaterday ut “r’?‘m- iatable polut s, thay tho reater part of G gla's issues of bonds is held by her 0%D D - Tlie now 4-per-cents ure, in suapo and Ee appearance, the counterpart of greenbackt: o 85 bunds aro almost fac-similes of 85 bills o belioved they will circulate us cunumgezm frecly.. Belors the issue was ordered, U s searching inquiry was imsag into =Ilt m‘! tlouality of tic matter, A_decle'on Wlo tained from the Revenue Department o i offect thut they wero nof subject to W% By the Rovenue law; and thc'nllnl(nnsn( mmh I Inwyers were obtained. ‘Yhe Georzta munm fer from the currency protested tn e cC el Missour] case, in that each bomd hasits ot regularly attached, *‘The ouly‘:-mue isaue,” waid n leading Jowyer, 41 m:l\; there fs, 18 in the use of small type, & . nominations, and small pleces of pnnc‘- o the substitution of the prescnt [ssuo “u o cents, Guorgla sayes hall tho luterest Ou ! Wbk of &per-vents. Tho’ Inw prescri 08 B they sball all be sold at par. lmu-llr G froa hus recuived letters from the aut ‘mm“ vurfous Bouthern States, asking for I .“,, B 83 to the fsaue and salo of his mmxls"_ K 4 probable that this expgrlment witt lea } meucral lssus of o scrles of lu\v-r: % o throughout the South. ‘The C"’".','",‘ will funa her tloating debt fu 5-per-ces e ———— A LONG STRIKE ENDED. Special Dispatch fo The Tribune. g, PirTsnune, Feb, 12, —After s lmkebfl} e two years, the chimnoy-glass Mumr:u“u thrown up the sponge, and axprc:nmlnrcy P ness to rogurn to work st the w sT“ receiving when they went oul. 1actories bave already Gred up, 1 fil"uw n :g‘w ol '“' L"‘ ll:’:lrllk:!ru"k'h 3 o paten! nper. it el u u to fwnnl“uh Thio object for which ther 35 Worlss but, dtko L, #indoyw-glass Wee Sy It before them, § they fodud ey 6 4 fouger combat hiuneer without work 060 1ly told thelr enployurs tha ::&xlxalgu to w‘nrk on Ixnu old Irrllll;“:u'm,,l vival of tais importaut [mdustry Wio g gaio, assist lu putting the Bout Sideou ’mm —thit part of tho clty bavive :l“"‘_nk. levcrul:uu from u successlon of 817 058 have severcly told on the busiuesd, the laborlug clusses. TESTING COIN. mILADELPRIA, Fob, 13.—The Comm! pnll,ntad by Presigouriiayes to mil ‘!20 § weight and Goencss of thie colns l“ sevoral wints e pagh year Degun | day,

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