Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 1, 1881, Page 9

y cartissu| =] S REAT 1 0'clock 14| 1 THE] evenlog 3| [AN A% iy bisined Final act 3 o proposc ,’l'l.\"g Lo ! nfig: b R Seeretl “THE STATE CAPITAL, Tho Absence of a Quorum in the Senate Retards Business, However, the Solons Grind Away Until They Have to Stop; About the Only Business Being the Introduction of Bills. ghe Library Bill Advanced to a Third Reading in the House. A Buggestion of the Supreme Court Judges Knocked Out of Time, Fortidding the Issuance of Blank Wrils by Justices of the Peace. Introduction of a Measure to Enforce Observance of the Sab- bath-Day. Yersistent Effords of tho Tempernnce People to Accomplish Thelr Purposes. Bepresentatives of the Railway Intercst Make Their Presence Known at the Oapital, SENATE. THE QUORUM. Special Dispaten ta The Chicago Tridunes spuNortEn, IlL, Feb, 2.—The Scnate convened this morning nt the usual hour, ’lmu\'mmut a quorum present. Tha busl- nessnecordingly ran_on until 1t had to stop. For tho first dny this scssion thoro were no petitlons, no_reports from committees, or resolutions offered fu the regular order of busiuess, NEW DILLS, Bills were introduced as follows: By Senator Bell—Abolishing the present system of keeping plaintiffs’ and vofendnnty’ Indiees tn courts of record, By Senator Campbell—Allowing persons employed by the Unlted States Coast Survey toenter upon Innds within - the Stnte for the purpose of exploring, cte. It provides for compensation to properiy-ewners injured, ete, anil was Introduced at the fnstanco of e authorities at Washington, CHATTEL MORTGAQGES, * Senntor Berggren introduced tho following fmportant measure on the subject of mort- gages of real and personal property: Alsfornn act to mmend Secs, 1, 2,3, 4, b, and ¥ of an net entitled ¥ An act to roviso tho Jaw i rolntion 1o mortgaxes of ronl and por- sonal property.” Approved March 24, 1874, In 1arqu\|l§J.l 74, BecTioN 1. Be it enacted, cte., That 8ees, 1, 2,3, 45and 7 of rn not eutitled * An nct to rovise the law Iu rolation to inortgagos of rerl and nal "’Y""i"" nlmm\'cd lureh 20, 18743 in irco duly 3. 634, Do nud thoy horeby nro amended 50 ns to rend, rospectively, a8 follows; 8kc. 1. Be 1t cnacted, cle., That no mortgage, trust-deed, or othor conveyance of porsonul Broperty baving tho cifect of n mortugo or lien upon sich property, shall bo valid na tealnst tho rights an¢ [nterests of any third rson, unless possession thorcor shall bo de- livored to and_ rewnins with tho grantee, or tho Instrument shall provide for the possession of 1he rmveglym remuln whh tho grantor, aud the instruinent 18 Rworn to and fied ns herein- wfter directed: and every such instritment shal), for tho purposca of thia act, bo docnod a chattol nrtgage, Kee, 2. The mortgageor or mortgngoors shall take gnd suhseribo ai oath or afiemution, which all bo substuntiully tn the following forn: ‘Stato of Illinofs, }” Couuty, (88 3 (or *we’ and =), mortgagcoryor ‘mortgugeors’),dosolemnly swear for*allirm ) that this mortgagoe I8 cxecuted to Keuro a bonn fldo indebteinoss to tho nort- mgee for mortgugees’) of the full amount therein specitied. “ Slgned.) ] vl Sent.]” g;lw oflicor authorized by fuw to admliulstor $ec.3.8uch mortgnge, trust-deed, orothor con- Yeyance of porsonnl proporty Sworn 10 RS pro- Yided by this net shall bo flled tn tho oftice of tha rder of the county in which the mortiugeor tall resido at tho thme when tho In- Nrument 3 gvecuted and Mled; or in fiso tho = mortgngeor i¥ mot' @ ros- fent of thls Btute, than fn the county where ‘gfihmpun{ Is situnted and keot; and shatl “‘fln-upou, ( bonu fide, bo good aud vulld from o thne [t {4 au filed untif tho muturity of tho :wum debt or obligation; provided, such timo a It not exceed one year from tho dute of its b:;fln.lum Hueh mortgnge muy, at uny thne s ora the expiration of tho time for which it Taaglven, bo runewed for i speclfled tmo not D:!lncl'(lmmycllrfrum tho dato of such re- m'll by “tho mortgnguor gnd mortgaco, Necor2eht, or attorney, il with tho m’:flnlvr A written agreement specitying wip WO for which it s renewed, togothor b B 8Worn statoment of the MOFtEaKLG, mvlmfl. or nttornoy, showlng the amount dio “‘flm ut the thno of such venownl, which re- b hall be a contlnuation of the Ik of the Seual mortgago. Furtbior renewals may be I”Eln Ik manner, proviled such timo sboll 0lnstancy exceed Lwo yeurs from the duto l’-tbu“ exeention of the origlunl murtgage. Buch i nior shull “fudorgo on such uortgago the - n:lanllm.x-h-(un: the gatug, and ahall keep tha Sony ';h“ offles for the fuspection of all pers ity o shull nivo euter book, to bo pro- s for thut llurpuw‘ the names of ull'the Tiws o sich listrimonts, areanging tho m:‘;m tho martyuyoars fn wifabetical order, fatoimil noto thereon tho timo of Aling sald e l\"‘lcum. and thodato whon thoy shull beconio tloy pror BUCh mortgaga shall by renewed ne lho,;pm"'“"" ho shall il such pupers with % mln‘y':‘l:"";"m“tfi"d olnl‘cr lma u'mu of b wil ou thy orlgiual tortiuge, +2 4500 tho Wik by Proviied Tor opposie QW"‘;.?Y uf the originnl {nstrumont. Huch ,mb;t'r Al b entitled 1o the following foes ur feices under the provisions of this sectinn: [ hn ueh mortgnygo, 19 contas for entoring "“D‘l ok, 10 conta: for flting ' renowitl lmfi eegy, S CO4TY thorcof as above provided, 10 ki i g Acopyor any such lustrumant exeotted Hecongy 88 aforesuid, properly certified by tho e nOf Hho county” tn which {8 iled, nuy “"’fwn"l evhilenco i like cndes and n tho . 'l\unn ud coples of ducds and convoys ey lund o cortitien, AUy berson huving so conveyed any fiegp g orobUrty who shlt, dusing the exiat- 1n gy ek it or Lion, soll, transtor, con uy Dm"mm" dispose of such wroperty, or "‘Inu.m“'"rm" or shull cause or autfor tno Wllen pone 000 Without fimit procuring tho il noUSNL 0f the Jegul holder of such ine Ble oo " $hAll roinove, permit, or causo Yy {EOVed, suld mortiuged property, of Wit "any&“" jout of tha county whoro sucl Beag Y v Sltuuted at tho tluo such justru- ©pricy’ u ‘mrenuunl. with the lutent o @y 180 deuul Nolder of suid fustrumont B gpgeecunty, without st obtuiniy Baygunt W0 writing to “such romoval, Ueregq ¢ OF R Foiouy, and ou convietion Bove] by t00 Droperty 80 dllsposed of OF rue &, i vulug tha sun of €16, shuil bo Fo Lwl‘l‘l}x\r'lur 8 tormuor : but i€ the property so s Nm’,fi:,',’"’""“"“ doed ot o ld’f.’n vilug eangr, ot o stall bo gty of & misdo- deyjypadon conviction “ndreof shall bo con- By pargron Y Jull not exeeeding ono yoar; A an wlio sball knowinkly uld, atiot, or Wetgagegy sy if Wi or removal of proporty’ so \,um"v\_l'nlhuuxnlr, of u misdemennor, e Gy con tuereof shull bo conflacd n bre ‘_Mi'nmuxucmflukmu Cur, Baveyyp 08 mortguke, trust-decd, or othor Peraonul property contwinbg nad mortenyeo or -ony othor perdon u 2 dorugl, pUo propesty described therein Binstryy oK muds in uny condition of 1 In gg 1Bt Mily bo forvclosed i tha cusod Authrigy, Launuer hereinaftor speeitieds und, B gy b oreclosuro lcabull bo requisit] ;-nn,., s tWE 10 tho conditions of such e Bl uve oceurred by which the Claago g, iCitie oncrative; und that such Ir 8l o mu Niue thu power of sale bus been "'.':‘n“ oy, ‘lg:::::nlulr'u ull\lmn)( tho proper o Qrtguged property oF an, g0l shali Lo 0i by Yirkuo BE sueh [ y virtue of sucl o At ipast ten days’ provious notice ¥hich sath or afirmation muy te ndn!luuwrud, I 1y UIILAGO 1T RIBUNLE: TUTSDAY, MARCI 1 1881—TWELVE PAGI of gich sule sltnll be kiven by posting ap (o at fenat three of the moat pubilte places @ tho i elnet where tha property 1410 e volil Aot thureof, which notiens shnlt Apecify the of the mortgee, the numes of tho morigazeor nnd mortwres wind the assignee of the morts gageo, df any: the amannt clalmed 10 beduo thoreon at tho time of advertising such salo; n description of the moeteaged property conforms ing_substantinlly with that contalned tn tho morigs uid tho tlma wod placn of sule,— !‘lul‘l' tha partienlnr hour at which said xale sl commener, Boch ralo statl be at publle Hag timo Letween the Bours of § forenaon and 5 o'elovk I tho nlts afces placo I Lo connty whore cuted and tled, or”in any tho p b fou vided, that when su | tako pla county other than thut {n which tho _murteigo waa exeeited dnd Hled, notiees thoreof ns | fihefaro provided shail alao ho posted 1o t of tho most publio pliees ot the: connty- the connty whora o turtaeo s ox and filed,” Such sulo muy be postponed from timo to time, hut when Kich postbonement shnll T forn lon period than tweaty-four hottrs written notiee thoreof shall Lo poated at the rhu:n dealgnuted for tho sulo It the orlginal no. Icod thoreof, WANTS 'THEM TO BEFUND, Senator Wilson Introduced a blil requiring all firg and maring insurance compunies doing buslness In the Stato to refumd, with Interest, & pro rata amount of the prenidumg padl 1 excess of the amount aetinlly pald o the fusured i ease of luss, It belng ovident that no further business coull be transucted, for want of a quoruni, the Sennte adjourned tntll to-morrow morti- 1 ion i 1o < i th IIOUSE, ELEVATED TO BUSINES Rnectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribunes SeiNarisny, 1, Fab, 28,—The State- ITause elevator made its first publie trip tuls moraing, aud the members of the House reached tholr desks without gofng through the unpleasant and decidedly uneomfortable preflminary pufiing and blowing which re- sult from tho tiresome cllinb up the long stafrways, AFTERNOON BESSIO) Durfee, of Macon, avose after the reading of the Journal and sent up a resolution pro- vlding for afternoon sesslons, to conumence at 2 p. o from and afier dato, Baldwin, of Bureau, and Underwood, of Plie, objected that afternoon sesslons at this stuge of the business would iInterfers with important committee worlke, Later on, when the conmittes work was further advanced, afternoon sesslons would be proper and even necessary. Cronkrite, of Stephenson, nioved ns an amendiient that the afternoon sesslons begin at2:80 p, m. The amendment was accepled. Denrson, of Mndison, moved as a further, amendment that the afternoon sesslons com- mence from and after to-morrow. After some furthor dliscussion, In the course of which the genernl expression of opinion seemed to be fhat THE TIME FOIt TWO SESSIONS o day had not yet arrlved, Baldwin, of Buresn, moved to refor the resolution to the Committes on Rules. Ilerringlon, of Kane, wanted a square voto on tho utreet question, ‘The motlon to refer went through by o voto of 60 to 37, nnd afternoon scsslons wero nbandoned for tho present, SECOND NEADING, "The followlng bills wereread a second time and ordered to thivd reading: A bllt ehanging the terns of court In Ver- milion County to Aprll, August, and Deeem- ber, A bl giving county authoritles the power to call elections for the purpose of filllng vieancies in the oflices of Justices of the Penco and Constables, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBBARY: When Rockwell’s bill, amending the Tub- lle Library lnw was reached, =Dlerson, fof Madison, sald that, inasmuch as tho Sonnto had passed one bill on the anie questlon, thero wns 1o use of ordering this to third reading. Rockwell said this bill was a good one, and tho Senate bill was not sntistuctory to the C ook County people. . 0. 8, Cook, of. Cook, ' Intimated that this wos tho satisfactory biil, T'he bill was finally ordered to third read- Ing n the following shapa: A miLn for an act to amend See. 1 0f “annet 'to authorizo cltles, Incorporated towns, und townships to estnblish anil nnintatn freo pub- lle libraries nnd reading-rooms,” approved and in foree Murch 7, 1872, BECTION 1, Bo it enacled, ele., That Sec. 1ot *An nae toauthorize citles, (neorporated towns, and townships to estublish und malntain freo publio llbraries snd ronding-rooms,” approved nnd in force Murch 7, 1872, bo nmended 8o thay tho snmo shall reud as follows: BecTioN 1. He t enacted, ect., That the City Councll of cach Ingurporated city sholl buvo power to estabtish and nutntain o public vy and reading room for the use und benefit of the inhabitauts of such eity, and niny lovy o tx not ta exceed une mill on the doftar, aunually, una In citlos of over YN0 tnhinbizants not to exered one-half of une mill on the doltar, sununlly, on all tho taxablo property in thy city, such tax to be luvied and, colleeted fu jiko munner with othor geheral tuxes of sald cl and to bo known ns the * Livrary Fund' and tho suid annual tax In citios of over 100,000 Inhinbitants way, IF decmed necessury, bo i 0x- cess of the uggregute jitount of taxes, ns Hinlted Dy See, 1, 0f Art, 8, o “unict for the licorpori- tion of " citles and villages,” approved April 10, 872, Beo, 2. Whereus it {8 deslrablo to enablo tho City Councll of Chiengu ta mnke an adequite approprintion In tho current tax lovy for tha support of the Puulie Library of Chicugo, an emcrgoncy thorefore oxists, and thisnct shull tuko effeot and boln forco from and after ita Ppugsago. KNOCKED OUT OF ‘TIME, ‘Tho blll drawn by the Judlelary Comumnit- tee, on the suggestion of tha Supreme Court Judges, amending the low relative to erimi- nal jurlsprodence, was read o secoml thne and discussed at length by Rockwell and Colllns, of Caok, ‘Pl Iatter gentlemnn cinlined that tho bilt would keep o man In Jull elghteen months, whilo the State way skirmishing around for witnesses, 1o cared not who backed such a bill or from whenco it emanated, and moved to strike out the enacting clause, White, of Coolt, was In favor of the mo- tlon, ‘There was no use filllng the falls in Coole County with erimlnals and keeping them there for months, ohly to bo discharged. Rtockwell sakl tho blll was Intended to cure a DEVECT IN TII LAW, At present o erhulunl must be brought to trlal within three terms, which In Cook County means three months, and In other counties u much longer thme. 1n cuses where grene erimes had been commltted it took thne to proeure witnessea, It was In many Instances an lmpossibilily to brlne cases to trinl in Cook County. Tho thine shoull he extended. The bill should be caretully con- slderod, ‘The member from Cook made n good fight for the bill, but, by a vote of yeas 5L Lo nuys 47, the Colllus motlon provalled, aud tho bill wis knocked out of time, NO MOLE BLANK WRITS, Rockwell's bill, forbldding the issulng of writs In blank by Justlees of the Peace, was read a second thne, Nichaus, of Peoria, predented an amend- ment, which struck out tho clause preserib- ing penalties for viotating tho law, The gentloman supported his amendment in o speech of some length, tho glst of which seemed to b that, 18 Justice Courts did not fibuy the lnw, the Legislatura should abollsh o, Rtockwell said the bII was Intended to romedy ovils existing particularly in Cogk County, Ho then reforrgd to the practices of CERTAIN DEVIOUS COOK GOUNTY JUSTICE! and Constablud, explalning thelr outrageous customs In the plalnest posslble wunner. Some Justlces had Issued writs for arrest In blnnk, which process had been used by de- signing Constables for purposes of blnck- mat). If n Justice violnted this law ho ought to pay the penslty, 'Uhe fact that he was o Justice should not screen bim from punish- ment. . Martin, ‘of White, in n fow well-choscn words, opposed the Nlshaus anmendmont. e i kitows the nost fufumous autragys 10 Lo porpetrated by Justices ahid Coanstabl Phe blIl ught to pass, Ile had been uJ tlde for aver thirty years, ad had 1o sympa- thy with certatn ~eropked Justices, who should be put into jail and kept there. Linexar, of Cairo, sald If one seetion of tho DHT was need Dresent syste ragee, Tl auendinent was Jost, und the bilk w to thind veading, IR Y S YTTGYDTA Roakwaell’s bill, preventing everyhody but dufendiunts, plaintiifs, md regatnsiy-Heonsed attorneys from nppearing before Justiees of the Peace, was rend n secowl tine, "Troublo vt browinge wiblle the vwading went on, wraon, of Matison, jumped to hls feet and suld the Justies Court wus Iils conrt, e wus not n lnwyer, bt wantd (o have some ecourt D whieh “he eanld ale hhmselt In cuse an cmergeney should arisd, Hu thereforg ’l,‘llu"lufllw striky out thie enacting clinuse of ho bill, Roclowell very clevorly pointeil ont (he r1||]r ]m.-l.s to bo atialued by tho passage of the UL 'y, the was ilso, The [ lssuing wrlts wig an out- 1M FLAYED ALIVE Chicago shy ing ngents, ¢ plained the eonntry Justice frands, wnd, b short, srude o very igenuony argument b favor of tha bill, iy, In the mune of Justice, eonunon deceney, and the bustness Interests of Chileago, he des manded ths passas of this mensii Cowaa, of Macoupin, wanted {o help the Cook County people’in their trinls und tribus Iations, but ihis Bill wenl tao far, away old guarantecd rights fron citlzens of tha State to appear in Justico Courts, De- sides, a3 1t was, the DIl would be Inopera- ve, I alort, e was agmingt the bl first, last, nnd all the thne, Harrls, of Fayette, moved to tablu tha bill, The yens and nnys wers demanded, and gho notlon previlled by o vote of yeas 67, niys 18, "The Cook County delegation did A GOOD DEAL OF DODOING, Rtockwell, Pearson, and tho Spenker voted squarely against the niotion, but 0. 8, Cook, whoso Interest centres in school books, Mierostawskl, the hieathen from the Four- centh Ward, Struckmun, the country Jus- tice and friend of the chlet of the milkmen, and White, the * township nnit” obstrucs tionist, put themselves on the record ag IN FAVOR OF THE BHYSTERS and the abuses whish have matte tho Chicagn Justice shops an offense In the nostrils of de- cent people. LIENS, ‘The following bill was rending: A Bt for an net to amend See, 17 of an act en- titled * an uet to rovisy the law fn reladen to Hons," approved March 24, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, BECTION 17, Be {t enacted, ete., Thnt Sec. 17 bo amended to rend ns follows: No incwmbrance Mpon Jund. eronted Lefors the muking of o cons tenet under tho provisions of this uct, shall operate upon the bullding erected, or materinls furnlshed, untl the llew 1n favor of the person dlolug the work or furnlshing tho materinlsshall huve been satisfled; and upon questions arisiog between previous fncumbinnces and credit- ors, tho ~ provious fneumbrance shall ho preferred to the extont of tho value of tho fand " at tho thno of mnkivg tho con tract, and tho Court shall ascerinin by Jury or otherwiso ns tho easy iy require, what proportlun of the proceeds of any sulu shull he piald o the sovernl parties in futereat: Provided, that I case of auy Ineumbirance huving been Ylnuel] upon 1ho proilses, apd tho contruct of ucumbrunee buving bheen recorded Alurm‘c the tine or nfter the contract for mterinls or tabor Bave been mide, for maney to muko sueh (me pravements, und such money or auy porton of o samo was netunily uaeil in, nbout, or upon such bullding or Improvements, thon to tha ex- tunt thint anfd money was o used, <hull the party holdink or ownlig such incumbraneo huve the S rlghts under this et as 48 eonferred upon the Iaborer and matori i for work done and mnterluls vurnbshieds and, provided, further, that thls second [ucumbraned ‘shall i o way effcot tho first ineumbranes under this section and une der this nut In case thoro are previous incum- branees. Sullivaw’s DIll enabling Justices of the Peaco to order o returi of property takeu under a writ of replevin or attachment, whers It appears that the value of the prop- erty took a shinilar cour: COUNTY BOARDS, . Crews' bill, oxtending the terins of County Boards of Supervisors to three years, nud providing for ¢ third of the HBoard rel]rmg erch yenr, set the county members by the rs il was contbisted with speeial \‘hzurbf’ Vaughey, of La Sull¢, who was greeted with busts of mock npplaase as he warmed up to his themo and Wrded his diseourse with the rich brogue of n * folny oudd Irish gintle- wan’ Bt the bill wad funlly ordered to o thivd reading all the same, The regnlar ovder was broken npatthis polnt In consequence of the ousluught made upon it by members who had - benrd from tholr constituenetes, and were necordingly OVERRUN WITH BILLS, Dutterfield, of Chmusmlml, Introdueed an- other one of 1 long serles of bills to prevent, under severs penaities, the introduction of disensed eattlo Into the State Lilttle, of Fayette, uothlug deterred by Chafes's [l-luck in mlunununfi to_further Luop “Y the banks, ot inw bill - evidens! modeied upon that reformer’s dead-and- buried measure, The “nub ™ of Littie’s bifl consists In tho proposed uprulnmwn: of u suu}s Bank Examiner, who is to draw S10 2 duy/for settliny up with the bay Velle, of 5t Cluir, {hinks tho County Con- missioness 1 countles ol under township orgunization, having 60,000 Inhabitants, should bo paid $1,600 cach year., In coun- ties wl they haven't so many would glve them &3 doy while tran: county buslnes traveling expense: ENFORCING SABBATIT OBSERVANCE, MeWililams, of Montgowmery, wants See, 261 af the Criwminal Code to read us follows: “*Whoover disturbs tho peace of soclety o rood ovder by Iabor, works of necessity ¢ charity exeopted, or for guin shall keep open his place of business, or shall disturb the peses or good arder of saclety by nny wnuse- ment or diversion on Sunday, shall bo fined not less than §5 nor more. than $25 for each otfense,” But My, MeWlllinms wants [t speeially provided that this shall not apply to raflrods, stenmbouts, or watermen un- Jonding pissengers or curgoes, or to persons moving thelr familles, nor to fpm‘ N ho exercise of the rights of ‘con- co of auybody who chooses to observe anothor than the first day of the week s Sunday. 1is objective poiut secms 10 by the storekeepers and the wngodly thentrleal fellows, The sumy gentleman be- leves the people oughl to have the right ot nppenl in cases of misdemennor on the pros- centive witness or other person Interested In the proseeution Bling n band conditioned for tho payment of all costs slhould the appeal ha disinlssed or declded adversely to the peo- vle. An ¢ eney elauso recites that thore astre now pending fn the varlous courts of the State qitite & number of - proseentions tor misdemennaors, ntul that there o: of ubpenl on the burt of tho people In sueh cuses, Buckinghnm, of Unlon, vut In n modest plen to appropriste $100 to the Clty of Anna for monvy eapended In quarantining against yellow-fever In 1875, E‘z‘l"""' of Whitestde, Introduced o schomo of the ordered to n third ting and five cents w wile for S PEAD OPEN AND suuT” sort to regulute the ndJustment of losses by Ore-insuranee companies. It merely ro- auires n compuny o nseeriain by estimates the aetunl cish valug of the property ji. sured and burned at tho thme of tho loss, 1 found by the catlmantes thut tho amount ln- suredasshown in the poliey exceeds theactunl cash valto of the proporty at the Ume tho polley was Issued, the company I8 to re- Tund Lo the Insured the amount of premiunm HO I il ns shuwn by tho estimates fo bud In exeess of the setund cash vilug at the thne the poliey wos fssued, Mr, Allen s ovi- dently deterinined that the lpsurance come runluu Instend of the insured shall ho nule o Kulfer for overinsurance by Josing o pro- portional mnoeunt of the premiin ‘:mwlnx out of such overlusurance. It s gen- arnlly supposed that overlusuranes I8 something ‘in the interest of the - in- sured, mul for which ho Is entirely responsible. At any rate, the insured [ prewty apt to chm the fues value of the poliey. “The bIL 1s wholly sflent on that polnt, from which 1t 13 to bo Infereed that the authior is not I faver of disturblng things in that respeet, though huwould have the com- pany which'Is th victim of the sverinsur- inee muteted out of a portion ot the premi- wigs. M, Allew’s weasure should beentitled 8 bitl to encoursze overlnsurance b awarding u prentdum to theoverinsured,” [t would then sail wmler its tyuo colors, Darish, of Cook, seut up n bHI n relation to deposits of FOIEIGN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES, 1t providus that where sueh companies il with the Auditor u certificats by “the Super- intendent of the fusunuics Départment of uny other Stnte statiug that u deposit of $100,000 hins been wado In thut State for tho protection of polleyholdens, thoy shull not jbo requlred to deposit in Iitinols us lone as the dermult it the uther Stite remnins intact, ‘The Connnltteo on Flnance reported In favor of the bill muking thetux on the gross earnings ot the Hinols Centra, available tor tho orilinary expenses of the Stute Govern- ntent, uid to muko wn uppropriation for pay- ing tho balunce of the Stute debt from the General Rovente Fund, INJURED DY A STATE CANNON, The sume Consmitiesreported fuvorubly on the blll appropriatiung $4,000 for the rellet of eds tho Jurlsdletion of the Justiee, 5ts o rlehl . the widow aud ehlldren of one Stelzehower, who ls alleged to tavo volunteersd and to haye heen mnstered fnto the State service In May, 151 and 1o fnve st both ksonville May 15, 1461 while ob ders, by the premature disehare of one of Ib]nmv fnnumumhlu canuon belopging to the State, Commnlittes on_ State Institutions re- ported favorably on the bill uh'lnf,v medleal eolleges fu cltivs of 50,000 fnhabltants the right to cneve unelahned stify, A large nmber of petitions were reeelved ek rend Trom the drigaists in varlons parts of the State praylng tho passage of that mer- lorions imeusure, the Phnrnacy The Tlouse then adjours Tow murning, —— VARIOUS SUBJECTS. TEMPERANCE, Hpeetal Dispateh to The Cricago Tribune, Serisorignn, 1L, Feb, 294.<The Housa Committee on Licenses held a brlef sesston this afternpon, and again dld the hiearts of the temperance o gitators sink us, they experieneed the pangs of ucerlainty and de- Iy, Mrs, Nibben and Mrs, Plumb wero both on hund, amd chumploned the measure on which the temperaneo party las now de- clded to mnss Its strength, “The constlte- tonnl umendment and the Hinds bill are doomed, but o last expiring effort is maklng to nceomplish by seventy-seven votes, through a modifieation of the iiluds bill, what they have tho scnse to sco they could not do with the ortzinal biltor the constitutional atenduent, ‘Their dernier resort s Chafee’s bill, introduced tast Friday, It is the Hinds bifl over aud 0\']1-1; agaly, with o few winor changes, but with ONE IMPONTANT PROVISO ATTACHED, which mnkes the operation of the mensure conditional upon its ndoption by w msjority of the fegal voters of the State at the nest general election, 'T'he three-by-six statesman from Marshall followed the ladles by moving to report buck the originat simon-pure Hindy bill, wihth the reconunendation that it do not i The Committes very speedily con- cuered with blm fn this, and the Hinds bitl will steep & lowg sleep, Bob Wilbunks thereupon moved to report baek the Chafee bill, with the recommenda- tlon that it do not pnss, and the battle com- meneed, Mock, of Ienry, moved to postpone actlon, on tho ground that the bill way new and fn- volved a nice constitutional question, which the Committee vught to declde for itself be- :‘u‘:u it took any actlon whatever In the prem- ses, % DBiitings, "ot Madison, oppused postpone- ment, on the ground that THE BIEL WAS REALLY TIUS HINDS LT, whh but one haportant addlitional feature, on which he was just as well prepared to vote now as hie wonld be at any other time, The gentlonsan from Alton ullwded to cor- taln current reports fothe effect that the frlends of the measure hiad caucused on the LI ina star-chamber session, and rather dared them to go nhepd amd carry out the line of actlon which they were sald to have decisted wpon. T'he Murshall County individual fired up at the star-chamber inshipeation, and went on to argue in favor of the new bl DBillings quletly asked hlm why not submit any andall laws to! the people, sl was answered that that vfiry thing had already been done, 1 Sexton wanted. to ‘know when, and the amuteur Justice from Marshall referred hin to something or other, known ns the Stock i3y, : Wilbanks looked over his gig lamps and mildly observed that aibill heenme o Jaw the lllllll(\\\'lll. the Governor put his sutograph to s WHETHER THE PEROPLE LIKED 1T OR NOT, The Marshatl County person alluded rather Indetinitly to certaln” destinguished jurists \\-lmulllm dld not npme, bt who liad ex- ( y bill, «k titil to-mor- ambi the bill and sabd it was all rlghl: That seemed {o settis it for him. Sexton remn ed that when the lmnma sent thelr Representatives to enguge i -the Inw-aking business .themselves, they were content Lo leave mnttera in thelr hunds, After some further talk, and several inef- ficent attempts to ninko .the bllla speelal order for another meeting, the motion to nostpone wis put and carried lv‘y avoteof 5 to &, and tho agitaters precipitately le Some of the anti-ten-nud-tonst members o pressed but one regret, ek that was that they didn’t sit daown on the bill then and there, 08 thoy professed thelr ablility to do. ‘Fhe bIIT may never get out of the Conmittee, but tho presumption 1s that it will In some shupe or other, IT SEEMS TO B PRETTY WELL BETTLED that the fight will have to be made In the House anywny, whether tho Connnlttee res port favornbly or unfavorably, and thereis u prevalling sentiment even aniong the liberals it there [s tha hest place to hiave It out, The Supreme Conrt consolidutlon fizht will be the featttre of to-ntorrow’s session, and tha progrum of tho unti-consolidntors has all been mapped out ready to be sprpng. Morrls, of Hardln, s Chalrnan of the Commitree on Judicial Departinent, will sed In the wimnimous report that the Iianso Consotidation il “do ‘pass.” That willl, of course, be coneurred in, und every- thing up to thut polut-will look peaceful an the surfce, ‘Then ho will turn fu the nm‘]ur- ity veport in favor of killing tho Consotida- tlon blll, which hus already passed the Sen- ate, Tlis will lnauguente the row. The ml- nority witl semil up 1ts report, and some antl- consolidator whl move to lny on the table, Unless the epponents of consolldation nre wonderfully oft jn thelr reckonln the Su- preme Court WILL CONTISUE TO WANDER AlOUT on wheels. They ave contident of sneeess, aud the other side uro in the doleful dunps. "The friends of the setieme renlize when too late that they missed it not concentrating thelr cfforts and fn ot beginning thelr work carlier In the gume; but thoy will ninke a stubborn Azht to the bitter end, and b Jeast have the sutistactlon of dyhye hard, . K. Ackernun and Jus Tucker, of the Ilnois Central, are here to get the hang of the varlous nuti-rallrond measures introduced in Dboth Hous Naturally they can't un- derstund why the rablromls should b regu- Inted any more than they are how, The job of digesting tho several hlglidy-sensoned disies which the Legdslature has set - hefore them doesn't uppear to have discouraged thout In tho lenst, and NO BN OF LEGAT, ABGUMENTS will be showered on the varlous conunlttees which Dbave them under conslderation to sliow, trom tho radlway polnt of view, the uselesness of golng forthie corporate worni in the several ways proposed., An llep of the way the House Judlelnry Cammitteo 13 disputehing bushiess mny by Juud frows the statenent that §t has alrendy reported on elghty-four bills, ar very nearly it ns many s went to the Judiclary Co witteo Lwo yeurs ngo. Ot of these, thirt one werg solomnly and collly “ lakd out.” e ——— PEHILS OF TRADE. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicugo Tribuns, Muncig, Ind, Feb, 28—, W, Simmons, denler in vonl, wood, ugricultural implewmonts, and {Ilrm-flllll[lllel. to-day mnde an neslgnment (o lxl.u\x;lm-r, uttornoy.” Assots and llabilitios un- ———m——— Unoxplainable Facts, .7 New York Pl Aftuirs do go oddly ju this world, The other duy thore was s rulirord disaster i New Jersey, whureby soverul persons were budly burt, bt unly one, w8 It turned out, fatally, " Ho was » youme wan of singuinrly Judusirions hublts wid of o most uusollish charucter, Upon his Inbors an aged fathor and mother und two slstors wnu{: dupuiied tor thulr eupport, 1t wus tho mnbitlon of this younyg man to yive to his mother w deed of the house which tho funily ocouplod. “Ta this cad ho bud furegonu marrfuge, and tolled curly und iuto; bo penione ally uttended to the smallest housckeoptng d talle, manuging thou sl with 110 most pibing. tukiigy coonowy. Fun family Itselt had seen botter and ho was the Inst prop loft, munl{ und self-sacrifeing splric bua gradually Tmpressed itself npon th communlty i whleh e Byed, 5o 1bat e was uillmlllllly wnd kindly regudled on every han 1o hud been fy one placo of servico and trust Tor elghit years, aud only o and thuescemed to bu neoded to enablo him tinully to seeury tho ond towird which all his enerles wero bont, Woll, out of uight cur-tonds of passengers ho wite e ouly one kilied, Sittlug I tho seut with him at’ the thme of the crash was mun who bus suld since that be thousht thut ho wis ready to die and thut 1o one would have suffered by bik desth, or, uecordiug to his own perhupd excessive odesty, tussod him, This mun wus ot even seratebed, whilo bis fol- low uecupant of the saime scil, ubout whose o %0 muny” intorests were linked, was so hurt ubout tho bond that oven his remurkable nutues al strength gave no hope from tho firdt that ho c:cmll:ll survive, Things do go strangely iu this world, THE COUNCIL. Has the City Any Mayor at Pres- ent? A Proposition to Movo the Public Librory Back to the Tank. An Effort to Iteduce the Cost of Col- leeling City Taxes. The Cotinell held a regulnr weekly meeting tast evening, Ald, Coilorton In tho chnir, and nil the inembers present except Itildreth, Peovey, und Swift. Al Dixon, by consent, prescnted an order dl- Tecting the Commitice on Elcettons to report at tho next meeting u hist of fudges, and clerks, aad voting-districts furtho next muulcipal clee- tion, Passeid. Al Altpeter, by eonsent, handed 14 n resolu- ton, which was passrd, Instructing the Comumis- sloner of Public Works to notify tho railrond -compnnies to bulld culverts undor thelr tracks for dralnnge purposes wherever ho may think they uro necessary. THE PUBLIC LINRARY 1N BUILDING. Ald. Burley, by consent, introduced the fol- fowing: WHEREAS, The Circult and Superfor Courts of Cook County will move to the new County- Building ot or nvout May 1 pext Inge: nnd WIERKAS, The Publie Librury 18 now oceupy= ing lenaed roains tor ity nceotnmodutions bo It Undered, ‘That the Department of Public Works prepate plans, specliications, aud_estimutes for #0 titeriie and Arrsngite the rooms Iy the pres- ent City=1inll, now occupled by the safd Courts and the clerks thoreol, that the Public Library iy he nccommoduted therein, Siveril Aluermen oblected to tho passage of tho urier, and nskad that it be referroil. Ald. Burley eaid nothing need he dono; nll thut was ealied for was pluns and specibicutions fur tso nlterntion. Al Dixon suprested that a firc-proof bullding might Lo erceted on a part of the Rookery fot. n’l‘fiufldunuumnl was s¢nt to the Committeo on ullings, A communiention was recelved from the Com- missiuncr of Public Works stating that tho total estinpited cost of all stroct Improvements ore ;xlscflrvfixshy the Councll during the past year 1s §1,- A communication wns recelved from the Rridewell Inspectors, statiog that no plans bad heen made for o femalo prison, but suugesting that one be erecteid with o eapuelty of 250 n- mutes, Independent of tso present biilldings. 1ts cost would not be less than 10,000, nud they recotnmended thut plans be prnrn A an apyroprintion of $30,000 be made this year, Laid over temporarlly. TIHE CONTINEN THE CITY-HALL RAILAVAY FHONT. ‘Tho followlng communicntion was reccelved and referred to the Committee on Rullronds: NEW Youx, Feb, ll.—To the City Councll uf the City o) feagn—=0 ENTLEN. On behalf of iy cllent, the Continental Rallroad Compuny, [ bew respectfully to Inforni your honoruble body thit the suld Coinpany intend to avail itsell of tho provisions of tho bill now before Congress, and nown #s the * Luke-Front bl relntive to the convevunce by tho City of Chieago of riwhts in the Fort Dearborn property ulong tho Luko front: und to notify you that 1t will muke ure of sufd I‘hm‘.‘rl)‘ Tor rulirord purposes in ac cordunce with tho lerms of sald bitl. Inn few days I will forward a forinnl applica- tion in tho matter. And I remaln, very respect- fully, yours, K, 1), Coz: torney for Continuntal Rullrond Company. It was referredd to tho Cuminitteo on ‘itatlrouds. A MAYOR PHO TEM. Ald. Young ofered the followin, Ttesntved, ‘thut the City Conneil now proceed to the elecuon of a Muyor durlog tun temporury nbsence of the Hon, Carter 11, Hur- rison, in seeordunice with Sec. 18 of Art. 2 of tho present city charter. mAhl. DBarrett moved to place the resolution on Ald. Purcell moved that it bo_reforred to the Commitiee on Gus. |Laughter.] Ald. Thompson dlda’t understiind that it wasa mutter of refersnce. Tho City Government was withont n fiend, and [t might b necessary to ardon some one out of the Bridewell, therefore gu hoped Ald, Young's Intention wouid be car- rled out, He desired to place in nomination n entleman that he believed would fitl the po- sition well,—Ald, D, L. Shorey. 1ol Chulrmun’ usked for i charter proyis- ol AND THE ng reud it s follow: it temporary ibsenco or disability of the City Caunell shall elect ono of its 3 Magor proten, whe, during v disablity, shall possess the pow- YT Chuiranon asked Ald. Young If ho hadany nee of Muyor Harrison's disubllity, Al Wickershn—What evidenco "have wo thut ho §s ubsent? The Chnfrmun—I give it up, Ald. Wickersham—\Way did yon cntElTn(n tho noutlnution? The Chatrman~l1 dlin't, 1 don't think tho gentlonin I In varnest, - A8 tho mnter was nut pressed, no furthor st- tention was puid to it, KEEPING STRERTS IN REPAIR. Tho_speelnl Comnnlttee appoluted to consider thoe bIN now pending Leforo the Btate Leglsin- turo providing thit the city shall keep fu repuie Ly getieral tuxution ull trecta ufter thoy huve been permuncutly impraved, Instoad of its being dony by spoelnl issesamont 18 now, reported i resolution recommensiing tho pussuge of tho lml'.‘rrhlcu was on motion of Al Bixun, paced on fite, The Committee on Rallrouds reported in fuvor af un ordinance granting to the Fittsburw, Fort Wayno & Chieayro talirond Company permission Lo 1i#e, for tho purpasc of turniog und operatior tha South Branch bridge owned by the Compes ny, A spuce v Whae? stroet clghity feet fis depth from the dock line, and u 11Ke space on Stewart avenue. Ald. it moved that the wholo mniter ho referred to the Judiclury Committeo. uncll coneurred In the recomsmentation mities on Streots and Alleys, West, that the repenling ordinance for the Improve- ment of Weat Twenty-irst street bo passed. NUILDING VIADUCTS, Al Lorenz moved that o spoclul committeo be appolnted to confer with the Chicngo & Northwestern and tho Chlengo, Durlingion & niney Ralirond Compinies on- the subject of the bulliding of vinducts, Ald, Dixon was opposed to the resolution, and #ali thut It would bo nn outrgo for the city to bo eatled upon to Bullkl vinditets neross streots nfter thoy had beon practically vacared by the elty. I{lul.'.l‘hmumon sald thnt ho understood thut tho ruflronts were rendy Lo construct tho vigs duets themsclves, I'ho matlon was eareled, Ald Mover maved that tho matter of vaceln- ntiug chifdren thut wis inndo thy special order for V o'cloek, be postponed untht noxt Momtay ovoumy ut the sume hour. Adupted. Tho matter of Judge Skinoy Smith's Wil for serviees rumilered In the (uge caso cumo up wpuin, and tho report of the Futncs Catmnittee recommending {t8 puyment, was, onmotion of Ald, Everett, referred to tho Judielary Commit- tee by the followinwe votes: Yaie—Sauders, loy, Durke, Altpoter, Purcell, MoNurnoy, Bchroedar, Swift, Evorott, Hulbert, 'l‘hunl!uml. Brady, Mcetirat, Lovenz, Meyer, Young, Meler, [mbof, Sarrett, Murphy— Nays—Wickersham, Dixon, Dnllard, Clurk, Bhorey, Grannis, Watking, Cullorton, Riordan, Lawior, smyth, MeCormik, furivy—13. HITEENTIESTREET IMDGE, e af tha Cowalttes on Harboes and i the Chiciugo & Western lndinna 1tall- ighteenth-stroet brideo ord uee, pres sentod at o provions meoting, was tukon up, and o feetterenco of tho ol argaineat, pro wid con on tho question of tho rallroud’s aduiission to thy el l{"s centre veeurred, Ald, Mctirath moved that tho matier Lo post- poned to next Mowtuy ovenlg, Lust, Al Thompson moved thut (¢ bo made o speolsl order Tor next Monday overnlng at 8;30 p. m. Cnrried. Tho Chinir appolnted ns the epeclul committoo to confer with tho rallroads on 1ha subject of tho viwlucts Aldermien Lorenz, Everutt, Wicke erahnm, Hurivy, snd furdan, Tho Council” thon touk up in regular order of huslness the report of the Judictury Commitico on the resolutfon tnstructing the Corporation Conngol ta defend tho city in THE BUIT OF THE WESTEUN INDIANA RAIL HOAD COMPANY, brought Sept, 18, 1880, und to lustitute such legal proccedings us might bo nocessary to determing tho rights of the city, Ald, Wickershawt, the nuthor of the resolu- tion, ratd (it e would churgo the Cotnmiticn with detuyiug thole report inteationnlly merely for the purpose of uhfllrlltllnf uny business Iy roference to thut ruffrowd. He held that tho Cownnitteo hud gono boyond its privilees in its report. by tucking upon it n recammendotion thut the Compuny bo grantod ne further prive fleges until tho Hinal detorminution of jts righits and those of the eity; He hatjeved thut tho Com- mitteo had currled fis enmity 1o fur, dud moved it tho report bu placed on Hlo, aud thut the revolution puss, The queston wis divided, sud tho u vluce on file Wllil’l!l 1 by # vote of w1, Aldermon Balturd, Bfurk, Shurey, Grannis, Wut~ Lins, Cullerton, Alpeter, Boud, Young, and Burley votiug b the uesuitive, The nioton to piss (ho vesulution was, then cutrled by s unanimous vote, COMMINSIONS ON COLLUCTING CIt im. illcun-lh otfered the tollowlng, which wus adupted: , Wiigneas, The tuxpayers of this city puy o very lurge proportion of Cook County tuxcs; d u Wieieag, In addition to the payment of such taxes, thero hus bebn colleoted Trom tho ity comulssions fur collectlng clty tuxes snd -l eluls, stice 1474, nearly oue-fourth ot a wiiton of dullury, no portion of which has buen pald °"°'.“;”u'§i’sf’:’£‘a‘€:‘;’y uuthorities will find it sery difflenlt to colleet the necessnry amount of e under the 2 per cent limitntlon; thore- o Itranived, That g spectnl committee of threo o spoointed by the Chalr, who, with the Cou- truller nnd Corporatton Counsel, shnl tuka tho necessry steps to eompel the' connty. anthorls 18 to pay over to the city u resonuble amaunt of the commlissions collected on city taxes and mecul uswranents, ind to provent (o payinent of such larae cominiasions, If possible, In future, o Chie appofuted aa tho Spcelnl Committco Altresion Sedrath, Tmbof, ind DIXo. Tho Council thon adjourned, 7 THE ELECTRIC LIGHT. A Vinit to Edison’s New Offlcc—1lin Achinvementis and Plaun, New York Lrening I'n, Tha Edison Eleetria Light Company s now comfortuhly settled In tha fine old house at No. 65 Fitth nvenue, nesr Thirteenth street. Al our oxperlinental work Is dane, #ald Me. son's chicf usalstant. * We are now ready to luy tho light befora the public, and to fight all so-catled competitors. You sev all theso other people who pretend to bave an Incandescent Innp " — W hat are your first stepsn getting your flvst distefet rendy? " “Our prefiminnry work in tho district boumied by Sopruce and Wall strects, Nossuu street and the Enst Rivet, consisted [n cnuvassing tho Nty one blocks tneluded fu this urer, and finding out Just how much gus was used In every bullding. Thut knowlodgue gave us a notton of tho slzo of the plant which would be necessiry to furnish electrieity for thut district. Within the Inst month we bave made to every owner In tho iy trict tho followloy proposition: “If wo put n the wires aud lamps ready for clectrle Hghtiog, will the owner ullow tho light 10 he Wised for weertain time freo of cost; and I at tho end of thut exoertmental time the owner {s sntisticd and prefers the new light to gus, will be xm{ for tho wires nnd the work of putting them lu? ** I the wholo dlstriet wa bave met with only hatlf o dozen refusals, and thoy TON pers sony interested in gus stock or from rival come panies. The Company which 15 now lighting womno offices fn Wall ‘street with lumps stolen £rotn use— *Whatdltliculty do you experlence In running wires through i honse alreudy finished?"” None whutever, We have devised inoans by which wo can introduce lshta all through o - fshied house, puiting tho ininps (- alinost wvel { couceivable position fo nently that no one wil he able to tad out where the wires run, To run our wire nlong the cortnlee of & rootit we Use nn addidonal wood molding, which 1s hotlow and contalgs tho wires, Where It I8 necessiry torun & wire dowt n wall wo punch n hole through tho pluster ut the cornlee behinid our motding and anotber holo nt the polnt in tho wall where wiy Iutend to put our lump. Then we drop our wire Lonim! tho pluster by means s« lead plummet, and fish it out of the fower. hole. When the house [s I’L‘llllrv' for elcetricity, uot n scrateh or n wire Isvisible,—only an additional molding to thecornice hulf un inch wide. Uf course, it 18 simpler und easier to put our wires throvugh a new bullding, because we can tap tham with ense ut 80 vast a nuber of points. In Mr. W, UL sVanderbilt’s new house at Fifth avenue and Fifty-second strect we nuve luid wires for Lo lumps. There wilt be 800 lights in Mr K. Vun- derbiit's house, and neasly un equat pumber (n AMr, Cornelfus Vanderblit's house ut Fifty-sev- unth street, Ono great advantigo in tho electrie Hignt will be that it will not be necessary to wo down into tho celtur to light Ore leay- Ing tho kitchen tho sel thucellar and furneee will simply bave to turn o sifver switeh and she will find tho cellur wit lighted up ready for ber. There will be no more gruping for the gas-tixture, or the matches, ur carryiog ciundles or mutehes sronnd the house, Tho dny of candles and matehes 14 gone by, You eun anfionnce that nothing 18 easler tha put- tinie outr wires Into i house provided with gre- fixtures. But with 1ho blir, clumsy wires of that thor company it Is 18 much us n man's plasters Ing 1s worth 10 Jet those cables . You Ree——"" * [[u8 tho city wiven you the hecessury frun- cehisv to begin work down town v * Notyet. Weure gomg uhend just os if wo had it, “They will have to wrint us a temporay permit, and_once tho oitlzens see whit we cai do ] tha gns compunies i the world will not e able tomuke us ko up our wires. On the Ist of Murch [ will put my men ot work wiring overy hullding In cur down-town district ready for the eurrent. Hy spring tho gus companies will be dooured, Wo shall chinrge about buit the present price of gus and ko money ut it, By so1's yyatem wo get at lenst soven Hghts out of every horse power, TheMaxin lnmps wiit Are you remly to put inwires ln houses In part of the city ¢ No, not until ‘we get our disteicts luld out, Waoneeepted & few biy tiew houscs to plenss tho owners, Wo uro doibg tho Vinderbilt honses, Mr, Barney's houso, nid the huuse of It il Bishon, nt Fifth uvenue and Seventy-Nrst street, For the present we shull contine vurselves ta the dawn.town distyiet, and when we come fnto competition with thut Muxtm (ump which cown- pletely decelyed.” * I Edlson’s part of the work s done, why 13 he sending nll over tho world for some new Kind of bumbon#™" whito vel, il = * leenuse, glthough o cominerclnl sucees: 1o competo with s, the lnup can be iy and Edison whl probably worle at it atl hu Wo expeet thom to lust six months on ni ! wire, but Edison hapes to malke thon everhist g before hie gots through with the problens.™ GOULD AND THE PANIC. How Iils Stocks IEnllled ou Snturdny— Somethlug Concerning ls Domustie Aflulrs. “@ath " in Cluclunati Enantrer, The vigtary over the spaculutors Ly the G ornment on Saturdny was rithor sugiestive. ‘There ure somany enternrises now behng pnshend i1 this country that nobody enn nliord @ pume, &nd the beur hitorest In Wall street I3 Insiyuit- cant. Instead of money beluy loauwed nt nbout 2 porcont a day, 13 wus tho case on Friduy, ft was plentiful Satundiy nfteravon nt b per cent versunum, Somg partles undortook to sprend dsastrous stocles, und were In danger of belng mobbed, The Exehange immoediutely offered hieh rewirds foeall aud uny Nurs und canurds mukers, und at lust tho bulls, jn solid phulunx, Logun to raise the price of overytbing, Gould's stocks capocially golng up humensoly, His Roading advanced over 10 per cont, hls Western Unton nearly 9 por cent, hls Iron Mountaln about 6 per cout, Witbnsh ubout 0, and his Mis- souri & Tuxas wont up nbout 5 per cent. It seems to by understosd that dould plway's has A big nmount of ready moucey to fend and liglten tho wacket, o this he 8 unlque among speeu- Iators. Ho borrows the monoy for his euter- prisos [n casy times, und Keupa his private treasury full for nocessities, 1 suw Gunld und his ehildron at tho theatro lust week, He was us ntteutive to tho ptay us u littlo child, I8 duughter wis deessed without o purticlo of roferonce to fushlon or style, snd looked ke o plin gicl who had Just como out_of school it her school glothe iug. Ho hud two rathor big-headed sous o thosume dark complexion ui hls vwi, bn without tho finer lines fn bis bead and Ju Gautld's protilo fa sirang and worth studying. Hlu i3 boing coustantly uttacked by various nowspnpers hore, chivlly on the ground that he is htmsolt {fnmterested 11 nowspaper nruwrlf hore but, consldering his wondurful uduptabill- 1y tu'muko mouey, o gives us little ollenso s any vich mi o the country, W cortulnly have no person i the United States who hus put on fout 80 quuny onterprises, and b eareying thein ath to Jargo und speedy conclusions, Marvelous yurng uro told nbout slnister tralts 1 bis chivace- tor, but that eluss of eritles rofuse 1o look on the Jurger tradts of tho man.. Tho buais uf his aue- cess I knowledgo, Ho bifats the nowspipers in varly information, \In\yn Tor 1 1ko n i, sud thon bucks his Judgient withu pe or- rontof money. A fow years use ho whsshut out of nearly mil tho lurge - corporstions nn tho country, wnd was persoidly wasanlied on tha strets, 1o 18 nowt Dircetor i somo af th obleat pnd nost consgrvative enterprises wo bave, 18 allisnee hus besn courted by the Del. uwure & Lackawsnma Ridfirond, by tho Now J sey Central und Rouding ufi'nwms, and the probondlyeness of hls work, ay unfoldod from iin 10 Ui, sirikes tho fmnginations of wen, whilo the work of devetopment und of wakiug nuiey Ko on togothor, 1t s believed hora thut he nud {'uudcrbllt are privtically fn parther- sbIp. ¥ \z"hun Tom Beott was stricken with paralysis and debt tioutd went to bl ald und took his property olf bis hands, Iv 18 ow understood. hut Goltld hus projectod it great nows auency 10 conneotion with lis telesraph svitem, Hunds tro held up it thia, und Je s exerdmed ngnlndgt us monstrous that one mun should monopotize all the Inforinution fu thoe country. 1 du nut seo tho ditturenco between this kind “of monopoly and thut 1ho Assovluted Press s vo long enjoyed. T'ore 13 nothing vulgar e Gould’s wealth, 1o 1yes in s pluln, comfortable bouss on Pifth ay = cone, udalges Tnn little nrt and o fow ho koops his Cuinily ot of 150 nowdpapers, s 10 4ny SURECSLON OF Fequest, wid narely whunomenul money -wuker wid pron; It was botlecubld on Suturdiy that_tho bixh rute of Interest brought money to New York from_ overy purt uf tho counteys and oo of the grutifying Uiiogs was Lo seo ROw Bk dnoney wus Hi tho country, ready to tuke o bund in tho gumo of ypeculution, 1 18 sald that ¥a0una ursived bore durlog the day, chivily from the AVout, boginning at itfulo wid goliur to Clieis il und Chicage. Tho dlnctuntions in stocks was nothing oxtruontiunry, Reading decllied . twenty-1vo ulid (hon Spraug B sixieen pointa, A fricud of mine, sitthig (o his oflico und buyisg Unton Pacitie, 18 sl o have wadae §60,000 bus twoon Lo calls of stooks. L s ST, LOUIS, BT. Lov, Mo., Feb, 24.—Intbe Boland mundu~ s case, fn whiloh Boland petitioned tu bo ro- fustuted us Viee-Presldont of tho Board of Po- lice Commtsaloners, Judge Thuyer to-day over- ruled th plalntlt's dewurrer to the detendant's roturn, and sald the Hoard had o right to jemove 1t Yice-Progjdont sy will, a TEMPERANCE. e The Germans Waking Up to the Ime portance of the Question, Interviews of a Slaals-inl(unu i Rapom;r wilh Messrs. Woodard and Bonney. Their Vlews on the Action of the Temperance Peopls’ In the Coming Campaign, Yesterday's Staala-Zeitung contained varlous Interviuws ki referenca to the temperance qued= uo:. Tho first of these was with Witlard Woods ard. ** I hav&'come,” satd the reportor to Mr. Woods ard, “fn order to aak you what the demnands nre whieh tho temnperanco organizations will mnke on thoso candtdates for the Mayoralty who want tha support of the tomperance votors.” "‘ \l;"l,\' do you ll':k wma this question?”” ** Beenuse yoit have been pushed into fi‘r‘?:lud by tho W, ¢, T, UL h? all its pl‘lbl’l‘gofl‘;gl‘l?: 1 aman old friend of temporance, and thoro- fora | cantiot refuss ny warmest support to tho offorts of the W, C. T\ U, although I don't ngreo with it in every respect.” 80 you ean'tell me probably what sort of n thing the temperance piatform will bo on which you and your friends want the caudidnto whom You tavor with youtr aupport to stand? *There ean bitrdly be wuch # thing as a tom- perance platform, Since the temperance move- nent 18 not erganlzed, The only Temperanco orgnnlzation which desei vos tha unme I8 the W, C.°T, U.. und It consists, arterall, of andy & hand- ful of very estimablo women inspirod by noblo #enl, *Ioes this tomperanuce organization Intenil to tuka s purt in tha coming election by asking tho enndidates for Mayor quesdons tho replies to which will determine the attitude of the tem- pU:xfllL‘:‘ Im;tplo regnrding tho eandldacy of those sutlenient ™ hat Ie, T understand, tho tutention of the W. C.T, U, It will, I understand, mako the promise tostrictly EXECUTE THE TEMPEIANCE T.J thie condition of any support on its pay ** Do they inesn by the cxpression “Tempera naee lnws” the State law, or the city ordlnances clatiug to tho aule of strong drink and the ob- ° ice of Sunday? ho Stato luw, which, of course, outranks ity ordinnnees,” So what the W, C.T. U. and tho movewment starting from it wilns at _amounts substantiuly to tho Atrlet observanen of the Puritanleal Sone duy law, and tho aliolute closing of all drinking plitees on Sunday ¥ *'That fv the desire of the W.C.T. U, but L don't belleve that n majority of those who agree with the T. U, i keneral are fuclined to Jusist upon wnyihing beyond n strict enforce- ment of the City License law and the city Sune- dny ordinmnce.” The ndherents of tho temper- unee movement ire divided nto three classes,— tho vrohibitionists, whose number Is nstonishe Ingly small iu Chleago, the supportersof absolute sunday prohibition, and, finatfy, the great num- ber of “ordersloving citlzens who would llke to e tha salo of tntoxicating drinks llmited, and, Tor this purpose, would bu satified with tho strict cxecution of -the conditions which are printed on overy saloon liconse, I lwr!ulmll v belung to this Just olass, aithough wallld fike to goalittle further and seo tho saloons clused entirely Suminy during those Lours which ure dedicated 1o tho worship of Gad, Just a8 18 the cuse, If | am not misiuforinod, {n Germany and other Buropedu countrles,” 80 you “belteve that the promiso of i candl dute for Mayor that ho wonld exeeuto with 1l ness and Judgment il the city ordinunces wo mll;gy the mejority of the tempurauce peo- plo * | certalnly do: ana I am persunded that this whole temperanee movetoent in Chicago wonld hnve touched ground bad tho City Governmont wmade even un effort ta enforee compliance with tho condition on which saloon-licenses ure gruated. Ad loug ns notorlous establishmonts, Wwhich serve only as un entrunes to gnmiog-helis and brothels, ns long a8 uotorious * houses In which shameless wouen openly offor thelr purchnsabls charms, wot without ditticalty tho right to Hquor, and cun - get thofr licenses renewed when they earry things a little too bigh for even our bihid police. So lung as the Mayor llcenses sulvonkeopers who uake n business of teach- Ine buys aud girts to beeome deunkards and eriminals, just 8o tonz wiil tho imeisbers of cmlnruu societies and tho friends of luw and order B FORCED T0 WAGE WAR * aganst tho selo of Intexieating lquors fn gon= Su you hold Mayor Rurrlson responsiblo for tho fuct that tho tewperiuce ovement hns ussumed tho dqun_emlans which are so atarming to tho Geruuns 1 certainly to. 1lis friendshin for notorious blers, and hly often-proved talernco tos s proprictors of disroputabio plices, with tho complete lnnctivity of the pollce concernlng the constunt scundulous violatlons of the leense Juw, of the coutract which every with tho city saloonkeeper mukes autborities, Justify — privato orgunizations way giuinst theso In procecding 1" ever: violators of the law. If theolty ordinunues wero anforeed with sonio degren of strictness, porsons like Paxton, muny of whose nctions by nomeans butve my approval, would niot be necessn * 1o “you belleve that the temperanco oves ment will lmve u declsive [nfluenco on tho com= g cleetfon?” ‘ “ 1 hape It will, and 1 expect it will, Tho mom= hiers of tho church #oclet{es urg protty generlly Republfenns. They want quict and order, They o't want 10 deprive the Germans of their Bun- ut they can no tonver cuduro it that Chi- g0 shnll beeoma a perfeet Sodom through dens of erime and grogieries with brothol uttuel- ments, 1 donot shiro the ldeas of thoso rudiesl toemperunee people who think ever: dealor {u Intoxfenting Jiquors 18 o criminal, Un tho contrury, | kuow that tho ujority of tho Germun sulooitkeepers are very spectuble people, 1 really don't v why the Germuns don't muke com with the mudernto temperuncs people, o sist that disreputablo places shall no lo w iy Heensed, As suon va Ut 8 dane tho tetapers e mavement will' stop playlng uny part in “hicagn.” Anather person futerviewed was L €, C. BONNEY, ns fi.lnlmmnbomumu o8 3ir. Woolnrd fsa ite- publican, VU w0t Wontied with the W, C. T, U, ald Mr. Boeney I reply to u question ot tho reporter, *but 1 tnko o'high degreo of Interest In it winco I'beliovo its olfurts cun result only in oued,’ * [jacs that socloty seck tho rigld oxecution of tho State Tempernnee and Sundny lnws, or wiil It be entlsied with o promude that the ity ordl- nuneed shith b irmly aod declsively enforced?™ 1 didi’t knuw that thero was wny distineton between the city and tho State lnws, bt inevery caso the Stato lnw must be respected.' Tha reporter eultesd Mr, Bonney’s attention to tho compromise Sunday ordluance, und tho ren- sons which led tofts adoption, wheroupon Sr, Honney eald that bo didn’t beliove the W, C. ‘P, U. had tooked ut the question from this pouint of view, Ita objeet was, ho u!l)ln\l\t‘u. 1o put stop ‘to this staudy Increase of crii und pove erty, which st be looked on s the result of Intismpernnco; and to necomplisy this purpose it dusired the strict enforcemunt of tho pro- hibition of the suie of lutoxleating liquors to mdnors and to drunkards, us woll as tho clodlug of tho saloond on_Sunday. Thait absolute Sun- duy prohibltion would Lo w vory unplossant re- siriction on the freedom of niiny oxder-toviog Goernians be wis willing 10 admit, hut whors was. tho hno to bo deuwa? o belleyed thut w stylet enforecacut of tha clty ¢ liccusa ‘luwd, sueh ua Mr. Wondurd was In favor ofy would satisfy the mujority of the temporines people. The dlsgeacetul ludierencs with whtch the Heenso luwa hid been teeated by Mavor Hites rison nnd his wdminfsteatlon. was certilnly ro sponsible for tho fuet thut private soclotles bnd tuken on thewsclves the enforcemont of the Inw, und that tho temperince peoply swerw mak- Ing more radical demands than tho salponkoeps e liked; but, necording to his oplnion, tho mu- Jorlly of tho tempernieo peoplo were of one mind with the reapectible mdoonkeopers, und 1f nitox- chinnge of vivws regnding this lieenso questlon were ta bo bud between the deceut, respectablo sutoonkeepers, ('l]k'clnll{' the tiermnn_ones, and tho grent mujority of tho temperunce pooplo, thuro wotild 1ot is fur us he was able to Judgo, D uny traco lefl of w temporgnes movement Chleago which was untriondly to tho respactie Ble wiloons. 1t st be Lighly geutiying tor the Gormuns that tho Mn{flr of thale city was on frlondly intoreoiso with notorious ganblurs und proprietors of disorderly housus, a8 was tho 480 Wt the present, 1€ tho Mayor wero to uxers 40 tho control glven hiu by the law over. tho anloons und bver the digreputuble plucos which i exproysly torbididon by taw, aml which, us bo hud bieard, tho Gornn Siluonkeepers® Unlon had no tulepstion fur, then the tomperuuce pevs Pley on tho whole, would be satistied. ot epresonintive ttendon to Wnters taln tho PrestdentBiect on Wedness duy Nuxte Wasutzaton, D. C, Fob, 253—~Hopresontative Cuittenden, of Now York, proposes to kive i entevtuinmont on Marek 2 o dea, Quetield, aud To-duy received @ dispatch from tho Prestdente elect stutiug that if possiblo, bo would Lo In Washington I tlmo to uceopt’ Mr, Chittendon's hospltabty, It 18 »mlluwvl Ly Mr. Chittendon to ave prescat au’ thia veeadan, to_ meet tho Prosident-oiect, Vresident Huyes, Vivo-Pre deut Wheeler, Gen, Arthur, Viee-Presidonts ciet, wnd i largo miwber vt Bomtors and Tteprescutatives of both parties. An favitation ud becw extended to ex-President Grant, und, ahould bu weeopt, Bir, Chltteuden will bave the houor of eatertaining ub the s tmng un exs Prestdent und ox- Vics-Prosidont, tho Presideut and Vico-President, and u Presldent-cleot and Vico-Presldont-elect of tho United Stajes, In under that tho Prealdont-olect muy have fuit ops portunity to meet thy moat distivgulsbod men 8t tha t.‘nnfml af both purtles, ull of whow are well kuown to bin, and most of whow nro hig personud fricnds, the catertalument of Mr. bh‘“ulllh}ll will bo given from 10 to 12 in the cvonlig, theso hours bolug selocted 5o as uot Lo le . Interforg with the dutles of Souators and Rop~ rusentutives, sbould tue session nf Congross dos muu‘l.l molr" survices on Wodnosduy evenig Hex