Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 18, 1879, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY: FEBRUARY 1%, I879—TWELVE PAGES The wages pald by the Sccretary have Leen b eral, it must bo conceded, Dut then the Heere- , targ did not make the Jnw. - A high ns $4 per dny, or $29 per week, have heen palt to men for modping over n smnil fection of tessellated floor every day. ‘The rum of $20aweek hua been pald all ihrongh the year jor doing a clies of missioner, in reoly to Senate inquiries, trans- mits the farill-rates of all the rallroads In the Btate, showing Lhal both freleht and passeuger charges have been Intely voluntarily reduced by nearly all the companics, 'Fhie only ronds which maintaln the five-cent passenger-rates Intendent, and T am snra tho wishen of the Council will be prompily obeyail, Reapecttully, M, lleaTil, Mayor. THR VRTO SUSTAINRD. AWl Throop tmoved to reconalder the vote by which the ordivance was passed, 'Ihero wus nil the lnww flint wan necessnry, What was necded STATE AFFAIRS. Retumrof the Committee from the Chester Rattle~ THE COUNCIL. Mayor Heath Vetoes the Ordinance for Appoint\mg Police« work which could have been procured for®4 | q0s s n the handa of Receive wwas q littlo backbone to enfaree It The Mayor snake Farm. §Ef Nosk 't Chloga, ur _ane ‘l‘l‘,““t:.m place: | ers, o nrgaes | ttwt_ Minucsots, 1,000 men could rovoko the lieense of any saloou-keeper who sold liquor to a hoy or grirl. ‘I'he motion was unavlmously agreed so. Ald. Cullerton moved that. the ordinanca bo paseed, the veto of the Mayor notwithatamding, ‘I'li¢ motion was lost,—ycas, 12; nays, 10, as followa: Year—Tiallard, Cary, Thelps Teldler, Seaton, Rawleigh, Watdo, ‘and McCafTroy. Nuyr—Tuley, Sanilers, ’l‘nll{, Tarner, Ludding, Clerton, fttordan, MeNatly, Lawler, McNnrney, Elezner, Throup, lyan, Stanher, Niesen, Schweld- thal. Wetterer, Janksens, Jonan, Ald, Cary sugeested that hiereafter moessages from the Mayor remain unopened in the hanls of the Clerk until they were read Lo the Counell, in order that no ona should koow in advance what his flonor’s action was, Ald. Lawler salil ho knew nothing of the veto when ko made his motion. AFIROFRIATION MILL. #4hn mpeclal order—tlic report of the Finance (‘,:Iunmmuu on the Approprintion bill—was then taken up. Ald, Rawicich said ns the Chofrman of the Committes (Pearsons) was abeent, it would he wetl to defer conslderation. He moved thaty when the Council adjourn, It adjourn until § w'elock Wedlnesday afternoon. After some talk uml scveral amendments, one was agreed to Sxing holf-past 2 this after- uvon. milea from tho seaboard, Al least of afl afford todemand equal rates according to distanco; also thut rates eannot bu materlally reduced while the cavital invested in roads fs recelving 1ittlo or no veturn. Ils positions are sustained by accompanying letters from General Mauager Bishop, of the 8t. Paul & Sluux City Compang, and other rallway managers. A DIl pussed grantine State land to the Northwestern Rallroad Company. HnousT. The Housa has nzatn ndopted, 470 22, rezoli- tlons oniering o Cotntuitteo of Inquiry intu the rallead frolgtit discrimination. STATE PAIR. The Chamber of Commnercs this morning ap- pointed a commitice to confer with one hieroto- fore appointed by the Miuncappolis Hoard of ‘Trade concernine the proposed Unlon Fairy Iuatead of Lwo rival Fairs appolnted to be held noxt tull, IN THE IIOUSE TIIS AFTRRNOON Ultls were introduced nuthorizing a_branch line northweatwnidly from (he 8loux Falls Branch ot the 8t, Paul & Sioux City Rallroad; creating Judges Mitchell, Dickingou, and 81earns a coti- wisslon to adjudicate between the State and the holders of the rallroad bonds of 1858, with the authority to determine the amounts due. This Inat bill'lon 2 motion to fudeflnitely postpone excited n long discussion, but was finally per- mitted to take thie usual course. A motlon to reconsider the resolution for the appolntment of the House Cominittee to iuguire fnto rajlways freight discriminations was lald on the table, amd the Cominitteo will be announced to-wmor- row, ‘Tle House this afternoon roferred to the Ttatlrond Committee bills by Gilfillan, of Minuc- avolis, anthorizing the bullding of the Chicnzo & Northwestern Ratlway from the State Lipe to Minneapolls, aud the Chieazo, Miivaukee & 8t. Paul Rallway from 8t. Paul to Minonpolis, with [nstructions to report the same for o special order of Wednesday next. TENNESSURE, LOOKING TO REPUDIATION, Speclat Dispateh to The Tribune. NasuviLLe, Tenn., Feb, 17.—~Durlng the scs- sion of the Senate to-day Clapp, Byrd, Sawscll, Brandon, und Havson submitted a protest oealust the action of the majority of the Com- mittee of ¥inance, Ways and Means, recom- mending the rejection of the propusitions sub- mitted by the New York, Baltimore, aml Pulladelphia bondliolders. "The protest fs based on the ground that the tenor of the report of the MoJorlty Commltteo and the mnnner of its adoption are catenlated to cut off all further propositions from or conferonce with the bond- holders, nud because, in thelr opinion, the prop- ositions should have heen referred to the Com- mittee appolnted to fnvestigate the valldity of the dent. To the Watern 2aoclated Press. NasnviLre, T enn,, Feb, 17.=Eugene Kelly, of Now York, representative of the holders of the Teanessee bonds, arrlved to-doy. In an fu- terview with him to-night he said he did noy think much was now to bt accomplished; that they only had power from the- bondholders to * subimit the proposition heretoforo offered. 'The bondholders would be perfectly willing to make tests (n courts as to the: lerality of the bonds, und, if found (nvalid, the boud- Secrotary pald it. ‘The roport in question doca not deal in nzgremates, neither aro there any footings to burden the memory or to trammel the faney. Tho informatlon sought for Is not easily olitainnbio from the report ftself, but can bo haa by roferring to 5 T} AUDITOR'S NEPORT. o It appears from that document that the Becre- tnryn!.\’r State disbursed about £40,000 te the om- ploves about the State-Houso during two years. 'his {8 exclusive of the swn of shout §70.000 pald to omployes by the General Assembly itself, making “the sum of abiout $110,000 disbursed to fanitors, pollcemen, pages, ote. 'This Is an extraordinary sum of money te ho aid vut for this purpose, but the Inw author- zcs it 'The law fs made by the people and ”lm are bound thereby from making any com- plalnt, Thera {s a prospect of A STRONG LOBRY during the week for the purpost of lnflncnclur mensures pending u the Legisiature. The Chi- caro brewers und the brewers from the south ern nnd western parta of the State will aleo he on hand, Severnl memhbers of the Citizeus’ Lengue of Chicago arrived here to-day with a view of anticipativg the onset of the whisky- denlers, A lively war I8 anticipatetl when these ooposing forces meet, THE REVENUL LAW., DATE OF ABSESSMENT. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. BrrinamzLy, N, Feb, 17,—An edlitorinl in Tum TRINUND of recent date mlvocating the passage of an amendment to the Kovenus law providing that the nasessment of properly for taxation shall tako effect ns of Jan. 1, instead of now as of May 1, hias attracted considerable attention, and may be the means of procuring the passage of the contomplated smendment, There 18 o virorous epposition, Lowever, to what theGrangers term an * funovation,” which they will ficht at every stepyon the grounds cited fo the articie,—L ¢, that their produets, live-stock, and farm * truck* gencrally are not marketable at this scason of the year, und that theso disndvontages sro not offset by any cor- responaing advantages, A LUl embodying the vlew suggested, propared at & conventfon of Mayors some time ngo, was beforo the Revenue Committes a day or two ago and tabled, not- withstanding which it may be adopted. 1 MET COL. **ABE? MATTUEWS, of the House, to-day, und applicd the pump ing process with moderate success respeeting the questions at 1ssuc. Ho s thoroughly posted on e supject of revenuce, baviug given it much study, and, as Chairman of that Committes in the House 1nat sesalon, proposed somo amendl- ments that are thought to be of value, e is {1 favor of n new faw, and, fatling in that, the amendment of the present eystem. + What nmendinents would vou suggest in the event that no new Iaw should ho frawed " Amendments providing for the assessment of all property aceording to its value. This s the mode contemplated by the Constitution, nnd if fairly doue, and the asscssments nre uni- form, no one should be ard to complain,” O 7f thisis the constitutional dircetion, why 1sn’t it carricd outi? & v “The whole trouble arises from the nsscas. ment. Real estate geldom if ever estopes nssess- The Loveliness of That Rotreat Impressed upon All Hands, In the Interest of the Citizens' Leaguo to Buppress In/antile Drink- ing. Glbert, Mallory, Thampson, Knopf, Confession of the Committcemen that They Went to Scoff and Stayed to- Eat. 1is Ilonor Delieves the Ordinance to Be Inconsistent with the Chart Interview with Col. Matthews Regarding the Revenue Law. Oullorton's Effort to Pass It Ovor the Voto Fails—Miscollancous Busi- ness. The Cottucll held a regular weekly meeting last evening, Ald, ‘Culey fu the chalr, the ab- tentees being Pearsons, Cook, ami Daly, A, Lodding moved to reconsider tie voto by which was passed the ordinsnce ziving the Mayor authority, {n nis discretion, to appolnt twenty ot the employes of the Citizens' Leapie special nolicemen, to nfd that organization in the sup- preselon of the sale of liquor to minors, Ald. Glibert made the point that the motion was too late. ‘I'he Chalr held the contrary. Ald. Gilbert understood that thers was a mes- sage from {the Mayor on the sublect, aud Lis idea wus that the Conncll could not refusc to recelve it. The Clinir, however, could not be maved, Ho had once held that the veto shuuld be recelyed under the samo circumstauces, but the Councll sustalned an appeal from his declston, and they must bo conslatent, Al McCaffroy sald the matter was a delicate ono to handle,, especlally for men who were woing before the people for thelr votes, llo hoped the Council would treatit in a proper spirit. They should say to the Cltizens' Lengue, “You can or you vanvot.” If the Mayor did not want to assume the responsibility, the Councll should, Hewas nota fanaticon the subject of temperance, Law governed all sorts of business, He couldn’t sec why the saluon- kecpers should obfect. ‘Ihie could send o fathek home drunk to his famlly. 'They ought not to Lo allowed to send the family home drunk to the father, X Ald. Cullerton apoke.agufnst reconsidefation, All, Wetterer took the contrary view. Ho wns not {n favor of selling tiquor to minors, but he objucted to setting snics on basiness men, Ald. Jonesens concurred with him, for the reason that some of the Aldormon did not know what they were votiug for a week ngo. No de- cent saloon-keoper woulil sell liquor to minors. On otlon of Ald. 'Tully the provious ques- tlon was ordered. The motion to reconsidor was lost,~ycas, 16; nays, 17, as follows: Yeas—Tuloy, Sanders, Tully, Lodding, Rlordan, McNnlly, Luawler, McNurney, szner, Kyan, Staubor, Niesen, Schweisthal, Wotlorer, Janssens, An Outline of the Theories of That Gen- tleman on the Subject of Tax- ntions f An Uneventful Day in the Various Leg- islntures West and South, ILLINOIS. THR RATTLESNAKE FARM. , Bpertal Disateh to The Tribune. BrrixeriELD, 111, Feb, 17.—Most of themerp- bers of the Chester Pomtentfary expedition re- torned this evening, and on extraordinary revo- lution of sentiment is observable. The mein- Ders of the party now appear to be willing ‘to vote $500,000 this year to support the Gov- crnor’s pet scheme, and open the door for the appropriatfon of mfllions more of the people's money hereafter. The present Committee from the House are just g8 unanimous In fovor of the Soutliern Penitentiary scheme na the Conmitten from the Sonate were agfinst t. There I a atriking dissimilarity of views upon the subject not caally reconcllable, From belng the most hostile, forbidding, and inaccessible place in the world, .according to the report of the Sennto Comumittee, it hias suddenly become the most LOVELY AND DELIGHTFUL SPOT jmaginable, posscescd of every desirable faculiy in the world, aud situnted as if the Almighty hnd created the gpot for the especial purpose of Niaving the [iinots Southern Penitentiary locitted upon it. _There {8 no fanit to _be foond with it because Jake Bunn's lands happened to be se- lected: the price paid for it was rulnonsly lows the labor of the vonvicta can be readily utilized; the place can bo reache® by ratl and water: und, in fact, the sttuation is perfection fteelt. 8o en- thuelnstic have becothe these supporters of this fresh grab ot the purse-striugs of the people, thut 4t would require somo restraint to tumn the turrent to provent ihe transfer of the Jolist Pricon to Cnester. The question, will hereafter Ue, Which loeation shall be abaniloned? Ches- r i3 very popular to-night In spite of whut the d—d ncwspapers say,” a8 one member ex- preascd himself, % THB DRAINAGE ACT has been made the espeelal order for Thursday nighty’ and it will creatg some debate. A . LANGE INSURANCE LOLBY ecems to be gathiering here to promots leclsla- tion hostila to forelzn fnsurahce companies, and TAS, . Ald. Waldo, by consent, presented the report of the Comnlttce on Gaa in referonce to the bids for ihting the streets with ol and other filluminating matecinls, which ranged from $13 to $22 per lamp n year. ‘Ihey recommended the passno of an order dircctiniz the Department of Publle Works to_grant permisslon to ane of the bidders to use the lamps on LaSalle strect from Adams to Madison streot thirty dnys for test purposes, he to pay all expenscs. Ald. Cary moved thut the order be passed. Ald, 8myth moved to amond by adding another bidder, he to use the lamps on AMadison street. from Fifth avenue to Market street, Ald. Cullerton said ihe Council should declde whother #ns or oll wasto be used hefore the Aporopristion ordinanco wns passed. He moved that the tests be limited to ten duys, Ald, Cary moved to smend by inserting *at lenst,” ‘This was accepted. Ald. 8mith was opposed to this, becauso kerdsone burners sould not be tested under two weeks} they wers apt to get out of order, ‘Fliere was no necessity for making an appropri- atlon for gas. ‘Fhe languageshould be, ** Light- Inge the strects,” The Cuollerton amendment was agreed to, as was thit of Smith; and the order as thus amended was adopted. Ald, Seaton, by consent, presented the report of the Commlueo on Eldetions, which recom- mended that Ald. McNally be declared elected for the Jong term und Ald. Riordan for the short term —a provision in the old charter entit~ Ting McNully to sit two years, sinco he had ro- celved the miost votes at'the election. + After a long debate, Ald, Cullerton moved that the motlun be dectded by lot. Ald. McNully safd, If forced to do so, he :_\l‘u;xld resizn uid go before the peuple for his zhts. On motion of Ald, Cary the report was do- ferred, under the charter, - 1t was made a speclal order for Monday night, WASHINGTON'S BIRTIDAY. Al. Lawler, by consent, presented s resolu- tlon_dirccting tlie closing” of tho city oflices Washington's Birthdoy, in favor of cheap-jack, rotten home concerns. | inentat some valuation. Nordo horses ur eut- | Yioiers would not clatm them. ‘The bonds | " e aerd, Cary, Phalps, Glivort, Mallory. bu‘:.k‘,‘éfl[:““"d_nn aatl- Clohe yOuR plice ok An effort will be made by the Clileago_Tabby to flfm ,'“.’,CL’.’.E‘I-‘.""Z?;‘VI’SJJ“flfiu'f'L"e“’:}:flfi{fi bulders say, e State s nos ‘Tgmer, Cullerton, illltv%r. ;lluldler. “Bmyth, | Ald. Lawler—Yes. '[Lnn'_-htcr.'h mpelling foreien Insurance compa- rages, " -3 able 0 DAy 1en, e arc wille iroop, eatqn, wicl "hom| K 1 ye Vi A Dot dasont SSI0000 nddttomal sacuritios be. | excent by U ald f the taxpayer himselL. g to_ mbmit the question to the | Wik and MaGamay, C L+ THOmPSOD, Knopt, | It was pnsscd; yeas 23, nass 8—Dallard, Cary “ow woutd+you secure the afd that would onable you to reach and assess these credits P’ #f would require all property to be Msted under onth, and, If possible, deprive the holder of these collaterals of ull remedy to colleet fn our courts unives he had listed nud paid the tax on them,” **Wouldn't this be rather exacting, nnd cal- culated? to defeat the end soughtto be.at- tafned " 1t may scem radical, but the payment of taxes, however distasteful, is a kind of o medt- cing, and, like medicing,'must be taken elther with or without chioroform, as the case may be, This manner of nnwulng persounl prop- erty would uot_only reileye {iie over-ssuased Tuiids of the State, but hdd mitlilons to our asscssment rolls. “hn T 4 How would you assess lands? Phelps, Lodding, Rlordan, Beldler, Throop, and MeCaffrey. A communication was recelved from the Law Deparbment stating that the ordinanco passed Nov. 22, 1877, for the condemnation of certaln land for pumplug works for the Fullerton avenuo condult lad been held vold by the courts, Another ordinance was Inclosed, the immedinte passage of which was asked, . Smith obfected, und the Chair held that the ordinance would have to go to n committee, Ald, Waldo moved to suspend the rules, This wos done, und the ordinance passed: yeas 80, nuys 1—Smyth, A communication was recelved frotn the Mayor calling attention to the meoting of the Countr, Btink Committce with the city oflicinls Wednes day afternoon, nud asking that the Council ap- polut 8 committeo to be fore belng allowed to do business in the State. TIR THOK. THOMAS ¥, MITCHELL, Chairman of the Sub-Committec on Approprin- tions appointed to lovk into the nature of the bufldluge required by the Chester Penitentiary, is among thoss who have retyrncd. le was interviewed. “Mr, Mitchell, what arovour views cancerning the Governor's rattlesnake farm at ‘Chester, about which so much has been sald lately, and conceruini which much more hss been thought than saidy" * “Idon't think Xam much of & judge of rat. tlesnnke farms or rattlcsnakes gencrally, but n view of what has been sald’ by members, and what has been printed fn the Jmnh, 1 confess that 1 was very much surprised to find go many things iif favor of the locatfon as I did upon arbitratlon, of Gov, Ilampton, Senator Lamar, on (he prt of Tenncssee, and Charles Francls Adams, on {he part of the bondholders. Gen, Pryor, of New York, and 8. G. Thomnson, of Pliindelnhita, revresentatives of the bondhold- ers, left for their respective homes to.night. A comumunication wns recelved from the Mayor, returning, without his approval, the oruinance referrod to. It was s follows: THE VETO. To the Ionorable thd Uity Council of the City of Chlcago, —~GExTLEMEN: I return herowlth, with. out my npproval, an onllnunce pagsed at your meeting of Fob, 10, providing for the apnoints ment by the Mavor of certain specinl policsmen as thereln provided. T'no firat sectlon authotlzes and ompowors the )h:{nr 10 &iwcear in os special poticemen tho ollicers and omployes of the **Ciuzons’ League fortho Suppression of tho Sale of Liquor to Minors, " not exceeding twenty In number, as shinll bo deslenated by the President 0f the Association and approved by the Mayor, . . ‘I'ha vecond section confers upon euch volicemen s0 nopointed all tho priviluges of the reguiar police THE LEQISLATURE, Anectal Dispdtch ta The Tritune. IxpiANaronis, Feb. 17.—The Bcnato to-day tabled two House jolnt resolutions naking Con- ress to repeal the Resumption act und to allow farmers to sell without lcense the tobaceo raised by themselves, The balunco of the ses- slon was taken up with a debote upon the Win- - patrolmon of tho clty, excopt it they ehall be | PO Fesont. 1nyestigation.” i hem byt once in thres o terbotham bill for the government of prisons by | PAHe%) the “w“{"n t by tho city, o Lhe Chalr appolnted the following: Phelps, Yot you thinks there was & Job 1n the 1oca- | e v oy rs i 1he asscammont i . | 'Lrustees uppointed by the Governor, instead of | Tl pection peactins e got by o city. Tho "Throon, Tiompsou, Staubor, and Jorizs, tloni" full Twould wive ‘the nsscssor plenty of tine such employa o appalnied shall terninate wheri- The Couucil then adjourned. “Ithink no ono can look futo the matter wit hont seelng the absurdity. By conversution with the farmers around there, 1 learncd that lund is worth ns much or more than the sum puid for this Penitentlary laud, The entire smn only amounted to 83,600 paid for the lamd,” 41g It not o fact that Jake Bunn owned a Jarze tract of land in the vicluity, of which the belng elected by the Legislature. The bill will pass, 4 - IN THE NIOUBE, the Committee on Waysund Means reported the General Appropriation bill. It appropriutes nearly 8450,000 a year, £80,000 belng for the new Femnle Insane Hospital. The Committes aver his connection with the League shall bo seve ercd (n auy mounor, My objections to the ordinance are: 1.1t fmposes n duty on the Mayor of the clty which 4 Inconsistent with the duties inposcd upon him by the charter, ana {n contlict with tho ordi- nance eatablishing the Police Department, und conferriug the direct manuvcment thercof on the aml the IBKI)IIYBI' ample opportunity to examine and correct all errors,” t *HOW PENSONAL PROPRRTYT? “The Collector’s warrant should glve him power to coliect from personul property all Kinds af taxes and poay the mouey over to the proper authorities as” ranidly as he collects, COUNTY FATHERS. Another Defent for tho Tux-Katers. The County Board held its regular weekly meet- Ing yesterday afternoon, all of the members pres- Suporintendent, In addition to the gen- Mr. Spofford, who Is still ¢ 2 Pas v "his was the law and the rule in this 8tate uniil | 8180 . reported against the possaze of o X cnt exeopt M. Spofford, who Is still conllued to ,’,’,‘;:":,‘:,'}y':",',‘.“g",‘,‘,‘:,,,lfi'?mn""’ Coumlssloners | 120 Fron an erly perlod in our hisiory, P | DIl for the reaupraisement of renl estato | Jraljxecubive daties and “powers fmoosed { oty Ul upon the Mayor, ° thia ordinance caryes out from the control of the Superintendent of Police a forco of hvunt{ policomen nominaily to do- general duty, and placea them undor Lho ex- clusive control and munagement of the Mayor, 8o far an they are controlled. by any city officor. 1t goquires no argument to demonatrate that it wonld be Lad policy to establinh two police orgunizations tn thecity, one under the lmmediate control of the Sunerintendent of Pollce, and snothor entirely Indenendent of hilm, 2, The pollcomen to bo upvnlmml under this ordinance are clothed with all the power of otier guneral policomen, with none of the duties and limitations imnosed on the other by the ritles and regulntions of the polleo ordi- this year and every four years thereafter, but, ufter sharp debate, the Committen wera do- feated nnd the bitl was ordered to engrossient. By this reeporaisement the valuation of the diplicate will b greatly reduced and the rate of tax will have .to he rulsed to fifteen or elzht- een cents. This wos the basis of the opposiclon of the Ways and Means Committee, who did not want to Incrense Lhe Jovy for Stato purposes, althouch by the reduced nasessment the amount: of the tax will be no larzer. ‘To-norrow after- noon the House of Representatives ia to be nd- dressed by the representatives of the State Womun-Sufrago Association, “1 understand that JAER BUNN DID OWN A LAHGE AMOUNT OF LAND 1n that vicinity. The fact:that it was bought of Jake Bunn cuts no flgure, If the Commissioners only paid o fair price for it. It turns out thut - the Commissioners sold enough wood from the laud to pay the purchase money,” “Is it un acccssible point, Mr, Mitchell 71 Tt {5 not quite na Recegsibla us other points reaclied by trunk lines of railroad, yetsthe rail- rond runuing from there to the trink lino fur- mlshes oll the transportation veccarory. Then there {s the Misaisslppi River, which is impor- owners of resl estate would not objees to this if there waa a full wind fair agaesament of persomil property of all clagscs, but as the Jaw now is they poy more than their folr proportion of tuxes, and, a8 o consequence, pay iL unwitliugly, and, \whon possible, in thelr owir tue, “What will be the resultif this can be done?” 411 these two surzestions were adooted, the dellngent list would be sunll und the great uur.qt[lnn of hyokkeeping be solved. But if men who own bonds, notcs, billg, ete,, for the pay- nment of money havo not the courneo to swear to what they have, and A the ownors of lands will not allow the modo of collection mentioned, Under the hend of unfinished business, the resolution of Mr., Fitzgerald looking to prevent- ing any alterations in the plaus of the Court- louse was taken up, aud he urged its adoption in a speech, fn which he maintalved that the cpntracts had already been let for the bullding nccording to the orlgzinal designs, and that any changes would entall trouble and expense. Mr. Burling said the Jolnt Comnimittes would report on the subject durlng the meoting, aud moved thnt the question ba lald over, and the tant, ns furnishing nn opportualty of employing | then the first must be deprived of the means of nance. ‘Thora I no restruint piaced unon their | motlon provaited. . g actjons; they roport to o onos th o we {'{}ffii:‘;fl fi:fl‘l’,’l’,“')’gr{kfil',‘"’;“‘;é:“i;m S m’lzlu&l.lr)xglm:lg;(flg{;fi]ullm:‘l‘xfium‘t:; :xg:g'aulr MICHIGAN. duties of tho Magor, cvon. i the :nfi‘;‘rn:;(:yv‘::fl w';,’l‘,‘.? L]“.,é#fi.&“;'&%.}'fii’}i[.,‘.?‘:h‘:fi?.‘,::;‘.‘,?:,,&{,g?& - ; : o . y t = ment of labor? " O AWt It bo 2 wood Idon 10 cAUCUN. mited. Thoy are ‘appoiited by the President of the several county inatitutlons, and thy riding of indlviduals to the samg at the county's ex- peoay, was taken up. Mr. Wheeler thought the resolutlon was well {ntonded, but it~ over stepped the mark. “I'he people had o very poor concention of what was belng done by the county for the pauncra and Isanc, wnd thut they sfiould be afforded reasonable fucilitles to “inforin themseives, Eyverybody should have the privilega of visiting the Institutions, and ne dld not belleve any one would ¢ver complain of thu exoense. Mr. Wood sald the practice of hirfoe carrlages at the county's expense to vislt the fnstitutions Tind been the source of a great deal of expenso fu the past, mil they hod been regarded as pub- lic hotels, where persona went, uste, drank, anl slept at pleasute, and this was what e sought to correct. 1€ he had any trlends he desired to sliow the nstitutions ha wonld hive the curringes for them out of his vwn pocket, and ho thought others ought to do the swine, Tho practice was atominnble §f it existed, and 1f it did not exist there should be no obfection to the resolution Leing nddpted, He would not abridge the privileges of the Commissioners to visit . the lostitutions officially, but he wanted to lap off tha urmy of hangers-on, Mr, Fitzgerald was opposed Lo the resolution, angd moved that {v be placed an fllo. Mr. llrmlluf thought It well enough to have the people visit tha iustitutions, but it wus go~ g toa far to usk the county to ‘my for carringes for them and furnish them their wines. ilis exporlencs waa that it was not (the toxpayers, but hangers on to the skirte of the Cominis- slonery, that tusisted on dead-head trips and free wine, aud he wus o favor of the adoption of the resolutfon, the League. Thio Mayor must aporove tholr ap- polntment and swear thei n ho can nlso revoke the nppoiniment in his discretion, 'T'o this extent anly can he intesfore with their actions under tho #pecial authority canferred by the ordinance, 4. The above suzgestions” would, on reflection, T hellove, watlaty yiuir honorable hoily that the or: dinancens pavsed shiould bo roconsldered nnd nnvend. ed at loust, but Iihink It iy duty, here and now, to place my Drincipnl ablostion to ing urdinance i broador ground, for tho purvose, I nassible, of defouting entirely the idea sought' to be devolobed Into a law of this corporation by thin measure, to wit. : to confer upon the mumbyrs of this League seclal polico powers aver the saloons of thia city, 1f we remove the maak which thinly dixgulacs the real utent of thia ordinance, it will be admitted 4iiio Louguu for tho Supprdssion of the Salo of Liquorto Minors* doew net projioss to employ twenty of tholr number to o general duty an jolicemen of thig city without uay from” the city, Tt 1s *'Fhe labor that they can expend on the prop- aration of riprap stone used by the Govern- ment fn the fmprovement of the Mississippi River I8 without limit, und the experlence of these Commissionors 18, that, on this kind of work 1n the position of sub-contructors, not having men enourh to take an orletual contract last senson, the labor of the conviets is worth Trom 60 to 65 conts per day, which s at least 20 per cbnt mare than the besy prices obtadned in ulloe, with the further vory luportunt sdvantage thut, while enguged in thls work, the product i not {n campetition with the honest laborera of e Btate,” WILAT I8 YOUR CONCLUSION GRNERALLY . 88 to the whols scheme of the Bouthern Punl- 1entfury?? *1 voted for the bill two years nco, aml boileve vot that it will prove to be o wise step,” “Don't you thiuk the Commiesioners could hinve selected a more desirable focution " 1 do not, unless Alton conld have been gclected, My {mprossions were origlually in favor of that polut.” “What about the expenditure of money slrendy paid out there?” I thini the Conmlssioners have as much to show for the money expunded there ax couid be expected. 1 buliova it is honestly disbursea. The cell-house I8 n porfect model i respeet to Ught und venthiation” MI. O, 1L WRIGHT, OF ROONH, indorsed the foregolng statement, o snld: #1 went thers with strong projudices ngainst the Chester Penltentiury, which lave been very much modified or entirely dissipated. 1 1he Stato is golug to haye two fustitutions, I don’t Kuow of a better placo than . this for one of Speclal Dispatch to The Tyidune. LANgING, Mich, Feb, 17.—Notwithstanding the Fleld men suceeeded in hoving another cau- cus to-nfizht, In hooes of haviug the great ro- former nominated for United Btates Scuator, the Chamberluln men carrled tov many cuns, und that disclple of the Greenback erazo will bo the nomince. ‘The Democrats resolved on O, M. Barnes, of this city, os thelr *standurd-bearer to-morrow, ‘Uhe friends of a Probibitory Liquor Law are nlso fn eaucus massing thelr forces for 4n attempt to re-catablish the Malne Lignor lnw, = [sitls were introducod In the Bennta to-day providite for the building of a Governor'a Man- ston in this city, RIVER AND CANAL. An Tovestigntion at Jullot—Some Menns to Ite Doviked for Inereasing the Currenite An Estluuite ns to the Dally Amount of Chleage Bewago, Spectat Dispateh to The Tribune. Jowaer, 1L, Feb, 17.—Chlef-Engineer Ches- brongh nod Col. Mason, of Chicago, wers at Lockport on Sunday, where they were met by Muears, 8, B, Reed, Adnn Comatock, and Mayor Liwood, of this eity. After consultution at the oflice of Hupt. Thomas with Mg, Thomas and Jdoln 1. Norton, teata were mado rolutive to the flow of water, Ita stuge, the thivkness of the fve, vte, They found thut the surface of the o is fourtcen Inches betow summer water lovel, and the leo [tselt clbhtecn fnches thick, ALLOW DEDUCTIONS fram the amount of the taxes In consid®ation of enrly payments (" *Thero lzht be o system of this kind estub- Ashed.” + Ilna this Iden been canvassed any?” * Yas, and [t secms to meet with much mare favor In fact than that of addinz intervst nud penaltics, But to my mind it would be more tn- convenient mul troublesome,” “What would you do with property forfeited to the State” 1 would make the tax draw interest, at the rate of 20 or 25 per cent; rive the right to any locul municlpality to sue lor wmd vollect 1he sume on uny suit nt law, wnd confer power upon them to purehase pmpurzy, cither real or per- sonut, at the sale,” “Hlow long would you rive the debtor to re- deem{? ~ “Two years. If at the oud of that time re- demption wos not verfeeted, | would wive the purchuser o deed by which be might get posses- slon of and liold 1lis projerty," *The law would then entail great hordships ‘41t would be but even-handed Justice, Waen the State luvites Lldders ot its sals It should hass the titlo of the delinquent Lo the purclnser. By this nicuns the ong mind expenslye notics of applleation for jndzment would ve avolded, us would the repeated refusala of the courts to t'UlI‘l r}llnx-tules because of informalley 1 the uotlee. o the intentlon of thess men to dovote all thelr time und oncries exciuaively amony tho saloons sod othor places whero Ihguor in sold tn detecting any violation of the law, State or municipal, sffecting the sale of Intoxicating liquora and "to rigoroualy prosccule tllftl;fle'udu;. i f 8 fur Lhus purpose the Leaguo §s organized. Tho policemen appolnted by this Associntion would ba themeclves membors, aid steictly emperate In avorything, except pechiaps in Fespect to o aune pression of drani-solllng sud drinking On thia rubjeet they hold and auvocato extremo views, In their vory iuudable offort na citizena to detect and xmnlihuny vivlatlon of tho Iaw rezolating nud lim- it the trafilc i lquors, thoy assert, and no doubé with truth, that for 'want of spechl polico powers they cannot waln accoss at all tiines to pub- lle places of thie class, compal proper answwors 1o thelr quextions, and thoi and thetu arrest the snpe pored. oifenter ou aieht and without wareant, Frow this standpoint thelr wpher of usefulnoss, now lwited, would be entarged by clothing them ANOTHRN BUOGESTION that ocourred to Col. Matthews ns worthy of note wus waking the taxes n perpetaal Jien against 1he fund, the same to be foreclosed bf the County-Attoraey, and the lunl kol s thotigh A St T i Pt gk, St b toem, My opivlon has beon that it would be - b : : 2 > 5 i} 5 position that tho Couuty lioard should afford atitution | e was pronounced fn s opanion, Belore i s spirituous liguors, Like other ealling e a1y Gnnk while thers, i fraoker hos alao returincd, and saga | fujanction fssud, let ihe party pravivg herofor | thun, durlng the wavigation season, Ly exturl | i obta funorly andeavor o aboy- ik awey | HeY siiould ot Ity too, without cost. Thy wwent with the gates ut Norton & Co.'s iills they found that while il the water wus prsalng thronuh these gutes thut could be passed under th clrewnstauees, only 500 eubic Jeet per mine ute wus Dbolue pussod at Bridzeport into the canal, when 25,000 fect was Intended, Messrs, Norton & Co, are only gotting water cnough to run thelr puper mills und fourteen run of stane b requited to deponit the tax und abide the re- sult of the suit, ‘To sum the mutter up, his position i this: The taxpayer should be de- prived of hls remedy to colleet azainst. o dobtor, | umless W personul property was llsted aud sworn toj both real estote . and per- fonal fuxes to be colleeted i on - sunimary wuy'; taxes not pald by a day fixed to othera Lry ta elrcumvesit them flict with their private interos in the right to uuu thelr callines under the law wit the sume freedom aud with no_greater restralnt than the publle good way demand. ‘They are joalous of heir tignte, and many of them ook upon the sale and con- sumption of their national heverago us conducive ‘tion up to the thwe I left hero for Chester, 1 wis ustunighed to find the place ao favorably situnted, “Thero {8 an abundance of the flnest anudstone for buliding purpuses I over suw In uy Hte, “They muke the finest brick fn Hiinola, 1 suw brick buildings o Chester forty years old i1 whdels the Drick und polnting are us shurp and insiltutions were purely charitable, and every- body ought to vnjoy the benetits, My, Bocso was fu favor of thie resolution, al- though he hod hundreds of friends who would liko to be entertalned at, und conveyed to, the {nstitutions free of cost. If evorybody had to bu tuken there, ho thought it would bo ‘cheaner far they may con- “Thuy all Leliove # Lt to hire a train of vars to Jeflerson, and let Lhoss clear as (i the beglunhiz draw Hitoreets, brevity i Ay hotles of saled | OUE Of w total of thirty-tlve, it ara put- | Holenrerate sud ncatlc yabite of lite, "hoy | 40 unxious to seo the fnsticutious' foot it across 1 it u good place for & Penltentiary?t® Judgment oguinst delinguont lunds to estop | U It steam engluea of 200 horee- | they do betleve ias the moiuces of this Loagae | 146 country. 10 all the livervagtables were to be “Yes; it in! techisfeat queations of Atk power to run thelr machinery, No defluito | are waging covertly a war to de thrown open, und oll the b Ticun, whd HoL. mertly 0. Getect An puaiuy (i ' ol otect and pus wltw Vilats the Inw, Bunleh thuse i thero bo two opinions, then. as to the effect raes nud carrlages Dired by the Board to take evervbody thers who wunted to gy, the county would scon becomo bankrupt. "The wotlon to phfium resolution on file was then put wud fost by W voto of 8 to 19, Mr. Burling nioved that the resolution be re- &m'd to 4 special cominitteo of tlvy, und this, 0 4 Can the labor of convicts bo utilized " **dust as well as suywhere, nd disteibuted in B WY 80 06 not (o colnpets with outstde lubar,” “What do Jou think of the buildiuge already construeted? “Ithink theyare oll right nud honest. I never suw bavter lighted and ventilated eells, Other mewbers were questioned who seem to cotertaln sbout the same views exoressed ubove. / TUE STATE-HOUSE, Tu ohedience to n resolution from the IMouse of Representutives, prescuted by Mr, Truadell, ol Lee, calltng upon the Becretary ol State 1o Turnish 8 Hst of the numes of il persous who ut suv Lmu elnes Jun, 1, 1837, have been per- Joning any service or labor fu improving thy rounds of the new State-House, i cleaning, eating, lightiug, aud cariug for the sue, either u policemen, porters, fanitors, laborers, sery. unts, ete., Becretary Horlow has' trausmitted to thy House u pouderous report covering forty- 1% puges of closely-written mmanuscrigt, giving u fult und coucle statemwent of the fucts ju- quircdafter, ‘Thedocument inquestion s written du tho wellifluous Euglish which cherueterizes all the utterunces »;’ the Becretury of State. ‘Fhe biighedt nuwber of names on the st during these LwWo years was Xurli'. The repetition of nauies on the pay-rolls §s caused ly the inter- witteut cwplaymiont of some of these wen, i from being rulsed the Stute ta {umis n good titla to the land sold, 1f 5ol redeemed ; suy county or town Inter- eated 1 the colleetion of a tax forfeited to have 1he right to sitg the party azainst whomn it was uagessed ly court of competent Juriediction, und, f he could not be found und served, the udmnent for taxes to be foreclosed uud the and sold ; nud, further, praperty forfolted tothe State to draw 20 per cent fnterest. 1o was doubtfut 1r such a bill could pass the General Agscrubly, but, sccording to bs apprehension, these umendments ure what the State must have befure the subject conld be dlsposed of. MINNESOTA,, LEGISLATIVRE PROOEEDINGS, Speciol Dispatch (o The Tridune, B7, Paus, Min,, Fob, 1T~ the SBenate this moruing the vote by which the Witliame propo. sition for sy antl-liquor amendment was lost was reconsilered, and the bill imade the special order lor Thureday utternoon. = ‘Fhe Committes ou Rotreuchmont and Reform reported fuvorably un the systum of actounts fur public olleers preparced by Benator Mills, but depreeated an fmwediato attempt to eufores unlforwity fn sccounts. A conunuuleation from the Rallroad Cowm- plan of action us to a eure for tho evil had been declded upon when the party soparated, but the sanie gentlemen ore to meet at Mr, Ches- brough’s oftice in Chlcaeo to-morrow for the Lnunmuu of propusing u detined plan of actlon to o subpiltted to e Comnmttes that meets ut the Gra! Vaciile on tho 10th jnst, Mauyor Heath bus inade arrangeinents for the ofticers of the Enuineer wud Legal Deparfinenta and a committee from the City Council to meot the visitlug Committen ut 9 o'clock r. w. the eame duy, ‘The_gentlomen from Chleago in- formed vur local Engineerathat it was esthnatod that slxty cabie feet of exerement wers passed nto the Chicago sewers per minute, or 5,000,000 pounds dafly, which will be produced by the appointent for snecial police duty, over the saloons of (his city, of cerialu wembsrs of thfa Leagaul Will it tead 1o promota the observan: of the laws, or of peace and good-will hu the co munity ¥ In atiompting to subpress one crime, will itnot "t fact cause nanyy May it ot fan it s Hame of passton aud prejudice the fears which aro cven now so hotly agituted? The oxpericuce of the ‘;l\l! will lull{ auswer thess yuestions, Ido not beliove theru fa any 'B“"" causy for thiy Jega- lation, ‘The saluons of this city huve never beon conducted Inw moro orderly monner, That wany of thum from time to tinie Vioiutu the law T have no doubt, but 80 do other people fu viher uvoca. tlons in this clty to a gronter or leva deyrew, All erime cannot be banished Irow the elty, uo matter how vigilaut or numeraus our volice eatubliniment wmay be, 1 know that exceptionul effurts have buen wmade during my administration to detect and pun- 1abi all violations of the ‘\uucu lawa regulating the saluon trafllc, especlally the salo of liquor to winara, 1t js agsinst voblic policy to piace an aftront upun this cluss of our citizens by the ens setmeut of this law, If proof id furnlebed thut nuy oue versists {n woltiug liguor to winors, or persiste fnvioiatiug tho ordinauces reguluting sheir Lusincos in any way, 1 will revoke bis heease, 1t the Councll believe thote §s an excevtional evil here :hlch alould receive wore stteniion thau fe now diven ity direct 8 wpectsl octall from the body ot Lo polica forcy undus the coutrol uf the Sapers YAS YOTED DOWN, Alr, Coburn did not shinlk the resolntion was Just whist it ought to be, sud offered us & sub- stitute » resolution proviaing that no bills for curriuges be pold, exceot they ure contracted by Comumissioners or county ollivers, cte., in ths dischiurgo of their officlul dutles, ditfuring Irom My, Wood's resolution In glving each Commi- sloncer the right to bire carrlages, cte,, whereas the orlrloal contewplated vestiog such authority in a committec. 3r, Woud was upposcd to the substitute{and #atd, as u matter of Faw, no Coountasioner ‘had 1l right to bire s carrloge and usk the county to pay for it ‘lhe law contempluted tho paviug of the traveling exponses of Comimlssioners ‘when they were performing tho dutles of their olllee,—thelr mileage,—but it did_not contem- Bhlu payiug the expenscs®of junketing parties ccauss they hapuoned to bo headed b{ & Com- missioner, “He wuuted tho power to fncur ex- peuscs of this kind vestod in a commitics, and revudiated the tdea that certalu Commlasivnery The ¢ Orditor” with Wralns, The followlng application for the posttion of Audltor wus recelved, secarding to the 8t Louls tlvbe-Demaocrat, by ouo of the Jurzest roads in the Wests 41 learn confidentally that you wanta new orditor, Tr vour rall rode, If that fs vo [ would 1iko the Job, tor [ am u gragawatoof the Kunsas City Comnnerciat college. And no all sbout vounts, 1 have not hud uny vXperiense in rula rodes, but § have "ul. branes, und branes count 1 the loug rau, grive me o trile sud 4F 1 | cant 1ay over enny man you have had, § dont want s ceuty Address —— —, Kauaus Citty, Mo, Tind zotten Into thelr heads about thelr rights und powers as Individials, % Messrs, Wheeler nml Fitzeorald mala their ol specches over ngealn, after which the sulistis tute waavoted down, and the orleinal yesolition adopted by the followlng vote: Yez—Aynra, Hoese, N-ndley, Burling, Coburn, Lenzen, iMover, Miller, Stowart, Wood, Senno—11. Nuj Fitzgerald, loMmann, Wheelor—1, Mr, Stowari’s resolutlon calling on the Clerk of the Board to prepare allst of the county employes, thelr salarios, and by whoin they wera recommended, was taken up aid adopled. ‘I'i'e County Trensirer sulunitted semf- montbly report, which was reforred, It showed that there was 85,500,156 to the credit of the Quneral Fung for 1877 nad prior yeurs, and 865,770.20 for 1878-'70; Intereat Fund, old fn- debtedness, 57478073 Interest Fuud, new In- debtedness, €8,0625.01; Court-House Tund, g{,lriu‘s,xl»‘r‘r, 5 nd Siuklig Fund, now indebtedness, \216.59, An estimnte in favor of Edward Walker for $20,400, for work on Court-House, wvas read, amd the rules were suspended und the samo ordered pafd, A large number of bills wero read and re; ferred, agprogating a very Inrms sum, “Ilie Commniites on Judiclary reported recom- mending the altowance of 81,000 to ex-Sherifl Kern for services in closlng up the business of nls ufice. Adopted. ‘The Committes on Public Charities reported on billa amounting to §9,657:83, and recom- mending thut the Committes bo empowered to rent larger and more suitable rooms for the convenlence of the County Agont’s oflice. Mr. Fitzgerald moved to strilke out so much of the report as referred to v.yu County Anent's oftice. ‘The Chair declared the motfon ont of order, whv.»reullmn the report was divided, and the bills referred to In it were ordered pold, Mr, Btownrt moved that the balance of the re- port bo coucurred in, stating and the object of thereccommedation waa to get larmer rooms, so- that the County Agent could deliver the sup- plies to the poor dircet instead of glving them orders on the contractors. Measra, Fitzgerald and Wheceler were opposed to moving the County Agent's ofilve, amd thought that ofticlal now had all the room ha wantea, and that the management of thie oflles could not be Improved, and Mr. Bradley con- curred with them vcr{lmnrllly‘. Mr. Bocse wanted the Agent's offico removed a8 a matter of public economy, sutl the ticket nf'num sbolisheu, which he belfoved would save the county at. least §10,000 o year, Some further discusslon ~ followed, amidst which Mr. Lonzen moved to amend the report 80 that the Committecon Lublie Charitles would roport to the Board beforo rentlug a new build- Ing, The amendment was lost, whereupon Mr. Wheeler moved to postpone action indellnitely, and Mr. Fitzgerald to postpone one week that ho might see the owner of the present bullding {n the meantime. DBoth of these motlons were Jost, aud llnlll‘y the report of the Committeo was concurred {n, and the Agent's oflice will be removed. The vote was ns follows; Yeas—Ayars, Bocso, Burling, Coburn, Fltzver- gld. Lclnlzen. Meyer, Miller, Stewart, Wood, jenne—! Naya—Bradley, Hoflmany, Wheeler—3. The Committee on Jall und Jail Acconnta re- ported on bills amounting to 844, which was adopted. ‘WALKER'S CONTRACT, ‘The Committee on Public Buildings and Puh- He Scrvice reported, recammending the altow- ance to Walker ov the Court-House work of 50 per cent of the withheld percentaze on the con- dition that he give satisfactory und sufliclent bond for the exceution of the entire work on or before Oct, 1, 1879, Adopted. - ‘The same Cowmtnitice also submitted the fols lowing in reference to alterlog the deslen for the Court-House: ‘That the hight of the connecting arches intend- ¢d to connect the north und xouth fronts of tho hailding be reduced, leavine off the work over the arches {xruuu. ond that the main entblature af the butlding and the reur walla above tho urclies by fintshied weparately.” 8o s to overcome the dinlculs ties arlsing from the dlifuronce fn color of the stones now bulu;i uged In the bulld- ings, That the sculptural work contem- plated in the present dosign of the atticetory be dluponsed witls, aubstituting plinsters for the sculptural figuros. That the top balustrade bo left off, retatnini thu baso of the balustrade oy a blocking coursu. ~That in all other respects nat herctofore directed to be changed the design bhe preserved, oxcept as far as it muy be necessary in tho Judgniont of tho architect of tho county's vor- tion of the oullding, acting m concert with the architect of the city's partion, to moulfy the pro- portion of the soveral parts of the design to wult thoalterations ahove set forth. Would further recommend that the County Architect, unon the concurrence of tha city autiorities therain, be, And hao Is hercby, dirocted to change the drawings and detaily of wald work va us to conforin to_ tho aforu. #ald modilications harein recommonded, and pro- ceod with the cxecution of the same, uxcept thoso referring to the connecting arches, the cxccution or which work Is reserved for further action. The reert led to some discussion, but it was finally adopted by & vote of 10 to 4. Those who yoted In the negative were Meesrs, Broadley, Fitzeerald, Hoftmanu, and Wheeler, z Mr. Wheeler introduced a resolution, in o humorous apirit, provialng llml‘ In vlew of the enurisity of the lquor hills at the County Hos- pltal, no person bo allowea to partuke of the hospltality of the institution except wpon a written order of the Hospltat Cummlucux nnd then thut they be not altowed to visit the “dis- pensary,” where the lquors ure kept, except 'i‘lnmrldm order fu writing from the Medlen! onrd. ‘The resolution provoked, very foollshly, n lengzthy discussion, und, n {he wiidst of n ‘dls- gracefnl scene, the Chaleman toalz it joto his hnuds, to save the credit of the Boara, to de- clare the body adjourned for one week. SUPREME COURT. = . Froceedlogs In Thut Tribunal Vestorday— A Dofendant Fined 8500 for Cantempt and Ordered to He Put in the Sungamon County BustllowThe Dufendant Weakens. Special Diapatch o The Tribune. BrriNerIELD, 1L, Feb. 17.—Iu the State Bu- prewme Court to-doy the following orders wore made, und the Court then adjourned to the term {n course: 60, John il Duunban va. The Peoplo ox rel. Samunel . McCren, County Trensurer, etc, ; error in Cook; order to take tho case on culls wrlt of nr:arddlnmluull‘ and loave granted to withdraw record, 07. The Yeople, ote., va. John W. Siason; ap. peal from Jersoy County Court: samo order, 68, Samuel Moore va, David C, C, N, Suyro; ap- peal from Edgar; snmo order, The above cases ars scut to the Appallate Courts under tho law. 82, Lost v, Beal: appeal from Maconpin: mo- ton 1o quash fec-blil; cause continued, 4. People's Docket, Peovle va, Whittaker: original suitto Woadford: dmunrcodios -mb"md tenth plens susiained and the cause remauded to Clrcult of Sanzumon County for trial, 43, 0, 1L, Powel) va, John W. Evan; potition for mandsmue; writ of mandamuts opdored, 13, reople’s Dacket. ‘I'he Peoplo ex rol. Henry Tarma ve, K. ¥, C, Klokke: original auit tu Cooky mation for a writ of mandawus; motion ta trunafur to Svathern Grand Division, G1L. ‘Tho Peonle ex rel,, ste, v, Tho Superylsor of Barne:t Tuwnehip, DeWitte Connty; contompt; detendunt tined 8500 and ordered to bo committed to the Sangamon L'ulmtf Joil uuth he complics with the poremptory wrlt, and puya the fing and costa of thudo procecings, L. MeLanthan und E. 18, Waite, of Chleago, were adwitted to the Bar, No. (13 15 the case brought by certain citizens of Jerssy Connty to compel the Canvassing Board of that county to recount tho votes cast g the Jaat clectlon upon the question of town- Ahip organization, 1t anpears hat, {u counting the votes, the canvassurs rojected thie votes ol curtain townahips on the grouud of Informulity or fllegality of the returns, and certltied that the vote wus‘dvemu to township orzanization, ‘The effect of $ha mandamus, if complied with, will be to catablish townsbip orzanization, To the Western Associuted Pres, BepiNariELD, ill., Feb, 17.—The State Su. premo Court to-day sentouced N, W, Barnett, Supervisor of Barnett Townehip, DetWitt Coun- Ly, to pry & tlue of 500 for retusing to comply Wwith the veremptory writ of miandamus to sigh the bonds fssued by that townsbipto the [linois Midlad Railway. ~He was ordered committed to Jall until the tino und costs were palgd, and ho complicd with the writ, ———— HEBRAIC, Spectal Dispateh to Ths Tridune, MiLwAukEs, Wis, Fob, 17,—At the session of the District Grand Lodige of B'ost B'rith to- day a schemo for the establlshjusnt of au en- dowment sluking fund was debated. By s do- cided mujority it was voted to Increase the nse sessmeut upou the death of a member to 50 cents por capita, which will {nsure the paymeut ot 85,000 ta the widow or family of thoe deveased member. Tho election of oflicers will take place to-morrow night, ‘The wembers of the Proeress Club are cutertalning delezates with abanquet und soclal dance at their ball @ e THE LEGISLATIVE EXCURSIONISTS, Fpeciatl Dixpatch fo The Tribune, JACKSONVILLE, Ik, Feb. 17.—The Legislative Comuitteo jn thelr tour of vxamination of the Btate lustitutions reachied our city ot 19:40, and vroceeded fmmediately to the Ceéntral Hospital for the fusane, Where they dined wnd supped. To-morrow they vialt the two other institutious. Bick headache. languor, and welancholy gon. erally upring froa a torpid Nver, s divordored sioaie ach, or costivences, the distrensiug efvcts of which ?t. Juyue's Sanative Pills will specaily ronuive; y tueir benetictal action ua thu billury orgenw they will also lewsou the likelluuod of 8 retura, Btrang Testimony f;nm Ton, @i the Power of Radway'y Rmx;;rlqt:ls‘ Caso of Betatlo Rienmatig, v g et hv: % i, e oD Tanwmars \\'llll:l.':ch)i;‘;lH.rlr;c’:l'Afi:; E::;E."L’; PR e € ave b e s mehlhm:n. 0 tad relfef, byt ol provel 1 1AV (Fled vatlons Linds o ‘e SULVERE ANDIISHIONY 0f |Gt ook NI Dieation, abd Preseriptivna ot tho mo emjuneroit chan, il of which falleit 10 wiva ina o oR Vet Bl (it Soptombur, at the URECRY ToTe o o 1 Jour retody, . 1'wan 11on wifineing fompiecd foist ofmy old turna. Tomy irpring agd dope] applfeation gave mo rase, "alier hathiay 1 the marts afected. Teavini the fma: jo'K Shirabhicy created by tho Kellef, Inn slort fling ki AT Floy. entircly nway, althogh | hav llghy porio] "nymel BDDrOBEII T changu of tweatine. | porodcst ey Sutra dnyaclly and, feol quite master of o om Nowta (ADWAY'S READY NELIEE 10 oy grioe, M0t travel without a bottle in iny valtse, 0. Loerg Yours truly, QEU, sTARp, RIEUMATISH, NEURALGIA, DIl’lIT%I\IERIA. Sore Throat, Difficuft Blile}}:t?lizfi\' RELIEVED IN FEW MINUTES, py. RADWAY'S READY RELIgR, [Far headsohe, whether slek or nervouss rh thel Tumbagoy VAIne il weahens U1s Gase, oAt und nxfinfut i Py B ot ef will afm 3 3 A or & few daya effeot a pormanent cure. S Frby RADWAY'S READY REL[gp CURES THE WORST PAINg In from One to Twenty Minuteg, NOT ONE HOUR After Reading thls Advertisoment any ogne Suffer with Pnui:m el RADWAY RRADY BEL CURE FOR EVERY Al 1t waa the first and s the ONLY PAIN REMEDY ‘That {natantly stops tho mort excructating pains, ol I‘:yullmlnln::nuon b:fl;;ulm N o ..“:’n,fll' iether of e Litiis, tomact, Gowe Blauisor by oo appiication, e In from Ono to Twenty Minntes, ‘No matter how violent or uxcr:lcln.llnz tlie paln, b Lheunmatie Bed-ridden, 1nirn, Crappled, N Nouralikic, of prosirateid Wil diseasd tnay saden " RADWAT'S READY REIAp WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE. Inflammation of the Kiduneys, Indnnmation of the Bladdr, Inflammation of the Bowels, Congestion of the Lungs, Sora Throut, Dificnlt Breathing, Pulpitation of {he Heart Hysterics, Croup, Divhtheria, Catarrh, Influenza, Headache, Toothache, Neuralgia, Rheumatim, Cold Chills, Ague Chills, Chilblains, and Frost Bites The sppllcation of the Teady Reliof to the ol parta -v'n?mtnu Dol or diaicaiey cxists will alordesn ity to vixty draps tn half s tumbler of water i1 {n 6 18w mIRutes curo Crainps, Spaems, bour Stmud, Hearthurn, - Blck _Headacne, Diarrhis. Dyiebierl Colig, Wiiidin tha Bowely, auil sl Interaal Pt g Traveiers sonld alwaps carry & bottioaf LAUWAT ey Gk o e i oty changt.of X rovent sickauss or pain 3 Tt eitor vunt Freaeis Hiandy or Biisers 13 8 alae FEVER AND AGUL TVER AND AGUE cured for fifty cents. Therels 01 4 R Ao s g Wil Lo il e v Ao e, gt ol eiues Miariouy, Bk, Sviy b Yellow, and of el ) i b l'l.il)? o quickly s RADWAY'S gfl'_.\”\ HELIER Finy cents pez bottie. DR. 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Gravel, Disbetes, D, B S D eantinwaso of Uriue, brfy b "Albumizura, and fn il cazen whero To0, bricklids, dotanie, G (0 MACEE bi'ah e Al : TS il “whitoc st or' thera I s norbid Uk vearance, afd_whito bo i Whied thera it 8 bricking, buruln e Inig water, and palo in t 0 apiall of Al e lotus, " Boid’ by druggleuh Ofi“%{éfifi‘ GROWTH CURED By Dr.RA ’ REMEDIES. DR, RADWAY §C0,, 82 Warreusta ¥t -—‘__——:——_.———l/—’/ DR. 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