, 1870-03-20

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r. Ks proposition to amend is practicable: !
| comes squard 10 The marx f uproots Il
rnonstpua wrong. Nov, am in favor of Il
there ean be 10 10, asaTes e Tho pFopostiona
| We have Jielded largely in the Committee o
the judiciary and IN Committee Of the whole
i bpt my fnond from Cook Mr. Anthony VI
too exscting. We thought, in his demands. H
must havsit 5uat 90, q no way: But hss
Heze, then, is p1pabla case. how, It ca
be partially, Il not totally, cured, and the pet
ple OF the state can be saTed this stealing tha
f1aa bee4 complained Of.
IoHer this amendment:
Add at Che end Of tho sectsou, Which fox.
shAH be ons-hlf only th3t provided By ii
general hvs Of tho 6tste for Ikas servics6 an
fess."
Then the c1ect is precisely t1lt5 The kse
In Cook County arc one-half Whist they Are i
Tho rural couaties Of the State and at tha
nate very fat afhcee:
The CHAmxAs. The gentleman. from Ad
/ Kns {1i1 Skinner moves 10 add to the sectio1
~ i stands the. words thxt have been read.
That Will be proposition to amend tn
Msrds proposed to 10 stricken out BY the mo
Iu.nsz] II takes precedence, therefore,, o
the motion Of the, gBnleman from Stephen
BON CNr. Turner1. TIE. Clerk viii resi1 ths
amendment Of tbs gentlenrsn from Adam
CMr: Simmer
The Clerk read the amendment, as follows
AaG.H = NJ end q ne section: Which feet
laws Of the ssate for like services and fees'
~, o1a" TT Innfne9 VIII e
pau KY !. ~ uetaa 70 1so1o 1ue necessary
~ laro .at4Fl ~ 1ol eogx oonnty, SO
ooh.1t sctsao ~ as ~ ques.4on. nee IL AZ 1ns1
The gentleman III. Gedi,l5 4roa ~ Hooe oRoS'o %
IL IT,. p atLsG1. laH ~; CaaaInan: Inc com-
m1tLe y Is oeaane new with Practical question
o. ooAanessr m Hnca some d8uea based upo1t
anc.s 1.aat Ie OF aen more importance to intelIi'
gent .caon thtn any heated statements msda
On the stump, IN - campaign in Cook County
!. eoe leeo u h1aSauon provided FOR Cook
Nounty A17 ton ne reduced one bali, it becomes
~ Hnpoftant qoeauon no" that county is to
PaI Pat ~ ;uageS =; & Ana a C!efks- ~ own 1ndgmcnt
n,;5 t5at, - N soea esent thsr salaries must be
pa4o oy n1ateon upon the property Of the
county
No". eeninmen Wl look TO figures not
taKen nom uncertain sources, it Wil be appa-
Isns tnA5 snia seesaon y An enlnenhT Just one.
p!oHaaea n9 nsofe thAn ~ adequate fund to
meet the burdens imposed By this section on,
~ r. ro4asy. ~aati:.,. ,. ,. c.o..
Ane 9enteman uom 5sephenson Ar- Iur-
net ssys Lhat It Tas stated n the newspapers
Gat taas ne sae5k o. me C1cait Court Of Cook
tounsy oa receives an income from that Office OF
SeoWV. Gent!enen there is not man in
~ Sodty "ne oeaeses II. The tact u that
s..et e!e4A nas onefea 10 Pfoduce his DOCKS TO
81. nioaoe. " uo coasent1on. HIS own STATE
ana ~ - taAt ala nct etooluments Are about
tta'S{ S'G39 {eaI. ihey aIe more than CLERK of
~ o,,nat -, .ess;z 'o ngcorae1 OF Iook ooun-
y WELL 70 reeve. 1he sane service can %
* non :. - - 49, toaasy 1ot lfom et,uU 70
$500, ~ " 2s1e1u Anu corrupt e1pendf-
aate .ote o. , .no puoac money. B1t when gentle
t;n. ~ rnon ~ ~ 70 aeI Ma.n ne 91aca
ceives emoluIuentS OF ESQ., ODO aak them Il,
Po1nt P42a q 10y evidence of tho TACT
~. 1oaSHs- ~. ChailmAn: With tho per
u..eton .1!H ~ LIZ gentleman Will state-and
ra;.ta. S.ittA ess1T III emoer 81 ne JudicasJ Com
,ncn,hers ~ ~ a1a Ia ". N tac su1h Or the
nclaoasS naao @ ol ino deiceat.o9 from Cook County
nv tbs La,s oe1o{o ~ 1ne I9aicaa1y committee
GSrc,,;t " na ose eo o ot me eietk OF
SsSar., s-t rss4rhan - itun ~ soIouU 70 S5g,No-
ost;o,' ~ ~ u!e Gpox Connty detega-
bev hs~a sts4ad ea I ~ m. na R not aeny IT.
Committo snd nssd Il a. ~ Js,yeo ,rte. e ~
elSn SS, o11 % ssaun mere.
gest 10 he eentiemsn 4h.t wh,.svsr ara ot.ts
ment v,a n,.a ~ .s euas. Nn4.ss1s ssAte-
County deierat;n9 rs ;ntoniisJ ~ aa-.. smU 1oaa ~
include the fees OF The recording densrtnn,snt
of that Office for 4 ia 4 donble r}scn and t1a
of the Two W pa.ts. "a - . - AA@ 'ne "o1e 'oet"t1's
Iii, H1Ycucpcx. Mr. rb,;,rn,,.1 ,.-, ~.
what statements have been n,ade herr or cI.a.
where. I AK thia comn1ittco MT T. n deal III,
this question upon any statement th,t haa boon
made before any committee Of this conycnt;on.
] state That the Clerk Of that court assurod nc,
and Bho#ed me the statement from hia hook,,
keeper, that the net emolunacutu vrre sbout
$4,000. know no reason WIN I shonld i;a.
credit his statement, and mil anrna hatter
evidence is produced, shall .aarrno It to ho
tine. Itmsy be eronaous but il M tha hast
evidence before ua. '
Mr. Hrrcucrrr Nr rh.;- A..
is simply this: that 4 conyantinn of e;ehtrsa1a
men brought together to reyise The Constitntinn
Of The State ought not to haao its acf;on 1,1eor
newspaper reports; that ia Ill. '% Nt>~4
tleman allow me Just QUE etstement3 ~ tE;af sH
can ehoH. from fi,e raror1a ~ 1ohs. -. -
this foor, that members NJ tha courant;en uays "
from Cook County, have STATED n hroad sUn, ta,ns
that the Clerk of the Circuit Court af 1b.t mi
county rcceived $50 ooo. and rafsr - - eIHe ~
Globe, published by fhn anthn,;tr w ~ IT, eno
ventior. for he proof ~ h1ss xhst T .. III" con-
III. H11cucoc5. IL ch.;1m.n. " . NY IL ~.
question The etateuent ~ tha s.a.,t,a-,. W nos
6tephenson M Tnrner1. rosio 20 aaa.nu atoo
"sss' v'" s1' 1.ct us snen ststementa
n.ra 1esn bsa,. maue. merely ~ that they
.nio ~ nsl 1aaue, tosy re P1oo4oiy mistaken,
49, s;raa t.1uue9 sncn e!oenee - navo 70 con-
tS siaS hat ' noay tnat Ia 10. No" have dono
Ihe Cleric Of the Superior Court receive
a. aoout s1aa,WV, 70 30 divided among three Of
lne4. one C!alx Ii - useful Tor such court
g three. Assistant clarks can be obtained for
S1,ooU,' ana tbafa u waste Of public money,
: cofruptng and injurious wssto Of public
money, to the amount Of about s1s, 900 in that
once. have this statement from the book
Keeper q the Office, Who assured mo Of tho
facti And &sk that that may be taken II bet
ter evidence than the statement on tho stump,
until the contrary ahall ba uaado TO appear by
rome Investigation.
hoW, gentlemen, these two Offices arc in tho
receipt Of s46, 600 net emolunents. It Is too
much: 1t is An abuse. It Is such an abuse
that the people OF Cook County hAre decided
that onaesfs ehould DO put upon salaries, and
their aAsistants should be paid cut of thu
County Treasury;
Now, sUch aro the net emolnmonts, from the
Litigation IN the courts Of general jurisdiction
in Cook CountT, md II this body will appoint
committee and make the inTeetig1tiop. I have
no doubt tho facts ~ atate them viii prove to
be about the exact truth.
receipt Of about $7, 600 for many years. You
cannot proeare suitable men to take those ofa-
ces without paying them about tlat sum. It is
probable that Gle 1eGialature Of the State will
not provide from the state Treasury ; hrgor
SUM than sa,ooo per xunurn. Cook County
year out Of the County treasury, uniting
$50 COO. Il must pay an army OF sub
ordinate clerks ont Of tha tfpasnry of
the county. The fees Of the offices in
Cook County are not sufficient to indeua-
will be compelled to m1le To- its Judres: and
when you considcr Tie fact, that vhen you put
these clerks upon eslariea H,ev vii havn RI
motive to collect the coets: when you consider
the fact that the costs viii be collected onIy
n1des some rule Of tho court, which it viii b.
the duty Of the Judge to ENFORCE. arsi conaiaeT
T., H. III