, 1873-03-01
Character Of the Substitute
tor tho Mayors 1sill
Reported I'M The
Senate.
The House Engaged All Day
On the Jury Bill.
Text Of the Bill Authorizing Cities
to Establish and Maintain
Gas-W forks.

japtcfd& UfspQEth 10 1bs tnlcagp 1f1oH"es
TIE arAYon's ELL.
HparsnF1H1D. H.. Fob. 2B.-The Senate Mu- ]
nioiual Committee reported back tho substitute
for Archor'a bill to repoal tho Mayors bill. Tho
suhstttuto Ia lust "a mBohiovous In ita intention
and effect as tho original bill, which was con-
ceiyea In malice. Tho Mayor ia to ba deprived
Of tho power Of removal without tho advice md
conaent of tho Council, and will return to the
oonucil tho powor Of eloctlng certain officers
without the formality Of nomination by tho
Mayor. .....
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
rho nroltDo Bridgeport Senator has produced
i. ,ronoaition to divide Cook County into three
distriots. consisting Of North and South Chicago,
West Chicago, and tho country towns, for tue
purposes o{ e1ccttng County Gommsseslonere.
There sfe Vo II 9o mnorY an beginning no1
N"ycymher MT yoh whon tue prohont Board is to expire
Ho 1inits tho pay y7ts to 81 si3ay deg: ai.1.
rh. Honao spent iii day On tho Jury bill, and
discussed tho previous knowledge question r.
urant ienpth. finally adopting Mr. brAdNeue
proyipion that it shall not DO cat1so OF challenge
3or having road IN account OF tho case, II re
Juror eWearB ho can rondeF Cd lnpa11aHA Fo1u4ot
Notwithstanding. .....
Following is q copy Of Senator MoGrath's
Gas bill, Of special Importance to the ol1s OK
Chicago: ....-..,
BILL tor an act to authorize tho corporate auhori
liza Of any civ In this Slate to establish and man-
tain gas-worts and to purchase or ls.ao ea"-"0fks
81 B. aasxs eaeea a5l b. s Pxeps State a ot. rep
resented n the General Assentb!y: - IT, ,oa,s
as've snthors s4s sas ey d sis
general ordlnace, for tho erection md maintaining W
Of VOTE rom for opy h' absansss or 81
from which inasamabo gas 4 Usually obtsinod. BIZ to
r ss Fl @ sna s sas asss sls sssn a.
and to erect and maintain al necessary worka and
eggssg md aa2 t. % y s9s TO- ss1s
nues Or pabo grounds of such city and 70 pnrohase
sas % 9s s T. as Psopsry
which nsy 10 necessary for tho purposo q
suoh s1a shS nso
Il any cy in this State provide Tho purchase Of
any gas-worka and tho aPpurtensncea thereunto b.
isWfal fos such legsiave suthossty to condemn tho
same u tho manner pssseibsa By sw Or 70 psoyos nS
ethss @ Nv properly theiao bs1engng upon saeh
and for sueh period Of time sha be agrood upon
e eSpsny ar sassnt snd Coke %
howevor the renta! or pricc to 10 paid by said city
Ss eass
SEQ. !. Whenever tho corporate authorities Of any
h' g f!s IT, @ gsyo 5
gaswora, from to to time during the term of sach
sTer' thst upon te cxpir.on of such leass the esa
company, or gaslgh: and eoke COMPANY shall Ply TO
aEo g. Il ahall and may b lawful for the legislative
m annasi tas I no "a q e1ceed ID my one ysar Two mills
upon tho dollar Of the assessed valuation Of the tag
10 eerPosst limits & saeh sit{, sash t.1 e no =;
i s - Tas ~
az snsn b. as sRss 3 ID nsea c tsr n9 e
ss 9 fund.- d. ~ '"'s aot anu % .ho"n a. INC
seo i. Tho Common Council or legislative authority
aat shall hase power to prssss.bs " general .. y.
sas ~ q saes md to s Il:
price At which gas shall be furnished to consumers
IN such manner ~ such city Council or legislative
thorty shall provide, and n rcoeived from The
~osts q sh pd e % such e; IND
.-snIwNEE1owv CHAMPAGNE.
The BhhNneetown Investigation COMMITTEES
have returned from their :perilous journey,
report that thoy we1o I treatod Ike prineoa Till
T % @ Sse asta e aa o heR asg
eirod to cat and to drink. Ono man oxpreasec
tho whole thing when he acknowledged thai
they ....wont through two baskets Of cham
tts5s tthss Committee, | thoy must have boon soakot
in tho ohervescing iiuid: Is It any wonder
therefore, If thoy recommend the appropriation
to ill up the ditch : How can they 60 back or
magnifying- -glasses, and It appeared q terrible
disaster to shawneotown. Surely, Shawnootown
must got relief. Eyory ono knew that tho Com.
mittee would report tayorably That 1t was wha4
s124,o0o, but in tho light Of the champagne and
o1tras they can. e1olalm: ~ nHic-hic-hang the
oxpenae-lic who carea-hie."
LEGISLATIVE SICKNESS.
Mr.. Ha]pin asked fndoflnito lcayo Of absence
for Mr. ecanlan, who Ii confined to his bed bJ
sickness, and Mr.. Csaaody asked leave forj his
colleague. DR.. Stewart. OF Mclean, for the same
renson. Leave granted, Hardly day passes
bera md the amount Of sicknosa is positively
alarming. The state-Houso is very unhealthy
There Ia said to bo no BoWerago beneath It, ant
for ten years, arc in tho room next to the new
ateam-heatiqg apparatus, Tho heat generate1
deadly poison. It would be better. foi
church, than TO risk tho health Of tho members
any longer. It is to be hoped the Special Com.
mittee will mako thorough examination at m
early day.
Tho Trusteos Of tho Champaign Industrial
Univeraity made contract, some time ago, with
one Gilman, for s1S5, ,000, including 819 300 for
e1tras,-to construct one Of tho now buildings
The work went on, and he kept On drawing money
until he had drawn s128, 900, when lie failed.
The engineer reports it will take q, 200 moro
the tuno Of $1,000 on the transaction. Thie
might have boon borno with reaigpation hut that
he had not paid hiH aub-contraotors, who claim q
balapce Of $4,000, Ho can't pay thom, but the
State is kind father, who will tako pity on thom
and relieve their financial difficulties with gen.
erosity fully equal to their demands So here
they have como, with tears tn their eyes, ant
ask for money tho State docs not owo them
md aro trying to work upon tho feeltngs o!
the Committee on stato Institutions. The STATE
Is out $1,000 already on account Of bad buBineBi
management, aud now they dasiro $4,000 II
sympathy. 1t would be shame to pay thu
money. There i8 no legal or Just olaim againR
the atnte, and it is about timo mon ceased to 70
gard tho state simply as rich uncle to bo bled
On every occasion.
M THE SENATE.
Tho Senate passed the bill relative to the CIT.
Court in Alton, legialating 1t out OF office IL th
people say so at m election to be held. It i
purely local in its application. Tho Yager bill
Ito amend tho law to incorporate and gover1
fire.. marina mud inland nAYicRtiop iunuranai