, 1869-01-28

ltr due 10 Hcsrr+. Boyd and Nicholson 10 shy
that they declare thcmselyc. In favor OF cnn6sm.
1t thr nominations. although they Voted In favor
OF rosfroneucnt. Ms. shepherd, on the Other
baud, who voted as salrst po..poncncnt, Ia against
confirmation. Thc Democrats arc all against con+
dlrpntton simply becanse tho Commissioners arc
all Republicans. The vote on Monday Will hs
seEy elotc oEc, t1d /. IL fsascd they Will be re-
iecttd.
THE AKE rARK QUESTION.
TIE Houee Committee on Municipal Affairs had
three ncnrs> secret session tonight, acFoted
entirely to the discossion otthe Lake Park que-.
ttcn. No corcinsion WAS reachrd, and It - very
doubtful whether they will report hack A2Y bill
nr rrcr 1nmcnd arg legislation upon this great
question drrssg this session Of tho Genera! As
ecmb1y. The committee unanimously desired
more t1ne. and postponed the whole matter until
ncx: Monday evening.
TAX 111LEa.
M7. Taylor. Representative from Cock. has
drawn up bill which he Will introduce tomoHo".
to alacnd the Law IN regard to the redemption of
lands sold for taxte The bill provides that IN all
Cases Of eales Of lauds and lots hereafter to be
made for any State. county. mun!c!psl or other
tax. or any assessment ios improvement under s't
Law. OF this State, Enay be redeemed II any uaao
before the expiration Of three years uoIo the date
Of sale By the payment In tic manner IoE
! provided bT Law, 1t the rate of 50
/ per censum per auuuua for the tine which ehall
| have expired between The tine Of the date Of
such redemption and sreh subsequent taxes
| SID the costs. a. are How provided BY law 10 be
paid In case Of redemption. This act shall apply
to all laws hereafter passed, except when dif=s-
! cnl 50le shall be expressly provided.
| nA5ls1oS or TIE LAVE
The bill nantng tho Circuit Judges of the
State to rey1ee the Laws Of the State, for which
| they shIi receive an annual compensation oi
Sl.Go each, passed both houses Of the
general Assembly to-asr, and now oniy awaits
the s!Er aturc Of the Governor TO become Law,
The bill p,oyttes that tho Circuit Judges shall
rpcrt thetr work to the Supreme judges of the
State, who shall overlook it and report to The
vice they shall each receive Il 6oo per anuum.
TEE IoBBT.
There arc largo nunbet Of ChicasoEns nor
| IN the lobby, drawn here By : multitude OF inter
| csts, tnc1udiug the Lake Park, South Side Park
Litcoln Park, t*o Wee. Side Pasks> Cicero ~
ne1a:ton project, rew Chicago Hosct, Board o'
Hcath and all Its contingencies, several private
corporations, &c.
RAILROAD PROJECT.
There Is q paEtf here representing pro]ec
which they Gail the Danrllle, Oce5 + Ohto RtFc
Railway. : The rc ad is to start from Chicago. Eu
Gown the lsrc Of the 1iltncis Central to Thornton
therce 10 M.umee, Middtepo:t. Dacvll!e, PEls'
0lncy. &c., TO the Ohio River, opposite p4dueah
thcnce to connect With the Mississippi Central
| &C., to Nrw Orleans Or Mobile. The friends o
this zailroad connection think they have fes:l
, | bic I1cject.
1oClsE kEl1oua.
Max Strakosch las advertised concert 70
! Miss Clara Louise Kellogg and troupe at III
= dolph'e Opera House, IN this city, on FTtda
!. evcning Of next week. OF course the house vi