, 1873-03-28
T1le Lake Front Repeal 1BiRl
Passed i'm tho Haouuse..
l37 to s..
The Railroad Suit Bill Fails TO Receive
tho Necessary Majority.
Passage in tho House Of tho Chi
cago Tax Collection
:; Bill. :
Railroad Bills Advanced Ono Stage, and Post.
poncd till Wednesday Next.
Terms Of Cook County Judges-..Tho Pom.
itontinry investigation.

1tont1nTy 1nVontl8htton.
Special Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
TIE 1iAKE-FRoNr HILL.
SPn1NdF1ELp, March 27.-Tho House pasnod
tho Lake-Front Ropoaling act by 1877 to &.
It will 60 to the Senate, aud probably tnko
the place Of tho Sonatc bill. Strategy
will bo sed to delay and defeat It, and tho lobby
is increasing In powor and influence. Tho fight
waxoa warm, and, by tho middle OF tho weol,
will DO quito exciting. The Hon. areol,bury &,
Fort Of Marshall, congrcsaman-oloot from tho
Eighth District, WHO WAS III tho Senate whom tho
bill passed., md voted consistently for 1t, arrived
this morning. ind is wrestling with Ills Senators
~-Palmor and Btrong-to secure thoir votes
against the Repoalng and Investigation bills
Thoro aro potent influences at work, and tho
fate Of tho bil!a in Tho Senate Is uncertain.
tho Investigation bill will hardly pass, on
account Of ropugunnco Oh tho part
Of many to "rasing up dead
mems bonco." THO minds Of senntora
arc "all toro up" arl will DO in that unhappy
condition until tho agony cnuBed by tile bilH IL
over Tho Investigation bill WAS postponed In
the Houao until tho railroad dobato ends.
TIE RAILROAD SUITS.
Tho bill providing for tho defonso OF tho olti-
gems against whom tho Chicago i Alton Rail
road has instituted Buitu was taken up under q
susponsion Of tho or res, On me motlon Of mr. Gag
I MIR. Quinn moved to reconsider tho voto by
which tho bill was ordered to third reading.
Loht--ycnp. 81 nays, ~.
! Mr.. Jones Movod to rocommit to the Judi
ciary Commit ttee, on tho ground that 1t WAS ull-
conntltutional for tho State to plodgo Its credit
for any purpose md tho State MAS doing TINT In
assuming tho responsibilities Of Judgment that
might be ebtenea tai &C. qEains. indiyidual3 Ho was
bIr. Quinn was in favor Of tho bill, but didn't
believe In passing unconstitutional nets. Under
the bill as It stood, tho State might have 100 Inv
ycrs on it's pay-roll all the time.
k1r. Cassody didn't boliove in tho sincerity Of
thogonsloman from Jo Dayiess{ {Joncs), norm that
OF the gentloman from Peoria (Quinn). lilo
motions wero made to put tho bll to doath. He
.hated to hear pcraona 'otornally blowing their
believed stoala wero uppcrmoBt in their minds,
and tout Of tho abundance of their hearts tho
mouth gpeakoth,h tho Bible informed thom.
What did tho gentlemen mean by their dflatory
motionB7 He claimod to bo ns honest mnn
aa the man from 10 Davicsa Flo didn't " whistle
ono tune and dance anotlor." There wore
plenty OF good legal minds in the Senate to
Judge Of tho conBtitutionality Of tho bill. He
did not boAaTe tho motions wero made in good
Alr. Grey, Of Fulton, stated that the sub-
Committee OF tho judiciary, appointed to pro-
paro the bill. lad grave doubts Of its consttu-
that tho bill did not receive tho sanction or mp
probation Of tho judiciary Committee, hut was
reported In obedience to tho resolution OF tho
Ht liz. Savage believed thu 1uuu u l.. uerenaoa
should be regarded rs the agents Of the State to
carry ont the law. 1t would be unmnuly to
abandon thoir cause, which Was tho oauBe of tho
people.
forrad that it should apply to the casca now in
tho courts, and to nothing else.
Mr. Dunham took tho samo view. He would
hare preferred that the bill should apply only to
past cases, but would vote for 1t any way. Mr.
Sherman was opposed to the bill as it stood, end
aeeired to refer It.
Tho motion to refer was lost-5s to 84.
Ar. Armstrong, Of Alexander, did dot wish to;
perpetrato any tlouriBhoB Of oratory, but he bo-
leved in voting on square principles and square
common ecnse which would mako them voto
down the bill. He was after tho bill and the OIL
ncting clause. Tho Constitution Clearly forbade
could employ i'll the lawyara he choac. Tho Bill
gave unlimitod employment to lawyers Ho was
hitter the ouaoting clause Of tho bill, aud was de-
te11niped to hive it out The bill failod to pass
House. The nanoa viii bo found in tIo regular m Jar
proceedings.
Tie vote was reconsidcrod, aud tie bill ro-
committed to the judiciary.
MUNICIPAL TAxEs.
House Bill No. 10 cano up in the Senate in Its
regular ordor. Alr. Hiuchc1iffe, Of St. Clair, who
is afraid to trust iH city authortcu in Dolfyillc
with the collection of taxes, smoke against the
bill. He fo1t u great sympathy WITH citjos 1iko
Chicago. whoeo arthoritioa Tero unnhlc to rraan
the provisions OF tho genoral revenue laws,
Why should tho CITY Goyorpment of Ohicuro sot
itself IN against tle wisdom Of the State i,eris-
latnre, and dofoy tic general laws Of tho Sta}o7
Senator Ncdratll, IN reply to mr. Hinohcliire,
explained TINT Chicago lid not stand alone ii
her inability.to comply with tho provisions Of
tho Eonoral revenue laws, while crippled by
charter limitations aB to the reto OF nor contaRo
On tho amount Of tho asHessmont, Ho gave d
Hcathing exhibit Of the jewish ta1::hghsor, and
cago under tho embarrassing condition forced
upon her by tho defects in tie general royouuo
to meet tho neceasiticB Of Incorporated cities.
Mr. Voris, of 6hclbyyillo denounced the nt-
tempt TO pass this oppressive Inv merely for tho
purpoBo OF compelling tho millioualros" Of
that city to pay their back taxcB.
and ablo argument in reply to 1lr. Voris. IIe
Appealed to tho 1nombers from tho rursl dis