Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1881, Page 16

i e SO e R AR £l Romadk’ st [iimescriiind A it 16 . TR CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, IFEBRUARY 19, 1881—SIXTEEN PAGES. : “THE STATE CAPITAL Wilnesses Continue to Tell What They Xunow About Grain Tuspection. * An Absence of Uniformity in Inspoo- tion, and an Exhibition of Oarclosness, * Other Alleged Shortcomings of Inspectors—Adjournment Till Wednesday. Further Criticism by Chicago Pceople on the Doings at Springficld. 1t Is Not Belleved that the Mil- waukee Grades Have Been * Lowered, Consideration of the Bill Abolish« ing Life-Sentences in Peni= tentiaries Postponed. The Park BIII Left Suspended Between Heaven and Earth in tho House. Both Branches of the Leislature Take a Breathing Spell Until Next Wednesday. INSPECTORS INSPECTED. WITNESSEY TELLING WILAT THEY KNOW. Speetal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, SemiNorieLp, I, Feb. 18~The ware- house Investigation was resumed this after- noon. Wright explalned his request to Boguo for thn establislinent of a commerelul grado of wheat, 1le sald that in his interview with Bogue he clalmed that the standard of inspection had been so mude that tho wheat was not commercial, 11is object was not to encournge the storlng of wheat. 1le did not want the establishment of a commercial grade, but o wanted the grades established to be commereinl, 1lis fdea was to establlsh n grade so the country dealer could meet it, All the export I now restricted to No. 3, Cross-examined: Chlcago No. 3 is gener- ally good enough for No, 2 clsewhere, and the Chicago No. 2 is not a commercia! grade, ‘The Interests of witness and his customers . werenot subserved by lowering the grade, ‘Witnesy detalled his exporience with several car-loads of graln which had been ralsed by the Avpeal Committee, and then stated that THE INSPECTONS SET UP TIEIR OPINION AGAINST TIE TRADE of the entire Northwest, M, A, Armstrong wns next sworn, and testifledt that ho was an expert, 1le had been cemployed on the inspeetlon © force. He was mow cmployed us private Inspector, looking alter the State in- spection and leakage from cars, The Inspectors dld not report leakage In cars, Ile heard them say that thoy were not authorized to luspect cars, but graln, If lenkage were not detected the rallrond com- panies wouklil hnve no damages to pay, With tho exception of vacations, witness was on tho track every day; nuver saw uny of the present Commissioners on the traek, nor Mr. Reynolds. Witness knew that for threo weeks at thne nelther Parker nor Link vis- ited the Rock Island tracks at tho Inspectlon station, five wmiles from town. When they g0 it 1s only when they nre called upon to re- fuspeet, Cars held for reinspeetlon were gen- erally taken down-town: had only seen Parker TWICE AT THE INSPECTION YARMS IN THREE YEARS, The result was carelesness on thio part of sub-luspectors) by whom witness wus not nt all times courteously treated, Witness mut his representntive made It their business to examine overy ear of grain on the Rock Island Rond, Cars should be inspeeted In threu plrees, but the netual practice In many cases restriets the trylye to one place. Not over 50 per cent of the ears avo inspeeted in moro than one place, In the early vractica of thelr system wilness objected, aml went Into the cor, wherg hocould Inspect more thoroughly; complained to Link about It on one ocensfon when the elevator people refused to take the grain becauso It was graded higher than it really was, Durlng the past summier the in- spection was so ridiculous that witness again sboke nbout it. Link told him to complain tothe Chief Inspector, but he made up hig mind to complaln only to his employers, The Inspectors then DID NOT G0 INTO THE CARS, They slmply put in their triers at the door. Witness reported the fact to tho recolvers, Mo then submitted n long list of curs, giv- iug thelr number, which tho Inspectors did not enter. Ho made the Jist dally, beeauso the manner of inspection seemed 80 ridleu- lous to blm, For some time he did not Leep an necount of tho cars, A week ago, when o rumor of the fnvestigation was eur- rent, witness saw that the Inspectors entered the ears, "Tho total number of ears Is about 1,20, covering some elght days’ Inspection, ‘Theve were not many cars of wheat or onts, Witness used no trier, Homnde no inspuc- tlon. Witnesstook the Inspectors’ smmpleand complulued; never mado uny complaint if praln was Inspeeted gher than 1t was shipped at. If private Inspeetors wero not cmployed recefvers would soon have to go out of business, If No, 2 wheat wors graded No. 8 the elovator-men WOULD MAKE NO COMPLAINT, They would, however, were the Inspeetion the other way. To Senutor Needles: In wheat one-quar- terof the cars aro held out. Witness held out enrs under orders from consignees, 1o took snmples and uwnited orders, Witness belleved some cars were Inspected No, 3 when they ought not to be, but It was not bl business to sny anything about It Witness detalled an instance of n car of No, 3 wheat which e was notifled to look out for. Tho Inspeetor made It No, 2, alter some diseussion with ks Asslstant Inspeot- ors; do not_overgrade us much as thoy un- dergrade, It would even-up If the grain all belonged to one man. Sinco the Rock Island Inspeetlon yards were moved out of town the Appeals Connnittes do not visit the track; Aid not know that at any time all threo of the Comnlttee visited the ear under dispute, Iuspector Foleh once told witness, after dis- susslug the business done by the Burlington ud Rock Islund Roads, that he could draw business from the Burllgton to the Ruck (atand IE IT WERE ANY BENEFIT 70 WITNESS, the beneht being 10 cents per enrs did not ink anything of [t at the thie, and mude no somplatut to th Chiet Iuspecior or the Ware- Inll:lsu l,‘mumllwulnl a«.“ ross-exsulnution: Was un Inspector for #10 Bourd of “Trade on wnd oft lo¥ suveral wasons, comnencing with 1850, The last work ho did was when Richards was Graln Inspector in 1854, Then he engaged In the grotn business: bonght lower grude dleaned thew, and soll thew by sampl 4 was kpawn us “sealplng” e went Juspecting ugali in 1869, and had bee & 1t over slnce. n early days recelvers st thelr own men to the tracks. ‘They weto so many as to be a nufsance, If ears were slngzized, witness nsked the rallroad eompany ‘u hold them ont until the receiver conld see them, “Two years ago Inst summer witness tned (it LCTOUS WERE NOT TO0 REPORT LEAK- AGE The Ingpeetion of grain on the Rock Tsland Ui not satisfaetory, judging from ve- ers’ reports, Dally receipts on Rock Islad_run about 5,00 enrs per wmonth, Witness showed il ferent forms of orders dssued by the Rock Island Road for * reins) *tenm Arack,” or *track for twenl nours,” just as consignes desired, 1T taken from *team track ” fo another romd the switehing was &2 if from “ delay truck,” nul{)‘ &1, At one thme the company “charged g3 forench enr held for refuspection, heentise 1t was stated that witness held out the grain for the henefit of speenlntors, The §3 for re- Inspection 1s stlll eharzed witness when no orders ears to the * deluy traek.” The rep- rescutative of witness” I8 not anoex- pert, e I8 19 years old. Witness il 1ot usually follow the cars down-town, Dbt was in tho hnblt of golug down there every day 1 connectlon with other business; dld not Know bow many cars were held out for relnspection, Witnes: DID SOT KNOW OF ANY THOUNLE unt\\'ln{:n hlm'.wl[ and Fiteh, Fiteh was not a oud Inspector, ) MeCloud was reealled, and testiflod that in the busy scason, from March to December, reentpts by the Burllmzton ran from 5,000 1o 1,000 ¢ars per month. Witness saw the Com- mbssloners on tho track once, They cised no personsl - supervision over the Inspectors; saw _ Reynolds on the trnck onee. 1o “was thero “to se¢ the manner of mnking inspection, ond said _he wonld endeavor: to be on tho track as often as he could, Link's duties on the track were eontined to reinspeetlon, nl e generally approved the inspection of his assistants, “Parker spent some time with the Inspeetors on the track, and Inspeeted him- self, Parker changed the inspeetion oftencr than Link, Parker's standuard Is lower than Link’s, and for thisreason the Inspeetton hos not been uniform, ‘The Sub-lnspectors aro quite Independent, Sometimes there is A LITILE CARELESNESS, At the openlng of Inst season the Inspec- tion of burley aud whent was more to the in- torest of the'country shippers, but Iater on the graules were raised, “The same rule has Jield good overy year for quite o period. Lt did not get any worse. ‘The fresh arrivals of winter wheat from Kansas in 1870 weve good No. 2 when londed, but subsequent sweating put tho grain out of condlition. Someof those enrs were Inspreted “no grnde,” Wheat sweating In o ear s more linble to dumage than In'rick or stack. The grade on tha Kansas whent was ralsed after it began arriving freely. The — trado hns dropped off alwiost entively. Thero s no m‘mlhlfi of wheat In Chicugo that would at- tracy Kunsas shipwments,—no —commerelnl grade, ns the prosecutor explained it. Wit- ness snw the Appenl Committes quite often on the tencks at the Centre uvenne yards; frequently saw all of them,—sometimes one, two, or ‘three. ‘The Committee men got samples by tho triers saw Dater, Seymour, amnd Fosy there frequently., Flold does not come so often. BOME OF TIII ‘013 COMPLATNED that they eouldd not inspect unlforinly, owing to the difference in orders, 'The facts stated by West relative to sume barley Inspection Were correct. Wright submitted a snmple of wheat which witness identitied as having been inspeeted a3 No. 8 aud damaged, and the inspeetion so made was conficmed by tho Appeals Comnlt- teo ten days ngo. ‘Lhie person who first bn- pected it subsequently reinspeeted it as No, 2, "Therewere no marks on the car by which he could tdentily It Witness related the easo of nnother #ur of wheat which on ono side {ngpeeted No, 3, while on tho other it wug eriled ws No, 2. Cross-exnmined; Witness was n Doard of Trade Inspector for several seasons; has been recelver's agent since 1870, Lewin is an ex- pert and s A GOOD INSPECTOR, One dny witness held out eighty-five ears; only pald for reinspection. White onts can be sold to better advantage on tragk., Cars are held out for nlsgrading, 1lis orders wera to hold out it his Judgment warranted it. It would be diflieult to say how many curs are held out for dissatisfactivn, On hiy own Judgment, be eld out ubont one-fourth of what he held out on orders, Grain in a_ cettnin stage of swent should not be put Into warehouse, beeanso it will becomo musty and demage all the wheat with which fteomes In contuet, When wittess was Inspeetor he would allow sweat- g grain to go Into elovator as rejected only, e hml known two of the Appeals Commlt- teo 1o b at the yards, ‘They had n trier and seales, Witness had for assistants his son antt one MeGough, Ills son was o falr Judge, but NOT AN EXPERT, McGough was dismisseil from the Inspee- tion Department fordrunkenness. “T'o the Chalrmun: To Insure good Inspecs tion thu Inspector must enter the car, Rediveet: The awnerof sweating grain ean take care of it. Fiteh used to inspeet corn on the Barllngton without entering the cnr, Armstrang was reealled, and Cinspected sample of wheat offered In evidence, 1o protounced it a good speelmen of No, %3 soring, 1o knew of enrs inspected low, the Ius'muunn afirmed by the A ppeals Committee, and afterwards graded higher by the samo Indgpector, When withess' was Inspector on the Bonrd he never Inspeeted corn without golnge Into the elevator, Adjourned till Wednesday afternoon, e 1IN CHICAGO. Tho Raitrond and Warehouse investigation at Bpringfield continhues to attract attentlon and exefto consment on tho Board of T'rade. Several of tho parties who wero subpenacd to tho Stato Caplinl a8 witnesses hnve returned home, For tho purpose of getting the opinlon of the Noard ou the tuvestigation, oto., n ruporter saw suveral members yesterduys Ml . E, CULVER was enlted upon nt his resldenco, and bo pre= sented tho following view of tho subjeets *“Did tho partles nt Springlield reprosont the Graln Recotvers' Assoolntlon?” ' * As Lunderstand it, the Geain Rocolvors' Asg- sociation hus not nppoluted any ono 10 proses cute charged axalnst tho Rullroad and Ware- housy Commissloners,” . ‘* Aru tho grain recolvors generally opposod to tho Comimlssioners appolated by Gov, Cul- lom?" * Lbellovo thie majority of tho graln recelvers here think that Mr. Bogue, tho restdont Come misslonor, hus ovinead n deslro to do thut which hoe thouwht wus for the Interest of the graln trado ot Chicugo. This matter of gealn luspees tion, like ull othor questious, hus' its ditferent phuses, and Mr, Bogue bus sedimed disposed to e of mntters from the stundpolnts not ouly of recolvers, but of shippors a8 well, uppro= clntinr the faet that he conld not bo unjust to onu interest without lnjuring tho othor.” ** Why did thoso ‘mnm o to Springfield 1f thoy wers not appoluted by thoGratn Recolvors' Assauintlon?' *+ ‘Thoy were summoned by tho Stato to rorve A witnessed 1t tho investigntion of charges thug i been proferrad by sumobody ugulust tho Wurchouso Comumissionors.” *Whio §s thid somebody? "™ S Hennly who knows i things can tell you.” A Are tho graln recelvers goneru! y Eatlstied with tho system of State Inspoctlou?* *+ 1t seamns thoy ure divided in opinlon in re- gnrd to its merits, Lnoticod in ThHe TRIVONE 0 1ow dinys ugo that Mr, Wright stutod ut Bpring. fleld thut ho was sutistied with tho present Inw, but wis not sntistlod with its ndminlstration,” * hon't you menn its ndminlstrators:™ » It would notbe proper for me sy that ho Elllll boen uotuuted by personal fuolings or o= Ve * Does ho represent THE VIEWS 01 THE lIAJ(m\fl'Y OF Tl RE- s Y [ *If e made tho vomark attributed to him that ho was satlstied with the luw, Dshonld suy that ho was Juthe decided minority, for the voe celvers recontly enlled upon the presont Preste dent of tho Boied of Prade toappoint 4 commits teu to yisit thy m,(hlnluru 10 sueuro an amends nient to tho Warchiouss und Inspection law with u view of restoring the control of the inspetion 1 the Board of Trude," ** Whut vbjoctions hinve tho rucelverd to tio present uwi' “Pho law s only loeal in ita applieation, It mnokes Inspootion” of graln tn Chlengo by the Buite compulsory, anad ronders nll otber lnspuee- tion of gruiu hero u mlsdomonnor, At thu suto time, It permits Boards of Pride {u other clties iu tuly Btate 10 control thoir iuspoution of gruln to our disndvantage,” * How la 1t fu rogurd to citles outside of Iill- nols? “ Whoerover grain 18 bundied as fn Chicago, they buvo foluwed tho snime general system of inspeotion thut was origluated by tho Chleago Prude, und ull othor comuery bodfos I the ~ United States, §f not in the world, ure permitted to control tho {uspectlon of rmmuy truded in b{ tholr mowme- Lerd, ‘I'hu Chicago Board of ‘Y'rude vontrols the fnvpoction of Nour, provisions, cooperugo, huy, seeds, oto., which invaluo fur’ exceed Ut of ET2E Poam * Whut other objcctions tro thero to tho law relating to tho fnspoction?” **Tho luw ducs nut provide any Individual ro. spousibility for tho proper conduct of tho busi- nusd. The Governor sppoiuts the Cbief Jue spector, aud upperontly gowmutimes without rezord to the ftuess of Sthe wppolntoe for the performance of hisiduties, The Sub-Inspectors are appointed, not by tho Chlef Tnapector, but by tho Comnisaloners, and - are fable to be glven o phies (1 the Departmeny a8 n O oroward | for politiont | serviee, end without repard to competeney, The Cntef Inapeetor has uot (ho power 1o temove his sib- ardinates, and there 4 1o one man_eonneeterd with tho department whocan be bield yespansls Wle for losses resulting from misinspectfon of arnin, unless fraud or” ntentional trong-dolng enn be showy Pleaso explain more fully,” 1 ean elte i cnse whero firm In this efty suf- fered loss of over €1 by the misinspection ot oho constnment f graly, for which they mndo o claite to tho Inspeotion llupurmmmi The Chief Inspector referred the elnin to thy Commisslonors, thoy in turn reforred it 10 thotr nttorney, — amd in process of time tho papord wero refurned to complain. ants with word that the State Inapection De- partnient did_not recognize Hnbility for orrors o upon Sub-Inspeetors, The olilm must by mide by tho Stiv-Inspector, and ho would not b Hablo 1T It was almply 0 cnseof ereor in Jude- mont, 1t secms that the thicors' of the luw 18 10 reqiiro of the dilferent fuspectors bonds for 1lio proper fultiilinent of thelr dutles und to sc- cure tho payment of damares resulting from thoir nepligence nc'wilifal acte, 1lenco no i nges can be collected for any nistake they mny make when acting Ingood faith, Practically this givea owners of property who suffer from mistwpeetion no rennsdy, oy frainst the nets of luspeetors whose nppolnts tent they mny huvo oppused on tho_growmd of ncompetoney. There ure other serlons objees un:mm tho law which [ bave not Hun to point out,” HWIIAT 18 YOUR REMEDY I " Tho Inw slionld be amended so thiat the State can appoint a Chief Inspector who sholl huvy the fees collected for tho serviee: e to seleet his own gubordinates, and to be responsible for tholr nets, Or the law should be nmeded 8o ng 1o ‘llucu the inspretion of graln under tho eon- trol of tho Rourd of Trade, to be conducted, not a8 previously, but on the snme busis us 13 tho Inspection of flour, cte.* “llt;sl_annukcn lowered her standard of w “*They clalmed to have mado no recent changes (n tofr grules, but 1 have o stromr Buspiclon that Milwaukeo i3 very liberal, aou glves tho bonefit of a doubt to grain shipped Trom polnts eguully tributary to Chiengo., In other words, Milwaukeo competes for tho trade of Chleago by unfair means, which In thno witl resilt to her Injiry.’” * Why 18 Chicago No, 2 wheat at a premium over Milwintkeo No. 2, whilon fow yeurs ngo it wits tho other wayt” *'I'his {8 neeoutited for by Chiengo recovoring ita bad reputation enused by representiug wheat 18 No, 2 that was of Intorlor quallty, Al beenuso Chicagn s tho greater . #pedaitativo market, ond when prices uro above shipping values, this §s naturaily the highost of tho twu, l;' L veringhum, can you tell us somothiug abuoul - TUE MILWAUKEE S8YSTEM OF GRAIN INSPEC TION ¥ “T hnave bpen conneoted intimately for sixteen yenrs with the grain huslness of Milwaukee, and it conversunt with the rules of iuspection of tho Chamber of Commereo of thut elty, ‘I'his matter of Inspection hotween tho two citles is not 4 now one, and Milwiukee hag herotoforo seemed to havo tho ndvantnge, beenuso tho rulesgoverning the uspectlon und the Inspector himsell were under the direct control of tho Chumber of Cominorce, and auy Irreguinritics that might vecur could be lmmedintely rectitied, Noone wonld pretend to ghiim thut the recont fnoumbent of the ollice of Inspector would al- fuw his Judgoent o tho Inspection of grain to be warped by any conslderntion whatever, Ilo hns tho nterests of the city benrt, and great regolurity bas chnrgetérized the graln lnspection (o that” elty. ‘The fuet that thio Sub-1nsgpretors huve beon nppointed by the Inspector, belug wnswernblo to him only, has e thom endeavor to eares out tha wishes of tholr omployer.” *\Why has Mr, Holland, tho Inspector at Mil- wrukee, resignedy™ *1Ostensibly au niecount of nliing health. Ho hns seeved nbout elghteen yenrs, und bis duties havo been arduous. Bamo peopie think ho felt restive under tho occesional rulings of the Committee on Tnspection, n committee sim- flar fo ours_on appeals, It 1s belfeved by somo that ho thinks ho knows moro about tho inspec- tion of grain than anybody else, Thuro hns Leen at times an appirent reluctnnco on his pirs to conform to the rullngsof the Committeo on Tuspection.” * It bas been stated that Milwankee bas lowered lier standard uff fuspection In order to compety with Chleago for gratn, I it goi * The inntter of sringency ingrades {3 n gnmo which both eltlos are fwmiline with. For clght years past Milwaukeo hus bad much more to Huy in regard to the closeness of Inspection than Chleago. Inthis niuth yeor large volumes of grain have been diverted from tho former to tho Intter eity ou aceount of tho lesd stringont in- speetion “here, Tho No. 8 of Chicugo rarely passes as No. & In Milwaukeo.” * What 18 the ease now?'” At present, and for four months past, tho Chlengro fnspection has beon in ninny endos more rigld than that of Milwnukeo," ** Hug Milwnukea lowered her grading to coms peto with Chicagor™ Tho inspection nt Milwnukeo has remained tho sume. &o fir ag L know, Shoe has not lowered ber grade, ‘The fnspection hero hus certainly been raised.” Tho lden was algo thrown ot that the increased clodenosa i the [nspection In this L'Ili' might hnve been Influencediby thosenreity of elovators room fivre, und tho short supply of Lustern frelght-cnrs tho pust fow monthy., Anather houso stated thie Milwaukeo hid not Intended to lowor her Inspection, but tho crop tributary to that market had been ratbor poor the past two yenrs, und grudes nuturally worked Tower, 3Mr. Holland ntight have resigned be- cnuge ho feared he woukt not bo rellceted, but not on nceount of lowering tho grad Mit. BUELL, of Ilnf & Co., was Interviewed: “ Milwatkeo hus nov lowered her grade, A yenrapo two griddes of No. & wero ereated, one Tor hard tho.other for soft whent. I undoers stood that tho reslgnation of the late Inspector in that (-'Ilf' was neeapted reluctuntly by the Bonrd of Mreetore of the Chambur of ‘Com- murco, . * 13 Milwnukee losing ber graintrade?” ** The indlentlons of tho pnst two years nro that It is coming here, The enormous speculne .';llo? Illl Chlengo often-makes this mrrket tho ichiest,” : An ollicer of tho Roard of Trade stated yestor- dny that tho Bourd iself had nothing to do with 1ho investigation at Sl)r\nuflulul. Bomeboay proe ferrod tho charges which led o (it but heZeould 0L BUYy NOW Who that somebody waa. A NEBRASKA SHIPPER. T the Lditor of “he Chicuyo Tribune, RrAnxey, Neb,, Feb, 16.—Ir you will allow mo spice In your columus I will attempt an _unswer to tho question In your dally fssuo underidato of Feb, 7: * Does luspeetion inspeet when Inspec- tlon 13 nat performed?*’ This s u very proper question nt any thno, espectutly whien thers 18 n kuown negteet In the dlechurge of ofletul duty or s demand for ro- form., Jf the author Intentded tho quostion usn govero criticism on the Inspoction Dopurtmont tor neglect or inefliclouoy, 1 heartlly concur in tha seutiment, ‘Tho nnswor, ns 1interpretod it, may be seen In tho hilstory of grahi shipped from this olty and othier polnts fu’ Nebraska to Chicaeo, A proms inont gruln-dealer of seven yeurs' experloiee in g purchased ,of tho preseat crop a el vhout, und conslguea it to a well-known recotver of genln ut Clieago, und whon the eat renchod its destination, the "Frack-Inspeotor jn- Apectod itnd rejected. Tho recelver, knowing this to bo an unjust nspection, ordered tho car held on track, and made o salo by aumple it tho tull ])rlca of No. 2 Muny Instarices eat bo ro- Juted oF barley shipped from this State fnspeet- ¢d No. 4 und soid tor five ecouts per bushel moro kgnm the prico of No. 8, one grude bighor thun a4 As long na this neglect of duty and Injustico ls permitted 1o bo practiced npon the shippers and producors of tho Northwest; u8 long a8 hurden- sume dutles sro Buposed upon receivers of graln ut Chienwro, that the interest of the shipperd und producers wway b protevted in tho sulpiment of Ou0 of tho greatest stuple products in Amorick il to the lurgest wralin murkot in tho workd; ns long a8 teansportution liues uro compelied it n great sncrifice to furnlsh cars to store wratn on sldu-track, that it may be sold by sample to pro- tect thelr putrons from ruln and bankruptoy; Just su long as this uncertuinty In luspoction 18 urmluml 10 uxist, 80 long will cach uucucmmui islntivo nssembly In your Stato ho hnrrasscd and puryluxed by tho nl; tutlon of Btate inspecs uon undor Btato control, Tho peoplu usk protectlon from this systom of wrong that hns been fnllluted upon them by ine cowpotont inspectors, Bl wo have reform In the inspection depirtinent that now exists, or must tho nxitntion be kept up until the power to take grades of grainund control themn, in tho Interest of tho pouple, Is changed, Ydurs truly, G. 8eurr, BENATE, FLOTEAS, Hpuctal Disvatch (o The Chicago Tribune. BmnxarieLy, Feb, 18,.~President-pro-tem, Campbell presided In the Sefiato this morn- Ing. ‘Lhe crop of petitions, remoustrances, resolutions from County Ioards, efe, wns surprisingly large, ‘I'he Comunlittes on Approprintions reported n number of bills with favorable recommends ntlons, ‘I'he resolution discontinuing the printing of the synopses of Lills In the Senato was i.hon taken up, A motlon to table it was ost, . Seuntor Bell sald the cost of printing the House and Senato synopses would bo from $10,000 to §12,000. Senator Clurk scemed to think the Btate Drluter, by leaving blank spaces in the synopses way charging the State double price for his work under the termsof his contruct, Benator Artley moved to refer the resolu- ton to the Committeo on Printlng, The wotlon was lost, Bouator Neodles said the only fear ap- peared o bo that the State Printer wonld got too mueh for his work, Suceh was not tho eade. Tho resolution was badgered for some time, . Senator Needles offered an nmendment re- quiring tha elerk {o prepare a written sy- nopsia of bills aned post the same In s con- splenous place, The objret of tho original resolution wns ostenslbly to save money, ‘I'his amendment would do so, ‘The nmenduent ereated great Inughter and met o dgnowinious death, 'Che origlnnl resohistion was lost,senator Merrltt voting in stentorian tones on botls sides of tho ques- flon. Tt was simply a “dig?” at tho Stato Printef, ns the synopses are greatly deslred by the members of the Leglslature, 1ouso bill No, 140 was read a third time and passed, It nmends the Inw of Incorpora. tlon of cities and villages by nllowing towns, cte,, tn vote every yenr on the yuestlon whether they shall incorporate under tha general lnw or not, RILLS WERE INTHODUCED AS FOLLOWS! By Senator Ford—"Transferring tho 1Ninols Central Railroad fund tothe general revenuo fund of the State, It {s entitled * Anacl to mnke the tax on zross carnings of the Illi- nois Central Rallrond avallnblo for payment of tho ordinary expenses of the State UGov- ernment,™ I3y Senator Torrance—Granting power to County Boards to compel the attendaneo of witnesses, By Scnator Fifer—Amending the lawof Incurporation o cltles and villages in minor particulonrs, By Senator Clark—Amending the Incor- poration law, providing that Commisstoners shall make nfidavits as to the solvency of subscrilers to stoek, that such parties are nble to pay thelr subscriptions, and making stockholders In such companies linble for the whole amount of Indebtedness incurred hereafter, Fixing criminal Mubllitles for in- fringement of ‘the net, By Senuator Clark—Repealing the law au- thorlzlng the chango of name and placo of bustness of incorporated companies, LIVE-SENTENCES, Senntor Fuiler's bill abolishing life-sen- tences In Tenitentinries was read a third th Sehator Tifer opposed tho bill, Thirty- thres years’ lmprisonment was none too long 1n euses of murder, Senator Adams was In favor of tho bill, Lité-prisoneis only lived a few yYears after thay were committed, Senator Lemmn thought In many eases fmprisonment for life was nono too severa u pennity, After n nn had committed an ntrocious and hideons erhine he should bu prevented from ever agaln mingling with the outside world nnd glven anopportunity to repent bis erime, The prssage of this bill would deprive jurtes of the power to send erimingls to the Penltentlavy tor life. Senator Walker, of Mucoupin, said the bIL Was b very important ong, As fs well know, itIs almost IMPOSSIBLI; TO CONVICT A MAN OF MURDER, The e¢xperlence of Wisconsin should show tha Senato the foolishness of such o bill, Wihen aman deliberately takes tho life of his follow he should be hung, In murder trinls various defenses are interposed,—solf- defense, insunlty, ste. Appeals are made to thie Jury not only by counsel, but by an array of the friends ot the prisoner. "Thiess penal- tles should not bo tuken away; they should be slrcn{:lhuned. o would sonner vote for n bill requiving the inflletion of the death penalty every time for tho erimo of dellberate wurder, Leglslation should be in the interest of the people, "Ihis blll was in tho bebalf of eriminnls, Murder wis on the [nere Moro Imperntlva legls- Jation in this regard was dewnauded by the people at the hands of the Semite, Senator Fuller explnlned tha bil, Two years ngo the authorities of Jotfet Peniten- tlary recommended tho passage of such a Statistics show that JAFE IRISONENS DECOME INSANE or dle iu elght or ten years, This chango of the lnw would be healthal, —Thirty-threo years' lnprisonment for murder was long enough. A prisoner_ who violates no Claw of o the I‘unllontlnr{ for elghteen or nineteen years was o protiy good cltlzen, No llllPfll-(lllll)L‘llllfl ndequate pun- Ishment for witiful murder, and wilifal mur- derers should bu hung, “Chis blll would sc- enre hetter enforeement by jurles of the law, ‘The Governor uf tho State” in his messnge recommended the passage of such a bill as onator Neceo ‘was In f avor of the bill, but not In its present form, 1t should be nmend- Senator. Clark obtalned tho floor, Ila thought the passage of the bill would compel {urh:s to detevmiiie between seventeen yenrs’ mprisonment and the life penaity. ‘Ihe re- sult would be to Increase the number of pib- lle exceutions, ‘The Senntor said every hu- man feeling of sympnthy was depicted befors o jury in eapital eases by tho frlends of the defendant In sueh eases. No man opposed to the death penalty was qualitied {o it as a juryman In capltal cases. “Thero was Hitfle chanee for an Innocent defendant to ba bunie, The bill wns wrong, but should be carefully considered and nrgited, So long ns the veople of the State left the pardoning power to tha Governor there was no danger of wrongful infliotion of death pennities or lonr fmprisomnent, ‘e further conslderntion of the bill was postponed until Thursday morning next, ‘I'hu Sennte reconsideredd the vote by which THE HOUSE JOINT NESOLUTION ON ADJOURN= MENT untll Wednesday noxt was defeated yester- duy, and an exhaustive debate was thoresnlt. Senutor White snid the vpposition o the resulution was ull bosh, — Quite o number of the Senators had thelr vallses already packed and In the ante-ronm, and would leave on the noon tralns, adjournment or noadjournment, Just as bo Intended to do. 'There would by 10 gquornui to-morrow, and every Scuntor present know it, mul tie onpposition to the re- solution was purely lictitons. :Patriotic_spoeehes were mnde by Senator Iunt and Clark, nfter which tho joint resolu- tion was adopted and THE GRAND SKEDADDLE TOOK PLACE, A fow wore left, showever, and tho spirit of fun was at Its hizht, Senntor Callon offered n bl apyrooriating $500 for the rellef of an unfortunate cou- fractor by the name ot Ridgely, who desires the State to pay him for extra work ona State Institution nt Jucksouvillo. -Senator Muerritt, 1w felicltlous speceh, presented n l.lnpnl'lln to the Judiclary Comnis mittes of 'the Senate, the graveyard organ- fzation, 'Tho gift was graclously received by Senntor Tunt, the Chirirmng, und Inid undeér the table, After moro_alleged fun, the Senate nd- Journed untll Wednesday morning next, IOUSE. INTIRODUCTORY, . Bpeclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune, Spwivorienp, Il—The House met this morning nt the usual hour, and Billings, of Madison,iby way of variety, throw In n strong antl-Ilinds bill potition, slgned by somoe 1,300 citizons, ‘Ihie Committes on Judleinl Dopartment sent dnnlot of roports, but somchow or other keptback Its finding on the Supremo Court consolidatlon question—presumnbly untll u more suitable opportunity, John . Cook, of Cquk, by unanimous con- sent, Introduced o biil to amend the law In relation to wrringes. ‘The Stock-Yards stutesmun would have marrlages celebrated ¢ithor by n minister of the Gospel In regular standing In the church or soclety to which he belongs, by n Judgo of any court of record, Justive of the Peace, or Notary Public, Fallure to rveturn cortificate to the County Clerk Is mado punishable by a fine of §100, . MILITIA. ‘Tho Committeo on Militia roported In fa- vor ot Pearson’s bl to enablo countles to ralse monwy by taxation for the support of the local inilitary, and of the bill appropriat- ing some $1,800 for the Sixth Nattalion and o detachment of the Fimt Reghnent for services durlng tho rlots of 1817, BLEEPING-0ARS,. Sharp, of Christiun, n Democratle states- man who has nover been suspoected of riding in or even secing n sleeping-car, worked in wnother refor seheme for the spectal benefit of the Pullmans, Mr, Sharp, or the man who drew the bll for him, wants to prevent oxtortlon by sleeping-car companies, and the way ho goes at It I 1o 1ix the rntes to be charged nt SL50 for o lower berth, $1 for an upper, $259 for a soctlon, and §3.50 for u stato-roow, for tuo period of twonty-four, hours, Simlar bills have been fired in be~ fore and killed before they falrly got on their feet, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, The Committes on Clahns recommended tho pnssage o€ the bilt appropriating $25,000 for the improvement of tho Littlo Wabash at Now Haven, ‘The Commitice on Canala sent In a resolus tion providing for n svecial smelling commit- tee to proceed fn person and fnvestizate tho causo of the present stinks in tho canal and Illinois River, The resolutlon was finnily adopted, The Judielary Committeereported In favor of Murphy's resolution providing for the sub- misston of his constitutional imendment in relntion (o the question of compensation of members of the (iuneral Assembuly, Murphy promptly moved to mako tho con- slderation of the resolution the speelal order for Wednesday noxt at 11 o*clock, MeWillinms moved to referta the Commit- teo on Appropriations, but the House prompt- 1y tabled the motion, Chafee, whose prohibitory amendment wans made thospeeial order for n week from to- duy, and who doesn’t propose to have some other nmendment to the Constitution pushed It nhead of It, moved o make tho matter a speclnl order from a week from Monday,— three days after his own mnendment will come n? in that shape, Mr. Chafee’s motion wns suddenly tabled, ‘Tlie yeas and nays were called for on the motfon to make the resolutlon n specinl order for Wednesday next, ‘The lum[punnw«s folks, anxious to stave it off untfl aftor their own amendment had come up, voted solidly Inst It, though the vole could not bo strietly enlled n test vote, for the reason that several of the members ogpnsc«l the resolu- tlon on the ground that the Leglstatwre can 1te its own pay withont n constitutlonal amendment, The motion prevalled by o vote of yens 69, nays 43. MICILAEL DAVITT, John R, Cook, of Cook, sent upnlong- drawn-out resolution dircetly cullln{.' upon the Iilinois delegation to get Michael Davitt out of prison, aud indirectly twenking tho British lon’s noso and s(up\:lmz on hls tail, ‘I'he resolutlon was approprintely reterred to the Comnuttee on Federal Relntlons,—tho sepulehro of the House, APPEATS, Rackawell, of Cook, introduced & LIl which, I passed, will remove the provision for di- rect nppenls from the Supreme Court, which hs alreidy been nullified by the Appellate Court wet, and_will do nway with tho absurdity of two trials de novo on confirmation of special ns- sessments, The objector to " speelal assessment ean now have seven trinly,—four on the applieation for conformuation in the County, Clreult, Appetlate, and Supremo Courts, and three on the applicalien for Judgment of sale fn the County, Apnelinte, and Supreme Cotirts, _Any but jurlsdictional (lucxtluns are barred after the first four trinls, ‘Phiey, however, eah be urged seven times. Thy tax-flghter for delny, 1t I3 contended, aught not_to bo suffered to have more thut the delay granted by six trials, and the tax- fizhter for justico ought not to be perisiited to get justico In sixtrinls withoutthuseventh, CASS COUNTY CINCUIT COUNT. The bill providing for two additional termsa of the Cirenit Court in Cass County, and the one pru\‘hlln{; that netlons upon judgments or decrees of any eourt of record of uny other State or Territory of tho United States, or of any court, of the Unlted States sitting without thig State, shall bo com- menced within. ten years after the date of snid judgment or deeree, and not after- wards, were ndvanced to u thivd reading, PARK COMMISSIONERS, ‘The ITouse then took up the bill offered by 0. D, Caok, of Cook, ta provide for tho np- pointment of Tark Commlssloners by the Governor Instead of by the Clrenlt Judges, I'he bill, as Jt came back from the Cominite tee, was as follows: A Bron for an set to’ probibit tho nppointment of Ik Comutlgsioners by Judges of tho Clr- cult Court, nnd to provide for thelr uppolnt- ment by the Govornor of the State. BECTION L. Hc it endacled Ly the People of the State of Iilingls, represented tn the General As- sembily, Ihint hereafter it shull not ho lwrul for any Judge or Judges of nuy Circult Court in this Stat to appoint uny Purle Comnmissioner, or any vacaney in any such oflleu of Park Comuls- sloner, Tho (overnor of the Stato of Nlinols t Bro, 2 shull appolnt all Park Commissionors hereatter to be uppoiuted under mud by virtue of uuy act or nets providing for the loeation and muin- tenanee ot itny publlo purk or purks not nader the cuntrol of any uty, village, or uther muniel- pal corporation, and ' sball 11 all yacancles Which may hereafter oceur ln oy such oflice of Purk Comtnlssioner or Board of Park Commis- sipners Ly like appointment, anything in any such act oc nets to tho contrary notwithstand= Ing. 5Ko, 3. Whenover any vacanoy or vaoanoles shnil ocour in uny such Board of Parle Commls- sloners It shull bo tha duty of tho remuining monibor or members of such Bonrd to cortlfy the fuct of such vacaney or vaeanclos to tho Governor of the State of Itlinols, ‘Lo bHI was read asecond tinie, whereupon Billtugs, of Mudison, moved to striike out the enaeting elnuse, Biltings attieked the bill ns n lulecu of prely Im tleal legistation, re~ minding its author that the politieal stituy of the State Goveriunent and the politlenl complexion of the Clrenit Lench In Coulc County migzht be ehrnged rome day, and then ho would be sorry ho ever introduced sueh a blil, Cook defended his bl on the ground that it would make the system of appolutments uniform, instend of a8 now of huving tho up- polntlng power distributed between tha Gov- ernor and tho Judges, Sexton, of Cook, intimnted that the bill had its origin fn the braln of an ex-Park Com- nmisstoner who was Jeft out In the cold by the Cirenlt Judges last time, and very nat- urally wanted to get baek again, MeWilllmms favored the' bill, beeauso it would take nway from the Judpges n duty whiel was not legltimately thoirs, THE COURTS HAD ENOUGI TO DO when they nttended fo their dockets, and ho wits opposed to tholr uu;:xu_:lus: i the np- puinting business altogetlior, o therefore uoved to table Billings’ motion. ‘I'ho roll-cndl developed the fact that thero WARS 10 quorum voting, Abont this time n niessngo_eamo In from the Senate nunouncing that hody’s eoncur- rence In “'“v"’l"" resolution forwn ndjourn- ment untll Wednesday, ‘That sottled i, ‘The Park b was loft suspended, ke Muhomet's coflin, betweon heavon and enrth, and the House knoeked off work until chu«suuy morning next, GOSSIP, ¢ A DNACE OF BILIS, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, SeuixarieLy, 1L, Feb, 18,—Senator Clark presented nbrace of bills to-day In the Sen- ate which will ocenston a vast deal of mens tal anguish should they ever become laws. Tho first one amends the law of Incorpora- tlon of stock companles so as to require nifi- duvits of tho solvency of subscrlbers to tho capitul stock of the company to be incorpo- ratod. It forlolts the artleles of fncorporn- tlon unless thoy arv acted on within onu year nitor lssuing, It requlres the record of transfers of stock to bo make in the office of the Necorder of Ducds in the county where the principal offico of the corparntion I8 established, Lach stock- holder 1 every corporation shall be llible for the debts of the orgunlzution incurred aftor the mkhuf tifect of the act, In this respect the blli, it pussed, will apply to every corporation lu this State, ‘Tl second bl repeals the law authorizing oxlsting corporutions to ehange thelr namcs, places of business, and number ot Directors, This would wips out of existence muny denlers Tnbank und insuranco charters in thls State. The bilis will creato a vast deal of argument should they ever appromch puberty. —_— A 'Tomperance Locture. “ London Saturday Revlew, Wo romomber once hoaring u lmufi-tnmd minister, i guntlo toncy, nssuro bis buluved Lruthren that tho beautitul soon did not shine on ugly beor sud purior, Lut on pure, lovely water, und that, therefore, it was water, and water alune, that they nught fo urini, No ouo wus moved. o went on to say thut he knew mother of tea fovely chlldren and onu idiot, The {dfot wus tho eldeat, and wus bort bofurs sho hud algned tho plodgo. Silll the people wore searcoly sttrrud, But ho was followed by a decent-look= g working mun, I wood Sunday cluthos. o deseribed how o few years bofure o bad been 1 (in. Ho then pointed to tho dress ho was wearlng, turned hlmself round, and salds * ls this agood cont? 13 this & gowd puir of truusers? Wy is thig, why? Cos I ulu't gotvodeink in my eye.” ifo next polnted to n decont, comfortublas luuklnfi woinun, who was, ho said,'sis wife,, o drow tho nttoutlon of bis'hearers'to tho ogcel- luuod of her gown, and told how rukyed she, too, had ooce been. 1o ugatn triuinphantly adked, Wiy 18 this, why?" und ¥ teliiophantly une swered, #Cos L afi't ot no drink in wy oyo.” In 1iko manuer he deseribed the varlous udvantages of his reforined [Ty, und gave tho same postical expluoation of tho origiu of each. lio varrlod his listenors uway with him, and wes rowarded With shouts of applausa, NEW MEXICO. An Interesting Letter Concern« ing the City of Las Vegas. How Amorican Enterprise Haa Transformed o Moxiean Town. Qas, Stroel Rallways, a Natfonal Bank, and Other Modern Improvoments, Doston Capilal and Yankeo lint.trprhe Rapldly Changlng the Aspeet of Things. Bpectal Correspondencs of The Chicago Tribune, LAs Veaas, N, M., Feb, 0.—\Winter is over, Spring has opened I enrnest in this dellght- ful ellmate, ‘I'hls has beon an unusunlly cold winter for New Mexico, 1t the heavy fulls of snow have entirely disnppenred ut- der o britlinnt semi-tropleal sun, and the only souvenir of winter [s a faint trace of white on the stmuits of * Okl Baldy* and Iler- mit's Penks, thirty inlles away. AsIsitin my placita writing, the doors and windows oll thrown open, 1 really pity the poor peo- ple back In Chieago,who are sleighing to-day and to-morrow will be trundging nbout town In o drenching, drizzling rain, 1ow strango it seemed n few weeks ago to Do whirled along at tho rate of thirty miles an hour into the very heart of this legendary land of Greasers and gold, burros, clgarets, and sefioritas ¢chiquitas! But to-day it is one of tho casiest things [n the world to jump on the cars at Knusas Clty and ride through by il to Santa 16, or to run down beside the Ro Grande through villuges of mud, Indian pueblos, navajos, and the followers of Cor- tez. Matter-of-fact Amerleans have galned possesslon of these fertife valleys and tho Spanish peaks, and the countryis rapldly losing much ot that romantie antiquity that charncterized it a few years ugo. BOSTON CAPITAL AND YANKEE “prruck™ have bullt a road through tho centro of New Mexleo, down the o Graude, to within htty wiles of tho Mexiean boundary. The suceess of the constructlon Is due in eyery respect to the careful inspection and the “get-up-and-get”? of A, A, Robinson, the Chilef Ewgineer, who I8 straining every nerve 1o completo the road for through traflic to the I’ocifie_this apring, On the tst of March the roud wilt Le finistied to El Paso, and con- neet up Demlng with tho Southern Paclfic, completing the second great tran ntinetal route to San Franciseo, 'I'he swhole 'T' tnrf' is In n fever of excitement, nnxlously walting for tho road to run into 1l Pitso, and muny uf our own cltizens here in Vegas nre ready to pull up stakes and move down as sont a4 the boont conunences, El Paso del Norte I3 on the Mexlean sido of tho Itio Grande, Fraukiin, across the river In "Toxas, the terminus ot the I, G, M. & I, s menernlly known by, the snue name and spoken of us ¥l Puso.” The Company hns already located its depots, DBusiness- men are on'the ground buying up town lots and getting rendy for the boom. It will be a- lively town for u while. We enn look for the lnwlesness and depradations which nro always found in new frontler town, Those Texns cow-boys _wlll make things Taso ll\'clly for 1 08 the bull-whackers of the Panhandle used todoin_the palmy days of Otero nnd El Moro. ‘Thosg were the days when o noted desperado in Urinidad deliberately BHOT A MAN ON TIIE BTREETS completely riddled him with cold lead—and was fined _$35 for earrylng concenled weapons, Justice on the fronticr When Otero was on the boom a " tender foot” eamg into town, Ile didn’t stni' long however, but loft on the next train for ** God’s cottnitry” and' iome, A he was sit- ting In the barroom lefsurely pulllng a clgar nnd musing on the hard lot of these rough souls nround him o blue-bottle iy chanced to light on tho toe of his boot, Ilurrleane DilL suw it, nudged his companions, hauled out his blg * six-shooter” and carefully pleked the fty off. ‘Che young man. with the “bolled shirt” fled to his room awd, when tho train caue I from the south, slid out ot the win- dow and sueaked through alleys and slde strects till he was snfe aboard the cnrs, Yesterdny, throuzh the kindness of Sherlt Romero, I visited the Tas Vegas Jail, and there I saw and talked with Webb, the mur- derer, who s to be hanged on the 25ih of this month, Ile i3 an intelligent-looking man, and he talked openly amd frankly on nany subjeets, never once alluding to the nwiul dooin which hnsobvieusly been work- ing on his pind and undermining his health. A{anr mf Tie killed o man In- Vegas, and rolleved him of about $4,000, ilo way ar- rested for tho offense, nnd the money placed for snfe-keeplng In the hands of * Hondaa Brown, Justies of the Pence, That nleht “Ioodoo "sklrhml,” tuking the $1,000 with him. Webb has RECEIVED I8 DEATI-WARRANT, slgned by Actinz-Gov, Riteh; but “1loodoo?” hing never been leard from. Suclt ocenrrences ns these wero every-day matters s yenr ago, when, Vuf:\s wns tho end of the raflrond, and o frontler town. But tha road has moved on 300 miles to thesouth, and the thugs and desperndoes have gone with It. Vegus 18 to-day the largest and the most enterprising town In New Mexieo, nnd a Vigilance Cominitteo has suceveded In se- fiurhlg that peace aud tranqutllity 1t now en- 0y8. 'i‘lmsu MMexleans nro a Pecullnr race. ‘Tho dread the approneh of Amerleans, which meand work or starve. 1€ the Awmerleans should all, loavo to-merrow, the natives would nll settle back into the old rats, and Ilve ot * tortillas * and * chill colorado ™ {11 Gabriel blows s horn, "Tho burre and the native nre ingeparable, Wihere you find one, look for the other, 'To judge from nppear- mice, thoy are fit eompanions, “A butro wor’t travel faster than n walk, and his driver would rathior have him stop nltogeth- er, 'These Mexleans have grent confidenco in the Mnguistio, sbilities of thelr nsintne compadres; for they say 1n groat derlsion to an Amerlean, *Sabe ¢l burro ! whienmenns, even n fackass ean widerstand Spanish, ‘Lho nbove {5 a stunding Joke among the aborig- Ines, und thoy nevoer miss an opportunlty ot otfering it frec of eharge, We nust not, however, put all Mexleans In this class. ‘There _are several fmmilies, such as tho Otgros, Bucas, Noumeros, Mons tazas, and Gonzales, whlch are descended froin’ old Buanish hidnlzos and take great pride In thelr pure Castiilan orlgin, Tho are seattered In overy part ot this vast Terrf- tory, nd sherever found are the leading clitizens of thelr loeallty. 1lereln Vegas tho 8plrit of progress is upon them, nnd thoy are dovoting all thelr energies to clevate tholr people and advinco thelr fnterests, Such men as Don Miguel Olern, Frank Manza- nares, and Mariuno Annijo ure doing wan- ders for thls Territory mud uro [noked up to and res) mcu:tl b?' all clusses of cltizens, ‘Tho firsg traln run Into Las Vegas on tha 18t day ot’July, 1819, ‘The ploneers thatlt brought found nothing but an ordinary Mex- lean luwu,——uhl?uuous mud houses aud n vlaza surrounded by low adobo stores man- aged by o fow Mexicnns and several thrifty Jews, who eame hore long boforeclvillzation. A year and o half las worked wonders, A NEW TOWN IIA8 SPRUNG UP besldo the track, nnd the old town has be- come Amerieanlzed, On the plaza many dobo hulldlugs havs boen torn down and ré- placed by handsowo modern edifices, ‘rinl- dnd Romero hns just emmpleted a two-stor) Iron und stone frout store on the plazu which would do credit to uny city, On tho opposit skdo of tho pluza an fiumense brick hotel 1s lmlngb}luslwd forwnrd to completion. Tho Flvst Natlonal Bunk has moved into Hs new quarters,~i very moier oz, trimmed on'the Hight red snndstone, light stons build- and edges with o ho sldewalk 18 alsont stone, the windows are of plate glss, and the counters would put to shaimo those of many banks in Chicago, Mr, Lreland, wlhio has contracted to supply tho town with that munieipal luxury, gus, nreived fntown Jast week, and alrendy the streels are tarn up for fuylng the pipes, and stone s bulnilnmlml forthe necessary works, which are to be put up on Douglasy uvenue, Another eompany, comprising many Mexi- cang, hins takon;the contruet to bring water {from the Gallinas fnto our houses, promlsing 1o huve ut least one mile of ulru luld before the 1st ot noxt June. Wa are {o have A BIREET BAILWAY, too, this summer, which will do nway with the cxhorbitunt rate of 25 conts from the depot to the plaza, In short, the citizens. both Awericun nud the butter cluss of Mexi- cans, nro dolug everything in thelr power to Klve Las Vigas o cititied uppearance. Ilt‘[ aitunual&:dd '.‘n [T ‘:wo Tced, w'll)‘\ ‘t‘i‘xflh entirely different customs, liviug together {hia" way, ‘Lho slxieenth" and migolsonth centurles nre rido by afde, \a plaza and you will see flrnl n Ab,,‘"r‘;‘ In thy n trotter and a genulne sidvbar p,, inu With ‘Ihe nextminutendozen o byergoy | into thesanare londed down wigl g.:‘.‘"'“l | of pilon which telr drlverofery it larky reales Down tho Saiita 17 gy S0ty traln of wonl waons, each drag,, I'Mn\‘u f oxeni, and behind ey \'l"”“ hattsome Morses aid u very yyggap)an “Theae, togethor with the dark yj,y, S0ut few Navujos or Punblos, SLONC-frayt eang y and Pdobos, and slans, siels g oy Ao Turata,” ml{'s Saloon,m "mm'-l'p'“’”‘ tnd * Freo Luch ATl Dayy” Jumbiod |iclest in_promiscuous disorder, ! MC"}K‘.M I3 fairly nstonisiing mud bewilieriy, “‘“ thy firat gazo of n Chicagoan, R 0 1y When one pnsses n Mex] bitrro and recelves a pos: ora** Buenas dins, sefior ! nlnm‘l(nllll‘hcs« uulhrum]uzd customs dark natlves must change hofore ing trend of the Lhrifly Anicreye Ul flocklng Into this country. Not sulisgeg ! thie fields for Investment'in thesy 'l‘unuo‘"lh adventurerd are already they OPERATING IN OLD M ‘The rond In Senorals eomploted frg mas to Hermosllo, o distanen op '{:}r{'{“‘!fi niiles, i trafns are running |y Woe :1 o pobnts, With rallrond conniunieatio, “"f' tivo seports on the Paclile coagt, gn) 1t with the clty of Mexleo, atul; maredyer. iXico, the Texns ronds that'aro pushing 1) i Tuso, thero arg brl:&fl. Pros, ml- ln'!lfierl‘:rl o for the grent Soutliwest, ity he* mini at White Oaks md In the Cvr}ll‘ll’:‘\z\r?-“' Placers, Jlearillas, and Mu;:o)lmm,mg‘.“ mense flelds of grazing Jands and mm»r?' rruss on the Pecos, e vineyurds along iy Rtio Grande, Wil accomplish mueh for oo Mexleo In the next few yenrs, and mere':lw be no doubt that With our genial eliuatg g complete system o€ rallways tho tide of ™ migration will be lured this way, e ——cta— IMPROVING ARMIES, It was to ha expected that tho increass o tho German army while onr peace foofly; wonld induco tho French Governmen h malie renewed atlemnts to sceure and Malge tain for France n supposed military suje viorlty—nppnrently nt least. “The first e, ures fu reference to au inerease of by French army liave now been taken, Tig propose an entire new organlzation of (] fortress mud slege artillery service, On g subject the Prusslan Military Guzctte iy as follows: “Every ono of the nlncteen French amy corps aro to recelve, wWhile on a peace fos ing, two batterles of slege artillery, cons, Ing of six 03 contlmeler guns for each by, tery. This Incrense will furnish, in ease f witry & slege artillery park of 223 guns, Ty artlilery strength of the French army pray ously surpassed that of the Geruan el arlillery of HO batteries by o7 by terles, to which must now bo adly these 38 new batterles of Rh';.'l.u RN, 50 thy #he artillery strength of the Freneh nry o a penee footlng exceeds that of the Germa army by L5 batterles. In Germany also by the proposition to make the foot arillleryan medinnn heavy* siego guns more ayaliahly Deon takon up sgraln, ‘The plin has een recommended on all sides, wud now it i thy intention to furnish every company of thy foot artillery regiments and battallons with u battery of hm\\‘r fortress s| which tugether, In stitute afleld park of siege arti guns selected for this purpose are the & centimeter, the short 12-centimer, and 1> centlmeter ritled guus; Sl-centimeter mor tars, and 15-centhmenter smooth-hore o tars, ‘The duties asslgned these heavy ba teries are the destruction o fortified eanpy and positions of the cnemy In the fiud, and, “In oo open fleld T Dbattle, i sulx port of tho baltle line ~ fina behind hastlly constroeted foritication same objects are to be attained by b vly organized Freneh heavy siege batten les, In connectlon with this’ new arranes ment the Freneh have also ordered acorms sponding number of 05, 155, and 20 wlli meter gung, mul 20 and 250 millimeter meortard for the defense of thelr fortressesy all of thetn aro to be breechloaders, ‘Tho cquipment of both armies—Frend and Germun—with the most improved fire arms hns necessarily its retrogetion upa tlie entire reorganization thercof, Afterts chango of the eculrnssler reximents i dragoon and other eavalry regiments by (with the exception of the russian amr and the parade regintents of the Euellshad Rusgun service) been suceessinlly aceon rllshml, this reformation is also graduliy nking place In Franee, where, at the sug thoe, “the use of drums and reginentad statulards = and flngs fn the - field e to Lo abandoned, It is a1 well-known fal that the abolition of the cavalry sabre isale demanded by oflicers high i eommand, ad it Is intended to supplung that weaon by volvers and carbines, In faet, the revohi wig 80 used during tho late American Wa by the cavalry ol both npgmslnu armies Efforts nve tlse being mgglo in allamlesto reduce the outilt (baggn®b) of the soldiet inthe field to the least possiblo minjnoe, It 1 to conslst only of n little haversack mllitary great coat, and the necesay aeouleements to earry the anuunltion, Tk chango of the breech-londing tuskets i repenting muskets s also behp fested 8 present in soma of tho great armles, whilels others It lius ulready been done, ~ @ ———c— CHINESE NEW YEAR'S., The Derliner Tageblatt gives tho follor Ing interesting account of the celebrawond New-Year's Doy at tho Chlnese Enlb: Berlin: Tho now yonr began for the Chincseontd 80th of Juntury lust, und 1t will end Feb. I 18&:, The Chlneso abasay I onr ety et rated tho duy In o very slogular mincg Early ou the imurning ot tho St of Janua tho membersof tho Kmbnsay dressed themsel r}? 1n thelr most gorgeous clothes, und it J ot tho cungratulations comsuenced. ‘Thls ('ll')" mony lusted for fully two hours, The youtii attaché provecded 1o tho chamber of b3 647 collousuy Who stoud nuxt to bim o uge, Hoss nounced his coming by twisting tho doorks threo times in Buccession. Lnterlg U8 room, he dropped to tho loor: sf agalir, und went through the performunce on overy. Il thin After three of thedo salutitions be \i:tlfi‘{‘,"‘l Bized, and hls grcetinga wero auswerel B proper mnnner. Hoth of them thon pacd ik 0 the room of the ofliglul next highest "Irlel ropeating thy sumo congrutulnlors Perify anees, antil thoy linally ronctiod tho rov thy Atmbussor blinseli. ol 8 Uho Ambyssador, {4-Fouy-1'al, entered | mcu‘)uun room leading enreold mu;zn " hus Intoty received tlio Manduch dtconto crystul btton), whilo ut tho sy Molel mombers of tho Kbnssy entered from O nsit Aldo. Thon nll turned lhulv.{m’t!n o 2nst (towards tho throug of thoir ""'uf‘mmud threw thomselves on the floor. Afier B wrceted tholr soverolgn fn_ this siient TG tho Ambiesador rocelved the verbul cotd tlons of the wembers of the Bmoussy. Tut thon " conduated thom to tho spitwtE! decorited diningshull, where tho il Jig In honor of “the 1O ens perved: A1 Bt raced 8 wifo of tho Awmbnssador, e veenston by hor presenioe; D Hoftl and Dr. Krever, interproter of the Bt tleipated, No less than twenty ditfore i e, woro aerved by pigtall luokeys m fu! ety Tholltst ton courscs couylsted oxelusitity, flsl, cookod and prepared fir oll couetity wuys. QF courge the tuble was sot and 4, after Chineso fashlon, and iustead e knivus, und spoons, vory sticks wert Ui Wha 1180 sorved. Durlng (no eventng oo mombeis of the Embuasy nasembled ukfldm“ Fu-lon nppeaced In ber most uwu{'wn.mm which wers docgrated with suporb bty in gold and silver throad. Theso cio Tl woro roul worka of art. dho singuiar by whiol forms tho head-dress of the THG. Indies wauresplondont with dlamoth [y «quolses, omeralds, pearls, and otlc sror werd wioues, Tha srmsof tho Chineso B also pmbroiderod on the breastplute: , pnt Agulng sumpluous moal wid SCEVEC, of sovernl appetizing catroes wore pu th & i thion soup of Chincso swllow-nesty 6l el of rloo made thoelr nrumrmu«u Atter (¥een ulcuud pn':‘pnrcd fn all possivly styles B vy served und nlso wines of_all kinds, 4 ncw"‘“ aifored aud tho suppeg wis Huiahed W psp Chinesa chuese, Tho Embussy Wis 0 0o perty plest mood, Li-Fong tiad_tousted e Liie-Aug-Buo; thomilitgry 1LACHE Ty ) Ki-Tong, todstud ~the' Ambusyidon B, . Hettlor eraptied bls gluss in Imlw'l‘d by gserid Lou. Tho fuativals of the diy elose B jgiie of gucll Chineso pluys, ‘Thu peiit il | 1ue I drelnklng wino trom & lp to Ky wd groat recuption room o abid it sploudldly docoratod and IS,y it fumps of every colar, an tho ¢ nilieary 85 Buibussy cnjoyed thomselvos with soulnl gumes until o ints Lour English Landlords in o Cab i Londan Truth. Wil no ono who is ulaemud 1t (o POl Mr. Gindatone's coming leglslntion W i, pus et of land remember tht. the PICUNE gl self a luodlord, und toko uumxurl‘“ Flint 82 slono ownd neurly TOW uores It B Lancashire. In fuct, tho 1aundue by 1 orotty woll reprosonted dn tho CUEL) ot Dk of Argyil owns 116,00 neres. T erd %&T;ml‘i'nf Hurtington, usf::.l‘l:: an S u year; lord A 100 n Your: Lord flmburlers =30 s ek -3 K, and £25,000 wyeur; Jord Nurthbivd and £12.000; Mr. Dodson, B ucroy A ‘hus just carulled {5 aske of tha Adartratiod, i ond nores und £27,00 & youze