Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 9, 1879, Page 4

THE CHICAGO TRIBUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL cLVE PAGES, repealing the Supervisors law. Thoy would evon have consented to the political attach- mont to the Army, pill forbidding tho pres- onco of troops near the polls if by this con- coasion they could have retaincd tho law for tho protection of tho ballot-box and avoided tho necossily of nn oxtra sossion. Tint tho Democrats would accopt no compromiao, and nothing loss than tho absolute removal of all restriction upon election frauds and outrngos from the Fedorn! statutes would fill tho bill. Sinco that timo plain declarations havo been mada of the Confederate purpose to ropon! all war nnd reconstruction legistation, and upon this issue tho Ropublicana sro willing to moot their ndvorsarios, Scnator Epxunns has pointed ont valid reasons why the Tost- Oath Inw. should not bo entirely ropeated, and thoro is cortnin to bo a contest over the queation, A total repeal would pormit white-lnorg, riflo-clab men, and oven moon- shiners to gorve upon juries boforo whom porsons woro tried for offering armed resint- ance to the United States laws, and tho ro- tention of tho clnuso which probibita jury- servico by such offondors will doubtless bo contended for by the Republicans, ——_——_—_—— box shatifbo rotaincd; and that avery citizen of tho South shall hayo the froo oxercino of tho right of suffrage which is guaranteed him by tho Conatitution. ‘Those ore the lossona of tho elections on Monday, and, whilo they ought to oncourage the Ropublicans in Con- gress and tho President to stoutly realst the royelutionary schomes of the majority, thoy ought of tho same timo to warn the South that the North has onco moro ordored it to halt, Dhe Tribune. 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Lally, deflyered, Sunday Included, 20 cents per week. adress THE TRIBUNE COMPANY, Cornar Madison aud Dearhorn-sts., Chicago, 11, Orders for the dellrery of Tue Tamune at Evanston, Englewood, and ilyde Perk teft (n the connting-room Willtacolve prompt attention. _\ AN OLD RING SEEKING NEW LIFE, Amorning newspaper which ovcasiounly acted as an organ of tho oll County ing during tho Intter’s activo lifo is now anxiotts that another combination of n similar nature shall be created, with specinl refersnoo to the city’s half of the public building now in course of orection on the Court-House Square. ‘The basis for such a combination would be the re- jection of the Bedford stone, which the city is using in tho construction of its building, nnd the adoption of the Cook County lime- stone, whioh has been nacd in the ereotion of tho county building. “'Thoro was a lively controversy, at the timo tho city authorities began work, na to n choice betwoon the two stones, and that controversy resulted in tho adoption of the Bedford because it was de- cided to bu at onco suporior and chonpor. ‘That should havo beon the end of tho imat- ter, But tho mon associnted with the old County Ring have never censed to lameut their loss of opportunity, and have porsist- ently agitated the rojection of tho stono that was ndopted in favor of tho stone under their control. Tho olection of a now Oity Governmont and Council has given these persons thoir periodical chanco to re- vive tho matter; and, though the founda. tion, tho basement, and o large part of tho first story of the city building aro already constructed, thoy have get their nowspaper organ at work in tho hopo that 2 majority of tho new Council will enter into tho scheme, Indeed, this samo organ hs publistied a lot of Aldormen alleged to bo favorable to tho change who make up a Iargo majority of that body, and it probnbly expects nid and com- fort-from Mr. Hannison becanso it sup. ported him-during 9 fow days of the cam. paign. Itis but fair to say, however, that there havo been as yet no indications cither that Mr, Hangison Las any sympathy with the project, or that a sufficiont number of the newly-electad Aldermen will enter into the movement to make it practicable, It would be the most barofacod and ont- rageons fraud ever practiced upon a com- munity if the proposed chango from tho, Bodford stone to the Cook County limestone should bo ordered at this time. Such a change could only bo brought nbont at the dictation of a Ring, and heuce the ctat can. not be approximately figured. Yot tho or- gan of the combination dosiring to effectthe chang admita that it would cost tho cy $236,000, which ropresonts tho minimum extras that would be incurred, and does not include the stealings for which the Ring really sook the change. This sum of $286,- 000 oxtra is said to include the cost of tearing down that portion of tho first story alrondy built, the differonce of prica batween tho stone now in uso and tho Cook Connty stone, the allowanco of damago to tho presont contractors of 15 por cont on the face of their contract, and about one-half tho cost for granite which tho county incurred. But this estimate of the damage, though largo enough to demand a dismissal of the proposition, ia notoriously balow the -roal-cost ‘which the city would incur, Instend of $296,000 extra, itis probable that the extra cost would not fall short of $1,000,000, _ Tho damages which could be recovered by the prosent contract- ora cannot bo fixed at 15 per cont or ony other figura; thoy would havo a good claim against tho city not moroly for the stono actually in ploco, but forall that has beon out, quarriod, or contracted for, besides n claim for indomnifying damages on account of the bronch of contract, ‘Thoro is no ronson why the cost of granito should bo estimated at onc-half of what tho county paid, for, in the hands of tho new Ring, it is moro probable that it would be made to cost, mora instoad of less, Besides, it is not with- in tho domnin of human foresight to osti- mate the limit of cost for public work undor Ring manogemont ; instead of $236,000 ex. tra, itis more reasonable to predict that the city would suffer to tho oxtont of $1,000,000 at lonst. Tho Ring organ onds {ta recommendation of this huge job with tho remark that ‘tho people should dotormino for themselves" whother or not the change should bo mado, But tho peoplo havo determined the mattor, and it is only by swindling them out of their Accision that tho change can bo accompliahed. The pooplo clectod the Mayor and Council that chose the Bedford stone, and subso- quently ratifiod that choice, Tho rolativo cost and morlts of the two kinds of stono wero publicly canvassed, and the conclusion was doliborately reached that it would be wiser to adopttho Bedford stono, 'Lho ob- joction of tho alloged differonce in color was vigorously urged ond honestly considered ; it was decided that there would be no appre- cinblo differouco in color or appear. anco aftor the two buildings should havo boon finiahed, and thero ia no renson now for changing that judgmont, But oven if such ‘difference in color renlly exiatod as tho dofoated Ning contractors and thoir lobbyists allego, thore would bo no ox- cuse at the prosont timo for incurring the cost of $1,000,000, moro or Joss, to scoure absolute uniformity in color, ‘Iho city and county buildings are sopnrata and distinct atructures, uniform in gonoral design and olevation, but fronting on parallol plroota (go that both fronts cannot bo secon nt ono nnd tho samo timo), and actually soparated by a court or alloy of tho width of a atrest, No private person building ono of two houses of this kind, thus situated, would consont to incur a coat of goveral lnndrod thousand dollara, after antisfying himuolf of the condi- tions Le bad accepted, by 4 prodiction thut: the stone ho had choson would not havo preclaaly tho samo shade of color as that of his noighbor's, As a matter of fnot, how- ever, thore will bo no porcoptiblo diifer- once in the coldr of tho two bulldings, Any one who dosires to satisfy himself that the Cook County stone will turn os dark as the Bedford stone need only compare tho base- mont story of the county building with the stono at the top, whioh has boon recently put in pluco, Tho question of color, in ono word, isa mero protext tocnoble the old County King to get control of the olty build- ing, and tha now City Administration will quickly bring itself into disroputo it it shalt givo var to the selfish and unscrupulous iu: terests that are urging the chango, | TROUNE BRANCH ‘OFFICES, ‘Tux Cnioaco Tarnunx haseatabsished branch offices forthe receipt of aubscriptiony and advertisements as follower 3 NEW YORK—Room 29 7ridunaBullding, F. 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Tho plan of tho Ohio Democracy has brought defeat and ruin to tho Northern sec- tion of the Confederate party. ‘Thoy entered the campaign with a brand-new platform, based on Jiving issues, and the issuo of tho fight is diro nnd disastrous defeat. ‘This plat- form, builded by tho disciples of Tuunsan, has proven rotten and unsubstantial, and in its wreok are buried the Presidential hopes of the Ohio Senator. ‘The prinol- ples onunciated in tho documont aforesaid wore of a kind to ticklo the political palato at tho South, but it appears’ that tho North, and cyon Hamilton County, Ohio, are not yet .rendy ‘to embrace them, Tho olarion voico of tho Democracy, speaking from its Ohio stump, called for tho zraptal of the United States Election laws, ‘the. woeding-out of all Republican officinale iad {afiuence from the Capital of the Na- tion, ana tho placing at tho holm of the men who firathungered and thirsted for the No- tion’s life,and who, failing in tho attain. mont of ther treasonablo dosires, now wish him to got ansther hold, with tho hope of succeeding better noxt time, It is cortain that the Democratio‘ua-nud-cry in favor of regulnting tho Btection laws doos not take well in Northern latitudes. Thia fact is shown by ‘the vote for Su. perior Judge in Cinnnati, The Ro- publican candidate for that offico yas the Chief Suporvisor at, iio lost Congres. sional election. Yet, notwithstanding the Democrats in all thoir speeches ag well og their platform emphnsized the pocutiar hei- nousnoss of that candidate's offenso in serving as such officer, tho ex-Supervisor ran ahead of his ticket, which was elected by several thousand majority. Tho Obio eleotion will probably mark the dawn of an era of auziety in the Domoerntio party, and wijl serve as o hint to the party engincers in Washington that they aro possibly going a littlotoo fast, WMoevVicker'’s Theatro, ‘Madizon streat, between Dearborn and Rate, "Il. Vi. B, Plasforo.” Afternoon and evening. Hnverly’s Theatre. e Dearborn atnet, coruer of Monroc. Kogmement of Den Thompson, ** Joshua Whitcomb,” Afternoon end eventog. Hooley’s Thentre, + Randolph str ect, between Clark and Lasalle. Ene gagemnent of the Hess English Opara, ‘Paul and Virginta* . saamas Theatre. 6, broilte the Conrt-Honse. Rng of Georne Doni we. **The Soldier's Trast,"” ATeCormick att, North Clark stn 2ot, corner Kinzie, Dissolying Pane pramic Views, 1 idis. as . Avcudemy of Afusic, Mraltted strect, between Madfeon and Monro, Vas riety entertainmor t. Attornoon and eventog. id WEDNESD AY, APRIL 9, 1879. ‘The usual difliculty oxperienced in impor- tant. cases in. tho Criminal Court—that of obtaining jarors sufficiently ignorant and tmbecilo—is encountered in tho Srnyens “murder trial, which began yosterday. No progross has boon mm ade thns far, owing to the extreme scarcity of persons in Chicago who neyar read tho newspapers, and who have, therefora, nover homvd of the Stayzns mur- dor conse, Indge McAxtisrer lias ordered tho reloaso from custody of Mrs, Gznpznxan, who was held on a Coroner's war.tant as an acoessory with Dr, Meyen-‘in tho p olsoning of ier hus- band. In the opinion. the Court thero is no evidence to justify her imprisonment ponding the action of the Grand Jury, tho fact of hor engagement to Dr. Myer so shortly after tho death of hor bushland not ” being regarded na sufficiont to raiso a renson- able prosumplion that sho had any hand in making herself n widow. THE LESSON OF THE ELECTIONS, Monday was a bad day for tho Rebel Brigadiors. . Thoy had plucked up somo courage because, a weok ago, Chicago wont Domocratic, owing to woak nominations and apathetic yotors.on the Republican side, They looked upon their victory in Chicago asastraw which showed that the wind ont West was blowing Southorly. Thoy fondly imngined that, Laving captured tho citadel of Western Republicantsm, all tho remain. ing works would givo way, and, by getting tho local forces in control, the way would be made onay for the National campaign, and they would havo no difficulty in roturning a Democratic President, Tho xoturns show how bitterly thoy wero disappointed. Tho Ropubhicans have swopt Ohio, and theroby fired the first gun with tolling effect, They havo not only carried their old stamp. ing ground, but havo taken tho old Democratic strongholds, leaving not a peg upon which the Bourbons can hanga-hopo. In Michigan thoy whipped tho Bourbons and crazy Fintists combined, and swopt the Stato by nearly 10,000 .major- ity. In Tlinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Connecti. cul, @id Maino, though the elections wero scattoring, thoy have lost no ground, bnt on tho othor hand have advanced their colors nearer to tho onomics’ works, In Ohio and Michigan, where tho contest was most gon. eral and important in ita significanco, the fight was mado squarely upon National is- suo, and those two grent States voted in “1870 tho way they fired from 1861 to 1803, If the Bourbons in Congress could dorivo any conifort from the election in Chicago, wherein the question of local govornmont ‘only was concorned, it remaing to be seon how inuch comfort they will dorive from the “great and poworful Stato of Ohio, where the battle was fought squarely upon the National iggue, and whoro something besides tho in- teresta of home governmont woro at stako, ‘Tho oloctions of Monday sottled somo vital points. ‘Tho Domoorats of Obio in their platform made tho issue a National one, It was forcad upon the Ropublicans, but thoy boldly accepted it and won, and thus foro- shadowod the result of the National contest, Thoy folt that it was tho final strugglo bo- tween the Southern Oonfoderaoy and tho ‘United States, and thoy wont iuto the strug- glo with the same spirit and onthusiasm that charactorized tho loyal men of tho North when tho first shot was firad nt Sumter, It was tho first warning to o Solid South thot tho North also 1s solidifying. It was a ro- mindor to tho Southern Brigadiars that thoy have not yot captnrad the Capital, though Ben Winn in an absont momont ut- tora tho thought that is uonroat his heart when hol speaks of tho body of which ho is o mombor as tho “Qonfederate Sonate,” It was an omphatio declaration to tho South that the North will not atlow tho Confederacy to tako posacssion of Congross or the Government with tho purposo of controlling them, to coorce tha Prouldont, or to dictate to the Northern people, It exprossed, through the ballot-box, the determination not only of the pooplo of Ohio, but of tha whole North, that the fow remaining vostiges of the War legislation shall not bo erasod from the statute-books, and that the safeguarda of an honest election shall not bo broken down, in order that the reviving Confederacy moy ob- tain control of tho Government, If the Southorn Brigadiers and their Northern Cap- porkesd allios sro capable of understanding the political drift of thia election, thoy will read in its overwhelming result that the North fs not yot ready to pay the Rebel war debt, to pension Rebel soldiors, or to pay Rebel war claims; that tho lapse of time sinco tho closa of the War of tho Rebellion has not obliterated tho recollection of Southern treason against tho Government; that it will neyer admit the right of secossion which the Brigadiors aro now boldly affirming upon the tloor of Cougress, nor the infamous doc. trjno that State Boyoreignty is superior ta National; that tho safoguards of the ballot Jom W. Gneac, ox-Suporintondent of the Money-Ordor Dopartmont of the Ohicago Post-Ofiice, has been found guilty of embez- vlement by the jury’ in the Unitod States Dis- handel settle anit rers of his counsel /--' that Gnede only borxqwod, and did not steal, tho monoy intrusted to his keeping, wont for nothing against tho explicit prosentment of tho law concerning the cascin tho instruc- tions givon to the jury by Judge Bronagrs, ‘Tho publio officer who convorts, if only tom. porarily, to his own uso tho monoyg in his Keoping is by the Inw made guilty of a crimo punishable by imprisonment of from six monthe to ton yenry, and it is well that this fact should bo made known with force oud omphaasis, as it now is in the conviction of Joun W. Grraa. ——— s. Tho Army Appropriation bill as it passed + ‘the House was roported to tho Senate yes- terday, and Mr, Buaivs promptly gaye notice of an amendment which proposes to make it a ponal offense, punishable with fino and imprisonment, for Rod-Shirts, White- Linors, Riflo-Clubs, Regulators, or bulldozora in any guiee, singly or collactivaly, to appear -armed with a dendly weapon within a milo of any polling-place whero candidates for Congress are being voted for, Mr, Braman intenda that the Democracy shall bo brought too square vote on tho proposition to put all armed bodies or porsons on an equal footing with Foderal troops in respoot of not being pormitted near yoting-places. Such on omondmont was ruled out in tho Tousa as “not germane,” but it will bo bronght toa vote in the Senn ———— . In the cqurao of tho debate upon the ad. mission of Brun ne Senator from Now Humpshiro, Ben Txt, in o careless moment, spoke of tho appointee as presenting hia credontinla ‘to tho Confedornte Sonate.” Tho blunder isn serious one, but it roveals _ what is uppormost in the minds of tho Rebel Brigadiers, Tho Brigadiors ore in tho ma- +, jority in both Houses of Congress, aud thoy aro dictating torina to the Administration in 1870 a8 they did in 1860, but thoy seem to forgot that tho entire programme of 1860 must bo carried out before Mr. Hinn'a blun- der becomes a roality. ‘Co establish o Con- foderato Sonate it will bo necessary for Mr, Bex Tir and his assucintes to go homo and inaugurate a second Wor of Itebollion, DBo- fore o Confederate Senate comes into power, the Northorn States will have somothing to spy. Such on accomplishment is not a mat. ter of ballots but bullota, - === The Politische Correspondent, which usu- ally gats at tho coro of political matters, affirms that the project of a union betwoon Bulgaria aud Eastern Roumelia originated with Russia, and that tho English Cabinot has ao far accodoi to the project as to recog. + ize the union ag s posmbility, aud therefore isnot unwilling to treat it as ao political question. ‘Tho most remarkable fonture' of ita information, bowover, is that tho English Cabinet thinks o solution of the problun might be found in convincing the Porto of the necessity of appointing os Governor Goneral of Eartern Roumolin the person elected Prince of Bulgaria, As this policy united Moldavia aud Wallachia in 1659, it will be protty hard to convinco the Porto of tho necessity of such a compromise, which will be euro to unite Roumelia and Bulgaria in spite of the ‘Treaty of Berlin, os it did Moldavia and Wallachia in spite of the . Preaty of Paris, ! Gon. Brago, of Wisconsin, tried hard to throw duut in the eyes of the members of tha Tlouse the other day, in rogard to the eloation of Judyo of the Rupreme Court in that State, Ho endeavored to have i¢ appear that the re- election of Judge Conu by ten or fifteon thousand mojority was in no wise a Ropub- ‘Toward the cloge of the Forty-fifth Congreas the Hepublicans proffered aa a compromise measure their avaent ta the repoal of the Jurors’ Tost-Oath law, provided the Demo- crate would permit the passage of the Legis- tiva Appropriation bill without the lagse Domoorate would not aud did not consent to - blowers and strikors at overy poll on election- Inw algo n contrac tonding through oil fimo? This question, is rapidly assuming great importance becanso of tho growing de- mond that all oxomptlons of church prop: orty, nnd of tho p: pporty of all sohools not froe, bo abolished, and. such proporty taxed na othor property, ..,1f, howevor, tho Stato has surrenderad forover tho right to tax snoh property, then furthar ggitation on tho sub- ject is idle, tol EXEMPT FROM TAXES. The following ie a Hat: Of tho 162 institn- tions whoso property has boon oxompted from taxation in this State by special char- tors, In forty-two gases the gxomptions ap- ply only to the proporty in sotual tsa by tho institutions. In 116 tho exemption is gen- oral, aa in the cago.of tho Northwestorn Uni- versity. ‘Tho list ronda: @ Sterling Academy at Starling. Weslayan Seminary of Peoria. H Whitehall Mais and Fomale Seminary and Or- phan Inetitute, Hennepin Union Seminary at Hennepin, Mount Carfoll sent * # lena Theological Seminary. sdeatea iillnele Agricultural College, Peorla Female Academy, Poorla Academy..." Da Quoln Female ‘Union Academy, Chicago ‘Theological Seminary. Fulton Seminary. Clark Seminary at Aurora, Marengo Collegiate Inetituta of the Presbytery ot Chicago. =a lican victory, and olted the fact that tho Re- publican press ‘of tho Stata gonorally dop- roentod all efforts to mnako tho selootion of a BSnprome Jndgo a partisan ques. | tion, So far no good, and that istho truth asstated by Braca; but ho didn’t yo quite far cnough. Ho otight to havo ox- plained to tho Houso .that, notwithstanding tho objections of the Ropublicans to. waging a party contest over a julicial officer, tho it, but bronght ont their man, indorsod by tho Chairmnn of the Democratio State Con- trat Committee, and supportod by noarly every Doniocratio paper in Wisconsiu, Not only that, but, for tho firat time in tho his- tory of the Stato, the Domocratio candidate’ for Judge, Montoomenr M. Cotes, stump- od the Stato in his own bebalf, nnd had his doy. Tho truth of tho story ia that, with tho exception of alarge proportion of the Domocratic Inwyera of tho Stato,—to their credit bo it said,—tha Demooratio party as such mado the isane ox equarely os they could, and got oll the yotes thoy could for their candidate, Now that thoy aro badly bonten at a gamo of tholr own, Braco and other lenders aro trying to parry the severe blow that was dealt thom by tho Ropub- licans, minary, 1 THE NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY DE- CISION. ‘ Tho decision by tho Supromo Court of | Burean College. tho United States in tho case of the North- bate em weatorn Univoratty at Evanston will be Tiyde Park Sominary. received by tho pooplo of this State with somo surprise, if not disappointmont, ‘The facts may be briefly atated. Tho Constitu- tion of Ilinois of 1848, in Bec. 3 of Art, 9, provided : ‘«Tho property of the State and counties, both roal aud personal, and such other property ae the General Assembly may deom necessary for school, religious, and charitable parposes, may be ex- empted from taxation.” =. In 1855 tho charter of the Northweatern University which had boon proviously granted wos amended by tho Logislature, and this provision was included in the amendmont “opnat all property of whatever kind or descrip- tion belonging to or owned by satd corporation shall be foroyer freo from taxation for any and all purposes,” Since 1885 tho University has oxtondod its Ionded possessions. It owns revoral thou- sands of acres of Iand. It owns nearly tho entire aren of Innd on which tho Gity of Evanston ig built, besides many valuable lots in this city, This Iond is ronted or loqsed, snd is used for avory imaginable purpose. Ununtil 1873 the State made no attempt to tax any of this property, and in that year tho Assessor returnod for taxation all tho Jand owned by the Univorsity, excopt such ns wag in actual uso by that corporation for school purposes. Upon this proporty tho tax was extended. Tho University sued out a re- straining ordor against tho salo of tho land by the Tax Collector, and eyontu- ally the question was tnken to tho Hupremo Court of the State, whero in duo tkne that Court hold that the exemption granted by the amended charter in 1855, so farang itappliod to proporty not in uso for school purposos, was void, bocanse in excess of tho authority granted to the Legislature by the Constitution of the Btate. ‘The caso was theroupon taken to the Supreme Conrt of tho United States, whore it has beon hoard, and on Monday was decided. It seoms that in this caso tho Conrt bag ‘overlooked or digrogarded the goneral rule that, in’ questions involving purely tho con- struction of the State Constitution on mat- tera pertaining to State offairs, the Foderal Courts will always follow the interpretation placed by the Supreme Court of the State on tho Constitution of that State, Tho Court Ing now decided that tho Suprome Court of Tlinoig had misunderstood tho Constitution of the State, and that the Legislature was amply empowerod to exempt any Innds the proceois of which was oppliod to tho support of schools, Under this decision the University may hold any laud or other proporty (the cxomptinn including ovary de- scription of property) troo of taxes, so long as the proceeds of such properly aro op- plied to tho support of tha Univoraity, This decision does not apply merely to tho University, but toa long list of othor insti. tutions; tho constitutional grant of power to oxompt school property extends equally to property held by religious and charitable in- stitutions. Wo publieh olsowhero a at of tho institutions which, by special legislation similar to that in tho case of the Northwost- ern University, hold property under spacial exemption from taxation, ‘This spoctal log.” islation consed upon tho adoption of tho prosent Corstitution, though by goneral Inw it applies to oll property nctually used for school, roligious, and charitoblo institutions, Exaotly what remedy tho Btato has in the premises ia a question for lawyers ond for tho Logialaturo, ‘Cho decision shows morely that tho Legislature bad the power under tho old Constitution, and liad exorcised that powor, Is tho power of taxation go aolton- ablo that, onco surrendorod, it cannot be ro- sumed? Could the Legislature of 1855 alicnate tho power to tax certain property, or tho proporty of certain porsons, for all Prairie City Academy. Dixon Colloglate Inetitate, Carbondale College.’ Lind Untvoraity. Macxburn Theological Seminary, Rockford Wesleyan Seminary. Lombard Untvoratty. Monmouth College. Evanston Sominary, Aledo Collogiate Institute, Chicago Rellof and Aid Society. Rock River Seminary and Collegiate Institute, Hushnell College. Waukegan Acudomy, Qhicago Homo for the Friendless. Diandinyille Seminary. Charleston Acadanty. Galena Classica! Inatitate, Mattoon Academy, . Olney Male and semalo College,’ ‘Washington Academy, BtoomIingdale Academy. El Paso Acatemy, Lockport Seminary. Metropolls College, Woodstock University. Young Men's Christian Assoctation of Chicago, Tnaano Asylum in Cook County, Miniatorial Education’ Society of the Mathodist Church. . Ilinols Natural History Sociaty, Mattoon Female Seminary. Mattoon Collegs. Roman Catholic Asylum of the Diocese of the Catholle Biyhon of Chicago, ‘American Bible Soctety, Springtleld Home for the Friondless, Chicago Ministry at Large. Barrington Acadomy. Grandy Academy. De Soto Coilege. ‘Woatfeld College, Augustana College and Seminary, - Washington Seminary. , Quincy Independent Gorman Schoo! Association, Pearla German School Association, Baptist Theological Unton, Lincoln University. Chicago Nursory and Half-Orpban Asylam, St. Luke's Hospital of Chicago. - Chicago Erring Women's Refugo for Reform, German Union -Evnngelical Synod, Minolg Agricuttaral College, Iilinola Soldiora’ Coltoge. Southorn Illinois College, Edgar Coliegiste Institute, De Witt County Seminary. ‘United Hebrew Rellof Association of Chicago, Wushingtonlan Homo uf Chicago, Scamen's Bonoyolont Union. Sisters of the Good Shepherd. Young Ladies’ Atheneum. Ohicage Astronomical Society. Chicago Historical Soclety, Ladies’ Baptist Educational Society. Bennett Collega of Etectele Medicine and Sur- gery. Jennings’ Seminary. Jersoyville Academy, Mount Vernon College. Rock Falls Coltogo. - Classical Sominary at Rast Paw Paw, Winnetks Academy. Chicago Academy of Sciences, ‘Ublich Evangellcal Lutheran Orphan Asylum, Pnbilo Library Association of Chicago. ‘Young Men's Christian Association of Jackson- ville, 4 i oung Men's Christian Association of Spring- el | Garrett Biblical Institute of Evanston. Northwastern University. —— It is of grent importanco to tho people of Tilinois that the Supreme Court shall soon decide whether a citizen of this Stato, not gullty of oroven charged with tho commis- ston of any crime, can be doprived of his liberty and disgraced before the world with- out “duo process of Inw.” In other worda, ig aithor branch of tho Illinois Legislature vosted by tho Constitution of this State with the: dangerous powor of passing a rosoly- tion which, without tho concurrence of tho othor Itouso ortha sanction of the Exccu- tivo, is of suffictent legal force to confine o man in a felon’s cell for an alleged infraction of the priviloges of the body, or for a con- structive contempt? Tho treatment that Mr, Nevris has roceived nt tho hands of the Lowor Honso of tho Logisla- tare of Iinole ts, no doubt, ossontially vi- timo? Can tho Logislaturo of 1879, by ro- | clous, vindlotive, illogal, and . dos- poaling tho exomption clauso of tha act of potio, ond involves o question that 1855, rommo for the State the powor to tax | cannot bo trifled with by a lot of that portion of tha Innds and other property of tho Univorsity, and of all those othor in- stitutions, not actually used for achool, ro- ligions, nud charitable purposes ? Tho not of 1855, having been doolared to ba constitu- tional, romaing in forco until repealed, and thon arises the other quostion, Can it bo ra. posted ? Could tho Logislature of 1855 bind tho State forall timo to como not to tax tho proporty of cortaln individuals aud corpora. tlons? ‘This Intter queation can only bo deter- mined by tho repeal of tho act of 1855, and of all tho other ucts granting genoral exemp- tions from taxation to thoso various corporn- tions, If that act bo ropoaled, thon the proporty may bo renssesao and taxed, and tho case again taken to tho courts upon the issue of tho power of the State to reaumo its authority to tax property once exempted. ‘The prosont Constitution has been sup- posed to hava ont off thigq business of special exemption from taxation. Tho clause ro- lating to this subject reads: ‘The property of the State, counties, and other municipal corporations, both rcal and personal, und auch other property as may ba aed oxclaalres ly for agricultural and horticultaral soclatics, for schools, rellgious, cometery, and charitable pur poses, may be exempted from taxation, but such exemption shall be ouly by general law," ‘The general law adopted in 1872 oxemptss * “AN pybiis school-howscs, all property of in- atitulions of learning, Inclualng the rei ta on spitoful ignoramuses clothed in a littlo brief authority, “As long oa the popular branch of the Goneral Assembly cannot levy @ tax of one mill each upon tho dogs of Il- Mnois without the consent of the Sonate and tho Governor, it is absurd to suppose that its whim, caprico, or malice ig suftiaiont to do- Prive o citizon of his liberty and subject him to oll the pains and ponalties that it is possi- ble for any court of justico to inflict, Stand. ing by itself the House fs not ovon a ‘co. ordinato” branch of tho Govornment;:it is not 9 law-making power; it is not a court of juatico; and it ia certainly o now revelation of its constitutional powers if it oan incar- corata a man in prison without trial aocord- 5g to tho forms of law, and hold him thore until it pleagos a majority of his onemica to reloasa him, This isa grave qnoetion to be sattled by the court of last resort, See When Di Sratnarn roturns to Spring. Aiald he will find out that the corn-fed mem- bors of tho Illinois Legislatare have more oxalted Ideas of parliamentary otiquette and decoyum than was entertained by the Forty. fifth Congress. During tho Inst session Spninazn's Ooinmittee had’ a tasalo with’ Gronaz F. Suwann, Minister to Ohina, and, as Birt could neither make Sxwakn take an oath nor produce his books, he (Srninoxn) got the House to declaro' Sewanp in con. tempt, and had him broight to the bar of the House, ‘To insult the-House of Repro- sentatives and dofy tha authority of its Committee was almost og gravo an offonse, one would think, as to disobey Par Baznr's roosterd in tho Lower House of Springfield, but it was nob so regarded at Washington, ‘The Houso of Reprosonitdtives merely turned Mr. Sewaap aver to! tho gustody ef thd Borgeant-at-eArms; and) that officer allowed which the inuthtutions ara Jocated, nat such inatitutions or otherwise nsed wi to profit,” We supposo that this goneral Jaw may be amended, and that itis nob a contract” to remain unalterable for all timo, Is it posal. blo for'the Logislature to bind tho State by special and irrepoalablo law, when it hag no power todo aa by general! law? Or is thig oxomption from taxation under the general l jed by ith @ view Mr, Parnice “TanternanD WIL’ERFOROB for President {s a8 nearly unanimous for ‘Tite him to go whoroyor ho ploasod, only oxnct- ing the promise that Le would bo on hand whonovor ho was wanted, ‘This was attor Mr. Szwann had, in roply to tho questions of Sponker Ranvarte in tho prosoneo of tha House, firmly reaistod its authority, and de. clared hia intention to continno ‘to do so, Sewanp was charged with various soriona offenses, aud Seaiorr Inborod diligently all one night and until 4 o'clock in the morn- ing to got the Hause to adopt articles fm- peaching, him for high crlmog and misdo- moanora, If it had so hnpponed that Srwanp had osn arraiguod for contempt by the Ilinois Legislature he would have beon sont to jail at once, and not turned oyor to the care of the Sorgeant-nt-Arms, or oven to havo apont Sunday outaide of tho joil limits, Mr, Nevins has not boon guilty of any crimo, nor violnted any statute law. Ifo is simply held to ba in contampt beenyse ho will not rovoal the namo of a cortain mombor of the Legislature ond botray that mombor's confi- dance, Ho refuses to disgrace himself, snd for this ho is punished with imprisonment in a common jail and placed ono par with thieves and burglars, Br. Nevins ie no doubt porfectly willing to tell the Committeo all ho’ knows of his own knowledge about tho matter involved in, the controversy, and boyond that ho shonld not bo requlred to go. If the ablo atatcsmen, jurists, and legistators who compuge tho lowor branch of the Iliinols Legislature hod been at all familiar with par- amentary history and precedent ‘thoy would not have’ been go promptin committing Mr. Navins to jail for constructive contempt. We pointed out the other dey how the United States Souato puvished Witttan Duane for contempt when that body was prosided over by Tnostas JEFFERSON as Vice-President, which was merc- ly toturn him over to the custedy of ‘the Ser geant-ot-Arms, In May's treatise op parlin~ mentary law in England, on page’ 73, there is a copy of the warrant {sued by the Speakor of the House of Commons in the caso of J."Wituton, Esq., Sherlif of Middlesex, who had beon ad- judged guilty of contempt. It reads: Wurneas, Tho House of Commons have this day resolved that J. Wuvuitox, having been found gality of contempt, . . . ba committed to the custody of tho Sergoant-nt-Arms of this Holse » » « tokcen during the pleasure of this louse; for which tls shall be your sufiicient warrant, But this wos fo Hiberty-loving England, where the rights of the individual aro respected and secure, and not in despotic ilinols, where o vindictive and ignorant majority of one branch of thy Legislature may trample dowa the cit!- zen'sinalicuable privileges os. herd of cattle trample down tif grain. <<a —_~ Tno Honorable Patrick TaLLernann Woe nEnronce Banny, of this city, Charman of tho Smelling Committes of tho Itltneds Houso of Representatives (1) declares that he went to Springflold st the opeting of the presqnt acssion “an tongst man.” Wedo not dispufo the as- sortion of the scholurly Jurist and’ statesman from Cook, but merely remark in passing thut Bauny is an honest man ho must feel in the ale- reputable crowd that he ts now consorting with like a cat in o strange garret. (abd at Ae Se O11.'E, A. Catering, editor of the Milwaukee Suiday Telegraph, and one of the best posted Democratic pollticians {n Wisconsin, states his belief thnt the choice of his party in that Stato ‘pEN’s renomination as {t can be without o for- mal {Interchange of vicwwa upon the subject. If Cal. Cateins fs correct {n thig opinion, and woe Bee 110 reagon to doubt it, Wisconsin may bo got ‘down for TILDEN in the Nominating Convention of 1880, and that, too, witbout uuheading the: old “bar'l,” i —_—— If Mr. Frank E. Nevins bad elmply killed 9 man he would have been adinitted to bail, but as ho refused to toll Par Bannr’s Smelling Committes who {t was who told him a story avout a member of the Allinols Legialature, he must be kept under lock und key, in company with folons, traning, and burglars., It is doubt- ful, however, ff Mr. Nevins flnds hls preseat company any more disagreeable than that with which he was thrown prior to bis incerceradion in the Sangamon County dail. ——— Jon Brispen Watgen, in his Woshington Republic, calla attention to the fact that Ben: Perey Poors was turned out of bia placo os, Clerk to the Committec on Printing with leas ceremony than ho hada right to expect. His predecessor tn ofllce was given a year’s notice, and, when retired, a year’s extra pay; yet, al- though he had grown gray in the service, Maj. Poors was turned out of the cominittee-room ‘at o moment's notice, $$ Buperintendent Seavey will probably find it Asimall recommendation to. favor that ho be- trayed the Administration which appoluted him Into the hands of its enemfics. Yet this is pre- clacly the claim to fayor he makes. Heo would haye been wiser to imitate the Firc Marshal, who says, truthfully, that he tried to keep hia Department out of politics altogether, fo far as he could. ‘Tho Legislature seems to think it has accom- plished a good joke in committing to a filthy datt'a respectable man; but it will be very sur- prising if somo of the mompbers do not modcrate thetr mirth before they get home. Thera is more than one record to bo made up betiveon now and tho timc of adicurnment. - ———_— The defeat of the corrupt Democratic-Green- back coalition in Michigan shows that, whatever else the people may favor, they do not approye ‘8 spoils programme alonc. a Chicago was not wade in vain, —Olicinnall Bne guirer, Nor Cincinnatt. —<—=——____. PERSONALS, It appears that Col, Torn “fon't making any. ° ‘+ Birdio" Bell ia very sweot and tempting, but alas! she’s loaded. ‘The Confederates aro now doing tho beat Aghting of thelr lives, ‘“Hirdie” Bell, wo take it, is not from Texas. She shoots too pooriy, i We mny perhaps aponk of Mr. Davis as the South's favorite Jeffcraon, Catewayo wants to plant his crops before ho plants any moro Englishmen, Louisa Margaret has a pug-noso, yet tho Diaod of Kings circulates to the vory tip of it, Boss Shepherd is in New Mexioo trying herd to lead an honest Ifo; bat it's uphill buainass for bhi, Mr. J, 0, 8. Blnokburn, of Kentucky, eatroche. He has really talked bimeolt oy’s Progress A cirous proprietor is trying to add Mollio Fancher, the fasting gltt of New York, to bie his curfastties, ‘The Devil, wo learn, is in Toxss, and all we a got to day is, thatthe Devil is in worse com- wany than usual, i. ‘Widow Oliver wants a position in the Post- Office Department; but the mailing done there ts not blackmalling, Juif Davis,.we bollovo, ja in tho life-insur- ance business, ond his, we supposs, is the only true Bduthern '*pulloy," . Obief Joseph’s other namo ig In-mut-too- yab-latetal. Thoy call him Joseph because be le a0 Laaufal among tho ladios. : “Thero isa bottom to Mr. Tildop’a bar- rol," saya an oxehguge. Yee, But it tag good ways (rom the top, wa hope. . Whitelaw Reid should not haye declined. Tho Tribune beer-basoment had pocullarly well Atted bim for the German mission, Moses fy on his way to Washington, hop. ing tosecuré for the Northwestern Indians some thing more tangible than promiscs, This ts cere tatnly ogo of the mlgtakes of Moses, and a big one, too, - aD : . ANADA. The Honorable Parljamentarjan from Victoria Gets Up and’ Kicks, He Is Squojehed py the Horrl- fied Kanucks Aiter Much Troubje. Additional Réstrictions Put upon the Export of American ger “~~ Cattle. Tho Mayor of Montreal Making Prep. ““arations for ‘the Queen's 4 Birthday. ‘No Monoy to Ba Put Up for tho Expenseg of the Brooklyn Regiment, A Whole Raft of English Avistooraty Coming to Canada. Anectal Ptepatch ¢o The Tridure. OrrawA, April 8—In the House of Commons this afternoon,’ Amor Decoamos, meniber for Victoria, Brittsh Columbia, moved ‘for leave to introduce a bill to provide for the peaccful ‘sep. aration of British Columbla fromm the Dominion of Canada. ‘Tho Speakér asked who seconded the motion, but thero was no resporise. Decos. moscontinued: “The ionorable gentlemen bag been condemning British Columbla ag ‘an cx. cresence, and’ had been making of! kinds of jn. aolont remarke agatnst that Province.”? - The Hon. Mr. “Mackenzie asked ‘tho Speaker what was before the House. ‘* im ‘The Bpeaker—Nothing, Mackenzio said: “Then the honorable gen tlemen should be called 'to order,” Decosmos continued to repeat his remarks, The Speaker culled upon Mr. Decosmos to take his seat, but the latter persisted, amidst ‘shouts of “Order!” and somo’ confusion. ‘Ho ssid he had heard, from time totime, the grossest attacks upot British Columbia. It MAD BREN CALLED AN EBACRESCENCR, an incubus, and a burden to the Dominion that yielded no return. He made this motion to test the sincerity of those honorable gentleinen, They said they hed wished to get rid of that Provinco, and he asked them to sécond his mo ton, but ‘there was not a single one from Premier down who dare do ft. He coutinued inthe “samo ‘strain for some time, when the Hon, Mr. Holton ‘rose ‘to a point of order, and objected to thy honorablo gentlemen debating a motion to introduce a bill thnt falled to geta second reading. The Speaker sustainet the point of order raised, and Decosmos was obliged to sit down, se es 8Ilt JOAN MACDONALD has found that ho lias made a great miatakoin trying to make his Excellency shoulder the responsibility in rogard to the Letellier dis missal case, for, yeatorday aficrnoon, in the House, he virtually adinitted that it was upoo the recommendation of himacif and Cabinet that the matter was reforred to the Home author ities. This declaration was brought about, it i sald, by a sharp Ictter from the Governor-Gen- eral to Sir Jobn, calling upon him to state the precise facts to the House, ag his iexcellency was ofopiuion that ho had been’ placed Ina falsa position, The Goveruor-General, having his confidence fo the versonal integrity of the leader of the Government destoyed by his shut fing, has sent Capt. Harvey, his Afde-de-Cainp, to England asa snociat messenger, bearing ule batches,.9ng to make such other verbal exply nattona as may bo necessary. | A DEPUTATION OF QUEDEO LInEnALS, on behalf of Mr. Letollicr, aro certain to Teavo for London this week, but the names of those who will compose the deputation baye uot yet ‘beon made public. .. OATILE, Apectat Ditvatch to The Tribune. Montneat, April 8&—A cablegram says & further restriction upon the cattle trade las been established in England. It will disqualify any atuamship that may haye carried cattle from a scheduled portfrom all unscheduled privileges for three mouths from the date of bor last yor age, Under this regulation Canadian cattlo shipped from Canada on a vessel that may hava carried cattle from the United States during tho prescribed period will haya1o be aluughtered on arrival, the samo as if they had come direct -from the United States. AN ADSCONDER from Boston named Hamilton Brock, who hos been living here in’ grand style all winter, bas been arreated by American detectives, and yol: unteered to return without going through the formality of ' extradition on condition that ho would not be prosecuted. The amount of his “defalcation wag §23,000, 818,000 of which he has elven up. TIPLEMHN. dwectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Orrawa, April 8.—The United States Nation al Rifle Association hag extended, through Ad- dJutant-General Powell, an invitation to’ the Canadian mnilitta-forces aud the members of the Provinctal Assoctattons to Participate in their ‘annual prize-mooting at Crecdmoor, Hts Ex- \collency, who fs a crack small-boro shot, bas also recelyed an invitation to compete In tho matches. It 1s hardly probgble be will takepart in the shooting; he may, however, pay Crecd: moor 9 visit RATIONAL BANKS, ‘The National ‘currency resolutions will prob ably bo Introduced {nto the House of Commons on Monday, An intercating debate fa looked for. Work on paper currency in the Publia Library hero for some tltne past bas been pretty "| woll thumbed. Afr,’ Wallace, a Conservatlye of phepomenally advanced viows, bas charyo of the resolutions, which affirm that money {so creation of the Government; that tha Guveriy ‘ment, in granting issulug powors, prejudices tho interest of the people, and ought to ‘furnish a supply of monoy ample for the people’s needs; that .copper coins be legale tonder up to 81, ond that paper tokens there aftor bo legal-tender; that all debts previously contracted be paid in the terms of the contract, but that gold contracts bo thereafter illegal; that this curreacy be converted into Jand-serip or Dominton bonds, bearing interest; that the Jand-scrip be of $100, $500, and $1,000 denom- {nationa; that thd bonds bo of $20, $50, $100, $1,000, $8,000, and $10,000,—the bonds of #100 and under to be payable In flyo years fo Domin- {on moncy, and to be legal-tender,—the bonds over $100 to be payable in twonty years, and to be transferable on the ordor of the partyin whoso fovor they wora first fssued; and that, to save lnconvenfence to the banks, they be given Na- tional currency in exchange for thelr note-circu- lation, they granting a bond to the Dominion therefor, There aro other resolutions, bus these arg the chief, L TON TUNNEL, Mr. Tillinghast, of tha New York Contral, and W. K. Mulr, of the Canada Southern Rail- sway, and other influential gentlenien, are here to consult with tho Mirister of Public Work ia regard to the tunneling of the Detroit Hiver. ‘The princlpal steamboat ond veasel-owncrs, captains, aud ingsurance-men in Canada nove signed a document approving of the buildiug tue tunnel. TH ST. LAWRENOM BUIDGE, Ata mecting of the Committeo on Rellways and Canals, Mr. Kellogg, of the Buffalo Bridge Company, was nominated, aud gave it as bis opinion that the St. Lawrenco could easily be bridged at Coteau, the span over the ‘euiannul boing: 200 fet, Tho building of the bridge would not interfero. with navigation, A river pilot concurred fu the Jatter opinion. ‘Thu bill will likely be passed, notwithstanding the eilore to defeat it, 4 HOLIDAY souBME, : Senator Catroib bas brought Jo a bill to make the 22th of July s gtututory holiday, Eleht years ago ho brought in a ~ bill’ to the aa - ond, but withdrow it pt the request he Gi ninenot, ostensibly on oor wbtl-Confederato fecling , The Governinent + natiounl holiday hecquat of the then existing 9 Nova Scotia, begins averse to establishing a o