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

ST n FasiePeeri ‘“ THE STATE CGAPITAL, Much Wind and Little Work in the Senate Yes- terday, Introduction of a'Bill Prescribing the Eligibility of State Offlcors. A Move to Give Rival Qas Companies a Chance in" Cities. The House Concludes to Give the Senate Something to Do And Therefore Proceeds to Pass Quite a Number of Bills. pDefeat of the Measure in Regard to Appeals fram Appellate Courts. A Bome Hope of Abolishing the Frandu- lent Practices of Justices of the Peace, Postponement of the Senate Branch of tho Rallroad Board Investl- gatlon. The Pool Bill to Be Favorably Reported— Other Intoresting Committse Pro- ceedings, SENATE, MUCH WIND AND LITTLE WORE, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicugo Tribune, SpmuNGFIELD, IIL, March 8.~Tho Sennto convened at the uswal hour. The grist of petitions was unusually large. Senator Munnt Intreduced a joint resolu- tlon catling on the Nationul Congress to pass the bill pending In the House of Representa- tives for the relief of the survivors of Rebel prisons. Lald over under the rule. Bills were introduced as follows: By Senator Clark—Amending tho Iaw giving corporations the power to change thefr names and place of business, It amends the present law in theso two par- ticulars, By Senator Bell—Muking radical ehanges in regurd to the qualltication of Stato ofllcers, Itisrough on STATE COCKTAIL FIENDS, and yeads as follows: A By for nu act to further preseribe tho cnmmm{ of ‘ofticers under the luws of the Stute of 1llinuls, ‘or under the laws or ordi- nauces of uny nunlcipnlity of this Btate, and 10 provide fur the romoval thoreof for cortain cause therolu nnmed, SECTION 1. He it enucled, etc,y wu person who has aequired tho hubit of becoming futoxlcated by tho excessive use of intoxlvating liquors shall bo elimiblo to uuy otlice of bonor, prout, ov trust under the laws or ordinunces of auy munleipality of this State. SEC. 2. Stiould nny person elected or appointed 1o any ujtice 'described in See, 1 of this net acquire thy bablt of hecollng {utoxieated b {be excessive use of.intuxicntitg Hquora it shall A oause for removil from ofilve, 5EC. 8. Bhould auy ten clecturs of this Btato Sloon tholr onths an information in writing, with thy Speaker of the House of Hepresentu- tives, stuting that they huvo reason to bellove, 2nd du Leheve, that thore hus been clevted or appolnted to nny State vilice, or to the olticy of Judg ot the Supremo Court, or to tho olfive of Cireult Court, or Supcrior Court of Chicugo, 1010 persan Who Wus it tha tiuie of his election or appoiutment in the hubit of bocomlng intoxi- cated, nud iy still pursing such habit, or who, since his clectiun, has contracted the ' habit of becomimg Intoxicated, snid (nformation glving at leust two fnatances <of intoxieation, stating o time and pluce with ronsountly cerainty, ¥ithin thres months Inst preceding sald | formation, and giviog the ukme of tho ofli tho Epeuker shall, If satd House of Hepreseity tives bo fu . ession, or, (T nut, 48 s00n tlorealtor asit mny be, lay sald Inforniation in writing bo- lure thu House, which body shall ut once, by Conmitteo or otborwise, fuvestignte such comi- platnt, und* T the sawno, in the vpinlon of tha majarty. of sijd bady by truc, that such House ibull profer -articles of Iinpouctment sgalnst wob'oicoryand arralzy himy bofore the bar of iheenate tor triul, und suck trlnl sball bo cone' Qutted tho'samo us otber trinls of impeschiment, and, If such otiicer ahull bo found gulity, ho #kull at quee bu removed trom bis oflice, Bec. 4. 'Should uny llvo clectors of uny Sena- lorial distritt tile u sworn lutormation, suct ns Sdescribed In Sce, 3 of this act, ugainst uny Sene tur or Wepredentutive of such :ilstrict with tho President uf the Senuto fo caso of u renutor, or 7ith the Houso of Representatives in case of u Represontative, suct Prusident of the Sointe ot Speaker of th House, as tho cnso may be, shait preseat suld informatlon to hls seapective hody, Which body shull, us soun as practicable, refor 3uck Inforination to the Commiitteo un Etectlons, whoto duty it sbull bo to fully investlgute tho Cus0, and shull huve power to scnd fur persous #ud pupery, sweur and oxamino witnesses, and Teport their praceedings uud cunclusions tu their Tespective budy, ana if, on such report, two- 1dieds of sald budy shull decido the aecused toho 5&],5"‘ bosbatl forthwith be expelied trom his . B1C. & If auy five clectors shall filo with tho Circuiit Clerk uf tho county In which thoy reside, Rawary Information us ls deseribed In Bee. 3 of ibis act, ugutust uny cilicor of tho coutnty, city, town, villuge, townshlp or distrlet, precinet or ¥ard in which sukd cloctors may reside, naming fuch oflicor and uls stylo of oflice, sich Clork all jmmedustely et n summons citing such Olcer to appenr und_answer to_sich injormu- unnI numing the informnnts, 1 such summons 20ull bo issued ton days boture thy noxt torm of fodst, 1t shibll by mude returnablo to such court, LI ot then (o the term followlng, bo oY 10 any cuso the swnmons shall not day cpurued or executed on or bufors the return lny therea, thp Clerk shall, If required, issuo n plarie or utheriprocess withiout it order of tho uart thorefor, Sec. 7 provides that service of sumnions tl;l be tide by copy, ete. EC. B, Tho caso shall bo pliced upon tho Crimiuai doolsot, bo pru:cuulmr by tho Btute's. N:‘m‘llt‘)‘ 1 the nare of the ‘peoplo of Tlines, be deied "f"‘ Jury, und if dufonduut sbull bo toaud gulfty au order of removal shull bo ens ored agninst hlm, with costs of tho proceed- 1, lcluding u Stute's-Altornoey’s feo of 816, 24 tho Shuritf of tho county shull by direotod 10 taecuty the order within ton days from tho on- eriog of tha sumo, s U Tho defenso fn casos under thls act lzll bu tho ple of not gutlty. norg il It the Jury whull find tho defondant Uiy, ana furtbior Hnd that tha ouss was u-‘ IL.qu- ly bronght aud without promble foss tho Court shall asseas tho vost agulnst tho “é'zl?n!llnls. C. 11, Appeals may bo prayed cither by the d'l'ff"’.““‘ o Tutormant, us In eivil endos, > ¥ Senator Kirk—Appropriating 88,000 for Ao coustruction of an artesian well at the i Lnsang Asylum, A Hougn Jolut resolution authoriz| taty Amm{»r e lnn:Q AUIONTION THE SCHO0L FUNDA ol ordinca with the consns of 1870 was ro- sved, A motlen wus made to refer 1t to the Wmiittes on Edducation. tator Needlus was opposed to refarence "l’w Committes on Education, ns the Audit- T wasnow enwaged In mnking the appor- p‘tlrnnmu under the Inw, [le objected to the 8350 of the resolutlon, us 1t was i retlec- o 0 the Auditur, who was at present on: bylllt;wu waking the distributlon us provided h?[#lmor Campbell was opposed to the reso- il 10 totu, and moved to luy on the table, © motlon prevatled, Benatey 1LILLING VACANCIES, o ek:m De Luug’s bill amending the law tlous, éte., way read u third thue. 1t B duilows; gt m'_l.nr 41 WOt to aniend Bee. U1 of un aot ene i Al-uot fu regurd to elections uod to % ko ror "Lluf vacancies in_elective ofs SPhruved Aprid, 1834 fo forco July 1, ii0x 1, j LYY cnlnm ¥ enacted, cto., That Soc. Ul of “Au act ln regurd to elections ABICAGO TRIBUNE WEDNE And to provido fur filling vacnoules In elective oftices,” approved Aprilit, IA22, in forco July 1, 1858 U and tho smins §s herchy nmotded 5o 18 (0 rugul 18 follow In cotmties under townshinp organizns towi khall conxtitute an eleetion pro= sinet, hut the County Honrd divide uny own (nto na mnuy eléetion disteietd ny, tho_con- venletes of the peopl mny reyuire, detining the anme by distinet” boundarles wnd numbers, and may, Trom thne to 1l dealgnte tha pluees it which oleetions shnll bis i All gen- crul and speetnl clections shall ho held at tho Phices wo destgnuted. Tuwns which o wholly within the lmits of un Ineorpornted elty, or towna whoso bomiduries ar cuextenslve with the bustmtarles of iy vitlage, shol be wo divided that no clection disteiet shall contaln more thin Hva bundred @6 eleetors: tho nunber of votes il tho last preceduy geacral eleetion for Presidentinl Blector to b 18 the binsis of tho fipst division when it npe pLars that af tos uve becn ondt In uny e tho wanie shnll ho dee: Provided, howeves, tint stieh readjustoent of election districts shail not bu tmade aftoner than ance n four yenrs, ‘The bitl falled to puss, mueh to theanthor’s unconcendel disgust, Sentor Adams, how- ever, came o Do Lang’s vellef, and entered n motion (o reconshler the setlon defentine It, 1t belng evilent that no guorim wis press ent, the Scnate conshlered bills on SECOND IEADING, ‘Tlhe bill Introduced by Senator Torranee glving County Bonrds the power to compel the attendance before them of witnesses wus rend a second thme. Senator Archer enlled on the author to ex- plaln the LIl and sald the bUL practieally gave 1 Connty Dourd the same power as Grand Jury. Senator Torrance was ready and wiliing to esplnin his bHL e dil so at the request of the Supervisors of Livingstone Cotnty, They were appointed by law 1o exmning the wceounts of minor county officers, nnd wahted the power to exmmine books and pa- pers, Such suthorlty they did not have un- der the present Tawe The Semator gave o case in point, Semttor Munn favored the bill, e had personul knowlege of o ense where suely power was greatly needed by a County Board, who were Investigating the nceounts of n County Treasurer. "I'his ofleer ot only re- fused to produce his books, but gave the County Bounrd tho grand lnwzh, much 1o the disgzust of that venerable body, Senator Clurk was of the epinion that the present faw on tho question was broad enougit, Munn nnd Clark cross-fired questlons nt i other for some = Senator Merritt opy the bill, It made smelling commlittees of Boards of Supervis- ors, If anything wis to be done, CUT DOWN THIE POWEI 0F THE SUPERVISORS, ‘They knew tao much ulready, ‘They should be guarded and restrieted, being ordinurily a8 wild a8 8 lot of "T'exus ste Senator Munn sakd the bl was not meant to be farclent, 1t was a serfous matter, nond shoukl teceive decorous attention, ‘Phero was no law requiring certnin connty ofileers to furnish veritiention of payments inado by tirenn, There were thres investlzations now on hand tn W County, "They had lingered along for over a year, ~'I'wo were ex-Cotnty ‘Crensurers, one was an ex-Sherill, and it wits itnpossible (o compel these men’ to pro- ducg themselves with their p: beforen committee, There was nune at nt. Senator Areherth verhuard the anchor of the Constitution of 1570, nuud, hnvine s - Iy rounded to, proceeded to advanes les guments neuinst the bill, which he said wonhl prodice necdtess and vesatious deluy and expense, Such w power as the bill eon- templated would bo very dangerous in the hands of County Boards, Senator Whiting delivered n lun{,:rll' dis- sertatlon on the duties sl jurisdictfon y officers, ‘The Supervisors of Bureat vers ns conseientious in the exercise 3 the Senute of the State, He was for the Supervisors at large, und Bu- reauw peopls in particular. Senntor Adains sald the people In his part of the State were distrustfuf of County Bonrds, and genernlly belleved the netivns of these bodles WOULD BEAR A VAST DEAL OF RCRUTINY. Whether the bill would hielp Cook County or not he was not prepured to state, but it shoulid also be wiven to the sub-committoes of County Boards. Various wmenduents were offered and dis- cussud nt fengtly, So muny amendments wera mads to the bIIL that 18 author heerme disgustea with it, and moved to strike out the ennettng etnuse. 'lfh“ rlimmlo ngreed, nnd tho bill went by the anrd, Senator Callon introduced a LI authorkz. ing Muyors of citles to ordl the usa of strects for the lnying of mas-vlpes upon the petition of the mnfiu’!ty of the property- owners abutting safd streets, It is Intended to allow the Institutlon of rival gas compa- In certain eitles where there are niouop- ulies Tn tho gus business and property-owners dustre competition, ‘I'he Senate then adjourned untilto-morrow moming, tion, ol e LOUSE. TEAL BUSINESS, Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Seusarisy, fiL, March 8,—Pearson, of Mudisou, got the tloor on tho openlng of the sesslon this mornlng, and after referring to tha fact that the House had passed very few Lills, und remarking that the Senate would b glad (o have somo House business to work o, sl that It would be better to do all that ‘was possiblo now Instead of postponing mat- tersuntil the rush luter on, moved to dis- vense with the regular order and take up House bllls on third reading, ‘The motion provailed. TRANSCHLITH. ‘The first bill on the list, 1L 13, 163, wasread & thivd thne, and passed without diseussion Ly u vote of yeas, 112 nuys, 0, It 13 ns fol- lowa: A Bu for an act i relation to remandlig cuises o u|l|}mnl ur writ ol crror. BECTION L U6 It cnacted, efe., 'Thut when any cause |s remanded by the Suprema Conrt ar Ap= pelinte Court, any person shall be ontitled to uve n transertpt of such order, duly vortiiied by tio clork uf ol ollrt, POIL DAt 10 siich clurk tho costs {n auch enise tido by sieh purty 1 suid Supremo vr Appeltate Courts, uud tho fees for puiking such trunseript. Beg, 2 This act stall spply t eauses now in tho Suprome and Appellate Courta iy which suc order tms been mady, us woll ns to_ ennses in witlch such order shnll bo hureafter inade. murgency exisis by res son of E on_appeals and on writ of error in which u merltorious causo of notion {8 stuyed by the ucewmulation of costs, this not shnll tuke effeet und bo fi furco from and ufter jis passugc, 4 1ouse “bilk 174, changing’ the terms of the County Court in Calhoun and Wayno Countices to January nnd August, was pussed unanlmously withuut disenssion. MARY'S LUCTLE LAMB, Morrly’ Dog-and-Sheep bl lkowlse went throngh without any difienlty, and will rench the Senate I the followlng shapa: A 1L TOr Ui uet 1o kimend See, 3 af an aet en- titled Sun ot tu indemnity ‘tho owiurs sheep i caso of daitigre committed by dogs, npproved Miy 29, 1870, [ foree July 79, BEUTLON {t entcted, ete., 'Thut 8o, 8 of an w indemnity ownoers of nage commtited by doys,"” 3 20, 1850, Tt force duly 1, 1810, \':n;ll xu: sa is eroby amendod su 08 to rond us otlows: * 2 1t shall bo the duty of the Couuty Treasurers and Bupervisors Inu'ln{’ the custdy of tho funds collected ns lleenso feos us aforo- suld, Lo puy the sumo out in tho wanuer fullow- s L‘ml—llr such County Treusurers ta tho owne ord of sheen i thele rospective counties, und by tho BUPCEVIZOS t tho vwniera of sieep'tn tholy respective tuwmkwnnnhall ke vroot L theu, befure the (st Monduy of Mureh {n cnoh your, of loss ur I Ill‘{ to sheep by doge, othue than thoir own, the full amount of the loas or injury 80 proved, If thory ure funds sulliclent to pay the sumos 1f thera by not satlicient funds to pay wuoh lues or Injury I, full, then the owners OF sheep an snstaliing loss oF Injury ne wiores sald, and making proot thereol s In this net provided, sbutl b puid vutor such fuml i pro- poruon to hls or ber loss or Injury or his or bor ProTata shurs thoroof, Second—I[t there bu i haluneo of such Liconse Fund left 1o the bunds of the County Treasurer o Town Suporvisor, atter puying tho luddes snd injurivs sustuined A3 aforesabl, sach Lulunce shull bo turoed 15to the curreit coutity futuls, und upproprinted us the County Bourd inay dis veat; und by tho Suporvisor of thu town, iy countics under township organization, into the General Fuid of 1o town, to Ue disposed of a8 such town soull sew prope TIE WAY TO AUATE NUISANCES, OSMarw's bill, nathorizing cltles, towns, and viltuges to colleet the expense of abating *nulsanees from the prenses on which they exist, una muking e saine o len against the yremises, wns next on the Hst, | Durfee, of-Mucon, ralsed the objection that allen of this surt would vecaslon i Intinit dent of bother toreal-estato buyoers, O'Mara thought that citles ought to have this power to rchnburse thowselves for the -expense of abatmg wulsances, As for thy bothier ot keeping track of such liens, he thought the objection somewhant Tanclful, "Thery was sertutnly no more ditfienlty nhout 1t a0 fur ns that was coneerned, than there was nbonut lens of any oth sort, There wis o zood deal of halting during the roll-call and ehinnging of votes, and the bil, although s good one, talled Tor some renson or other o get the ne thirds vote i vote of yeas 62, nuys 49, I NG DOWSN TIE PARK COMMISRIONENRS, he next billon the enlendar was one ESSIrY (W It way knoeked out of tline by auiring detailed statements winder oath from Park Commissloners to the Gove Iurris, of Cook, moved to ore the bl to the order of second reading, so that it mbght he nnended, e way oppo: ul to the’ bill on the groumt that the proposed reports went to n sotree too far from the p stead of belng made to the 6 “ahonld ho mady to the Connty Buard, waus i good deal nearer howme, ple, In- they which It might he N0 added that Harls ulrendy hay a bill in which provides for sworn reports to the latter body, Colllns, Chnirman of the Commlttee on Corporations, which reported baek the bill in question, sabit It way prepared on the theory that the blll for the appointment ‘of South Tark Commlssioners by the Governor wonld b ome a lnw, I whieh ease the system would be uniform, und reports should be made to the one appointing power, Dut whethar the otlier bill hee: could ses no objection to the bill, the ob- Jeet of which was certalnly prajseworth, Hertington, of Kane, attacked the mes ot the growmt that 1t crented an e pense and State, e lnw or ot T ex- {llegally saddled it upon the Weber, of Cook, couldn’t ace that these re- ports were to be printed at the expenseof the State,-but he bad hewnd that somo of the [ Park Commissioners were in town amd coutld understand why they were opposed to the neasure, In conclusion he merely wished 1o remark that the gentleman from the First District had abill in, whieh was ntended to apply only to the South ark Commissloners, I Teports wer ¢ n good thing, they ought to be generil, snd not cons fined to one seetlon of the city. arris, of Cook, the g denled that he had nny speetal inte entleman altuded to, est In oy aequnintance with o partiewdar Board of Purk Commissioners. All that he de sfred wns that the reports should be made to o hady near at home, and near to the hearts of the people. It there were any Park Com- missioners ntown, he didn't know It. The motion to vestore the bILL to the order of s pro md reading prevailed, and the House ded to take up GREGG'S APPELLATE COUNT SCHEMIE, more contmonly known as the bill to encour- age lithzatlon nnd provide work for the fegnl eratt, Ihe bt provides, in brief, for written oplnlons nud appeats in all now, of written opint Judgment of the Court helow 15 reve only 508, nste: wh appeals In eases where tho amount at fssue ex ceeds $1,000, Gregg took the floor to bolster wp his sely e for all he was worth, A of good abllities, a sharp, rattling talker, e adid 1t well, T'he writ n provision was de- fended on the double ground that writlng made the aceurate man, and that attorneys shoull have the opportunity to investigate the reasonitg amd the conclusions of the Court nnd ehallenge them 1f they deemed them Incorrect. To help himself out, he cltul instances of ERRO 101'S DECISH by the Court, which w S subsequentty modified when the Courl’s atteution was drawn to them. seemed to by that the dudiges were not accurate men, wncd ought to be looked after by the more In short, the nzreement Appellate Court u uritn practitioners at the Bar,~something which was Impossible If they wroto no apintons n aflrmed enses. On the question of unlhmited appeals, the author of the bill exalted tho right of nppeal as one that was fundawental, and eracked up the bill ns one in the Interest of the people. Mitelell, of MeLean, said he had falled to find uny excuse for such n bill The Ap- pellate Court hind done its work well, en- abling tho Supreme Court to go o long way townrd catehing up with its work, and to erlpple its dispatehing o bill a8 business usofuiness this iIn the way of by was passing all sueh wWEong, In conclusion, Mr. Mitehell cited some fig- ures obtnned fre ni the Clerksof the Suprems Court In answer to tho resolution of his adopted a week or so ago. The figures showed, Inbrief, that the number of cases' taken under advisement for final determinas tion durlng 1880 was 270,—In other words, they hndn't eaught up with their work to within thut figure, The wisdom of the pres- ent law, ho contluned, prevented any greater pilng up of business, but a bill ke the pres- ent, which proposed to let down the bars, would simply render the Appellate Court nsel s aul Interfere with the business of tho Supreme Court, which even b this Iate day Il not enugl . Yanee: ALV rom a Justice-shop up, us of ers who IN THE RIGIT OF AMPEAL L up halt un hour to boost the bill, Munn, of Vermtlion, opposed the bill in ils usunl elear and inetstve way, it dp with 1ts work, . Mucoupin, another of the class ‘T'he written- opinion provision was arguedat some length, and dismlssed with the remark that when n man was Kl Titted him, sufliclently developed doors entlrely nnd allow appeals b overy cnse was to destroy not only the efliclency ot Inta, hut'to clog the business of the 'y tuet thut tho de- a\|)iwllnm Conrt ], wers not to b finn turnlly tend to mnke those Jurlges nl thai they would bo It they ki that there wis not a " higher cou thelr conclusions,—in_ othor wa tend to make thuin fess mdeps LITIGATION WAR FLIEE —s0 free, In foct, that the a se Involvie tho i hity pliy e ansted all Bis righis, the Ap: Surmmu Court, elslons of the vl to this bi a woult Tess e cenough now, nie i wit hu had o i I 0 of 1 bluek-aid- e didn't eure to know what 18 tll»tumlllun to uppeal was "I'ho v 1ldn’t 1 now, but te open tho .)mllmsl 1o review s, 1t woukd ndent, ny v Ton L until Unidler this DI e conld go Lron the Justice-shon to the Suprems Court, ‘The present bill, instead of being i the Iutorest of the poor man, over whom its nuthor almoest shed tears, might work to his Injury, By 1ts provislons a ¢uor- poration might Hight the puor wan from the Justiee-shiop o thecourt of, the privilezs of uppeal coul L an winitigated good. Bller lust res Ll haedly bo con- Ko thnt toekwell, of Cuok, ourosud the bl even moro vigorously that bulloted on - sueond reading, whils he (i whin Bt was Younz- ood, of Franklin, dld nll he could to push 1t wlung, on the grownd thut [T WAS JUNT IN PRINCIPLE, the right of appenl belng about the most sa- ereil thing lett, ete, Yineey, wha siw with coni'ern that anum- bor of the friends ot the WErS absent, moved to wdjourn, ‘The motion wis lust, il the roll was ealled o the pa Nelther shlo wns ud strong us mlzm L, owing to absentees, but the bill. have bee igo of the it fulled to receive the necessney 70 votes, and wies lakd on the sholf, ‘The Vot stood yous 03, nuys 43, us follow: Amos, Tuliwin, Bitnor, Blackaby, Ny, I Bucklugham, Tui i Ll \diur, Chatlield, Chiaholm Conk, J. It Coultue, Cowuu, X, Crandall, Duvls, Pigiiin, ugilab, Frwin, Gullup, Gorwan, Groan, Allon, Uaser, « Jandl YEAS, Gregg, l{:\rm(l-‘nrctw) Harvoy, Murphy, Nishus i, Perril ISeol (Wabash), Plotke, iteno, Itk Keon (Wayne), Kroll, Eincgur, Luens, Bhnw, Murtin (Wood- Bhuuiw ford), Bpan Martln (White), Btove i Bullls MeAdums, MoDould, “Thuraton, Mofeod, Yaughey, MoWliffims, Weber, Micure, White (Cook), Maock, Witbunks, Moore, W J Morgan, Wrigit (Boone), Morris, Yuncey, Mortland, Yuupgblood—68 NAYS, 54 McKiuloy, Richardson (Ad- Mitehell, aws), oy, Okeson, Ttowers, Brown, Olwiin, femle Butter Varry) Bl Petors, Hnith, Pearson (Madi-Rtowell, aonh, Steattan (Jeffer- Pentson (Cooky aon), ‘Stratton (Will), helps, Tuistz, Plerson(reonejl’ nderwaood, llock, Vuile, Whittnn, Wonr (K nux), Wood (he Kalh), s, andington, Mann, Mr.Speitker—48. Recker, Pawell, illings, Robluson, I Sexton, Carr, Etriekman, Cnrter, Sumner, Clirk, Tenney, Clootan, MeMahon, "hompson, Crankrite, Mlcrosinwakl, Wolsn, Cruak, Nichols, White 10gle), g, Otmnn, Wright (Du Unrlund, Tetrie, D Pagei—i, DONATNG, arris (Conk), O'Mara, Young—i, Mol Bimonson, Walte, of Cook, true {0 his natural fne stinets and th Alpu::ulhlr role lie has assumed In fightine good biits nlf the thne and boost- itz qneer snes the other half, very approprie ately voted for tho measure, Alfen, whe favors the blil, changed to no AL the last winute, for the purpose of movine i reeonsideration to-morrow, whui advoestes of an unlimited right to uppeal profess their abllity to deam _up and wheel Into ne cinngh of to-liy's abseutees to push the thing through,—that fs, it muy he, TUE LAST MOMENTS OF THE SESSION utilized to et 1) o hawdiul of new bills, zht, of Boone, wants the Jlist of per- property exempt_from attaclhment and 1 on 1tion ntd from distress for rent S0 a8 to inelude one sewingma- ry fnenltnre, tools, and fmple- ceding $100 T vatue, materials Sary 1o N\I'l?' o1 husiness not lige S35 tu value, Ule Tmplements or of any professional person not o 2 2100 i value, aml, Inaddition 1o the vitere the debtoris the hed of o family, tho rullu\vluznucussur;'I usehold furniture nat exceeding in value’$150: Cow mind ealf and two swine, one yoke of oxen or one spin of hors sedd I obtadning the support of the debtor's family not execeding in valne 81 il harnes t execeding lu vale 525, ne ty provisions and fuel for the family for ce months, and necessaey food for the stock exempted for the Smne period, Blbles, sehool-books, wmil family pletu fumity library, e S100 worth of ather property ed by the debtar, ‘I tditor, nrined with an exeention, writ clunent, or distress-warrant, may take the artl ennmerated by pryving the vajue fixedd by the bilk, und, if theidebtor refuse the tender, may levy upon amd sell them. WIEN THI HEAD OF A FAMILY DIES or deserts his fnbly, the Intter shall be en- titfed to wlithe benefity conterred npon him by the bill. No persondp property shall he upt trom levy of atthiehmentor ey hen the debt or judgment is for wages, Auy oftieer xelzing any ot the nrtieles exemipt- ed s maude Hable iy an actlon of tr lp. 3 for double the value of the property Hlegully tn! The Committee on Figh and Game intro- dueed w DL to approprinfo £4,000 for the Fish Commisston, w 0, 8, Cook, of Coolk, Introdueed a bill to abollsh distress for rentd It vepeals all pro- visions af luw for distitss proceedings, bug provhles thatthe landlord of premise el for nzrlenlturnl purposes shall inve a Hen upon the erops grown oy growmg upon the demised promises for the renty sieh hen to fureeldl as liens upon chiattels are now by law, Parish, of Cook, Intraduced TOST IMPORFANT ILL OF THE roas Coole Connty s concerned vivis legistative mtrempts to corr evis which have grown up In_and from the ook County ‘have struek o ERUNY hape of o constitutional objee- tion or hinve met the setive combined opposi- tlon of the eowntry fawyers, who saw In them ‘n dive possibitity that thelr businvsy wight he ent down 1f the jurlsdletion of Justiees of the Peaco were limited* in the several ways proposed. Parish’s b proposed u shmplo and st tho. same ting constitntional remedy for the evils wi Ive made justica in'Cook County n by-word andd asteneiy in the nostrils of decent people. In a word, Mr. Parish ]»rmmscs 10 divide Cook County o two Justiee of the Pence dis- triets,—tha City of Chiv nime one of then and the remalnder of Cook County the uther, thus Hitie the jurtsdietion of & ejty dustice to the eity, mud, What Is still mor to the point, the jurlmllcdun of the country Jus- tice to the country, THE WAY HE GETS AT IT is by amending See, 1 ofitlie Justice ut]l_.:m V! he e s et In “this State, except the ity of Cook, and all that part ot Cook County not included withln the lnlts of the City ot Chlengo, and the Clty of Chicago, ure I spectively constltuted distriets to the: Hnlts of which the J dletlon of )l Justices of the | 2 c¢ I8 hereby Imlted, he authorlty for all this s found in See, 21, Art. 6, of the now Coustitution, which provides that * Justices of the Peace, Polien Maglstrates, nnd Constubles shall be eleeted o and -for such wistriets a3 are ov way he provided by fuw, angd the jprisdiction of such Justices of tho Peace “and Police Magistrates shall be unitorm,” 28 of the same article, which provhles for the ap- polntment ot Chieago Justices by the Gov- ernor, nlso BECOUNIZIS THE DISTRICT FEATURE by distinetly stathig that the npuointees shall be *tor such districts w3 ure now or shall hereafter be provided by Jaw,” The blll docs not in uny way disturb any of the outsitle countle: hich are ereeted into districts whose with the present county tHne: divides Copk Connty Into two one comprising the “City of Chieaszo and the othorall that portion of Cook Councy ot~ shde, ‘The ol opposition from the outside punties s thus u onee renio for tho reason that the b1 does uot propnss to inter~ feve with them in the slizhtest degree, The constitutiona! objection ‘to_all previons nt- tnpts to refornt the present abuses is Iike- wise obvinted, and the only possible op- position to the bill ean como fram such ereatares ns Dolton, the Cottle ganss, ang THE TRIBLE OF CROOKED CONSTABLES, whose influence with the present Leglslature Isn't ikely to go very far, I order to maky the remalnder of the'uet consistent with tha Torezolng mwendmieat, it Is further provided thut on the first ‘Taesdny In April, A, 1D, 1855, and at ench quadrennial olection for town oflleers therentter, thery shall Lo slected in ench town n the ntoresuld dlstriets in coun- thes undor townshin orzanlzntion, exeept a8 to Justices of the Peace In the City of ¢ Conuty, on_ tho Tuesduy nes first Monday in - November, A, and on o the sane Cday auadrennially thereafter, there shall bo clected in ench eleetion preeluet [n the afore- shl distriets In countles under township ore gunlzation, two Jostives of the Pence, vy usigg the Langaney of the present ., Sq 11 s the word **distriel wor e tes,” us follows: the Pence shall buve Jurisdiction i thelr re- apective distriets In the followlg cases,” ete. Allen, of Wiiteskde, entured o notion to reeonsider the vote by which thoe Bl allow: g wlthiess-fees In ull erlmiinl cuses was slunghtored last Suturdey, The House then ud junrned until to-morrow morning. £ TIE INVESTIGATION. POSTPONEMENT, Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune, Srwsurieny, UL, Marel 8,.—Thelnvesti- gutlon of the churges preferred by Judgo F. 1lawding agnlnst the NRullvond Commisslons ers and soveral of the rgust rallvonds in the State, In which aro alleged diserimina- tlan nut oxtortion, wus begu this diternoon betore the Senate Rultrond Comumlttee, Sen- ator Fuller in the chair. ‘The rallvoad men present were B, I Ripley, of the Burling- Jou Tucker, of the Hiinols Cential; l'lllll Thomus ¥, Withrow, of the Rock Istand Rond. Hogue sald that In the lnvestigation of the othor matters beforo the Comndtics the reg- ulnr business of the Bourd hul veen neg- lected, and that orgunlzation had asked Maf, Jumes A, Connelly to appear for them in thelr behalt, No objectlons were made, 1lurding said he was rewdy to go on. Connelly sadd ho had Just secn the charges, aud ought In justics te vverybody hnve thne to uxumine and digest thew, e therefore ASKED A FOSTPONEMENT on that uccount until to-morrow ufteronn. Hurding snld ho hud not the thuu to stuy here ludetinitly, nnd desired to go abead. Senator Callon suld he lind not examined the chargest The coustesy of tho short ad- Journment ugked for by Mr. Connelly should 5 e be granted, and he moved u postponement Il to-jntrow, Senator Lanuning wanted to know if Ifard- Ine ad anything further to say than what the printed eiarges contained, Harding nnswered lie would have nothing mere to Rey. Lanning insisted it was but falr to order the postponerient. 1le desired to read and nmf cofnprehend the eharges, By so dolng the Investigation would be hnstened, e o, sired to have the work ent ont so the Com. mittee could see what was coming hefors it Iarding saki the charges were' plaln, and spuke for themselves, Chnirman Fuller salil it was desired to lve A FULL AND FAIL HEAWING OF THE THIL MAT- granted for the defense to prepare themnselv Mak Connelly said he desired to have Mr, Hard iis vlews ahout the scope of 1 Y whether they were nzalnst the Bourd as abody or aeainst the Tndividual members thereof. He hoped My, Harding wotthl mnke nn exposition of the charges, Hardlngsald he knew of o way ta preter elarges seainst Bogue and Smith” except as Rablrowd Commissioners, and e wanted to nseertain I they were Bt persons to be con- firmel In the coutinanee of thelr oftlee, Senator Whithue belleved the only way to rito swint was to Jump in the water, and d that the investization nroceml, ,Senator Calton'’s motion prevailed, and the Connmittes mifonrnes TOPICS OF INTEREST, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, Bpecint Disraten to The Chicaco Tribune. Srasariern, I, Maren S$.—The House Judlelary Conmittee met this afternoom nnd promptly reeognized the value of Parfsh's Justice of the Peaee bl by decliming to re- port it ack to-morrow morning with the recommendation that It do pass. The Com- mittee lstened to Mr. Parish's statements regarding the manner In which justice is trvestied In Cook County, and 1o his ex- plntion of the method by which ha pro- posed to remedy the evil, Tho bill Impressed everybody on the Comnittes with the feeling that the abuses i question were at last heing attneked I a constitutional manner, and several of the aembers made it a point to personnlly congratulate the author on his suceess fn s Iast Litting upon Just the right thing, and to express the hope that the bill woulil pass at an early day, The Conmittes was unanhmons i Hs recommendation, and ity report will go into the Nouse with the welght of authority that comes from the fnet that nlneteen of the best lawyers In the House, WITHOUT A DISSENTING VOICE: of the Commltter, gave It as his oplnlon fn no eomversation with Tne ‘Puisese corregpondent afterwards that the bl would prabably not encounter any opposition, so eminently Just and proper were Its vro- visions, Besldes the lawyers on the Com- mittee, Inelnding Baldwin, Cowan, Mann, Yancey, Chafee, Gregs, and others, the bill meels the hearty appraval of suel men as Allen, Carter, Youngblood, Collins of Caok, aud others, so that, ns o mutter of faet, the best Jegal tatent on both sides of the House Is enlistedd In its favor and will work for jts passage, The weight of their example witl o far to down any fuctions opposition which muy spring up tter in the day, but whiel at present hins not dared {o show itself. A copy of the bill will be introduced into the Senate te-morrow mornime by Senator Camp- bell, of Cook, and from this time onafl proper ofiort will be made to seeure its early passuge fn both Iouse DRAINAGE, ‘Tho House Comnitteo on Dealunge met (his afternoon and listenedd to an argument By James P, Root In favor of the bill intro- duced at the fustanee of the Cltizens' Asso- clatlon, sud providing for the ereatlon of sewerage distriets, The poiuts of the bill and ‘the arguments in Its favor were elearly nnd conclsely set forth, but the Committeo deferred action untll its next meeting. THE POOL BILL. Though the meeting of the..House Com- mittee on Corporntions to-day was some- what lke the play of *Hamlet” with the titular tole. Jett out, so far as the ,absenes: of Senater Delang, author of the Pool DI was conoerned, 1t was stitl not without its points of interest. The 1?00l bl was eallednp as the specialorder, where- upon Plerson, of Greene, remarked thut fils colleague, Mr, Carr, & member of the Sub- Comitter having Iin hand, had been nbsent for several weeks I consequence of the seri- ous iltness of his wife, Weber, of Cook, Chaliman of the Sub- Conunittee, reported the bill back with the stutement that the Committ 1 been un- able to weet, owhne to Carr bsenee, and asked to be excused from theSub-Committee, ‘The request was granted. Weber thereupon read what purported to e an interview with Senator De Lang from A CHICAGO AFTERNOON HANDIMLL, in which the 5 W ook ocension 5 that some strrnge influenes was at w 1 the Commitiee to deluy the bl - Weber nn- nounced hlmself, us he” hny )ru\‘lmmlfwl(ml'. i fuvor of tho bill, b sald he thoughtsong expluanation was due the Connnttee from the author of such stutenients ns this. Winger, of Iroguols, didn't think the mat- ter worthy of not Roekwell, of it 5, sadd he understood st neensaton il been made against the Connnittee, which, it sustained, would glva Its action on any measure Hitle influenee with the House or members’ constitnents, The inslnuntlon — that the Comumttee w suseeptible to undue infiue enees wis o grave one, and seemed 1o him that Sceuator De Lamz, who ought to huve been satisied of the Connnit- tew's honesty in the matter from the ¢ of its aetion, which ho had hewrd . vead a week sgo, shonld appear bafore the Cominit- tee qul farnlsh some explanation of the statements which had appesred I print, Buck, of Coles, obsvryed that, while De Lang was hehiy censuratie for s 2onduet, TIE COMMITTRE'S FINST DUTY was to_dlspose of the bill and attend to the talky Senator nfterwards, Colting, of Cook, Chatvian of the Commit- A letter trom the Senntor, fn which rexpressed Wls thanks for the "5 eaurtesy | viting imto ) it and s reeognltion ot the Committee's a/bllity and disposition to eon- stderall matters wisely nik unruml!ia o would not, therefore, nssume that his n’.- praranee befors the Committes would add anything to the moral or potitleal support to which tho bilLwas entitled, As for noews- JEPCT comne: reflecting on the aetlon of the Conmttiee, tho Senatorful Jetter-writter diselnlmed all responstbitity, Tho lettor was tollowerd up I?‘ the appearance in parson of Parlsh, of Couk, the Senator's next friend in the watter, who virtunlly al the Come wittes to degd tenderly with the young man, As Pavish pwt iy, DI LANG WARN'T 1 for quite w numberof thing fine o polnt on Ity the Represel Cook Divdo the Connlttee consld Senator from Cook had heen sort of an aceldent, as 1t were, und his tead had been sombwhat tnened by the flatterny - notics accorded Wis bilt on its Introdnetion in o the Seoate, Whatever might have been sali fu o moment of uuccrmim" and uuxlulr ay to the ulthiate fate of the billought not, Tn bis opinlon, to by allowed to welzh ugulnst o good measuro or inany wuv prejudies it with the Connnittoe, The Comwmitice seemed perfeetly satistied with ¢l wity of puttine 1t, und let that branch of the subjeet drop. Plerson, of Gheéne, who has donned his war-paint und entored into A FIGIT AGAINST GRAIN AND STOCK GAM- BLERS, offered an_amendinent to the bill caleulated to wipe Bosrds of Trade and bucket-shops oft the fuee of the enrth, tockwell offered unother to pennit pool- selling on horse-ruees it connty falrs aid on the tracks of_ racki ssoolations, e dfiseussed the llgh mornl polnts involved for nbout an hour, laid both tinendients o the table, and will report the 1L haek Enthe morn g fn its ovlginal shape with the recommendation thut it do pass. ‘Thus ended the consideration of a nntter concernimg which ono of the best Commlit- tees In the House has been about as unjustly eritlelsed wd mlsrepresonted as it wellcould bo without unything on which to back up those eritleisms und mdstopresentutions, THIE BCHOOL-FUND HOBBELY. ‘Tho snddenness with which the Senate to- day put its foot dewn on Youngblood’s jolnt Jesolution to perpetuate the schuol-fund rob- PONSIRLE ot 1o pit ton tive (rom ¢ that the ed by o 4 bery mnde it tha motlon te reconsider fn the Yonse, Tha ¢ to upportion the fumd on the basts of 1% of 1870 §s now In the conditton of Titional deast herelng, and the Auditor i the meantinie heen taking thne by the nek med enleutating the x\‘murlllinllmlll. a3 was his duty, on the basls of tha census of 1850, " Tle has already fie- ured out the amounts- - to he i hack 1o some elzhty-live or more conn- thes, atd will Botsd the whole 102 some time The hackwoods eowtties which have steadily heen deawing ont more than they put in are In hiard ek, so faras o pore tion of their program I8 eoncerned, ‘Lhey WISt draw out Iy the same old way, but, owing 1o the growth of Conk and the other Inrger eonnties durme the Inst ten yenrsy thes won't draw anite s muel as they had hoped to do by making the division on the Dissls of the eenstis of 1570, mnd Cook Connty will be about 000 buttey off than she wliht have been, LIFE-INSUIRANCE, RTC, Every day ahovs more eonely lml{ that the Seniate s the portion of the present 1,ois- fature I which bad mensures are to pushed, Examples of this are seen Iy the movements wdverse o llfe-insuranee origi- nated il eoddled by eertain: Senntors in evident hiopes that the eomptnies will * do something,” Life-Insuranee {3 prosperous to-day throughont the State, [Polleyholders e satlstivd, and the i Is practienll winhinons i commending the po X cellence of the system and tho honorable anngement of the companies, But 1linois State Senators continue to cook up measures detrhmentat to lle-losuranee, and the regn- Iar Committee to which the bills are re- ferred 19 Just as ant to report favorably npon the st patpably corrnpt ones s to do Hts oty “and - smother them, Artley, the Chienza Communist, who repres sents nobody fu pacticular, and whose elee- tion was aseratel, is one of the Senntorial regulntors of life-insuranes thiy session. Merritt, the lmmaculate, of Marlon County, Is another, F; ills of thiy nature intro- dueel by [ conurze, not prej Dy themsely T al author's nan D mule knows when the meastires are dis- cusaet jn open Senate, il the polleyholds ers of the State will then learn who the par- tles aro that are whiing to hazara the best in- terests of thousunds of famdlies for thetr own corrupt gal ‘Flie o eems to be more honorably con- stituted, [, 1w to the present Lme, has not produceit many disreputable me: of any kind, while Its Committees uve evineed Taudnbl o stramgle the few mer- nary ones referred to theny, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. A Card from e, Turpin, To the Editor of The Chicagn Tribune, Crieaaa, Murch B—ftecelver Turpln begs his friends to take no aturm ot the charges ngninst him nsget forth In a petltion to the Superior Court. te has reason to belleve that the whole matter is fnstigated by man that be has heen sutng for the past three years to compel him to Py his fndebteduesd to the. Fidetity ank, This min bk resorted 1o ail the tricks Kuown to tho praciive to avold his Just llability, wwearing that he conld Justl hunds oa any ot the Ju nt A part of the trausaetdons complalued of have no toundution ut wilz the rost ware fully exe plalned o, und approverd by, the Conrt before they were consinmie: ‘The Itoceiver feels perfert contidenes n bis ubllity to sutisty the Court on all of thete pointy, VoA Teners., Washinzton Sockety. o the Editur of The Chicaqn Tribune, M. P 7ol March 7.—1 notlee the ren- BOn arsly for Mr. Alllson’s refusal to tnka the portfoliv of tho I'reasury Is thit his wife v unable to endure the strdn demanded by Wash- fngton Roclef Has It ever weeurred 1o you that Wushington, althongh & nice place, ought. not 1o make sueh demunds on tho ofileers of e Govermnent or thoir tumities s to deter pri- dent and capable men fromt necepting olliee? 1 presume “Gnth ™ thinks it would be a good thing 1 somcthg could bo done to doter o lurge numl (rom nxist tng on olice, Independent of auy State peide, I think it a 1033 ta the country” that Mr, Allison de= ehineds thut next to Mr. Shermsn e 59 the b mun mentioned for tho place, and, with nf) re- spect to Mr. Sherman, I betleve that ut - the end of four yenrs he wonld be yecognized as Mr. Sherman'a peer. Ad 10 Wushinuton saclety, it seems to me to needa fittlo reformntion, but § dow't know much of it only e newsppers, | sorry It was strong enough ta keep Mr. Allison out, J.C v, Joubert, the Lender of the Boers, Th the TAitor uf ‘Ive Chiowzo Trinines Cuteaao, Murch T-ln tho * Registre des Marjages®™ of the * Wallon Chureh,” at Briclie, the first town I Holland thit in 1632 sueceeded Inthrowlg off the Spunish yoke, reference i3 wude to one of Joubert's ancestors. Tho reglster mentions thut on the st of Februsrey, 1658, In the Walton Chisreh, at Irielte, tho mar Flnge was conseerated of *1erre Joubert, nntive of be la Motte " Algnes in Irovence, and «0f Susaung Heyne de ln Rogne, n natlve ot W Antheron {u e, bath huving taken Mont de S, bound pe ot Good Hope, nder command of t Sumuel Van Groll, and this nft publte unnonacements made o with the consent of I 1t ds well kuown that u great u Hollunders at tho Cape, the suseall AfriKuanders,” wre descendants Whu. ufter the revocation ol tho by Louls X1V v, ik wita, soeking refuge, passed_from 1o d tu tho Cupa ot Goud Hope, The orlann Frenet descent of many Holland inhabitants of thie Capo upty o traced” by tueie famiy namm, aithougl the anclent speiting may fuve beo) modilled, On tho otbier Wind, - many * Boer uiil ' Ao thow i N Germun P Keefhor, whtusi e oty Ktuzer e Kriaer, 1 from German krig, htenie” et ane who mnkes s 1w mish fune wunges tho fnouly nng of Potter xignities * the mun who mukes pots,” Co 1) IsAnRanoons, The Owl Club Banquets icag Trtbune, Murelh f.—A stutement bns been mudo and put Into cireutatlon by Mr, Chiczoln, agent of Mr, Satving, o tho eifect that Mr. Kesne il Leen Invited to the Uwl Club Lutugueet by the members of that Institution at 100 instigation of his ugent. Mr. Chlzzoly vither stutes whut ho Knows to e absolutely untrae, or ho hus boon nusintormed. . Asta the tnet n tho cuse, | might explain the whole ense If it had not already been fally set forth fn the colitmug of your paper. In regand to Mr. Chizzoln's statemonty 1 n uppend o following tha subsoriber whtle in 1ite- Liurg ono wook beforo our nreival i Chicneo as 1 ealplete rulntutlon of the Idea thnt Mr. Chilzs zoli evidently meais o convoy—viz.: thuts vlther Mr. Keone or his muniger” courted, for pugposes of ndvertising, an invitation to diie with the very distinziaatiod gentiomen constis tat the * Owl: My, Kevnw, | am bappy 1o Ay, et sstuin himself withont elther the over- puWering welzht of Mr, Chizzohi's pRtronngo or tho stupendous in nee of the ** Owl Ciab," =W (. Hayden, 1 yolr roihue Gwin oy 8, Thos, [Keens & Saiviol A ) T tholr il onzu i ot bt Bhoutit b s any gty au; ah G0 dnte ar HING of iy it Aeonr o you. feepet C. BIILKS, Seery “I'tils 1 should imagine would convines any one A8 10 tho erroluuus el reten of Me, Chizzolu's stutements, fespeetfilly, W, I ¥ Manger of T W, Keone, The (Future) Great Library of Chlcago. Tu the Kditor of I Chicags Teibune, Cu o, March 8.—~A grent and grolng clty Jko Chicago ought buv n Mbrary of at least bt amtllon volumes; und even this woul be toa simal. Thor Is no good vegson why our present Freo Publiv Libeaey cannot bo inereased to that number, espoeeinly If the mmuieipal s thorlties und the citlzens, wil don purt of whint Hes I thele power toward the acomplistinent of waet wnvnd. To make oo userul as o ought 1 be it must of cours bo placed in u Dl vspecinly ndupted 10 (he pirpose, with al tho necessury nppliunces for e casy handhing of such u colection, and with ample prvection arcust datmuge by five vad other cusualitied; wud 1t must wlso bu eusy of seces Lo tug greuter portion of the peeply, It shoml contuin u gy nmber ot hooks for referonce, s0 that the poor scholind und workingmen students iy Hud the iteraturo thoy noed, i cons sideruilo portion ol which i llnuult' contalned only tu lurge public lsttutions, und not always thor in subilelent numbers, 1Lahowl bo wble tw Yot tha pred, every kol book welish T, wied 0 feast i stre a1 thewe printed v Frencli, Geemab, ) Sputnleh, witn, perhnps, sum othor linguy 13 s tinin bosnd Jiles of thoubles nal beat snguadies aud reviows, wi wel us tholy cun Isues, Bven then thor woud bu bad watly cals for bookd waleh coud put be found the 1094 but to the Intter ther s practicaly ne- (‘:“nfl ace fulls aroused on this subjeet, and it require oniy n ABort imo to tiso the sum neeeaary o earey out the magniticont project broneht by Mr, Joines Lane Altea in l!‘llr nst Rumtay's fsue. Let the novmont to this end be properly innugweated and superintemied by © men (nwhpm the peple hay contidene, wnd the hnf milllon doltees named by Mr, Allen for the * Dilidinge wil be dubled, and inora than dubled, by tha free gifts of Chicazo peple, Lot the new mavinent fora suitabln bitding for tho Ciicaao F Pupric Liniany be pusht forwnrd with al Ibledispateh, and fut- urn genorntlons wil eise up and bieatho men and womet of this city who shal hay acomplisht so graud an object. HOOL B, ’ 'Fhie New Administration, Th the Editar of The Chicago Tribune, Citreaao, Mareh 8.—At length the susponse as to the personneiof the new Cabinet s over, and now comes wonder as to its significance. But surely this Is full of hope for the future. Does it not siunify that nt Inst wo have n Prest- dent who knows that he was clected by tho Ro-. publiean firty, that that election ts peremptory mandute of the soverelyn people to him, their servant, to govern on Hepublican principles? Does it not ateniCy that At Inst we have o Preals dout who will keep faith with the peoplo who eleeterl bhim, instend of defenting ll:olr Tegally expresued will thut the Govertment shall bo it * the nands of Republicans? Ho Tur s It goes it proves that much, and this lone i worth ail the cost of the election,—Is nn eru I Our Progress worthy of mark by on ene during manument, The people for the past twenty re hav been Ao necustomned to having thelr v the hmllw set nslde by the magnani treachery, or fndiiference of the men ele earry It into effect thit they seem to have for- gotten tut an election wae in ded to settio anything except the question of who should sube stitute h ML for thairs: und if Peealdent Gore Held shall earry the Government ek to the origlnal kdea that it is n constitutionnl mujority and not s President who riles; that the dome Tuant grty being responsiblu to the whole peo- l!h.' Ahoutd have full pawer to enrey out {tsplans, s election will prove o great turing point in aur ullnirs, aud inake the Government in fact 4 s pume one of the people, 18 Cabinet fitientes thet wo have reached lh‘h‘ polit, for every man it 13 n ltepublienn tried and tenes o this s the frat and indise : qualifieation 1or kolding olfice In - Ite= Adminiatration, mpinrtant signification 1y neceidant, “The erimies ndrance to tho highest of Cluy and Webster seem to ation i the iew Cablnet, 12 1 hathing Lol HEeN NOVe repronch, nis < s compared with thirty yeus g, A fhird good omen (¢ the polnted reproof te- the Southarn senrns of Nurtheen men whi chooss 0 make thoft bomes amuie them. 1t 39 well that u “earpet-bugeer' should represent the Kotk in that Cabinets meet that the right of Amcrlean entizens 1 ttie o Ameriean sotl and enjoy all the advantiges of eithzensbin shionld e useertod nt the outxet of the new cri. and Ehi s been e 1t I also well thut colarad men were not it tered by huving one of their wutnber i thal Cabiet, Tt B not well to theust harioes upon people whi are not propred for thet. Thy cols ored people need perpention, and o well Aiford to witkt nntil they and thelr friends have seeured (o then inore general tellizency sud the puwer to use tho bidtots placed In theie hands, s for working capae Aeem to i y, the Cnbinet doct Derier 10 any sinee that which © matheren o eafilent " Lincolu's cownell tabile, 1F Mr, Blalie cannot Depurtment it witt ence Jn Stute il about Post=Otliees thin Al the oth- o huve st hubit o dolime well everythine they sndertake, Solet us bid vho wew Adininlstrn ton Guodspeed and hope thie all the other | politments wil be s wise ns thoso of the Cabe uet. . (REY SWISSHELN. THE GREAT SNOW-STORM. A Compartron with O:hier Whiters. HerLfort (L) Juaveenal, Mareh 4, ‘The winter of I812-"§1has pussed into the re onls of Northern Ilinots ns * the bard winter. ‘Ihe envly settlers of the nurthern part of the Etnte remember It enrly suow-ull, commencloyg Nov. 7 and eontinuing on the 10th; the pinchiog’ cold of the toni winter, the searelty of food for Atoek, and tho lose of many eattlo from bunger and cold, owing to that senreity and tho Jack of barns and sheds for n proteetion, AL that thme the cotntry wis new, the settlo- ments were sparse, and It was often miles aeross 'y #treteh of anowy prairies between scttlements, The nonses of the scttlors wero of thont puoe and open, without s bush, tree, or shtih i0 proteet them from tho driving switis und penctracddue snows, flenco that wine ter bus pussed nto history, und 18 now nlwaya ruferped to an “the hand winter” Duriig. that winter the gnow avernged thirty inches b It fell before tho growud frozu up, md bady thnt toe ground did not frecze ocensloml places. Durioy tho ; viall it piled Into great deifts o that it wis vith the tops of the rll fences. It thon, #o0n Ao hnrd that [t bore cattle, borses, /O men on 18 surfaee Litrtue that winter gre ony the deer; men b the snow belne o nore t sinughter was mudo - mted thom with dogs, ard thut it bure these up, while the deer would Lreak th fir try= g toeuan, they dell un ensy prey and were Alightered without sonse ormercy, 1o fuct, 180 torests were eleand of theat, ‘Tho next severe winter was that of 18{8-'40, The Urat snowlull for that winter wis, wo bes lieve, Nov. @, 1t fell botoro the gronwd frozo « . uind uy (o fiteh w beavy cont thut, ke 18- . tho wround freoze only” in spots. Tho snoyr. inll that winter averagod two feet, nad fins ", Blsbed most excellent slvhebitg, At that thno there were no radirond conneotions with Cul- | citzo, did \he_entive graln crop of the North- west (which wis then principatty wheut) bnd © to e inken to the ke by tetine. ‘Phnt win- fer wis o peetdiorly fuvorable one tor the fuemers, The s werd constantly lned with tenins wnd by londes) with grain {ur Chicnszo or Junl Interlor, It wi 1o unisual skehe 31 ol thede loade teamd4 i ong (e, Tarig that winter te weiter OF this nrtlele Lt to Uhleugo, ono t to Litefort umw Wau- p hetng mnde with w” sleael, And it may be of Interest to stite right Tiwres that during that winter the botel fuve along . tho roid Tor supner, brenk fust, and toding, and for the team §n the hurn und buy (tho teauister Frenlahing hIxOWI onts OF coru), Wis 5) conts. In Chieago, nt *appyty taverns ' ke tho Tre- mont und Sberoun, (or 1he satne fur serv- fres It waus 3 ernts, and ot others, lthe the Suugn- s, s House, Chlengs Temperanee Hoe 1el, und Peek's West Side Hatel, [0 was > tivo ebit- Hngs,” or iy cohts, Muny teamsters of those Aduys will remember the eifort of these litter bo- e mon, atone thae, 1o rals the prico of per. broalefust, tobehig, s> hosses to bay Ve e sixpenee,” or) eents, they thnt thely necommadations were' worth * within [ 11% Juteh s T lIke the Tremont or, * But the intended combilintdon was 1 and the botel nien's consplracy was | nippedd (n the bud by the fndignant howl of tho tweamsters, who all swore by the tooth of tho prophet that ene and el would drive into the canntry and ptup with furners and ut countey tuverns beforo they wintkd submit 1o that extors, Uonuto riso of sixpenee.” Heneo, arter Just o tha * fvesand-sixpence’” nhinntlon It was tha sdmost umyisad cusiom I, untry verns ' 10 keep n b binek bote g 0N convenient sholf behind the littlo sk dn tho corner, which would bo £ot ot with u tuimbles uk each tuin pakd his i1, with u * Wilyau have o sinuck beforo sturting?" Very fuw, Rowever, purfook, and It was i rire thing tosee any ono uf thut lwnense thmng of Turiners und Tenmstens wnder the fntloe 3 Hquar, WhIsky sttt thine wus only worth WLt cunta ik gntlon, whout the mamo price ws ent il henzne now. 9 o Wit 1K1 wilt go fnto history us w ahder it banler one than elihor of the , e mentloned. The eold wenthor sot in % eurly ws elthor of the others, bt beforo the snownlt the granmd, in plees not proteeted by AtEaw oF stubbilu, wad frozen to tbe dupth of tive feet, and the eieth is how a frozen muas wll over tho Northwest (o that dopth, After thls o the snowrall, which hns kept up at intes until i s foetsix inches deep ¢ level, Tho cold thas fur this winter 14 more vero thin durlig the breviois * hurd winter The thermomotrienl reconts for 184224, 50 far s Wo ean get them, wnen compared with this winter, show this to ho w gowd deal coliter thun thut ulnw. ;l'mv SHOW i3 also constdorably deeper now thi tho, “Tho simne may b sild of the winter of 1818-"44; 100 presont ono excels [0 11 deep snow uia ¢xe trvie cold, The snow s nuw piled m fnmens dritis, ten feet high i some plices, The rall- roida’ fve been Wocknded sinee Wednesituy . The strects wio ulmost npussublo, Th Inobilged 1o keop n ke force of men oin- J clenning out gutiees and opes: wal veit ut evertiow when the tuw ds cune. ntey rouds ure ahinest Lupussable, und 1t mny b satd that basiness s dover, slucw the_ sotticmont of Nortbern Mliuols, been at stich u standstill n fow. Tho winter of 18081 uiny bo falrly set down 3 the burdest one aluce tho sottlomient of the comntry, both In the soverlty of tho cold und depith Of ¥now. an i, ten fn all, 8 to ———— Luyv hd Blood. Willinm Hardio was forbldden by Mys. Clome ents, ut Louisville, 1o woo bor duughter T, Hlo vetalinted by tlking agafust the mothor, bt whothier he spoke disrvsperttully of -+ ARt ts i question that bloods ttled, Tona's brother Havey sest oF dolitg v, snd swore 1o kil Gl it T, Thess AF wnolg the neeesities of o great Horurys und w great uhrud Clieugo oukhit Lo bav, This it wil nover obtsin from sich bes squests us that uude by the gentleman who in- -\.wd thut tho lbrury to bedr his namo must bo locatel i thut ulvislon of “the cily which bad been his Boww during lifetime, sud which i3 jo- convenient - of uceed to three-luurthe of one peple. The bilding-up of u resly wreat Hbrary In our city wmust bo dou b the peply thomselves, vibr by direot taxution or by voluntury contributions, Tho extent of the former i3 ut proseat tov iiwited tur the purs be did not kneel bolore amd upologlae. Willtam olfercd to tuko un outh that be ad not. soudv the romark fwputed to bim, wud proposel # meetiug ot ull the persons conoerued, In ordee tu settlo the litficulty mnlcuhli ut ho abeo- lutey refused tu upolegize, Harey roluctunilys, postpuiiod the Killluge; but on thy worslug best ure the confereace was to Bave Loon hulll.‘ woeting Williaw by chunco 1u the strvet'he satd that hu would not wait 4 mowment lohger,—that Willlam wust kocel theu and the vousequences. Willlan slnply drow u pist aud shot Hurry deads p |