, 1869-01-25
SPRINGFIELD.
The Lake Park Bill Likely to
be Defeated.
P1qjudices Of Rural Members
Against Chicago.
4 Bill Affecting the Control
Of State Institutions.
The Cicero Anne1a tien Movement
Opposed.
EuIler'e Railroad Bill L sing
Support.
Proposition to Reduce and Limit
the Price Of Gas In Chicago.
PEajudices Of Rural Members
Against Chicago.
a Bill Affecting the Control
Of State Institutions.
Tho Cicero hnneIa tion Movement
Opposed.
EuIler's Railroad Bill L sing
Support.
Proposition to Reduce and Limit
the Price Of Gas In Chicago.
Special Despatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
9rRtxoTIELD. JA1. q

SpecA Despatch to Thu Chicago Tribune.
9ratxoFIELu. jan. II.
ons8RvAHcK Or 1H8 EAaaA1H.
Tho &escaec nf The Joint Comntttes Of tho two
houses On tbs Penttents.y. ths excursion to ST.
Loulf, snd other canses, leave very few members
Of The General Assembly In springfield to-day,
snd the city has been very quiet Aoat Of the er-
bcs1 who remained arc naturally OF \ religious
tuFn Of mind AID give tactr attention to the ser
v1ees in the vtrtoos ehurehea in the morning,
and kept their rooInh In the Aftesuoon.
LAKE FAaK.
The Committee Of tho House. To whom wxl re-
fested the bill IN relation to tho ltke frontage In
the city Of ChlcIeo--1 mean tha bill prepared and
cent down here by the Common ConntlI-have
btt n bnei1y engaged upon 1t for several daJG. aud
Will probably be ready to report Il back on Mon
dsy or Tuefday neI!. Tbs county mtmbers Ase
preparing 10 make fight sgslrst the bills, md
an arptthens1Es th1s 1t will bc defeated. KE.
Merritt, from Aarion. one Of the committee, aud
the gentleman VINO Introduced tho bill appoIns-
1ng Commissioner to take Possession Of
thM like ftontAgt in the nAme Of
the state and eel! is--the money
10 be spilled 70 the uses of the
State-has been preparing i speech sga!ntt the
bill, and he md othera will mako such appeals TO
the rzttudieea Of tho surA member. Il will bs
very likely to put ,hctn ag1inst the bill without
going 1nto the merits OF the que4.ion. Ms.
fncccsa Of the bill, feels confident Of i'll sreeess
bat fuaF be II not 70 well posted In regard to
the prcjndleea which always operate agatnst CHI
Gag o in the General Assembly II are those who
fes. Tho tesuit viii Be the other way.
s1Arx fxsr1Ir11oH1.
l understand that the Joint Committees Of the
StnAte AID non.e on Btate Institutions hAse pre-
pAred bill. which they will soon report, epoal.
ing TIC fax By which tbs Trustees Of tho HospI.
til fer the Insauo hold ibis oicc. snd placing all
| Of fhe charitable Stalls Institutions under oue
Bond Of Trusfeee, 10 consist OF sestn members,
| one to reslde at Jacksonville, Nosm4i, Fulton
| ard chfeaa ao-whore Btato charitable institutions
| are located-thc other three to he appointed
tfo.a tic State at lfge. There Ia NO doubt ths,
tneh alsw ~ this will greatly simplify The
n1ich1nery Of tbs whole busineas eonneetoe
With theso institutions. The present uenher1
Of the Bond Of Truattes Of ths Ins1rt Hospital
| who would be 1t8tatAtea ont ct Ones BY thli
movement. arc: E. @. Miner, F. a. Honman. J
L. Eeclcs, F. Jonss and J. L. Morrow. Tkero Il
one vacancy in tbs bosrd.
CIcxAo.
| There Is Quite 4 ah11p contekt going on here u
relation to the annexation Of two snctioas Of th
town Of Cicero 10 W est Chicago. It II general.
| understood TINT the people residing In tho tsFrj
tory which It Ii proposed to annex are Il
taror Of II. but .onts.de lutetcsu secm t
b. 1t work to detezt 1t. Il will bo 1emtnhsrc
b. the old Chicago rtsltents thai thin t&,ritor,
reaching clear to the bank. OF the Desplzsne
aivef. ooce belonged 10 Chicago. but was act Q
tnto \ aepa.Ate toNn when ~ was bupposed Chi
easo had III tha territory sho would ore1 need,
Jrlxa's AAuzoAp ELL.
Thla bill 10 NOW virtually without friends. III
sentiment Ii uul1ersai that, II It shsutd pas
which ttese nov seems no prospeet-that
would entirely fill In Bringing i
hsue before the courts t. destrmin
I <hA taht oF ikH t1hf
.. | sail1oad,. The penalties In The bill arc 50 ui
| p,oporttouato 70 thu offences u 70 rerder tbs
e1fsreement an utter lnpoeaibillty. Tbs ldea
tAkit SWAY the franchises ol 4 road for 20 sitEl
4 cause IL simply Ridiculous. Tho btll vi
, | probably come up Tomorrow, md will then be
feated outright Of be Eent to the JudlelasT Col
pltsse, where 1t Will sleep fer the reualLder of II
| aetsion. Kthete weru time \ nav bill might
agreed to BY that commtues-ouo which mig
! .ncet tho necessities Of the case 10 far
to tTtpe N issue before the caafta
> but they shaye auch IN innenas amount Of bu
:, nees already upon ther hsnds, thst it>is Initial
:. :, impossible for then to gtys the subtect any
tention~
oA1, oAs,
4 bill was introduced Into tho House, yttt
~ day, to reduce atd limit the ptie1 Of Rts in I
- :. city Of Chicago, and 10 enahls tbs Chicago O.
- Light acd Cote Company 70 inereisa it, espi
~ stcek-Whtch should chA0s1Ee tie Atteu' Ion
the peopls Of Jour city. The leading features
y the blu are contained In tho ftss seelon4 -
lnwa:
:, Representative Nunson offered ths bul. viii
~ " reads - follows:
~ ~ Ax ACT to reduce md limit tho prtes Of sta
u the city Of Chicago, ind 70 enable the tompa
herein tamed to Increase 1te capital atoek.
u B<H t,sacssd BY sht Rop.s of Ia 6dtt cf Htao
~ | ftpresvnt<d h. fhs Eensrcf -AS1e.no!Y:
- bkc7IoH /. That tht Chicago GasL!ght
Coke company thAu not ch4rse tie CITY OF G.
ergo for tie North and South Divisions fhert
sGd Tie Inhabitants oi the saoa for i1luraiuaa
n | gas for the term o1 ten ycars to e1ceet shl
- | ontj111 PER thorf and feet Ard the p1tBtNs >
" tertaee In case OF cop- payment whca due. sxc
stEe Of al taxrs tnposed By or On behx{ OF I
UAltcd Static, ard In CONFEDERATION therefor III
hlso the exclusive privilege Of supplying q
a, ely for aid divisions thereof md tho 1nha
-, .tEts Of the SINE Nite illuminating gas. and
III l13iHE cas EaiHa Atd pipes IN TIC stTtata
eh alrJa Of said afststcna Tor the term OF r.
mt fioM The acceptance OF this act By said conp
Sec. 7. Sid company maJ Increase IL 1t,
tnuU time 10 time.
APPOINTMENT or cANAL conn!ta1oNERS.
TIC Governor hss sent to the Senate The no
nl,iona Of the tercn Canal and River Conn
n sto1crs appointed BY Governor Oglcsby.
R1fifoad Debate Postpnned-The
cesaity OF Spesch- IN,
1ux-A<Y%x No.