, 1873-03-27
Influences at Work to Secure
the Defeat of the Lake,
Front Repeal Bill.
Senate Bill Passed Relative to Polling
Places in Town Elections.
Passage Of the Supplementary
Circuit Court Bill i'll the
House,
Penitontiary Gossip.--.Candidates for
Commissionerships.

Penitontiary Gossip.---Candidates for
Commissiouerships.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
RIVER IMPROVEMENT BILL.
HpR1NoF1ELD, March 2G.-Scnato bill 1b2, boz
Ing the River Improvement bill, camo up aB tho
special order, nnd was road third timo. Mr..
johnson charged that unduo influences had boen
brought to bear by Senators upon membors, and
that Executive influence had beon directly used
In favor Of the measure. which waa ono of two
or throo nctually demanded by tile Executive.
He was opposed to building lockn and damH to
drain Chicago River Of its filth.
n1r. Hurt, Of LaSal1o, replied, and chidcd Alr.
johnson for making chnrgea unless ho was ablc
to prove tl,om.
Mr., I1ito remarked tint ho was not influenced
by anybody, in any vay. and favored tho appro-
priation.
Mr.. JaquoHa, from Wabash, spoke against tho
bill, and was followed on the other hido by hlr.
Rogers, Of h1cLeen.. ,,
amid brentl,loBs Blonco. Tho first call produced
81 yoteB The absontccB woro cnllod and Il Woro
brought to tho scratch. Then tho smokers Were
hunted up, and two moro wero added, making 70,
with four still wanting Of tho constitutional II.
Thoro was hurrying 10 and fro, and appeals wcre
mado to Interchangeable mon to savo tile bil!. but
In vain. They wero immovable, and tho bill WAS
lost-79 to G4. a motion TO reconsider was en-
tered BY Mr. Roantrco, and the further con.
there is not enough votes. IN attempt will be
naado to give it another chnnce noxt
week. Dranaon, Loomis,. Wayman, sou1o,- and
Strootor friends Of tho bill vero absent, and arc
That will leave two to spare Il all who voted to-
day stick.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
Oborly offered q resolution for Il committee of
that tho Governor Ind requested members to
vote for the River bill. Tho resolution was
adoptod, and nIessrs, 0ber]y, Hawcy, Swan,
jones, md Mcphorran wero appointed.
LAKE FRONT.
Tho special order this afternoon In tho House
was the bill ropoaling the Lake front act which
was supposed to DO on its third reading, but in
vestigation proved it to hnvo boon road only
Mr.. Wicker said he would not hnyo voted
originally for tho not, but 1t YVES passed with
out his holp he did not vote for Its ropoal AZ ho
doubted whether tho Legislature had q right to
repeal an act rndcr which rights had acquired.
Ho moved to refer it to tho Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr.. Dradwol1 hoped tho motion would not
prevail, as It was madc for the purpose Of killing
tho bill. ,Evcry member should know the act
through the Legislature Of the stato.
sentems gnss sfs 7S{fSS"' waasa aa ss L aans tas
to tho Judiciary, Judge Drnmmond pronounced
railroad companies lad acquired no rights TN
der tho bill. The railroads had not vonturod to
take an appeal. Tho people wero robbed OF their
park.
cago to tho Legislature, who did not vote for
the bill to repeal the LaIe-Front act, was likely
to 10 made the subject Of vituperntion and lies
by the public press. When ho raised his right
hand In that hall and aworo to support tho
Constitution Of tho State he meant all ho
sworo to, and no press, nor anything elso,
could make him waror or Bworvo from
the Constitution. Tho bill involved
n %1s and seEGs Ss s aoeGha e ha m IF 30 M
sity for tue most searching Investigation and re-
search. 1t WAS of no importance whether the
bin WAS carsiod by fraud and corruption. Tho
bill WAS explained. Tho gentleman contonded
land which WAS an absolute grant. Mon who
were mindful of thoir constitutional obligations
could not vote against referring it to tho Ju-
dietary.
procrastinato, and the reference was asked to bo
made to committee Of which tho gentleman
from Cook (Rountreo), d notorious opponent Of
tho bill, waa member. That WAS nico mo-
tion. They should pass tho bill and wipo
State by the Legislature Of 1860, when men
we're bought like shoep in the el1amblos. aud to-
day the paid hire}inga Of the Illinois Central
Raiirond were in tho lobby insinuating them
selves among members, The motion Wag made
In tho interest Of that road.
Mr. Rountrce aHked it tho gentleman intended
to inslnuate that he (Rountree) had, or over had,
any connection, near or remote, with tho Illinois
Central Railroad.
Mr.. Harrington said he meant to insinuato
that the gentleman Qlountreo) WIS cooperating
with tho paid attorneys and friends Of the Illi-
nois Central, and WINS particops crinlinns with
that Company in attempting to defend its rob-
The Speaker raped his gayol, md requested
the gcntfomen to stick to tho question, and not
indulge in personalities.
hlr. Shaw believed the motion to rotor was
motion to kill. Tho uct, which Was tho most
nagrant outrage over inflicted on my poople,
should bo considered IN the whole House, where
it could not bo delayed or 1mothered. rho pre-
vious question WIS ordered on the motion to ro-
for, and tho motion was loBt--yoas, 1903 nayB,
Mr.. Dradwon moved go suspend tho rules and
read tho bill Il third timo. As thorc was Bome
doubt as to the constitutona}ity Of the proceed
ing, the motion was withdrawn and tho bill made
the special order on tho third reading for to-mor-
row morning.
Mr.. Shaw calad up llis Investigating bill, wish
ing to llayo it read second timo and passed. In
tho morning with tito l.opcaling bill.
that ie gSt a%ena t and noude ohar mat
terH.
hTr. shaw replied that thoy could get up other
committees fur otllor nubjocts RI this subject
would givo ono committee all It could do.
Mr.. Jones was iu favor Of the bill being passed
forthwith.
Mr. Dunham believed tho bill ahonld remain
open for amendment.
Mr.. Hopkins Desired to refor to the Judiciary,
and Mr. Grey to postpone indefinitely, Evontu-
ally 1t was postponed until tho morning, when it
will come up OH = second reading.
Tho temper Of the House waa decidedly in
favor OF tho nopealing bill, which will pass to-
morrow, and 60 to tho Senate, whore its fate is
growing more md mora doubtful.
THE RAILROAD HILLS,
which wore the special order this morning, being
pushed forward by other special orlerH, werU
postponed until II o'clock tomorrow.
CIRCUIT COURT uILt..
Tho UouRa naasnl tho Eunn]emanfarV Circuit