Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 3, 1879, Page 4

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THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1879, ‘The trial of Tost Buronp for tho murder of Judge Exttorr, of the Kentucky Court of “Appeals, has beon sot for April 28, o speciat term of the Criminal Court having been called nt Frankfort for that purpose. Tho IMinois Legislature resumed opera- tions yesterday, after a suspension of four days, ‘Thére was no ovidence of any dis. position to make up for lost time by trans. acting any business looking to an early close of tho session. Legislation drags, and tho Jegislators seam to have no conception what- evor of the supreme disgust with which thoir inilure to get through and go home is ro- garded by the people of Ulinols, / —_—_—_——— The minority report of Mr. Burrenwonrn, amomber of tho Committee appointed to * ascertain whether the State can save money by mouufacturing the gas used in the State- House at Springfield, shows that at least ono person on the Committee had sn thorough understanding of tho snbject undor investi- gation and was not in tho interest of any- body's gas-making machine. Mr. Burren- wont dumonstrates the folly of the State building gas-worke and going into the manu- facturing business, aud points out whero and how the proposed schemo would inorease tho cost.of lighting the Capitol Tho Senate Committes on Elections has reported on iho case of Mr, Bru, the ap- Pointeo of tho Governor of New Hamp- shire, the Domocratio majority op. posing. and the Republican minority favoring his ndmission, .'Tho adoption of tho majority report will operate to deprive New Hampshiro of full roprosenta- tion in the Senate on 9 mere quibble on the question of a vacancy having occurred. But quibbles are considered sufliciont provoca- tion for Democratic dirty work so long os they can bo utilized to incrense the Demo- cratic majority, The debate in tho Houso on the Army Dill is drawing to a closo, and it is expected that a vote will bo reached next Saturday. At that time the Domocrate will need to youstor their ontire available strength in order to mako suro of passing tho political amendments, a3 the Groenbackers have in caucus resolved to vote against tho polloy of attaching political log- islatiod té appropriation bills, Thoy wilt move on tho floor of the House to atriko out the section objected to, but, if unsuccessful in this attempt, thoy will rofrain from voting on the passago of tho bill and leave tho iasua between the Democrats and Republicans, Tho frionds of I. P, Ouivy, tho Nobraska mau-burner, are fighting justice inch by inch, ‘This fond is reputed to bo worth $100,000, and his brothers as much more, and itis given out that ovory cont of their united for- tunes will be expended in the effort to save him from the punishment his orhacs merit, Thore is hardly any Nmit tothe amount of bo- licf in a man’s innocenoo that snoh a sum of money will cronte among tho !awyors hired to take that view of his caso; but the peo. plo of tho State of Nobraska aro all on tho other side, and thora ia an excellont prospoct that Oxtvz and his confederates in the mur- der and cremation of Mrrougiuand Ketouus will not be able to purchase thoir ‘acquittal, Thoir first loopholo hos been closed by the overruling of the motion to quash the indict. meat, and tho trinl will go forward, ‘Tho gronteat danger to be apprehended as * resulting from tho recunt olection fs the co- ercive power of the mob who will claim te rulo Mr, Hanntson's Administration, ‘The gront demand of these mon will be for placo, oud this will involve the creation of new offices and the increase of expenditures, with ® corresponding incrense of taxation, ‘The more question of chango of officials in the soveral departmenta is a personal aifair; the now Mayor will probably sock to have his own fuends around him; butatthe sawo time thore are several experienced and faithful ofiicors who havo held non-partisan offices, and have been non-partigans in offivo, and with whom tho public have become famillar, who ought uot and probably will not bo removed for tho imero suke of mak. ing room for others, Tho Firo Department is ono which tho people of all parties would disliku to sea disturbed or subjected to change becanso of political opinions, The firemen have never been politicitus, though members of both parties, and to moke that branch of the public ecrvice dependent on politics, and liable to chango at every clection, would be a publio It Mr. Hannison shall refuse to treat the Firo Dopartment asa part of tho Political machine, and to bo used to punish anzmios ond roward friends, while he oy. | calmnity. Highteenth.... disappoint hosts of those who supported him by maintaining the non-partisan charad- tor of the Fira Doparimont, wo havo no doubt that the Mayor will commend himself to the approval of tho gonoral public, nnd especinily to his own consolenco and judg- mont, Mayor-oloot IHanntgox annonces fn an in- torviow printed in auother column that it is not his purpose to interforo with the organ- ization and control of the Fire or Police De- partinonts so Jong ns the present hends prove thomeolyes to bo officient, and that ho pro- pores ns far as possible to divorco these do- partments from politics, His iden of im- provement in offloiency fs that promotions should be made from the lowor grades, and if now hends were to ho appointed he should seek firat for suitable material within the tanks before going outside, As to the othor dopartmontsof tho City Govornment, itis plain that Mr. Hannison intends to mnke more or Jess changes, but if ho finds, as -unquestion- ably ho will in some instances, that tho efficiency of the sorvice will be diminished rather thon Increased by the removal of com. potent and oxperienced subordinates who hava held their positions by forco of morit through all the political changes of years past, he would not be wise to embarrass his Administration for the sake of rewarding his frionds, His declaration, that he can beat serve his party by bost serving tho City of Ohiecago nnd all its intorests regardless of partisanship, will be by all citizens cordially commended, and Mr. Hanntson could not chooso a safor, sounder platform, ‘The details of tho voting on ‘Tucsday have some points of interest. The wholo voto of tho city was abont 57,700, aud had tho American or Republican wards polled their full voto at least 6,000 would have been added to the total. Thus the four Repnb- licnn wards in the South Division only gavo Waraur 1,824 majority, when it might have beon 8,400, nnd was overcome by the Domo- cratic majority in the Fifth Ward. Ninth and Tenth Wards, instead of giving Wuranrt 800 innjority, gave Hanntson 1,000; the Wards gave Wnidur only 2,432 majority, when they could upon a full vote have made that majority 4,800. Without speaking of tho vote transferred to Hanntsox by the Suirr influence, it will be seon that the Ro- publicans in the wards named permitted the election to go by default, We give the mn jorities by the wards: The Eleventh, Twelfth, aud Thirtoonth REPUBLICAN WANDS. | NEMoOCNATIO WANDS. Ward nj Warde, + Ba Fifth. 315|Sixth uo ‘enth .. 121)Fourteenth 105) Fifteenth Sixteenth 'Theso majorities aro counted ‘on the vote as between Republicans aud Democrats, ‘Tho Socialists, howovor, votes, the bulk of which was given in the following wards :’ Second polled nearly 12,000 305;Fourtcenth Flth 1,611|Fifteenth 2 Sixth see 1,900)3ixteenth 308 Seventh. O74\Soventeenth aun a EMghteenth woeeees SUL In the Sixth, Fourteenth, and Fifteonth Wards the Socialists hnd a plurality of the votes, and in the Sixteonth a majority ovor the Republicans and Democrats combined, Compared with the vote of Horraann and Kenn Inst foll, the figures show that tho Re. publicans increased their total voto 2,000, the Democrats 7,000, and tho Socialists 5,500. Tho voto of 1878 was comparatively a light one, THE TILDEN CAMPAIGN, ‘Wo warned our renders that tho election of Oanren H. Hannison would bo clnimed as a strict partisan victory, aud tho Democratic politioiana and quasi-Democratio nowspapers are now. doing this vary thing, licans did not heed the warning; but, partly on account of their apathy and partly on account of their indulgence of porsonal proju- dices, the Democratic ticket was pormittad to carry the city, are now “colebrating os o party victory in this city is, at the samo timo, intended to serve ns ‘TrnpEN victory’; and this a good many of theso samo jubilant Domoorats will not roliah, hero is no doubt, however, thot the tremendous party effort put forth by tho Democrats here and olsewhore to earry this spring's local elcetions is a part of a national movement which is controlled aud direated by Mr, Trnpzn and his agonts, Tho political machinery of this city, to the extont that it shall bo used for partisan pur- poses, will be made to do sorvice eapccially in Mr, affairs aro now being shaped towards Tn. pen’s nomination noxt year, and if the old gontloman can kecp his health bo will subordinate all Democrats to his candidature, or force thom into a position of antagonism Tho Repub- What the Chicago Demoorats Tiunen’s bohalf. All Democratic to the Domooratio party, ‘The TinpeN movement urges two conaid- erations upon tho Demoorats which it claims to be paramount to all others bearing upon party auccoss, viz.t (1) Tho capital to be mado out of the theory that Mr. 'Uinpen was defrauded of bis place at tho Inst election, and (2) tho liberal disbursomont of money which can bo rolled upon in caso '‘Trnpen bo nominated, In regard to the latter point, tho roport is industriously ciroulated that ‘Tuven has added from ono to two millions of dollars to bia private fortuna since tho last Prosidontiol eleotion, aud that both dis- appointment and ambition will prompt him to open up ‘tho barrel” with more genoros!. ty than he showed during tho former cam- poign, As to the ory of fraud, it fs argued -that It will logo {ts force if the Demovrats abandon tho ohlof sufferer from the alleged Shoat; that they cannot claim any car- nost conviction that Mr, ‘Cinpex waa clocted in 1870 if thoy refuso to make good tho lows to him whon another opportunity prosonts itself; nnd that no othor candidate will appeal to the-eympathy of the people on account of the alleged injustice of tho Hectoral Commission.’ Theao are the theo- ries of tho TiupeN’ movement, Its moro practical domoustration is in the actual work that is being dono in Titpen’s behalf, Hie waa never moro earnestly’ or actively ongagod in the work of orgaulzation than ho fs now, All tho trimming that Mr. Bax. anp can do in regard to tho prosunt Domo- cratic strugglo for the ropoal of tho Election law, oll that Mr, ‘Taunsan ond Mr, Hen. pices can do in regard to the curronoy qneation, is mero obhild’s play as compared with the quiet ond secret, but effactive, work that ‘Tiopen is accomplishing, As far ag activa politics goca, bis policy is simply not to antagonizo; so his friends fall in with all that tho party caucus suggests in Wash. ington, His campaign is a personal one, oud he has his activo and Influontial agonts ju overy section of the country, Some of the leading mon in tho South are friendly to him, and it is slreudy settled thut ho cau have the great majority of tho Bouthern delozates in tho Democratic out boldly for Tizpen within a short time. THE CHICAGO ‘TRIBUNE: Coxvaiition, A prominant ant well-informed Democrat wns heard to any not many days ago that Mr. Ilsnprtcrs himsolf will come thera svoro Arénsonnble asauvandd’ of loedt Protection, and if the . piitpnad of abatidon- ing tho National Inw were ono of economy or policy ‘alone, But the Domnboratio nt. tompt goes beyond nll this. Tho changos in It fs not any inore unlikely that Tuonwax will be Snduced to sacrifice ls ambition nud join tho Tirpxx ravks, Most of Mr, ‘Tite pev’a methods ara subtle nnd far-renching, aud he will stop at nothing which ts neces. sary to carry the day, Whilo overy indication pointa to Tinpex's success in securing the Demoerntic nomiun tion, the party managers sorelemiscalcutate the extont of antagonism which Mis cnndi- ature will engender among many classos of people who supported him in 1870, Larga numbers of Democrats throughont the Union have lost all respect for tho man, and, though they may not bo able to defeat his combina. tions to secure the Convention, they will not support him. Many of the most cofifirmed Bourbons, and especially, the office-secking class, despise him becouse he dld not minke n fight for tho place to which thoy claim he had been elected, Many of the moro cotiservative Democrats, who wero gratified at tho conrso which bo nolually pursued, have since been disgusted with his attonipts to apologize for that course, nud to oxplain that he was really dispusad to make a fight, bit was misrepresented by Hewirr and others. 1€ tho cry of fraud could bring him any particular strength at tho polls, it would be moro than offset by the exposure of the ciphor dispatches, and there is cnough virtue in the ranks of tho Democratic party, if not among its loaders, to resont the candi- daturo of s man who was idontificd with such Ascandal. Finally, the managing Dem- ocrats in tho West recollect that Mr. ‘Tunpen, with all his boasted woalth, was not so gon- orous with his “barrel” during the last Presidential campaign as ho had promisod to be, and for that ho will deceive them again. ‘Theso are the clemonts of the opposition to ‘Tiupex within the Domoerntic party, which he may be, nnd probably will bo, able to overcome go far ax tho nomination is con- corned, but which will unito to make him one of tho wenkést cnndidates that could be choson,—especially if ho accopts tho issue of dishonost elections and tho rovoltitionary project of starving out tho Government, THE CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE, The debate in Congress over tho Domo- up to manifold nbitsos and frauds, If tho doctrine of State Sotorolgnty' is the true doctrine, then the Southern States had tho right to secode pencofully, as Cnazitens claims; if they had such right, then tho Government was guilty of a grant wrong in coercing them to = roturn; if the Government committed n great wrong in waging war against the seceded States, thon those States aro entitled to rop- ntation for tholr sufferings, the pooply indl- vidually to indemnifiontion for their losses, and the Southern leaders to apology for tho past and reward for the future, Tho pay- ment of tho Confedorate debt, of tho loss of property in slaves, of the destruction and de- eny of all kinds of proparty at tho Bouth during the. War, and tho pensioning of Rebel soldiers, aro ulterior deductions froth the doctrino of .Btato Sovereignty; which the Domocrats ara tryiug to redasort by thelr proposed amendments to the oxisting laws. Lot the dobate go on till those facts shall be thoroughly understood. ANOTHER HITCH AT THE REVENUE LAW. ‘There is n bill pending in the Logislaturo of this State of considerable importanco which bas not yet beon discussed, but which {a to bo produced in n brisf time, and urgod with 8 purpose to compol ita euactment. Tho declared object of tho billisto rench tho railronds of the State in tho way of taxa- tion, ‘Ihe bill can bost be understood by explaining the presont modo of assessing railroads for taxation, Under the present law all the proporty owned by enth rond in the State, including lands, track, stations, shops, town lots, roll- ing-atock, oud all other forms of taxable property, is ndsossed by the ldcal Assessors and by the State Board of Equalization as all other tangible properly is nasessed for taxa- tion, In addition to this, tho railroad com- pany fs assessed Ly the Stato Board upon the valuo of its capital stock and franchise, Iav- ing fixed upon the value of the capital stook eratle project whick forced tho calling of the | 84 franchico, tho assessed valuo of extra session has progressed far enough to | the ‘tangible property of the com- show that it will bo long and'‘bittér, “Binco | Pawy 38 deducted thorefrom, and tho differonce is token na the . taxablo value of the capital stock and franchise. ‘Tho State Board, in equalizing the value of proporty in this State for taxation, takes it at 50 por cent of its stipposed real value, In estinating—for it has always been a mero oa- timate—tho value of onpital stock and fran- chiso the Board has been governed by its own rules, the law providing no patticular mothod, These rules havea beon changed from time to time, and while tho process hag boon denounced on tho ono hand as arbitrary and opprossive, it has beon declared on tho other to bo strongly in the intorest of the railrond companics, Tho proposed bill has beon inspired by the theory that tho Board is really controlled by the wealthy and pros- porous ronda, nnd that its asscssmonts have been seaudalously loniont to those corpora- tions, ‘Tho bill, a full: description of which was published in Tun 'Inmune yesterday, establishos 4. now rulo for nacortainiig the value of tho capital stock and franchise, and this rule is to read : ‘+ 8c, 10014, Tho valuation and assessment of the capital stock, including the franchise, of rafl- road compantes shall be determined by anid Board inthe manner following, viz.: Tho net annual earnings or income of cach railroad company shall be taken as heing a certain percentage on the actn- Democratic intriguo and folly have com- pelled the country to viow the exponso and anxioty incidont to thid extra sossion, iho time probably cannot be botter employed than by a debate which shall develop the real character of tho legislation which tho Democrats proposao and thd mo- tives which actuate them. ‘Tho dobato 1s not sought nor desired by the ‘Democrats, nor do they tolerate it through any sense of justice to the minority; but they cannot avoid it, because thelr majority is not large euongh to shut it off and carry through their schome, This debate is developing and will continue to develop the live nnd unrepentant arroganco of the Southern dictators, and tha truckling disposition of tho Northern dongh- faces, Gen. Cuararens and Mr. Hunn rela tively exhibited the charnctoristics of thoxo two olemonts of Domoornoy in thoir speochos on Wednesday. Every allusion to tho Roboll- ion of tho South brought out from Coaus. Ena 8 vindication, nud o oulogy, and Hunn, aftor tho most aorvile tributes to the supreme doctrine of Stata Sovereignty, gave notice that the Democrats have not yot abandoned the dosiro or the hope of crowding Haves ont of offico, by reforring to him os a Presi- dont whoso ‘tennro of offico is uncortain,” The Democrats ora on daugorous ground all the timo, and their past record and futuro ambition are both so vulnerable that even more discreet mon under tho. same cirenm- stancea might bo betrayed into damnging admissions, It is safe to predict that scarce. jy o day will pass during the ponding debate without disclosing Democratic charactoristica which will alarm conservative people, The result may be o warning to tho American people that will compensate for tho other- wiso inexcusable imposition of tho oxtra ses- sion, Asido from the partisan advantages which tho Domocrats hopa to socure in tho Jorge citics of the Union and many of tho South. orn States by removing all National protec- tion for Congressional olections, their pur. pore in insisting upon tho passage of thelr political legislation is to renasort tho domin- ion of State Sovereignty. There is no real danger, for instance, of any interforonce with clections from troops whioh aro not even adcquato to the disciplining of tho Indians and the protection of the Amorican frontior, and which aro scattered in tho roc. tions most remote from important political centres, ‘Thero is still losh dangor of any injustico to bo approhonded from the supervision of National elections by officers of the United Statea Qourts,—the most unpartiann of all American institutiong,—and especially whon both political parties ara’ equally reproscnted in tho supervision, | But 80 long as these Inws remain on tho statnte- bovks thore is nn assumptidn of National powor on the partof tho United Statca Gov. ernment which frots tho Domocrata, ‘Tho South had claimed tho right of pencoful ge. coaston,” said Grarwens, “and had nt. tompted to peacofully secede,”—and then he proceeded to beratetho Republican party bo. cause it would not submit to this logical out- come of State Soverofgnty, Hunp wont to the vory vorge of denying any such thing ay Amorioan citizenship, and dfmanded tho ro- peal of tho existing statutes for the protec. tion of such citizonship on the broad ground that the United States Government has no right to assert any authority in ony State which is calculated to protect oven the Notional Logislaturo from any frand or vio- lenco which such State may seo Mt to on- courageor tolorate. ‘Lhe illogtcat and perni- clousdootrine of Statesupremacy over Nation. al authority was nover moro vigorously nor pertinaclously urged thou by tho Domoorate of the praséut Congroas; and, if they oan have their way, tho obiof alm of tho War for the presorvation of tho Uuion—the estab- lishmont of supreme Nationul authority—will bo again sacrificed, But this Domocratio project will not succeed if the prosont do- bate shall continue long enough to impress upon the American pooplo the real purpose of the Dumocéats, ‘Lhe Republicans in the prosent Congress, though in tho minority, ocoupy tho vantage ground, because thoy are contending fora principle, not only sacred to itsolf, but vital 8 to the existence of the Govorament, They could afford to lot tho Democrats prohibit the use of troops nt the: polls, if that wero all of it, for thore is no thought of so using them, aud the conditions, location, and sorvices of the army ara auch os to make such employment impracticable under avy circumstances, So the Ropubdlicans might consent to the withdrawal of National super. yiston of tho Congressional clvotions, if by tho capital stock thereof; the actual rato of stich percentage shalt be fixed upon, and the prin- cipalsum which would produce tho amount of anch net cornings or Income at such rate per chnt shall be held to be the true cosh valuo of such capital stock: Provided, thatthe samo rate per cont shell apply to each and overy rallroad company for the saine year's valuation and nesessment, ‘Tho valn- ton go found shall be taken as the adnessed valua- tion of the capital stock, and the samo shall bo equalized by tne Buatd, and diattibuted to the aevoral counties, towne, cltlee, vilagos, and dis- tricts fn thesame manucr now provided by law." ‘Tho practical oporation of this rule will bo: If the not cnrdings of the railroad com. pany for.o year be ascortained to Lo $2,000,- 000, and the assessed valuo of its tangiblo proporty 25,000,000, the Stato Board, adopt- ing 10 por cont as a rate ot which tho not enrnings would represont tho value of tho capital stock and franchise, tho value of the Inttor* would be put down at $20,000,000, Reducing this by 50 per cent. to conform to tho genoral rulo assessing property at half its true cash value, the stock would stand nt 310,000,000, loss the $8,000,000 of tangible proporty, ‘Lho company, therefore, undor this proposed rule aud those figures, will bo toxod’ on $3,000,000 of actual proporty ond ‘on $7,000,000 of capital stock, ‘This subject of taxing the capital atook of corporations has beon discussed yonr after yoar in thia paper, ,Tho Supremo Court of tho Stato has decided that it is lawful to tax the tangiblo properly of o corporation, and also to tax tho capital stock, which ia the more evidence of titlh to tho property, Bo the legality of that system of taxation cannot bo disputed until that deoisjon has boon re- versod, But the same Court hag also decided that it {a Inwful to tax a pleco of land and also to tax a mortgngo given for the pur- chase money, and Las held that by tho orecu- tion of the mortgage the taxable proporty has beon doublod. “‘Yhat proposition is not opon to question uutil the judicial mind shall progreas inuch farther than it has yet dono fn thia Btate, Stl the polloy of such n system of taxation is ono that is open to discussion, aud which should ‘be carofully considered by tho whole pcople, ‘The story of tho man who killed tho gooso that laid the daily golden ogg ia as npplicablo to-day ag it has over boon, and the policy of pursuing capital as if it were a publio enemy may woll bo questionod, Ospital is ossential to carry on many branches of ‘bualnoss, and to secure capital in suficiont amount to suc- cossfully accomplish its purposes combina. tions of persons, under the forme of corpo. rations, are also indispensable, Bettor for tho State and for sooioty that each railroad be owned by a hundred porsons thon that it ahould be the property of ono man, Thero is no abjeotion to compelling railrond com- panies to pay the full monsure of taxation on every form of property thoy may own in tho Stato; but why a corporation should have the taxable value of its property, bocauso it is a corporation, mado doublo what it would alngle Individual, is a question which has its legality has beon judicially affirmod. runuing expenses, Such an ijnoquality as of taxation that makes tax-fighters, the National Inwa are domandod asa conces- sion to State supremacy. ‘hoy ore intended to serve ns wedges for reoponing the old iasnes which brought on the War. ‘They tod al value of the property and franchises represented’ bo hia own --handwriting. bo if the samo property was owned by 9 never been satlefactorily explained, though It Ss claimod that under tho oxisting law of the State the prosperous aud profitable roads are tarod much legs, proportionately, than are the other roads which do not pay their this is rank injustice, and it is the jucquality ‘Tho proseut Loglaturo has bon prolifig in billy THURSDAY, APRIL 3, (s79,' - having for their’ putposo thie duplicate or. triplicate aallad of enpithl for tha prose- ention of any business or production which itis not possible for individuala to manage lone, 3 A and B, having somo enpitnl, invite a dozon others to unito thomonoy of the whole fourtoon to carry on 6 busindsa which no ono of thom is nblo to catry on slona for waut of menns, ‘Tho momont tho fotitteon organize themeclvea as a company ond invest thoir money in, Innd, tools, machinery; mntorials, and Iabor, that momont tho Legislature ns- stumes that the company ia a molofactor, and proveods to tax it out of oxlstenco, Wo know that it {s undorstood that many of the bills now ponding in the Legislature oro mero thfenta,—more domands of biack- mail,—bttt, novertholess, thoy: aro in keaping with the gonoral policy of the Revenuo- laws of the State, and theso bills indionte the posalbility of legislation, ‘Tho polley of the Stato rhonld be to invite hither for iuvestmout oll the capital that is possible, A hundred millions of dollars in- vested by corporations in productive indus- try, giving employment to multitudes of Jaborers aud furnishing | market for raw materials, would be of direct material benofit and profit to tho State. But such an in- vision by capital, such on addition to tho wages fund of tho State, Would doubtless be met by the Legislature with tho most re- pressive legislation, Not only would tho property purchased by the hundred millions of dollara be taxed, but the cortificates of title to the property would also be taxed, and every moasuro that ingonuity could de- viso would bo adopted to brenk up tho busi- ness, dissolyo the corporations, and drive tho capital out of the State. ‘Tha Legialnture is forever pandoring in the grosacst manner to the wild,chaotic notions of the Commutists, that all property Is robbery, and thnt onch ownor of property is a ‘robber in proportion to what ho has carned, saved, aud accumu. lated by his Inbor. ‘ Ta tho Legislature aware that it is educating mon in Communism? Is it conscions that, while 1t is encouraging the wildest and most irrational antagohism to capital, if Ia at the same time alarming capital, expelling it from tho State, preventing investments, and driv. ing mon to prepare for the day whon Ilinois shall be ono Commune; when forco shall take tho placo of low, nud thé Junta of dic. tatora shall ba the sola arbiter of life, liborty, and proporty? ° We have sid that, so far as this bill has for its purpose tho correction of inequalities and injustice in tho taxation of railrond cor- porations, it ought to be promptly and favor. ably acted on. It may bo wholly just and propor; our remarks ara not so much direct- ed to this partioular mensuro as they aro to tho wholo system or policy of duplicate tnxn- tion, and.to tho irrational and suicidal war- faro on capital,—nan actual offort to destroy tho wages fund which gives employment to Inbor, oud furnishes the means of living to rime: the productive THAT LEGILATIVE INVESTIGATION. ‘The resolution that was adopted by tho Tllinois Houso of Roprosontatives lnat weok, attthorizing an investigation into tho alloged corruption among its members, «was so amended ag to require n roport from tho Committoo within ono week. But as the Loglalatiro aftorwards conoluded to tnko a recess in order to givo the mombors an op- portuhity to go ome and attond tlio April elections, it is quite likoly that the timo will be cxtdided and the Cominittes graiitod all the rope it may require, Besides, there is no tolling how rich a lead Mr. Banry’s Gom- mittée may strike as it delves bolow the surface indications, and it may touch a placer with such paying dirt in it that it will take a full month to properly develop it. Wo are |’ encournged to belicve that this will tho cnso from what -tho Ohair- man of that Investigating Committee said himself on the occasion, as well as tho man- ner of his saying it; for ho (Mr, Represont- ativé Parniox Barry) not only repeated all the unfavorable reports about tho corruption of individual mombers upon his own person- al responsibility, but ho supplemonted them with cattnin allogntions of his oWwn dorogs- tory to the integrity of tho standing oom. mittees of both Houses, While tho nows. paper correspondents merely throw discredit on a few, Mr. Banny shot off both barrols at tho ontire flock, and gave tho reasons for his suspicions in a little specoh that he had taken the pains to write out at length the ovening before and furuish to our correspondent in Thorofora, we say that Mr. Banny must know o great denl, or, clso ho is o vory indis. ercot nian to thus formally state his mspicions about tho crookedness of his collengués in public, If ho is not able to substantiate the oliarges of dishoucsty and corruption which Ko: has hurled whole- sato ngalnat somo of the membors of the dig- nified body in whioh ho holds a seat, then it will bo bad for Mr, Parniox Banry, and ho will bo a it subject for logislative discipline himsolf, Indeed, wo ore not cortain but that tho final and only duty of tho Committco will bo to overhaul its Chairman and hold him up to public roprobation as a man who ig guilty of giving curronoy to disgraceful stories thot he cannot substantiate with tho, necessary proof, > . All this is, of courso, on tho theory that the sonrch’of the Committes ends'in amoke, ag wo havo all along suspected it would, and that in tho ond Mr. Banny himsolf will turn out to bo the principal complaining witnoss, ‘But tho “ gentleman from Cook" may bo ablo to divert publio attontion and tho attention of his collongues, which ia now conterod upon him iu 8 most uncomfortable gnzo, by making hig investigation disclose a state of rotteriuesa in Springfleld that will justity all the suspicions which the busy nowspapor correspondents have act aflont, We apprehend algo that the Honorable Mr, Bannr’s slur on somo of the standing committoos of tifa ‘Mouse had ite inepiration in tho fact that somo of his :mmaturo statos- manship in the shape of billa had como to an untimely end in some of thoso samo com- mitteos, and that ho mourna tho death of some promaturo’ legislative offapring, Tuy ‘Tnipunz has alroady oxprossod tho hope, coupled with a blind sort of folth in tho goodnoss of human nature, that those stand- ing committees would always bo found stub- boruly opposed to crude and vicions logista- |. tion, and that they will stand solid for the impartiality, intogrity, and stability of all our statutes, 3 Georgia has just adopted a new Constitu- tion which practically excludes colored mon from the jury-box, A commulttee of three citi- xeos ls appointed for each county to prepare a Jury Hat from which thers is no appoal. A carcful investigation into the different jury- Aste in the yarlous counties of the State reveals the fact that only 6 per cent of the juryinen aro persons of color, The white men claim that they are applying the test of intellizenco to the syaten:, and thatif tho negro fs ruled out tu consequence it fs not thelr fault. Perbape the people of Georgia mesy soon tind somo method vy which they will be abto to apply tho test of {ntelllaence to voting, nnd in tliat way pradc- tieally disfranchiso all the colored mon within her bordera, ’ nt + The Chicago correspondént of the Cincinnat! Commercial ts apparently s careful observer, It {fs xeldom = thnt any ona writes of an clectton Uecforchand so accurately and’ wisely ashe did in his disoatch of Monday night, printed in Cine cinnatl Tucsday morning, Mo eid: “The opinion seems to prevail to-night that Hannison wilt be elected, The Republican campaign has bean poorly managed from tho head of the Ucket down to the commonest atrategist of the party. One estimates placcs tlie probable vote as follows: Hantison, 22,0005 Wittont, 15,- 000; Scitmrpt, 10,000." This isretatively about the vote cust. Adding 2,000 votes to the total for cach candidate will glye neatly the actual yoto. — ‘The pectillar enterprise of the Chicaro Times in foreign news matters is not so highly appra- clated ns it might ve by those who read the Eu. ropean nowspapers, For instance, last week St hada“ epecial cablegram " about the marriage settlements af the Duke and Duchess of Con- naught, every factin whieh had been recelyed by mall some days bofore fn the Pall Aall Ga- eette, while its London letter about Joun Brown belng perclied in sable tittans upon the Queen's carrlage [g All to ‘he found in the Paris Figaro's London correspondence of Match 8, As thud: Chicago Timer. Parla Figaro, The vangings were, It] It was altogetbor Is true, as sual, ingloomy’ and black, the black; the lverics black; pancla draped, the har- the panels draped; the nexses, the liveries, and hamimer-cloths in back. aven Join Brown, who, Even Jolx BiowN wid montted on tho dent of fy eombta tartan, perch-(the carringe, etc. ell beside the gentlemsn-) ©” in- walling. Hin Hig land costume, which, by the Queene | command, he never re-'nevor put of 4 oy linquishes,. . M1 in black wool; little Tho platd is black an } black stockings white, the skirtand Jack-iand white garters, jack- etofthe same material,|ct and cloak » 4 with black stockings and amusci the spectators by white garters... (the contrast presented by ils hair ts gray and hinlhis rubicund face, etc, whiskers frizzled, but} the cheeks are flery red, ate, Io doesn't take kindly] Jonux Brows can no fothe audible commentalongor Neton with pa- inade upon him by tholttenes to tho gibes ad- more outspoken In thejdressed to him by the crowd. conte, : ki Entering the service of Ita Highlandor's. cos- tune, which ho will Ho has been fouricen| years with tho Qucen,/her Majesty ns 4 slmplo und has advanced fromlpale?-de- pied, — Joux the post of monntar|Bnown has never anitted guide, or talel-de-pled,|his Roya) mistress for ele, fourteen years, ‘Tho Queen esteenis his! ‘Tho Queen, tccoriing honesty, and trusts lfajto what people aay, would homely advice in manyjsooner trust him for dis- ings when she wouldiinterested idvice than Ilsten to no one cle. . .|the most favored of her Jos Mnown has exclu-|Ministers, ospecinlly in stve charge of the Queon's|tho settling of fer ex- expenditure . 4. andipenditures, whers his +. + acguits hinvolfiadvice ty nlwaye sided with proverbial Scottlahiby that strict Scottish pradence, leconomy; ule. Afthe Times’ young man. tad reflected that Joun Biown cominended bimselt especially to the Queen by the fnct that he was Prince ALpunt's favorite servant, or lind over read her Mojosty’s “Life in the Highlands,* he would not have needed to follow tho Figaro writer into that blunder about “fourteen yuara.? We are not quite sure which way the Zémes would prefer to have it understond,—that its London letters are written in Chicago, or that {te Lon- don correspondent gote his facts about English affairs from that exponent of’ jouriallsm louse, the Paris Higaro, 1b ts guite immaterial to us which hypotiicsis is adopted. re ‘Tho chardeter of the new Bonrd of Atdermon {sof an importance to the general public ayen gretiter than that of the Mayor, Here are the names? Ward. Holding over, . M1, Tuley, D. 2. Patrick Sanders, D, 3. 0. B. Pheips, D. ¥. Mallory, George Turner, Ind, E, F. Cutlorton, D, MeNatly, D. rank Lawlor; D. M. Sinytny It tin Bisener, D. New members, Arthur Dixon, Tt. Addiacn Uailard, Re ° +, M. Clark, Re Amos Grannis, R. M. MeAuloy, }, J. J. Alphoter,'S. John Hordan, 'D. ‘Thomas Purcall, ‘D. Jumes Peovey, b. J. MeNurney,' D. . Throop, R.. Weare B, Swift, Re Iawlelgh, R: J. D. Everett, tk, . Knopf, H H. P. ‘Thompaon, R, aither, 3, i. Lorenz, 8. M. Walito, R. Admin Moydr, D, 1, Voter Wetterer, R. — Chiris, sfelor, 8. 17. olin MeCaltrey, 1, BP. Barret, D. 4. Julius Jonus, W.G. McCormick, D. Of those elected on Tuesday the Republicans have 7, the Democrats 8, and the Socialists 8 The whole Board can be classed. politically: Republicans, 14; Deniocrats, 17; Socldlists, 45 and Independent, 1, Several of the Democratd; however, represtut Republican constituencies, and on all questions of ceonumy and of reduced exporiditiires will act with the Republicans. ne Tho moral the Boston Saturday Gazette du- rives from thé Hartford elopement fs, that the bridegroom must be a rascal because he enticed the bride away from ber home. ‘Then Young Lochinvar was 9 rascal also. Wo have loug bad asusplcion of this. But asto tha wedding of poor Miss Hunpanrn the Gazette is quite right in saying ttat It should not be anoccaalon for mirth. ‘To persons who Haye the imagination to picture the probable future of the bride it scems, {udecd, more lke a funcral thau a wed- ding. $$ A laorgo number of emigrants aro coming to this country from Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, and England. ‘They wilt settle in the North and Northwestern States, and some few fn Toxas, “Lite, liberty, und the pursuit of happitvss" is not seciire enough in the South- ern States to entice them to settlo tore. ‘Theso industrious people’ prefer the relgn of peace, Jaw, and order to the sway of thoassassin and the carntyal of blood, Everybody who bas witnessed the solemn and complicated ceremony of tilling a vacancy in the police force Imnaws that for every man appointed about ohd hundred are rejected, and so it la with every other department of the city service. Every clty Administration must makes goo many enemies for tho party {t represcata, and these cnemics work azalost it.vengefully at the uext election, The’ Demogrates Will understand more fully what this means in 1850, a There fs a man in 8t. Louls called * tho di- restory man,” und his name is D. B, Gouna. It is w Mr, Goutp’s great proficleucy In atatis- tica and his thorough acqualutance with the pusalbility of tguros that 8t.Louls owes her rapid increase in population, No man can make figures !lo ike Gousn, and for that reason, wa aupposo, the epublican suggests that ho hove charge of taking the next censut a A good many colored men unquestionably did yote the Democratie ticket Tuesday, and they wera uncommonly numerous’ srottad Deinu- cratic headquarters Wednosday morning. It ts to be hoped they had their reward, But ttinuat have seemed to thom afterwards 9 good deal Uke blood-moncy coming from the treasury of the party that in the Bouth hos shot down men of their race like wolves, —— Thera willbo o epecial term of Court in Kentucky the 28th of this month to try Tost Buronp, the murderer of Judge Exuiiorr. ‘This spuctal term, it fs hoped and expected, will deal out a special kind of justice to this mam- bor of the Bugorp family, who, if’ he had got big deserts in carly life, would long ago’ haye doen disabled from killlug honest men, . tena deed Tus Trinvna, belng the oldest, wealthiest, most influential, most widely circulated, most enterprialng, cleanest, liveliest, und bright newspaper in Chicaxo, naturally printed the b election tables yesterday morning, Modvat merit always comes to the front im journallsiny and that {s why we leave to miscrable rivals tho business of soundlug thelr own praisca, SL Ifthe Democracy really want a good man, from thelr potat of vluw, to run for the Prosi- dency,—a man who fully reprosents the extreme Btate-Rights’ doctrine, who hates the army, who loves the militia, who underatands soma Jaw and more morals, who fought bravely for the Unfon, who is positive and courageous, but. withal aepvecial frleud und champion of the South and Southern ideas, they will nominate ‘Wumbert, has boen aentonced to Ife-servitu Jonw M. Paraan, of Anos, But they do not wantsuchaman. They want instead an old Copperhead, n ratlrond-wrecker, an iucome-tnx, dofratider, n ctpher-diapatch inaligator, n bar'|- fillet nnd emptior, a cumming, unacrupulotts Now York politleidt,—Sasuan J. Titpex. Le Goy. McCuntran, of New derscy, vetoot wholesslo bilts sent to him by tho Republican Lewisinture, and bis party organs applauded him for so doing; but.the same oractes say tt would he obstructive, {aclious, and unconstitu. {ional for the Presttent to Yeto-billa sunt to bint by the Demovratic-Coufederate Congress. alte an All the old Rebel aophistrics coma un natur- ally in the Confederate Congress at Washing. ton, Mr. Crataens, of Mississippi, recognized the fitness of thitgs when he nsserted,.as trait ora did defore and during the War, that “ai the South askéd was to be lot alona.”’. That 1 ‘Tho Washington Jo warns Sax RANDALL that his old policy of dividing tho best places on. the Cominittecs among hla personal felcuds will cause trouble in the Democratic caucus,. Mr, Ranpany will look out for that edtteus, {f he ts prudont. It has blood infts eye, and tn th Democratic party Caucus {s King, ———— It fs enough to make Mt. Tinpes sick, to read of that new rapid aystemof telegraphy which will transmit 1,000 words a mitinte, whten ho thinks of the money he expended fn ciphers by the old methotl. Possibly Saaatr’s noxt. “part may hold out longer {ft thero aro nob too many visiting statesmen, — Was thero treachery among the policemenand | in the City-Hall Tuesday? Mr. Whianr says there was; but the evidence of sucha state of affairs is not complete. It seems more Hkely that the applicants for oflice, who far outnum. bered tho holders of uflice, yoted for Harrison dna body, and a0 elected him. ‘ ‘The Milwaukeo News (Dem.) follcitates itaelt that its party nuw has ao insjority tn tte Senate and can adjourn und thus cut off Reptiblican specehes. ‘The ews thinks it fa better for tho Deimocrats tu adjourn than to jittempt to auswer them. And then it is declded!y safcr, eee ‘Miss Hossten's new motor is trouble@ with the same complaint that latd Ketty's low. It wilt not work, Sho has abandoned her applicae ton for a patent, und grdcofally ackhowledyes, as Kexcy doca not, that there {6 nothing in it, Gronoe Atenep TowNsenp has chgaged to write nserlal for the Philadelphia. J’ress. Mla ability as. writer of fiction has long been rec- ‘ognized and admired by intelligent reddora of the newspapers. z ce H ————————— Many ex-Confederate papers aro still mburn- ing over the defeatof Jon Brackiunn for Speaker, They look upon RaNDALL 44 an ehe- my of “Southern Intercats,"? ivhich signifies uns Umited approprintions. . — net ‘The Nattonal party in Congress, tt is enti, ta making overtures with the Davin Davis party for s consolidation of the tivo forces. The union is to be indo according to a pair of Falrbhbks* platform senlca. : : ‘That speech on Jerr Davis {s bound to coét Zach CHANDLER a good dea! of inoncy. Ons Michigan boy has been’ named after ‘htm al: ready, and old Zot has sent the little fellow a goldcup, ey One Washington dispatch “enya that Gan- vikp's specch has awalened the country os well: as the President. Isit intended to to intinated that Mr. Haris fs i the babit of sleoplig at his postt 1 . , The Indiana Lepistaturo, just’ adjourned, has divided the State into ten Democratic and threa Republican districts, ‘That sort of thing alrays redcts fri the Jong run on the party that tries ft. Maj. Buroxo, that mardored Judge Enuiorr, was ovu of that clhss of Southern mot who uover life to dec aby one armed at the polls ex - cept themaclyes, “+Gen, Handock ts worth $2,000,000. . Hence the enthusiasm in somo quarters for HaNcouK as Democratic candidate for the Prestdency, i | “Ole DAN” Tuokan, of Virginia, 1s prepare ing a speech in reply to GAnrieno, TucKHs, speaks well whed be ig sober. s “Bo sure tyou are Witan?, and then go ahead.” 1f Dave Crocker wero alive now, ho “would modify the inaxim. et It Al's woll that ends woll,” then tho election of Tucsday was woll. it ended: Waiunt, Thad rather bo Wisant than be Mayor—-Tho Bird. : " PERSONALS, The cagto bird by chance! ” “ ‘The flold of battle—Garfeld, Simon Cnuneron has beon acquitted. It begins to look as if Joi Davis lad nevor lost any cause, +: Simon Cameron ond the Widow Oliver are at length divorced, ‘Tho Kentucky Bonch is an unsafe placo, anda man undor it !8 not altogathor sccure, The Widow Oliver, boing a grasg-widow, naturally attracted an old nas like Simon Camoron, Mr, White has been appointed Mintator to Borlin; yet ho fa not the man who whipped Denny Kearney. Princo Arthur is said to bonr a striking ros semblance to Janes Gordon Bonnett in imbocility of appearance, ” An Iowa minister rocontly lectured on : sowhat I would doi¢ I were o girl." Beware’ of rilnlatera, wo hope, Tho Widow Oliver is about to take tho platform, anda frightened public crics ont, ** fake any form but thay!* : Gov, Hubbard doosn’t seom to think that itis something to havea aon-in-law who can't be cheated inn horse-trade, * Bisinarok’s nddress ‘to. Ministor White's Donner und Blitzent :Keino bler trinkon? Ble gabouunstady, Zivol Ingort Emina Malloy, an Indiana tomperance ad. voeato, Ja lecturing on the aubject, **Why do men drink!" Why do ducks swimt Mr. Tilden, we nro told, hag gained sevoral pounds lately, and, what fe vastly moro important, hia **bar'l" bas palned several dollara through @ ale of olevatad railroad stock, © We do not belloyo that the editor of the Okalona States is an Ollo man, If ho wero an Ohio man he would bein domo Government offite instead of down South howllng treason, ° Mr. White doesn't drink boer, and go much of his time would bo occuplod in ssying and saying again, ‘*No beer forime, thank you," that be Would be unable to attend to oficlal dutios, A toll-talo blush mautles the fair, hard cheek of the coy and winsome Gail Hamilton whenevor tho rumor that Whitulaw Reld ts svon to be married isaliuded to in her presence, Tho wife of Scnator Baynrd hos just ro- colved $100,000 from her father, s Baltimore banker, Senator Bayard fs, periaps, entitled ta somo consideration av # Preafdontial candidate, "Pho representations of Cupid which are ao familiar to us are pictures of simon Cameron when he wasa Iittlo boy, Le in still working mis- chief among formale hearts, the naughty old thing. Passanante, the would-be assassin of King Wo do not think; however, be would Passa fhe luad monay enough to come Into the game, “Gath"is publishing a sorlal story en- titled, **The Deaf Man of Konsington.” It isto be hoped that tha Kensington gentleman ts too deat to hear the Hes ** Gath" ds telling about bin. ‘The Cinoinnatl Gazette tells of a family in ‘the sogthern part of Ohio with bones that break aud croyble like chalk, We should be sfraid that the Prevident’s apiunt coluiyn {3 8 bous of this der scription, if be Lad any,