Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1881, Page 9

10805 CHICAGO THIBUNG: ) EDNENDAY, MARCIL 2. 3 IBBE—'E WLV 1S THE STATE CAPITAL, - Tesolut tons Offered in tho Senate censuring the National . Banks. Proposition to Amond the Drainage Law by Adding Important Provisions, flousc Bill to Regulate In- quests and Coroners’ Fees. Reducing the Cost of School- Books, and Making Them Uniform, Jn Interesting Skirmish Qver the Ques- tion of Extending Bridge Charters. Jay Gould’s Namo Prominently Men- tioned in Conneotion with the Alleged Job. Fonspaper Comment Finally Arouses tho Committee Having in Chinrge tho Anti-Pool Bill Action on the Subjeot of Benatorial Appor- tionment Doforrad—0ther Matters of Interost, BENATE. THE NATIONAL-IANIC QUEATION, Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, spmyaF1ELy, March 1—The Seante con- vened at the usnnl hour. Only one or two Senntors were consplcuous by thelr absence. The first busliness on the docket was the cons gideration of Senator Shaw’s resolutlon on e National banks and tho monetory srlngeney, which is as follows: WaknzAs, Tho Natlonul bunks in the United Ftates uré gecictig 10 dictute - the Congross of fho Uulled States ou_matters of legisintion touching the refunding of tho Natfonal debt, and to control {ts uction by threats of creating n wrngency I the money markel, 1n fmitatlon of (zeold Uilted States Jtunk during tho Adinluis Iration ot Frestilent Jnokson: tharelore, Tewtred, 1y tho Senmoof the Statoof Tl noté, the Hausc of Representatives concursing 3ercln, Thut our Senntors Iy Congress Lo fn= srueted and our Revresentutives requested to stand firin i uurpun of suel legisintion on the wbjectot funding tho Nutlonul debt as they maydeem_Just nnd equitublo, regardless of tho | clamor, thréats, nnd nitompted intimidation of tho Natlonal bunks. Senator Marshall took the flaor and traced the legislation in Congress on the Funding bill. The question was whether the present measure should pass or the Natlonalbanlks $epermitted to win on aceount of thetrouble Ley bave occastoned * IN WALL STREET. Every friend of 1ho welfure of tho United States wanted to see the bill pnss. The Na- tional banks, the mogt powerful corporations inthe United States, wanted to defont the blll. They had grown rich under the protee- tln of tho Govermment. The spenker wny ghd the banks had, by proving themselves abslmcflnnlsls In the way of honest, legisla- lon, Y BIIOWN TIIE CLOVEN FOOT, and proved themselves vamplres on the com- munity, ‘There wns 1o exeuse tor the Inde- cent hasto they had manifested in cavsing o panie in retiring their chrealation. The ovlg- inallaw requlred National banks to retire teirown currency, By an amendment that duty was devolved on the Seeretary of tho Treasury, who was thus wade tho fiseal agent of theso monopolies. The present bill wisely redunets the origlnal law In that respeet, Senator Shaw defended the Funding bill Wiength, The banks desived to ereate a Mringency in the money market. They as awltt as the llghtning’s flash contracted thelr tireulation and brought onapante. Thispower should be taken awny from them. The Gen- enal Guvernment should not be competled to autas the ngents of the banks and bring ruin onthe country, The Legisiaturo owerd It to X{temsuln-s, thetr constituents, and to the General Government to express thomselves that tho Congress shonld stand firm nnd pass the Funding L promptly, and thus prove llm.( there bu o dallying on the questlon. Senator Canbell moved to reter the reso- Illl“:xlun to the Committeo on Fedoral Reln- Scniator Bell presented an amendment to theelfct, that suchamonntsof Natonal-bank currency us bo retfved shall be duplicated by tho bsulng of legal-tenders by the Genoral Govermment, Senator Whiting favared the reference, If U was desired to pass the resolution. 1f it a3 done for sinlster motives ho should op- bose tho reference, Senator Callon sald tho onty point was, Should Congress be empowered to protect the country, wud not permit this ruinons con- l:flrl’!un of the currency. It was a bokl llm.xt that the’ bunks wndo to Congress, :vlunlly compelling that body to bow down 0 Ue mammon of wealth and power, It :‘t‘“ ot a parly questlon, 16t was i keneral importanee, The banks ”1{ Tellred $14,000,000 of elveulntion, and in dl-‘i-“ ¥ threntened Congress In tholr en- “;)»:\grs for the public goml. ‘They should i ¢ bermitted to lny the blame at the Mr ot Congress, but tho banks should e Beld responstbly themselves, :Inn‘mnr lll_cu'»hmvml o ne ty for the n_s:if-lflup of Nutlounl banks. The bunking ll-n:m»p“:“ tho best on earth. ‘There wus o e w ‘Icn It was not safo to keop n bank-bitl 'ml'“ kbt for four the bank would full, mlt‘:ll\vu‘ bresent Jaw tho efreulution was !:.*euxl' Lho tenor of the discusslon had wl“;; condemnation of the bunks, 'Iheso o “atlons had vetired part of thelr cireu- N This was thelr right and privilege. "-’llnst'r-l-m WIDMMEREAD ANDMONITY Hmmfflhl}gl\\'ns foolish ns woll as de- wm”m? The ovposition to monopoiles “"Mwll\ml{mumls was wrong, It way i hln udopt this resolution, a l‘mA-v or Lygmm oxplnined the Funding bill =L T hunies ad i rlght to do as s bml With thelr own eapital, It was hmk“:u sliess proposition. Shauld the ity or S)fi:}r\u’u‘l A'iil to control their own af- ksl h:u-:, \"(t) n;t. :)0\\lwlm glven to par- Condeg ntorest in the mattor ¥ [ liomo tribute to the Nue "Wl\tt!;pnll lmu system, and, declarlvg the Vit 1 l“ be unwise, not to say toolish, "fluluur" I to s spoech by suying the ateq ‘l‘\lh State would bo better con- o b\l:lul}s Legistutuve would attond to fts m“m“":ss sud lee the Genersl Governs uter \S Datyre, Vright thought the rosolutlon pro- Yol khu DIt bivd not passed., 10 tha Noe o Loty Seontd nat b controlled by prop- ) um«uh_m ftwas thne they wers legls- Nich po L exislence, Lut nt present no ton nhzfi‘l b . The resolus e \\'x:‘(.l...b“‘ £ benten fairly snd squurely. ‘umnu;hr‘:‘»;xlzr reason I ity und s Il withdrow his amendment for Of gelling a voto on the originud . £¥ ATl st u:x ED INTO THY NATIONAL ey BANKY K and pro ns the greatest mon Vlew of e position utuld the moneyml el polies on earth, In alfalrs In Conpress of the East the teso- Tution should prevall Senator Adawms salil the resolntlon might he - enenngzh, but ta preamble was | l\ll(lfilut‘mlhl not vole Tor it in is pr shinpe, Tl was In favor of n i per cont bond, Muiry banks had drawn theiv clrenlation dawit fo tho legeal Hmit beeause their elrenlg tlon had proved to be unprofitable in late enrs, After this bill toole effeet banks would have a havd time In retiring thelr elrealation. Ho did not think the Nutlonal banks wery threatening Congress, Thelr uetion was that of any PRUDENT BUSINESS-MAN, The bt ought 1o be amends | 5o ns to glve banks the \m\mr to totire thelr currenicy mora speedily than the bill cont The measure affected smull country bunks more than the great institutions of Wall street, beenuso tho large banks had ton preat degree retired thelr cirenlation. Tie wonld vote to refer the resolutlon in its present shape, although 1f it was properly wmended ho wonld vote for it . The roll was ealled on tha motlon to refer the resolutlon, it prevalled by o vole of 30 yeas to 4 nays, Those voting i tho nflirmn- tive wers: Adnnts, Fuller, Needles, Rent, lllu " };nrlzlnnon, ) Horizeen, o st Clar Kuykendall, iand, Conlee, Lewls, 'y Dt Fanggy Mumer, Thomad, Lvans, Ml Torrance, Fleteher, MofTett, Whilte, TFord, Munn, Wright—00, ‘I'hode voling In the negative wer Areher, Lemtin, Vandeveer, el Muytield, Walker, of ' Ma< Callon, Merritt coupln, Cheanoy, Ly Whiting, Lanninig, Bhw, Wilson—14, TIE STATE REVENUE LAW. T'ho special order for 1L o'clock was taken up, being Senator Nvedles? umruflcd amentd- ments to the Bevenue law of the State. The Dill Is n8 folluws: for nu net entitied “annet to amend ns b4 and 10, us heretofore amended; 69, KA, (N 92, 16 horotofore nmundeils’ 03, 3 W, 128, TiK2, 161, 163, 130, 171 152, 180, 181, horetotoro nuended: 188, 18, 100, us heretofore nmended: 104, untitled *un uet for the usscsanient of proper= 2 10, a8 11, of nnact ty and for tho Ic\?- and enllection of taxes approved Murch W, 1452, I foree July 1, 1 and to repenl pections L1, 13, 105, and 220 ot 1830, 41 foreo July !)lxl||t.}s_3ct‘" approved Muy , 1570, SrCTION 1. Be it enacted, ete., That Scca, B8, 06, G, 70, 76, 0, 8Y, 10, 02, vd, 122), 125, 120, 18, 22, 103, nnd 180, us heretotoro nimended, and Soc. 2 of an net approved May 29, 1870, In forco July 1, 189, be umended, and Hee, 124 of an_act approved Muvels 0, 1832, in forco July 1, 1872, bo retnavted to rend us fotlows: BEC. 68, [ltenl Property—As of What Time Listed—Who Linblo for T'ax.] All real property in tina Stute, subject to taxatlon under this net. includine rent estate beeoming taxuble for tho first time, shall bo listed to the owners thorcot Dby such owners, thoir ngents, County Clorks, or Assessgory, or thoLounty Hoard, and assessed for tho yeor 1573, und yeurly therentier, with refer- enee 1o tho nmount owied on the 18t duy of May n oaeh your, ineliding all property purchused un (hlluln{: provided, that no ussessment ol real property shall bo consldercd us fllegnl by reason of the same not being Nsted or ussessed in tho nwme of tho owners thoreof, Sk, 60, Plnklllk and delivery of nssessment books und blanks.] Tho County Clerk shall make up for tho several towns or districts jn his county, in books to bo provided for that pur- Flliu, the 11512 of lunds und lots to bo pascssed or tixed, Whonu wholo seetion, hale section, quarter seotion, o tion belangs 10 one vwner, it shall, nt the request of the OWHOT or his ety bo sted as ono tract, amd when alt lots In the same bioek belung to une owner, thoy ahatl, at tho requrest of tho owner or bl ngont, bo listed s 1 block, When several adjoloimg lota fu tho snmo block helong Lo tho same owiur, they shall, ut tho requuest ol tho owner or hig wgrent, be inehuded in one deseription: Provided. that when any teact or pareel of renl estato is sitiated In more than one tewn, or in moro than one gchool, rond, or other disteict, the portion thioreof In eacts town or distriot shall by listed sepurately, Buld Clerle shull eirter in tho proper column, opposit tho respective tracts or lute, the numa of tho owner thereof, go fur ns hie shull bo nblo to aseertaln tho same. Suld books shall contnin calnmus in which may bo shown tho number of neres or lois jmproved, #nd tho valuo thereol; tho numhor of neres or lots not (me, proved, and tho valuo thoreaf; the total value, und such other columns s iy bo required. Sec, u), Tho County Clerk shalt cause such nssessment-books, nnd all blanka ne Do uged by thio Assessor §h the ussessment of renl and personal property, to bo In readluces for dulivery to tho Ausessoraon or befors tho 1st duy ol Sfay In cach year, 8¢, 70, 1t shall bo tho duty of each County, "Tow, or Distriet Aesessor to entl on tho Count Clerk on or beforo tho 18t day of May fu encil vonr, and rocelve fhe nocessary hooks and planks for the nssessment of property, und tho fullure of nuy Assessor so to do shull bo desmed suflicient cause to declure his oflico vacant, aud 1or the nppolntinent of 4 successor, 5 . Assessord shall, botween tho Ist dny ary to SEC, May and tho Ist duy of July of cuch year, uetunlly view and determing, a8 nearly ns pructiciable, tho talr cnsh valto of ench tract or ot of Tund listed for taxntion, and set down in proper colibmtia In tho ook furaistied ki, the Vaiuo of onch tractor lot improved, the value of ecuch tract or Jut not jimpraved, amd the total vaulue., llo shall slso set down, ju Separato columms, tho number of acrea in whoat, corn, oaty, mondow, and other tleld products, n - closcd pastures, orehards, tnd woodlunds, whetbor incloged or tot, in that year, Sue, 80, [tuviow of assessment by the Town Bogrd, In countles under: township organizn- tlon.] In counties under township organization, tho Assessor, Ulerk, and s:nlmrvlnnr ot the town shatl meet on the fourth Monduy of Juune, tor tho purposo of roviowing the nssessment of nraperty in such town. Aud on the npplication uf uny person cansldertng himself agurioved, or who shall complain thut tho property of snotlios 15 unsessud 100 T, thoy etall roviow tho ussesy- ent md correct 1o same, 08 shall appear 1o thom fust, No complaint that another 18 ny- sessed tou low shull be ncted upon untit the per- son Ro asseasod, or hid awent. shall bo notitied of such complalut, it o resident of tho county, Any two of said ollicers meeting, aro nuthorized 1 act, nnd que' muy wljourn trom duy to day, till thoy huve tintshed tho heurlug of all cosea presented on amid day, Property nssessed uftor the fourth Monday of Juno shall bo sublect to complaint to tho County Bourd, subject to the vules speelfiod n thls seetion, Hoe, 8. [Roturn of Asscssor to County Clerk.] Tho Asscssor shall ndd up und note b0 nggros #ito of onch coluton in Lils nesessmont books of real and personul property; nnd sl also udd in ench book, undor proper headings, a tubulur stateimont, showing tho ~ toollngs of the several columnid upon cueh piugo; and shall add up and Bot duwn umder tho respeotive hondings the totnls of the several columns. Whon un As- BESROF Fotirng soverul nssessinunt books of rosl or personal proverty, be shall, in additon to the tubulur statemonts hereln requived, roturn n wnemnmln liko form, showlug tho totuis of 0 bouks. Sec, K, Tho Assessor ahall, on or boforo the 1st day of Jisiy of th yeur for which the n¥sossmont 1§ lado, roturn his nssessment bovks to tho County Clork, verltied by his ullidavit, subatan- iy in tho rollowlug form: State of Inols, — County, £8.—T, —, As- sessur of ——, do solownly swear that tho Look to which this is nttuched contuins corrvet and full list uf nll the renl propurty llm‘ * pursonul propurty,’ us the case niny bu] aubjeot to taxn- tlon ik —, 80 tur us I huve boen uble to nscors tain tho "wawme; und thut tho nssessod viilue set down In tho propor cojumin op- posit the soveral kinds and descripuons of pruflnl’ly 13, 1 ouch cuso, the 1nlr cash * vilue of Bitg pml\m‘ly. 10 tho best of my knowledge and Deliof [whero the assessaiont tis boon corroo ted by o ‘Town Bourd, ** oxcept as corrovted by tho own Boand *'], und that the footings of tho suvordl coluniig In salil book, aud tubilur state- ments roturned burowith, §8 ‘correct, us 1 vorily belivve. Seo, 02, Tho soveral nsseasment booke anall bo Nied fn tho atlico of tho Cuunty Clerk, snd thore rouniin opon to the luspection of all perduns. Soew, 03, [Raport of nssesdment by the Clerk to the Awditor sur Equniization.] Ot or before tho Juth duy of July, sunually, 0 shall bo tho duty of tho Count lerks, upon tho recelpt of tho asacsgmeont books, L niuke out und transmit to tho Auditer an abstruct of the ussvasment of proverty, showig the wumber, valuo, and wverago valuo of cich kindof enunicruted prope iy, s abiown by tho asscssment; tho value of enuh ftom of Wnenumurated proporty, aud tutal viluo of personul prnrerly: tho lungih of mnin traek, the lomgth of aldo track, and the numbers, vitlues, uud averige vialues of cuch separate itom of rallroud proverty; the mumber of nores, value, wid wvoruge value of haproved lunds; the number of ueres, value, unil uvorige value of unlinproved lundss the total nunbur of ueros, sotal value und uvorago value, por acre, of ull auds; tho numbor, vilue, and averaps viatuo uf fmproved town and vity lota: tho numbur, Vasluo, aid averugu yalue of unimproved towi or ¢ity luts; the total numbor of {ots, total valuo and averago value of ull lots, und tho total vitlus of uil property; tho number of weres fin oultivie tlon of wheat, corn, vats, mendow, wnd othor Held produots 1o dnvlosed pasture, orchineds, and wowlland, whothor inoluseid oe not (n that yewe. Suld abstracts sball bo made oue an bhinks, which jt aball bu tha duty of the Auditor to furs nish the County Clevks for thut purpose. ‘Cho values 1o bo given i Enid abstruot shull ve the naseased valiutions, excopt in the cuso of roudpropurty donomiuated © rulirond tencls und *rofling stock,” the valuo of which shull b given as returnd by tie rallvoad cou puny to tbhe County Clerk. Thy County Clerk sball, ut same thua, il 1 nceowpauying sitld nhstenet, furnlsh u dotalled statoment ol tha rafivoa d proverty denotabmited Wenliroad traek ™ and * rolling-stock,” roportod by euch roud looated I or ihirongh thels coul tivs, If thoro are uny vouds so locutud Ll huve not made thoir reporta us reauteod by this uet, the Clerk ghull Foport tho Tuct, giviug thy name of such rutlroud, Se¢. 128 The County Clerk shull, auuually, nutke out for the ugu of Collectors, in hooks o bu turnished by tho county, correct Lists ot tuxe bl PROBUELY, B8 nysusead thd cqualizod. 880, 124, In countles not under township or ceeded to denounce themn | gaulzation such book shall bo msde up by Cons gresslonn) townsbipss but parta of fenetlonn) township, lead tan foll fownshipe niy be e o il fownships, ot thidiseretion of the County Bowril, B comnties ande fehip nr- srniztion, wtid ewicd sl b gl t Kpmind with tho orewnizod r hiooks may be nnde Tor tho collection of ull txes withie the corpornte dmits of Hes, 1owne, and villages, Thiv section shall not be constrd or nterfered with the tax-buok provided for In thinnet, for the nsa of County Collectors, for colleeting all taxes chinriged nwaiust raitrond property and tho capitul Ateck of telexraph anjes. 225 y Clerks sl propurty rui Fownships, B80S property, pro forenen cligd threo cofumng. for volu firat to show tho nenussud velittons th s to show tho vatuation 18 corrected wnd ized by tho Cotnty Board: aid tho third 1o show tho viltuntion ns equulized or nssessed by tho Stnte Honrd of Equulization. Said buoks Lo con tain proper colitmig foe the oxtension of the !L‘;t‘l’lll dnla of tnxes, und ot Buld Cherks shull 1T Plirposes, xtend tho red by tha County 17 qualfzation, T the soveral colttuns proviled for that purpose, Tho tes per cent ordered by the State urd of Equalization shall bo oxtended on the nasessed vahation of property, us corrceted and equil- 1red by tho County Honrd.—exeept, it (0 cane of railrond [nml)urly denominnted *rateoad track ' und * rolling-slock,” snld rates shnll Le oxtended on tho lsted yalnations of such desig nated property. 1n all endes of extension uf vitlnations, where tho equalized valuntion shall hnopen ta be frnetfonal, the elerk shnll reject all Buch fractions us mny fall helow 60 cents; frac- tlons of 50 cents or moro shull bo extended ay $1. o, 124, All State wnd county faxns khall by extended by the repspective County Clerks upon tho property (n their countles, upon the valun- tlon produced by the equalization and. nes ment of property by the Stite Bontd of Equall- Tawn, distriel, village, city, and other shull ulso be extonded againgt such ax- sussed aud equalized valuntlon of property within their rerpective Jurludlotions, Ti the px= tonslon of tixes, the fracuon of o cent shall bo extended ag ono cent. 0, 132, 'To cuch Collector's book a warrant, under the bund sid ol 1 seal of the County slork, shall be unnexed, commandlig the Col- {or to eollect from the severnl peraous, numes in snld book, the soveral sums entered in the columnus of twials uposit the peutive mumes, ‘Ihe warraut skl direet the Colleetus 1o piy over the several kinds of tuxes that muy be colleeted by hlin ta tho respeetive olllcers eis titled theroto, loss the compeunsation for colloos tion allowed ki by Insw, BEC. 161, Whonever any person shail pay the 2 taxes chnrged on nny property tho Culicctor shall enter such payment in his book, and give reecipt thoretor, speelfylng for whotm pald, tho amount ‘ullll. what yenr pafd for, and tho property und valite thoreof on which tho sumo was paid, 1 rdiug to its deseription i the Col- lector’s books, (it wholo or fo pait of such de- seription, as tho ¢ase muy bo; and such entry and reeipt shall bear'tho genuine sigonture ol the Collector or big Depuly reecive Ing such payment: and whenever it shall appear that way recelpt for the payment of txes sl bo fost ordestroyud, tho entry somado ty bu read in ovidence fu lleu thercof, The Coi- lector shall enter the name of (he owner of tho paraon puying tnx, opposit euch teact or lut of uind when be colicets tho tax thereon, and tho Post-Olice address of tho werson paying such tnx. KEC. 180, On tho application of any person to Payiny U e ghocial ussossmelt ipon w0y rent property, it shull b the duty of the Connty Col- ector to make out o Buch porson w reeipt, I which shall bo noted all taxes und assessmenty upon such property, returned to such Collector und not proviously pald. The following ure the amendments re- 'n{:'u;l froin tho Committee on Revenue, Feb, 17, ; Amend by ndding: Bro. 11 n; be uxtended by e County Clerk on sessed valintion of property s equnilzed nnd assessed by the Stato Bonvd of Equallzition, and all tuxes on propurty avscssed by wagd Honrd shull bo exteuded on the valuation iy by satd Board, nud all other tixes shall he ex- tended by the County Clerk on the valuation of l"f‘il"“l'l); us equalizot und nssessed by the Coun- y lsoard, ¢ And that Sec. 2 of snid nct bo nmended to read ns followa: ~ Soes, 105, 108 and 221, of nn ugt entitled * An act For tho gssessiment of proje- erty, und for the lovy aud colleution of taxe approved March 59, 187, In foreo July 1, 1 are horoby repeated A LONG FREE-FOR-ALY, DISCUSSION ensnea. The amendments reyi'ar(erl frony the Committeo were rejected, mnd several un- fmportant erasures were made - the text of the bill. Senator Neediessald theonly ehanges made 1 the t lnw by the bl were to xes shall o k- abollsh the present expensive system ot ook keeping and to ko assessments of real estato every year Instend of every four The fonr-yeur plun, It vig redopted two years azo, but for some v on or other Needles aits to f;o buekward, ‘I'hie bill'was tinally ordered to third read- Ing, when alively light will be mnde on it, ‘I'he rogular order’ of busluuss wus then takan up, and o trucklond ot petitions were rencl and referred, Senator Torranco introduced the followlng resolution: WiEnEAR Cruve complalnts have heon mndo from ali parts of tho Stuto ngalnst tho present Revonuo luws of this Stato: thut thoy uee - adeqitnto to secomplish the desired result, and lutve in i great measuro proved [noffeotunl seeuring tho object intended,—~* 1 taz by vl tion 5o that avery persun and corporation shull Py it tuX jn proportion to the yalue of his, Hor, or”1ts property,"—und he _experionce of tho PHSL Bus tauglitus 1t many of such compinints nre woll founded, and our present systom of as- fessing and collecting our State rovenuo docs not conol all clusses of ||uurlu to shar ulike tholr Just proporilon of taxation; snd WiEREAS, At oneh sesslon of the Genernl Aa- sombly of this Stato tho peoplo and the pubilo press of tho Stato demuud chinges in tho tan- ner of nasessing and colleoting thxes, and a larwy portion of the session (8 speat In amondiing the s and attemptiog to nutke them moro porgeot, thut eueh person il corporntion sball have thelr Just and equitable shave of texntion: und WhHEREAS, Under tho prosent laws many of tho wealthicst corporutions und ndividunis es- cupo the puymant of thelr just provortion of taxation, und from such canse an unequal por- ton ot the Bume ulls upon individunis fess uble oy the sunio: il WiEREAS, Gront tault §8 found with the pres- ont manier of nasossing und coliecting tuxes, awl It Iy bolloved that some system can bo de- vised more offectivo nnd much Jess Bive 10 thoreby fargo sums of motiey by suved Lo tho pooplo of thia Btate; and WiirAs, A system of rovenue laws that would be of benelit to tho people can only bo prepared iter fong study and enveful duvestl- ton, and fur such ronson the Genoral Assembly, whilo in session, ciginnt prepare an aceeptablo rovenue system without un extroniely long seds lon and at grent oxponso o the pooplo; aud WIEREAS, A comnission ot competent oltl- ronu appointed for that purpose with power to exumino and Investigatu tho reveine sysema of wuthor Stutes, whoso duty it sball bo to ‘curolally wrupure i comploto rovonuoe law nnd roport the tho samo to the seasion of tho Gunerul Assembly of this Stuto to he hold in 1881 for ity approvid, wnendmont, adoption, or 1'1-.xuullun, would by of grens bunefit to the pouplu of Lhis Stute; thoretore, bo it . lteavlved, Iy tho Sonnte, tho 1Touse of Ropro- sentutives concurring heroin, Thut the Governor shall uppolnt on or boforo tho 18t duy of July, 1881, five computont porsons from dilerent pirts of tho State, who shall constituto i Conmission for thu purpiose of prepuring 1 comploty rov- ontio systen, und sitch Cominission stull eater upon tholr dutios us suon Lhoreufter s o - Jorlty of them shull so decido, und shall preparo and submit 1o the Genoral "Assombly of 1358 4 comploto system of revenuo laws tor adoption, umendmont, or rejeation, Iteaolved, ‘Thut such Commission shull have powur to gond Tor pursuns and puperd, pnd ves quire reports und Iuformatlon upon all subjeots they may deom necessavy, from ull Btato' nnd county oflleors, corporations, und ussoclntlons, and niny visit any athor State, or Stutes, for tho purpose of exmibining the revenue liws, and gHceess oF filuro of such revenno luws, whero in force, Bkl Cornmizsion 1o hold its sesslony e such timo and places as u mujurity of tho Come migston muy dooldo, Resoved, *Phay cuch membor of sich Commis- slon_shall' receivo us eompersation tho suui of £10 por day for ench doy aotunlly ongaged in porformutico of hls dutles nasuch Commnissioner, nud ol necossury expunses inuurred while ut- tending to such dutics; thoy shall huvo power t apnolut one clerk wha shudl - receive w sutary. &1 por day whilo enguged In perforning his dutivs, and Ineur such other expenses us muy bu devined nucessury by thon, Jeceulved, Thit tho Auditor of State shall draw his warrunt upon the Preasury for tho payinout of tho mumbers of the Comtnsskor, aud clevk, and uther vxpeoses of the Bnwe, whenever thero skl ho proscuted to bim an (twinfzod stutemont of thio aeeount to by puld, cortiiud 1o b due and unprid by a mujority ot such Cominissioncrs, und npproved by tho Governors such wirrunts to be paid l?r the Trensurer out ub Lo sium tpe propristed for tho oxpenses of tho Uuuera! As- sewmbly, t ’}'hu resolution was Inld over under the rules, BILLS WENE INTRODUCED A8 FOLLOWS: By Senntor Clark—Provided, for the con- struction of dralus nul ditehes, "Pho bl provides that gny wher or owners iy pe- thtlon a Justice of the Peace, who shall issus sanumons to the owners oflad, proposed to enter, uud Lo the Supervlsor ot the town or tows, nd also o venlre for i jury to nssess dinages ud town benotits, the ‘Jury to be swori, and trial to proceed e s as other Jury trluls bufore Justiees of tho Peuco, 'Pho Jury shall nesess dumpges, aud the benefit to the town or towns, it why, not ex- ceeding the probable cost ot constructlon dumages, and costay judgiment 1o b entored by thu Justico "of thed’eaco on the vorldlet, Petitloners mauy, on payment of damages and costs, enter nud construct the drain or ditch within om year, sud, afier constructed ns speeltied fn the potition, the town authorities slall pay to potitioners the mnount assessed by tho jury as benefits to the town aud petl- tloners, wid the town paylng shall have a perpetunl easement, Nuob{ucfluns to furmofl process vr procecdings shall beallowed which PAGIS. 9 —— e e ———————— work no wrong or injury to any ;mrl‘y 1o the pros s, N0 apperl 4 allowed, bt jud2inent bs final ad vonelusive, ‘The Dl gen ¥ tnes not affeet tho present law, fo 1t seli—Nequiring State* cop a record of fines eoll utor Fleteher—Anamendu ww w0 as to tax bridges on bound- b townships. tor Fullor—An approprintion ot forthe completion of the State-Tlotse, ator ergeren ealled wp the House res- o nskinge Congressfor an appropriation ovement of the Mississippl 3y at New Boston 50 ns to make 1 of refuge for rafls, fat-boats, ad sle wheelers, . 1L was slightly amended and then nate then adjourned until to-mor- TOW mornkig, ITOUST. TUE MILL PUSILADE, Special Dispateh to The Chlcaga Tribune, Semxariren, 1L, Mareh L—Sexton, of Conk, gat the fluor tho first thing this morn- ing, and sent up w bill to nmend the law In relutlon to efectment. Under the Inw asit stands o party ngainst whons n judgment has been given can obtain a new trial on pay- ment of eosts, Under.the Sexton bill, should it ever become n law, he Wil ba yequlred to rive u borid conditioned upon his paying the rent, ete, Morls, of 1inrdin, Introduced a bill to authorize Supervisors of Rouds In countles not under township organization to require persons owing rowd nbor 10 furnish tenms, plows, ele., In commutation thereof, LSS INQUENTS AND LISS FEES. The same gentleman sent up a bill to amend the law in relation to Coroners. It provides that nothing In the present law shall be cotistrued so a8 to require the Cor- oner 1o holl inquests where tha cause of death s publlely known, and in no case shall the Coroner, jury, or other person bo entl- ted to fees for holding Inquests where the cause of death ls known to the public with- ont such Inquests, The same member introduced o blll to amend See, 3 of the Criminal Code, 50 as to provide that all offenses whers the punishe ment is by fine or imbrisonment otherwise than In the Penltentiary, shall be prosceuted Ly Informatlon, insteudt 'of by Indletment. ALL OF A KIND, Buckingham, of Unlon, Introdnced the bill of two years ago, which seeks to seeure unt- formity of text-books hf tho public schools, and to reduee the cost of same, Rockwell, of Cook, fntroduced & bitl pro- viding that when porgohs hold a clowd of tille upon any resl estate, and refuse to re- move the sanie on o terider of such suw as o Court may determine, In any proceeding to remove such cloud, to bo suftizlent, the Court shall assess sueh damages azalnst such Tiotder of salil tax-deed 'as are now nssessed on dissolution of injunctieg. Collins, of Will, introduced & biil chang- tn Clark, Fayette, Greene, Jackson, Jeffer- son, Washington, Wayite, Wiite, und Wood- ford, from first to secontl-class countles, and Will, MeLean, Adawms,|Sungamon, Madison, 5t Clair, alte, and {Peorin from seeond to third-eluss countles{in accordunce witly 0o new census, * ASSESSING BRIDGES, Teterson, of Hends n, got Inahill for i aet to correet frregularities e nnd to con- firm and legalizo nssessments, and another to provide for tho assessment and taxation of Drldges.aeross navigablo waters on the bor- ders of the Stute. Both really relate to the taxatlon of bridges. One provides that such briges shall he assessed in 1linols to the mlddlo of the streamy, Instead of to the wld- dlo of tho ehinnnel, us under the present luw, ‘I'he other provides for the settlement of the tuxes due on sueh bridges, by taking the mat- ter into the Clrenit and Supreme Courts, Another bateh of petittons was reeojved from drugglsts In varlons parts of the Slute praying the passago of the Pharmucy bill. SECOND HEADING, £ The ITouse then took up the order of bills on sceond reading, nl the bill to provide for the rollef of disabled members of the polles and five deparbinents was flist advanced to a third reading, NUNCHING TIE OFFICHS, ‘The following bill, offered by Ialdwin, of Dureat,was read a second timo unid udvanced to third rending: A L for an act to amend See, 1of an net en- atied “an act to comsoldato the offices of County Treasurer und County Assessor It countles not under townsbip organizatlon,” approved May 2, 157, In forco July SEOT1ION 1, He it enacted, ete,, That See. 1 of au nct ontltlod % an net to consuliduto the affices of County ‘I'tensurer und County Asdessor fn conn- tiea not undortownship organlzation,” npproved Muy %, 155 fn fores July 1, 1873, bo amended so ns fo read 08 follows: I._In counties not under township or- ganizaton thove shall be vleetsd on ‘Puesday next afeer tho (lemt Monday ol Novembor., IKi: antey fouryenrs thereaftor, n Connty Trens- urer, whoshall bo ox-ofticlo the Connty Asdessor, and who shall recelvo nll fees ns Freasurer sud Assessor, n8 18 provid by luw, wnd who shail hiold his oftice fouryeass and untll hissuceos<or s elected nnd qualiicd: Provided, That no person lnving onco boen clected County Preasurer under this net sball bo cliglble to Tellection tosaid ofliee for'four years atter tho expivation of tho term for which bo shull bave been oleetod, TIE LIEN LAW, Plotke's blll to revise the fnws In relation to llens was read a second time, silghtly amended, und advanced to third reading In the following shapa: A L for un act supplomentary toan net entl- tled *anet to rovise tho lnwa In retation to Tlens ™" @ipproved Mareh 25, 1687, i foreo July ) awnid 10 repunl Sec. 1K thoreln nuned. N 1. Do 3t enacted, ele,, Thut i the or hia avent, of auy lob or plece of having any Inbor performed or uny furnished in bullding, alterlig, ree heautifying, or ornmnouting uny house Pl o bullding or wppirtenanco thereto, on Kic 1ot OFon iy BLreot o alloys wid connceted with such bullding or appirtenance, by con- ek, Shall pihy 1o any person any money un kueh conitact by collualon, “for the pirpose of uvalding tho provisiond of this net, or bieforo the right of any chimant to fle n untlee of lon hus oxpired, or' i ndvanes of tho Lurms of uny eontraot, and tho amouat st due thu contraotor or his nssirnee, aftor such pa; miout ns boon mndo, shall o thsutlictont to sat« {afy tho demands nindy, fu_confermity to tho provigions of Uils aet, tho owner shull Do linbla 10 the amonnt thut would bave been due nl owlng to sald contractur ar his nssigues at the timo of lling of tho notivo mentloned Ju Seo. 1L of this act I tho simo maner a8 if 1o such puymont kad boon nindo, 4. 8oc, B0l the net towhich this ot iy an wmendment is beroby repenled. ELECTION OF COUNTY JUDGLS, Tho following bill, also Introduced by Daldwin, of Burenu, was sent to third read- Ing without smendment: A 1L, for an net to nwend See, Sof on aet on- ttied Sun set to extend the Jurisdiodon of County Courts, and to provide for the practico thareof, to ix the tne for holding the sumu, und to fopenl un uct thoreln named,” upproved Mavel 20, 1871, i force Juty L 1878, BrCTION 1, 036 it cnaclid, ‘cte., ‘Chint Sea. U of annet entitled *an aet o oxtond the Jurisdics tian ot County Courts, und 1o provhlo for tho practico thorenf, to llx tho tine for okl th sitshn, und to repeal i not thoroitt nuned,” i dd- Mavol i, 1874, fn_forcs July 1, 1, ol w0 us to roid us fullows: SEC, 3, Tho County didge (n ouch county shatl ho eleeted on the Tuesdiy after tho tirsi Mons duy In Novembor 1g tho year 1682, und on duy ufter tho irst Mouday it Novembery every fourts yonr thoreatter, mud shall enter wpon the dutivs OF bis ollico an tho et Monday fn Des cembor aftor bis elogtion, and shail Bold his of- fica for four yonrs, und until Ly succedsor 13 clectod and qualltied, 5 JUDRES, TREASURERS, SHERIFES, BT, AL, ‘I'he next ona on the Hst was Baldwin'sbill In reterundo to the eleetlon of esunty ofileers, In neeordince with the Inte constitutional amendment, "The bill, ns road o second thae, was us follow: A _Bint for nn act to amend Secs, 16, 17, 21, 24, or un net outitled uct eleetions, und te provide for 1 vlective olicos," BECTION 1. Lo (¢ cnacled, ete. "Thot Bees, 10, 17, 81,23, and 24, of aix wet entltled Y an uct in ro- gurd 10 vleotlons, wnd to provide for tlling va- canctes I clective ollices,” upproved Apl 3, W foreo July 1, 1972, Lo umtvnded B0 s to rond us follows; BiC, 10 ‘Tho County Judgos and Connty Clerks shall bo elucted on ‘Fuvsdiy noxXt arier tho Nrst Moaduy of Noveisber, 1ss, and uvcri four yeurs thereufter, und ebuil eater upon- the dutlea uf thulrailices an tho fest Slonduy of Decetnber utter thulr clection, Bic, 17 ‘The Shoritts xhall o clected on Tues- d;:l noext after the firse Moaday of November, 1 d every fonr years thereattor, wid vhull entor upon th dutics of tholr oltices on tho lirst Monduy of Decuwber aftor thulr election, and corunoms shull by elected un Tuvkduy auxt uftur tho tirst Monday of Novewber, 1882, who shall =3, 6L i reigurd to Ulling vieancles hold thalr oflices two years, and on Tuesday next after tho rst Mondny of November, 144t gnd ovury four years thercafter, threo shall ho eleetod o eovoner ip eaeh of tha cinmtices of this State, nl they skl entar upag their otlices on the st Monday of December altor their eloc- L Tho County ’I‘Bmmrnrn stall be clected Pr on ‘Fiesdny next afior tho firat Manday of No- vemb oty four yenrs thoreafters tho; ices on the first Many! ot & County Superintendents of xt after ho Hehgols ahall bo eleeted on Tudsdny 1 X the first Monday of November. 1842, and overs four yenrs thercufter; they, shall untor upoh !lmlru(llu'l- on_the first Monday of Decembor r ction, H1C. 21 A State’s Attornoy shall bo eleoted in cuch connty on Tuesday next after tho flrt anduy of November, 184, und every four years therenfter, anid sianll enter upon his oflico on the first Monday in Ducomber nftor his election, Tho bill evoked constlorable discussfon, and nearly everybody had something to sug- gest by way of mnendinent, Curter, of Adams, got in one provlding for the election of County Surveyors on the Tues- day hext after the lirst Monday of Novem- ber, 1884, nnd every fonr years thereafter. Tockwell. of Cook, succeeded in grafting on an wmendment providing for the election of the Clerk of the BUPERIONR COURT OF COOK COUNTY on the I'uesdny nexy, after the first Monday in. November, 1884, and every four years therealter, Olwin, of Crawford, stivred up considera- ble musle when he handed up atamendinent making the ofliee of MASTER 0¥ CHANCERY elective instend of n;nmhnlvu, and fixing tho date of eleetion on the Tuesday after the first Monday In Nuvember, 1834, and every four years thereafter, The merits and demerits of the proposed change from appolntments to electiuns were angied ut pgreat length and with painful te- lonsiess, but the sentiment of the Tlouse was 80 strongly In favor of leaving things as they nre—out of the realm of polities—that the Crawford man finally recognized ft, and withdrew hls wmemlment. ‘The bI - as amended was ordered engrossed for a third rendine, ‘The sesslon wound up with AN INTERESTING SKIRMISTT over Velle's Dridge bll), which the Canal Committer, after several meetings, unlonched Into the House on the 19th of February, The bill seeks to umend Sec, Lof the uct In rela- tlon to bridues seross riverson the borders of the State sous to read Iike this: “That enreh and v corporation created by the Inws of this State priorto the adoption ot the new Constitution for the purpose of building bridges across the Mississippi River or other navigable streams on the burders of his State, and which shitll_have commenced but shull have failed to complete the con- struetion of Its bridge within “the tiu Its eharter, be and the aame is hereby Land 1s Invested with full power and authorlty to proceed in the construction of ity sulil bridge and complete the same, an: thing in its eharter to the conirary notwith- standines provided, however, that " the e shall be construcied and completed within fifteen years from and after the passage of this aets and provided, further, thnt such vorporntion shall have been organized and Bbeen in operation within ten davs from the time tho new Constitutlon took effeet.”! ON IT$ FACE JMr. Velle’s bill 1s ahout ns fnnocent looking nneasure as ever proceeded from the Legis- Intive brain. Its renl purpose, however, woes o llttle deep. In 1869, in the puhuy days of speeial legislation, no less than elght different charters were granted to as many different bridzo companies, - One pro- posed to baild a bridge from Eust St, Louis to Carondelet, unother neross the Olifo at DPadueal, and 50 on, It 13 more than sus- peeted that the bill In qjucstlon Is_spueclally deslignd Lo enver the St. Loulsand Carondelet Company, whoso churter will expire next year, During the life of tho charter no ridize Ias reared itself across the Missts- sippl between the points named, so fur n8 the nuked eye ean obsel nor lits thero been any apparent effort to do anything but hold the clierter, and thus pre- vent zuy other company from nmiulrlm: 1 similar franchise under the general law, It su huppens that there Is a ferry company whose hoats ply between East St. Louls and Curonlelet, sand THI; CONNECTION BETWE PANIE! ) TIE TWO COM- ) is sail to be about ns close as that existing between the Sinnese twing, A long as the Bbildge remains unbuilt the ferry company continues to put money in the corporate purse, and an extension of the eharter wonld resnlt in contlining this sort of thing indefi- nlitly, S another rumor exists which eredlts the omulvorons Jday Gould with a de- it tu seeure an ision of the charter, ot for thoe purpose of building the bridze, but of acquiring certain levernga which will' enable him™ to dictate to the pres- enl ‘bl Dbridze company In the shupo ot bridge tolls, cte. "I'nking one considern- tion with another, therefore, the bl looked very meh like o sharp pleco of spoecial leg- Islation, and tho result. of the proceedings showed that certalin mambers -wern deter- mined to sit down o LIt that were possi- ble. “The bill had no more than been: e secoml thno than Durfee, of Mneon, mov tostrike out the cenneting clause, on the grotnd that the bill souziit to revive n spe- eful eharter ten years atter it had been taken up, Veileand I o, of JMadison, opposed the motion, both contending that the bill wonlid extend the c¢harter only five years, ‘I eompany had trled but had been inable to bullil the hridge up to date, awhug to the panie and varlous other causes; but T8 INTENTIONS Wi IONEST, and It ought to havo a fufr show now to go abend with the worl Stratton, of Will, Chalrman of the Cannl Cannnittee, sald he had been unable to find nuything erooked fn the oill, despito certain loase allegations to the contrn i Durfea pertlnently asked why tho Compn- ny couldn’t rearganize under’ the generpl law, nad rather intimated that the schetue to ret i extenslon of the eharter was in the nterest of o certain railroml erowd who wanted to got coutrol of the resurrected elarter and fores the present Bridge Compi- ny to terms, Parlsh, of Cool, nnother member of tho Cannl Committee, who hasmade o speeinl in- stiention of this subject, suld ho hid re- celved Information from St. Luuis to the of- fect that the chinrter wis held by two persons of 1o peeuniary resourees for purely specus tutlve purposes. ‘The Committee hud heard from both slides, but was unubly to see that nuything had ever beon done ou the hrlrtlz(' though the Company claimed 1t had laid out S100,000. In short, he dld not think 1t was a DiEwhich ought to pass, and TOPED THE MOTH Kolly, of Perry, mo tlon on tho tab| Manu, of Vermillon, purunun(l{ inquired how mueh bad been dotio on the bridge, and Jow nearly it was contpleted, Kelly wis unable tosay anything oro than Ahnt 560,000 tuud been spent on bty Durfee asked him i he was In favor of giving ncompnny o renewal ot the blanket rights conferred upon it by tho originulchnr- ter, Kully hesitated nnd was lost, Tho ques- thon wirs pressud, and still no reply, Finally the Speaker answered for il that the gentlanan from 1 yoovidently kuew nothhng about tho bridge, exeept that sume Doty hal tolet him that 860,000 had been spunt on | Kully gat down, necompanied by a general Inuzh throughout the House, ‘Fhie motfon to tablo was lost by o vote of nnys, T3 yes, 47, vello sent up o eonple of lotters deslznel to show that the bridge project was a bona- [!A.Iu&l’ll;L and had slready eansed mn outluy of 000 ed to lay Durfea’s mo- QUITE A Dior from the §100,000 referreit to ns the statement of the Company’s revressntatives in Commit- tee, 1L wus slgnificant that the writer of tho letters reforred s eorrespondent Lo ‘Choning Allon, Inte Presklont of the lron Mountsbs Lo, tur further partionlurs, Murphy, of Ierry, moved to commit to tho Comultteo on Corpurations, Tavksh wanted It reconumitted to the Canal Committes, Hercgton, of Kane, rlsing to nyk which motlon tnok precedence, procovded to vors bally castignto MceWithams, of Montgomory, whe Is opposed o manopolles on nnmel'ul principles, but who liad fust voted to tablo n motlon designed to interfers witl what the Spoaker denounced a3 une of e muntu')- parent monopolies of the day. ‘The only correspoiddence I the easo contained o siz- nitleant reforency to ong ‘Chonus Atlen, tuy Trreshdent of the lron Mountuin Bullvoud, who, stugulary enough, had disposed-ot his interest to ONE JAY GOULD, n fiamlcnmu somowhnt widely known in rallroud and finanelul elreles, McWikHEuna Jumped to his feot to ask why ha should have'thus been slugled out four tho wiy he voted, Horrlngton glibly retorted fthat the gentle- wman hid «cxau red the reputation of belng the ehamplon of thy peaple aguinst the munopo- los, and ho bod merely desired to call bly ute tentlon to the fact that this was ono of theni, and that the gentieman’s vote hardly hora out the antlmonopnly reputation o lad rained, : hiad made auy mistake by ns- eribing sueh a reputation to the gentleman he lioped Lo be corrected, With whieh galling reflection the sandy- eomploxioned member of Knna sat down and the House roared, ~ MceWllilnms was evi- «Ien(lf' bothererd for o mowment, but rallied sufticlently to tell the gentieman that * JE PROPOSED TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE agalnst monopoly every thme, hut thut ho didw’t see any evidenco of the monopoilst’s hand In- the bill now pending. The bill w: thereupon sent to the Committe on Corpora- tiong, and will probably get back some dry in rather different shape than that In which it came from that Canal Connnit Morrls, of 1lardin, had nlready trled to get I the two reports of the Committee on Judleial Departinent in relation to the cons solidation of the Supreme Court, but had been shut off with an objectlon agalnst nter- rupting the regutar order by Buck, of Coles, I'lio sume gentleman now put it out of Mor- ria’ power todo anything in the anti-con- solltlation lne by moving' to adjourn. “Tha motion prevalled, amd the Suprems Court fight went over until another day, TOPICS O} INTEREST. THE ANTIPOOL DILL. Spectat Dispateh fo The Chicags Tribune, SraxarteLp, 1, March 1.~The fouse Committee on Corporations held an interest- ing nud extended session this afternoon. The two subjects of speelnl fmpottance under conslderation wera the newspaper relections in the pust few days on the Sub-Committee appointed to perfect the De Lang Anti-Pool bill, aud the disposition of Sharp's bill to eut down sleepigz-car rates, Scuutor De Lang was present by invitation, but forcbore to say anything, When the Committea met, Collins, of Cook, the Chalrmmn, sald that in view of statements that had recently appearcd In the newspapers relative to the anction of the Commmttee unon o certaln bill he desired to call attention to the faets In the ease, e then rerd from the records of the Committee, showlng that the ool bill hiad been received by the Clerk frowm the Clerk of the House Feb, 45 that at the next meetlng, Eeb, 8, the Comnltteo declded to mieet the next evening to henr ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE DILL} that this meetimg was held nccordingly; that the bill was taken up on the afternoon of Teb, 10, whon, after being consldered for n couple of hours, it was referred to n sub-committes consisting of Messrs. Weber, Cunrry and Cronkrite. “The record further shower that at the subsequent meetings of the Connnittee several equully. important bills were consldered, the greater portion of two afternoons being devoted to pecfecting the Pharinaey bill alone, while all of one afterncon was oceupied in hearing argu- wents on tho Moline bill. At the meeting on Feb, 24, the Sub-Committec reported that, on acconnt of the absence of dliferent members, they had been unable to meet, and were therefore granted further time. When this statoment was concluded Mr, Weber, Clirman of the Sub-Comumittee, stuted that owing to the absence of Mr, Carr, who had been granted leave of absencs by the Honse beeansy of the sickness of his wife, the Sub-Committee had NOT YET ACIED 0N THE BILL, He thereupon moved that the bill be made a speelal order for next Tuesduy, and that Sen- ator De Lung be invited to be present, 'This was agreed to, and the ceremonles in Com- mittee, so far as this partleular matter was concerned, wera hrought to an end. N Triesdny’s meeting is apt to be even wmore In- teresting, Soume of the members who are partieularly wroth at what they Indignantly clelin to have been unfair and unwar- ranted - reflections on the Committes and - its Sub-Committee, propose to give Senator Do Lang an opportunity to tell all ho knows in regard to nlleged efforts in certain guarters to kil tho bill by the use of money, awd to put hlm on the rack with reference to what he anny or may not know in regard to THE ORIGLY OF T1E COVERT ATTACK on the Connnitt 1f he evinees the proper disposition to shed it on the matter, well and good. 1 not, certaln of the wmembers declare, by the preat horn spoun of their ancestors, that thoy wiit fire off u resolution In the Ilonse demanding an luvestigation into theorlginof the various llegatiuns, to the end that the originators may be put through n course of sprouts and made to tell all they know. In short, tho Commlttes wants to know who hns been custing aspersions, aud give the usperser an opportunity to muke zood his allegatlons, Lhe Pullman bil} atforded mauer for over an hour's talk. Sharp, Its suthor, wis pres- ent, but ndmitted thut ho * dldn't Know noth- g about it,' atud rred the Coumittee to Seantor Vundeveer, with whom he had *arawed it In conference, for further par- ticulnrs. Vanderve WENT FOR THI SLEEFING-CAJ COMPANIES on general prineiples, contending that thely rates wero exorbitont and ought to by cut down. But his chlot argument In favor of the bill seesed to bu the treatment of w sl flarbill In the Semate, which at first re- celved the ununbmous voto of the Corporas tion Commilttee, but was nt lust snowed un- der by a voteof 8to Senutor Vandevoer explained that, betweon the tirst and seeuml votes fu the Senate committee, Robert Lin- coln had mnde hls appearancy amd In some way or other hud changed the Committee's mind on tho sub- jeet. "But of course he didn’t mean to retleet on Mr, Lincoln, "Theu, to mal told a story about un Arkunsas Inwyer ae- knowlodging that it wasn't his speech thut got w elient off, but the superior work of nn- other fellow who 1UAD SEEN THE JUNY, And yet Benutor Vandeveer wished 1t dis- tinetly utnderstood thot he didn’t mean to ro- fleet on snybody, Mr, Lincoln was present, and trented the Insinuations with the silent contempt which thoy deserved. 11is argu- ment agnlust the bl was mainly o roview of the points alvewly mnde betore thy Sennto Committee, unl his evident nequalint- anes with fucts and figures rathor hapressed the Comnnittes snd decldedly nonplussed the visiting Senutor, whose only prop was u plen In favor of throwing the bill buck into the tlouse In ordor to give *“tho people” a chinneo to investigato and suy whether the sleeping-ear cmnl.rxmluu Were r\1|||1lx|il)||1xus with too hitgh i hand or not. Mr, Lincoln oxtended the Committeo AN INVITATION to visit Chicago nt any thme and go throug the Pullinun Company’s books tw order thut thoy nlght conviice themsolves of the cor- reciness of I gures, mul seo that tho p suge ot sielh’n il would be au injustice 1o a corporation which did not compel people toncespt the secommodutions it turnished, The Commlttes reserved finnd action on the LI unthl tho nexe meeting, ‘Charsduy aftor- noon, While some of tho membars wers evidontly ru\-umhl{ Impressed with Mr, Lin- coln'’s aiguments, 1t 18 ot hsprobuble that u njority whll stitl Insist on reporiing it back with o recommundation thut it *do puss,” and thus carry the war into tho House, UK HOUSE COMMITTEL ON JUDICEANY groutul out another goodly grist ot bills this Afternoon, consigning u nlunbor of wild but winbitious mensures W un early gruve wid fiximg the sunl of Hs approval” on othors, Soveral fnnnuturo shocthamt - blils - were Kkilled, but the Counnlttee fiunlly dechied to Topirt faverably on ane which wis fathorad by Yuncey, of Mucoupin, aid which provides for uno ot the eratt 1o vach of the Judges of th several didictul Cirealts ad the Judges ol the Superlor and County Courts of Couk Cony whunever uny of the Judges conchido that shorthand — work s neeessary to the dispatel ot busliess, vate for attendinia (3 to be trom iy, 1 the diseretion of the Jud; chisrge Tor runseripts 15 cents per 10 worda, ONE CUILIOUS PROVISION OF 118 18LL Iy that tho comime conrt reporter shull by ublow writy 100 words w mlate. Phonos graphie students will spit on thelr hands and tku courage, Tho Commitive sut dawn hurd on w LI whieh wus promulzated by Morrls, of Hurdin, — 'Puls gentlewai s nothing It nut o moral - yeform- e, "H"Hus " niready " oolished “plstols and hip-pockets, or thinks he has, and now wints a law providing that any ono pronos Ing _or offeriiye to know n femnle earnally against her will shall bo deemed guilty of In e assanit and fined anywhere from 8i 10 SL0M, with slx months In_ fall, or both I'he Committee evidently thought that thert wag enough on tho statute-books alrendy forbidding” an exchnnfo ot the ies ant langours of virtue” for *the roses and Taptures of vice,” and, at the risk of depriv ing the galaclous baldlieads of the 1louse of an opportunity to crack thelr stale jokes an¢ get ol thelr sinutty Innuendoes, BMOTHERED THE BILL IN 1TS CRADLE, . A llke fate hefell tho bill offered by Martin, of White, another social reformer, to pre- vent the putative fathors of bustards from compromising with thelr Inamoratas, Vir- tue I8 Indeed the ehlef characterlstie of the Tiouse Judiclary Comumittee, but merely be- cause it 19 virtuous itself is nunnrentg' no reason why it should declare that there shall bu wmore *eakes und ale,” Among tho fin- portunt bills on which the Committee will report favorably fs that of Nichaus, of Peorin, to punish the selllng of conl and other artleles by fraudulent tlekets of weight, and that of Itichardson, of Adnms, to valulate taxes levied by Clty Connells of cities fn 1830 to defray tho oxponse of light- Ing the streets with gas for the current fiseal year, ‘The latter bill applies only to the City of Quincy, which was obliged to levy o deficlency tax to pry for Ity fimo. Curiously enough, the bill was opposed by Mayor Wob- ster, of Quiney, who was clecled on the re- rmllmlou Issue, niul favored by Clty-Attorney Purnell, - The Committes amended Mur- phy's bill, Dl‘u\‘ldih? o lixed compensation for members of the Genornl Assembly by in- casing the figure from 8500 to $7Xfor reg- ssfons, and from 1 a day to S50 day for extra sesslons, In this shape it will go baek to the Touse. TIE BENATE COMMITTEE ON IAILROADS this evening got down to business with a venzeance, and will recomnmen the ;nusmia of the followlug bills: Senator Tanner’s bilL to prevent the consolldation of railrond cory- panies owning paraliel or competing lines Senator Fuller's bl abolishing terminal elurges by rallrond comuanies, and preserib- ing veualiies thercfor; Senator Fuller’s bill making the sehedule of rates ay preseribed by the” Railr Comlssloners - conclusivo evidence In cuses of extortion; Senator Ma fiekd's bill giv he State’s Attorney power to stitute suits In cases of extortion by rails ol conmpuniess Senator Torrance’s hill res auiring rallrond companlesto pitt In connect- ine tracksor * Ys” at railroad crossings. 'Tha Pullmun LIt was then tilcen up., Mr. Lin- colu uppeared for the Company, and made n statenient simiinr to the one delivered with gaol elfect before the Senute Committes on Corporations some weeks ngo. Tle was fre- quently inferrupted with ‘questions, and [t soon beeame evident that 118 ANGUMENTS HAD DUT TATTLE WEIGHT, as the majority of the Commlttee wera “yot " on reporting favorably on the biil, mation was mude to postpone the further consideration of the bill for one week. 16 lost by a vote of 0 nays to 4 yens, "A wmotion to recommend tho passnze of - the Dbill —prevailed by a vote of ¥ yeus to 4 nays, ‘Thosw voting In the afilnmative were * Fifer. Whiting, tuper, Tanner, Mayfield, Callon, nnd Wnlker of ton, ‘Those voting in the negutive were Coidee, White, Evans, and Bent, ““T'his netlon appeared to create conslderable bad Dlood, uml every stem-winder before the Commlttes would” have been reported back L onee but for the fact that an adjournment was foreed wul the proceedings were suds denly cut short. ‘Che regulating element ia evitently on the rumpage. ‘Che Senate Commlttes on Judiclary, hav. ing come to the conelusion that oleomarenr- e amd plucose are reasonably healthy artleles for steady diet, promptly killed three bilts agalust the adulteration of food 1his nfternoon, THE 110USL A NT held Its first “mc“mi thils afternoon. The new muns showlne the present division ot the State Into Senatorinl distrlets, together witl the population of each county as shown by the new eensus, were thstribnted to the members, and the question then arose whethoer the Conunlttee should proceed to Its work fu advance of any action by Congress, or wait until the House Comuidttee on Cou- gressional Apportionment was ready to tako up ity work lu uun'hnwthm with . fhe prevalling oplnfon seemed to be that the Senatorial npportion- ment Should e eanled along In conjunction with the Comgressional tppor- tlomuent, owlng to the inthinate relations be- tween the two subjects and their same gen- eral natnre, Constderable doubt wag “ex- pressed as to the probability of Congress acting on the watter this svssion, and the opinion prevalled that, if the Legislaturo should be compelled to meet next winter in extrn sesston b order to mnke the Conzress sional appartlonnient, it could, just as well mitke the atorinl apportlonoent in eon- Junetion” with it I §ncteed such a courso wonld not poussibly facllitute matters. With this ylew the Connnltteo ndjourned, LIFE-INSURANCE MATTERS, THIS YEAL'S INJURIOUS SCHEMES. Spectut Currespandenea of ‘The Chicago Tribune. ErniNorieny, 1k, Murch 1,—~That leglslators, through lmoranee oF worse motives, should hurass must moneyed corporations evers sess slon, I3 really no speciul mattor for wonderment, The desire to galn favor with constitucnts by regnlating, or essaying te regulute, any yreat orgunization’ which hupoens to be cleariug furgro nnuund profits from the publio fs not un- naturals while the covert hope of personnl gait 13 always Incentive enoueh for similar actton on the purt of unprivolpled luwmnkors, All thls woull aeesunt for the custonuiry nttacks upon raltromd, telegraph, oxpress, and shinilar corporne thuns, sesstonufter sedsion, Thuse orgnnlzations nro essentinlly money-mnklng institutions with . constunt tendeney’ - monopoly growth, und 13 #nch are obylous subjects of leginlntive ut- tention, But that members of nny Stute Gen- erul Assembly shoutd still bo sgnorant or cor rupt enough “to Inelude life-insuratce smong thy {nterests to bo thus regularly stirred up or preyed upon, 18 really surprisiog, 1t would ) Reem though Ly this timo that tho dudlest or most ereonary of Joglslntors would wndlerstund that life-insurance 18 no monopolys (st thoso who *t ko money ™ out of ft ure {anws and orphuns, and that the * profiLe™ nre astly returned I dividends to living polleyhalidées, Tt would seam as thoukh leglss ntors swould understund thut whun thoy nssall Dfe-msuranso they wro lnmedintely bringing thowsuvlves under vlther tho contempt or suss pieion of thousends of ullc)‘llomr.-r? noarly ull of thom vuters, with o Keen'seuso of tholr own righty, i good iwemorles 1o keep Inmind for future rotribution tio politiclins who are fnjur- ing thelr intorosts, But they do not scomingly yotunderstund this fuct n 1llinols, or, f thoy Uo, they wre rockless of tho opintons of the 40440 polfoyhalidurs of this Bute, or else belleve thut the latter can bo hovdwinked by the legls- ¢ spoclons oxplanutions of thelr morw or rprelensible measures, I thiu two mionths which bave elapsed slnce tho eonvening of the present Leglslaturo sove erab LS huve been Introduced udverse to tho perent lifeslnsurines onganizittdons of tho couns try, and cuunwmumlr direetly Injurious to tho Iuterests of every Ilinols polleyboldor, LINEGAR, of Cuiro, proposes to tnx the gross recelpts of tho compunies, This tx woukl simply roslt in neronsing tho promiuing of all stock campun polieylinlders, and in reduciug the annust divi- donds of the polleyholdons fn mutual orguniza- tlons, Thoe adiitinhalrovoniu to the Btite would Do amnll; the Individunl loss to overy mun who 18 trying to socaro his fumily agninstwant would Do firgere My, Linegur I8 aman whom tho voters of Buuthern Hlinols who carry lifo-lnsurauce should remombor, ARTLEY, Communlstic Senator from Chicago, wishes that thoso combanios whose own Stwto luws tors Bl thont loumng iy part of thole nssets ju 1o West shunld be shist vutfrom dolug business in tho Stato, o utso desires thut overy couls puny shonkl doposit 100,000 with somoe olfielnl In thig Btato *ns seourity for the polloyholdors.'” Hoth of his absurd propesitions ure very agod. They huva beon knocked out of the leglslutivo less g 1uany thoos i thoe pust, but hero they wre again, with - Artley “bohind them, ready for rvonowed disnster, There {8 nolthor toglo nor pluusibility jn thom, and it is mere unties o tholr preacitt Bponsor to hopo that ho s el used by soneliody whoso , motlves are Wurse thiun bis own. St VIELE, of §t. Clalr, has a hill asking that tho so-called Shopevelent” codperative (surancs concerus f thu Btale shall not be yegurdod a8 roul life compnnlus, i that to oflicial supervlsion over them bo (s, Mr. Vielo i In othor wor thinks thut sotual fo-Insurance compantivs, with tholr vast wonlth of ussets, lmpregnable FUsETVes, Wise manugeniont, und yeurs of expos rlenee, obght to be ouretully waiched. Iutho thinks the lintatlon insuraiico suelotivs, whlo invite publis confidenco beeauss thoy have no moucey, responsibliity, experivuce, or nuythi olse, ikl which nre “condomned by competon imluun tho world over, ought to be illlowed to do « siess unchoeked, Prabably the Iusurauco fomtuittecs und the shrowd generul publio will HOL Uity ugreo with him, SENATOR TANNER, of Cluy County, bus o noro sonsiblo measure. He propuses to ko the assossment ooncerus of ather States couply with o Tinols jusurs unev kw3, or to shut them out, Too LIl is cuough, bt does ot gu S0 Tar s it ought, I outslilo corporations need watching, why shouk not un oftiviul eyo bo uiso kept uiwu the hume assoctutlous? Tho publly probubly sloulasly putriotio wavu It comed to 18 uot Valig avia