, 1873-03-30
Resolutions Of Censure on the
Congressional Salary
Grabbers.
A Bill Allowing Townships to Embark IN
Real Estate Specu|a-
ti0ns.

EDecial Disratch to Tie Chicago Tribune.

few more than Q quorum being in attendance
Every member should ba in his seat during the
Ecxt,-probab1y the las, ten dnys Of the ses-
scn and it will be criminal for any friend Of the
H;er bill to bo absent On Thursday, if he has to
como crutches.
TIE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Tho Ober1ey Committee to "investigate the
Governor and Senators hold second confabula-
tor, only two OF the members being present.
They wondered what they met for, wondered
whore tho other fellows were, wondered il they
would lind out anything, wondered if they
wouldn't go home, and home they went until
l!onda:, when the farce VIII be continued. It ia
strange, if q Governor or Senator cannot up
proach aud ad7iso q high, mighty, and sublime
Representative without being s. investigated u
Rlc. Johnson, whose gorge rose on being advised,
deserves tho sympathy CT mankind. So fa1
nothing has boen discovered to impNcato any.
body. even in rendering good advice where il
WAS badly needed.
The dogs we're under discussion this morning,
when the Agricultural Committee reported q
pair Of bills, full Of dcad1y intentions to the
canine race The first was to "regulate dogs,
md allow the collection OF damages when they
Indulge their uppetites for live mutton. This un-
allow any one to kill on sight dogs wandering
from home, which IVES laid On tho table, by 81 to
s., which was decided triumph for the dogs.
RAILROADS.
The Committee on Federal Relations reported
,fayorahIv tho resolution offered by 0Tr. Steward,
OF Mclean, requesting Congress to submit to
the people. an amendment to the Constitution
declaring railways "prbic highwayE, and au-
thorizing Congress to establish and central inter
State or through rates Of charges for the trans-
po1tation OF persons and proporty thereon, and
Declaring the power Of the State Legislatures
respectively. to establish and control local rates"
It was made the special order for Thursday next.
LAKE FRONT.
Senators who lave been unfriendly to tho re-
peal OF tho Luke Front act, are now prophesying
that 1t will pass tie Senate with only five or six
votes against it, and the case is assuming that
healthy complexion. It WAS read second time
in The Senate without objection to-day. Mr.
Palmer is penitent for the motion he made to
refer, as it tended to place him in false atti-
itnde, and assererates his intention to vote for
sthe bill independent Of Mr.. Fort, who never
opened his head to him On the subject, go he
says. Alr. Fort states he is here to help the
River Improvement bill, and is not in the least
interested in the Lake Front. he did speak to
ieenatora on that subject when spoken to, and
lobbyists have retired from the field, but are Ok
!pocted t. return reinforced. Mr.. Jewett had to
leave to attend lawsuit, and Dir. Wall has been
:commander-in-chiefi IN his absence ihe tug OF
var will occr1 at N early day. The friends Of
repeal, having drawn blood at every round, will
advance to the final attack with undiminiehed
courage. Tho chances Of victory arc entirely
with them just now The bill in the House pro-
viding for Investigation was made the special
order for Monday afternoon.
A STEAL KILLED.
The bill to reorganize the State Hortcu1-
tural Society and to provide for three boards in
three districts, was up on second reading,
when Mr. Cassidy oyefIaulod the proposition to
create new bonsds, and condemned it as being
ainp1y device to create new oficin1s to feed
out Of the State Treasury Being farmer
1>n Fa14+ ~ t1+ ~
II tural steal could como from him with
BiC,od grace, and lie would move to lay it on the
$;table. He did Eo. His motion car1ied-49 to
-. III. DFadwe1 moved to reconsider. Mr.
Cas:cdy moved to lay that on the table. Mr.
t's4sedy won-4s to 40, and the bill is exceed
i-sSiy dead.
TIE OLD ros7-oFF1cE.
The Senate bil permitting tho Chicago and
United States real estateswap was read second
time il tho House.
crrT OFFICERS SALARIES.
TIC scEnte bill permitting Boards Of Common
Council i'll cities. to fix the salary OF city officers
vas read firtt time in tie House.
THE NEW STATE uoCsE.
Tho Sep2to concurred in House resolution
appealing to the State House Commissioners to
hurry M and have the State House rsady for the
1esisl@.nso this year, il possible, but next year
whether OF hot. This is en- iutimetiou that they
purpose meeting this year again.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL SALARY GRAB.
The Senate took up the House resolution. con-
demning the Congressman from this State for
helping themselves to 5000 out Of the Treaa-
print. Thcroupon. Nr. Starue moved 10 amend
ny striking out all after the word ''resol1ed,"
and inserting the following:
That without regard to politics party t1es, we do
upon Senators aud Representatives in Congress
from this State, who by their votes Increased their
to eT se Err a GSh sa e09ns Of
condemn the President Of tho United SStes for sign
rs the h ly which they were enabled to realize the
tnersnsed pay aud his sal=ry increased By COO
The amendment differs from the original
resolution ly including the President. Both
ve:c ordered to be laid on the table, and
printed
TIE DISSECTION BILL.
The bill appToprial;ng the unknown dead for
the pEcposcs Of dissection was ordered to third
reading in the Houze. Tho enn,e bill has been
IN several Legislatures, but mover got SO far be-
fore.
DISABLED F1nEMEv.
Senator kehoe, wEo has constituted himself
the good angel Of disabled fremen, introduced
lew bill, supposed to DO an improvement Oh lis
former production. providing that the faes i'm
posed on miabehaved poiice and dremen, and
lines collected from the keepers OF gambling
houses. and houses Of ill-fane shall constitute
pension fund for tiremen hurt in battling with !
their merrileR8 enemy.
DANGEROUS ELL.
The absu1dity Of 6upposing that laws made to |
govern one part OF the State are suitable to every
other part, will be exemplided next Tuesday, in
Chcago when the voters OF tho three towns will |
hare to congregate at one place to vote for town
officers, if they vote at all. This is in all con-
tcienee bad enough, but it is perfection COM
pared with what could be done under Senate bill
1913, for "An act to revise the law in relation to
township organization" it it should pass. Ar
lcie ". Of this precious bill, which came into
The Senate indorsed by the Committee Of which
Senator Waite is Chairman. provides that towns
nay sue and be sued, which is all right, and may
- acquire BY purchase, gift, OF devise, and hold
property, both real and personal, for the use OF
ts inhabitants, and again to soil and convey the
same."-in ahoEt, may, go, into the real estate
is not al right. Fearing that
authority would not work sufficient iniguity,
another clause provides that the town may
mako al such contracts us may be necessary IN
he exercise OF the powers Of the town" The ,
electors present ct tue annual town meetines.-
be meetings to be held On next Tuesday, for /
Instance, which Till probably be composed of the
ag-tag aud bob-tall ct the community
csides, these powers already ennmorated ]
hall have power "to make all orders
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