Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1879, Page 6

STATE AFFAIRS. Proceedings Yesterday of the [llinois General Assembly. The Logislators: Still Intro- ducing New Bills by the Dozens, Six Bills Passed by the Sen- ate---Full Text of Fivo of Them. Submission by the Governor of ~ Appointments on the State Bonrde, McCrea as West Park Com- missioner Meets wich Opposition. ! Senator Riddle Promises to Sub- stantiate Unsavory Charges Against Him. Reports of the s::b-cammlitco Appointed to Investigats Sleeping-Cars. Mr, Herrington Objoots to All the Re- ports—--A New Investigation Talked OFf THE LEGISLATURE. BENATR, oeclat Diroatch to The Tribune. 8erinarieLn, 11, Murch 5,—Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Kreck, of the Lutheran Church., In the abacnce of Licut-Gov. Shuman, ut Jack- sonvllle, delivering a lecture on art fn general, Trestdent pro tem. [amliton presided.: In calling the Senators for prayer, My, Hamilton drove off the butt of his mallet, and hit Sccre- tary Paddock o the baclk. Mr. Herdman seot up a petition on Qame laws, Mr. Kuykendall, from the Commiltee on Fees and Salarjes, reported favorably ns to Clurks? fees, ‘I'ie Appropriastions Commiittee, by Scnator Jostyn,. reported n substitute for the vexed Militia bill; also fuvorably on the Reform-School LI, The Alilitia bill, as substituted, does away with o Paymaster, and increases the appropria- tion to 389,000, Senator Hunt sent up the usual batch of re- ports pro and cou. on amending the statutes, all of whick will ho heard from in debate, By Mr. McDowell, a resolution to meectat 0:50 2. m. Lald over. Scnator Hlanna had his resolutions—hereto- fore priuted—on the revenue made a specinl erder on Friday. -Senator Riddle ssked to call up Senate bili to ‘prohibit school officers und teachers from sell- ing or dealing in books nnd apparatus. Grant- ed, and ordered ton sccond reading, Senntor Munn submitted o report and substi- tute bill from the Militta Committeo similar to Benator Joslyn's, above reforred to. JUDICIARY. - Benator Herdman's bill, in reference to con- current jurisdiction of County and Cireult Courts,and the method of appeals, after being antagonized by Messrs. Talliaterro and Dear- born, nud a lengthy defense by Senntor Ilerd- man, In which hie declared thatthree Jury trials ‘wero now ailowed trivial cases, was.then put on 1ta passage,—yeas, 805 nays, 1 © 8£e. 1. Thatan act entitled, **Anact to amend Beer, 7and 12 of an act entitied, *An oct to ex- tend the jurisdiction of County Cuurte, and to nro- vide for tho practice thereofi to ix the time for holding tho wauwe, andto repeal an act therein named, * approved March 20, 1874, " approved May 21, 18373 In force July 1, 1877, be and tha sawe aro hezeby amendud 60 8a to read us follows: *8xc, 7. Tho County Courts shall have concue- rent_ jurisdiction with the Clrenlt Courts inall that clays of canes wherein Jusf of tho Peace now have, or muy hereaflter have, jurisdiction, where the amonnt clalmed or the valne of the property hy centroversy ehall not oxceed $1,000, concurront Jurisdiction with the Gircuit Courts in all cases of Bopeals from Justices of tho Peace and Pollca Mayletrates, and in all eriminal offensca ard mis- demeanors whera the punishment ia not inprivon. ment Iu the Penltentiury, or deuth; al) of which lhnll‘bu :oznunnlu ul1he law terms horeinafter oned, Skc. LN, Appeals aud writs of orror may bo taken and prosccuted from the' final orders, judg. ente, und decreey of the County Court to tho Avpoliats Court, In proceedings for the salo of Inndefor taxes und apcolal usseastnents, aud in all conumon law and attachment cases, und cases of Torcible entry ond detainer, and of forcivle de- tatner, and In prosccution for bastardy, Huchaps peald und wrilk of error whall, when not otherwise provided, bo taken and prosecutod in the same wanner as nppeals from and writs of error to the Ciremt Courte, In all appealw in crinsinal cases, the Court shall fix the amount of the recouizance, und when tho mamo fs excented the defendunt shall be discharged from Inprivonment nntil ather- tvise arderad by the Appolinte Court on the dls- mixeal or trinl'of the avpenl, and the sccuritivs may deliver thelr princioal, and by subject to Uablities, to ba enforced ms in other cases of rocognizance, DRAINAGE. Senator Archer precipltated n warni discussion of the dratuage question by trylug to gzet one of the numerous bills on that subject referred to the Judiclary Commlttee. Senator Talllaferro and Senator Jonea strongly opposed hurying the bill in that Comnittee. All 8enator Archer avanted was certaln legal quostions scttled, be- cause Lhe subject 1a the most Important one be- fore the Legisiature. fis people wanted a bill, but not ano that the SBupreme Court would de- cide unconstitutiona), Finally, Senator Dear- Dorn camo to Mr. Archer's hvfp. und the bill was g0 referred, EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTE, ‘The Governor seut iuto the Scnate a com- munieation contalning the following appolnt- ments: L'rustee of the Deaf and Diumb Asylum—Stephen Cn}\p.. of Menard County, . Arustees of the Feeblé-dlinded Asylum—) bert Callaban, of Crawford: Urabam Lee, of Aercer, vice Cammings, ru',mea. Trustee of the Miind' Asylum—A, Q, Burr, of Green, Trustee of the Cenfral Insane Asylum~D, R, Ballard, of Kendall, d'rustees of the Industrial Unirersity—John 1rd, of Alexander; J, Il Pickiell, of Macon; 8. M, MiMard, of Lake, towucceed D, 1, Sabing T ‘T, Fountain, of Perry, to succeed W. C. Flagg, Ry o Of the State I of Education—~W etnbers of the Slate Iloard of Education—W, 1. Green, of Alexander; E. A, Gostman, of Biacon; M, Donohue, De Witt; Thomas Blude, of MeLean; B, ¥, large, of lenry. Y'rustee of Kustern Insune lospital—John H. Clongh, of Cuak. . drustes of thio Soldiers® Orphans’ tome—J, O. Dlack, of Champaign, Trustes of the Stats Reform School—Qbadish use, of Cook, Yrustes of the Northern Insane Asylum—1, O, Bn‘n;wu;;m. ‘; I}{-ga. W leinber of the Stats Naard of Public Charities— Georgu 8. Hubineow, of Do Karb, s Trusiee of the Eye and Ear Infirmary—P. A. Armnrnni'. ol Grundy. West Chicago Park Commlssioners—Georye Tahlfs, B, K, Wood, Emll Wilken, S. M. Wilcox, z\'lllu.l Woodard, Jobn Brenock, Samuel 11, Alce Urea, Membdera of the State Board of Health—A, L. Clar, of Kane; Willlam M, Chambers, of Cales; J. M, Uregory, of L'hnmpflrr':)j John Cook; Howard Wardner, of Union: Newton 3 nan, of Knox; Heuben Ludlaw, of Cook, TUB hTENOGHARIIC REPORTRLS' DILL was temporarily passed over, CIHURCH TAXATION, Mr. Joslyn's LIl In refercnce to the levy and collection “of taxes, and exemuting public, cnuren, und other property, was reusd o third i:me. und recommiited 1o’ the Committeo ou evenue, JOLIBT. Mr, Herdman’s bill iu relation to the appolnte mn::l. of Joliey Penlteutiary Commissiouers was Tead, ' Mr, Callon opposed the bill becauss it pro- posed {0 recogulze as law what Is uot a fact. H THE CHICAGO TRIBUNL s THURSDAY, - MARCH 6, 1879—TWELVE. PAGES, The bill, Mr. Ilerdman sald, was only to re- mova a donbt, ‘Ihe bill was then passed—nyes, 415 noes, 1. 8xc. 1, That Scc, 4 of an act entltled an act in relation to tho Peaitentiary at Jollet, to bho entitled +'An Act (o provide for the mansgement of the 1linois Htate Penitentiary at Joliel," anproved Jutie 16, 1871, in forca July 1, 1871, be so nmend- ed a8 to read ne foll *+8ic. 4, Tho Commissionera enall be appolnted 4 by tho Davernor, by anid with the advico and con- sent of the Benate, and ‘be aubject to removal by tho Governbr ut his discration, which removal and the cause thereof ahiall -bs rovorted by the Gov- ernor to the next (enoral Asrombly, ‘Thase now in ofiice’ shall continue to holil such oflicea dur- Inz tho terms for which thoy wero respect. ively appointed, unless suoner removed by the Qovernar, tie explration of 'the terms af ofifco” for which the present Commissions rrs have been appolnted, and biennially Lthereafter, there aball he appointad by the Governor, by and with the ndyice and consent of tho Senate, ana Penitentlary Commlssioner, who shall hold his of- fica for the term of six ycars, unless anoner ro- moved hy the Liovernor, * In cage of any vacancy aceasioned by thy removal from the State by any persun su apvointed, or death, or resignation, or hon-acceptance of the vfice, or removal from the olica by the Gavernor, of any siich peraon Ao ap- pointed, tha Governor shall amediately appolut o verson Lo fill such vacancy for the residue only of suchiterm. And all avpointments made by tho Goreenor when the Senato 18 not in nession shall be valld until tho next sesslon of the Senate, ™ BUFNEMH COURT, Mr, Herdman's bill to redistrict the Btate for Supreme Court purposes, taking Jersey nnd Callioun Counties’ from the Southern and ut- taching to the Central Division, was passed. IN MEMORIAM, Senator Bent submitted resolutfons In mem- ory of ex-Senator Henry A. Mills, deceased. Passed nem cone and Wednesday next fixed ns memorial day for both Early and Mills. IIEDOR PENCB. Mr, Herdman's bill in relation to hedeo fences was read A third time and passed—yens, 40; navs, Benator Jones, who has twenty miles of hedpe fence, Brc, 1, o it enacted by the Peonle of the State of linoia, represented in the General Assembly, That Lo owncr ar owners of any hedro-fonce alony the line of any wubllc highway in this State shadl, after such hedge-fence nttalna the ago of seven yeara, cut back or trim such liedge-fonce tos hight not to exeeed five fect, ot least once on ur befora tho 10th day of Avril every two years thorealter, so that snch public highway shall not be obstrocted, or impaired in nsefuiness or convenionca by ruch hedge-fenco: Prorided, thut the provisions of this uccl’inn shall not apply where such hedee-fence in permitied by the owner or ownces thereof to grow up without trlmrging or cotting back for the nur- vose of protectiiiz or screening? orchards or bulld- inge: Aad provided further, that nothing in this section ahnll bs conastracd to apply 1o fences of grawine willow, Src, 2, 1f tha owner or owners of any such hedge-fence shall neglect or rofuec to comnly with the provisionsof this nct. after twenty days’ written notice given by the Overseer or Supeevisor of High- swuysof the towwn, or Suporyisar of Highwayn of tho roud district In which such hedge-fence may be sit- | uated, it stiall bo the duly of such Overseer or Com- missioner of Higliways or Supervisor of Iichways 10 canso ruch fence ©o be cut back o trimwed, s regtiired by thikact, and the neccesary expense thaereof, with casts of enit, may be recovered agninst the owner or owners of such hedge-fence, heforo nny Justiceof tho Peaco of the prover coun- ty, In the name of the propar Ovorseer or Commis. elonors of Highways of the town or Supervisor of the rond district for the use uf the proper town or rond district. ‘I'he notice required hy this rection shall be served by copy upon theowner orownuorsof ruch hedgzesfence, ur upon hiy or thelr agents, be- fore the Liith duy of April {n the year in which such hedue-fence 18 required to be cat back or trimmed. SEc. 3. Any Overseer. Comminsioner, or Super- visor of Ilizhivays neglecting or rofusing to por- form his duly under thisact ahall be liable 1o a fine of not leas than $5 nor niore than §20, to bo recovered fu tho name of the people of tho State of 1ilinoie, upon complaint In writing bofore any Justice of the¥eacs of the proper county, for the nse of the proper road, dletrlet, or town. 1HJUNCYIONS, « Scnalor Archer’s bill ns to injuctions was read a third time and pnssed—yens, 28; nays, 18, 8re, 1, That See. O of the nct entitled '* An act to rovlae the Inw In relntlon to injunction * be, und the samo b hereby, amended so'as to rend as follows: **8rc, 0, In all other cases bofore an Injunction shall fssue the complainant shall give boi 1 such penalty and upon sinch condition and with such se- curity ta may bo required by the Court, Judge, or Muster eranting or ordering the injunction:” pro- vided, bond need not bo ‘reauired when lor goort canso shown the Court, Judge, or Mastor Ty of uninfon that the Injunction ouzit 1o be granted without bond; and” provided further, that in nll applications for injunctions to restrafn the colloce tion of taxes, the partica appiying for the samue Ahatl duposit with the Tressurer of the county In which the faxes arv due, or with the State I'reas- urer, If taxes i two or more cuunties are sought to be enjoined, the amount of taxes songht to be enjoined before any such injunction shall le al- lowed, and the conrt in which prucecdings shall b hag upon (the hllhmc(lnn. 1f nllowe:dl, whall order i1he pavaient of sald tuxes ont of tho wone)s so depositod or the refunding of the aame to the par. ty procuring the injunction, ns tho same may bo Dy satd Conrt dissolved or mado perpetunl, unlesy on appeal by elther pagty, when thy money so o- nonited shafl abide the dccislon of tue Appoliate Court or the Supremo Court, LLECTIONS, 8cnator Hunt's LIEL (100) was read a third time and passed: 8xc, 1, That Bee, 7 of Art, 7 of an act entitled *4An act to revisw tho law tn relation to township argnnizotion, " upproved and in forco March 4, 1874, as nmended, approved, and i farce Marct U, 1877 be aud the sunia t beroby umended 8o as to read ns follows, to wit: **8ke, 7. The town shall supoly a suitable bate lot-box or hoxcs, to bie kept and used in Jke man- nerae ballot-boses In other election, In Incors porated towns or incarporated villages sehode it ore couxtonaive with tho linita of o town, or In any organized town where tho number of votersat tho Inst preceding general election oxceeded 0V, the County Board may require one or additional ballot-boxes and places for reception of voled to be provided, which plucns shall Lo selected with reference 1o convenience of the clectors of tho town, and nhall designuto at which of 4aid poiling places’ the Town Clerk shall nct o# Clerk of Blection, And anch polliny plnce, whenso designated, shall bo tho place for transacting the miscellaneous busi- nees of the tawn, and when several pluces are so rmvldoll. tho eloctors present sball choose from heir numbor one Assistant Moderator und ono Ase slstant Clerk for eacit addittonal ballot-box to ro- ceive the voled theretn, who sball take tho same outh and be subject (o the vame penalties as the Moderstor and Clevk, and shall be under the direes tion of tho Moderator, At the closing of the polt, alithe sail bollot-boxes whall be hrought together at the polline-place wners the Town Clerk ncts uy Clerk of Litectlon, and the votes shail bo canvassed nt tha saino time it in the aame manner.and re. turn thercof made, tho same aa if a1l tho veles kind been cast I tha same ballot-box, When thure shall be more than une volling-place designatod in such towns, the gonersl ineetlng for tho transaction of puwiness shinll be beld at the thne tierenfter mentioned at (he polling-nlace whero the Town Clerkacty ug Clericof the Town Electlung or If thoro Lo no Town Cleek, then ut such place us shull bo designated by the Connty Clerk, And it #hall bathu duty of the Town Clerk, ur, if {nera be no "own Clerk, it shall by the daty of the County Cleik, to best up i the most public nlaces In eaca prectict o the tuwn wuch 3 notice of esch of the places in thy town whore the County Buard have directed and reguired the clec! to by held, and i no came shall the wumber of notices su res ulred to Lo posted In nny town bo le thres: J'rovided, hotever, that in tow, wholly within the 1imits of ‘an incorporated city or village, the Commun Couneslond the President and Boord of Trustees of sucn viilage shall divide cach of such tawne tntu election precinets und designate the voting-pluces In cach precinct; and any vlector in auch towns shiall be entitled tovote for town ofticera enly i tne preciuct in which he may Xgull.lfl And provided furlier, that in cases whera o town and. city oloctions cecur on tho same day, the Common Council may in- clude the noticy af each of tho laces of bolding tao town clection in thele pun- shied notica of thu clity claction, and the Town Clerk aliall zivo such notico as he §v uow required tu elve by Bec, 22 of Art. 6 of this act, The Cum. mon Councll of such city, ant the Prosident and Board of Trustees of such village, shall also ap- point thres Judges of Election for cach of such precincts, und uiay ba the ¥amo porsuns ax ure upe pumtcd as Judges of Rlectlon 10r city and vibi ofticers Leld on tho samw duy, Such Juug Elecilon may chouso two clerks of eluctlun for cach precinct, osud such Judges snd Clurke shall take thu oath of afilce now preserlbed by the tivn- cral iElection Jaw of this tate, The ballots cuat ac such erection for town olicers shall by depositod In_n separate ballot-hox, aud shall be connted und cunvassed by tho Judges of Electlon sepa- rately frum any othor ballots thatmay bu castat any ather election that may be held on the samoe day, Fald judges of clection whatl causs to bo kepin aeparate poll-liet which shall conlain the unwes of all porsons votlug at such cleciion for town officera, together with their tevidonces, d fmmediately upon clostug tho polia 1hey vhall canvasstho votes yalled in Lhe manner provided by tho general vloc: tion law of the Stute, und noko a written ulate. ment or certitieate of the winber of vatus cust at such eloction for each person voted for, ana thy ofticy for which such person received sich voten, and whall, withiu forty-eight hours thereafier, cauvo such cortiticate and poll-list, together with the hallots cust at sucn clection, o e veparately seuled up and trausmitied to the Clork of the town, ‘Thy Supervieor, togother with tho Awscusor and Collector, snail, withe in five doys thoreufler, west und can- vass suld roturue, uud declaro ths result of rabl election, ''ho town mevtings 1o be held fn such towns for tha tranaaction of tewn busiieas, 0% now vrovided by law, shall be held at 2 o'clock 1 the ulternoon of wald day, at such voling pluce b suld town oy the Conruon Councll of sich ity or thy Presldent and Doard of ‘FPrustecs of snch villuge may destynate, ut which meoting & Maderatorahal| bu chosen to preside by the electors present, and tho “fown Clerk ahall uct sw Clerk of sald weetiny, and keep a reeurd of the proceedings thereof, Bec, 2. Wuetkav, Al ewergency exiota by rea. fou uf the huppening of town elechions In Anril, 1870, this act whall Tako eftect and be 1o force from and afivr §19 passige, Alr, Cullou's INSURANCE LIl wasalso read a thivd time. 1t {8 as follows : Bxgc, 1, 1t aball not be awful for any insursnce company, assoclatlon, orpartnerehip, incorporated by ororganized under tho Jaws of any other State u{um United Etates, or of auy forelyn Qovern- ment, far tho purpore of Inruring ngainet los or damago by fire, or neainat the rirks of Inland navi- Fation or irananortation, of for the prirpose of life nautance, of for the ptirposs of indurlng terrons agatnat accldents, to tako riskw, or to transsct any buatnesa whatever, authorized by ita charter, swithin this Sinte, uniil it ahall have comptied with tho following requirementa, in addition to thoso already imposed by existing Jaw: It shall fieat file with the Audifor of Prjilc Accounta n written ap- nlication for a licanso td dgbusiness in this state, duly signed by {ta Presid@nt and Secrolary, with 1ta corpurato scal attachicd, swhich statement ahatl contaln the folluwing declaration: That it desires to trananct the business of inancance in this Stato, that it will accept n licenso therelor nceording to the laws of thix Siate, 8wl that safd - cenga abnll ceass and torminate in cano and whenever It shall remove, or make apolicatinn to remave, Inloany Unltod Statea Court any netlon or procecding, commonced {n any of the Stato Courts of this State, uvon any claim or canse of actlon arising out of any business transaction, in fact, done 1n this Stale; any por- miuslon, consent, ugreement, conditiun, OF bro- visjon, incorporated 1n any contracl, morigage, note, bond, obligation, or pollcy of insurnnce, authorizing or consenting Lo suchremoval, to tho contrary notwithstanding. See, 2, Upon complying with the requirements of See. 10l this act, together with all olher re- uircments now imposed by cxisting law, the ?nmflh)r of Publle Accounts shall tssue to snch in- corporated company, associatlon, or partuership o licenso to trausuct 1ta Lueinuax in tius State: and no auch license shall bo lesucd until all of sald re- quirements shall have been complicd with; and no auch fncorporated comnpany, assoclation, ar parte nership shall carey on tho business for which it wmay have been incorporated, within thia Siate, untit it shall have odtained sach license. Tho feq fur puch licenre shall bo the snuve s that provided fur by cxistiug law. to be pald by the incorporated cumpany, assucistion, or parinership so securing such [lcense. 8gc, 4. 1f any such incorporated company, as- soctatlon, or partuership shall remove, or make anplication to remove, {ntoany UnitedStates Court nuy netlon or proceeding commenced in any Stato Court of this State, upon a cialm or causa of action arising out of auy busincss or transactivn in fact, «ono in this Btate, nitnongh thero may have been =« siipulation authorizing such removal: or if it shall violate or full to comply with anyof the wuther requirements or conditivns now Im{umul by cxlsting law, it 1s hereby made tho imperutive duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts at once to ra- yole, cancol, and annul the licenao [ssucd 1o such incorporated company. association, or partner- ship;. und thereafter no such Incorpurated company, association. or parinorship shall transact, within this State, -nr of the buriness for which It was Incarporated, untitagain duly licensed, 1n coso guch revocation of licenwe shall be made because of tho removal of or the attempt to ro- move anv actton from a Stato Ceurt of this State to any Unlted States Court, no renewal of auch )i ceieo khall be nuule within threo years aftor such revocstion, Whenover any such lleenso shall be revoked, tho Auditor uf Public Acconnts shall glve noticu of such revocation by wail, 1o the Presldeny and Secref r{ of such corporation, and shall also canze a notlce of the samo to be publlahed three timews [n some weekly public newspaper publishod in tho Clly of Springileld, A certied cony of iha order of Temoval shall be suicient avidenco of the tumoval of any cause, Skc, 4, Any such incorporated company, nsso- clatton, or partnership which shall transact its Dbusiness in this State in violntion of the provisions of ths ace, shall, togethor with the avent ur agents 80 unlawfully trunsacting sad busincss, Jointly and soverally, be subject toa penalty of 8300, 1o bo aucd forand recovered in the nawio'of the Peoplo of tho Siate of 1linols by the Stata's-Altornoey of the county in which such agent or agenta may reslde, and viie-hall of sxid penalty, when recavered, thall be pald §nto the Treasury of aafd county, tho other half to the informer of sach violatlon: Vrovidea, Liowoyor, "that any compaiy Whose Tlcouss may linva been revoked e aforesald whall thercafter be ermitted to transact such business as may bo at utely necessary to wind unlts busiucss in'this Sta'e nod fione other: Provided, further, that nothlng in this act contained slnll be constrned to prevent the fiing of an information In the nature of & que warranto against such curporations so violating the- proylslons of this uct, Ske. 5, All Inws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of thisact archercby repealed, ‘The bill possed—yeas, 404 nay, Scott. - THE GOVEKNOR'S APPOINTMENTS were called upin exceutivo sessfon and read gerlatim. They were regulnrly confirmed until the Hst containing the batch of West 8ide Park Commlssloners was reached, when Senator Rid- dle, pursuaut to a programme agreed upon be- fore, arose und_deianded o division as azniost the name of Samuel . MeCrea. Riddlo op- posed his confirmation, und charged thnt, as ounty Treasurer, McCrea had mude o corrupt burgain with certain publlshing firms in reeard to printing the tox-list, anel the further churge that MeCrea had corruptly and wrongfully exercised lis offlcial "vosition, aud used ibe funds of Cuok County in tompering with n Grand Jury which had under cous{deration syldence Iooklni: to the fudletment of McCrea. Ordlnarily such charzes ns these made against one of the Gov- ernor’s nppointees would have created a sensa- tion, but nothing of the kind aceurred to-day. 1t was well known, und fairly pereed upon, thit when Scontor Riddle mnde his charges the Democratie stdo of the Scnuts was to sustain him, Indeed, omo Chicago Benator went over to the Democratic sido just before the list was read, und reminded Bcnators Dearborn, Lee, und others of the slituation very quictly, Benator Beut arose after Scnator Riddle hag concluded, und sald that he bud knowa McCrea for twenty-five years, and had never heard sught ogainst his ‘churacter a8 a man and grood cltizen. In regardto the charge preferred by Senator Riddie, e had this to sny; An Investization hud beco made. Licut,-Gov, Shuman, vne of the witneases, had said thero was no corrunt bareain, The whole snbject had been one over, und MeCrea hind been honora- Uiy acquitted. 'Senator Riddle avose, and, with stuntorian lungs, satd: ‘* 1 WILL PROVE THE CHARGRS." Senator Whitlng aflirtued that he had known MeCrea for twenty yeurs, und ho did not belleve there was a more honorable or honest businuss man fn the State of Hlinols, Senutor Kuykendall moved to refer the nom- Ination of McCrea, with the charges of Senator Riddle, to the Commitiee on Munleipalities, Henator Bent again arose. Ile suid he be- lievea it was the unnuninous wish of the RRe- publicans who resfded in McCrea's ward thut ho Lo confirned us West Side Park Comnmis- sluner. Senntor Riddie denfed, ns one of the Repub- lieans of thut ward, thut there was any such de- slre, Souator Lee sustained tho motlon to refer, so a8 to'zive Scuator Riddle on opportunity to make his charges good, Bentor Cutlan EXPRESSED SURPRISE that. the Republican side_of the Senate should press n confirmation of MeCrena when so erave charges bad beso made agulnst bim, Senators Jolmsou and Bash, to refuto this nssumption of Callon, immedlately orose and tuyored o reference to o committee, Senator Bash, however, sald there wera 1,000 men In MeCrea’s ward who were as well quall- fled for Park Comimssioner, und he was surprig- vd that the Governor should siogle out this an. Benator MeClellun made o paclficatory speech, al sugeosted a referenco to the Committeo on Migcelluny, ‘To this Senator Riddiu objected, Ho believed that the members of thut Comuittee were proj- udived 1 fuvor of this good mun, e woul however, consent If Bonutors Campbell and Delaney wers ndded to the Comumnittee. [Cries of *Oblect! oblect!”] Beeator Camnbell exprossed himsclf as huving 10 feeling in the matter, but thougnt the ques- tlon af McCrea's contirmution_should be consli- ered by the Commnttee on Munfelpalities. 1t that was not granted, hie bolleved u speclut coms- mittes of flve would do Justice in the macter, Senator Riddlo—~I consent, Senator Merritt arose und praceeded to dls- scet Senutor 1ddle, wiho, ho suid, apoeared to by trylng to sot up u committee on o man atafust whom ho (RiddleYbad preferred charges, So far as he (Merritt) hud kept run of the de- bate, ft seemed that MeCrea Lad beeu an houest wan when ke went to Chicago, 1¥ U AL PALLEN, it was anly what hsa happened to nearly every other i who left a peaceful rural hoine for that greateity of carruption. [Luangher, ) Un u call of the rail, the nomiuation was ro- ferred to the Committee on Miscetluny, consist- ing ot Benators Hamilton, Dement, (luut, Tallia- {frro, Muyborue, Duvie, Brivk, Herdman, und e aYs0- LOARD OF HEALTH, On motlon of Senator McDowell, the conflrm. ation of the nominntions for the State Huord of Health wus postponedd till next Wednesday, TO MECONSIDEN, Senator Joslyn cutered u motion to reconsider the vota by which Senutor Archer's bill ou ref- erencd Lo fujunctions by tax-ighters was passed to-duy, The general feeling among the Senators s adverse to the bill, although it passed,~an- other evidencs ot l{uw illy digested our lnwa are, ON M'CREA. ‘The Committea on Miscellany adopted a yeso- lutlon requiring Senator Riddle to submit Lils charges with the specifications agalust MeCrea i wordhyg by noxt Monday, so the publle may look vut for unothier Blodgett trial, THE CANAL. Upou Benator Merritt's sution, the Canal bill tx:-(;lwa’\vu reduced on the Commlitco 1o d THE DEAY AND DUMD TRUSTEES, The same Scuator 18 uppoinfed u apcclal Bub- Commitice to juvestizate the charga preferred azuinat the Trustees of the Desl und Dumb’ Asylum for refusing to pay a mechanie's elaim far lavor uud maieriul, used on bulldig o school-room, amouvting to $4,000. 'Fhe Trus- tees, haviug puld out sl tielr appropriation now have no money. The wrong lios | Trustees contracting{n excess of approptiations, OUsE, The TTouse liegan 1ta session this mornlng at O o'clock for the first time, greatly to the dis- camfort of the Hybarlies nid voluptuarles, who are fowl of thelr morning nap. ‘Fhera wns scarecly o quoruin present when the Speaver's mallet foll, but the sleepy members came straggling in with the morning deow in thelr balr, and diggiug open thelr dull eyes, Mr. 8nlzir, of Sangamon, demanded a call of the Ilouse, 110 members nnswering to thelr names, KREW NILLS ENOUOM TO MAKR AN ORDINARY MAN BICK. Saveral neir bitla were presented, as follows: By Mr. Collius, to repeal the act of 1835 for the reorganization of clifos, By Mr. Gross, to change the terms of the Ap- pettate Court of Eio Third District to Apri) and September, By Mr, Rogers, to provide for the collection of statistica relating to the sanitary condition of the State by the State Buard of Ileaith, and aporapristing $1,600 for the expenses thercol, By Mr. Sherman, appropriating 8150 to place the coat of nrms of the Stato in the ** Illinois Ruom " at the former home of Georgs Washing- ton at Mt. Vernon, By Mr., Orendorfl, to facilitate farm-iratnago. By Mr., Tracy, to amend the Township Organ- Ization law, 8o asto providu that Subervisors shall hold oflice for - two years, one-hall to he elected cach year. The bill also provides that i towns or cities having 4,000 inbabitunts there ahnlt be_cleeted an additional Bupervisor in towns of 6,600 population, two Assistant-Supor- Ivtl;og, and ono additional for every 2,600 {ubab- ants, By Mr. Thomson, of Will, to regulate fire- Insurauce companics by providing that the amount of the poliey shail be deemed the truo valne of the property fn case of loss. By Mr. Carter, of "Adams, to amend the In- surance laws by reguiring overy azent of all companies to nunually make a return fu May to the proner ofllcers of the county, town, or inu- wieipality in which the agency s located, of the amount of the net receipts of such ageney for the year preceding, which shall be subject to the same rate of taxatlon for sl purposes, State cuunty, town, and munleipal, that other nurwnu[ property s subject to at the place whero located, sald tax to bu iy len of all town and munlmpul Heense; provided, that citles having an organ- fzeid Fire Deoartmens may levy n tax not ex- ceeding 2 per cent on the irross roceipts of such agency for the support of the Fire Department, By Mr. Walsh, to revise the faw in relation to uwer. & By Mr. Bisbee, amending the School 1w so as to provide that Township Tronsurera shall re- cefve In full for their services a compunsation to he fixed prior to thelr clection by the Board of ‘Trustees, which shall in no case exceea 2 per cent of the School Funds pald out by the Treas- urer for ordinary expenditures for the aupport ot schools during the preceding year; also, umending Sec. 8 of the act concernlng convey- ances, By Mr. Dav, to rezulnte contracts of insur- anca by providing that, in sufts on policies, each condition or atl Dulnfinn shall stand by itsell ant be independent of every other vne, By slr, Scott, to prevent the trausportation of stolen stocik. By Mr, Rlc)m{, toamend the License law by proving that afl’ accounts of Lroceriea or other rtetallers of Hquors for lguors soid by them or their agents, In quantities less than o gallon, for a greater amount than 50 ccuts, shall be vold, and ue court shall entertaln any jurisdic- tlun of any nccount as aforesnd fu wilich there shall be niore than 60 cents charged for liguor 8o sold by the drivk or sold aud dellyered in less quuntitles than ove gallen, | THE 10DBY, Eugeng A, 8ittif, of Clileazo, 8 member of the last Goneral Assembly, was on the floor to- day. Xn Immenge lobby §s an hand this week, for- midable funumbers und influcnve. BECOND IEADING, The order of blils on sccond reading was taken up, the first bill on the list belnyr House Bill 568, 1or an net coneerning dows, nidd for the wrotection of shieep nnd other domestle aufmala, "The firat section provides that every dog ahall wear a collar and ehall be taxed &1, ‘Ihe bill was coniously amended, and passed to a third reading. TO. FIX DOWMAN, Houso Bill 85, repealing the Mayor's act, came up for amendment wyl discussion. 'This net provides that av act epsitied * Aunet concern- ing the appointment olid removal of city oflicers inall efties In this State, conferring additional powers and dutles upon Mayors, nnd concern- fug appropristion bills or ordinances that may bo passed i such cities,” approved April 10, 1875, be und the same {8 liereby repealed. See, 2 provides that, whereas, the powers granted by sald net hereby repealed ore Hable to “be ex- eralsed by Mayors to the detriment of the st futerest of citios, an emergeney exists regulring this nct to take cifect ininediately, therefore this et sl take effect and be fn” foreo from und after Its passage. ‘This bill was drawn to cover a specifle case in East 8t. Louls, whoie a controversy arose be- tween the Mayor and Clty Council, Mr. Bulez moved to recomtnlt the bill to the Comulttey un Municloal Affairs, stathys that the blll was considerad 1 Committeo whea Its opponents were ubsent. Mr. Crooker sald thut thera were severnl citfes 1o the Btate of Ilinols which were - suffuring fn consequenco of the evils sought to be cured by this mensure, und, therefore, bo hoped it would Do passed to u third readiug without veing re- committed. - Mr. (iross, Chairman of the Cominittee, In an- swer fo the churge of the gentlemnu from San- gamon (Mr. Solgp), eald the Committes had postponed this bitl from time to time Inorderto hear from any ons who bad anything to say againat it, and thut, after a thae, they had acted upon the measure, with no fntention Lo be dis- cgu’rlwns to the gentleman from Sangamon i), { Alr, Anleg made an oxplanation, and nccepted the explanation, whercupon n vote was taken upon the motfon to recomnit, which was lost, ‘Ilhe bill wos then ordered to u thied reading, and will probiably pass the tlouse, A WARM DEUATE. The Deflefency blll, appropristing 850,000, or a8 much thereof ns may be necessary, ta pay e Indcbtedness of the Northern Ponftentlary at doliet, which had been made the spacial order for this mornig, was taken up, nud Mr. Miteh- ell, Chalrman of the Commitice o Appropria- tions, suld thut the regore of the Commissioners on fllo fn the Governor’s ofllee showed fully how the imlcbredifda had been contracted, und_that tho vouchers for every item accompanied the statement. The Commissioucrs hud donu the best they could under the clreuinstancos, be- cause the supplies for the vrison must be had; therefore they wers compelled to dnenr this fudebteduess, The futerest on thisdebt amounted to 8§10 o day, und, consequentiy, the bill should pass ok onee. Mr. Robeson, of Fulton, differed from the Chatrmun of the Apuropriation Committes (Mr, Mitehell), muck to hisreeret. ‘There wero [ al ftems which nobudg could explaln, aud upon which ho wanted ligh Mr. Bisbee made a sirong specch, giving his reasons why the bill should be passed toa third reading, and calling attention to the items to which objection had been made, Mr, Wentworth spoke sainst the appropria- thon, on the ground that the ftems of expenso werenot sufllelently sxplalned. Mr, Ilerriigton clafmed that this bitl attempt- cd to be passed was IN VIOLATION OF LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION, uud that the Comnitssioners had no rlghit fo vol tracta debt. Hlo haa fought these spproorin- tlons from scssinn to scasion, and he was uguinet any measures of this kind, Mr. Mason interrupted Mr. Herrington by reading the stutute suthorizing the Cominis- -sloners to contract dobls, whereupon a wordy controversy arose, which was carried on until put an end to by the Speaker, who inslsted thst the debate should be conducted fau the usual manner, Ar. Herringtou procecded to say that ho was in favor of voling for any nccessary appropria- tious, but he dld obfect to thu General Assem- bly becoming n mere Auditing Bourd, ~ When sn aoproprintlon was made the Commissjoners wught to bo compelled o keep witnin its Nunts, A, Herrington further satd {hat the recown- meuitatlons of the Goveraor In regard to appro- printions had heretofore been iguored by the mu]un‘lly of the Tlouso 11 such & wanner that bo decined it AN AUSOLUTE INSULT TO THR EXECUTIVE. Alr, Thomas wantod to kiow if the gentloman from Kaue (Herrington) aroso to defend the Governor as s personul friend und as o sup- porter of hta polley, d[Lmnzmnr.] AMr, Hervington'wald hu dld not, but he was poiuthng out what e consldered some of the wmeny crrors of the majority, Mr, Mason followed Mr. Herrington by read- g v‘.(lm statute, und euforclug i by o fow re- wmarks. Mr, Dur &poko agninst the lrpmprlntlon, atill claimingz it 1o bo Blegul and withous authority. My, Mason agatn apoke on the question, citing thu Cammissioners’ reports, and culling atten- uur‘n 10 u tew dutudls i conuection with Lho sub- eet. Mr. Frew mado a legal argument based on the statutes, Ho was followed by Mesars, Bherman, Mat- he thews, and Granger, the Jatterfof whom moved that it ho recommift Pendinie the discussion of this matlon, the Ilouse udjourned till 9a, m. toanorrow, F THR LADIES, On the motlon of Mr. Latimer, the ioir uf 11 o'clock a. m, fo-morrow was made the apecial order for reeviving the petition of the women of 1linvts, embracing over 100,000 names, THR MILITIA, The Sulb-Committee vn Military Aftalrs, of which Mr. Shermar s Chalrman, reported a bill to the General Committtee, this mornlyg, contelning tha division orvanizativn with the Injor-Goneral provision. Thu General Com- miltea thcreupon took wup the hill, struck out the .\lnioh(lnnuml und Division clause, ad sub- stititud the brigudo organization, an fixed the vy of the Adjuiant-General at 2,500, TRELEARAPHS, Mr, Granger's bll), requiring telezraph com. panlea to malutain oflices at_every railroad sta. tlon whers tlekets ara sold, was killed In tho comntitten roum this afternoon by Col, Wilson nid Mr, Russuil, the represuntatives of the com- panles, who showed that this measure, i€ it bo- eamo a law, would requiro the componics to opan and malntaly over 600 offices in the State of 1llinols, Iuving forwarded to cnch member of the General Assembly a_telearaph frank for the sesslon, the Westéern Unlon Company now ap- pears in the lobby In Lhe person of Col. J, J, 8. Wilson, one of “its manaers. Of courac, his husiness {s legltimate, Senators Whiting and Joslyn In the Senate, and Messrs, Granger und otliers {n _the ilonse, propose to harass nnd annoy the Western Unlon by special Tezislation, lllml the Company has o right to be heard in do- unse. TAE COMMITIEE ON WAREIOUSES, thisalternoon, nereed to report back the Grain Inspection bill without recommendation, The bill” fntroduced by Mr., Secrst, which! compels warehouscien to make an onnunl _statement under oath of the kind, quantity, und quality of grain, received and discharged during the year, was “roported back, with ' the recommendation that it pass. . TUE RINGS. This afternoon the Committee on Approprla. tious ncreed upon an_sppropriation of $252, Tor the Insane Asyluin at Jacksonville, The Elgin Iusane Asylum yots §220,810. BQUALIZATION, . Hon. E. B. Warner, member of the Board of Equalization, wos before the Jolnt Sub-Com- mittea o Revenue an bour and o halt Inst night. His ylews were well recelved and taken under consfduration, DR, RAUCIE AND HIB TROUNLES, Dr, Rauch, ex-President of the Board of Tealth, returns to the lobLy this mornlng, The Doctor prolesscs to bring strongz rebuttal evidence azalnat tho charges which bave been preferred against him, Quite o sensation was created In the Senate Chawber this mornlng by the discovery by mem- bers on thelr desks of an anonymous pamphlet hended * Informatfon for Taxpayers,” and con- talning erave 'and serlous chorces nzainst the State Board Iealth. The suthor exbibits the Tollowing figures: Sec, 11 of tho act to create and establish the Buard of Health makes ananoroprintion of 83,000, 10 bo puld oot as therein speciiled. From o state- mens of tho amonnt paid to the Board from tho state 'I‘rennr{, procured from tho Audifor's office, it appears that thero was drawn from 1he Treasury, on the certificate of 4. If, Rauch, Prentdent of the Lioard, up to and including Jon, 14, 187D, 82,- 045,211 to this add amount which the Beard ndmit baving recelved for Heennes, 6,010; making tho amount recelved by the Boary, 88, 2. . "I'hfs doas not fnclude feea recelved for licenses tho date of tha report, Oct. 1, 1878, sud 3 3 ? stunding this express Jimitation 41 the act creating tho State uarl of Iealth, we find on paga 54 of their re- port that the amount the Board h patd out i85, .. .., Amount authorized, . 5,000.00 Unnuthorized and lllegnl, ....... . $2,020,00 Iere {8 n clear case of o violatlon of the expross provisiony of the uct under. which the mombera of he Board were appolnted, and whick they were bound to obsorve, ‘The words **which 1ogsther shalt not exceed the sum herohy upproprinted ' do not admit of any two constructions. In thelr report, the membera of the Board do not aftempt 1o shatr that thero was any neceasity for them to violate the Iaw, which thoy claim they aro faiely seckinzto enforce, and desire others ta observe, Can thoy oxpect athers to observe @ law tiat they them- setves violate? If there oxlsted a good redson for thia violation of law, it was duc to tho taxpayurs of the Btate, It not to thomeelves, that the Board shauld in thelr report have utated such reasons, Hus tho llourd properly acconuted for all the moneys recelved? ‘The Hourd adwlts recelving for certifi- CUBE. e rteresirnrranrs .. . +..85,010.00 They have received from the Btzte Treas ury todan. 17, avueis 2,046.21 vers vereers88,855.81 $2,015.21 474580, 410.77 Amounta for which no vouchars are shown, . 85, 4: Novouchersorothorovidencoof the correctness or necesuty of the expenditure of 85, 435,44 ure Aled With the Auditor, nor presentud to the Guvernor with tho veport of the Doard. In ordinary busi- news mutter rocelpta uro uwually raquired Ly busl- tiess moxz for a1l payments mado by thew, rosTacg, 871,011 That would pay ot 3 cents cach ‘T'hat would pay at 6 cents each. I'hat would pay at O conta eact, ‘Inat would pay at 12 conta cach From tho roport and ke recury bo chargea: 1. With not acconnting for all monoy recelved, With exponding in violatiun of Inw 82, 0:2d, 44, #i. With fafluro to'bay all moneys rucefved, for Heensen futo the dtato 'rensury, 4. With fatlure to properly account for $5,- 485,44, $7,020,40 . Total rocelved. Vonclers aro flled ditor for. RO Caali repor . EX-SPEAKBR E. M, NAINES having been declared by a loenl paper to be In- suno, shows up this morning on the floor of the House a living, moviug, breaching exhivltion of that sume Llijah who 80 many ycars hos been the terror of the majority uud “the last liope ol that factious minority which he always led. He denies that his mind {s weakening, ENNEST WIDER, In the employ of the antl-Bowmanites of revo- lutfonary East St. Louls, s here azain, as is Atturney 8mall, of Chicago, who ls supposed to have o darge contingent fee fn the passage of Sconator Riadle’s Wallace-Rappelyo bill, CONSUL To “11MpBUR0." All day yesterday and last night Col. George Beroggs, member of the Houso from Cham- pagn, was beine showered with congratulations over the anoouncement of hls appointment as Consul to Ramburg, Last sumwmer Col, Berogge’ health broke down, and_he went to Colorado without benctitiog 'it. This winter a severo bronchlnl affection warned blm that ho must acek o warmer s less chasegable climate than Ilinols, Bome of his fricnds propused u forenru commission, which hu consented to take If Ju cume unasked, . About thres weeks ngo he was olfered the Consulate to the City of Mexfco, but declived it beeauss ho did - not bolleve it would mprove bis health, Then ho was olfered the Panama consulate, to which ho replled: . % Am golng to Europs uppointuient or no appolutmant, - No Mexico or Sout Awerleatu mine,” ‘The matter Wus supposed to have dropped there, Lut on Tucsday hio was surprised to learn in tho public wress that the Presdent had named him for Hamburg, Cal. Berozes says ho will complete Ius legmstutive lubors bere and then € he s con- firmed uud his health fa uo worss ho will sall for Hamburg, Col, Scrowus §s auoiber on of them Hturavy fellers, who, With Brot Harto and Porte Crayon, gaes sbroad to Jend charzcter und dig- nity tu the Amerlean Government. 1o s omi- m:)mly fitted by general experlence to make Jonsul SLEEPING-CARS. THE REFONTS, Bpecial Disvateh fo The Trivune, Senvoermiy, Il March G.—~The long- deloyed reports of the Bub-Committee from the Committea on Railroads of the House on the subject of reguluting sleeping-cars have at last been prepared and signed by sonie of the members, The Commitice s composed of Measrs, Thompson, Masou, Blsbee, Granger, Butterworth, and Murray, . Mr. Mason was originally designated to writa the roport, which he did. Subscquently other members of the Committee became ambitious to distinguish hemselves In the same Mterary fleld, and they refused to slgn Mr, Musun's report Mess Thompson, Grauger, aud Murrav cach drew a roport, but inally the report herewith trans- mitted, aud signed by threo membars of the Committee, wos prepared. Mr. Mason will probably, n the oud, append his aigvature to the samo roport, thouglh be hod mnot douo 60 thls moraing,” Mr, Graneer has sigued no report but his own, and claiins that thy re- purt below, to which thres siwuatures are at- tochued, waa urv.-furwl by Judgs Lochrane, the attorney of thu Pullman Company, TUE MAJORITY REPOUT 13 as follows: o .70 the Cownnittes on Rallroads—GENTLENEN: Your Sub-Comumittee beg leave to report hut tuoy have caretully examined “tho osoks of the Pulliman Palace-Car Company, and stud tbe following facts 1u relation to tuel; Lusiuess. capital invested, sud tho gruve and uet retura of the vawe: 1. ‘Pl propurty of tue Compauy conalsts of can about seven huudrod In number, shops, materi pateats, cte., and cost originally, &ssppoars by. back. nd farther that the +8,134, 200.00 $12,213, 105,37, 1es of the Comphny are Covltad Bloek,., oo\ 00 Bontls and other iiabilities. Total ....... T4, 213,04 "Tho tiurenco ' rletal cost 'of tho rrnpurlv and the yresent Haollitied {4 represented hy B siepltia ncconnt umounting to 83,433, 041 60, which accuunt atanda agatnet the dopreciation of proporty, 2, “Tliat the carsof the Company are uned in nearly all tho States and Perritorivs of the Umited Btaten, Canada, and in England, 3. "o gross'sarninea for thie Innt fscal year wara £2,100,810.70, Afier the paymunt of ouerating expenses and repalrs, taxes, rentais, tntorest, and b per cent ddividend to stockholdors, thero was Hit- the Tean than O por cent carrled {o tho erudit of tho aurplus or duenreciatlon aceount. 4. In regard to tho *funr Important lines of rallwuya npon which the Pullman Comnany docs business within the borders of inms the follow- Ing dutalled statoments of roanlta arc sunltted: Un the Chicago & Alton Itailway tho fizures show a net reften of 7 01-100 ner cout'per annum on o l)ruunt catimaled value of the |yropunfix nvestiment. . 8155, 000,40 Gross earnings. 40, 1013 Uross expanses preciation 40,104.40 Netearnings. 133, 00D, H) Percentagu on {n 700-100 Number of trips. 2,012 Number of pasaen 34,742 Number of paesenge: verannumn, - 3,158 Number of passengors por car por trip.. 1,231 1-100 QGross cuml‘nzl per';;lr”nur ane num .. 0 6. On the four erred to, viz., the Chi- cagn & Alton, Chicawo & Northwestern, Chica- g0, Burlington & Quiney, and tho Nifnols Cen- tral, the ageregate result shows s net retirn of Htluoo per cent per annum, the figures beingas jollowa: Four I1linols ronds, Investment. $973, 000,40 Gross garninge 4 eee e 08,800, 0 Gross “expenses, including de- preciation 222,050,730 Net earning; 70,840, 20 7,00 1-100 RO ¥ HEE ANNUM. .0 weses Number of passengers DEFLEID voans 12 55 1-100 Grose carnings per car per annum.....,.24, 705,456 Gross expenses Y 205, 456 Not carnings. . . Gross earninga per car per trip, Grosa exnenses,... ... Net carnings... ... Qross earninga per passengor QOrass expenses. Net earnfngs...... 5 0. Your Commltteo furt! re Lo report that {ho above statements drawn trom the books of tho Company have been by them carefully vorided and comparod, 7. Your Committeo find that almost the ontirg investmont of tho Pullman Company i in persunal pronerly of a perishable uaturo and ‘that the Com- pany have found from their experionce that n sum 10. leas than G por cent per annum on the capital must b sct nslde for dopreciation, It ia atated by the Company that this sim does not oxist in money or in securities but hns been Inid out constantly from month to month in building additlonal ears to mact the demanus for tho extension of ita lnes and in payment of its matarinir labtities, and that but for” this disposition of tho surplus the stock nnd bonds of he Company would necessprily have caualed the cost of the [roperty, and that his divldends would fiave ecn correapundingly reduced, Your Com- mittco have no practicat knowledge upon the uestion of depreciation, but after the explana- tions mads ani facts and figares elicited It peons o them that the amount sct asido for this purpose is not unreasonable, —an opinlon which is further conlirmed by the market quotatlon of tne stock of tho Company, which {8 now about 83 per cent of its par value, 8. In relation to the charges made for berths, your Committee dnd that the Pullman Compiny, n addition to the berths, beddiug, and nmflli- ance, aro obliged to furnfsh free to the railroad companles a lurge amount uf capiial In slecping- cars which aro uscd by tho latier in carrylng vassenpery from whom the rallroad company ro- ceive full, regular rairond fair. ‘This capital Is furalshed’ to compentato, tho rallruad company for hauling the exira dend wolght, in ncconumo- dating a given number of pasvcngers above what 18 required for the wame number of bassen- uers in ueual ~pamsengor-cars, one passon- ger in o alecplng-car demanding nnd occn- pying the mame space that would accummo- date two in an ordinary flnssenm\r-ear. “This ne- cosltaten hauling for each sleoulng-cat pausonger about 1,200 pounds dead welght more than is re- uired to carry the aame pureon In an orainary car. 4 the Pullman Company recelves no pay far the tranaportation of passengers, thoy clalm that they are not commnon cartiers, which claim Is fortified by the dectsion of the Bupreme Conrt of Iilinoly in tho cato of that Company va. Choater . Smitn, u copy of which decision hus bee turnished to us by tho Company. In_this case the Caurt hold that the apvellunt, tho Pullman Conipany, was not Ha- bleas o carriur, and that It had made no contract tocarry, It {8 further clajmed by the Pnliman Company that a passengor mekes his contract with tho railroad company for carrioge before securing acconunudations in a Pullman car, the Company rocelving uothung shatover for tranaporting pas- rengers, tholr entire rovenue boing dorivea from the renting of an invention for which the Com- l(mny holds lutters-putont grfln‘cl‘ by the United tatea Goveramont: and thoy inalst (uat it 1s onvious that It “diferent Siatos could fix tno price for which they shonla. ront thotr vatent It would substantially rosult tn the abroga- tlou of the potont righty Frintod by the parutaount authority of the Generul Uovurnment. nnd they nhava callert the altsution of your Conimittes to tha repeated discusstons upon thils question, which do, in our judgment, wustain Miclr viows of tio casoe. It 1 dno to tne Pullman Company to state that thoy. have not presented theso aw rensons for not fure nishing your Cowmiltve complote access to their buoka and papers, and to all desired intormation. On the contrary, thoy exniesa and maniicat outiry willingues to reveal andiexplain their businesssad 1o furnish detailed statemonts to any extont that may be domanded. Thoe Compauy think, in v:aw of the decialon of aur own State Cunrt, thatit'is but just tust the Committee whoulil, consider tho rnmu above montioned, Your Comniites find nat tho actual holders of stock In tho Pullman Company are in numoer 1,042, of whom 454 nre womeu, unid U3 guardinna or trusices, Your Conie mittco deem It nndvisubloto rocumuiend any lugls- lution on the subjoce, W. 1L “Yuuatesoy, Titoran BuTrenworrir, L. IT. thauke, TIE MINOIITY NRLORT, Mr. Murray, of Cuuly prescnted o minority report on this aubject, signed only by bhinscif, as follows: pnixaviern, Feb, 27,—To the Fon. Willlam 4, thompson, Chairman, and the members of (he Laitroad Conmittiee o the loure of liepresenta. licea—GryTramex: The undersigned, & momber of your Committes who wontta Chicaguio Investis gate tho allulrs of aleeplug-car companios, vede Teavo to submit the following report: On Monday, Feb, 17, we met at the ofiices of the Pullman Pal- ace-Cor Compuny. — Wa spunt Monday, und a pgre tlon of "Tuesday, in the tnvy tun ot their afe The Company was represented by 118 Presi- dent, George M. Piilman, “Eaq., and ite goneral counsel, the Hon. O, A. Lochrans, of Atlanta, eoTaI, We found'that the Compnny was orgunlzod under a State law cuacted by vur Leglslature, tho date of organization belng 1867, Tho capiiul stock ot that i was $100.009, Which sum his winca been in- creased 10 35,000,000, Wo found that this stock was owned by upwards of 1,000 people, 300 of whom are feinnlés; about- 0 niore were truatecs, guardians, adnuniatrators, cle, We found the hoaded inuebtecdness of the Com- pany to ba $2,400, 000, We found that tie Company now own and con: frol tauvible property representing upwards of 12,000, 000, Wa fouud that the Company sot sslde cachryear out of it grosa carnings the vum of 6 per cent to cover depreclation m the valuo of ity rolliug-atocis, ichi wum {8 roinvested in the wroction of new We foand that tho Company declared an wnnoal dlvidend of 8 por cent un 1is entire capital stock for tho year 1874, We found that the Company has been obliged, through reason of the laree torritory over which its cary ure acatiered, 1o adopt 3 very “Intricate, cuul- bersome, und withal u very thorough, system of managing 1ts businoss, oy which the Comvany can, at the expirution of ive or tan yuars, tell the exact amount of muna( received or uf pasweuyers on busrd auy car uf the Company at any yivon date, Wo founa that the sularies of the Company’s offl+ cors and umployes ranged from $U00 per month dowa to 8 per month. Wao found tnat, whilo conductors on cara of the Cowmpany recvived on an -uufia $U5 per month, purlers on the samo.care receivod only an avomigs Of §10 per munth, and wero forbidden by Rula 43 of the Compauy's ** flules and Reanlstions ov- erning Eomployos ™ toask far or accept unything 1ruin paasenyors, uxrvrhum a3 may be voluntarily tendered for tho blacking of boots, We jound that the Company employ a corps of !n-[:‘umr- whose duties wera very explicitly stated by tho Hou, B, I, Taloott, woll known railroad Jourouist, in i paper the Rudiony Age, in its 1saue of Feb, 14, 1871, The Age nays; *+The Pullman Company—we refor fo it, an its organization ie the most systematic; and facts inro- Rl b aro most readily obtaivablo—bas a thorongh milllary aystem of Tuspectars, who are convlatly moviug over tho thirty thousand wiles of 1nea upon which 600 cars of tho Cumpaiiy run, uoting the eliciency sud deportuient of evory cans ductor und porter, inarklng his couduct uccording tau certaln scale uf excellence, aud waking report lo thetr unmediate calofs. ‘T'ns adinlradle discips line of the service is not fhe revult of luck; it cowes from a tharough l‘vnum Jequiring the cxer- cteg of conatant wasclifuiness and o hl§ vrdor of executivenbility, ~a sysivim whoso ramidcations ox- tend uver o nalwork of conavcting lines from 1 fux to Houstan, —from the sea cunst 1o Bt, Panl." Wou found thot the chorzus for slcaping sccous modations varied, but the evorsge ratw is about 33 Der ulylt fur & double berth, Vnls amount 1a av- ed where competition demands it for the Lumr«uy‘- interest 30 Lo do. Wo learned it feglatative scoking 10 regulate thefr rates was pending In soveral btato Legialatures. Wa lusrned (Lat thin Compsny also contraled the **Pullmen Boutbern Cer Company," *'the Pallman Paclfic Compan, g leeping.cate Iy Knglang. - ® ©OPPAY opory, Wa wera aliuwn stattonts of Comnany on foor irading rallw. a0 & Alum Ralirosy, o Quiney” Raflroad, Chie gy xuuxl.lnnd‘ nlnmh ventrad Mnitroag, oy our oxamination of fhese statemont Ehat, (RKING 110AC o T ag it fn averago net prodt at 45 cents gy eon) carried, nnd of 7,04 ver cant oy L0kl cawml inveated on {hum ltnes, © wero accorded free neces) Company 1 verify the aoye and ?n'v'.':r'flrl'":" il Wu foiind that 2omo lincs. oporiny f. g \menty, PAnE wers paying woll, Whila spor WL,\0E Com. panall rofby 1t any at ail, ‘We' fonqUiing Company 18 lenondent to n rrent axipyh 3t g tention 6f ‘tholr eomtracia i e £hcht ON he comnanies, i tho auceawatil pceet! O at thelr oxpleation; the 1oa of uie oo Teadinw line of “raflrond wonld LLLT entiro divident of the Campany. it Lits Company's conteacts with ralienad 1 by i eXiract feom n - lettnr wricton 1y w0 Pttinan 1o the. Hou, \Williaim Windony, (o0 g(l,:.x;‘.:’g:nle:émtofi Senats Commuties gy rmid , I eamplian 4% Portntin, In nitance-with a request from gy Mr. Pullman anys: *#The following ara 1 contracts it g railros | Aoy 2ng companica: The Pniiman Campyn hid Fuenialt 1 cars £o el c3 fog roCls o Of fftcen yeare, aid 2ivos ceeeo'ic? (97 B porioy 8 every company tlon, If exerclsed within o reasonniie 1o L€ 05 cliaso 0 g i Infercot in tho tare g oncield it road_ ot tholr cost, with no chargo foriicd ot putents, and to whare equally with the 5o Company In the results of tne business, Ty man Company agrees to nrovide suci m.mfi-, Kimd of cars nv nay w roquyral by L 404 companles to meot tho demand of thy jei public it fuenishos the employes, o rorOlEe oct o the rules nnd regnlations provijat 8 Tallway cum’mules for the governnent umm’ i emptoyes, o ratlway o umvumum o"’,(:ln cars and ity were tholr 0w, earrying thelp prgne i and recelving tio Waaa of th i i thus wuving th amoant of capar il ek would otliorielse iaso to nvest i o, 2 theirown.. Tl Paiknan Company desoes crtof Cuue froin the rental of sents and bartiy o e peneation for furniuning crs ani atjenmesd 98 Taving completed our labors at tha Piyy Company’s olicas, w0 prgcceilod to the pfice 1ol Chlcgo. Rtock Thtamd’ & Tcile. Toogs gtol e met Prenldent Ttadlt nnd denoral Nuttels el fow, reprasenting the Comipung. We were poss to ohtatr much Information Tof e reagss (ni2ls comnpany Kept no neparate acconut of jtg Meepl o car oarnlnus, Thu Compnny uwn fing ol Selve slenbing-curs iavo. Yo 94t o 14 veated, nnd realizo abont 8 per cent 4 e “1I 1t per tnna g 'hoy chargo S1.60 per night for doable.| operio tho slocping-cera with the samo c:fi:hzm (l;:;lmr‘ur ors 08 arc employed on regalar Parsenger Othier companien onorate slecplog-carafn iy’ State, but s monc of them - i headquarters in Chicago, and na they were only “run - for o shoft distance 18 g State, wa did not investicate their e, In couciusion, I beg leave (o submlt the laflg\.vll’ 2 uplnfun, which may or inay not be pertine inguiry. "Thio Pullman Compiny taio n seoic ot sl expenditure of money In bullding slecping (o than_auy other road. Aa thero Is o RrOwing de. mund suu patronugo for siceping-car, | 1y line of cara might be operated wileh iwould ot by 80 claborntoly nikherl And built with three tlor of bertha, "Theew cara conid ho rim nt o lower aor than that now chareed on palace cars; and, 10 jus tice to the Pullian Company, T will siate that suey f lina Iy contemblated to o expericnied on o Chieazo, Burlington & Qulnes Ratieoad atorly, 1f this becames impracticable, 1 thinka fas and tezitimiate reancilon snould be mado by -imn.,. car comodules in fnvor of verihs on the iippet tles of thu vresent cars. All of _which |s raanectfally submitted, AMES BMuETT MuniT, Stato Represcntattve, Fourtn Districe, Mt UERIINGTON lias also prepared n atatement, belne one of th members of the Sub-Committee, which {5 oy tollows: I did not attend tho mecting of tho Committes In Chicaro, " 1L was niot such o Commitice, fn my Judament, ae stionld have been appointed to per furm such a duty. Tae mode of {nvestization way TOL sucn 88 ta commend ftacll to any lugartisl {ripanal. Tno Committeo were received nnd wied by tho ofilcors of the Pullman corporation, Taey wero nllowed to be burlesqued by tae orest awl o report prepared by the leml ade viger of that corporation, wilch s preseated 08 the ronort of tho Committee, beinz In wimost Riis exuct Iangnage, a8 foind In'a pubiisied inter. W, Tho investigation aliould have tuken place at Springeld, The Committue should have nat the power to fend for persone. aad pavers, and to porform otherwiso such dutles and powors as ehould belong to an investigating commiltee, Tha fallure to do this results, ne la now seen, Ina ‘whitewashing report, or, rathier, in a report exeept a statement by ‘ths Commities's attorney, slencd by @ portlon of the Commitice, | have mothing to do wih uny each aroport. No such vestization s worth making that doca not sct farth tho charter of sich Come pany and tho powers conferred vy it, the awmouat of capltnl stock actunily pald in o4 the or/s0ine tion, tho present amonut of canital slock, tos amount of watercd stack, and tho smoant of stock dividends: cavltalized na stock of the*Company,’ Only by knowing theso fucts can any Comuwilles arrive at the amount whichi thy peunle have paid for the luxury of malntuinlng sleu{nllnrmumm fzatluns. Jaxrs Henmisoros, ANOTHER MERTING, The Sub-Committee on Railroads having oo der constderation the Pallman Sleeplsg-Car bill held anoiher meoting (his eventng and szun went to pleces, ‘Uhe members of the Commir- tee now acense Thompsun of having presenied s report prepared by the attorney of the Con- pany, and, a8 that” gentleman’s father-fu-law s also & heavy stockholder in the Company, thers 18 too strong a flavor of subskdy in the concera for anybody tobe wlllln;ir to Dave anything todo with it. T'hiere fs, therefore, ny fmediatopros- peet of a majority of ths Committes beluzable o 8gres upun ALY one 0f the six reports slready made. 'The wholo schiemo seems to hate been manipulated by Thompsou In the Interest of by Company, without reward to the [flwln.“ml there 15 some talk of a speelal committeo being appolnted to do the work over asin, WISCONSIN, ADIOURNMENT BIN DIE, Special Disputch 1o Thie Tridbune. : Map1soN, Wis., March 5H.—~The Wisconsta Legislaturs of 1870 adjourned siuo die at 11 o'clock thls murnlng, after a session of Gfty- seven doys. The sesslon has been somesthab shorter than usual, although not falling far be- Tow the averago duration, In 18i8 the regular scuslon laaled seventy-ona days; In 1877, thy- seven days; In 1870, stxty-one days; in 1670 only fifty-two days. ‘There were ouly threa Scnators (n the cham- ber at 11 g, m,, Licut.-Gov, Blugham having been catled to Milwaukee on the moruing train. ‘The Senate was adjourned slue die by Seumzr Burrowa, who mado o few appropriate rewarkh in declaring tho sesslon closed. : TUE DUSINESS TIANSACTED durlng the sesslon, considering that ten dars werd almost wholly oceupied [n the contest ul‘ul; the United States Senatorship, has averagul well n amount. In the Senato there were m!rod\m'd 107 ills, of which 05 becamo laws, Forty-oue resolutlons were offered, und 37 of them adupts ed. Of the 21 jolnt rcsolmlmuurh.vlumu;.'lfi this hiouse, 18 were adopted. Twohundred unr. tnirty-one potitions and remonstrances wer ol fered, but no memorials to Congress. i In the Assqinbly 413 bllls weve introduced, and 161 of thom became Jaws. Blxty-four rc:d!r Jutions were offered, nnd 48 of them udupkw‘; ‘Twenty-efuht joiut resolutions uriziuated n s house, und %3 of theso wero adopted. Of ¢ 1L memorials to Congress Mtroduced, 4 were wd od, T'wo liundred und sixty-threa petitions :;1 temoustrances wers offered fu the AssemUis ssed by this Thus the whole number of acts passel i Lezlslature amounts to ififi,—wumwt:hl:;mu ‘t.h;: umaxlmuu estiate n'tJ ;hu resuilly elow e average nuinber, & I rotords atThe Guvernor's oflce f";f:o",:r cleven bills were recalled by the Lezitistirc carrectlon, nid but two of thirec of 104 aver returned to the office. One bill PAILED TO DECOME A 1AW G This Ll repealed the aty charter ”l'e ooni and betug presented to -the (mn'ruuf ‘)'Ix:r\hl o dId not meet- his approval, mid was u bk 1he Actorney-General as uucuu;mmh:ll: N hame A il dozen Assemsblymen were lu' b: e ber this morning, and, errors lmvu_x,;u u:nl S they wero recalled from the e o ary corrections made fn bota. feusss suspension of the rules. 1o the State 1 kinduess Hesotution of thauks were ms:m_l ofticera for thelr untform courtesy aic W Speaker Kelloy fu a fow feeling 40 :llucdp&w Asi mbl;uuluumcd siue dle. INDIANA. LEQISLATIVE- ~dixeelnl Digpatch 1o The Tridune. March 5.—Tho Senate ™ o, cocd fusad to concur n the report of the (.uu(m:: Commlttes on the interest qncilluu. nn‘ i per cent the Hmit of uu:’uontmcs rates. A conferree was appoloted. i o Tu the House, by a tie vote, the En:l“l': I'CJ i gressional Apportfonment bl Ml?rm: dhire] seven Democrats voting agalust it Teist oo caused o jolut caucus to-nlght 0 called, 0B e bil to it tasacion T ths ",“.'f,'.':fle‘m. Y cents, und probibiting an fncreass ¢ ey uow awalting the sizuaturs of the m‘awuh( " The bl to repeal the Tusurance x\l i Iaw was dofcated in the Houso—St “;hu Hous ‘The Jovestigating Committeo of INDiANAPOLIS, (nd,y