Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1879, Page 4

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TIRSPERIA LODOR, members are hereby not muntention of thelr Io evening, March 26, nt Bnd business, Yialting bres A’ Special Communtestion wit alsg be Delock eamo evenlay for work, and for bust ided under Art, XXil,, pec. 1. Parl fe y Lows, CHAS. 1, BRENAN, CHAS. H. BRADLEY, Secretary, t » 48, A. F. and A. M,—The i to attend & Tieeular Com: o be held thts (Wednestay) ee WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1879, Bevoral bills were passed by the Illinois House yesterday, among them Houso bill 85, which repeals the act of April 10, 1875, rela- tivo to the appointmont and removal of city officers, and enlarging the powers and dutics of Mayors, including the power to veto single itoms in an appropriation ordinance, An eloquont and heartfelt tribute to tho momory of the lato Dr, Dx Koven was Inst evoning delivered by the Rev. Cxiron Locker in connection with the memorial services at Graco Church, Tho prosonca and participation of the Episcopal clergy and laity of Ohicago in Isrge numbors was in itgolf a tostimbnial of‘ tho great affection and‘ésteom in which Dr. Dz Koven was held by the Church of this city, A decision was yesterday rendored at the halfway-bouse on tho road to the Ilinola Snpremo Court in the Healy-Slough caso, in which that odorous and historic body of water and filth is held to bo a navigable stream, and tho rnilrond company whose line orossea it will be required to build s draw- bridge which shall allow the passage of vos- selg. Such will bo tho result, provided tho decroe of tho Appollate Court is affirmed by the Bupremo Court, but in the meantime the Healy Slough must bo considered as closed to navigation, Tho caso of tho ‘fret batch ” was yoster- day argued bofore the United States Supreme Court by Mr, Ouantes 1, Rezn for tho Chi- cago whisky mon oud by Attorney-Goneral Devens for tho Governmont. The decision of the Court seoms to turn on the qnostion whether o Distriot-Attorney has the author- ty and the power to grant immunity to an accomplico who bas turned Stato’s evidence, Mr, Rezp maintaining the affirma- tive and Judgo Devens the negative, An expresaion by Justice Fixip in the course of the argument wonld indicate that ha holds in favor of affirming snch power to grant immunity, whilo Justico Ox1rronp holds the contrary viow, The Ohicago vessel-ownors and nogents have remodeled their organization so as to conform to tho plan devised ot tho recent Convontion at Clovoland of the Inland Vos- sel-Owners’ Association of the Westorn Lakes, the Iocal body to be known as the Vessel-Ownors’ and Agents’ Board of Chi- cago. Officora were elected yostorday, and a Board of Diractors chosen who areto moat at Toast once a week and fix tho rates of frolght- ago by water from the port of Chicago and such other ports as shall bo placed under thelr control. ‘Tho organization contem- plates united action among owners of yea. aelg euch aa shall insuro remunorative rates in the shipment of grain over the Western Jakes, ‘The Republicans in Seunto aro avi. dently waking thorough preparation for (hoir share in the stubborn contest certain to be fought Iu connection with tho attempt of tho Dumocrats to force general legislation by attaching it to appropriation billy, ‘Tho specch of ae Tloan yosterdny wana most ablo and convinting argument against the plan of coercion adopted by the majority, which ho characterized a4 revolutionary aud unconsti- tutional, and in support of this charg cited the views of James A. Bayann, fathor of tho presout Sonator from Delawaro, of Sternen A. Dovonas, ond other great Democratic lights in the days when statos. men and patriots wera not fo scarce fu that party, The Senato Democrats would gladly avoid the nocessity of tuking the defannive in the strong attack to be made upon tho eaucus programme, but they will not be able to prevent their antagonists from mnak- ing the most of the opportunity which such debate will furniu! A vast amount of aolicitude for retronoh- ent is manifosted by some of the Demo- eratio membera of tho State Souate in con- nection with the salarics of State ofivors, Their economical naturcs rovolt at the idea of allowing the Governor of Illinois a salary of $0,000 a year with which to support the diguity of his office, and they regard one- half that sum as onormously excousive in the conaes of the State Auditor, Secretary of State, Attorney-Genoral, Txeasuror, and Superin- tendont of Public Instruction, A tendonoy to economize is most Inudable, but the cheoso- paring statesmen of tha Democrnoy in the Legislature will do well to look carefully to some of the bigger {toma of oxponditure,— those which reach up into the hundreds of thousands,—and not forgetting that overy day spent in wrangling over reasonablo sala- ries adds to the expenses to be provided for by taxation, besides lossoning the timo avall- nble for a careful considoration of the legis- Intion iu which tho heavy stoala are em- bodied. —_— Tho Democratic Caucus Committees in ‘Washington, having allowed timo enough to elapse to give their decision the semblance of o doliberative ono, havo finally con- eluded thoir council, ond ara ready to roport to the joint caucus, ‘The plan agreed upon is practically that which failed to ovontuate in the Inst Congress. Tho object of the proposed nega- tivo logiaintion is precisely tho same, namoly + tho withdrawing of tho wholesome restraints furnibhed by the National Election Inwe, and lonving in their place provisions which the avorage Southern Democrat, ignorant thongh ho is, will ignore as signifying nothing, ‘*Freo frauds in oleotfons,” though unsafo for 4 general rallying ory, are what the Democratic party monns to secure in the undorhanded way in which thoy aro now working to strike from tha statute-books all safeguards in the intorost of an honest ballot-hox. It remnins to bo seon what these putative patriots will do with the proposed Republican amondmont which provides for the punishmont by fino and imprisonment of all persons who shall at nny national olection bo found with arma in their hands in tho vicinity of a voting-pinco. This is o Southern State-right which the ox-Brigadiers cannot yicld with any hope of futuro po- litical success, THE PARTY OF REVOLUTION AND ROB- BERY, We don’t dosiro to frighten anybody, but we do wish Republicans diatlnatly to under- stand that the Democratic leaders of Ohicngo confidently expect to carry the forthcoming municipal clection. They insist that on a full vote the city is largely Democratic; this inlse assumption paves the way for the ro- peaters and ballot-box stuffers’ brignde. Ald. Tuzzy, by an unwarranted act, sought to place tho control of the election in the hands of the Democratic party, and he knows what that means in certain wards. It means frauds, if frauds ore necessary to suc. cons, Wedonot mean to chargo that Mfr, Tuxzy would vote twice, or stuff a ballot-box with tissue ballote; but there aro hundreds of Democrats in the City of Chicago ready to do this kind of dirty work, ond he knows it, and he knows that he tried to open the way for the rascals of his party, Leading Domo- erata count much upon the respectable character of thoir ticket, They say ‘*Oan- ter Hannon is o man of wealth, o Jorge taxpayer, and an honest, woll-maaning citizen; that Szrrr is alsoo man of wealth, a largo taxpayer, a man of proved integrity,” and soon. They argue, with an appearance of gront plausibility, that there can bo no danger to taxpayers in confiding the affairs of the city to tho custody of such noted men of thoir own class, By this lino of ar- gument thoy hope to secure the solid ro- spectublo Democratic vote. To the bummer clasa they hold out widoly-difforont induco- monts, To thom they say: ‘Oanren Han- Bison is 1 Democrat of tho Jacksonian school ; ho belioves in the doctrine to the victors bo- long tho spoils; he will swoep away tho prea- out radical officeholding clauses to tho last man, and givo the thousand and ono places to you.” They eny further: “The Demo- cratic party is on the vorge of absolute power in the nation. Democrats all ovor the country are about to step into the shoes of the officoholding Republicans, If wo olect tho noxt President, 100,000 Republicans will bo turnod out of office and 100,000 Democrats will take their places. ‘The humblest Demo- crat in the land will bo benefited by this Great chango. ‘The Democratic party of the country louks:to Chicago Democrats to score the first victory of the great campaign which is to culminate in the olection of a Dumo- cratic Presidant in 18801" 1 So far the Domooratic campaign has beon astill bunt; butit has beon persistont, vigor- ous, and systematic. Evon on Sunday, lead. ing Democrats perambulated the city inter- viewing heads of messes, oncournging thom to the most strenuous exurtions, giving gen- oral directions, aud promising an carly opening of Serrr's barrol. ‘Thoy do not hesitate to declaro that Srurp ix bound to bo olected at whatover cost, and that his fathor proposes to pay all of the young mian’s bills, It will bo perceived that lending Domocrats in Chicago ara impelled to exertion by the moat powerful! incentives, If they win, tho viotory not only places them in tha ascondaut among their fellows in tho Stato, but ontitles them tos commanding voice in the national party counsels, In the tramendous national conteat now about to be inaugurated, tho wrosting of the chief city of tho Woat from the control of tho Repub. lican party would be a feat of which tho Domocratic party of Ohicago might well bo proud, and on the strongth of such a victory it might und would make oxacting domands upon the Demoaratic party of the nation, ‘We have shown in a series of articles tho adinirable character of the presont Ropub- lican Administration. It has literally ratsed Chicago from tho degradation of corruption, wasteful oxtravayance, and actual bank. tuptoy, to solyoucy and high credit, and this in tho short perlod of three yeara, What is proposed? It is proposed (1) to make of this groat olty, whose afuirs have been so nobly rescued from the abyss of viclousman- agament, a foot-ball for tho bonofit of o oliqna of dosigning Democratic State-Rights pohticians; and (2) to remand it to the con- trol of tho very men who were driven from power threa years ago, and loft office with on ompty ‘Trensury and o floating dobt of five millions of dollara, ‘Lhe Republican party alono stands betwoon Obicago and thia desperate fato, It would bo a doublo dis- grace,—the ahame and cost of the rule of the disreputablo classes, and the shame of giving encouragoment to the party of revolution, Ropublicans should remember Canres Mannwon’s record. ‘The last thing he did befora leaving Washington was to record bie voto in favor of s proposition to stop the wheels of Government, Ho said, in sub. stance, to the Sonate: ‘I'he oporations of this Government shall cunse altogether for waut of supplivs nuless you couseut, in vio- lation of your honcst convictions, to the re- penlof certain statutes enacted for the pro- teotion of the purity of the ballot-bos. ‘The Government shall dio of starvation unlews you consont to violate -your oaths,” ‘This ian who voted to dissolve the Govornment comes home to the olty where he had lived a quarter of 9 century, and asks the people of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 1879—TWELVE PAGES, Chicago to indorge his revolutionary action! And Democrats, respectable (?) Democrats, who profess to bo patriotic, loyal citizons, ara not ashamed to bo found in tho ranke of his followors! THE COMMUNISTS aa THE CITY ELEC- The Commnnigtic doimonstration of Inst Saturday night andyBuudny aeema to havo had the offect of impressing upon a good many bueiness mon and property-holders in this city the fnet that next ‘Tuesday's olec- tion is something more than a mere form. Its reanlt may largely detormino whether or, not Communism fn this city will again break out into violonco, The present organization of the Police and Fire Departments nnd other branches of tle City Governmont en- Joy the confidence of tho community, ‘Thera ie now a fesliug that any demonstrations of violonce, or practical mnuifostation of the Communistic sentiinent, will bo quickly or effectually suppressed, and this very feoling exercises o reatrainiug influence upon tho Communistio loaders. Buta change of tho City Administration from Republican to Domoeratio quapicos ny remove this ro- straint. under a now ordor of things Tho Communiste may vonturo to do what thoy dare not do now, ‘Tho change of city patronage may bring into power in- competent and timid men, ond any outbroak encouraged by such a chango might not mect with the samo prompt and stubborn re- sistance which the present condition of things promises. ‘Cheso cireumstances sro beginning to assort their force with tho moro thoughtful men of tho community, ond tho latter should impross it upon oll tho others with whom thoy como in contact that it will bea serious and dangerous error to pormit tho Democrats to carry the city olection by dofault,—for that is tho only way in which they can carry it, é ‘Thoro is anothor fonturo of this Commu- nist movement which desorvesattention, Car- Ten Hannison’s strongest oxpeotation of be- ing olocted is based upon on increase in tho Communistia vote. A Inrgo element of tha prosont Socialists formerly voted the Ho- publican ticket,—the Germans, Bohemians, and Scandinavians. ‘Tho Communist con- didate for Moyor is Dr. Sonsrpr, who is personally very popular, It is expocted that ha will bo able to poll much tho largest Communtat vote ever cnst in this city, and that ho will reccive a great many voter from Germans who are not really Com- muniats, and who would otherwise vote for Wniont. Any important dofection from the Ropublican vote in this way may rosnlt in the election of Hannison, for every voto givon toScmnpr which would otherwise be given to the Ropublican candidate will bo equivalent toa voto for Hannon. If the Democratic candidate be cleated by the operntion of these conditions, he will be un- der obligations to the Socialists which he eaunot well ignore, ‘The samo conditions will result in tho election of sevoral Communists to tho Council, and the Democratic Mayor will have to look to a combination of Demoeratic and Communistic Aldermen to support him, confirm his appointments, and sustnin his Administration, Neither Mr. Hanntsoy nor anybody else in thosamo position could avoid a cortain roprehonsible and hazardons dofer- ence to the Communistic party, ‘hese con- sidorations ought to appeal to tho responsible and consorvative citizens of all parties with more strength than any portisah attachment; forastrict party voto counts for little inacity election at best, and it may well be sacrificed to escape the danger of Commuuistic influ: ences in and about tho City Government. THE NEW “HUNDRED WEIGHT.” Wo printed yestorday from tho New York Terald n statomont of the recentaction by the British Government in adopting tho cental ag a legal measuro in place of the bushol and other measures of capacity. Tho same state- ment alloged that whilo the Boards of ‘I'rado throughout the country gonorally approved the adoption of the change, that of Chicago alone objected. We do not understand that thore js or hag beon any serious objection to tho cental in this city,—cortainly nut to its general adoption. In Livorpool and in Californin the contal las been in usa as.4 measure of grain for many years, and nll tho Liverpool quotatiana of grain ond other flold produots are made as 80 much per 100 pounds, Some yoars ago there was a strong effort mada to make the rule goneral in this country to sell articles by weight in place of by measures of capacity, and it has beou largely adopted, but tho old names aro still retained. ‘Thus whont, corn, and other grain havo long since beon moas- nrod by wolght, but are still sold by tho bushol. ‘Tho use of the term bushel is a con- cession to old projudices, tho actual uso of the bushel boing limited to the smallost of retail transactions. Thus tho a ry bushels in this State rango from 80 pounds per bushol for coal to 14 pounds per bushel for blue-grass aced, aud yot in fact all largo transactions in oll tho ouumorated articles take place in woight. Ono of the most sorlous objections to an imporative adoption of the cental sys- tom has been that our foreign trade in grain has been onrried on mainly with Great Brit- ain, whero the contol has novor boon in uso. ‘The British woighta ond mensures pertaining to grain have alwaya Leen moro or leay com. plox, ‘Thus tho English ton is 2,240 pounds. Tho transactions in grain aro mainly by “quarters,” Tha commoroial quarter” ig 480 pounds, but tho quarter of whoat 1a 504 pounds, ‘The Britikh quarter ds a measure of onpacity ag much aa is the bushel; it rop- resenta oubic spaco, and not woight, British wheat weighs from £3 to G4 pounds to the bnahol, and 8 bushels aro equal to a ‘quar. ter,” Tho ton boing 2,210 pounds, tho British “hundred wolght"” (owt.) is 112 pounds, Tho ‘atone” is» equal to one-eighth of o hundrod weight, and a “quarter” hundrod fs 28 pounds, er two stones woigut, Another o:mbar- rassment is in tho English modo of sell- ing flour; the “barrel” of 196 ponnis is unknown to British trade, Flour is sold by tho “tnck" of 280 pounds and the sock is compuled at 6 pounds, making the weight of a Britich “anck" 286 pounds, American flour for export ig now put up in “tgncka ” instead of barrelu; theao aro di. vided into parts of sacks ox halves, throe- quarters, and other divisions, thero being fs many as fivo alzes put up in thiv country for the oxport trade, So many ancks reprosent so many hundreds of pounds, and as railroad and ocean freighta are now charg- ed by-the hundred the computation fg an coxy one. It has been found that sacks pre moro rendily packed; they not occapying so much apace in proportion ta the woight of flour ax the barrols, transportation of flour iu that form fu cheapor, ~ During 1878 tho British Parllament adopted a new act relating to weights aud measures, which act, among othor things, Provided that all grain and dry products should be gold by pound only, the pound ayolrdupols being the unit, To the Boards of Trado waa toft the determination of the inultiples of tho pound to Lo used in, Inrge (ransactions. Tho National Board of Trade rocommonded, and an Order in Council has adopted, the *contal or now hundrod weight” asa now denomination or standard, This order wont into force in February. More- aftor, in all transactions in grain and dry produeta, tho British hundred weight will bo 100 pounds, instead of 112 as herotoforo, aud a ton of barley or of potatoes will ba 2,000 pounds inatend of 2,210 pounds. ‘There aro those who can remember when in this country 112 pounds were the hundred weight, and when all the Inrge acales in gon- erat uso wore supplied with weights of 7, 14, 28, and 46 pounda cach. ‘Those divisions of the hundred waight aro still in general uso in England, but hereafter, in grain and dry measure, the. 100 pounds will bave decimal divisionas fifty pounds will be half n hundred, Tho okl system has not beon abolished ; tho now ono {s not obligatory, but has been legalized; and tho practica of using tha contal, which has been so far con- fined to Liverpool, will probably bocome general. ‘Tho British hundred weight of 112 pounds being tho sela standard in that country has heretofore boon in the way of any general adoption in this country of the cental; but now that tho hundred weight will have the same significance in both countrica there is no longer any substantial reason why it should not be adopted in this country, to the oxclusion of the ‘* bushel.” All transactions of any magnitude should ba rated by contals instead of by bushols, Thore in really no exenuso in adhering to the old monsura, A bushel of whoat is now by law 60 pounds, and a bushel of corn 56° pounds, Bix hundred contals of wheat aro equal to 1,000 bushels, and 560 contals of corn are equal to 1,000 bushels of corn, It will require but a very brief term to becomo as familiar with the measure by weight as with the measuro of capacity, par ticularly as in all lorge transactions the grain is actually monsured by weight and sold by weight. It will bo ns easy to reduce contals to bushels ns it is now to reduce tons. This desirable change ought to find earnest sup- port in this city, whero at present all tho railrond charges are computed by hundred pounds, whero sales to foreign markets aro maile by weight, nnd whera ocenn freights fro contracted for not by bushel but by weight. If the Boards of Trade in all other cities ndopt the cental, wo aro sure that the trade in Chicago will heartily unite in the arrangement, A CHANCE FOR THE COMMUNISTS, | Tho Communists, if thoy ever think at all, do not atop to consider in their absurd and fanatical schomes that thoy aro running fall tilt against the vory gonius of Amorican institutions, ‘Tho sentiment of the poopla of this country and tho ontiro legistation from the earliest day, oven as far back as tho landing of the Pilgrims, to the present time, have been omployed in the intorests of individual indepondence, Personal liborty is tho key-stono of the arch upon which our po- litical atructure rests. Our system of Jaw has beon dovisoi for tho protection of individual rights, for tho defenso of porsonal property, for the enconragoment of economy, and for imoreasing the comfort and happinoss of the home, by the protection of every man in tho accumulation of his wages and by giving him the benefits of education and the bless- ings of religion. It is tha wildest delnsion that evor ontered ovon a Communist’s head to suppose that the American peoplo will consont to have their institutions changed to suit tho visionary idoas of fanatical forcignors, much leas that thoy will ondure to havo the chimorical schomes of Founren, Lasauix, and Manx thrust upon them at the point of tho bayonet, ‘ha Communists make the samo mistake in enter- ing tho political orenn with their social schemes in this country that they have in Franco and Gormany. Thoy make o atill grenter mistake in organizing thomselyes ito armed bodies to coorce unwilling com- munities and seizo property by force of arms from those who do not bolieve ag they do, and give ittonjunta which thoy call tho State, which sholl parcel it ont among its followers. Whon the timo comos that thoy commence putting their thoorles into prac-, tical effect, they will meet with the samo resistance that they met in France whon tho farmors and business mnen roso in defense of their rights, and tho samo that thoy will yot meet in Germany if they go much farther in their wild schomes of violonce, At tho samo time, thero is no reason why the Communists cannot havo ovorything in common if they aro willing to do so without interfering with those who bolievo they havo the right to the enjoyment of the privileges and property for which they haye worked. If thoy roally hayo faith in their system and boliovo it ie practical and for their bost good, and thero aro any considerable number who want to carry out their system, thoy can do so without intorforing with othors, Thore is no necossity for thom to enroll thomselves into armed military organizations for tho confiscation of property. All thoy havo to do ia to commenco right horo in Chicago, whoro thoy havo their headquartora for the West, ‘organizo thomselvos undor tho Stato laws, whioh wuy body of mon havo the right to do for industrial or social purposes, adopt aud enforce the wholo creod of Socialiam from Alplin to Omoga, throw all their proporty into ono common pool, let tholr chivfs, Mossra, Sonmupt, Parsons, and Stavven, toko chargoof it and parool it out pro rata for thom to live upd, Dr. Scusumr hos some property of his own which he would be glad to throw in aga startor, Many of thom havo houses, lots, tools, money, and personal Property which thoy could dovote to this purposy, Tho $10,000 which thoy have taigeil by their jamboroe in the Exposition Building would go a good ways towanls iu. cronsing the pool, ‘The patornal soup-house having beon astablished, the leaders could deol out rationa of bread, beer, tobacco, clothes, and fucl, and all should have a chance to seo the operation of the system, If it is such a superior system ns they claim, why not demonstrate it practically, oithor Ly acommunity of intorosts in the olty, or, if thoy aro agriculturally inolined, by going farthor Weat and takmg up land which can bo had for almost nothing? ‘Tho Mor- mona, tho Bakers, tho Oneida Communiats, oud the Brook-Farm Fourieritos have put their systems into operation, and thera ia nothing to hinder the Ohicago Communista from doiug the samo, If the Poles and Bohemians, and the Irish, German, and French Communists cau lve such happy lives ag thoy olaim by dragging everything down to ona common level, why don’t they maka the oxperiment and demoustrate tho excellence of thelr systom? They have overy opportuility, No ono will interfere with oy molest them go long as they do not interfere with others, If their system should prove to be all that thoy claim for it, they might oven make many converts among the Americans, who aro always ready to ndopt now things that prove nuccersful, If those Socinlists nro’honost, why do they not sct tholr syatem at work right horo in Chicago? ‘Thoy might ostablinh such a beautiful and Dlossed Hittle world over on tho West Sido that all tho roat of tho city would want to como into it right away, Thera is uo obstacle in thoir way, and it will cost them nothing, Wo throw this out for Citizen Scunrr’s consideration. : THE BsPOILS SYSTEM. During tne last few yenra Civil-Servica ra- form has been n conspicuous topicin political discussion; and both the Democrats and Republicans havo profossed an interest in its advancomont, Aside from o few avowed bellovera in tho machine system in both parties, most of tho political Jenders havo protested over and ovor again their admira- tion of the English systom ond their de- siroto havo it established in this country, ‘The English system amounts to a tonure of office during good behaviorin the adminiatra- tive and clerical positions without regard to change of party, and provides ‘for filling vacancica by promotion. ‘Tho Civil Service of Great Britnin ish sort of profession for which special training is required, and ox- perts and faithful servants are not compelled to make way for unakillod and incompetent persons when a now Premier comes in or o now Parlinmentin elected. |The Republican party of Into yenta is entitled to the credit of having mado somo carnost efforts in the direction of the English aystem, though the efforts havo boon embarrassed and retarded | hy long-established custom, by tho constitu. tional fhvestmont in tho President of the appointing power, by the strong prejudice aud opposition which such reforms always encounter, and by the persistent renistanceof the machine men. Notwithstandiag theso efforts, in tho faco of opposition, the Re- publioan party hes beon arraigned by tha Domocrats in thoir platforms, newspapers, and stump-spaeches, and tho Democratic politicians have sought to persuade the country that, whon they should coma into power, they would manage these things very much botter. Tho Democratic iden of Civil- Service reform Is fitly illustrated by tho gen- eral sweep that has beon made in tho officers aud snbordinate employes of the United States Sonate, Of conrse, nobody who is fomilinr with the hiatéry of tho Democrntio party las on- tertained tho remotest idon that thero was any sincerity fn the professions of a desira to reform or improve the public sorvico, Tho Domocratio iden of reform is simply to make e change; to remove Republicans and aubatitate Democrats, withont regard to the past services bf those who are displaced or tho unfitness of those newly appoint- ed, is Democratic reform. The country had sufilciont notice of this in the prompt disposition of the Jfousa patronnge when tha Democrats recured a majority of that body in 1874; but thoro may have been some un- anspecting and confiding peoplo who awaited moro conservatism and moro intelligent con- duct from the staid aud sobor Senate even under Democratic control, Such expecta- tions were quickly dissipated, for the vory first business of the Democratic Sonate cau- cus was to dintribnto tho places among the horde of Confederato applicants, ond all the arguments in favor of Civil-8érvico reform wore answered bya solid Democratic yota for tho removal of the old and faithful om- ployes and the appointment of the famishod Demoorats, In yain did Mr, Anrnony go over the history of the Sunuate during tho Inst twenty yoars and show that, under Io- publican dominion, the practice had boen to roquire capacity and faithfalnoss rather than partisan atinchmenta ns qualifications for Sonate service, In vain was it recalled thot, whon tho Ropublicans first secured control of tho Sonnto iu 1861, the only now appointments wero thoso which were mado necessary by formor incumbonts going into tho Rebellion. In vain was it pointed out that thirty Demoorats had been carried on tho Sonate rolls during tho ontire term of Republican rule, because thoy were experienced, skilled, and faithful sorvante, and at the same time pormitted to exercise all their political rights with absolute free- dom, These facts had no influenco upon the Domoctatic Senators; some of them, lke Eaton aud Burex, opénly avowed that the changes wero to bo mndo for political: rea- sons; others, like Bayanp, who had pro- fessod dovotion to Civil-Sorvico reform, voted with tho party unblushingly; all united in the purpose of placing only Domocrata on iguard, down to the smallost placo, Tho motto, ‘Lo the victors bolong tho spoils,” and the dootrine of “rotation in office,” form an essontial part of ths Demo- cratic creed, and nro ns religiously sustained now as thoy wore in Bucuanan’s time. No more progross has boon mado by tho Demo- oratio party in this respect than in othors. ‘Tho first appearance of a Domocratic major- ity in tho Ionqse of Reprosentativos was tho signal for a. sudden and wholesale change in clorks, sergeants-nt-arina, doorkeopors, pages, ote. The very first Domocrntio Sonsto promptly follows this oxamplo, If Cauren Hannison bo olected Mayor of Ohicngo, all the Republican employes must go. ‘Tho spoils system is carried out in villages, towns, cities, countios, districts, States, and the nation, under Domoerntio rulo, Tho elec. tion of a Domocratio President would bo tautamount to 9 chango in tho entire per- sonnel of tho officoholders undor tho Na- tional Govornmont, It would result in the displacement of 90,000 to 100,000 men mora or lesa competont, with moro or less experi- enco, and the substitution of 90,000 to 100,000 raw rooruits, whoso service to tho party will bo thoir chief recommendation, ‘That tho system ia utterly irra- tional and necossarily subversive of good governmont is a matter of no concern to tho Domocraté. ‘Thoy re- gard offices as mado for tho bonofit of oflce- holders, und they run thelr party organiza. tion with that considoration matuly in view, And thoy are not morely givon over to tho doctrine that tho spoils whould be dis. tributed among ihe party, but believe as well that they should bo poriodically dis tributed, After one. Democrat has boou in office for a stated torm,—two or four yeara,—along couies another Democrat who inuists that itis his turn. This polloy haa two rosults, viz.: (1) Government ia harassed constantly by new and inoxpe- rlenced servants, and (2) every Democrat secke to make the most of any offlce he pos- seages undor tho conviction that ho must soon give way to some other Dom- ocrat, ‘Thig {a what rotation in office moesus, ‘Thus the _Democratio Benate has just removed o eet of vervants who hayo beoomo qualified by long service at Govern- ment expouse, and has Inducted a new set; but, two yours from now, oven with con- tinued Demooratio ruloin the Sonate, it ia moro than Iikely that those who havo just been sppointed wilt bo made to make room for other Demoorats in order to assure on ~ Owing to the lateness of the season, and the Festored ubtess his brother is eent tothe White equitable distribution of the spoils, Thoy will bo dismissed just abont the time when thoy shall bogin to bo qualified for the propor admintstration of thelr officos, ‘Tho oxton- sion of this vicious aystom to all branches of tho publio sorvice in what must be expected from comploto Domoorntio nscendoncy. Thera can bo no doubt about this after the action of both tho Ifonse nnd the Senate undor Domeeratio rule, and the country may ag well abandon all fden of Civil-Sorvice ro- form if tt is prepared to ncvapt the dominion of tho Demoeratio party. 5 STATE AFFAIRS, Proceedings of the General Assembly of Illinois. The Senate Spends Most of Its Session in Dis- cussion. Widely-Divorgont Opinions as to What o State Oficor * Shoutd Earn. Bishop Coxe remarks that there is no mora need of revising the King Jamas version of the Bibla than Binansreans. Both, he says, are’ classics. On thls the Christan at Work ob- serves: “Surely the Bishop does not necd tu be reininded that the ono fé a translation, the other not; thatif the Biblu isa classic, it ie such in the original tongues in which it was written, ant notin its English translatton, with Ita un- warranted verbal diiferonces and archalsms and thousands of imperfect ‘readings, {nyolving: some 400 differctives of meanlug."” 35 eae To preparation fur the conting Sunday-Osorv- ance Gonvention al its doors, the Springtleld Stnday Republican hus suddenly grown plous, and It says we have no right ‘to hate our nelit- bor the keeps a dog, who snubs ua, or who gos- sips avout us behind our backs, Let us rather be sorry for him.” This neighbor with a dog is plainly a case (1s which sorrow is inispluced, Un- less, indeed, it should be like that heart-break- ing grief which some parents feel when they take tue slipper for unruly offspring. a A Number of Bills Passed by the House of Repre= sentatives, Mayors Shorn of the Powers Giyon Them a Few Yoars Ago, The Members of the Legislature Xow Spearing Each Other with Tests. A Great Rattling of Dry Bones Looked For Vory Shortly in tho The young Priuca NAPOLEON was shipped off House. tollght the Zulus, It isnow generally understood, because he had inepired fu the gentle breast of PROCEEDINGS. the Princess Beatnice agrand passion, ‘That is SENATE. the way Prince Lous, of Battenberg, was treat- oda while ago. Lf thls sort of thing isn't stop- ped, Europe will run short of Princes. ‘The Princess shouldn't be so susceptible, oar soma worthy man should come along and clamor for her. Spectat Dispatch to The Tribune. BPRinGFieND, March 25.—The uaual number of reports from committees were sent up at the opening of the Souate this morning. The Chair then announced that, at the time of theadjourn- ment, 8 motion to Iay Senate bill 16 on the tavlo was under consideration, Senator Joslyn then withdrow his motion in that behalf, and moyed that it be sent to the Judiciary Committeo, and there it went, and It 1s probable that it will be a Jong time in ectting back from that Committee, ns o large number of Its members are unfriendly to it. CORPORATIONS WITH SOULS, Senate Bill No. 161 then eame up. It fs ene Utled “An act concerning religious corpora tlons,”? and proposes to provide o general lav for the incorporation of any ‘ Diocesan Conven> tlon, Councll, Synod, Presbytery, Conference, Association, Consolation, or uther ‘general or- xanlzation for ecclesiastieal or religious pure poses existing in any church or religious denom- ination in this State,” with porpetual successton, for the purpose of acquiring “real and personal property by purchase, gift, grant, devise, and bequest,” for religious, charitable, and oduca- tlonal purposes. All corporationa so organized ave pronibited front comracting uny debt or creating any Hen against property held by them, Senator Dearborn expluined the purpoge aml necessity of such an uct, Hlustrating its Ucnellts by the laws and experience of other States. Senator Joslyn ojfercd an amendment provlt- Ing that this act should be subject to ancl modification und Itmitation as the Legistaturs might hercafter impose us to the amount of property such corporations mixht hold. He ex- platued the amendinent as intending to ayoll any question of vested riglts hereafter arising, should the Legislature desire to sucther legislate for thelr contro}. + The amendment was udopted. ‘Sonntor Whiting opposed the bill, Ho ob+ fected to laws witch would allow In¢ge quant: ties of land aud property to accumulate in the hands of corporations. SPECIAL. Benate Bill G1, which stimply changes the tine of holding court in McLean County, was taken up, aut the Senate concurred tn the House ainendient, and the Dill was pasecd,. PRES AND SALARIES. Senator Kuykendall’ Fee and Salary bilt then appeared as the special order, the Senator then offered an amendment striking out the acction relating to fecs of Sheriffa, Clerks of Clreult Court, Jusices of the Peace, und Constables, which was adopted, ‘The Benate considered the bill by sections, It was moved to strike out $3,000, the: amount abwwhich the billilxes the salaries of State officers other than the Governor, und to insert 82,500, Seuntor Munn offered an amundinent to the amendinent by striking out 82,500 and inserting 33,500. Sonator Kuykendall said_ho belteyed the re- Guetion made was just, It only asked that ofilcers should shure with to taxpayers the de- cline {fv property and the consequent inercused purchaslng power of money. Senator Jones opposed Icaytug these salaries ed gencral barrenness of the subject, jokes from the “Pluafore’” are not recuived at por on ‘Change. But this isabout the first Instaucs on record of jokes belng outlawed for mero atale- neas before they reached Chicago fo any authen- ieform.- ‘She “Pinafore is only just hore in decent company, but it scems about as fresh a8 Ingt year's almanac, Canter Hannison declarcs without heslta- tion that, asa hard-moncy Democrat, he stands. squarely on the Greenback platform, and wit) close the saloons all day Sunday and at 11 p.m. week-(ays, though he believes sumptuary laws are a curse und a deluston, and will not onforce them. Canter {a really the most accomplished straddler over secn in this part of the country. is dae rare According to the theory of Mr. Wirurast Szirr, every man who buys a glass of beor and shoyes five cents oyer the counter to pay for ft should be everlastingly grateful to the person who aclls it, What is true of large sales ought to be just as tric of sinall ones. epee a Truth says that the death of the Duke of Neweastle, who, bankruptas he was, lett his helr $1,000,000 year, is attributed to homeopa- thy. But there dovs not seem to oe o particle of evidence beyond aurmise to show-thut medi- eine had anything to do with it. Mr. J. Cannes Hates, who fs left out of the batch of Juatices nominated for re-election, isacleyer young fellow who understands his business. ‘Lhe trouble with him is 2 somewhat. too pronounced devotion to the Democratic and bummier laoterest in politics. ————— 'The oddest uscan Jndustrial Exhibition Build- ing was cver put to was the uso of the Inke- shore butlding for an immense Commuutst meeting. The Communists ure opposed to in- dustrial exhibitions in every shape and form, Ses ee It isapprehended that ff Mr. Ti.pBN oyver- comes JouN Keuiy be may at the same timo slaughter the Democratic majority In Now York City, Tammany, of late years, has not taken Kindly to the allk stockings, ' pasdisees eee, ‘The way to improve Texas, the New York Sun anys, lato prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons. A better way to begin with {s to hang persons who, carryity such weapons, commit murder with them, a It is now announced that Lngland does not want the Zulucountry. Sho never docs want mora foreign torritory, But for ao reluctant country, she has the vusteat cutonlat possessions unuer the sua, a t $3,000, Senator Fositick—I would like to ask the Scn- ator from Jolingon if this is proposed to affect the present State oflicers. Senator Kuykendall—No, sir; it does not affect any of the Governor's present atlluets nor any of hia friends hereafter, fur nou o! tham will be {n office again. ‘The proposition to ralac the amount to $3,500 was lost, and the reduction to $2,500 went the same way, Senator Riddle then moved that $5,000 be in- serted, which was lost. Senator De Lany moved that the Goveroor's salary be fixed at $3,000. Sonator Riudlo amended this by {nserting $12,000. He explained that this was to bo in fall of all clulms and perquisites and ‘vour Ungeut fund."? ne by ono these amendments went down. Senator Hanna thea sent up au amendment that all Stata ofllvera recelve $2,500 per yeat;~ which sinondment went the way at all the reste Senator Hash inoved that $0,000 be inserted in Meu of $5,000 for the Governor's salary. Ho belloyed this was pot too much, His expensed ‘wero unustial, und this was sma!) pay. Senator Kelly (interrupting}—Have you real the Auditor's report as to the amount he has Sspentin t! y of a Contingeut-Expeuse Fund? Benatur —No, Bir. : Senator Kelly—Then I advise you to read it Seuator Hunt favored the $6,000 salary. Ifo bolleved thut the expenses of the Governors office were not more now than when it was fixed at $1,500, SENATOR MAMILTON IRONIOALLY SAID ho was in favor of cutting down theso salarics, —ol putting them down to a point where 10 poor man could maintain the positon or diguity of the office. Probably rich men like the mene ber from Cook could ruu for Governor, but pout mon ike binsulf bad nothing to run on, Senator White— You can run op your Senator Johnson opposed this Kind of econo my, Whicn showed {teelt iu cutting down these anturies. A man capable of being Auditor of Itinois wag capable of being Auditor of a rail- road, and the Jatter would pay hit 85,000 for dis sorvices, Hu thought the busivess of the State was as lmportaut as thut of firms or core porations that pay much wore than the highest figures We have olfered here. ; ‘The roll was culled, und the motlon of Senatcr: Bash provuited, which Jeaves the Governor's esl ary ut $6,000, Renmtur Hamilton moved to atrike out Sec. 1) which affecta all Stute offlvors, Senator Kuykendall apoke sarcaly against the treatment this bill had received. Probably there wore too many cundidates present; tint might explain these yotes und these frivolous amendments. If the Scuate were opposed tu it, vote it down fairly, die was not a eaudidate, and he thought a lite more respectful consid: eration of this bill, which wus in the interest 0! a reasonable economy for the taxpayer, woul ba more to the honor of tha Scuate than big salaries and these frivolous amendments, Seuator Hanua made a long speech Iu favor of the motion, unt was followed by Senator Hamil-+ ton, ‘The latter enld the Senator from Jubusoa hed beeotne i NOTONIOUS YOR Ms CUEESE-PATING of eularfus, und that be was opposed to this cheap economy, ; Benator Kuykendall replied to these speeches, and: tnelsted “that, Jf this motion provailed, he could nat support Ihe remaindor of the bill,’ It the tiguroheade at the heads of Departments were fo have thelr Jaro salaries contiiucd, he must oppose any reduction of the clerks, who did al} the work, ‘Iie motion was lost, whlch loft the salaries of the Secretary of State, Audit- ‘or, Athorney-Generul, Treasurer, wtul- Supertt- tendent of Public Ioatruction at $3,000, a reduce ton of $500 Iu each Iustunce, ‘Lhe Seuate adjourned until 2:30 p,m. At 3:80 p. un te consideration of the Salary bill was resumed. ‘The trstumendinont made was ono leaving the salary of Circuit Court Judges the sawe as they now are. Sonator Fuller of- fored uo amguduyut ithich perualte the Coulis $= Gen, Susecps has bad another reception at Jefferson Cit Receptions are cheap. _ PERSONALS, Thoy have sacred pedestrianism Boston on Sundays. e ‘Tho coming man is Grant, and ho will arrive in Auguet, Slmon Cameron mournfully soliloquizea: A little widow fsa dangerous thing. Brooklyn is going to substitute naphtha for gas; 20 we aupposo Brother Talmage must go. Tho nogroea aro going to the Far Wost, and Sitting Bullmay prosently go wool-gathertog, ‘The snow has gone off, and the war-path ia passable, and Sitting Buil {s golng on tt again, Fortunately womon can't vote, or we sup. pose that Slinon Cameron would bo the next Prest- dent, 7 ‘Yho other pedestrians treated O'Lonry vory shabbily, considering whst his celebrated stomach did for thom, James G, Blaine thinks that if Malne does her duty sho will bocomo the mother of at least ‘ono Presidont, Simon Cameron has preserved hia honlth remarkably well, We wish wo could any the aame for bla morals, Alfonso is going about secking whom ho may marry, and perhaps herojs achance for the Widow Ollver, Akron, O., has had fourteen clopements within s few monthes Thle, of courso, is auother teault of the Ohio man. Boston peopte ara just boginning to prop- osly appreciate Joo Cook, is Monday lectures have beon a flat {allure EN Perkins denfos,a report to the effect that ho bas doserted his wife; and Mr, Perkins’ word for a thing sottics It, Wo infer from Ohtef Josoph's recent arti. cleinthe North American Heviaw that the pen ts evon mightier than the tomahawk. Mr, ‘Tildon’s barrel will be considerably drained to buy tlekets for the excursion tw Sao Franclico to welcome Gen. Grant, Mr, Vanderbilt was not crazy, but, as the declaion to this effoct onda the Ntlgation, we ux- ‘pect severa) lawyers will bo, Prince Bismarck was invited to the ball of the Chicago Socia}tuts, but ho sent bis regrots—thut, he couldn't cut the throate of the whole lot, It is anggested that Mri, Oliver lecture on the Immorallty of Senators; but that, enrely, {a tov yaat a aybject for une Jecture, of a dozen even, ‘Tho attention of Mr, Clara Morris iu catled to the surprising and wholly unaccountable fact that the editor of the Dramatle News otill lyee, ‘The Sherman movernent booma xo faintly that nobody but John Sherman can hear it, anu hie sare aro growlng reuidly under such violent exer> che, > Orvillo Grant is decidedly out of his mind ogain, and itis feared that his reason cannot be ‘House, ‘Tho Atlanta Constitution says: “ Bpeaker Randall ie sasd to be vomnething of a numismatist, and fn bis collection has a specimen of every xuld coln ever colned tu thie country,” Bomo uf iis cholccat colns, wo belleve, wero formerly contalded io Mr. Fildun's barrel, ‘ ‘