Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1879, Page 6

.8 . ) 8 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: 'STATE 'AFFAIRS. Proceedings of the lllinois, Ceneral Assembly Yes= terday. Seven Bills Passed by the Senate and Sont' to the House, Park Commissioners Should Be ' Made Electivo by the Yeople. Insumnc; Companies Should Be Pre- vented from Reckoning on © Dead Dogs. Animals Should Run at Large ‘Where the Children Cry for It. The Wind of June 4, 1877, Should Blow Mount Curmel Soine Good. People Who Have Parks Should Have a Chance to Get to v . Them. The Sleeping-Car Roport and tho FEducational Debate In tho Ilouse, A Glimpso at the Radical Character of the Present Kansas Logis- g Intnre. T LEGISLATURE. SENATE, Sotclal Dispateh ta The Tribune. 8rninorieLp, Iil, Feh, 25.~The Senate be- gan its thirts-0fth Tepislative day witha uum- ter of absentees, It now approaches the thne when the spring conrts are to be held, und day. after day the Inwyers will arise Dy thelr places and sk for leave of shsence. Sakd ona leading Newator yeaterday: ** When my court convencs you won’t eatch me here foolingaway my time.!” The courts wiil he over nbout Mareh 20. ‘Then the buds wilt begin to burst, the grass will peep up, the birds will return from the South, and the Granger will rise [n his place ond usk for Jeave of nbsance to put in his crops. While the lawyers arc gono there wilt be Iittle legislation, White'the Grangers are zone there will be less, and when both clagses return to thelr seats they wiil find o mass of fly-dlgested lezislation which, a8 usual, will be rushed throuch, to the dfsgrace of the Leglalature,” the nnnoyance of the courts, and tho distrees of the people. AliCnER, i After prayor, Benator Arclier rose fo a ques- tlon of privilege,—the blll allowing bim pay for seryices redered the Stato In 1877 on - the Over- flowed Lands Commission, ‘The Chleago Zimer had made an attack upon him, charging the clatm as heing petty nud sbameful. Mr. Archer recited s services at Iength on that Commis- slun, us well as his arzununt. hotora the. Conrt | of Clalms, The vehcrable Sénator was exclted ‘umd angry. Notwithstandlng opinfons to the coutrary, Mr, Archer negserted that he had found the old statuto which enabled the Court to de- clde the canol clalms barred., VARIOUS. Benator Jones ndded the onc-thousandih sterevtyped petition in support of the Board of Health, % Scnator Marshall followed with another of the BAI110 6Ort. The Miscellany Committeo reported advarscly on Senator Thomas' bill in referenco to licens- ing two or more dram-shops on ono petition. “Tabled. . The enmo Commmlttee reported favorably on Artley's bill regulating pawnbrokers. The same Cowmitice reparted to table Talllas ferro's bilt on the liquor question. < f Senator Moffat's LIl regulating stock-yards was superseded by o substitute reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Senator Joslyn's bill In regard to lssuing rail- way passes to members wus approved by the Committee. z . Benator Riddla's bill reguisting the practic of dentistry was reporied adyersely, 'The Sen- ator opposed the report, and wanted it priuted Sor fnformation. Carried, NEW BILLS, Uy Senator Delanoy, to amond on act In ref- erance to Notary Publies; also to repenl the Va- ot act, K By Scantor Ilocner, agalnst cxtortion by gas companies, By Benator Campbel), a bill to regulate lfc. Insurance compunles, BILLS ON TILRD BEADING, On motion of Senator MeDowell, the nutlor, the bill sbolishing the “State Bourd of Health ‘was postponed snd onderca printed. BILLS FASSED—COURT CLYHRS, Benate bills on third reading were then begun, beginolng with Mr Debaner’s, 1assed,—oyes, - 415 nocs, 8. 1t ts ns fullows: ec, 1, Da dt enacted by the Prople of the Stato of ilinols, represcnted m the General Awvemnbly, That Bee. 1 of au act entitled **An act to rovise the law In relation to Clerks of Conrte,” arproved March 25, 1474, be nmended to resd as foljow: zc, 1. That o Clerk of the Bupreme Court In each Grand- Division, one Clerk of the Ciromit Court of euch connty, one Clerk of the Superior Caurt of Couk County, amd onc Clerk of (e Crime anal Court of Copk Coitnty, shell be elecred ns pro- vided vy law, aud shall severnlly hold their oflees wutll thelr successors are elected uud quolided, " TARK COMMISSIONENS, Benator Delaney's bllY, 114, being put on fts passajze, Mr. Camphbell presented a remonsteanes Irom citizens of North Chicago and lako View, who opposed electing Park Commissiouers. Passea—nyes, 815 noes, {4—Campbellvoting no, und Riddle refusing to vote, Sre. 1, lie it ensctod by the people of the Stato of 1linole, represcnted fn the Genoral Assombly, 'That Sec, 17 of an uct entitl *Au Act in regard 10 the completion of pablic parks and the mansye- nent theseof, " apuroved Junge 1d, 1871, be, and ;Lmv:mm i3 liereby, nmended éo 04 to read ua fols e 17, In nll cares whera (he Commtasionors of such park buve been named in the act estublish-* g the rume, whose wuccessory havo winco been appointed by the Governor of this State, the soters of the townihip or townshive mwithin the it of which ruch park 18 Jocatod shall, e Mhe fiest tawnshiv election ocenreingafier the exe piration of the terna of oflice of . the Commlusion- crs now fn atlice, elect {u (he Fane’ nanner na other town oflicers ary elected the eamo nutnber uf Comulasloneru ns arc provided for 1 the sct es- labliwlung suchh park, nad thy Conmurslonurs now 1n ollice under any wich act of th General Assoni- bly o apuolutnent by thy Governur whall hold unth thelr succensura ure electea nnd gualltied, and shsll then transfer all Juouey, bugky, yavord: property, und cifects beld by them by 'virtuo of puch ollios {0 tho bereuns w0 olectud, ob wuon oy all bo qualiicd: und 1o cases’ whers any rk v located du two townships, and the ard of Commissloners conaist of ond number of persons, thu towoshlp havieg the lurgest population shall be eutltled 1o olvet o 1nnjority of not oxcceding onawember of such Buard, und the ather township sball elect the athaee aembers thercof, Tho Commixsioners o electud ehall hold their ofiices fur the toru af thros yeury, snd undl thelr successors are duly elected aud qualliied; aud they shall P““““ tho sume quali- cations ad are by law requlred of other 1own of- ticerd, and whull ba the ownvrs of reul J)mnany in fhe townstup for which they ura elected, of tonsed vulustion of £€5,000," All vacancies abal Ve diled by election at o et towusdip clection a11ur 8 vatancy ocurs, INSURARCE. {7 Senator Demeant's Insurance bill was strol t,l"’ oppused by Mr, Munn in o, set stagistical speeeh, To belleved tho law would encoursgo fusurunce companles to oppress siockbolders,— &.lettig down frow the present statute. Lrum Mesers, Innt_and Dement suatalned the new features of the blil; Yens, 41} nayes, 8,—nd the bill passed: A ntu for an act to prevent fira-Insarance come panies from advertising as assets anything not avallable for the payment of loases by fire, 8re, 1, Bo it enacted by tho peaplo of the Btato of Ilinois, represented fn the (leneral Arsombly, ‘Fhat it ahall not be g omeany, | comoration, ansociation, individusl, or {individuals, now transact- ing, of naw or heroafier authorized under any ox- nting or futnro lawa of this State to transact, tha husinesa of fire-Inaurance within thia Stato to atate or reprosent, elther by advertisement i any nows- vapet, magazine, or perlodical, or by any ign, circular, card. pollcy of inmurance, or ceriificato of renewal thercof, or atucrwise, nny fonds or os. #etd 10 bo In posscaslon of nn' uch company, core yoration, association, {ndividual, or individuals not actually nossessed by auch wmm“fi corporns tlon, assvciation, individunl, or Individasis,” anid avnilablo fa the ‘yaymen of losees by fire, and held within the Unlied States for the protection primarily of nulders of nolicies of fire-Insurance, S0, 2. Every advertisemont or prblic aunonnco- munt, #ud every sign, circular, or card, hereaiter macde oe lasucd by any company, corporation, as- soctation, individual or individnals, or any oflicer, wont, managor or legal represoniativa thorcof, now or herealter authorized by any exiating or future lawa of this State, to transact’ tho businces of iire [usuzance within thia State, shall purport to make known the inancial etanding of any mich company, carooration, assuciation, indis vidual o imifsiduals, shall exhibie the’ capital nctunlly pald in In casti, and the amount of net rurplos of oesets over all liabilities of ruch com- puny, corpurution, narociation, iudividusl or individuals, actually availnble for the paymont of lusaes by fire, and hicld within tho United Statea for the protection primarlly of holdors of their policles . of sire Insurance, Incinding in such jabiftfes the fnad reserved for relnsure anco of outstandinz risks, and shall correrpond with the verified statement made by tbe company, curpuration, assnciation, individual or individnals makiop or {eruing the same, 1o the Insurance De- Iawfal for varimunt of this State next precediug tho making o fasutne of the same, hut 110 such advertisement In any of the forme herein expressed shail fnclude ar contain any decloration or siatement respecting any authorized or subscribed cavital save only ko mich thereof an ahall have been actually paid in fn cash und posacescd by the company. X Sk U, e I this act shull be construed tn vrohlbit any fusutance comuAny or ussuciation Trom bublishing in any pollcy or’ certificate of re- nuwal thereof a mingle Huin showing the amonut of thelr aulborized or subscribed capital us sul forth In thelr charter, act of Incorporation, deed of rottlement, ur arficle of assoctation under which they aro authorlzed to transact the business of {nsurance, provided, however, that such pub- lication shall Lo mado only upon miuth policies or . certificates of renowal a4 shall o niready printed, and contain tho, same at the time of the passagu of thie act: and Surther provlded, that 1o anch publication shall b mude In any euch policy or certificate unless the snime shall be tasued within six months fromn the parsago of this act, Bre, 4. Any violatfon of any provision of thia nact vhall, for the fiest offense, gubject the com- nany, corporation, assaclation, individual, or in- diviuals, guilty of such violation, to a ponalty of 500, 10 be sued for and vecovercd in the name of tho neople af the Siate of 1ilinols, with _costs and expensed of wach procecutlon, by tha State's At- torney of any connty 1n which thie :nmnnnly cor- vuratlon, aseocintion, Individual, or individuale, vt be Incated, or wny tronenct busincss, or i any county where such offense may be committed, ; and suchi penalty, when recovered, shall be pald fnto dhe ‘l'reasury of such county for the tenefit of the common-rclioo] fund of such county, Lyvery enbwcqnent violatton shall subject the comn- piny, corporation, nssociation, Individual or Indi- viduals, puilty of such violation, to Ilily n penalty ot not Jesa then §1,000, which shall ve sued for, recovered and dunose&n!. Inlike manner o4 for th lirat ofense. : Sgo, B 1t shall bo tho daty of the Auditor of Tubllc Acconnte to lake cognizanceo of the provis. fons of thts uct, aud to Lring such violations to the attention of uny company in respeet to which sucly vialntion thall be cownitied, and in cesa of per- sistent violations of such provisions in respect to nny combany, it_shall be his duty, 1f 1he company Le chartered by thia State, toreport the sutuo to tho Attorney-General for dissolution; aml if it hon company incorpnrated by any uther State or coun- try, itsbr'l be his duty to revoke ita authority to do huslness in this State, Sec, 1 All ncta or parts of acta inconsistent herewith aro heeeby repenled, RELIGE FOR MOUNT CARMEL. Senator Hanna's LIl to reimburse Wabash "County for usmuges oceasioned by the Moung Carmel ¢ clong, Lo the amount of 323,000, was passed- ns, 355 nays, 103 A B, foran et to reimburso the County of Wa- bash :l" losa and damage of pullic oulidings by tornado, Wuengas, On the 4th day of June, 1877, the Court-llouso of 1he Countyof Wabash, togstuer. with a lurge awvunt of vilior public and privata property In sawd county, wad desiruyed by a tornu- dos aud 2 Waznras, The public Indebledness of eald coun- ty exceeds, and did at the time of- the adontion of the Constitution exceed, the ilnitation of such in- debtedness aliowed by the Constitution; therefors, 8o, 1. o 1t enucted by the People of tho Staty, of Ilnols, represented in the General Assembly, ‘That the sum of 325, 000 be and thesame 14 here by appropristed to reimourse the Cuunty of Wa- basl for the luxsea suatained in the total destruc- tion of tho Court-1louse and tho partial destruction of the Clerk's ofticea und Jall of ‘said connty by o toruado ng sforesuld. Ske. 8, Tiie upprapriation horeby inade sliall bo nsed exclusively tnrebullding the Court-Houss in rald County of Wabanh, ana the Auditor of Pubiic Accotuts Is heroty authorized and dirccted to draw hiy warranty upon the Treasurer for the afure #all sutn of §25,000, pasable to the contructor or contractors for bullding suld Court-1louse, at snch (hino or tlmes, and in- such eum or sums, na thy Connty Commieslonera of satd county, by order made whun 1n session and ontered on record, may destgnate, ANINALS. The Agricultural Committee Lill No. 189, af- ter bolug uluvluemli' advocated by Farmer Drink, pussed~ayes, 44; nocs, 3¢ A B for an actto amend the law In rolation to purmiting anluald to_ run at Jatgy, “wpproved March 10, 18743 In forco July 1, 1874, SkeTioN 1, Bo it enacted by the People of the Etate af 1linots, represonted in tho Goneral As- scmbly, ‘That Sécs, 4 und 7 of an act entitioa ¢ An nct to roviso tho Jaw in relotion to permitting auf- amnls to run ut laree, " approved March 80, 18743 in forco July 1, 1874, be sinended 6o ns to read as follows: Bee, 4, 1 o Bmnjorlty of olt the votes cast swithe In thy county at auch clection shall be for domestic anhmals, or any speclos thereof, running at large, A1 stinll be fawful in such county for dumestic nnl- s oF anch speciox thereol to run at large: J'ro- vided, thut it atuny wich clection tho vate (n any 1owa, i countien stnder townuhip arganization, or my ducorporated city, villize, or tawn, in_auny county shall bo ngainst sulials or ang klvel:lcu thereof runniniat laree, it vhall not bo Tarwtul fur snchanimals fo ranat- 1argo tn such town, or in- corporated eity, village, ur town, Spe. 7. Where in any county, town, preeinct. villagy, o clty, domentlc animials shall ‘tave been restratued froa rukindug ot large, and such copnty, town, precinet, village, or ey sball vote ta permit wuch ' auimals to uygalo Fun ot Inrgy theredq, such volu shall not take effcct 50 68 o permit snimals to at “lurze within - ono year after tho clecitnng Procided, thut no yots to permit such animsls’ to agwin run ot lsige in any wounty, town, or precinct, where the sams have been Fentrained by any election after the sdoption ol thixact abull ba taken within five yenrs uflor such restradniugs Providian, further, whure in uny precinet, i countlos not undoer township organization dumestic animals shall have been re- strained from' running uant to an ctoction held for th. Ly when the petition on which such clection had been orderad applied to the Conuty at laego; on - petttion of twenty legal voters of such precinct, fled with the County Clerk of such county, o votu way bu taken 10 wuch prechiet at the gencril eloction I any yesr hereuflter, und If a majority of nll the legal voters of such precinct shsll vote 1o pertit ‘such antmals o agnin run at largo, §t shall be Jnwiul for such ammals 1o run atlurge in such precinet immediately afier such election, © BET HACK, Mr. Archer's bill, enlarging the powers of In- Junction writs, was set hack for amendment so us to fuclude Bupreme Courts, A BRILEWELL BILL. The Committos on Municlpalities' biil, No, 207, waoa debuted by Mr. Lee sud then vassed— yeus, 405 nays, Lt A o foran nct to provide for the puulshmont of persuns violating any of iho ordinances of the wuvoral citles und villages i this State, . L Eremon 1, Bedt cnuctod by the peopla of Siate of Illinots, represented” in the Ueneral sewbly, ‘Chat inall actions for the vivlation of an; ordinancy uf any clty or village organtzed unger any ganeral orspecisl Iaw of this Swte the first nrocews shall bo a summons; provided, howsyer, thatn warrant for the arcest of the offender, may dneue In thy first Justance apon the aflaavit of uny yerson tint any wuch ordinunce has been violared, aud that the porson making the complaint hus vepsonable -~ prounda to lleve © the g charged s guilty thereof, and any on_arrested upon such warrant shull withs out unneceanary delay betaken bufore the prapel ofilcer to bo trled for the allegon Ul(uline.”Xn; person apon whon uny thne ur penalty il o 1 poecd may, upon thu orace of 1ho Catirt or Magl- Lratw boforyg Whum the conviction is had, b come nutted to the County Jull, or the Calanvose, Uity Privon, Work-lNouse, Ilouse of Correetlon, e other place provided By vuck clties or villagos by ordinanee for (bo incerceration of wuch ollenders until such fine, penalty, sud cost shall be tully paid, " Provided, thut no vuch Imprisoninent shall vxeeod | #ix moutlis tur any ono offense, Pho City Council or lloard of Trustees of any such chiies or villiges shall have power 10 provido by ordinance that cvery perdon o committed shiall bo required W work ut such o inuor ad hile or her etrength will permit,. witnin and without such Prison, Work-flouse, Ilouss of Correction, or other place provided for the Incarcorstion of such oftenierd, ot tu excged ton lours each work. 1ug uny, and for such work the perion g0 employed or worked shuli bu allowed, exclusive of bis ur her Luied, the sum of GO cents for each duy’s work on aceount of such Anv and costa, bLe, 3, Allucte sud parte of acts fuconsletent With (¢ foregoiug section aro herohy repesic Bko. 3 Wukkkas, 0 suino of the cities and Villazes in this State there Js no suthority (or the smprisonment of otfenders 1w Work-liosses or Houses of Correction, und requirinyg such offenders ta work, therefors, ab siergoncy 1s declared (0 ex- dot, aud (uix act sball bo fa furce from and after its *" A BTUEET LEADING TO TiL PARKS, Beoator Morritt wado a sot speech ngzaiost the Bash bil), which was remarkable only for the cxhibition of fealousy which he entertning for every measnro asked for by the people of Cook County, For the bill there were 27 ayes nud 3 nocs: A Tl for an act to enable Park Commissioners or corporate authorities to take, regulate, conteol, and fmorove public “atrects Jending to }mhllu I-urkn, to pa pur the_lmprovément thareof, and n that hehalf to make Rerd colicct o apecial as- sessinent or_apcolal tAx on dwmtiguons ""’"”"f' HEcriox 1, Ba it cnacted by the people of the State of Diinois, represcated in the General As- sembly, That every Hoard of Park Commiasianors shall lhave posrer to connect Any publlc park, bonlevard, ~ or_ drivoway under its control with’ any r:vt of any corporated city, town, or village, by selecting nud taking any connecting street or streels or puris thorent, leading to anch park: Frovided, that the atrects a0 aclected and takun, 8o far us taken, shall e within tho district or teeritory, tho property of ‘which shalihe taxabla for the maintensuce of such fork: Al prortded Jurther, Ahat ths consent of ho cornorate authoritics having control of any such atrect or atrects, av far s selected and taken, and also the coneont In writing of the owners of & majority of the frontage of the Jotx and lande Abutting on puch strect ur sircetn ko far i takon, ahall be first ollained. And propided further, that such connection or improvement riiall om+ braco only such strect or slrecta as Ao NeCessary to form one continuous improvement, Sre. 2, That such Hoard of P’ark Commissionere, or such corporate authorities, as are by law suthor- ized to lovy taxes or asscasinents for the majniens anco of such parks, shail bave power to improve such street or rtreets in stuch ‘a manner ns they may deem beet; and for that parpose they are herchy nuthorized to pay for the mprovenent thereof, and from thine to time to levy or canse 1o be levied und collected n special tax or nasces wmenton contipuous property abutting upon such strcet 80 Imnroved for a sum 6f monuey not exceed* iug the esttmated cost of such first iniprovement or improvements as shall ordered aun esti- mated by anch Honrd of Park Commissioners, but not for any lnhn«\u-.nt repale thereof, And to that end such Bonrd or corporato authorities shal) have all the power and 'anthorlty mnow or hereafter granted to them reapectivels, relative to the lury, nsscesment, ond collection of inxes or nssessments for -corporate pure poses, And stuch suocial 1axes oF assossmunts oy nre horeby authorlzed may bo dividud fulo vot ox- cending four nnnual installments, bearlug Intereat nt the rate of @ per cont por annum, from the data of confirmation nntil paid, And the sald nasess- ment, or fustallmenta thereof, ehall bo collected nud enforced in the same mnuner ax Ia nrovided by Inw for the collection und enforcement of other {axcs or asscspmonts foror on account of sich cor- yorate bodles or Woards os aforesald, su far as the sama are applicable. 3 re, i, Such Park Jloards shail have the sane power aml comtral over tho pasts of strects taken under this act, ‘as are or mav ba by law vested in them of and concerning the parks, boutovnrds, or urlvnw?- under thelr control. Sec, 4. Incase any suen strects or parts there- of shall pags from-the control of any =uch Park Board, the power and authority over the .sano granted or authorized by this act shiall revert to the proper curporato suthoritles of auch city, town, or village respectivaly ns aforesald, Sre. b Any city, town, or village [n this State #hall have full powerand nuthority to Invest any of such Park $onrda with the right to control, Im- prove, und maintain any of the streete of such clty. 1ovwn, or village for the'purpase of carrying out tiu provistons of this act. 8rc. 0. Wieneas, Thero 19 o necessity for the immedlate construction of tho Improvements contemplated in this act, therefore nu eniergency exiats, and this nct shall take oifvct and bo In torce from and after its passnge, On motlon of Benator Campbell, House bill 134, was taken from the flles mid passed without opposition. The bl is as follows, and takes effect when approved Ly the Governor: et enacted, That Sec. 2 of auactentlilod *‘An nct to ostablish Apnellate Courty, " approved June 1477, be nmended 80 a8 to Fead ae follows: *+The term of vald Appellate Court aball bo be- gun and held in the suvernl districts us follows: In the Firet District at the City of Chicago ou tho first Tuesdays in March and October of ench years in the Second District at Ottawa, in LaSalle County, on the third Taesduys in June and Decembor of each yeur: in thoe Third Disteict at Soringfeld, an thie third Tucsdays of May and November, of cach year: in the Foursh Diatrict at Mt, Ver. non, on tue tirst Tacadays in Fooruary and July in each yoar," After which the Scnate adjourned for the day. £ nousc, Cook County finds ftsclf In n queor sort of n position In regard to its bustardy business since the ndoption of the now Constitution. ‘The Constitution provides that, in all countlea of 100,060 innabitants or inore, a man arrested for bastardy shall bo rccognlzed to appenr before 1he Crhindual Court of Cook County. The stat- ute provides that fn such countics he shall be recopnized to appear before the County Court. As nll thess proceedings have been held in the Criminal Court, there 13 n varianco with:the Coustltution which renders ail theso proceed- fngs vold. M. ed n prep ing n bUl for- ot “esviring thiése suddenly-discovered ¢lrcurnstancos. NO LAWS T'ABSED, . . ‘Ihe sesslon of the Generat Assembly has al- ready been as long as it shoulid be to have been completed, yot no taws have been passed and no appropristions have been made. Somo members are hecomlng tinpatient ot thls condition of things, and are nnxious to hasten formal legtsln- tlon. ‘This mornhg Mr. O, IL.Wrieht, of Boone, sent & resolution to -the Clerk’s “desk shutting off the flood of bills nfter a certaln date, wid osked that the rules be suspendedand the resolution put on {ts passagge. "The resolu- tlon wap read, but the House retused to suspend the pulés for ita pussage. The resolutlon is as followa: Wugnras, A large number of hills of nearly cvery concelvnble kind and character, covering almost evary kubject of sny ynporiance to the peo- ple of the State, have already been Introduced fnto tho House, nud are now undex curetul conmdurn- tion of thie Liouse, or by tho ditferent committces thercol; and Witznkas, It is the wish and ardent desire of the memberd of thie Thiety-tirst General Aesembly to make this scsslou ns siiort a3 poesible. without du. dmzinjury or workiniz Injustice to any portlon of tho State or industrlal infereats of the same, or any portlon of the samas thorefore, Lo it fieaolved, "Phat nu more now bills o introduced into thix Ilonso atler the 10th duy of March uext, cxcept biils on m:»lvrnmlullnnu. and even those snould bo as fowv and vrief o possible, TUI NAIBOADS PIX IT. ‘The vote by which House Bf No, 207, making raliroad compauies Jable for double the aoionn of danages h‘y neeldent to stock, was ordered 1o o third rosding yesterday, wus rceonsidered, and the bill was recommitted to the Bailroud Committe for smendment, JUBGE DREESE'S LIDRARY, Mr. 8uvder, who was appolnted n speclal Committea to nscertain the eondition of the lato Judge Breese's library, this morning veported that lie hadd carelully” examined 1he collection, and bud Jonnd it to'vonsist of 787 volumes in a falr stato of preservation. 'The dudge's will provules for tho sele of this library for the ben- efit of bis wife, ftisnow in charge of the ex- ceutors at Chicago, uwd §s otfered for sala with- out fixed price, A catalowue of the library wan appended to the report, The repart was referred 1o the Connittee on State Library, VILLAGES. . Mr. Colling' bl providing that, in vilinges ongeinally under the general faw, Trustees shal) hu eleeted for Lwo yoars, and thirbe ut a tue, In- steud of gix bulig choden every yeur, was ordered ton third yeading. DUMUOATS. ‘The measitre provialngs that any person who shall keep n hoat or other water craft for tho purpeses of prostitution un any of the navigable witers of this State, ur within the jurlsdiction of this Btate, or uther strem, shall be gullvy of a telony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be vontined In the Penitentiafy for perfod of not less than one nor more than threo years, and shall bu fineid In sny sum noc exeeediug 31,000, was passed to n third reading, ILLEGITIMATE CIILDREN, ‘The followiug LI was also passed ton third readlg: ¢ 1t the mother of any bastard child and )s reputod father whalt ot uny thino after it vlsth wmternarey, 1he gald child ahall fn 2l respects bo deemed and lield Jexntimutey und tho bona aforesaid be void; it I he . sald sopaten tather shall marey the mather of aul bastard child fur tha purpove of avonling the ouligution of xafd bond, or for the purposo of uvolding the penaltlea tmposed by law upon the reputed fathers of bastard childrow, and with tio Intention te cobabit with and sunport her 4 il wife, hie sinll be pulity of A msdemeanor, wudd npun convietton thereof shall he tined in any aum wot oxeeodjug $550, and Imprivoned in tho County dail for uny o not exeeuiiiin Lvo years, tho unount of sala fue and the oxtontof said i~ il nmont Lo bo determined by tho $ury trying tho cause, and the defendant shall not be relessed from Jutl until sald iino ta fully vaid, and ull por- 1lons of #aid ilne that mufllm collectedshall bo pald to the matber of said basiard chikt, LAWYLIY, When Houss bill No. 17t camo up for discus- slon, Mr. Morrisun avose nnd sald 1hat, though this blIl bad got (nto thls ovder, it had never been acted on by the Judiclury Committee, nyd he could not undoerstand bow it got where ftwas, ‘The ineasuro §s an net n:u(mthlgjlcrloun not law- yers from practicing belore Justices of the Peace, Al the Juwyers tu the House jutuped on o the bill with o view of killlug i, Mr. Morrison uoved that the bill be fndefl- nitely postponed, Mr. Eberhart nioved to strike wut the enacting cinuse, ‘Che Bpeaker ‘deelded that tho Jatter motion tooi thy precedence, and Mr, Morrison viclded, stating that Le had no prefercnee in the matter, —thut either motfun was sutisfactory for him. Mr. Snlge thought the bill should pass, ud he vauld sue uo reasan why the practico of law should not be protected as well na the practive of wedlelne, © Sevoral nou-profusslonal men WED! fimkn in favor of tho biil and aginst the mo- lon, Mr. Wilson spoko in favor of the bill, atating thnt Cbicago lind o lacze nunber of men who were unlicensed Jawyers, ‘and who swindlod Iitiganta oue of their inoncy. £ Mr, Day, of Champatit, was fn favor of everybody practicing Dbetors Justives pf the Tenco wlho had the ability to practice there. Mr, Taylor was not in favor of protocting lawyera any more Lhun shocmakers and tallors,, Hawas in favor of the motion to strike out the' enncting clause, Mr. Tlals, of Tarowell, the nuthor of the bill, sald that the present system of {ndiscrim- inato practice bofors Justices of the Pence, re- sulted in mnking moro ltigation for the regular practitioners, Mr. Roninson, of Jackson, spoke in favor of e wotfon o attllie vut, 1le believ who had a small aetion befors T'eace it the right to eall in whoeve: lie chose to conduct his case, o had ns much reapect {or Inwyora a3 anvhady, but he dfil not believe In flm mz this principle this fur, Ilo was ngalnat he Mr, 'A‘.runlull anld the Supremo Court did net mako n Jawyer, Lut God wid his own talent nud Industry made iim, fle thoueht such a law ns this would be n itiszrace to the State of 1illuols AL spread upon its stagute-books. RANKAKER AMr. Clough, of Chileago, Mr. Willet, the archi- tect, md Fome uther gentlemen from Kankakee are hieve to-lny in the interest of the Eastern Insane Asyluni at Kankak SBLREFING-CANS, The following reprt bas been prepared by the Sub-Commitice appolnted to investizata the earnings of sleeplng-car companies, which re. cently visited Chicazo, The report hins nat yet. been signed, but it Is understood to roflect the :emlmunu of amajority of the Sub-Commit- cut o the Rallraad Committee of the Mouse of Repe rexentatirés—(ixy arN: We, the underaigned, composing the Bub-Committcs appointeil by you to fuvestigate tue Pultman Patace-Car Campany, in respounse to a letter of myltation ko to do trom Mr, George M, Prllman, the Presllent of said Com- pany, respecttully report that they visited the offica of safd Company, at Ciicago, and spent two daya In the investization of the afairs of raid Company. Your Comumittee procured from aaid Company an antimal statament of sald Company's atfairs for the lust fixcal year, showing the reveinte nud disburne- ments, and asaets and lalilitles, of sand Company also 0 statoment showing tha naiount Invested in nols, and the earningennd expenses of the tatne, Lothof svhich statements wre heroto at- fachied, marked reapeétively A% and **1," aud nnde partof this roport, We iind thnt there nru 1,042 stackliolders of snid Company, 316 of whom aro fomales, clehtnro guardinns, ning are execators, fvo aro’ attorneys auid ngenta, and forlysix aro trustees, We find that the Company owne and controls over %700 care, and operates thém upon atout 40,000 wiled of ratlway; thut tho system, while compiis cated by the maznitnde of tho tercltory covered, tha rullrondd uperated. and tho number of emplo, 3, In catefully syrtematized in every departmen fnetudmi a furco of fuspectors, by whom the most careful efliclency {u the Tonnin't of tho care is so- cured, providing for the safety aud comfort of pas- sengere. 1t nppears that on cerialn weasonw, travel on the cars iy larze, oudSnearly all the accommodations are’ occupice while 0L othor times and un other llnes travel i lights and [t has been nas certalneda In tha conrae of this Investigation that cars from Chieago to Kanmns City hava frequently gone throngh with from_une 10 theeo pasacngers; tho same boing truc of uthier lines, The result of our investigation is thet on cars ranuing in this State the averngo number of pas- senyors per car cacriod {s a Tittlo over twelve, and the grosa carnings 81,76 the gross oxpunnes, §1, 313 and the net carnings 45 cenls per pousciizers while the return to the Company on tho present value of the cara omployed on theso lines has boen £0.07.90 per cent ner annum, altern deduction for depreclation of & per cent—a ruts which tn the opinlon of the Committes will not 1nore than cover the dopreciation of the property, In nduttlon to this provlsion fur the deproclation of the proporty, the Company has for years pant palu & or eout i dividends por anpum, which o ‘ommiitee cannot consider an exorbitant re- turn for the capital Invosted, Among other matters {uvestigated by the Com- mittes Imlelllnfi the operating expenses of ho Companv was tho salarics of the oiticera and eme ployes wnanged in conducting the details of its complicated and extenstve hurinesd, and wo find. on conslduration of the charncter of the soryice ra- quiro land the capacity of tho paities employed, what the salurles, whilo falrly remunceative for the principal ofiicers of the Company. are nut beyond the reasonable value of tho services, whit tho an- der ofiicers snil employes are not; in the opinfon of thufmr:)mluuc, sitlliciontly pad for the mervices renderod. 5 Among other {toms of acrount to which the at- tention of the Committeo was aittracted was the exislence in the books of u surplug fund of ncarly 11,500,000, which, it appears, 18 the nccuninlation for efght yeurs of tha percentase laid asido and in- tended to cover the durrcc}mlun of tho property of the Compnny. o This umount, however, Instend of belnz: 1n the shapo of bonus or casly In tho handa of tiho Com- pany, hay, from timo Yo thme, boen lnvested In new cars and In canceling maturing Habihtics of the Company. In other wordd, the eurplus hgs been apwliod 10 the reductlan of the Company's liablli- ties and in nading to the property of the Company, #o that at the end of 1he yeur, lnstead of having n curtnin nuwmber of cars In a depreciated condition, The Company hias invested the amount sepresenting that depreciition in now ears. 1t 1s proper ta slate that, in comparing the net carulugs of last yeur with thaso of ny five years ago, wu find o falllug of fiy the amount of (ravel and conseguently In the net earnings of tho Com- vany of nearly ona-third; while the tncrease of new lnes, while adding to the amonnt of capital Inveeted and conkequently to the' operating ox- penses, hae not yiolded o corresponding resuit to thy Company. In_conclusion, this sub-Committeo is of the apinfon that the accommodntion furnished by said Company s ono of the necessities of tho ugoe; that tta ollalrs are cconomically and systemattcatly managed; that 1s cross recoipts in this Stato nnd Inatlthe Btatew and Territorles of the United States und in Europe, whon tho exponse itncurred nodl the amount of capitsd invested 13 considored, are not unressonuble or extortionate. J1) 100T AND COUNTT-ATTORNEY WILLET, ns well as somo_other lobbylsts, appeared on the floor of thie ITouse to-duy, It is understood thnt Mr, Itoot is {nterested In the pnssage of o Db to abollsh the election of 1he Couk County Commissioners by distrlets, and to provile fur eteeting them In & body, und have thelr terins of otlleo expire at the same time. Mr. Willor 14 interesting himsell in having the salarles of the Cuok Commissionera fixed at $3 a dav, wud to legalize the salary they have atready drawn at thut rate. certain lines, and at LDUCATIONAL. ‘When the blll futroduced by Mr, Robijuson camne upon third ru\dh&:, It ereated o vast deal ol tiscuusfon, Mr, Neal, Chafrmian of the Cow- mittes on Education, moved to strike out the cuncting cluuse of tha bitly “Fliis brought Mr. Rudinson to lis fest fn de- feneo of the bill, who mnde u lovir and Jabored speecls In fts defense, Thia bill Is an act to es- tabitsh and maintaln o system of fres schools, It provides fur cortitleates of two grades, nod renders {t caster Lo ubtain them than under e vresent law, Mr. Mitehelly of MeLean, fol- fowed fu un able speeeh of an lour's length, vigorously defending the atundard of eittieation now existing in this Btate, He showed tacts and flgures showlnyg thut the people cheerfully taxed themselves for the support of free schoofs, und that Liincis stood umong the fivat awong the States of the Uniow in thls respect, Mr, Frew spuke in favor of the bill, and aguinst the motion to strike out, Mr, Siteeman, of Caok, matdu a lengthy speech in favor of the pubtie sctoals of Tliols ami wzainst thie bill, Lo sald the bighest right des VOIVInE upon o Stute was the rieht o o ‘fts children. It was wzainst public pol the prowress of the neo 1o talie u bucloward step I e eause of education. Me, Taylor, of Wintcbago, sald the law, as it now stands, required two terudes of ceruficates, wid the proposed chad onitted but a few atudies; bus theso studles were huportant, und should tot b dropped. Mr. Matthows oiferéd an nmendment as o compromine which struck o toedium between i Juw s it now is wud that provided fu the bitl, “The nmendment was fost, Mr. Ma'thuws olferod wnother amendment, which created : CONBIDERAULE FILIDUSTARING, and which Mr, Wentworth, who had beon eatled to the chalr, declured ouy of order, ™ ‘I'ho motfon 1o atrike out the enacting clause was lust, Mr, Mutthews then presontod bis amendment, d‘ [ning the grades of certiticates which shull bo ghven, Mr, Neal presented .an amendment to tho nmendment, wuklg the standard of teachers? quatileations Mher than they now are, . Mr, Lovell moved to recomimit the bill, with puu:lmg amenduents, W the Committes on Ed- ucation,, . Iu lis remarks upon the Education bill to<lay, Mr, tobinson stated that 1he cummon-sehou) system of Hilnols - cost the Btate upwards of $9,000,000 unually. LA SALLE COUNTY, Mr, Crooker arose, just hetore sdjournment this afteruoon, and statedt that the Recorder of La Salle County lud been tound deud in his bed, und that the law, strauga to eay, provided no way by which his successor could vo appoiut. vl He, " therefore, beeged the indulgence of the dlouse to allow hiu: to lutroduco a DI, und nsking {ta reference to’ meet this cmergoncy, Leave wus wranted, uind the bt was futroduced, 80 that hiepeafier the Du?th-Auuol will tisd the statutes of the Btate of Tijuols huve anticipated bls doings. BOLOOL ¥IOUKES. 5 Mr, Mitcholl, in s speech on the Educational Dill, this eveniugy, awong others, mude the fol- lowing rood polute: ‘The geutieman from ¥Ful- ton (Mr. Robiuson) stated the cust of the public echools for 1870 was $0,013,000, but in_this was fucluded n balanes on hand of ,000, s0 thnt o fair atatetnant would bo that for the year 1870. ‘The schools cost $3,208,000, and in this nst smotnt waa included nearly 81,600,000 psid intak- fngr up bonds praviously fasued aud paying Inter- eat on bondla und bullding new school-linuses, fo the eutrrens éxpenses were only about 83,300,000, In 1877 the total expenditure was $7,700,000, a reduction of more than $500,000, nnd the total cost (n 1878 was §7,520,000, n further reduction of §175,000, making a net reduction of nearly three-quariers of a milllon fn the cost of the schools in two years, THIS REDUCTION could be further shown it we look nt tho cost per pupll for tultion and fueldental c:Fcnsen. On the enroliment tn 1he publte schvols this was £0.83 {n 1570, and $7.04 In 1678, n reduction of 20 per cent 1n two years per capita, and, a8 miatter of fact, the cost per punil fn this Stato was bardly up to the average of cost per pupit fn” the Northern States, so far s he LY Loen ablo_ o learn the facts. 'The cost In Vermont for 1578 was £0.00; Massnchusatts for 1877, 818.87; New York about $10.60; Ohlo In 1877, about 8103 Indiana in 1870, about 80553 M 1877, about $9: Minncsota in 1877, $7.515 Wis- conafnn_In 1877, 85.25;: lowa In 1877, $11% Mis. aourl, 7} cents per duy por puptl, which, If the samo tiwe was taught ‘s In this State (viz, 154 dava), would mnko the cust $11.10 per pupil; Caltfurnia fu 1877, $16.00. o sald TRH WAGES OF TEACHERS have been reduced.” 'The highest montl%v waures paid a teachor in 1870 was $300; in 1875, 8225, The avernge moutlly wages in 1570 was 815.35; In 1873, §12.20, 'They teach an average of seven months, for which they recelve on on average a little less than $8000 They usunlly pay board at not lesa thun $3 per week Tor thirly weeks, which would leave them §210 for the year's work, for they could hardly expoct to nore than pay expenses by doing anvthing in vacatfons. This mnkes thelr wages $17.50 per montl, or about the usual vpay of o farn- ltnd. Certaluly, the Interests intrusted to them are as grreat a8 thoss intrusted to the farm- Dand, sl the respunsibility is vastly greater, fur the farm-hand works under the oye of hia waster, while the teacher, iu the great majority ol cases, haslittle supervision or advice. Agal, it was soueht to chespen the common schovls by doing away with the first-geadd certifieate, and 8o have chcup teschers; but, if this il passes, and the gentlemun puts inatl our sehools only teachers quulificd to teach *'tho thres 1's," hie will reach only nbout onc-sixth of the sehools, for only unegixth of the teachers H- censeld to teach Jast year recelved drat-grado certificates. The effect * will be to take from our teachers all esprit do corps, oll ambltion to exc by redud ol to the _same ad level, ‘e fentleman from Fultun inakes the furtber atate- ment that the publie sciools are o failure, be- causy, while the census shows that there aro 1,000,000 children In the State 8t scliool age, only 500,009 of them are found In the public schijols. [1u was convinced tiut this LIl bringa no vallet to the taxpayer, and hoped, therefore, 1hat the motlion to strike out the enacting words will prevail, BY THE RVENING TRAING a Jargo delegation of gentlemen Hying along the Twe of the Iilinols & Michigan Canal and river arrived, charged with earrytng out the resolutions nduuteql by the suwno Interest touching the canal, Amoug the prominent Representatives Wash and Perry Armstrong and Swith, of Tazewell; Atexander Bruce, a hieavy* contractor und_stlpper; Supt. Thowas, O, 1 (inlusha nnd L. B, Ray, of Morrlss Pottor, uf Henry, and -others, These centlemen cameo hera to encournge the approprintion of £500,000, oln; at I-:nit the iuterest of that suwm, fu faver of tho canal. were notleed ex- MILITIA. A meeting of the Ilousc Committee on Mill- tary Affufra was held this evenli, at which it ° was determined to meke o re- port, to the - llouse in favor of \he passagre of 583,000 for the payment of the troops for survices during therlots upon the cer- Ufieate of the Adjutant Ueneral un the Treas- urer’s office. "The bill will probubly pass. REFONM 5CHOO0T. The House Committce on Btate Institutions this evening resolved to report {n favor of ap- propristing for the Reform Belool 35,000 for 1he firse year und §30,000 for the sccond year, WAREHOUSES, ‘There 8 & conelderable delegation hera this evening for thie purpnso ol attending n mesting at the Commltteo on Warehouses to-morrow to state thelr views on the effect’ of State tuspection for grain, ns proposed jo certain measure now pumllmilnmul.e islature. This delegation 18 lheatded by D. P, Slatterly, Superlutendent of the St. Louis Grain Elevator Company,:-Mosars, Connor & Bros., and Mr. Nesbitt, agent of the Chicago & Alton ttuilrond at Venice., ‘Thesegentiomen are opposed to tho scheme of State fuspection, wd clahn that it will injure the farmers of Southern und Central 1ilinols. Theso gentlemen have an clevator fn St. Louls, anotlier in Eust 8t. Louls, and sull unother ot Venlee. It {le ' proposed sehemo becomes a law, they elalm that they will e compelled to ubandon ot least two of thelr clovutors, The Inspection of graln in this lower country 18 mostly lor the milling interests, nud they claim that, therefore, o different {napection s needed from that required at Cbhicago. ‘They faver local Inspection by tocul Boards of Trade, LEQISLATIVE NOTES. J.etters nnd petitions come In from Eastern amd Southiern 1iinols, complalalng of the regu- Jar und systeinatie violation of tlie State Jaw fixing e grade and quality of kerosena und burning fluids ou the part of forclgn manuface- turers, varticularly of ‘Terro 1fante nud Lufay- ctte. One [linois dealer says that keroseno as low_ as 100 degrees Falirenheit is rexularly sold to the 1ilols trnde, und wihen one Terrs Hauto huuse cannot et Illinots men to buy its manu. fusture, it sends its man to Ilinols und buya "the cmpty Chienzo barrels which have ull the lezal Inspection brands, und then fllla them with low-grrade ofl, Al this to the great danger of the llves und property of our people. Proper protective lecislation is nsked. Senator Ware, of Unfon, s hard at work on his proposition of two vears ago.—to wipe out the County of Putaski by attuching it to Alex- nnder. ‘Ulie taxvayers of both conuties desira the consolidation, which would havo been ae- complished fongg sinco bad §¢ oot been for polit- leal uses, . Dr. Choaney, of Saline, declares open war on Normal Schools, und works solely to that end fn the Seunte, Herdman's il to abolish Normals is strougly supported outsids the Chbarities’ o, ‘N FARMERS. A.LITILE BYNDICATI &pectal Disputch §o Tha Tribune. 8rrmvaristy, I, Feb, 25,—Iu accordanco with the time-honored custom, the furmers be- looglug to the Sennte und House organized n Farmers' Club. - The preliminaries wero ar- runged at u meetinog held last evening, which was called to order by Col, Dysart, Chalrman of the llouse Commitice on Agriculture, who stated the objects’of the orgauization, and nom- inated Senator L. D. Whitlng, of Bureau, s Permanent Chalrman, This wus unanimously agreed to, Scnul.ur Bceott, of Huncock, bolng cliosen Viee-Presldent, und Repreeentative Zim- mermuy, of Wabash, Scerctary. Reprosentativea Iarts, of Logan, Frew, of Ford, and McBriae, of Raudolnli, wero appointed 28 a Committee on Permanent Orgunlzation, ‘Ihere wero about Oty Senators und Repre- sentutives present, und o lively Interest was manifeated o the proceedings, Five-ninuto :flwechu were mado by ali who eould bo given e & TIE BUBSECTS DISCUSSED were the several Drainage bills now pending in the Legislature. Tho wmeeting adjourned at a Inte hour to mcct ut the roums of the Stato Board of Asciculture, Friday cvening, to come pleta the organizationandarrance a programime lor future meetings, The nuext regular meets | Ing will be beld Monday oventug, Murch 8, and 1he question for discugsion will be the Jegtsta. tion relating to tho Rallroad and Warchouse Commission. ‘The Farmers' Club, acting in a non-cartisan manner, and with only one object, thut ot secur- {2 Jegistation necussary to advance the best ih- terests of the ogricultura) community, will ex- ert coneiderably lnnuenua. and the farmers of tho State will wuteh their proceedings from woek to weels with much Interest, INDIANA, LEGISLATIVE. 8pectal Diwatch ta Tas Triduns. lupiavarorts, Feb, 25.—The Senate spent most of the thao fo discaselug and amouding Compton's Minlug bill, providing for luspecting mines und ereating the oflice of Btate Inspectar, the fues to bo pald by mine-owuers, It was ordered to engrossment. After nlengthy debato the bill abolishing the oftico of State Geologist wagordered to engrosa~ wmoeot, It §s tho lntentlon of the Governor to appolut Prof, Jobn Coliett to succeod Irot. Cox i€ tho oflice Is continucd, % A biil passed to ubolish the Fourth Buperlor Coort In this county, - . e House spent the morning in lateaing to reports from Committeos, ln the afterncon Willard's Fec and Salary bill was consldered in DAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1870—%WELVE PAGES. Committes of the Whole. ~The salary af tho Sy e Becretary of Btato was placed at £2,500, with no fees, Pending tho action on the salary of the Auditor, making it 23,000, tho Committee rose, nd the Touso was nddressed by soveral Indles, among tliem tho wifo of the late (lov. Wallace and Mrs, Dr, Haggart, on behalf of the Indiann Btate Buftrave Assoclation, Mra, Mary E. Livermora {s fu the city, buc was vot present, Mre. Wallace's address was a plea for the ballut 1n the Intorests of soclety, particularly for tem- verance reform. - VARIOUS, Only six acts have thus far been slgned by the Governar, one to abolish the Superior Court of Wayne County, 4 The Special Committee of the Becnato ap- nolnted to Investivate the affalrs$ ot 3 the benevolent . institutions have had fled vo- lumnlous charges agalnst Dr. P. . Jameson, President of the Board; Dr. Evarts, Superin- tendent of the Insanc Asylum: and niso againat members of the Proyisiounl Board for the cons struction of a new femnlo lusanc Asylum, of wiieh Edwin May is architect. ‘Theae latter tn- clude Gov. Williams, ‘The natur of the charges 18 kept o sceret, but, if the Commlittes do not entertaln them, they will bo read on the flvor of the House, . ‘The tutimation of n short apecial sesslon is sald to come from Ihe determination of Gov. Willlams to be vindlentod if thess charges ore bucked up, 3 ‘The Iouso and Benalo Committecs have agreed to recommend u milllon-dollar honded loan to rush the work on the State-tlouso im- medintely, 1t s argued that bustding (s so much cheaper now as to warrant tho Stats in golng into debt, ' Gov. Willlnms gava his second leglslative re- ceptivn this cvening av the Washington-Club roams, The weather wus bad, but thiere was a Jurge attendance. ‘i e Deniocrats are not so cerlaln of unseating Stnith. Viete, from Koox, Is in thelr way, A programme now is to use the Lienteuant-Gove ernor [u coneurring in the llouse nmendiment to 1he Senato bill upporttoning the State, using Da vflls Inl thy passage of the Fafe bill tbrougir” the enate. : : > MINNESOTA. TUK LECISLATURE. &pectal Dipatch to The Tridune, Br. Paur, Feb, 25.—Nearly all the legisla- tors appear to have spent thelr time stuce Frl- day In preparing new bils to Introduce Inst night and to-day. Few of them are of any gen- cral interest. Tn the Senate, Pugo proposed a constitutional nmendment forbidding any grant ofswamp lunds except approved byapopularvote, Other bills were Introduced to enabls Red Wing tosubscribio to the atock of the Centml Rathway ;' authorizing the City Councll of St. Paul to use the reserve fund in the Tredsury for rallroad purposcs; to encourago the eale ntiel occupation of internal-improvement lande, Bllis passed to amond the statutes relating to. the condemna- ton ot lands for ralironds; to organizo the County of Murray; amendlug the divorco laws; also House bills prescriblng penalties for the sale of unwholesume food; to organize the County of Polk. y . In the House bills were Introduced authoriz- ing Stearns County to lssue bonds In ald of rajl- ronds; authorizing Chippewa und Yellow Medl cmg Countles to 1ssuc bonds for rafiroads; granting swamp lands to ald the Grant County & Dakota Railroad; authorizing the Unlon El vator Coinpany of Pennsylvanin to trau busincss in Minnesotn; providing for the settl ment of the old railroad bond iudebtedness; geantiug swamp lauds for o rotlway from Mille Lacs to tho 8t. Paul & Paclfic braneh line, Iu the Senate this evening the blll authorlz- ingz railway companles organized under Iilinols lows to bulld or own and operate rafiroads in Minuesots was among thouse recominended to poss. Considerable dircussion occurred on a clause In the Salary bl abolishiog the salary of the Bupremo Court Clerk, the Imwyers “nsserting thut the Clerk was amply paid” by fees, No docision, - At the afternoon session of the Housc, o larze number of Benate bills wero-passed, fn- cluding the following: To aporoprlate money for - tho 3tato Institutions; to provido for repalrs on the8tate Caplcol; to provide fora Board of Trade for the hienetlt of the furmers; to appropriate 15,000 for the State Reform School; to author- 1ze the Chicago, 8t. Paul & Minneapolts Ratirond Company to build nrond from the 8t, Crolx River to Miunespolls; to suthorlze the Chicago, Milwaukeo & 8t. Paul Riflroad Company to build a road to Minneapolis; to suthorizo the Minneapolls & St, Louls Road to copstruct a branch line to the como-meeting cround at Lake i\Inmw:cmkn; relating to educational corpora- uns. MICIIIGAN. THE MORE IMPORTANT DOINGS, Spectal Diapatch to The Tridune, LaN8iNG, Mich., Feb, 25— the Senate,n Jolut resolution requesting Congress to opposo the enactment of any law to prevent, the jurls- diction of the courts of the United States n proceedings ngalnst the munieipud corporations ol nny 8tate by citizens of nnother State; a Joint resolution asiing Congress for the appro- priation of woney to preservs fmprovements already made, and complets the necessary im- provementa of the harbor at Saugatuck; a vill to amend the 1aws rolativo to the University and {ts branches; to amend the act tp prohibls the use of naphthn, or uny product at coal-oll or petroleum, for lighting passengur-cars, The coalition between the Democrats and Greenbavkers 18 ulmost an accomplished fact, and, barrlng aceldent, the Btate Couventfon of cach party, which witl bo lield here an Tuesday, will nominate the same candidates. Among thoso eaplring to the Supreme Court Judgeship on the Fuslon ticket are A. C. Baldwin, of Pon- tlac, fovirerly a Congresaman,and now a Clreuft' Judge; Henry W. Rlley, o lawyer of Constan- tine; John . Chamblin, o lawyer of Grand Raptds; und ' A, L, Millard, of Adrian. Amoy, the candidates for Regents aro Georie P Sund- ford, editor of the Lansing Junraal, u prominent suft-moncy Domocrat, Prof. Bradish lectured in Represcntatlve Iall this evening, his sublect belng the 1ife und sory- fes of the lale Douclas Houghton, the ploneer geologist of AMichizo: KANSAS., . IMPORTANT PUOJKCTH. . dpeciat Dispateh (o Tha Tribune, ‘TorerA, Kas., Fob, 25.—~DBoth Houses have possed the bill suthorizing Donipan County to ‘take up and refund its rallroad bonded fadebt- edness by the sauance of noew bonds drawing 6 wver cont intereat onnually. Mr. Bildlu's new Raitroad bill, just introduced, limits roilroads in thia Btats to o charze of not woro thau 4 cents per milo for pussengers. ‘Ihe schedule of rates of frelght now fn fdrco fs fixed as the permanent rates for the next two years on all the raflroads {n Kunsas, The usual penaltics aro lwposed for a violation of the law, and all controversiea regarding rates, ete., nro to be re- terred to the (fovernor, whoso declsion 1s to bo finol. ‘The Tlouso has passed a bill in Cominit- teo of the Whola creating a now judiclal district 1n Southwestern Kousas, . . In thy Benato a bill was recommended for pas- saco to reupportion thoe Btaze for Benatorial purgoscs, &0 us to take away oue Senator from uvach of l[m Countles of Atchison, Douglas, and Leavenworth, and distripute them In the weat- orn part of the Btate, where the population has been so largely Increased, TIl% SENATORIAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTER have thus far - cxamined forty-vine witnesecs, The recusant witucss, Manoger Smith, is sull o prisoner of State, the Teiegraph Company being unablu to preparo the necessary papers “for re- forring the matter to the Supreine Court. WISCONBIN, FROCEEDINGS, Speclal Dirvaicli o The Tridune. Mapison, Wis, Feb. 25,—The biennial scsslon resolutions were lald over till to-mor- row. Bills passed providing for the purchaso of 400 coples of the Webster or Worcester Dictlonurles; providing for the assistance of dischurged couvicta; for the appolntment of Inspectors of Election, and the Doctors' bill, A number of Asssmibly bllls were voncurred fo, aulong others to securo to children the benefity of au clomentary education, In the Assembly, this alternoon, the Wiscousin Coutral bill was killed. A motlon wes made to reconsider, and that yote lald over till to-morrow. A blll granting 85,000 of the awanl of $10,000 for s successful stesm road-wugon to the Oshikosh :lenm road-wagon was ordered to a third read- ng. VIRGINIA, LEQISLATIVE, Rionsoxnn, Va., Feb, 25.—~The bill providing for the sals of tho James River & Kanawha Canal to the Richmond & Alleghuny Rallrosd Compaoy has beon Gually disposed of fn the General Assorbly, both Houses having sgreed upon numerous swendmeuts origlusting fu thelr reapective Lodies, Ori_v“ern‘(‘lr. i 5 The bII goca tg gy, "Tlie Conventlon of Readjuster, Debt met‘toulny. Maj aters “he Btaty nan, His" spceeh hingeq o Ho%en forelblo rendjustment. even to ropyqglth o d’l he report of the Cummitiee oy o adapted Lo tho eflect that Viegige et nay nizea ber Just Hability for ter Iale pro 7 vonc U publc’debt contrueted hoforn perSrtion of waa divideds that Virginla can uever r"‘l‘llur tie lbility for that portion of the hes 0z should attach to West Virginin; g tat itk scttioment with the Stato's crodlia (1%, oy terest of the recognized lmlcm-dnmn:?:‘;x 2l b brought within her revenues under th o rato of taxation, © Presear — FIRES, * AT ELGIN, LY. doectat Dispateh to The Triyung, Eraw, 111, Feb, 25.~FEarly () new Agricultural Block, owned {'lclnry Gelster, was partiaily o elster's Joss on bullding ned st £3.000; nsurance, $7,000. A, ©, ’i’lbul:‘hnl:l.bm sud shoemnker, loses €2,600¢ naurance. § oot Toeees of Rusiell Weld, L W, Rhieh, o enry Fancher, $250, £123 S0, resoect) 5o S0 gD O U lirg g e FSDCctiny ——— hls forenoon e and oceupfed cctroved by fire, AT TAYLORVILLY, TEX. UALVESTON, Feb. 25.—A News apeela) 1 Taylorville snys the town was almost cnllmm destroyed Ly fire this nfternoor, chm’ blocks, {neluding all the pripcipal huslnm‘ houses sl Pust-Ollice, wers congumed, 1oy eptimated at 850,000 Tontimncs g, pocs ol ‘;;Em nvu:l .mrn companies. ‘Two ‘blocky AT GRAND RAPIDS, Mldn, ecial Disnaleh to The Tribune, Grasn BArins, Mich,, Feb, 25,—Firs L alternoon dumaged J. M. Kannedy's rcsld:nc: and contents i this ity nvout $1,000 worth, He hos $2,000 insurance In ikt Home of New Y, Theorlgu of the fire s n myn&‘-’}f’ of Now Yor, AT BAMBERG, R, C. CrnanLesTon, 8. L., Feb. morning in Damberg, . thirds of the b timated Joss, ————— THE WEATHER, Orrice oF THE CHIEP SioNAL Orricxs, Wasitngtox, D. €., Feb, 21 0. m.~Ingies, eatlons: For the Upper Lako recion, Tennes. sco and Ohio Vailey, decidedly colder, northerly und westerly winds, rislng harometer, and snow or rain, followed by partly clowly weather, For the Upper Misatssiopl aud Lower Missgn. " ri Valleyd, colder, northerly to westerly win rlsing barometer, Hghit snows, amd partly clondy weather, s For the Lower Lnke regton, generally cloudy weatlier and _snow, and during the aft decidedly colder, n'orlhnrly nn(f wutu:ly‘;;?r?zlu nm(‘l rhé:nu bnrot‘nulc'r i Y Snutionary signnls continue at Mitw Grand Haven, und Ludington, ke Special Divusch 1o The Tribune, Brenning, 1L, Feb. 25.—Snaw has been fall. Inge here stendlly all the evening, and dnfiing badly on accoulit of the strong wind blowing from thie northiwest, Wpectal Dispatch o The Tribune, CrpAr ITAPIDS, Ia,, Feb. 25, —A furioussoow ftorm set fu here at do'cluuk, whicn is still rag.* ing. b Speclal Dispaich to The Tribune, Minwauket, Wis, Fev, 25,—Another teasy enow-storm act fn hereto-nicht, Up to mid- night fully three inches had tallen. The steam. £hip Amazon and thie propeller Trucsdell base been stuck {n the fee tn the *bay since early thls afternoon, = “ LOOAL OB!HHVA'HS: 10400, Feb, 25, HTATIONS, i i, Feb, 25-1019 p.m, Tt Teaive, 43 Cloudy, T, <« Cloudy, 111y, raia. 02 Clouar, HYMENEAL. Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribuac, Jonagr, 111, Feb, 25.—A very clegant wed: ding occurred on the West Stde this evenln 1. ¥, Pipenbriuk, Sherilf of Will County, w4 warried to Miss Sussn Schiring, daushter of Ald. Frea Schiring, proprictor of the (,uluulmla Browery, A lurgs party wituessed the nul alsy und the presents were numerous and costl KEOKUK, lu., Feb, 25.~Thomas Rees, 0 wnsof the proprictors of the Keokuk unfi'; tion, was nlnrrIud this afternooni to Miss uo[ Houston, daughter of Capt. L. W. lluuexl?n‘m this city. ‘They lefe via the Chicago, Burlivg! ! 1, & Quincy Railroad for Chivago on o bruat 10 et A Notable Marriage, . A notablo cvent lately u Paris was the sv;gn ding of Dr. Gustavs Slmon und .\Il]l.;.! i Sauncis, _Dr. Blmon {s the son of D Simon, The marriage scrvico was nnc]xt‘fl i IY eivil ane, betng porformed by tho M um&lng tho Blghth Arrondisscnient. = The. wedlon which was & 1ost brlillang one, _took p chmr thu Magorulty of the Rue St. I e bt b Hugo was the most honored gucat, ant whm' entered the bullding with hia unughlwr—mm f] Madame Lockroy, upou his ari, th_u ot mude wuy betora hbm ns i he hud Unuu o J\Aln’:n- )‘iumh-uus of ':1“’":“1 mlwm were wndon correspoudent says: ** All thut was ?un.!t lustrious in ac!or‘x.z:.p:& Neerature, sud politics, uucmlud.—uu:l & Lol of finance. Prince Orloff, who was & 3 o day to be in Belgium, wus !on-moul‘ul “Lc.m 1 lating on the happy event M. and |}|1:‘nu-m'd Simon, wlio, when the lnat of the brl e beea Diad shaken Lds lu filing out, must :m:tl ] as tired as o Unitcd States I’rcs,l‘lh:lli st of a leveo at the White-House.” "Tha wreater portion of Lotk Chatn! e French Asscmbly attended. Vietor o3 eing one_of Dr, Bimon's_ witnesses, the mll:af M, Camlllo Sce, one of thu Beeretaried by o Chamber, and the promoter of 8 bill for bic e femalo oducation. Twa bankers, M CU wnid Raphasl, wero witnesses for “":-z hrllld'h l” hersclf was_tlie most hotablo object i O vast assembly. Showas youns ant il al und of a dark zomplexiou. Bho wore &'l‘m" ] uro whits costume, withuut 8 JEWeL P o persun. ‘This elegant simplicity was ¥ mired. tho Amerlean I 'uma (A Sentiuel. o Ne A herd of clmm was driven hither !m};n ) vada nearly two years ugo. serte Camels ? Fiuding 00 P, blo work for theun, thef® owners 148y py toosa nfong the Gila, to the eastmard ‘Phero they have been lvinz umlF ,{t - fng fat and sleok-ull the tune. FOF T eper were dn daoeer of ”“’"""““"“;,,.-_wm thiey pus lu an appesrance plony ! ‘Im‘nu i they frightened i wnd horses LRl hatred trol of the urivore. "They noouurm'“c of teamaters, soma of whow ngl“:w‘ of shooting camels on gight. | l‘w ‘freight ¥ tho rollrosd hus becu dellveriis i, of Adondo, the roud along the Gilla 08 LU opel that plato ins been comparatively g "aro by teamstors, aud the remaluing Fhe waterled now a gt chaneo to prup-\g““’, st uf Yomh desert of Souora, south amhmllli l:u., 4 o 13 Kuown tu [0sscas HMnensy EJ‘.““ ataly sulphur, borax, and soda. It posits of mek 2180 knowu to carry extenslve d e tual als. - To theso camele we looklu“ml making theso treasures sccessivl oweres