, 1869-04-17
SPRINGFIELD.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
State Legislature.
Final Passage Of the Tax-
Stealing and Lake Front
Bills.
Supplementary South and Vest
Side Park Bills Passed,
South Side Park Commissioners
Appointed.
Sine Die Post
poncd I'LL Tuesday.

SPRINGFIELD, April 1G.
TER TA1-STEAL1N0 BILL
The bill stealing the taxes Of the State for the |
benefit OF those counties, townships, cities md |
towns vino have run deeply In debt to build rail- 1
roads, OF vino NAY hereafter DO 30 |
House to-day Notwithstanding the OBJ |
iecuons OF the Governor and now purports to
he laF OF the State The vote on 1t WAS 10 to 81.
OF course this bill viii hare to undergo the scru-
tiny OF the Supreme Court before its provisions
wfA be allowed TO Sc Into eject
Insane HOSPITALS AND AsYIUB.
The bills to erect new hospital and asylum for
the Insane in the northern part Of the State, and
IN insane aRyum for the tncutable IN rhe SOUTH
part Of the State, have passed both honses OF
| the General Assembly and received the sig
I pa.uEe OF the Governor. Nine Commissioners
a1c to be appointed to locatc tho nrstuaned 1nst-
| tuition, who after fixing upon the location, will
transfer their powers to three Trustees, who VIII
at once proceed to the work OF erecting the hos
\ p!tal, OF, at least, one-half Of it. The South
! cru Asylum will be located by i've
| Commissioners, Of which the Lieutenant Governor
shall Ire the Chairman, and likewise transfer their
| powers to Trustees Us Boon as the LOCATION Il
made, which must bc within sixty days after re-
ceivtug proposals. one hundred aud nft5
thousand dollars are appropriated for each
Institution, which, 1t Is understood, will build
one wing OF each, CAPABLE OF holding enc hundred
and dtty PATIENTS the estimate being taat 1t Will
exhaust 31,0oo to supply room for every pat1ent-
The ultimate capacity Of each institution Will be
three hundred, and tho total sum required
to complete them will be six hundred
| Thousand dollars The details OF each bill
| p1e alike with four 1ncsscntal exceptions 1hear
| the names OF the following gentlemen mentioned
| as the probable Commissioners for the Northern
Insane Hospital: lion. $. II. Church, Of Winnie
t,ago; DE. Saramorc, Of Stephenson; D.
Shaw, Of Lee; a. ]. Matteson, OF Hhiteside,
Dr. s. c. Flummcr, Of Rock Island; Col Thomas
! | A. Bryant, Of Bureau; D. 8. Hammond, Of Cook;
| Judge Lockwood, Of Eanc, nnd James McGrew,
| Of kanLaEec. The gentlemen spoken Of for
Trustees are Geo. ". Pleasants, Of Rock 1sland
md Oliver Everett, Of Lee.
TIE LIKE FHosT HILL
The Lake Front bill WAS put through the SENATE
this evening ut ox O'Clock, notwithstanding the
| objection, and goes on the statute books as Ian
Of the State. The vote stood II to II, precisely
the same voie tg Which 1t Was originally
c passed. Captain Mack told mo there would
be nftecr votes for 1t In the Senate. He WIS only
: one out Of the way. One Senator must have dc
: celyed him The supplemental bill, which it was
q said was to follow the passage Of this Lake
b Front bill, .whereby its wrong features
It were to be r!ghted, has not beer
heard from, and suppose will not The intro
ductIon Of such a bill VAS, probably, never con
y tenplatcd bJ the friends Of the lake front, aud Il
,s was talked over as sort Of soothing syrup II
d certain enemies Of the measure to quiet them.
st EOCTu eide FARK BILL
4 6upplemental bill was passed through tht
Senate yesterday, and the House today, to ament
1t the South Side Park law. The third section
le made TO read as toaws:
st "a piece Of land, commencing ct the northwes
running thereon west In strip two hundred fee
Il. wide, Eonth Of and ad1o!nng the south Line
~ -, F1fty-t!th street."
in r
~ amended that the bonds authorized to be issue
81 In tho original bill may be ssued aud sold to In
these lands and for any other purposes under til
nct, and they shall be retired and cancelled as IA
III as any money may be obtained
the Collector upon the special hssessmcI
provided for, and any amount Of the city Of Ch
'e1 caeo bonds may be applied to the same purpos
~ The twelfth section is 70 amendet as to g1'
~ | power to the Judge Of the Cook County circu
uo | Court to remove any Commissioner upon the pei
gu t!on Of 1rcehoders OF the town Of South Ch!cag
ec Lake OF Hyde Park, 1ot mal1easance, msfeasanc
or any like offence IN Office. Another amendmel
connrnls the election held On the Esd Of Hars
he last IL the towns named.
llY WEST SIDE FARE
IT. The bill which passed tho Senate yesterday rr
~ yid1nR for the widening Of Ogden avenue Or boul
~ | 4af11, passed the House to-day.
,re soETH s1DE rARK COMMISSIONERS.
sc, | The Governor has appointed the following &c
tlemen Commissioners Of the South Side Par
,,s | Hon. John II. Wilson, l. =. Sdway, George I
an Gage, Chauncey T. Bowen and Paul CoTne
Tie These appointments seem to glTo sattafactte
iatl to the ChIcagoans here. The Governor b
not ret named the Commissioners for the Ne
,ye Side Park, but will probably do 80 to-mo1oW.
tn, ALEXANDER COUNTY.
nat The Alexander County ta1-stcallnR bill PASS
~ ~ the House to-day, Notwithstanding the objcctlo
OF the Governor. by On even morc decided maio
II than On the previous occasion. 1t should be
ayy ! membeted that nearly every member OF the Ct
ezal asenhly has suffered by reason Of the Vt
has OF one more o! their pet measures bJ the G.
hy | ernor. It makes them feel cross aud ngty.
out way Of revenge they Reeu TO take special delie
In passing every blu over his veto, without ST.
linn | ping to inquire whether the reasons
,]aT | It arc good, Lad or Indifferent. Double
on very many Of them hereafter will cxpertc1
sharp pangs Of sorrow when they remember II
,, passion and prejudice usurred tho place Of rcas
tsl and led them into the support Of measures wh
nay wlll carry . long train OF evils with them
1ca- FIGHT OVER 1HE WEST e1pE rARK BILL
har ea There quite lively skir1nlsh In the Ho
mi this evening, on ordering the amended West S
om- Park bill to q third rcnAing. Horse Eddy, Of
Ailt- caEo appeared in the lobby the leading enc
~ sat OF the bill, and was seconded By Cook Of La
1e bailey, Of stepenson. md s!cles, Of Rock Isla
lore After cross-tztng for half hour OF more, the
In was os.ercd to third readi
pro- ~ ~ ~, .,,.r. .,o ,yo,,a ~ .ssa..+n.
WAS ~ NV o''t oee4o 4At s41oHe - tAS@~9s.a'
hat making II special and complete. Ii also cX8e
for the bonlcyards into the town OF Jefferson. and
mist | f-,,i7ca The rrrcpf elertIon
ANA ,n,orn.,.r~
con- Both houses tonight passed Joint resolat
Il In to adjourn Tomorrow ut ION O'Clock, and sine
nag on Tuesday next, April 81, at 10H O'Clock. II
the nnaar,toos mat rnnst ~ rho nnarhare ,ju
pro- 49,. 80 sra.-orr ,oa,.,nc ,ret .,,ca..at .,
ajor none 1o-ul'io"' 1e~'4.s 'ae1 eu1'cseAL Aaiu
land here to receive executive messages On the da
I the nnal adjournment