Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1879, Page 6

STATE AFFAIRS. THE CHEICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH %, k Proceedings ‘of the Hlinois i QCeneral Assembly - ¢ Yesterday. Sonatorinl Discussion of the Canal Question and Its # there would ba cnough children loft. .;' Insane XLegislators Still Un- Constitutionality. TFurther Dobate upoen the Proponition to Get Up Another State " Charity. —_— loading Cartloads of New Bills. The Unauthorized Expenditures at the Joliet Penitentlary * Sharply Criticised. Mr. Frew's Insurance Bill Treated Most Frumiously in the House. The Temperance Ladies Having o Great Time at the State Capltol. Viows of the Illinois Engineers’ Olub on the Subject of Drainage~-Indiana, THE LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Spectal Diwatch to The Tribune SeRINGPIELD, {11, March 6,—Prayer s usual, and the Licutenant-Uovernor presiding, Scnator Fuller reported severnl bille correctly engrossed, and they were put fnto tle hopper. The Committee on Warehouscs, by Scnator Johnson, reported adversely on 277, aud favor- ably on Munao's bill to regulato warehouises. Benator Mayborne, from the State Charitable Institutions, reporicd adverecly an the Kanka- kee Asylum bill; ‘nlso the Anva Asylumn od- veracly. e Normal Unlversity at Normal was in- dorsed; also the Carboudale Normal and the Ghampaigne Unlversity favorably, THE CANAL. The Appropriations Committeo reported the Canal bill, as telegraphed last night. Senator Merritt moved to refer to the Jue dictary to scttle conatitutional questions. Senator Whiting~The bl has been approved by two Committecs, and should not go to the Judiciary. i ' Senator Joslyn agreed with Scnator Whiting. 1t wna onlv o question whotber the State had s . rizht to tako care of its own property, ‘Fhe constitutional provision never contemplated such neglect. Senator Merritt read the constitational pro- Viso, which was in piain langnoge. This is o Jarge appropriation, and s question that hins never buen Lofore either branch of the Legis- Jature sinco the adoption of the Constitution of 1870. It i a judieial coustitutional question, and for that:rcason we cannot be too careful, 1ts coustitutionslity has oot been consfdered {n elther of the other Commistees. . Senator Bush corrected Scoator Merritt by saying the Appropriations Committee had beon constdering the ‘bill for a muntb. Te opposed nny roference 10 the Judiclarv. Senator Hawilton sustsined fhe proposition that the State hiad a right to keep its own prop- erty from golng to ruln. Wil the Btate protect this canal and keep It from going to ruln by comgpetition with the raflroads? Senator Archer belleved there was no constl. tutional question involved. The General As- sewbly has a right to appropriate surplus earn- ingga now In the Treasury to keep up the canal. *"T'he proviso only probibited appropristions out of other than canel funds. The Coustiturional Conventlon never intended to destroy the canal, It would bo anomalous to declare that the State « could not protect its own property. In reference to the canal, the following ex- hivit will provo intercsting. The total amount of woney expended by the State on its behelt fs: r By Conunisalo: §h By Trustees, Total col 80, 557, Recelved fo "y BRY 0410, 08 T'ho total net earuings D3, 601, 7 By adding the receipts for the sale of landa and’ the cannl shows n credlt of §2,203,010.03 over total cost, At lenst theso are the fizures found on the canal books,, 1t 8 s good show- ing, but extremely fallaclaus. INDUSTRIAL' SCHOOL POR GIRLS. Tending discussion, Scuutor Hash’s bill for an ndustrial school for girls come up as u apocial order, but o strange unpurllamentary pro- ceeding followed, und Scoator Herdmun's guil fim castration was rushed In and discussed . briefty. Senator Bash, however, demanded his rights, So the bill was taken up. Trivial and technical amendments wera pro- posed by Benators Dasn, Hunt, Delaney, snd + othera, “The fifteenth scution was stricken ont, Benator MeClellan moved to strike out of 8ec, 8 any reference to rag-pickers or roputed thicves, upon which ho declalmed against the misfortune of belyz poor. The bill uppealed to our best sympathies, wid we must uot by legis- lation condomn thut cluss. Guard the bill as best we may, It will necessanly contain objec- tonuble features. Senator Riddle echoed these sentiments, but wanted the objectionable words retalued, It ‘was & misfortune, not a crine, for a girl to have a thie’ for o father Senator Muni lad read the bl with a great denl of ears with a view to encouraging compuls . sory education, und it met his warmust support, Novertheless, be questioned the power of the Legislaturo to forelbly take children from the strects und contine them for educational pur- poses. Henator Bash moved to strike out 8ec. 3. Benutor McCloltan—No, that would be emaa- calstin the bill. e fully spureciated all the legal diflculties, but let tie bill pass and the Hoclety go on, It will zet hundreds of childreu under_ any vircumstances. 10 o parent is so ‘brutiel as to prefer a life of shame for his ehild, Jet bim opply his writ of hinbeas ruryu‘:é but t un give theae ladfes what they ask, sud theu leave the matter ta the courta. Senator Whitlug wanted to ald the Jadics, who had been at such great expenss to Keep the school ""'“f' 1tisa_inistortune, however, to havo so much law o the bill, und 8 mistuke w0 ) Liave It passed upon by n committos of lawyers. 3t ahould reunin o benovolent and not L made a crimical school, * . Benator Bouthiworth wanted such a blll, but not this one, It was seriously objectionablo— too much law, too wuch appression. See, 0 wns ncase fo point, and if a lawyer drew thils section he was & very poor one, fle wanted ta kuow what a “refractory ¥ child wasl in his town there werea thoussnd *refractory ! boys aud a voupts of' thonsund “refractory® men, Dut vou could uot get s fury to send them to the Penltentiary. The bitl would put *refruc- tary' girlsin an fostitution with thieves nid even Jourderers. (Suegestions and laughter drom sl over the Benates “Move to strike out e 0] Senator Houthwortis continued in his criticlem, Benator Bash withdrew his motion to strike out Bec. 3. Lo then read the sunual report of 1he lady mavsgers of the Industrinl Bctivul for Girls, " Not being s very wood render, his munotonous tune nearly emptivd the Benate, Benutor Deluney stated thut the Judiclary Cununittes had uot {ndorsed thu bill atall, As for Inmself, be did not 3elieve the bill was con- stiwtional, “he deslre of the ladics was to prevent cerime, but could they do thut by {m- wth'luu Eirly who had not boen convicted of Lrime! ’ o Fenator Hanna thought Senators Munn and Deluney wers all wrong, An fufant nevgr had uny Kb to the control of Ita person. ‘Adults have that rlzbt, Why does thie courts allow the sppojtyent of guardians? A pareut uay for- 1uis his right to the person and broperty of sn ianlsui, but, when be does, the law sleps In and assumes that protection. He did not liko the bIN, but thero certatnly was no_constitutionnl objection to {ts pnasnge. Upon the question of guardian and ward, Scnator Hanna® spoke nt {’c[!‘!lmb. evidently to the strengtheningof thy Senator Bash suggested that the ladles nover contemplated makinie a State justitution of it. Seuntor Hanna—That may be 80, but laales sometimeachango their minds. A DINNRISION. Bonator Davls, Interrupting, moved to taken recoss thl 12 o'clock to visit tie House to wit- ness the tomperanco demonstration, Benator Lee opposed it as highly improper. Senator Lee repreacnts Peords, the city of dis- tilleries, }e onposcd any ccuntenancing of such n provosition as Miss Willard and her co- ogitators advance. It was an unheard-of pro- eceding, Scoator Davis moved the previous question. Ruted out. On the veas and nays_the' following was the vote: Yens, 14 nays, 23. ‘The following Sen- utors voted yea! Basb, Hrink, Davis, DeLaney Ford, ITust, Joslyn, Kehy, Munn, Moffatt, Tulliafereo, Whtiniz. Heuatar Munn swanted the bill referred to some Committes that would meet all constitu- tional abjections, Benator Campbell moved to refer Bash's bill to tho Judiclary. Adopted. On motion of Senator Hunt, House DIl 145, to amnend the act for the incorporation of citles and villages, was taken up and read o second tima and vrdered to a third reading. NEFORTS, o Senator Hunt, from the Judiclarv, reported back Seontor Wilson's bill to amend the Con- veyance nct adversely: Senator Callon's bill in rejzard to forelble eutry und detainer favorably Benator I'nlltaferco’s bill on desconts adversely; Sonator Archer’s bill about eminent domnin favorably; Scuntor Thomas' bill to supply lost papers 10 juditial proceedings udvcrsel?'; Sen- ator Ianna's bil declaring who shall be In- cligible to oflice adveracly; Senator Archer’s bitl in refation to costs adversely: and Benator Hunt's bill to_provide for fundlug the bonded indeltedness of school districts, with ameund- ment. 2 AGAINST THE CONSTABLES AGAIN. ‘Ilie Benate Committce on Judiclal Depart- ment this morning roported adversely on the propused act “‘Delinfug and Hmiting the jurls. dictton ot Constables,” ‘Fhera waos diszuised in this bill a little special leglslntlon tn the In- terest of Chlenzo Constobles; Its purpose belug to prevent Constables clected fn the county out- slde of the city from performing any ofileial act in the ¢ity. It is understood that Seoator Camphell effected its defeat. THE PRINCIPAL TOPIC OF CONVERSATION § amoug ¥enators this morning waa the monster temuerance mecting last nieht, ‘The venerable Scnator from the Northern Penitentiary, Col, Munn, wos charmed with the eloguence nud earnestucss of Miss Willard, but tuought she hed made a mistake i visiting the llouse of Tepresentatives, ‘The Sennte, he_considered, the foest ficld for the labora of Miss Willard and her assoclates, It was, however, the unanle inous opilon of Senators thut Miss (Villard 18 & splendid mognetie platfor speaker. STATE DOARD OF MEALTIL The Comanitten on Miscellany il hola a final sesslon to-ulizht vu the watter of the charzes azoinst the State Board of Uealth, The Com- mittee has heard all the testimouy for the com- plainants, nud an hour of Dr. Rauch for the dofense. Benator Herdman, with a queer idea of soclal cthics, proposes to fix by law what shall and what shall not be professional amuns phvsiclans. Boing n lawyer, the opinton is genorally ex- presaed that Sanator Herdinan would do well to look after the professional ethics of the Bar, M'chBA. Senator Riddie has been requeated to put his charges nguinst Treasurer MeCrea, of Culcago, fu writing, which ho will immediately do when the matter of his confirmation wiil azain come before the Scnate, MceCrea has scarcely any frlends nmong the Cook County delegation, and. there Is little prospect of his confirmatiou. THUE CANAL DILL RESUMED. ‘The Canal bill was then taken up. On the question of refercnce to the Judiclary Commit- tee there were 20 yeas und 23 vays, und the bill was put furward, Senator Callon submitted the following, which was adopted: Witeneas, Complaints are frequently made that hills cannot ba got out of the printer's hands: tuerefare, Rleaviced, 'That o wpecial joint committee be ap- puinted to Investigate the ciiuse of delay, ‘The particular trouble just now urises from an unnecessary delay In rewurning Callon’s bilt providinge tor State esamination and taxation of Nutlona! banks. Fred Geliclng has the contract for printivg bills. HOUE. . A bill will shortly be introduced in the House making oo innovation in the management of ingave asylums of the State in relation to crini- inal fumates. In the several asylums of the Btate there are o considerable pumber of per- sons confived whu bave been gullty of erime and are alleged to be Insane, There nre those who think f¢ contrary to the laws of hiimamty and sound public policy to place the two classes of inmates together. 'I'hé propositfon - con- tafned (n the bill in question is to construct o department fo the State Punitentiary av Joliet for the accommodation of the erimiual fnsane, This proposition scems to moet with favor from thoughtiul members of the Assembly, und will, doubtless, recelve o strong support, This systemn hos been adopted in New York, and hos been found to work well, Dr. Rozers, of McLean, introduced the fol- lawing resolutlon on this subject: Wutugas, Grave doubts exlst in the minds of mnny Judges and vther persous In position to ob- Aerve aud Know the practical working of the penal Iaw of convictment to hospitaly tor thy fnsune us 10 ita propriety and bumanity: and \Wienkas, ‘The attention of the Genoral Assem- bly has heen oRiclally callud to thiv subject In the biennial mesnacs of the Governors therolure, Jierolved, ‘Tt the yhole subject be referred to tho Commlttee on Public Charltles, with fnstrac. tions to repurt to this House by bill or otnerwige. Mr, Bisbeo moved n call of the fouge, and 107 members answered to thelr names, DILLS AND PETITIONS, A Mr, Hall, of Gallatin, introduced a petition sizned u number of ladles from hla district, innylnl; for the privilege of votlng on the quor question. {r. Meilbeek presented a*blll for an ant to enanle assoclatlons of persons to become a body corporate, to ralse funds to be loaned among their members. Mr. Rasney introduced a bill for an act to amend Sees, 1, 4, 8, 10, and 11 of uu act en- titted an uct concorning voluntary wsslraments, and_conferring jurisdiction therdin upon Coun- ty Cousts, avproved May 23, 1877, Mr, G. P, Oremdortf infroduced u bill to amend snactentitled *An uct to establlsh and maintain uaystein of free schools, approved April 1, Ar, MeKinlay introduced another voluminous bill on the subject of druinage, which was re. ferred to the anpropriate committee, Mr, Carter, of Adams, introduced a bill for an act 1o awend Sce, §, of Art, 7, of an nct entitled “ Anact In relation to township organization," approved and in foree March 4, 1874, Mr. Walt, of Macounln, itroduced a voluni- nous petitlon (rom his constituents prayiug for wnuct ranting women the right 1o vote upnmn the subject of Heenstug saloons, M. Davls, of Ful- ton County, also Introguced a petition on the smine snbject, Hepresentative Ficklin lias propared a bill to further deflus the duties of the Judwes of the Supreme Court of the Statool ihinols. IHis Iilf vrovides for three torms of court per ane juin, that the Court shall hear oral urguments in all causes hofore them, except whera the counsel shull denrs 10 submit their Views in writig, or upon printed briefs; that tie opinions and de- clsions of sald Court shall be written out aud rendered wiile they are in scasion, ko that the Judges miay consult in the presentation of such oplutons mid dectsions, The bill 1s |‘lm\vn with o Mr. Mitcbell, of McLean, cntod a bill for an act to makeun appropriation for the Jaud condemned for the use of the State adjoining the sew Capieol grounds, Mr, Gray preacnted o bill for an act to amond an aet onsltled wh act in regard 1o ronda wnd bridges n countivs under township organiza. tlon, approved "May 20, 1877, in forcs duly 1, Alr, Lovell, of Kane, vresented the petjtion of Wiiliam Bales und uinety-four otk rustdents of 8t, Charles, Kone County, proteating agatnst aroturn to tha old system of workingout the roud-tox{n labor, THM JOLIET DEFICIENCY, After the presentation of a ntunber of bills and potitions this taorning, tha special order of the morning. which was tlie conslderation of the Deticiency bitl, appropriatiog, $30,000 to pyy ofl b fndebteduess of the Joliet Ponitentisry, wos ugslu taken up on the nation to recomunlt, Mr. Merrington, of ~ Kune, eent to the Clork's desk a cop) ol the Bpringleld Journal characterizing ulnyunpo- sitlun to the bill, with thut of some of his col- learues, s windv und untair, Mr. Herrington remfuded the'tlouse that i opposed a similar nieasure tWo yeurs ago, nivl was ouly fnduced to vote for it at last on the ground thut no moro such claims would ever be prescuted to the e inon, of Tt 1 the D r. Rubiuson, of Fulton, opposed the Do- ficicucy bill for this purposs two years ago, and 1870—-TWELVE PAGES. . voted for [t upon the snme grounds as those presonted by Mr. Hereington, 1le considercd 1lio debt as unlawlul and an outrage upon the peoplu of the Stata, Mr. Hopkins raid theso wentlemen put fhem- seives 1 the atiitndyby thelr own confesslon of votlyz for an unlawiul - and unautborized measure beeanse the Warden of the Peniten- tiary had promlsed themn that he would not do so ngain, (Loughteyp If they would vote for this bill he would promixe them that they wrould never do so again, [Laughter.} Mr, Wentworth made a long speech fn oppo- sitlon to the hill, claitming that it was unlawful and made without the nuthority of the statutes, The ather Stateinstitutlons ot the State were compelied to keep withiu_thelr approprintions, atul this inatjtution should also be compelled to keep within the samo rule. Mr. Mitchell sald that it was fmpossible to hold the Penitentiary to the sama rile as other {nstitutions i the tintter of expense. Long years of experience had demonstrated the ex- pense necessary to run the ordinary Institutions of the State, for noone could tell i advance what the earnlngs of the Penitentlary would Le, Mr., Urooker said this was not a Detlefeney bill within the meaning of the law, and the only ucstion was whotlicr these debts were hunestty fluu und loneatly contracted, The responsibility ANOTNER TEMPERANCE MEETIN This affernoon the temperanco Indies, headed by Mirs Willard, and numbering about tweity, appoared hefore the Commlittes on Licenses, prestded over by Mr. Black, fur the ptrpose ot givinr the reasona why they wero here, what they expeeted to do, sand what they would ke to hove the Legislature to dof Mrs. Foster, who had Dbeen sclected ns svpokesman, stated that they desired n bill drawn giving women the privilege of voting upon the subjeet of lcense for the salg of 1l attors, and that was the sole object of thefe meeting with the Conmltter, She stated thnt she would introduce to the Commniittee MIS3 MARY ALLEN WHST, Snnorintendent of the public schools of Knox Uounty, the first woman {n Tillnols who had been electod to that position by the votea of men, She has had a long and varied exverl- cnee, extending over a number ol years, nnd the uucn‘wr thought her remarks would have much \\-uhihz in the minds of the Committee. Miss West caine forwnnd and gave o brief his. tory of her labors. Bhestated that she had 2,000 ehildren undor Dier clinrge, aml sha had found that the relation bevween the schiol xlulul The school the saloon was dircetly autsgonlstic, greatest enomny of the publie Tor the debt was with the Loglsiature, and not | 810 had found = to be . the dram-shon, Wikh the Commisstonces, for, tnder. the clreume | Tl allot would throw n odditignal stances, thera was no otlier way to do. safeguard pround the cbihdren, cthe Mr. Tavior, of Winnebago, u{w apoke n favor | Feason why It was better to Intrust this llcense questlon to women rather than to men was be- cause thejr hearts and alfections were more vie tally intérested. 8he was NOT 1N FAVOR OP A UALLOT FOR WOMLN ON POLYICAL QUESTIONS, She believed they should kean Irom all such en- tanglements, She had no political asptrations, and, therefore, she had kept freo from its juflu- ence. Mrs, Willls Barnes, of Peoria, a worker in the Chureh, made o fow remarks, followed by Mrs. Charles f, Case, of Cnicago; Mrs. Gibbon, of Teorin: Mrs, Cnas, of Chicuro, Prealdent of the Waotnen's Temperance Assoclationy Mus, Foster, whio demonstrated the constitutional nower ot the Leglslatire Lo enactstich a lnw o thatwhich the women desired on this subject. Miss Willard closed the appeal on the part of the women, nud the Committeo ndjourncd after a protracted sesslon. of the bil und arguod that it conld not be helped, atid that theee was no other way of do- ing (b ‘Mr. MeBrlde was In favor of making_any ap- prapriation necessary for sustatnlng the Peni- tenttary, which bad deen created by las, Mr. Robinson was awafn heard from, nnd, on the motion of Mr, Hopkins, the debate was closed, whereupon the yveas und navs wereealled on «lm:,mouun to reconunit the bill, which was careleds MR, FREW'S INSURANCE DILL came up for amendment on second reading, wheretipon Mr, Durfee presented the follow i amendiment: “ Provided, that any person niillcted with cacoothes loquendi or other disabllity, aud fulling to disclose such fact upon making ap- plication for a poliey-on his ltfe, shall be forever barred from any benefit under the orovisions of this net.” ‘The amendument was unanfinously adopted, inuch to My, Frew’s amazement. On the supplieation of Mr. Frew, Mr. Hopking moved a reconsideration of the vota by which Hm‘nmcmlmflm. was adopted, which motion was ost, LAST EVENING'S WONK. The Sonste Appropriation Cownittec this evening declded to reduce the amount agreed upon by the Charitable Committee for the Elglu Asylum $2,000, ' The samo Committee las also agreed to report adversely upon allowing the Dourlas Monumont Association the sum of $0,000, the followlng committeemen voting nay: Joues, Merritt, Delaney, Fosdick, Bent, Scott, ANOTHER AMENDMENT. The following additlonal amendment was also wreseated ¥ 2 Wueness, Woare belng ruined by cheap Chineso labor: and, Witkneas, The almost universal sentimient of tha citizens'of the United States ba to provide for the discouravement of Chinesa knmivation; and, and Frantz, o uneAs, History le Jn tho habit of répeuting DIt HAUCH. Iaclf. and the history of tae Hoinan Empirg sliows . et the. Immigration of tho (iotiw ang. Vandnia | Scnator Ifamilton's Commnitteo on Atiscella- -nmuyl :‘ner the Dnrlnl!nxll i wnnhanu of lu:u neous Affulrs have been Investigating graatest dincouragemenis that ever happoned to i Rt dscat nation. ond, ‘whotaas o pronality e | (e cusczs = ezalost De. . Rauel, motn that, barring that smiigration, the great ltoman nation might linve been In exlstonce al the prescat fime happy and prosperous: and Wienean, There might have been a posmibility that len Dutler, Dennis Kearney, and Dric Pom- eroy would have formed a preat triumvirate over said Nutlon, veneraled snd reapecied by those who did not know them; therelore, #povided. Vhat no person of Monyollan extrace tion - foliowing the busingas of washce, washeo {baing o blight upon American linen vnly equal to that of matlia In_army clothing), shall be.ontitled to any of thobenefits that may bo derived by virtuo of this act. ‘The bill was then ordered to & thiid reading. CHANCENY, House bill No. 170, to amend Bce, 48 of the Chiancery act, s meeting with consuderablo op- pusition from the lawyers, - As urul;mnlly drawn t provided thut In ull judiclul sales, woen the partlee in the cause could aZree upno o person to muke the sale, the Court should appoint such pereon to mmake it Insswuch os the title to vrobably nine-tenths of the real estuto of the most popttlous vounties of the State resta,upon Judictal sales, and will continuae to do s0 50 long 8 real-eatato securitPis wiven for the loan of money, the Jawyers in the Houseat once saw that the eelectfon of frresponsible persons to make such sales would work frreparable injury to the interests of unfortunato creditors nud minor_children. ‘The blll makes no provision for redemption, and leaves the creditor or the chitd who desires to redeem to hunt in vain for the unknown person selected by the ereditor to mnke the _salte, and thus fncreases the difficul. ties of redemption. Tho effect of this measure would be to render uncertsin the title of three- fourths of the real estate of Cook County, fully that omount of property there buing under mortgage. SEVERAL OTHER BILLS. :vers road ot large and ordered to o third read- g My, Granger, from the Committee on Rall- roads, preseited o number of reports on pend- fngy measures, whieh wero sdopted, THE LADIZS, The hour for the special order of the day hav- Ingz arrived, which was the presentatlon of the petition of 114,00 Iadles of HNlinols for the right to vote upou the question of granting licenses to saloons to sell lquor, other Dusiness was suspended. ‘The gallerles wera filled with ladies the lobbies and ftoor of the Huouso were crowded, Miss Frances Willard and two or three of her temperauce colicagues’ occupled scats beside the Bpeaker. Mr. Hinds, of *Stephenson, presented the ‘petition, which was Jald upon bls desk o n huge roll, lookiug like the reefed sails of o forty-four gun man-of-war, Mr. Hinds mado o few orlef and npumrrlm: romarks, after which the pre- amble of the petition was read, and on_motion the petition wans referred to the Commlittes on Licenses. Mr. 1lopking moved that the Indles present be tnvited to address the llouse, which motion raised o great clumor of conteuding yeas und ways, ‘The motion, however, prevatied, amd Miss willard, Mra, Foster of lowu, nud Mra, 8t, Jotn spoke brlefly, - BNIGG SNICKENED AT, After the conclusion of Mrs. 8t, John's elo- quent appeal on bebalt of the ballot, an fmpres- slve silenvs fell ubon the Chamber, which was broken Ly the Representative from Sangamon, 8oigw. M, Solge derlslvely called unon the eentleman from Cook, from’the Stock-Yords dis- trlet, to make o speceh, Mr. Iopkins, the mumber indieated, arose detiberately, and, look- ing over towards the amnall mewmber from Sun- gamon, pathedenlly remarked that e would make a speech, or do snything elso to reclaim the gentleman from hig Intemperate hablts, Uproarious and continued laughter erected the ascomllied Sulze, whodrew himselldown w s seut und shortly retired from the Chomber, . THHE VETITION presented by the lndles to-day was found to weigh fifty-five pounds avolrdupots, sud {s the Inrgest petition ever presented to the Ueneral Assombly, ber of the State Board of Ieaith, A great deal of testimony was adduced, but on tho cross-cxamination the evidence was weakened or destroyed. A loni sessfon swas held this evening at the Capltot bullding, at, which Dr, Rauch was pres- cot, wid the charges Wwere pretty well sitiod. Aflidavits were presented from o large number of reapectable citizens of Chieagu, who up- held ihe Doctor’s capaclty as a prac- ttloner,s and waintained his moral char- acter. ‘Tho evidenes of the withess, Mills, waa broken down, u?nl it seems probable that the Committee will {indleate hln sromn the charges brought agmnst him by his encmies, ‘I'hie report of the Committes will be made to the Seniato to-morrow, probably, VERY NATURAL. In the matter of the confirmation - of McCren, the Lieutenant-Governior sceuls to thunifest considerable nervousiicss, nnd s qulet- 1y engazed {6 bolstering up the County ‘Treas- tirer. Mr. Bhuman declares that he fs witling Lo swear that ho uever pald McCrea ny money, and knows of no coptract. Representatlve Bis- heo s also intcrestlng himsel! somewbat fn McCrea's behalf, THE RAILKOAD CORPORATION A4 THR PRIEND OF TILE POOR MAN, Fred Winstoo s here for the purposs of ad- vocating the exemption of the waires of laborlug men to the amount of §53, Instead of §25, na now. This amendtuent to the vending ill, f carried, will sare rallroad compantes undd oflier corpora- tions fram muen troubts und vesation frum the operations of the law relating to garalshment. DRAINAGE. RETORT SUBMITTED TO TUR ILLINOIS ENGI- 3 Neend' onun, Sbictal Dixpath o The Tridbune. Brnivariztp, I, March 0.—The followlug roport, which waas rendered ot the meeting of the Engincers’ Club on the dth inat., Is worthy the carcful perusal of all who are fnterested i the Draluago bills now under discusslon fu the Leglslature: Ihie_undersizned having been appointed o committee, with no other instructions than the general one, *“to report on the bills now under couslderation {u the Leglslature for the framing w3 _relating to drainoge," respectfubly ro- port: That alter oncor two meetings of the Jommittee, durig which we examined nnd dls- cussed the bills which had been placed in our Itands, wo deemed {b deslrabile, [n conslderation of the fmportance of the subject, to visit Springfietd in order to gwather such infortnn- tlon us could only bo bad by persunal Intervlew with membors of the Legislatura wha were interested in the subjeet. ~Measrs, Cole and Riviey, huwever, were uuable to 2o, und the duty devolved upon’ mysell, At Springtietd [ met Mr, Bourns of that elty, alao & member of the Committee, und in his” company saw und conversed with varlous mombers of the Legls- lature und others futerested. "The nocessity for very careful leglslation on the subject les in hefuct that very large portions of the State areso nearly level that the work of dratnage requires cosceried oction not only of indl- viduals, but ' often of many townships or counties, {u order to seeure the (nll measure of its advantages without the infliction of un- necessury injury or dxunn§u upon any ang jlore tlon, 10 o farmor can find an outlet on his ovn land {nto which lie can corry the drainage of ol his flelds, he may of course act hls own plens- ure I regurd to the mode of dolng the worls, i may spend us much money as ho chooses In elxpnrlmenuug on depth of drains, slzes of tiles, ate, When it becomes necessary, however, fn order to sccure an outiet, to cut s ditel or o eanal across the lands of one or mora of his neighbors, 1t is bvlous not only that other futerests st be consulted, but” that the interosts of the many must have power to control the obstlnaey of the fow, aud fn onder that justice may by ec- cured forall the work must be intrusted to competent, experienced, und disinterested men, 1 onderdo arrange o avstem of dralnage for o lansge tract of very flat country by whict itg sure plus-water could o so effuctually earried oft as never seriousty to [nterfers with the tillags of tha soil and thie growth of crops, cach drafnage district must necessarlly smbraco the wholo area of warer-shed for which an outlet has to be or- tiflcially provided, ‘The proprietors of lunds Iv- gz upon o river may be able to drain them etfectually without requiring the ald or allecting the Interests of thele nulzhbors, But if (s ony of the peenllarities of the topography of Itlinols that the praivies ure everywhere dotted and fo. tersected with sloughs, which distigiry the farms, and in tho ageregate amount to 13iltlons of acees, which, if dratned, wauld bs tho sost productive bund fn the Seate. [ order to drain them, however, In many cases It becomes neces. sary to coustruct ditches or canals, often of ereat extent, und _every drainage dlstriet must necessarily, include the whole of the relon whieh woukl flud 1ts nataral outlet through any such channel, An ustnuate must therefore first bo mads of the amount of wuter which at any time would have to be provided for, wid it 18 obvious that thess caleulations muat bo based upon the natu. ral topography of the region. und entirely ine dupeident of boundary lues of countles, towns, or {udividusl proprigtora. ‘The buutdaries ol every draliage district sre already estnbllhed by tho luws of poature, wnd those laws will cer- tainly deteat uml renier pbortive any attent on the part of man to sou them uside, or uny falluro to recognize thofr bluding foree, In u hilly or broken country theso dlstricts are comparatively small, and the interests of landed proprictors rarely demand cune certed actlon over 8 very “extended areu, But in such vost roaches of flat country ns ex+ teud over the larger portlons of the Stute of Htinuls, it s in many vases Impoasible for pro. pristors, ur townships, or conntivs Lo commandg the whale drea npecessary to seciry thuronzh dratinge, ad the atteinpt to do the work on o sialler sealu I3 scarcely less abaurd or extrava- wraut than (b would be for asinle Llock in o ity o rmvldu for fts own sewage mdepend- ently of lus nelzbbors. W haye 2udu this simule statemont of facts u{m-lhulnury to what wu huve 1o eay of thy bitls uder consideration,—the opening portions of each uf which relate to thy establishment of draluage dlatricis, wud ure essyutially the samuo n each, “Tho firat seetion 18 as follows: *Tho County Courtaof tho soveral conntics of this Biate stiall have power snd jurlsdiction to cstablish drainoge districts at anv yewulur prubaty term thercol 88 herelnalier provided.’ Woobject to.the wording of tuis scction, as betug lluble to convey an ¢rruneous idea us to 3IORE YET. Mr. Wall prosented the following: A Uitl to amend the law in relution to mar- ringe 50 ne L0 prevent the murrying of cousing., A petition o strengthen the hunds of the State Board of Hewith, wnd firther nend the Inw In reward to the vractice of mediclne, A petition reguesting the enactment of o Jaw allowlug wemen the vight of voting in regard to wrantini leensus for saloons. Mr. Enchardt to-day iutroduced the bill for- warded to hin by the Moskell Hall meeting sowe days aince, entitled * An et to umend Seea, Twnd 30l unact entitled * An set nunking cight houra a lewal dav's work. ” ‘Tlie bill was e a first time, und referred to the Cotmitteo on Labor and .\luuumcturmt:. Mr. Pratt presented @?petltion from cftizens of Whitesids County prayiug for a repesl of the Taws exempting chureh proporty from taxation, Mr. Dewoy precented . reaolution ealling upon the Auditor of Btats for n stutement of the umonnt ot delinquent tax dus from cach rallroad of thedtate, REPORTS. Mr. 8herman, Chalrman of the Committeo on Corporations, reported back o number of billa witn varfous recummendations, among whicn was an act Lo protect County Treasurles In this Btate, with the recommendation that {4 pass, Mg, Mueon, Chalrman of thu Conumittes on Warehouses, reported back ouse biil No. 5, regzulating public warcholises unid wurehon und the Im{lcullun of grain, wikl to give el &n. 13 of the Conatitution, recommaending thut pass, Mr. Morrlson, from the Committeo on Jud|- clal Department, reported buek House bIY No, 017, to smend See, b of on act to enublu tie cors voraty authorities In two or wmors towus, for rnrk PUFPoses, 10 fssue bondsin renuwat of bouds heretolors fasited by them, und to provide for the payment of the ‘sawe, sud to makoe, reviss, and colleee a sylecinl asseasnient on coutlzaous property for heugtita by reavon of the loeatlon of parks sl boulevards, and to make necessary chauges tn their location, with the recommenda- tion 1hat it pass, Houso bill 519, nmending Sev. 18 of an act fn rogurd to the completion of public parks aud the nunagement thereot, was also acted upon fu the same mauncr, ‘Thu same Comnuttee alao re- noried favoravbly on House bill 219, suthurizing County Judizes to Interchange, hold court for enchother, und to perform caca other's duties. EQUALIZATIUN MUCH NEBDED. Mr, Granger to-day Introduced o bifl fncroas ingg the Board of Bquulization from nineteen 1o flity-one imenivers, @iving cuch Sopatorial Dis- tnck o repressntation, This meusure will allow Cuok County seven tnembers, und give fv more gower for protectivg itself than it has beretofore | what coustitutes a’ draivawe' district. 'The ad, e boundories of every dratuage district have | | / i nlready been established by the lawa of nature, ol I6 ramains only for man to discover then and avall himsell of the opportunities they night bofore, the proscention seckin that the goods were furaished above tie market prices, Everson & Deitz, commission men, anthor to the best ] @ sclonce,”? gratitude of overy s it friend of It the nuttior secured ofter, wern exynined on this point, but without | secured nothing else b £a Mhat rewan b Now for the means by which the Courts nre | effect. ‘They tmew nothing fo fho detrl- | extinusted his rgnwum\.:‘lm":\l-;':";u"“‘ 1 :: to act: went of ctther Everta or Jnmesoi. | syit of a naper-inakcer and ‘_“m‘""li\'lflflc\\ ot thg Wihenover n mafority of land-owners fn anv | John R, Buct, also o commisston mor- n ahnison, where he cottracted tthe Mar. el T o faw weeks, - Wist paapntt, ferte Tnmity seaut mor® sadis the fuct that 1t e 3 lved n fow months Jonger i woul e Ty county or vounires desiro to organize a drainage tistrict they may fle a petitlon to that efect in cinnt, offored to eell ponltry in Nm’umhz‘r) “mi the County Coitrt, setting forth the propased at nlue conts per potntl, 1Hs offer was rejected and n vouchor produced showing (40 poumls nnmo of said district, with o deseriotion of tha | purchased at 10 conts, about the ssme Ume, | hed the titlo of Barl of K have fupep, pronased Improvements, and pray for the ab. | Lxus wers charged at 18 cents, when | of 240,000 8 year. Kingston and su incopy nointment of Commisslonars to direct the exee the market ruled “at 16 conts; agalu at 23 cents, when the marked ruled at 18 cents; again at 23 conts, the market ruling nt 18 cents, Lhil- iv Dobn, furniture wmanufactuter, testified ns cutfon of tho work, The potition being Mled, the Clerk of the Court tonst publicly ndvertiss it for ‘three "BUE SOUTI, weeka beforo further netfon s taken, ‘Then at | to extrasorauce in the purchase of - Jur- | An Interoating Talk with Mr. fm, 1t the hearing of the petitfon, if no valld objection | niture, but finally admicted — that the garding Tta Conditon alloy Ro. is made, the Court shall appoint three com- | prices’ varled Httls from his own, It e Clevetand petent jieraons s Compnlsstoners to lng out and | was devetoped, on eross-examination, that Dohin and Heratd, Eonstruict, the provosed work, T onen mougie o Asyham teads and tied | Mt B- V. Smalloy, ot the solictayon o , “The dutlea of these Comuuissloners are specl- { boen bleked 1p on an exorbitant bill, In sup- | Hereld reporter, yesterday consented 1o e gy, fled as follows: port of the charge of nnnotlsm nnd useless | terviowed on hls Bouthern trip, The objaey er o quustion, *was to gather materinl mru febni wuork, Livo witnesses testifled that & ron and nephew of De. Everts had been emuloyed to palut ut 16U per day nand board, that they knew 0. An moon nsmay bo after thelr appolnt. m or within such time ng the Court may direct, the Commlssioners aiall sxamine the land of the ol my Journoy,"” sald hetn ansy, orte 2 serley putitlonera praposed to ho dealned and protected, | nothing of their business, und wore {rreg- M‘I,“'.'m"m”m Now Yorl Tribune.» and e lauds over or upon which the work lspra- | ylar Iy the hours, = hlle Journey- You have been making quite ny osteny) m;‘llflrl"l'_'_ ""'3’::&';".}:"5::\1.' mflmfa{;&’ln;mm ang | nen puioters cvorking ten =~ hours —per tely in the South, have you not 1 i AGERnan uf. 1he Bropoectl Sbr st it day received only 8175 without board. On #Yes, I nave soent nbout two crosa-examination, it duveloped that ono wituess was o Demoeratic employo at the Jlousa of Refuye, and the others had been alscharged from the Asylum for cause, ‘Uhe impression obtalus that the investigation fs growing tbin, location thoreuf, 18 or are In all rospecta propor and festble: i 1fnots Whit {8 or arasge © Second—Tne probahle cost of tho proposed work, focluding oll Incidental expenaes, nnd the cost of the muceeding therofor, monthy f; Loulsiava, Texas, and Arkansas, p a timo §n teaveling about, 1 mostaf g *[low do you find polities therein “The whites are as solid ns n e Paving-sto trd—Tlio nrababla nnnual eoats of keoping the | and Lhat wiless tlicre Is somethiug more dunag- | the Democratle part, 1t haoving:stane fop eame 1t Fopaic atler the whik 48 complotul. fnie I ts charneter the prosccution liad better | \ittor as for clp. £ 1don't think thoy arey, ‘art—=What Innds will bo infureu theroby, and | yhfow up the sponge. hittar ns formerly, or asviolently hustile fowgy {ia probinble axgrexate aniotnt of ull damngss such P g the Revubllean party of the Nocth, tu, they g : 3 3 8 cn‘l,r:"m"mm:-ur L-“mv‘:;n;cuo the Inylng out and deterinined that the Republicans e THNN ESS1H. TIE BTATI DENT. Nasnviurg, ‘tenn,, March 6.—The minority report from the Legisiative Committeo to fnves- tizato the valldity of the Tennesses bonded debt was presented to-day by Senator Clapp, of Memphis. ‘Ilic roport assumes that the liability of the State upon the bonds fssued in her nameo rests for ita declsfon on the law and fact of the case, 08 fu n controversy between private per- sone, I the Leglslaturo has not the inherent power of making contracts, it cannot communl- cate such power to {t8 creatures, private und public corporations, The Btato {8 the primary and only party liable for its bonds. As o legal proposition, tho report cannot understand upon what ground tho State cx- peets to cscapo llability as surety or gaorantor oun ftarailroad bonds, as the matter of n newo- tlablo I[nstrument. As to funding he War interest, the Committee knew ol noprinciple of futernatiounl aw that suspends the interest on \the interest-hearlng debt due by ono of the bellizerents to the other. As to fraud In the {ssue of the bonds, supposing the fraud to be catablished, 1€ n Legislature prouounte its own deed fnvalld, that must bo constdered as A MERE ACT OF POWER which must find its vindlcation in a trafn of reasoning not often heard of In n court of Justice. ‘The Logislature belng the agent of the people, throngh whom alone they act, Its nct f8 tho nct of the people. Forty witnesses were examined by the Com- mittee nand no proof was found suflident In o court of justico to warrant conviction of o singlo member of the Legislature. In no case docs tho testimony show that money or valua- bles was offored or rvecelved to influence the yote of a membgr, The Government heing perpetual, while those adininlsterlng it change hourly, Tennessee did not lose its poiitical ideuticy during the Brownlow roexime, the valldity of which has been recugnlzed by Fed- eral and Stgge nuthorities. ‘The subsequent conditlons set up by the majority of the Com- mittee as au ayoldanee would not affect the validity of the bonds sfter delivery. A to the post-bellum bonds, all ' the raitroad oftictats to whom the bonds were delivered sweor that all the necessary aflidavits nnd vouchers wero filed befora they recelved the bonds. As to the ailegged opinfons that the Investigating Committeo of *09-'50 were deterred from repus diating sny bonds on the ground of {ngatidity from Tfear of revonsiruction, the effort made 1 tho evidence to coneet the holders of Ten- nessee bonds with the mozement wholly fulls, NINE YEARS IAVE ELATSED, - with three dlfferent Governors nnd Legisla- tures, all representing the domioant politieal 8l tho slizbitest_foothiold fn tho Soutler Srcs “Miey ara puffed-up with politieal ambiilon, > aglaing that with the help of the Northem ocrats the South Is wolng to reeatn hcrnm..n prowacy e the Governments In this oy lug- think that the humitiation of thelr dofeq: the Rebellfon will bo wiped out. Tho (g, of the Democracy In 1ts efforts to pot ful o, sesstoni o tho Goverawent, and the compleyy control of that party by the Suuth, Beems to them fn gome sort o justification of the Repey, fon." - **\What do thiey expect to do when they et power” “1 Lave asked this question a great many times, and never gol a very satlsfaclory answer, Mosg of them sny that they futend first to put y stup to what they call hostile treatment of thy South by the Natlonal Government, but juy what they mean by s ey do ot fally e, plajn. Then they say they want Lberal appro. priations for the” benelt of thelr section, e fdea seems to by that to make things even they must have n3 much money for Southern pr. Lmsl:s 18 the North has had sluce the ‘I\'u cgan. “Aro the negroes still' Republicah in seoft. ment " # Universally 803 I only saw one Demonatly negro fn my whole journey. He is o memler of the Arkansns Lesfislature, und s as blaciay your hat. Negroes have, however, eiven upall hope of succceding In n steife with the phits people. Republicanism is o rellg| th them, ‘They belteve they are bound i conscrzucs and hanor to vote for the party that set them free, Dbut they despair of thelr ‘votes havinzany ef. fect. 'There are, however, some localities whers the blacks still eleet county oflicers, ‘Thesears generally ur-producig neighborhoods, Suar Is'a crop that requlres constant work the year round, amd nelther planters nor laborers have much time for politlenl discussions. Plat. crs would rather have the ueeroes hold the offices than to lave thelr Iabor disturbel.? lave the Southern Demorrats mueh prefer- ence between eandldates for Prestdenti” sFhey don't like Tiiden. ‘They think e wss too old-zrannvish and cowardiy to assert bis rights, ‘They are not the eort of peonle who admire legat tricks, subterfuges, or cioher dispatches. Nevertheless, if they think Tiklen hes a better chanee to earry New York than any otlier man they will support him. * We must have a inan who witl carry New York’; that's what they all told me.” Hendricks hasa gool many adinirers fu_the South, and I heard wo- siderablo talk of Hancoek, Shrewd Democratic politiclans think v inay be necessary o takes man with a Union War ‘record. In Toxas, Hag eock und Hancock aro spuken ol a3 an availaol tiket, the second Haneock being John, the ex- mainber of Congress of Texas. He wasa Union mnn, and fins o cood secord.” “ 1ow do the Southern Republicans feel about candldates?” rk. Fifth—What Jands will_ha benefited by tho con- struction of the lmwoml work, autl whother the nggregalo amount of bonefits Wil equal or exceed the cost of constructiug such work, ncluding alt Incidental exponscs, costs of proceeding, and dam- Lyes, Sizth—Whether the nroposed district, na act out in tho netition dled, will embrace ail the lands that may be damaged or benelited by the proposed waork, snd if not, to report what sdditiena! lands will be ko afTected, It will be observed that these requirements involve a great deal more than a were luspec- tion of the land, and a_general aplnfon of the posstbility wml _exoediency of ‘\he scheme, Every englneer will know the utter lmpossibll- ity of eiving an auswer that Is worth 1lie paper 1tis written on, to any one of the above propo- sitlons without maklng careful vstimates, based upon rellsble measurements und levels, But this Is not all they have todo, The fur- ther provislons of this scetion are as follows: Seventh—Tn case the prayer of the petition ls for the purpose of repalrine aud maintaininza loveo ur lovees, ditch or dlichos lioretofore constructed under any law of this State, It sliall be tho duty of tho Cominlssioners to examine the said levee or Jevees, ditch or dltchies, and the innds Intended to bo rocialmed theroby, and to report to (ha Court: Firat, whether, {n their dpinton, eald leves or levece, ditch or ditches can, wWith broper repairs, bo made sufficlent 1o protect permanently suid lands from overflow from high water, or to drain thevame, Second, the probatle annual expense of keop- oy the sante in such repatr, ; Third, what Innda wili ho'benofted theraby, and the probable aeurepate mnonnt of auch benelits. Fourth, whethor the augregate annnal amount of beneftts will equal or excoed tho annunl costa of such renalrs, incliding all*incidental expenso and costa of the proceding: and, Fifth, whethier the proposed district will em- brace ull the lands thut way be benfited by the mnlntonance of such leveo or diteh. und If not, to report what mdditional Jands will be so affected, sehitch roport shall bo dld with tho Clork of sahl Couri. We know of no process by which this intor- mation could bo obtained oxcopt by means of varoful surveys. It would he obvlously impos- alble for any man to look overa tract of coun- try oxtendingz perhaps for many miles, and wrive an estimate of 1he cost of drainaze, with all the detalls sot forth in the LIl from which we have just quoted, that would by of any value what- uver, unless based upon data which could only De obtalned by careful surveys. But accordiniz to the bill all thls informatlon s to bo vbtained hfi-r(:ro any survoys are made. See. 10 provides thut: 8ke. 10, If tho Commissioners shall find that such costa, expenses, and_damages nro more thau equal to tho benofits thers will be bestowed tpon the land tu bo tenedted, they shall so renort, and tha proceedings shall be dismissed ot the cost of (he petitionera, While oft the other hand Sce. 11 provides: Sze. 11, If tho Commisslonors shall find that tha proposed work, or suca portion of the samu as will'vo ratlafactory to the petitioners, can be dune atacostand cxpende not oxéoeding when bencfits, thoy shall proceed to hnve 1ho proper surva; proiltes, plans, sud specillcations thereof mx “hey ure all for Grant, I saw n few colored and shall report thelr concluslons and & copyof | party, und' no elfort has been wade ) o Sont broforred Blalno or Conkling, but even l:::lt :.l:"r'lo‘:";.l 3:&;?'1;;!"::!;&»:& nnl:;d upecifications, to | to ‘test tho validly of the bonds, thiey thaught Graut the best man to tomiute. The Htate has a1} aloug recognized them by funding them, and apoointing State Dircctors on the rallrond companivs to which the bouds were fssued. The State, in foreclosing ler niortgages on the delinquent ratironds, realized oyer ¥0,000,000 on the roads now shown by the Comptrolior's books to bu worth ot the present Ume, Including {mprovement and repaira, not qutite $2,600,000. If the bonds which these morteayres were lntended tosceurewere illegally Issued, or are void, upon wint principlo of Jaw or cquity vould the State underiake to foreclose the mori gagest The Cowmittes, in conclusion, recommend, 1 the State means to contest tho validity of her bonds, that she have thie {ssue detormbicd by a ‘The South will cotng up to the Natlonal Kepat- Tteun Coyventlon solid for Urant. ’Ihey sexa o have forgoten all hls incousistencies futhe treatment of the Southern Republican Qovern- ments. “Did you find more liberality in Texas thin elsowherel? *No, not s much as fu Louisiaus. Tie Democrata bave 100,000 majority fn Teras "Phiey have preserved the vislonary (deas aboot the future growth of their State, Ty think thu South 18 going to rule the country, wud ther ~witl rute the South.” * flus not Northern emieration modified the flerce Democracy of that Steted" g Wo have made this statemont somewhat in de- tail in order to show that the subject 18 one In which encincers are speelaily interosted, and the t);;})x;r:unlt)’ Is ane by which thisSociety may have it n ita power to render a valuable service to the publie, und perhaps prevent o needless waste of public monoy,- Tho only other erit- {clams wo bave at present to make upon this bill are, fivat, that It seems to be needlessly cuinber- some in its requirements. At a rough estimate, and allowing tiat every one of thoe prelminary dutles should be performed without hitch or delay, wo think 1t will rarely bo 1ho case that less than o year's thwe would elapse after the il of - petition before the work could be . o ¢ th bezun. . W betlova that these preliminaries | disintérested or ane of hor own fudical tel- | o Only yLt Maeser. fi'fih"}:l":&fl{';b?,'g vould be rondered much wmoee stmple und | bunals, or without delay arrangs witn the cred- lecome Demaerats fa order to el aloog ar efficient. Sccondly, wo are of oplufon that | Itors for n sottlement on terms thut can be pro- Tontously with thelr nefghbors. " There are & n distinct und very difcrent Jino of | posed without dishonor and as the contition | Moutovety WA \EE REREI T g action 18 required for the framimg of | und resources of the Stato will cuable Lor to | & LAL e e % a notabiy shls laws for the construction of levees | comply with. west, huwever, uid tiey support a nof puper In Sun Antonio,” s Arkonsus as solid og the rest of the South” - “You can judee from the fact that there Is only one Itepublican member i the Arkansss Legslature, 1le 1w o whita mun and s from u mountaln county. it s an ln’ereeting Iact iRt the snountafneces fn all pars of the Bouth wero trie to the Unl They Love bien Republicans sinee the War, exeept whero th e publicantsm hus been squenzed out of them by thy pressure of the surrowncling populatlon. “Avo the men cupeeed fn the outraged 1 Northern Loulsfana fast fall likely tobo pue- . fshed 1" . from those required for purposes of dralunge, ‘Che ubjeets of the two are so entirely different that we doubt the expedicncy of attempting to frame w0 luw which shall in the same Rections apoly with equal foree and justlce to both forms of work. & ‘Fhe magnitude and {mportance of the work to bo performed under the proposed law can hordly be overeatimated. Thers are nuarly 2,000,000 acres of swamp in the State, now worss than uscless, but capable of behng re- devmed. “I'here t8 scarcely an acre, oven of the beat lund now under culture, the productive power of which might not be very greatly in- Settlement or sults are the bnly alternatives, KANSAS, MANAGER BMITIL, Torera, Kas., March 8,.—The situation of E, L. Smith, Manazer of the Western Unton Tele- graph Company, of this city, who is conned in the Capitol, to rémain there until the adjourn- ment of the Leglslature, unless bo glves to the Investizating Committeo - the telegrams sent from and recelved ot his office In regard to the late Senatorlal clection, romalns un- ereased by underdraivage, whilo the aggrezate | % " trial now fo loss to the Stato resuiting from such on ome | Changed. Mr Smith is atill flem fu his re- “fl‘ :}quu:zrf Eun:_"»el:ll{lfcs‘[wowmofl 12 would by Dugo of roud trallle 41 Wo wers sub- | sulve to hold inviolato tho wiessues which avo | O LSO CHnG b I o few could bo ek Jected to durlng the winter and spriug | intrusted ro Atm, and which ho cousiders as sa- | (50 Penitentiury as an example. Couvletions })I 1.87_'1 nuld '1.‘813 }vould have ‘luulm cred. He 13 bonlshed ‘from the fluor of extbier | will denena, however, an the jury, for m'qlm'- o “{,fim':‘fi“"“;“‘fm""m‘} ‘_;w‘gf":‘l‘;‘u "l,on:,‘:“'::; branch of the Leglslature, mul confined to a | denee s onclusive und oveewhelmins. n]lr e pussable condition by ki certaln floor of the State-House, but practi- | 18 no dispute avout the facts, Escure Iz them dry. In order to the thorough ad efficient verforinance of a work of such magnttude, 1t should be en- tered upon und earried out in uecordanes with a eomprehonsive und uniform sclentitl The arrangement und seiting forth of such a system I8 worthy the exercise of. the best cn- gineering tatont, aud especial care should bo used in the framiug of laws for Its application that they nay nou conftict with the nutural ro- u]ulrulnunu Which must take precedepes of them. s Wo commend the subject to the deliberate conslderation of the Buelety, and repeut our conviction that [t alfords ‘such an opportunity as rarely oceurs of renderingu public servic of fnestimable value, by a timely expression ot 1ts seuso ot the essentlal principles whicl should govern {ts conduct, s apprehendsd. ages oleer murders ts that n nexro-rising ‘This was invented to Justify the oul P they were commitied, In the lotiess U i wrote to. the Trbune nbuub the :u'h\_‘nm Natehitochos, Tensas, Cudilu, wnd Caledofs Purfshes 1 gave only the fucts a3 fu I)b‘m atautiated by teatimony snd us mlmuml, vm_ Demoerats of thoao parishes, with o larze ? ] ber of wlhotn T became personally aequat xt;;n 3Whut 18 tho condition of the loealitles Wik the vellow fever ruzed so terriblvl vot 1 visited_no_yellow fover lucalltles 9480 Loulsluou. Thoy had nono tn Fexas. el much all over Southern Loulsina |Iu i was very bnd, affecting IsOl:\lcll‘uml nil i country localities, 17 ft doesn't brodk oo ugzaln fu New Orleans, the galvatlon of ‘l :‘I;" ot woull seew o bu aig to an internoslt cally hie 1s at much oy lberty ns anv clerk who slecps there. Accompuuied by o detatled As- slstant Sergeant-at-Arms, he is allowed to go down-town when nocessary, and is in the Ilouse and Senate whenever hia pleases. Tovexa, Kos,, March U.~1u the case of the application of E, L. Smith, Manager of the Western Unlon Telegzraph Company's oftices In this ¢lty, for a reliearing to allow him to show canse wity he shoald be relessed, and whleh ap- plication was referred to the Investigating Com- mittee of the llouse, no report bos been made, aud ho fs still in durance vite. 'Fhe favestiga- ting Comumnittes is bebiz severcly censured for vetusing to mauke a report of some kind, QYN rovidenve, ace (810 8 pornbly 1lliny o WISCONSIN, Bl oy bl et e A s FiRitny, ‘WOUK OF THE LATE LEGISLATURE, night becauso of the ntolerable stclxx-\lqu'tl“ Jas Bl Butie, spectal Dispatch 60 The Tribunc. arive from ho streets nd gutters, UGG it S Conmitize, MaDisoy, Wis., March 0.—The Legislature | seems to b no cflort at f":‘};‘:‘.‘.:’.fih“i'(im' INDIANA. juat closed passed appropriation billa to the [ ¢y lus s Tflfi“‘miflfi?fifi”:h" Yo siatements of ' GERRYMANDRRING, smount of $200,177.77, of which nearly 8200,000 | o0 inbens—themselves Demoerats L“ Rr;fi aipeclat Dispateh to The Trivune. was o charitablo und poual fustitutions. The | Gue otileiala aro worse tufeyes Ui die I here i great fear umon the 100 above does not include the exponses fncurred by e taw pre- the officiol intermonts of lats Assemblymen Patter and Frost, the bills for which haye not yet beenaudited. ‘I'lie appropriations wade at regular sessions ever were E telllzent people of & worse eplde valled Jast year,' TRDIANAVOLLS, March 0.—The Loglslativa Ap- portionneut bill vassed both Houses “to-day, and will ban law .when slgned. ‘Uhreo Repre- sentative districts are changed, but the total is not chauged, DE LA MATYR'S CHURCH. Sweclat Disvateh lo Tae Trilmns. N “The conference report on the interest ques- | Of the Leglelutura in 1878 amounted to atout 4 oo T e Clurd tlon was uzreed to, Em) thut Is now 0 vdt.'ruuunl §340,000, 'Tho saving this year is about $40,000. w:."?u'\t: ;:mm.u;lfi:tgl?wm:' S *}_‘w:— e o 1 asued comssons the smount of the mortauge held by the Nort! Gov, Smith fssucd commisslons to-day to the A bill hias nlso passed both flouses to submit followli ofticers of western Mutual Life-Tusuranee Compan? o constitutionnl mendiments to the peoplo at the the new Couuty of by the Evanges cauice ‘ sht Aprlh clection af 1850, Pricu: Tremuror, David. O'Brien; Gierk, | Mlvuubee. Tt wae bought f %) asstall Peuding debate In the House on the Congres | £ W. Sackot; County Judee, Wills | G Chureh was the last ghaee of 1 slonal Apportionment bill, A BPINITEDL PABIAGE oceurred between Thumpson, of Montgomery, and "Thayer, of Kosciusko, (Gordon, of Murion, bhud denoaniced the gerryipunder s fnfamous, to which Thompsou repiled that the Republican virty, without the exception of a single mem- Hand; Suverintendent of Behools, J. D, Wyutt; Register of Dieeds, Walter Drown; Coroner, Charles Raczer; Burveyor, W, D. Gamaer; Commissionera for the adjustment und settlement between the Countles of Chip. tn\vn and Prlee, trom the State ut lsrice, Duva % Lomb; from Chippewa County, J. A, Bates and J. A, 'I-\ylortlrom Price County, Willls N | Coutr Gilhert do La Matyr, the Natiound COR00 wan eleet, it 1s u good editice, and the LI wus proaperous, but the luLcA"gu and B s ] of the dubt wero too dorge, ‘The met 10 to other churches. e ——— 'S ROLLING-MILL: CM;L-_N)V DAISBRSA 18- Tae rnbwu;l vlo proF bur, was the synonyin for all that was corrups | Husud wnd Duvid O'Brien; Comuissioners for ‘vEeTnorT, Mich., March 6.—The valu of und infamous. ‘Thayer, in_his scat, sald that | Uie sdjustnent nd sectioment Lotween Lin- | oy op the Wyandatte Rolllg-Mill lc-:w”' was the oplulon of every Rebel in the Soath. P s oan B e Duvid was knocked down at Assignce's s¥ o C. Lambs Price County, Willia Hand nnd David O'Brien; from Lincolu County, M. H. McCord and Vau i Willar e —— Calawitles of Authors, A sad chapter, in the calamities of authors Is rocatled by a’recent book sule in Dublin— that of the Cookevarough colleetivn. “the highost price reallzed wos £31, for o copy of Lord Kingsborough's ' Mexlcan Antiquigivs,t but the origiual price for the nine mucnilicent volumes, when shu work was published, was £335 108, ‘The Earl of Kiugadorouszh speut some time in the carly part of the present century an travellng in SMexleo, aud voncoived the 1dea of devotist his Wife to & wagulll. cently-iliusrratod und - exbuustive . work™ on ity sutiquitica, Tle not only apent Lis life but his tortuny on _it, the cost to him. self being about £60,000. . Prescott says’ of it that it was u ** jnunitivent undertaking, which no Govesnment probsbly would, uud fow indi- ‘Iiompsoy, having been & Colonel in the Rebel army, tookk the remark tor an nsult, nud pro- ceeded o glorlfy hlmsell tor hasing fonght lor hbs convictions, und ended amidst exelte- ment, cheerig, and bisses, by calll Yinr and falsitier. Thayer replied, seiterating bis remark, but saving e Lay not deshraed to apply JU person- ally 10 Thompsou, but us showing the \nspiras tion from winet the denunenation of the Repub- licun party eame, and for one he did Dot prapose to #it silant uny Jonger undor whay seeured e tended as {nsults to the minorfey, * Thompson disclalined any fntention to fnsult, und the allate was sinieably ad fusted, 3 At the equclusion of hali un flour's debate the bl vassed 1hs House—5t to 48, It arives the Democrats ten Covg ,uwu und tho Republies ung three, . TIB INSANE ASYLUM INVESTIGATION travoled over much tho samo ground as the yent 10 The rolling-mill sud furnace vr{up&fl? 1‘_‘;““_ 8, £, Burt, nll.\lllwllull(\:‘s;,“lz‘l;"a“l;.ifir .y l‘(}‘;’ 210 lots and housca Lo tie & or S late et Sasaofishment of which he 1 B. Ward was onca the bead Coming! n bo Se keno . N ) Bpfllgzi.f' l\vnel.“ eru, he grey! . plugor aud {ha Tambkiu wm.uunl‘bul_:m"g poitt dove will turtle to its mates lh‘L _»“I el 1b faney wifl llghtly turn to tho 51‘5 Loty bumble-bew wiil bumble uis tirs! il festive yollow-jacker und ""»’n“-ame St 80 Touew wl-uuuh'mm,vnx:m M\_ o mm»fie ‘dustors, white pants, B ‘J.','d.. and m'mnpuluu papera s wink e 5p7! o faco “wil} mount the oditoriul st .and ten pounds of manustripte hand.