Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 14, 1881, Page 6

yeni THE STATE CAPITAL, The Bill Ceding the Canal * Advanced in the Senate. Slaughter of Chicago’s Proposed Polico aud Fire Commis: sioner Measure. Confirmation of Another Batch of Nomivations by the Governor, The April Adjournment Plan Buried by Reference to Committee, A Prohibition Measure Ordered to Third Reading by a Close Vote. House Bill to Prevent Crooked 4 ° : Moters Getting in Their Work. Green's Appellate Court Bill Rerard- ing Appeals and Written Opin- ions Rosurreoted. An Appropriation Refused for a Mouu- ment to tho Gallant Col. Mulligan. Adjournment fin the Midst of Debate on MoWilliams' Railroad Bill, SENATE. CEDING THE CANAT. Special Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune, Sraixarrecy, Il, April 13.—Tho Senate mot ‘at tho usual hour this morning. ‘The apeolul order for tho opening hour was thon taken up, the ene being tno consideration On second rending of Senator Whiting's bill to cede tho Ultnola & Michigan Canal to tho United Btates. Senator Whiting explained tho provisions of tho Dill, aid presented an amendment striking outthe word “ship” and fnserting the words “Vonlargod canal,” Thenmendment wnsadopted without discussion, Ho then offered anothor amendment , REQUIRING THE UNITED STATES toaocopt tho grant within five yonra after tho approval of the act. ‘This amendment was oso ndopted. Not antisficd, he tacked’ on another provision that tho grant should rovert to tho State unless the United States enlarged tho cannl, i Sonator Shaw put on a plaster in tho shapo of anamondmont including in tho gift all looks, dams, and proporty ‘which stho Stato held os cana! property. As amendod tho bill went to ‘third reading. For tho purpose of holding tha resolution which passed yesterday, providing In. tho ‘ro- solved” style fora ccasion of.tho caual to tho United States, a motion to reconsider tho voto ‘by which {t passed was postponed for two wooks in order to give the necessary bills an oppor- tunity topos, ‘Tho order of bills on third roading was thon takenup. ~ DON'T WANT ‘EM. + The firat one on tho list was Senator White's bill orenting Boards of Police and Fire Cotnmla- sionors in cities of over 100,000 Inhabitants, ‘There was no debate on tho bill whatever, The roll was solemoly called, and thon recalled to pick up non-votors and “absentecs.” Tho ro- sult was the doath of tho bill bya vole of nays 22, yeas 2, na follows: ? . NAYS, Adana, ~ Lanning, Sbutt, Archer, RTO, orrance, ell, ‘Maydetd, + Vandoveer, Chonney, Merritt, Watkor (Fult'n), Clark, Moffett, Walker(Mo'p'a), Hawa Neece, ‘Whiting, ifunt, Rinehart, ‘Wilson: born, Shaw, : YEAS. Bent, Ford, Neoiles, Derugren, Kirk, Nice, Camppoll, Kuykendall,. Seerust, Condee, Sowis, Sunderland, De Lang, Mamor, Tanner, Evans, Mursbalt, White, Fifer, Bunn, Wright—s2, Fletcher, "12 DOESN'T REVIVE. Senator Adams sald he wanted to seo a bill passed which would take tho Firo and Pollco Departmonts out of polltics. For that ronson ho would not vote for tho, bill, Ho thoreforo moved to recohs{dor tho vote, #0 ns to havo a recommission of tho bill, Benator White sald bo trusted tho motion would not prevail. Tho Houso bill on that sumo topfo might pass, and It could bo amendod 60 as tomeot Senator Adams’ views, No bill on tho topia could by any possibility got twonty-six votesout of tho Sunato, Tho talk about patoh- “ing up tho Dill was all buncombe, 5 ‘Tho motion to reconsider was lost, and this ‘virtually sottlos tho bill for this session at leat. NOMINATIONS, A message was recolved from tho Governor making tho following nominations: As ‘Trustees of tho Southoro Illlnols Normal University, James Roborts, of Jackson County, and Edwin 8, Russoll, of Wabash County, to bo thelr own succossor, As Fish’ Comuilasionora, N. K, Fairbank, of Cook, and 8. P. Bartlett, of Adams County, As mombers of the Board of Commissioners of ‘Lavor, Charles H. Deore, of Rock Island; Jouoph C. Buow, of Cook; Thomas Lioyd, of St. Clair; A,, ‘W, Kingaland, of Cook; and Goorye T, Hrown, of ‘Bangumon, whom he appointed July 2, 1870... ~ As Btate Agonta to prevont cruvlty to aulmals —For the Town of Lako, Cook County, Lovit Doty, of Will County, to succocd P. It, Mar- quart, resigned; Kust St. Louls, Thomas ‘I, Hainey, + A communication accompaniod tho message Btattug that, from reproscutations made, tho ,Governor was satisticd that Ira J, Bloomfvld did not possess tho kind of qualifications which arc necessary to tho dlucharge of tha dutics of ‘Trustea of: the Soldiors’ Orphanal Home at Nor- mal, Ho had,therefore, thie any removed sald Bloomfietd and. appoluted Duncan M. Funk, of MoLean County, as bis successor, The Bonate thon went into executive session and contirmed tho whole batch at ono fell awoop. Bouator Necce aroso to A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE, He was 6 member of tho Juint Cummittce on Visitation to State obaritablo Justitutions, and his vame had boun attached to the majority ro- port without bls consent. He therefory presont> ed aminority report, which dlsazroca with the viows of tho majority ta thoir Uindings with roe gard to the Soldicra’ Orphans’ Home ot Llpcoln and the Feeblo-Minded Institue tion, claiming that these institutions wore conducted in tho most’ oxtravagant manner, and In particuiar the latter one, whloh uo says pevor yot hus qualified any one of sta ins tatos to beoomo self-sustaining, Some havo ‘Deon there slnne the institution was founded, wow aro over years of ago, and know jess than when thoy came there, Ie, theruforo, rece ommonds that the Institution for the Feeble Minded be changed inte an asylum fer indlgout Tomales who ary about to become mothors. ‘The roport was read for information and ore dored spread on the recor, NOT YET, Bonator White's resolution calling for an ade Journment sine dio April 30 was buried by bog referred to a committee by yous 24 to uays 2. White kiokod to uo purpose, ; PROUIBITION, he ‘To tho delight of « largo delegation of ladi 0 the yullurics, a probibition bili, draws up by Senator Sunderland, weg takey up on third reading, Jt ds vistusly 4 Minds bil! up again, views would bo when the. roll was called, ava: dispute ba would say he was against. tho bill. publicans ty stand frm-and pres tho bill was glad thoro wasn God and tmorality faction in tho Republican party. cused the Republicans of dodginy Uy attempting to refer tho possessing the necessary nerve to voto Itup or down. He notified tho Republicans , that thoy must come to the rack, fodder or nu fodder, und tuke tholr madivine, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, APRIL 14, . 1881— YWILVE PAGES. Bonator Neciles anid ho doubted sf tho dil hadover been considered by a full Committco, He thorefore moved to recammit tho bill, Senntor Sunderland went to tho bat, anying: there had been overy effort made by the frionds of tho bill tohavo lt fully considered in com- mittee, Sonator Ford called Neadics' hand, and wanted to know If ho dared insinuate anything against the Integrity of the Sonate Committee on Mis- ccllany. THE TILT WAS A ORNEAT ONE, and its advocates wore backed up by the entire people of the State of Mlnols. Senator Hice elatmed that tho bill bad beon fully considored, and now was the accepted time to uct on the matter. Sonntor Necilles snid he threw no Insintintions Againat any commmittes, Ho believed tho bill was considered by tho Committes on Mieccliany whon the Chairman was home tn Chieago sick, and four members reportod tho bitt buck. ‘The Chair doctared Needles out of order. Ho ought to have protested against,tha Committaa's action tong sinc. =‘ Senator Edwards satd the motion was made to Kill the bill, Neeities dented it. Bawards wanted to know {if Needles was against the bill, Neeiles sant the better time to disclose his To Senator Edwards (Nomocrnt) exhorted tho Tins C) Senator White told Rdwardsto take caro of his aida of tho Chamber; tho Repubienns could look out for thamselves, White continued, His constituents olevted him. : THEY DID NOT WANT THE WILT, and be was against ft first, Inst, and all the timo He hoped the motion to recomm!t would provall.. Senator Morritt sald ho bad consulted his Orunger constitiency, was satietied the bill was not good, and wanted to strike out itsenncting clause, Sanators Ford, Sunderland, and Rica made first-class prohibition exhortations. Sonator Callon, ia a humorous speech, ac- fe question DHL instead of Senntor Rico paid A handsome tribute to tho’ intelllyence of the women of the day, denounce Ing, Sonator Catton’s tlk ns nll clap-trap, and aut Ing If the Republican party was not THE GOKFKAKING ELEMENT OF ‘TIE COUN- TRY? Senator Callon wanted to answer tho qucs- tlon thon ‘and there, but tha Ogle County furmer, banker, and, statesinny would nut per- mit it, and Sonutor Calon subsided aimidat roars of Inughter. ‘Sonutar Rice went on and made a. poe Hae on pronbluce in goneral and tho Hinds billion articular. PBenntor Whiting obtained tho floor, and. lay ing tho tattering unction to bis soul that he was nw Republican from the ground up, said the bill wns no party meagure in any sonso of theword, It was neither dynamite nor nitro-glycering, and would break up no party. Senator Hunt sald no inn nppreciated tho privity of the question more than be. Tho bill was eniculated to zot an expression of pubile ex pressivg on the prohibition question, an¢ the tblic Icoked to public Bontiment to carry out he laws uf the Innd, Still, upon B cluso axe nminntion of tho bill, he honestly WELIRVED IT TO DE UNCONSTITUTIONAT. And so tho argument ran on, the Damnoornts accusing tho Republicans of cowardice, and re~ colving numerous side winding cuts in return, ‘Finally, Senator Lanning, in a very detiant way, dared the Republicans to bring the matter to n vote, ‘This litte buncombe on tho part of tho horny: hunded conl-miner from Petersburg had the effect of bringing Sonator,Necdles up standing: with a blast of dofiance. Tho Sonutor from Washington informed tho Domocracy that it woutd be tho frat to weaken In tho battle. Ilo was notafriad of tho bill, nolthar was tho Re- puullean partly, and ho withdrew his motion to refer. ‘Senator White sald he would: give tho Demo- orata a chance to exprosa thomsulver, and moved to strike out the enacting clause of tho bill. Senator Rinehart remarked that he hai joined every prohibition organization he could find, Many mombers ASSUMED ILYPOCRITICAT. POSITIONS on the polit. Men would stand up, shout for prohibition, and vote tho other wiy, Cobb, the Prohibition candidate for Governor, recoived ix? votes. The speaker was at liberty to act 1s ho ploasei. His district waa equally balanced on tho question, and he loved would Kiep out —fint-footed and yoto ag he thought. Ho was sick of the ory that tho wholo country demanded prohibitive jexlulntion, Why did nota fow moro vote for Cobb? The only God and smurality people toft in the Repub- Nean party, according to this npostlo of Damoo~ ray, wore tho Roys. Ingorsoll and Heocher, wito still hung on to tho willows. | [thnohart bad fairly awakened the Senate and himself by this ume, and, with the broad proposition that ho bolleved that overy man should bo permitted to follow the dictates of hla own conscience, salicd into an extended disuuusion af the question, THK WEST LIQUOR LAWS in America, he sald, were on the atatutos of I1ll- se noi Tho mutn question was finally ordered, and the motion to strike out tho onnoting clause of the bill was lost byn vote of yeas lt, nuys 23, the Democrata nbsolutoly refusing to vote. Sonator Munn jumped to ils feot with halt a dozen amendments to plaster on tho bitl, but was coldly shut of by tho Chintr, who held that no alteration could be mado in tho bill wfter tho provioug queation was ordercd. The roll wus catied on tho question of ordering thu bill to third reading, and the voto stood yens 21, nays 2L. Senator Callon voted No” un purpose to tie the matter, the schome of tha Demoeracy bolng tomake President iamilton cust the de- elding vote. _ SENATOR LANNING NEARLY SPOILED TIIE ‘UN, by sonding in another * No." ‘This would have Bottled the Lill, but Walker, of Blacunpin, was determined to put Hamilton on the record, an vote “This made the zamo up stakeant Zieach, “Unmilton saw his timo tnd come, and blushing to tho roots of his hairenids ‘Tho yore isa tie, and, In ardor ie pire an oppor tunity for u full discuesion of the tatter, 4 voto: byes We ‘Thal throw tho nnofont damos who had all day boon — pationtly. holding down tho galiory banches into raptures. ‘hey Inughed, shook bands, cheered, then ran home to cold yRnore: ‘The yoto as!t finully stood was us rollowss YEAS, ¢ Terrgren, Lowis, Tanner, De Lite Marshall, arrancey, Edwards, Moilfatt, Walkor (Mac'n), Fitor, Noceo, Whiting, Vietchor, Rico, Wilsain, Ford, Booreat, Wright, Kirk, Sunderland, fr, Prosidont, Kuykendall, ~a, NAYS. Adams, Tunt, Neoiles, on dhorn inehurt, Cambdell, Toonlng, Shut, Cheaney Lemiui,, ‘Yhomas, ark, Mamer, Vandeveor, Condee, Murritt, Waites. Kvane, Me Muni The ‘absent or dodging, wore Archor, Boll, Mayileld, Shaw, and Walker of Fulton, ea in adjourned until to-morrow, rity . TIOUSE, TUE ME MILT. Special Dispatch to Chisago Tridugs, Brnindyieny, Ul, April 13,—Tho bill man rose to the occasion this morning and bowed by bis works that tho bill-writhng industry bas not -censud. * i Kroll, of Couk, and Morrla, of Hnedin, for soino reason of other, ran across cach othor’s tracks and sent up # couple of bills designed to accomplish oxactly the gaine thing—namelys tho consolldation of the Jolict and Choater Ponte tontlary Boards with thut of the lioard of ‘Trustecs of the Hotorm Hchool at Vontine, CROOKED VorING, Durfee, of Mucon, sont up a bi which pro- poses to amend Soo, 8 of tha Eloution law by the addition of tho following provisions Whoever sball give, offer, or promise to give to any votor tor elevation purposes 8 pecuniary cons wideration, whoroin such consideration givon, offered, or protlsad aboll be Intended 4s vam pensation for the thine of such yoter in attend: lua the polls fur tho purpose of voting, or ae compensation for hla servieus performed or to be portormed in tho Intluonatiy or procuring tho attendance of any uthur votur or voters iit beaalfof nny candidate ar propoaition to be ‘yoted upon at auy general or special eloction, or whovver shall accept or solicit nuy pecuniary or othor valuable consideration ns compensation tor bis tine In attending un eleven for the payee of voting or for uerviccs performed or 1) be porformod in the juttueuging ur procuring tho attcndance of shy other voter or voters in bebulf of any. candidate or proposition tu bo yoted upon we an: y genvural or special vlccwon, shall be hablo to tae pooaltios prescribed in this section, t THY NKAD UVROUGUT TO LIFK, Allen, of Whitvalde, valled up bis long-pend: ing motion to reconsider the voto by which Gregy's Appeltato Court bili, providing for ap- peals und written opiuions in all casos, failed to ues, Ludington, of Do Witt, moved to Jay the mo- tion on the table, Toast. ‘Tho question then recurred on the motion to reconalder, The wholv aubject having boon dis- pussed over and over uyalu, when tho bill wos kilicd, no further time was spent ip wind work. Qn tonest inn who | ‘The motion to reconsider provallod by n voto of 73 yens to 06 naya, as followat and Warshouso Commissioners, tho, stock’ and debt, with one exception, exceeded the reported cost of constritetion from $3,000 up to 316,500 por YRAB. mille, Inather words, the people wero hoavily Allen, ttle, Powoll, taxodtopay |! Ames. panels pay DIVIDENDS ON WATERED BTOCK, Piltinsea, Fie cWhito), sharps whose issue was forblddon, by tho Constitution Rinckaby, MoAdams, | Shaw, nnd the Inws of tho Sinte. [nt these sumeCome- Tinek, ‘MeDonald Shumway, Tulashiners, In thoir report for 1878, confessod Chandler, + Mokinley,” Simonson! that they had no anthority to step in and prey Chl ; McKone, * Binith, vent pooling, though aduiltting nll the while z Mosinhon, Spit, a UME tay tae ao ae aa Y ninintain ner Atos L ‘at je Row aiitenis Beat sible with full competition. ecording Mieroslawakl, Btrattan (VJolf'n), ‘ Sullivan, nek, w frly ronort Ca tho average et ee per ton on fre! ransported ores ine Niters jlergats amet Dat roads in lilfnols wis Sle, whilo. tn 1ge0 it Nichols, Thornton, - was only S108; but Iinios was nat reealving. Nichaus, Vaughey, tho bonollt of thisrate. Tt was tho producers oF E Olwin, Weber, | Minaourh, Kansus, Nebraska, lown, Wisconsin, Gallup, Patsley, Welsh. ‘end Minnosota who were enabled to. transport dormun, : White (Cook), thelr grain to Chicago for nenrly the same rate that poopla in Central Mlinols puld to got tholra to tho rnino market, Tt the Conimissioners would eatalllats f rate corresponding to tho rate named, MArTys Crews Penrgon(ifnd'n), Winter, ‘ Harrla(Fayotto), Pearson (Cook, Wright (DuPa'e) Herrington, — Perrin, Wright (Moone), Keon (Wanyo), Potorson, Yancey, Kroll, Vatrto, Young—73. THE PEOPLE WOULD NOT COMPT-AIN; Tluegar, but thera seemed to be no hopvof this, In NAYS. conclusion, tho yehtleman remarked that mem- Muttorfield, Garland, Ttobinson, hors night framo oxouses for voting againat the Unnafee, Goodspeed, Rumicy, Dill, but it would not be so cusy 4 unter to Oxs Chatfold, Meryer, Bimmons, cise thomsolyos to tholr constituents on thelr Collier, UU - Stowell, return home. Collins (Cook), Jutnes, Stratton (Will), Gregg, of Saline, apposed tho bill for several ColllusQVIN), Tatdington, ‘Thompson, rensons, In_ tho Brat. place. it wos wrong in Cook, 0. B., Mang, ‘Font, principio, and nn‘ unwarranted inturfarence on Coultas, Mortlund, Underwood, the part of the law-making power with tho Crovk, Okeson, ‘alle, rights of eorpurations. . Thora were enongh Durfee, O'Mara, Whitemon, Jaws on the buoks nowsif properly onforeed, to Davi Phelps, Wood (Knox), prevent the railroads from charging extortionate Dysart, Parish, Wood(DK'b)—26, | rates orpructicingunjustdiserimination. Amt, tho bill did not pretend to forbld tho rallron companies Crom charging unjust rates. AU thut It did waa to forbid making an agreement that thoy would not charge ucrensouably low rates an On motton of Grogy, the authur of tho bill, tho measttro was recalled from third to second read: ing {n ordor that it might be amended ut another time, THIRD READING. ‘Tho Houeo thon discharged tho order of bills on second rending, aud took up those on third. Ab‘ introduced by T'onrson, of Madison, to appropriate $250, the bainnco of salary duc A. 11, Gambrill, Proscouting-Attornoy of the Alton City Court, got through by a vote of yon, 79; mHy's, 48. . SS Tho Mulligan 3fonument bill, which proposes to approprinte $2,000 to erect a monument to the entlent Cot, Janes A, Mulligit, at Calvary Come- tury, Cook County, missed it by just four votes. Tho yens were 73, nnd tho nays, 48,—7 bolng necessary to piss It, M WILLIAMS’ POOL BILL, ‘Tho noxt bill on the Nat waa what fa known 08 tho McWilliams’ -Ant!-Pooling bill—the one measuro of this session on which tho rallroad ro- formora of the flouso haya sot thelr hentts. In ts nmonded shane, as it came up on third read Ing, the bill was as follows: A Itt for an sotto prevent incorporated rall- road companies, or the losaces of such Sona Tiles, or uny copartnorship awning or operitiog any railrord In whole or in part within thie State, from recelying pay for sorvices not rendered in tho transportation of frelzht or passengors, within this Stato, and ty prohibit any rafiroad company, or tho lessees of nny such company, or any copartnorsh!p operating any rajirond ling, in whole or in part in this State, from pooling or dividing tholr earnings for frelght or pussonger {rattlc, within this Stato, and ty providu a puniah- ment for such offenses, 2 modo of ‘procedure, and rules of ovidence in auch cugos. SECTION 1, Be iL enacted, ete. Thnt it shall bo ‘unlawful for any incorporated railroad com- pany, or the loasoe of nuy such vompany, or any copartnership operating or running any Iine of raltrond, in whole or in part within thfy State, althor directly or Indirectly, to receive any money or othor valuable considerations, on nu= cant of any passengers or frolght not actually GO INTO THF CUTTHROAT HUBINESS. In tho noxt pince, he was opposed to tho bill be. enuse IL was one caloulatod ta bulld up puinta at which thore wero rulirond crosainyze nt the uxe pense of tho way stutions,. Competition nt crossings would work two wayat it would roe duco froight rates nt the crossings, . 1 persons Wv¥ing there could afford to give more for grain nnd produce than porsons living nt tha. way.stations, where there was no com- petition, dnd where to murko, 1 profit the ronds must and would keop tp btittrnites, Grane buyers would yo to crossings, which, in short, would get 2 monopoly of All business, while tho way atntions woul! auifer correspondingly, Tho outting of rates in Saline County hid pructically worked In that way, large quantitics of freight baying been hunted froin tho small way stations to the county-sent, where thero was f crossing. Forone, he was not disposed to build up the crossings nt the expenso of the way stations, and tor thia, as well ng tho other reason cited, ho was opposed to tho bill. MR. WILLIAMS, tha author of tho Dill, divested himself of his skull-cap, tora off his nocktic und collur, fortl= Hed bitoaele behind a copy of the statutes and 0 gluse. of water, and pitched In. It wos very ups parent, he remarked, that any fegisiition in tho way of rogulating rallronds or other corporn- tions would bo. met by. persistent opposl- tion, He hod, heard «a good deal from the provioug- speaker and’ ironteally again exhibition of the most unsalflsh and oxalt- ed devotion to principle that bad ever came une dorhis observation. Why was lt that tho rail- roads charged moro from points beyond cross- ingathan thoy did from tho. crossings theme if solves? What lofty principlo onterod into nf arrangement of it sOrt—An Arrangauicnt which sinply WIPED OUT COMPETITION ? Tho pooling system, In his opinion, wns tho moat pernicious, ingenious, and dangerous method ever adopted for imposing upon tho people compriaing tho industrial and productive ciuasca, Ten hanortad over ale, no or lines in this State | jt created “on antaxoniam between lo- om Bu operated. : wh Se eer We unlawful for any ineor- | Pah ntorest wien vA ao wholly poruted railroad compnny, ur tho leasco of any such company, or any copurtnersh!p controlling or uporuting any ling or ines of railroad, in whole or in part within this Btate, elther di- reutly or indirectly, In thia 8tato or oul of it, to divide its curologs inndo in this Stato, citbor, frum freight or passengor traffic, or todo whut {8 curnmonly knuwn as" pooling" its oarnings with nny other incorporated company, or with tne losaves of any such company, or wish any popirtaurship, oporating any Ine or ines of "Hk could pool nt cortain competing polnts, and then extend tho pool ten miles ouvh way, us thoy hind dono at Paxton, for instance, thers wie nothing tobindor their furmtug a rand blunket-pool, goverlng the entire State, and crushing to tho ground hor vast agricultural and productive ine torests, Thore was not Hg whatover now ex- copt the nom{nal and out-of-date subedule of the Rultroud and Warchousa Commissioners to ra- Btrulu them, Tho people had protested agalnst such a atate of affairs as permitted those great consolidations, which CRUSHED OUT HONEST COMPETITION, and had Inserted a clause in the Constitution whieh ft wus hoped would protect thou. Soe, LL ‘of Art. 11 distinotly prohibited wu raficond com- pany fro consollduting its stock, property, or franchise with any other ownlng a parallcl or competing line; buttha attempt to prevent con solldation seemed to bave requited in fnellittus ing tho establishtnent of povid, lyery writer iu common lu, be assumed, bad indiented pool- ing a8. violation of tho first princlpled of equl- ty, and, to sustain bis position, be citod several autboritles bearing on tho question. Everybody who voted nguinst the bill would. simply voto against tho como law and in favor. of.n gigantic aud dangerous aggregation of capital ropresenting: the -ugricultural intercsta of tho country. [lo folt jt bis duty to untinusk the mattor and to ‘array, that intercst ugalnst one which used It for | . PURPOSES OF PHOFIT AND OPPRESSION. « Without such a law ns wis, propos by his bill tho roads might chout ono locullty to tie injury Faas. wholly or io part within, the State of ols. SEG. 3. Any incorporated rallroad company, or leasoe or copurtnership, who shall hereafter yiolate tho provisions of tho Uret section of this act, shall forfelt and pay the um of one thou sand dollars peonity fur each violation, And any such compuny or companies who muy vio- late the second section, by any arrangomont or practice, in violntion of tho saino, shall forfeit and pay the sum of threo thousand dollars for cach duy or part of a day which thoy shall boot, 1 co nay Hie thelr carnings,as hercinbefora ro) , = aS Pe. 4. The ponaltics heroinbefore pice for may be recovered In an notion of debt, In tho namie of the people of the Stute of Illnvis, or in tho instanues bereluafter mentioned In an nution of dobt, In the namo of the people of: the State of Hiinols, to tho uae of tho person milla Bee. 6. If any erodible person shall lodye wit any one of the Railrond and Warehouse Com- inisalunera of this Stato a written statement that elther of tho first twoscetiuns of this not hnve been violuted, at ad Ince, aithor within or without this Stary describing suniciontly the partica who havo viuinted the sumo, it atail.be tho duty of sald Commissioners to Institute sult of anothar und fix rates to auit thomsolves 0 kopt below tho worn-uut In tho Courts of this Stute againgt the companies sonbaute. ot ene Commissl A vot go charged for the recovery of the ponulty or | Schedule. 91 bay ined eM ac to eels provided’ by Bee, fof this “act, | fF tho, bill wos @ voto In, favor of the doctrino of free competition, ‘Thero bas not beon much rallroad tegidiation this sosulon, snid tho goutlemnn from Montgomery, in winding ‘up, and the agricultural interest now ask youto throw this littic sop to them. If you bavauny doubt on this aubjuct It is your duty to give the bonclit af that doubt in fuvorof this tlll—in fuyor of the agriuultural community of Minols, aud against tho vast and crushlug agereqation of capital represented in those corpora tious, A RIPPLE OF APPLAUSIS broke out among the representatives af tho uforesald agricultural comunity ag the gentle. wun frow Montgomery dropped into his pout and adjusted his lately discarded clotuing. Durfee, of Macon, throw a dash of humor into adebate which bat- already become somawbut droary, His romurks werd brief, but tho al- lusions which thoy contained caught tho funoy aud tickted tho intotlectual palntes of tho oppo- nontaof tho bill until they falrly roared thelr appreciation of tho points" without crackliuy a sinile, Tho gontlunan from Macon porpe- trated tho fullowlug: “Me, Speaker, thia patent-roversible-back- patinus-enroutchar, Dill was dlacovered and pers haps InJectad Into the Loy wturo for the pire pose of cluarlny the roi obstructions from tho Sixtoonth District to Congress. It is Intanded toben kind of anid-fat bill, warranted but not gunrantoed tumuke each and every curputont vorporitor ns lean ua ane of Pharouh's kinu, THK ALLEGED AUTION OF TINS HILT fa nvout as Ernction! in Jogistarion aa was tho famous Dr. Sangredon in Gil Bins, who blod bls ‘within sixty duys from tho receipt of such no tlee, notifying tho complaining party of such uctlon, and such Commissioners aball also notity tho Attorney-General of all such sults, and may employ such other and udditional counsel os thoy docin neceasary to protect fully the intor- este of tho Stato; ond auch sult shill boinno event diumissed or the proscoution discontinued excopt on the Joint conseat of tho Commission- or and ‘the Attornoy-Gonorat. Tho penalty, when recovered, shull be pald, less reasonable attorney's fees, to bo dotorminod by tho Court trylng ‘the cause, to the soboul fundof the county in which the sult was instituted. Sec. 6. In case the lallrond and Warchouse Commilssloners shall fall to bring sult for viola tone of Becs. 1 and 2 for more than alxty days after baving received notico, as hereinbefore eee then way porgon may, upon giviniy onds far costs, bring sult for the penaltics pres serlbod by Bee, J of this acts and In this Instance the ponulty, when recavored, sball bo paid, ono hale to tho person cumplilmug and the ro- imunder into the yenernt fund of the county in which tho sult wus inatitutod. Sec. 7. In progocutions for violations of this act depositions muy be taken as in ordinary actions ut law or In chungory. ‘The uotice to taku depositions on bebalt of the prosecution muy be signed by the Attorney-Goncral or any ond of tho Rullroad or Warchouse Commission, or any attornoy employed by them, or by any attorney for the prosecution, or in case the proscoutton shall bu In the naturo of a qui tam action, thon by the person sulng or his Bear nOy F and $n trials & proponderauce of evidence shall ‘bo suitictont to convict or acquit, putients and then filled them with warm watur, ‘BEC, & Jn prosecutions agninst aay raitrond | uid who was more successful in Uliing. yravos compiny, feduovs of such, or copartivesniy tor varie than vuring the ills that human tlesh ts any Violation of this not, the sult whall not abate lr to, The “helmotes Kulght from or be cuttinsed becausd the company or cone | Montgomery, clothod =n tho = panoply panies, lessees, or copartnerahip charged with | Of popular prejudice | and armod tiki any a Sampson when bo slew (be Philistiues, ta gallop- lng over the Binte like Don Quixote necompanivad by his faithful gunner Saueho Panza, while in his distorted imaylnation every adjunct to the eivillzation of the ninetcenth century jaw hor- riblo glant, against whiob he assumes that tt ty hiy duty to onter tho lists and have bis titt with, ‘Tho people of this State might bo compared to Job nltiisted with numerous bella and reduced to tho extromity ot wishing to curse God and then dlo, only that tho body politre is CURSED THROUGH THK LUGISLATURI with innumerablo bills gradually coming to a. hoad, and of which this une mlkht proporly bo doomod a carbuncly, For auch utiletions us this the people would bo Juntined {n curalug the Loge falnture and Abalsn EE It ‘Tho yontlumnn with his regulating princin! wuld be translated, Uke tha Prophot Biijub; othorwieo ho will upset: the whole political eoupomy of Pluto's King- dom, commionclug with the shides, waadoring upon the bunke of tho Hiver Styx, und organize {ug competition ayuinst old Charon and his {rey ie poor serivenor who wroto this sun violation, or the oocnpapicg or pirtics with whom it shall bo alloyed that thoy have unluw- full’ divided tholr ournings, or from whom they have unlawfully received compensation for survices not uctially performed, or olthor orany of such compiuics or leaseesor copartuuribips shall not bo correctly described 4 style or nuin- Ler: provided, that nt loast ono of tho sald com- mines described in such doolarition us having wen A party ta suoh diviaion, or pooling, oF charged with receiving unlaw{ul componsation, sbull bo correctly or truly desctibed und proven to be guilty of auch offense ns allugod. Ed. ¥ Suits for tho vivlation of this aot may ‘bo instituted in uny county of this State, whore forvice may bo bad, a8 provided by tho luws of this’ Stato conourning service on corporations In sults of law, a Ludington, of Do Witt, oponod the ball in fa yor of tho bill, which, as he put it, proposed. to Dring tho rallronda noarer to the pooplo and thoir patrons, and tolot im competition. Tho ploa of tho rullronds was that tholr intercat could be better protected by combining, and Paani rome ce nie ‘ ec he consolidating, and forming one grand pool for np h ora all theirearaings, thus dopriving the pouple of | ME we mauaura, Will, Wlustrato that a upon the vornmand to our thrut Qhon driven from tho Gan end SBSILeRED AL bread in tho swoat of thy blrod man’s bro Yanooy, of Macoupin, and Collins, of Conk, attagied to Dill uid Ieoliy, of Poreyy luatlly doe fouded I¢ us sumething valoulatod to preciauly MERT THE EXISTING STATE OF THINGS, Linegar, ot Alexander, also cumo to tho rn- Nef of tho anti-pooling musauro in a speech whioh was far i of tho lot, ‘Tho bill, * gald, was one af too Importance’ to bo . treated fu oo Nght and. trivia manner, Ic wae of Little Importance tu this House or to the people us to who wus tho guthor of tho bill, The quostion for tho Iuyso to consider wag whothor the Dill would aorve tho best interests of tho onpla without doing injustice to tho rullroads, competition, No ono bud beun able to punotrate or break down the monupoly, Nailroads wore public highways, froo to all for the transportu. tion of pursons and property under such rogulas tlone as might bo prescrived ey law, Tha bill HTRUCK AT THE HOOT OF THE MATTE, and sought to right the wrong. Tho proscnt consolidution uf powers and capital In thu hands of a few individuals was dangerous to tho peur plo, secking ug thoy did to control tho legisla: ton and judicial powers of tho land, Frelghts fn Uiools bad incrcnacd fully 15 por gout, tho direct result of pooling, The poople bad sub- soribed ald to build tho railroads in tho yory hope of theroby obtaining cumpetition, and, after they had duno this, the roads turned 1 as (teers id ane tu ita? opposition wy oy wis iy ja Hise issue, ee ee ear curspativions la telecon: bud beun, Dsauiaed ia the dobato thut tho Ruil+ foud and Wurehouss Commivlonors schedule Fates wero the ratug of tho rallrouds, and that the rutlroads bad a right to chargu: A INOUE NATH FROM A LOCAT, STATION thun w competing station, notwithstanding the baul from tho looul stulion was the shortest, ‘Tals powltion was the one assumed by the tulle pone Thoy assumed that, if they woru not ale lowud to poul at cumpatiug stations, they would out tho rates ut those stutious aud winko the Jocal; stations pay tho lusses, Tho rullronds knew thoy could pot do this, would ore nothing for this bil vory well that the Matlroad Comunissioners did not fix thoir rates, nection the gentiomon Asked out of tho Audl- tor’s roport an array of statistlos showing the outatanding rallroad Jadobtednoss of the soveral countics in Iinols, urranged in Congressional diutriots, fram which {it appears thut somo olghty-two countios hud boon stuck to the tune of over $16,000,000, The poople who had givcu those bonds, and were stil! paying inturget on thom, wors now asking tho Legislature ty puss {his bill and ylyo them, THE MUCH-NEEDED COMPETIUION, ‘ pad after road bad beon drivew into the pool, wotil the combination was complete, Oporating expenses of rallroads wore notoriously joss now than (hoy wore in the lavt fow youre, and thoir oarniuge much largor. The tour principal ponds Jn Utuots caruod a net income In 2870 and 1880, when thoro was pooling, of $6,887,218 over thelr not jucomes for the yours [O77 and 1878, when us UO pooltnus, Duvides paying from 535 hy coat o} sion were only maximum rates, Tho rallrouds Nxod thelr owa rates, und when they fixed thaws wtoue station beluw tho echoduly rato of the Comtutasionors they could not fx tbe schedule pate for any othor atution, for there would be UNJUST .DISCHIMINATION, and subject tho ratfroad w a tnvof not loss thin $1.00, Fur exumple, if the Chicago & of Into a “Higbt with tha Wubaa ut here Ww. tu 1d por cont dividends on tho roads. | Suringteld and out. tho ratoy down to 10 cents Acourding to the ropors of tho Hullroad } peri poulis trou Gpriagueld to be Laule and jon of Hiden, hou ‘be rates of tho Conunis-° WW cents por 100 pounds from Springficld to Chicago, tha, roduedon of rates would inure to tho benatt df wil tho ivcal stationsupon the Ineot the Chicago & Alton. ‘Tho fnw sittd that if nny: rallroad chnrgod, collected, or revelved from funy person ur porsous for the tse and trinn- portation of any railroad enr or ents upon its road a higher or greater rato of toll or coms penantion than ttnt tho samo time charged or vollected or received from any other person or persons for the tise and tringportation of any ene or vars of the saino ohiss or auimber for it Hike purpose for the same ort aborter distance wolng in the same direction, It should bo PRIMA FACIE GUILTY Of unjust discrimination, and thut tt would not ben suflictent exouso or Justification for stich discrimination on tho part of such railroad that the rallway etation or point at which it received ‘or colicats the sume or n less rate or toll was A atation at which there was compatition with nny othor rallrond or other means of transportation, Pending Mr. Linegar's speceh, Pentsan, of Madison, moved to adjourn tintil to-morrow morning. ‘The notion prevailed and the Hous abjourned until that time, when tho gentlomat from Aloxander will conclude bis romorks. NUBBINS. PROWMITION AND ANTI-POOL. Speetat Diapateh to The Chteago Tribune. Spruinarivny, My April 19,—Tho Tlnds bill tr the Sennta and tho MoWilllams Pool! bitl in tho House mnde ita veritable Neld may at tho Citp- {tol to-day." ‘Tho advancement of the probibl- tlon monsuro to third reading in. tho Upper Ifouse, howover, {s not looked upon nanny. thing ot an Indlontion that itis In any danger of prasing whon It comos to the crucial test. Ag for the Antl-Pool bill, tho best figurors in tho Mouse say that it will not corral moro than sixty-flyo votes, Indeod, tho opposition has gotten the thing downso fino, so to sponk, ns to declare that between sixty-five and seventy of tho 125 or 190 members ordinnrily present aro pledged to and will certainly voto against it, CAUCUSING, ‘Tho Republicans of both Housca tried caucus- Ing gain to-day for threo or four hours, but with no better resulta thon lust night. The wholo business was nothing moro’ nor tess thin a long-drawn-out record of wank nesa and vacilintion, of which a party might woll be nshamed. They first declined to take up Congressional apportionment this session, but to yo ahend with tho Souatorlal. Thon thoy changed thotr niinits, and were nbout resolving to take up both together at this session, when Senator Wright, who apparently regretted having done somothing which 1 tong- sulforing public nro anxious to bave over with, deaorted his colors, vhanged his vote, and set tho cxnmple for a tot of imitating weaklings fn tho House who followed “pell-moil like a flock of disorgunized aud demoralized sheep, That gettled It for tho tima boing. Tho caucus broke up, and disgust to-night alts on tho faces of THE MORE DECENT ANI) CONSCIENTIOUS ELEMENT inthe party. Whothor another cauaus ts to bo held has not been decided upon. It would prob- ably do no batter If It were, Thero nro a num bor of Republicans, howover, who swear that thoy will never consont.to an adjourned ses- sion, and that, if necessary, thoy will conibine with cnough Democrats to force nn ad- journment sine dic, leaving it to the Governor to call a short sosalon with the business re- atricted to nothing but apportionmone. The Democrats thomsclveg, who will caucus to-mor- row nlghton the subject, are notnny more utiited thin tho Nopublicans, but, fortunntely, thore Is cnough deconoy in both parties, won massed togethor through Its reprosentatives, to forever spoil the possibility of un adjourned session, and by avery remoto possibility to farce some sort of action thia thne; “but itis almost hoping ayalnat hope to oxpect thont, JEFFERSON County Commissioners Purington, Hutt, Rhelnwatd, Ayars, and Albright showed up at tho States {touse this morning In the Interest of tho Dill transferring the Couk County Insuno Asyium at Jeffargon to the Stute, the transfor to bo nde on tho distinct understanding that tho State will care for ull the insane of Cook County. CHARLIE ROSS. Tho Famous Boy Now Appears at Laughton, Kswex, Eugland—Circume- stances of the Presont Dincovery. Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribute Privanennta, Pay March 13.—a verltabta trail for the recovery of tho long-lost Charlio Ttoss {3 thought to bave been discovered at Inst. Co}, gohu W. Forney hus received two letters,— ono from G. W. Kingabury and the other from Hobvort Bonjamin Hugman, of London,—glving some Information relative to the alduotion, Mr, Mugman statos that ho observed a paragraph in nan Antonio, Tox, paper, of Fob, 1%,to the effect that Charlla Ross bad not yot been found, While to was under tho tmprosston thet tho child had beon returned to his parents, this notico recuiled to the mind of Mr, Hugmun a matter that bad come under bis obsorvation previous to the 23thof Fouruary, whilo he and his family were residing nt Luugh- ton, Essex, twelvo milos northonst of London. Hia two youngest chitdron went to a schvol thore, which was attonded by x very protty hoy of about 0 yoars of age, who was called *Gcorge by tho ‘woman with whom ho lived, but -who~ frequently snid that his nome was Chorile itoss; that the woman was not his iother,and that he was brought over from America In a big ship, Tho boy cinimed that his mother was n Indy. Mr. Huge mun says that the hoy answers to the descrip- tlon of tha lest Charley, and that be left tho Village some tima ayo, it was understoad, with tho intention uf being sent hoinc, Mr, Kinga- bury vouches for tho rollablilty of Me. Hugmun, find states that when ho was stopping at Loughton about a year ago bo had his attention onlted to the boy, but paid no particular attention to the njatrer, ns he supposed that tho Philadelphia boy hud“been found, Airs. Huge Inn had told tho writer thnt the womun who had tho boy in churge always wore nr veil, hor oxouse being that her huavaud wag abroad, and thut she bud tiken a vow not to show hor favo in publlo untll be returned, Mr. Kingabury concludes‘ 1s followa; "A little before my visit, roforred to, jo boy wis takon away, -and,. some sinonths after, tho woman hersolf moved to another town, only a few mniles nway, und, as we write, wo do not know whothor tho boy ia now with hor or not, or whothor tho * taking away? wud only a bllud or ruse played by the woman or not, but Mr. Huge man wit! visit the locullty to-morrow, and find out whothor tho child is with her ur not At any rite, [ have hiveds: nay doubt but that this was and is tho veritable Charlio Ross, anid thut, ithe has been taken away, tho woman could tellallnbout {t, If we make any now dis covuriga we will write or cablo you as soon ue SERGEANT. BATES. Wc Is Dying in Povorty in tho Villago of Snybrook, in Thin State, OiNCINNATI, April 10.—Seryt, Dates, who cars riod, tho Amurican flag through tho Bouthern Brates, os well as through portions of Ruropo after tho lato War, is reported dylog in oxtrenio poverty In Buybrook, Tl, tly hua w wif aud Blx balldron, who will be loft destitute. é ———_— MATRIMONIAL, Bpeetat Dispatch to ‘The Chicago Tribunes Brnxaron, lil, April 14—A very plonsantaffatr took pince jn Streator this morning, being tho wadding of Mr. 11, 8. Benuion, Assletant Auditor of tho Chicago & Alton Jtullroud, and Btls Lizzio Fuller, daughter of tho Hon, Aloxander Fuller, of this place, The guests were vory numerous, bolng tho élite of this and surrounding cities, ‘Tho proaonta were pumorous and costly, After N very suinptuons wodding breakfast the happy couple tonk tho Chlougo & Alton train for Bt. Loulg, and from thore they mako un extended woddiny tour through the Southwost, ee "ho Mautaltes Drainago Bill. tianapotis Journal, Aprit 12, ‘Tho bill relating to the drainage of the Kanka- kee region fuiled to revolve a conatitutionul mu- jority on Friday Just, when only about twoe thirds of the members of the House were pros ent.—the voto showing 41 for tho Lill and 20 ayainet it, ‘Shiv bill was passed by a Jarge ina jority in the Senute, ond the vote in the House ‘on Friday shows that the incusuro is approvod by a mujority of that branch, and {tt la hopod that it will nat thus‘be allowed to fail to bocuma alaw, ‘The measure Bea orlgia inthe judl+ olous recummundutions of Gov, Portor iu bly ine augural and spevial messages, und ta in tha ine torest of tho genorul good of the Stute. There bavo boon a number of partial survoys of this Toglon with the view torvclain v vast territory whose only presont use is to yonorate missin, but an autborituthve oxumination of the subject by the Syite Is nocded. ‘Tho prosont bill docs nut prupoae to Involve tho State in uny expunge be- youd thosum named in tho bill for the survey, nd, If tho scheme ta practicable, i¢ will reat will future Legiatatures of the oxpensu of dre ja determing what portion inuge should be borne by the State and what part should be charged to tha property ruvlalined. Tho bill would seum to merit pussage at the bands of the House, a A a G-Lived umily, = Hagerstown (Mi) Corresponitence Hult tmare Bis ‘ura Forsito fed on tia. 2uth ‘tein the Indian Spring district at the advanced aye of & yeurs aud Y wonths, She is of a fully noted for longevity. Hur grandfather diol, wt the uxe . wud ber futher, Abrabuu Fors sytho, ot the age of WS. A brother, Jubn, dicd as the uve of BL, and u sister, Aunic, lived to by There is still lying of the fumily o elster Jn ber win yaaty und two brothors, aged ruapectively LOCAL POLITICS. Completion of the West Town Canvass—The Republican Ticket Elected. The Democrats Protest, oud Threaten to Contest in the Courts, : The Canvassers Still Pegging Away on the South Town Eleo- tion. TIR WEST TOWN. The West Town Canvassing Hoard restimod tholr labors yesterday, and finlshod up the ro- mainder of the passed precincts by noon. Mr. RKuot appeared as counsel for the Republicans, and Jones and Hogors woro looking on. The tes elston of tho Board {sto be contested in tho Court. 5d ‘Tho First Precinct of tho Ninth Ward wag ao- cepted, tho certificate being signed by a mn- jority of the judges, Mr. Root citer ib Revised Statutes, Chap. 131, Art. 9: Words purporting to rive a Jolnt authority to three or mora public officers ur othor porsons shall bo construed as mlying stich authority too majority of such olfl- cors or persons.” age Mr, Rogers thought the judges had a right to come botore tho Bonrd and aflix tholr alguatures tu tho poll-book nod tally-sheet, In cases where thoy hud meroly omitted to do so. He contended that the McGrath caso was not a guide, saying that in that instance the Judges not only algned tho cortifiente, but niso wont back and altered tho roturns, after thoy bad finished tholr duties, In this case the judgesasked to sign thelr unines | only, und not chunyo tha returns, ‘This-point swill probably be mado in the court. In tho Becond Prectuet of tho Ninth Ward, which it wus expacted would te tho worst ono of tho lot, the cortitlcate was found ta be prop- erly signed by the Judges, nnd it was sce copted. A protost was received churgivg fraudulent voting in this prooinot, but Jt was not formally presented to the Board, they deciding that they had no nuthority to we buck oftho returns, Tho Fourth Precinct of the Ninth Wurd was nccopted, In the Sevond of the Fourth ‘Ward, F, Carter's namo for Constable was omit- ted from the tally-sheot, but it uppenred on tho poll-book, which was correctly signed, and he was given his 090 votes, In the Fourth of tho sume ward J.G. Maton lost his vote for Con- Btable,ns it was not on the poll-book nor the tully-sheet, ‘Tho Second and the Ninth Precinats of tho ‘I'wolfth Ward wero declared correct. In tho Fifth Precinct of the Fourteonth Ward Amick logt saven votes owing ton discropancy between the poll-book and tally-shcet, Tho First Precinct, of. tho Fourteenth = Ward — was rejected iu consequence of 2 failure to sign tho cortifionte. Tho itepubiicans lost by this ruling 254 votes, ond tho Democrats nvout 105. The Sixth Preolnct of tho Fourteenth was thrown out for the samo renson, loslig 218 Vomocratio and 135 Republican votes, The votus for Demo- eratlo town officors were not written out in full on rap poll-book. The Tonth Precinct way nd- mitted, In regard to the statement that Schillo, Casa- mann & Lovin were not assessed at all, Mr. Atnlols guid yosterday that tho Ciliure to assess tho (rnd was tho result of o mistuke, which wus not dutocted tit! the books had been turned over to Collector Schitlo, und tho jessor thon had no suthority to muko corrections, Mr. Amick eild that Amberg, ono of - tha firm's clerks, came to him later ond usked why tho firm had not been nssessed. Jic, Amick, found that tt was loft out of tho ware rant, assessinenteroll, and ficid book. Mr. Halla, tho Deputy, explained that he called on the firm and thoy suid thoy would bo satisfied if they wero assessed tha samo 1s the yonr bo- fore, but, owing to tho mbsence of tho booke, keeper, they could not thon lye tho fyurca: ‘The next tino the Deputy called Mr, Sohiilo nid it was allright, and ho would make his return at the oilice, Tho Deputy, thoretore, nogleoted to lust tho firm, Mr, Amick stated that it waa an unintentional omisston, fof which he was responsiblo aud was willing to bo. ‘The law provides a double assosa- mnont tho next yenr in such cages, and tt will bo dono, Tho tax amounted to somatntng tka Mr, Sobillo aubstantiatly confirmed the Avscasor, and tit he was very sorry tho inigtuke had bap- pened, ¥ Mr. Jones gata tho office of ‘Town-Clerk by tho mistake In tho poilebook, whieh gavo him 100 votes. Ho thinks be would not accept if somo of big strong provints had tot been thrown out, T. Prendorgast nppearod before tho Board in the afternoon and entered a protest for Mr. uyen and othor candidates, ugninat tho actlon of tho Bonrd In throwlng out precinets which, if counted, would have given Lynn tha Col+ lectorahip. “Ye auid be ghuuld apply to tho Bie promo Court for a welt of mandamus ta compet the Bonrd to count in tho rejected procincts. Ho elulmed that tho McGrath cuso did not upply. to tho quastlons which came before this Hoard; thit tho Judgoa nid n right to explain and make corrections. and tha Hoard were only clorks {ith no authority except to onnviss tho returns. He red froin the Inw of cleotlons, page 1500, Revised, Statutes, and claimed that all that wns required wag n written statomont of tho num ber of votes cust. Mr. Humphrvuy spoke for tho Board, repoating formar argumonts. J.d. Kearney protosted ag a eltizon against the proceedings of the Board on Tueadny, in loving out several Democratic prociucts. tie oblocted that tho judzes wore sont for to correor inistakes, and that thon the Bourd, by advice of Counsol, Fefused to receive the ovidenas of tho judges, but throw aut votcsonconnsel’soplnlon; that a member of the Board was in Interested party, and that the recorded vote for Town Clerk guvo 100 moro votes (Democratic) than the tully- sheet called tor, 'Tho protests wera placad on Mio. Tho following is tho oillulal voto for West ‘Town ollicers: ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOIL. ABAESSOR. [| CONLRETON. i Resi esalaldl a be E) WADE, = | 3 : 5 oe] ates|{—wor| acer 00) aia]]- mio} so 1,457) -8,465]] 1,074) o40d 1,824) 1,403] 2285) 1 aod ‘ytd } ““poa} 1.013 gear). orl] eeus| “ore Beo7|‘ wvil] Rzou) | wn 007] ,076|| 1,608) 1,003 1.018] . 1.573] ° 1,026] 1,601 -} 14,077] 14,810] ] 145181 1417 BUPEERVISOR AND TOWN OLERK. BUPELVISOI, || TOWN. OLEIK, s 180) 1,073) ~ 1620 “yse). fate 80 3,07)" Baie] ) 4,07] itoos Vetb| - 14u5]] © 1200) ns! at) 02:1] » Seo] 1,001 gona] ‘oss]} 2250] ‘ow Bat] _ oo] eat) wo 17601] 1,051] ]° aes] 1,086 1,707] 1767] | ye] - 1.674 Te] 128 TOURS. ves rssee The following Constables woro olectaus Tae] Taso OW. Hankin 4, Je MoCarthy, oeestt 20 a. Kenny, 51K, 0, Carter, tl a D, Bean! MOUs, 6. Hogaan U, dough, 1 cxit a, Fiuming Mi, NcCus, itl Hupbats Ged, Arondt, Biases sl haUse ML, Karloy, i, spuytin,' bt ‘aulldi, Murphy. Ds. UW, Loward, pei} 1) tee: Ae Me Marnor, oss asi] B. Robey ee Heck 85 Ts . i ae nytt ml t i tee ; Siurpby, Bohn ite eth THE SOUTIT TOWN. % Yosterday marked tho fourth day in the cane vass of the South Town election, A fow candl> dates and other viuitore Hngerod around, but no such gonoral interost as had beon felt in tho previous sessions manifested ttsolf, Tho Mourd began af 2 o'vtock with tho canvass oF tho Fifth Preolnet of tho Fitth Ward, and found {t fairly honoyvombud with discropanyies between the return-shect and tho poll-liat, Tho Sixth Pros olnct of tho Vifth Ward baited tho cunyassora so completely that thoy wore compolicd to lay Mtuside for the present, It was tho only pre= winct wholly excluded. The Highth Precinct throw the Buart of the scont in sovoril dJustances, on uccount of unintelligible entrivs. A corotul record wag kept of ull discropanoles, inondur that tho aumo might be takes up and conaldored) in regular rotation, Muving gone through the roturha of all tha wards, the Hoard begun to look over tho iat of discrepancies which bud axsumed formidable propordons. tav> orlug whole pages of foolscap. ‘Lhe Seaund Pro- giuet of tho First Ward had beon passed, owing to tho fuct that thy poll-llat pad ‘boun only pare tially mado out, Mr. J.B. McCuuslaud, ono of the Domvoratle Judges of election for thut pros colnet, Was presont, und was called upon tor-an explanation, He sald, with rufreshing cooluces, that the pull-book wasn't lurge onouyh for the purpose, and that tho judges voncluds ed to™ let tho work | go untinisiod, en the ground of jusuffluiont atullonery, ‘sue Bourd was not disposed tu conalder tois clorioat error, ov it had been done if not with mullce propevss, ut least with inexcusable tx. noranoce, a8 nope of the other Ktectlon Hoards bud complained o€ the mapacity of the polls books, Mr. MoCausland suld ho had bad twonty yoare’ experience on Llcection Dcards, aud this \ -from the Bheltor at Frtyetirst atroct to. tho pola wautho first timo anyth ro The sucetators apponrad tat ae wo, Of tho ald adage, oxporiontin docat, | e¥tny Ar, W. It, Pago was called upon by the for his tegn! opinion tn the mation qe Zou that, ncoording to tho decielay of tho Ait Court, an {itentonnl otlaston is nat a PEAY A number of Important dscrepsactes wat ™ rectert, the Boned necepting tae, tgnres ee I tnlly-sheete, Whore tho retiree were! th erly slyned tho Hoard stated thas inwoug "> for uns Judges: whose presences wauid tel autred, “An atdjournnient was thon hag’ this afternvon at Unig THE PARK BOARDS, J S8OUTII spn, Tho South Park Honrd met yeeato; members bulng present, Soveral communteations and pot! Peoplvad pad referred, FOE Me no Auattor submitted Dilla a 6,219, which were npproved, Mounting ty ‘Tho Board voted that the Superintenden ropalr Fitty-aoventh atroot botween tho 1 Central dopot.and tho entrance to the eng with stona or gravel, and arrange for tte Uratnnge by somo Inoxpunstvo means; nto, he shall have trees planted on the south sige tho streot. i Tho Committeo on Construction werg atructod to Inquire fully Into tho subject of tucting tho Enet Park from tho ravages ue lako, and report at tho next meoting Ino; that work mny bo proscouted this senson, as Collector Greonlent sent In n statement of collections of tho South Park sasvssment, cy with interost, otc, from March UW). to Mant amounted to $4469, The colleation for the; kK} sossinonts (appeals) during March were 445, Collections o1 Account of cortiflentes of chavo and docds of lots and Inads dolingos ts? March wore 87,741. Tho collections onacont Of cortificutes ‘nf ‘purchase of property dent Ment from Barch 20, 1880, to March Bl, 1861 mes iyi Tho collections on account of tho sich, ayenuo improvement during Murch wore ty Tho following wns passedt oad Witenes, ‘Chg Common Counall of tho City of Chicnyzo had failed to make any uppropriation for the dischargo of tho cost of improving thy portion of Michigun avenue lying onset of tye suet ins qautents Boul Lobreey nckson ate, ake Park plnce, auch portion bei fia th Laker reant Burke and Coe Ato Wienras, This Commission has whiob It oan stiyert 40 foe Sutnoe ‘the ln. provoment, the cost of which Is proper; ai Hear ERE Te actin esnived, ‘That ponding tinal action in tor, thia Commiesion will not RO ae) A tha tmiprovenietit of Michigan avonue betwee the points namod, and that it will make such expenditure for the malntenance of ty streotas will be necessary to prevent It fellig nto n dangorous condition. Reaolved, Furtbor, that the colloctor of ty Michiznn nvonue usscssment notify persons wy nyo puld tho qerossmont, Upon property nora of Lako Park place that the Improvement cay not be prosecuted tntil the Councll takes actiog in tho promisos, nnd that if they Ao elect the money 80 A will bo refunded to then witboot Projudice to tho validity of tho assessment upoa presentation of tnolr recolpts thorcfore, ant that the collector decline to receive furihey noe yy in WarTne As sncret ‘ti 0 following in relation o water. wne algo pidoptods al Ordered—That, ns tho contract with the Vilar, of Hydo Park for wator-supply for the Soon, Park oxplros May L next, the Prealdont shail a. point a committes of two, who, with bimslt, shill bave authorily to negotiate with tho cor porate authoritics of such villigo for the waters supply for tho naling. yonr from May 1, andto enter into contract for tha same ato sum mt to excoed the presont cost, namely, $3,004 year. Ordered—That six additional row-boatsbepay chnsed for use in the Enst Park, It wag voted that the Attorney be requested ta submit an ordinance for the propor regulates of tho use of Michigan avenue and Thirty-ftte street, regard boing bad to tho purposes for ‘which thoso streets wore assigned to the Com mission, and the dealro of the Commission {a disohargo of its dutics thorcfrom as far ns my be prac Toable and lawful, - 5 0 President was instructed to appoints Committee of two, who, with himself, stall re See ealnrica ultaly Soe ee oats, hoso of the Buginoor, Suporintondent of Ba and Offles Clork: $8 ‘Tho Villare df Hyde Park was requested to apouint a keapor of tho Fifty-{ifth street Pound, othor than the South Park pollceman, Tha Engineer and Suporintendent were ix structed to submit an estimate of tho cost of plscuua tila sawer for surface dralnaga 2 jouth Park avenue from n point opposite te Yark rotreatto o connection with tho Fifty. first. strat: sewor; also, for constructing 12 elght-foot asphaltuin composition sfdowlt yy Pay, all ty at aba Mi rt ny HO fund wenanmnenm = anion soit (Padet Cee ee A named; nleo, for repalring South Park avenut trom Fitty-tivat atreet to the Park Rotreat. An ordinance was passed for tho improvement of Thirty-thfth stract, from Grand boulevard te Michigan avenue, inn way similar to that fol looyod on Michigan avenue, oxcupt that It {5 pee ee oP tne Commilsstoner Callahan was appointed a com mittes of one to notify Commmfssionor Waller that the Board intended to beglu tho Michig avenue improvement ns soon us the weatbet would pormit, and ask him to push bis asses ents. ‘Tho elcction of officers for tha ensuing yet resulted in rechoualug Mr. Jobu 3. Walsh for Prestdont, Mr. M. J. Russell for Auditor, ‘ad Mr. Hurmon for 8coretary, The appolntmentot an Attorney was luid over. Mr. Goorge Schutt dor was clected Treasuror, Mesara, Russell and Callahan wore appolntedlt committee to examino the ‘Treaguror’s account Tho Auditor was inatructed to arrange fe securing tho pregont quarters nt tho samo red foranothor yoar. . WEST SIDE. , Ameoting of tho West Park Bonrd was bell yostorday afternoon, President McCrea jo ty Chutr, Communications wore recvived and ferred na follows: From R., O'Donnell, asker to bo mado a policeman in Douglns Park; {roa Julius Greonsold, offering $184 for tho used tho pavilion in Humboldt Park; trom W. % Kolly, offering himself a4 Suporintendent of so ‘ono of the purks, he was not particular whic ono; from D, G. Coopor, offering $200 for tht priviloge of selllugrefroshmonte In Contral Pat during the ponilag sengon from citizens nsklot that 0 culvert be built norosa Washington stredt noar Albany avenuy to curry off the overilow. Tho mattor of arranging for the drainage aurfaco-water from the difforent parka broughe up, but lnid over, On recommendation of the Finance Comm teo Mr, J, N. Clurk was solectod to collect tart for the Jmprovemont of Washington street, tt commission to be Bf per cent and bis bool ‘bo $25,000, with threo sccuritics, It also etipulated ~ that into ho turn Trousury = evory. $4,0u0 sng 800t collected. ‘Piousant® Amisk's oifee Y cullect the taxes at 1 por cent commission ¥ Gocordinyly rejectou, ‘Tha ‘Treasurer's bool wits tixud at $100,000, " Commissioners MeCroa and Wilcox, of 4 Finanow Committee, recommondonl that sala! for tha ensuing year be as fatlow Beureta 1,60 a year; Avslatantdccratury, $50 oath Enginocr, $1,000 4 year: Park Superintented $1,W0 a your, Conimisaioner Wilken, tho member of the Committee, favored giving te Humboldt Park Superintendent $1,200 0 yee After some discussion tho mutter wus refer ‘pack to tho’ Committeo, it being first ate) that tho salary of tho Superintendent shou cuual to thatofthoengincer, | Med On motion of Commisalonor Woodant, My F, Du Bois wasappolnted Engineor for the ent ing your: and: be wos inetruotud to proce, onco with the tixing of tho ourb and art wlong Washington. streot, und tho ostablis! 4 of sidawulk grades, cto.; also to report a stroot repairs ueodod. boule ‘Tho mutter of tho ordinanco gaverning ec varda was takon wp aud discussed, butnot ees fotod on, Ong change ‘recummended w then, dinanca was: that $25 should be courne permit to movo n house on tho boulevards aft ‘Tho Roard then adjournod to noxt Alou ternoon at 4p, m. ‘Liberty of tho Press in Meusste BEULAN, March 30,—Great surprise bes caused hero by tho nows of the totul ausprity, fora month of two Bt. Votorabury, Jourielt” tor Molust and tho Bt. Petersburg Vidas’ dtroqurding in cortain leading arte ert feulllotous tho fustructions givun tow ay tho 16th inst. ‘This is all the moro astontst inet tho oditor of tho Viedamostt was only tl te day olted tu appear before a regular Perc) inatico for violiting tho propriotica us lO ory yy tho Consorial Cammittuc, ‘This Inducers ve ono to belleva that tho day at ndintnl yao Measures against the press had Hone uso that tho recommendations of the Cou 3 for Rovluing tho Laws of tho Press wore polul beng adopted. sWe were doomud to dithihiy, mont, ag usual, and yostardas’s calct tt oe Minister of tho fhterfor ig a good alg UM al old régline ta still retulucd, Wo are We Tay sure “hoe tho sime will bo tho er) ‘be Joust for somu-tima tu como, off fervent Diboral chaike, pack mootinyg of tho Stuto Councils day Ut MT iyeral in order to discuss the introducwon 1 guy Measures ty no Indiuation whatever So, such nivasures are likely to bo gurried aalattae to changes In the porol Aumle tlon, a grout dual fa - of thy pr reructioes luccmont of the Sinister of Publig pra ‘Oem . AubUrOM, und of tho Blutstor Of Mit cel Miluting of new atpulntinents among Ws ol of the “Admiralty; and of the rete iter lumburger, tha Ituasian Minlator 1 Mie and, to hleformor post fu the Forelist 0 get ‘Tho last ued, owovor, wil iu my rewurn to his post at Canova, ‘Tha’ proves of awearinz’ tho alloy 07,000,000 or more fe not yot co pose Mussulunin sudjoots of tho Czur an Py pot ants and workrnen in the, lar town puters? olny pledged to Alexandor 21, In ah inl burg, ast favo ‘goun it, tho working mth ‘ont Heke Mee PES AO) ple ane flor the oiliviule, who th muri ‘Ol the passport of each good wa rue, ee red 19 expressly propa cateuty dpociew ot buruge of We al a1 blood, Boon oured. tho worst, cH of hak to eo there Tercaties #20 ’ druyyiets, if atiloted with skla discuses