, 1869-04-16
SPRINGFIELD.
Passage of the Lake Front
Bill Over tho Cover
nor's Feto in the
House.
Final Passage Of the Tax
Exemption Bill in the
Senate.
Action on a Large humber Of Bills
Of Minor importance.
Final Adjournment to Take Place
on Saturday.
Legislative Visit to the Tomb of
Lincoln.
Action On a Large humber Of Bills
Of Minor importance.
Legislative Visit to the Tomb of
Lincoln.

6Iec1d Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
srR1HdyuDt April u
vB1T 70 L1kcoIKts ToNI
This being the anniversary Of the death Of Lin
coin By the assashtn1 hand, the two HouseA, by
Joint resolution, adjourned atA O'Clock this sftsr-
noon for the purpose Of Waiting Tie ruazur1 to1ph
1T Oak Ridge. The Springfield Horse
Railroad Company rendered the use Of their
cnra 10 convey the members to the cemetery, and
full one hundred persons AvaIed themselves Of the
opportunity. After reaching the sacred gEounda
and gnxtns for a time upon is surrounding beAu-
ties in h1ence, 1t the suggestion Of Nj. Speaker
Co1wtn, Rev. Nj. Mclean, Of tho city, offered
up an appropriate and teTTeut prayer. The Ftsit-
ors then passed orer to the tomb Of Gorcruor BIS
sell and after admiring that beautiful structure,
entered the ONCE Of the Lincoln Monument ALSO
ciation, placed their pames In the register,
and quite number depoated hAnd-
some Eums In the treasury. OK Ridge
is d beautiful spot NAture has been exceedingly
lavish In every respect, and the hand Of man II
now busy, and will continue to be, until art has
rendered 1t fitting renting place for Ill that Is
mortal Of the great moral hero and maEtsr Of the
a2e- The spot chosen for the monu-
nent is few rods to the southwest
Of the tomb, and nearly At the apex Of the highest
elevation In the cemetery. The managers Of the
association have recently caused shaft to de-
seend, and at the distance Of about fifteen feet
from the surface solid rock Il found which is SUP
posed to be ful1 twenty-five feet thick, and will A.
ford an excellent foundation for the monument.
CORRECTION.
Am assured that my Information was Incorrect
thatAlde1men pixon, Comlskey 1nd Donellan were
| here, as representatives OF the Police and F11e
! Departments Of Chicago, to get bill through 10
increase the paJ OF policemen and nEcnen. am
assured BY the real representatives Of the two de-
paEments, noE here, that they repudiate any such
%hA< h++A M
| authority to act for them beyond what
they may volunteer tn friendly
NAY. The authorized representatives are John
Schal1y, Thomas speeden and John Tunntson, fol
the police, and Assistant Marshal Bennett and
Fpeman ConneEy, for the nremen- These mel
are doing what they can to get bill passed
through the General Assembly Increasing their par
It has not Jet been introduced, but they are goln{
| to attempt to get IT IN to-mosEow. The Chances Q
eucceaa arr verJ doubtful
fAx-SrRAI1Na RAILROAD BuI.
The message Of Governor Palmer vetotng th
bl 10 divert the 8tate taxes to the purpose Of pay
Ing the railroad debts OF counties, townships elite
and towns In the State, Vas taken up in the Seuat
this forenoon. The question being put By tn
Speaker, Shall the bill pass. notwtth
standing the objections Of the Gov
| eEnor. 1t was caH.ed-yess, II; naJs, II
This most uur1ghteous bill, fraught With al sort
Of mischief, viii be reached In the House touaol
row, and, l fear, viii 20 through that body and b
made law, notwithstanding the unanswe1ahl
objections Of the Governor.
CONFLICT or JCR1spICIoN.
: Immediately after passing the above bill tn
/ Senate took up and passed over the veto OF th
Governor the bill to E1re for ten yeArs tho taxes
Alexander County, over and aisose the assess1ueu
Of lsea. to the snpport Of tn
paupera and criminals Of the ct
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