, 1873-04-05

THE REAL ESTATE SWAP.
Tho Senate emergency bill, ceding tho right Of
tho Btato in tho old Armory lot to tho United
statoB In exchange for tho old Post -Ofaco lot,
ceedfnga by arbitration can now proceed. 1ho
bill i8 As follows:
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oonsress e1titie, xn act 10 s,t,orize te soarstasy
Of ho Treasury dispose Of Tho old post .o!ce prop
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Wlae assess aa1d land tho property Of Tho United
States ahnll b Or 10 remain tho owner thereof.
buildings in Chicago, ind tho nead i pubio build
nea ~ cnorgoncy e1at. requiring this act to take
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ADJOURNMENT.
Ihe adjournment roaolutions camo up this
morning, whom hlr. Anderson moved to postpone
their consideration until Tuesday. noxt. n1r.
Dradwoll opposed tho reforonco, 80 did N1r. Obor
ley but In aptto Of t1lonl, tho postponcm ont
prevailed. Tho trouble will not DO ovor for two
weeks yet.
THE nEronT1Na MONOPOLY.
8omo months ago tho County Commissioners
directed tho County Troasuror not to pay for
official reporting in tho courts Of Cook County.
tho tho supreme. .' Court, and il Is ,naer-
stood that tho conHtlsutionnlity Of tho
low stndor which tho reporters onjoy q
monopoly will be sustained and tho monopoly
roponlei. That Ia VI WY doeporato ofrorts :are
boing mado to dofoat tho pasBaGo Of tho bill
OF IT, In thoBo daya Of nnti-monopo1y this pro-
tectivo statute should DO wiped out, 10 as to
save tho County Treasury and tho pockets Of o
yictimiEod people,
The Houae passod its emergency bill provid-
ing for tho defense Of the citizens ngninat whom
tho Chicago & Alton Railroad has brought suit
Ia the United statos Court: The. vote was 100
to 2b; showing d positive determination on the
as passed. ia as follows;
tnqi rtzessntxd r. ths General sss'nS; III! Tss 4
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States, which mny heroafter be instituted in any
such for tho recovery Of damages for auy ac or
cause Of acson grow Out of tho scts and conduct of
oiazen or cizons IN good faith done or pesf9red IN
tatou Of passengers railroads In this Btate" up
proved April H. 1B71 who, In good faith may havo
reod upon the not aforcHad Qualification Of said
acts and conduct PTovfdfd that to any action OF
actions that bo brought for act or acts heroaf
tor dono tho Ahal not appear and do
fond unless requested by tho County Board Of tho
county In which such acts may bo done. Tho said At.
General is hereby authorized to call to bis aid
In defense Of such action actions auch additional
counsel ia hc may deom necoasary.
SIC. 2. The costs Of such additional counsa shall DO
certified to the Raroad and Warehouse Commission,
and by Bntd Commission to tho Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts who shall draw his warrant therefor upon tho
roasry, payable to such assistant counsel out Of any
sembly for tho use OF snid Commission
And whoreAs, by Of tho pending Of sfoh suits,
and tho necessity for taking carly stops for tho doonse
thoreof emergency exfatst requiring that this net
shall take effect immediately therefore, this act shall
take effect and be In force from md nter s passage.
GRAIN INSPECTION.
AIr. Harper, tho now Grain Inspector, will
loave for Chicago In day or two, so that ap-
plioantB for situations noed not como here to 300
him. He has Bome sixty appointments in this
gift. It Ia rumored that tho Board Of Trade con-
femplateB ignoring tho Inspector, and appointing
an Inspector Of ltd own, as formerly.
THE onEnLY INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
has about got through with its comedy. They
havc not 60 fur found out anything except that
they aro engaged In q very foolish busincss, and
arc timid about acknowledging that fact to tho
House, afraid of boing laughed at Tie Cover
nor and Senntors may be found guilty Of having
opinions ind Of expressing tlom.