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STATE LEGISLATURES.



COLUMBUS: Ohio, March 28.-In tho Senate,
this morning, tho following bills woro passed
bonnto bill to provide that mutual insurance
companies, orgauizcd undor tho law Of Ohio
shall }avo, in oror to do bsiuous, Mt loaBt st00,-
gJ0 " assets. Tho following appointments BY Tho
lovornor wero confirmed by tho Senate II, s.
bundy, Of Vinton County, and L. II. kfoore. of
1Athone 1,: tor Trstoo8 Of tho AthonB Lunatte Asy-
too q tho Long Wow Asylum; 1IenryT. Dootl.
Of Columbus, for Director or tho Don't and
Dumb Asylunn Francis 9. seaaion, Of Oolurn-
Pug, Tor Director Of tho Blind Asylum John A.
Asi@ @ a oTESGsxS TSeo4s f6e D Waos Roses % ot hs oo
for State Gas inspector; LOWS T.
Rico. Of Columbus, for snporvisor Of tic
T Public Printing; r. Mcrrick, Of Delaware,
h,I Lrusteo Of tho Girls Industrial Iro,no Darra-
soldiora' and Sailors Homo Alexander Wadlio.
Of South Charleston, antl Btillmnn Watt OF
Cleveland, for Trustees of the Agricultural COL
logo.
In tue House this afternoon, bls woro int1o,
duced to require County Troaaurers to Ioop
cahh-book OF nl1 tax rocoipts from day to day.
and mako 1t pcnitontiary offence to collect d
greater amount than ia charged In tho duplicate;
90 opa 'Ae u q q m0mbra Of the oen
lar session, 81 fer zach ~ adioar3s5e3
session, aud a5 por day for oach oallod t sssson.
and SO for each Twenty-Five milos travelled, and
70 provide for q deduction OF 81 tor each days
abBenco. IN tho Senate, bills wero introduced to
authorize tho incorporation Of aocfcties for tho
prevention Of cruelty, to nnima]ai also to allow
tlvo Or more poraons to become Incorporated un-
der tho general act for building hon,osteadB, and
for no other purpose, to roAtrict tho nmou,it Of
intorest to nlombors, including duog finos,: and
Promiuma to 10 por cent, to limit tho anount Of
ttnteroBt on loana mndo for any othor than
homestead purposes to por cont, to allow
deposita to DO ,nndo with tho Associations; to
repeal tho acts Of 1868, mud compel oil building
aud loan associations now doing business to ro-
orsa9izo under this net. Tho act ia to take Of
feet May l. 1878.
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faoiltios botwoon tho interior and seaboard, to
ascertain tho prolta that arc made by tho oxist"
Ing lines, and to canvaaa tho ron1edios which
tnay DO suggested for the present burdens upon
tho producers Of tho country. II tho Commit
too uhall avoid apcoulations and opinions, and
report tho gonoralizations Of oompcont and ttuat-
worthy evidence, thoy may. DO nblo to furnish
tho basis upon which to bnlld UP curative moas-
uros. Tile whole question OF transportation
enters into tl1B Investigation, and tho various
projocta Of canal rousos and additional trunk
limos Of railway should receive spooal attention.
It is sincerely to 10 hopod howevor, that tho
Committee will oonlno themselves to facts and
not indulge IN theories. Thoy can mako thom-
solvos useful In tho way OF gathering suggestive
circumstances rather tllan in projecting lcgis)a-
two remedies,
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

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tnn,a nhorwtao Of bilious tendency Echoncks Mandrake
Pills are required.
Thcao uaoalcaucs arc prepared only " hy
Notthoast corner s1th sid Nfch:sts. Philadelphia.
Whuicsalo Agent, JOHN i, HENRY, Nor. 3 and 3
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The voto by Gov. Waahburu, Of Wisconsin. Of
the Lacrosse Railroad Bridge BILL at the recent
session Of tho Legislature, not only presontB
como vory atrong objections to tho proposed ac-
ton Of tho Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad, but
also prosonte that road In an attitude OF cool
indifference to tho supromo low of tho land, Rnd
utter disregard Of the rights Of tho General
Government, which, to say tho least, is very
extraordinary, ovon in thoso days Of railroad
impudenco. After rociting tho control which
tile National Government possesses over nayiga-
bio rivers, and establishing tho fact that railroad
companies have no right to bridge them without
first obtaining the consent of Congress, tho Gov.
crnor examines tho grouuds upon Which tho
milwaukee, d St. Paul Railroad Company sought
to override Congress by pushing a bill
through tho Legislature. On tho 1st OF
April, 1879, Congress- authorized the Milwaukee,
l. st. Paul Company to bridge tho Mississippi Mt
some point between the County Of LaCrosso. in
Wisconsin, and the County Of Houston, in Min
nesota, said bridge to be "built and located un-
dor md subject to such regulations Tor tho &C.
GuIttY VI LIS uhf4RALoA u o14a AAfpA I'D VIZ ooN-
rotary Of War shall prescribe" Tho authority
Of tho Secretary Of War over location aud navi-
CATION waB unquostioncd. Tho Bocretary, in
pursuance Of tho bill, appointed Board Of En-
gineera to examine and determine upon q proper
alto noar lacrosse. They did 80 md reported,
but tho Railroad Company was not satisfied, and
mado application to Congress to allow them to
bridge tho rivor at point to be selected by
thom. Tho Congressional Committee, however,
was unanimous in refusing tho npplca-
ton, whoroupon tho Company wont be-
fore tho Legislature. md crowded bill
through allowing them to build a bridge not
only wloro they ploasod, but also allowing them
to put in thoir piers as they ploasod. Tho
Governor vetoed tho bill, and oven then, although
1t was oloar violation of lar which tho Com
pany proposed, tho Company came very near
passing it ovor the veto. The boldnoBs Of this
attempt to nullify law Of Congreaa plainly
authorized by tho Constitution, and to set tile
acnoral Government at donanco ia without proc-
edent in tho history Of corporations. How any
mcmbor Of tho Legislature could deliberately
yoto to pass 1t over the veto, unloss ho WAS fud
d1od or brlbed, Ia o mystery indeed.
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SPRlNGFlELD.


n Supposed Murderer Held For Trin1-s
Certificates OF Organizations.
Special Dispatch fo The Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, H., March 28.-Dr. Ryan, OF
this city. has juat concluded IL post norton OK
animation on tho body Of Kato Francis, whose
mysterious death was spoken Of III these dis
patches lant night, and finds unmistahahly TINT
hor death WIS cnuued by violence Hank Lut-
terix, who waa arrested In consequence Of a aus-
pieion Tint lo murdered tho woman is still iu
custody, to await developments which will prob
ably aottie tho question Of hiH impltca-
ton. He, together with d girl
whose name ia unknown, wero the only inmates
Of tho house on the night of tue crln.o. Luttrix
says tho woman diod ID a tit. Tho girl mystori-
oualy refuses to tell anything.
Certificates OF organization woro issued to-day
to tho Engle Packet Company, Of Quincy, capi-
tai stock e65,000, and tho Wholesale Grocer
Manufacturing Company, of Chicago.
, 1873-03-29

Speesdt uAp0sch Ia Tue ChifHga Tribune,
naittco on Federal Rolations reported nraimat
bridging tho Detroit or st. Clair River. Tho
Sonato Committee OIL Constitutional Almond.
mentR reported without recommendation the
joint resolution, excluding tito word " malo'
from tho Constitution. The 8onnte joint roaolu.
ton for a commission to revise tho Constitution,
passed -22 to 4. Senator dray's bill regulating
freight and passenger rates was considered and
reforrod back to tho Committees Oh nailroala
aud Judiciary, Jointly:
LATa1N0, March pa memorial was proaent-
cd to tho Houro OF Representatives to-tlay
ieal department. Of tho State University, setting
forth that since, IN tloir opinion. tho creation Of
two chairs Of homeopathy in the University
would constitute tllo recognition Of o Bpocial
medical practice, and believing that no dogma
or special sYBtem Of medicine has been taught
there heretofore, and that sucb an innovation
would be fatal to the usefulness and prosperity
Of tho University, they romonntrato and protest
against the paasago of tho Senate bill providing
for tho appointment Of two professors Of
homeopathy In tho University. Tho bill
roforrod to, passed tho sonnto March 0. When Il
came up In tho House, it mot with q strong ops
position. The friends OF tho bill claimod that
opponents claimed that no 'pathy" whatever
waa taught there, but that they taught modicino
In itH stricieBt and broadcast eonso. The House
last week appointed committee to investigate
tho subject. Tho bill camo up again III tho
Houso to-day. -Four hours woro Bpent in dis
Gushing motions to postpone itH furthor consd-
oration until no1t week. to lay on the table, and
passed by O vote Of 65 to "a. 4 motion to ro~
consider this vote was tabloid, thus finally dis
posing Of this question, which has puzzled every
LogiBlaturo for the Inst twonty years.
, 1873-03-29

Total. 10 013, 276
This grain has boen put in storo hero oxprcss-
ly for lake transportation. Tho corn cannot .bo
moved In my othor way. behind this stock
there are millions Of bushe1s OF corn and whoat
in the cribs and station warehouses al1 ovor tho
Woat. Tho ratea demanded for lako tran8por-
tation from, Chicago to Buffalo aro 10 cents por
bushcl for corn. and wo arc informed
that It is proposed to advance these on future
charters to 10 conts por bushcl. Corn can bo
moved at present only BY wator, and tho lako
carriers arc dependent upon tho corn crop for
their profits. Inst soaaon, while the rate was
lower than now, yosao1s earned their whole cost
in threo months timo. At tho ratcH now do
manded, the profits will, Of courHo, bo greater.
Now, whilo there is in ono senso no monopoly
In lake navigation, and every man is FREQ to put
as mhny vossols a1oat rs ho thinks proper and
charge what he cau get, thcro is Sub
Btantia1 monopoly in tho fact that no
voesol not exclusively owned in tho Unitod
States can carry corn or other freight
botwoon any two American ports. Canadian
vossels may como to Ohicago and curry freight
to Montreal, but the law prohibits their taking
corn from hore to Buffalo, This ia part md
parcel Of our "protoctivo systorn. Canada
has some aovon thousand ycHsols OF nil kinds
nnoat. largo numbers Of which could DO brought
into Lako Michigan, and aasist III carrying OF
tho surplus crop Of the West at reasonable rates.
But tho law prohibits them from go doing. Tho
result is, that tho producers of corn In tho
Western States havo to pay monopoly pricos Oil
water as woll as on land.
Thoso iH no greater abuse going than those
old navigation laws, which hare boon discarded
by all other civilized nationa. Before the opon-
ing Of the Straits Of Mackinaw, and during tho
whole aoaaon, thorc will bo freight offering at
Chicago Milwaukee, and Toledo suf1loiont to.
employ twice tho number Of Vessels that will DO
at those ports to carry it, while there arc on,
Lake Ontario and tho St. Lawrence River largo
number Of vossols that would gladly come here
to do this business ii tho law permitted them.
Now, TINT tho far1nera arc investigating this
transportation business, let thom aond up to Con-
greaa, in tho most ompllatic form, thoir tomand
that thoso old prohibitory shippiug laws DO ro-
poa1od, that tho navigation of tho lalscH bo opon
to anybody who will put voHRo1 or steamer on
them, and that every tax on ahip.bui1ding mato-
riala DO abolished. ::
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f1attoring. Tho farmers. complain that jury
trla1a nro too long. Wherein Ia hlr. potors plan
likoly to holp thom In tho matter Of timo I? 1s
ho not rologsting tholr interests to otornlty7
No farmor would 1.-Two long enough to 300 TINT
plan brought to maturity. e.
In tho place Of hfr. potors tgais .fatuus,' Il
plain, speody, aonalble, and porfootly foasbd as
vol rs constitutional, remedy is Offered 'tho
farmers tn tho bills now pondng, which o'inct
that tho railroad corporations shall charge only
reasonable rates, aud TINT tho courts md jrirtoB
shall dotormlno at tho public oxponao what con-
atftutoa reasonable rates. This is In accordance
both with Inv and equity. It proposes nothing
which cannot DO carrlod out; nothing which
Supreme Courts will not sustain, o. tho legal
principles involved in 1t havo boon atlirm-
cd oycr and ovor ngain from tho
foudal ages to the present timo. Wo bo-
liove that tho farmers. whom thoy look ut
this matter considerably md without passion,
will 500 that It promises them tho only safe ana
sure rennody, and will adopt 1t, md that they
will deono to follow Mr. Posora In Ills wf1d.gooBo
chase. At tho aamo time, NO boliovo that thoy
cannot arrive at this conclusion without oon-
tinuing thoir confidence in Judge Lawrence,
who has shown thcm tho only 1awful and at tho
aamo timo expeditions way in which they can
right their wrongs. by Rejecting him, thoy may
auccoed in olooting somebody to tho Supreme
Bench who will decide as thoy want him to on
ono points and soil out to tho highest bidder on
ovcry other point. This ia hardly thing tlley
would think OF doing in thoir sorious moments.
, 1873-03-29

IN tho New York Financ1er, ono Of tho most
oroditablo financial publications Of tho country,
thoro iB publishing series Of articles by Mr.
David A. Wells. Tho iaaue Of March % contains
q discussion Of tho question OF taxing mort
gages,--a question Of considerable consequence
in this State. Mr. Wells considers it strong
illustration Of tho extreme slownoss with which
economic reforms make Roadway, evon among
Intelligent persons, TINT tho exemption of mort
Cages from taxation ia atil porsIHtont1y opposed
in the State Of New York. Tho prejudice which
defeats ths exemption proceeds from tho idea
that such exemption would bo In favor Of tho
monoy-londer and against tho monoy-borrowor.
Under tho low OF Now York, bonds and mort
cages arc to bo taxed at full and true valuo. Tho
aggregate rate Of taxation in Now York iB por
cont tho ratio Of interest allowed is per cont.
Tho result 10, that tho holdor Of q taxed mort
gago receives but por cont for tllo uss OF Ills
money. Az this ia FAR below tho market valuo Of
tho money, monoy Is not loaned upon bond
md mortgage except by tlloHo who tako procal-
tions to soouro not only tho por cont, but III,
additional sum to cover the tax, and NIL other
contangonciea Of loaa. Wero 1t not TINT
tho law oxompts mortgage Investments
by savings banks and lifo insuranco
companies, there would bo no money
obtainablo In that State at loyal interest upon
pledge Of real estate. Ho gives several illuH-
trationa where t1o ontiro interest on tho mort
gage waa taken away by taxation, and this in
casos whoro tho Investment was OF tho estates Of
widows and orphans. 80 projutllcfal to public.
intorosts is this Tux that, III many oitos, tho AS
Hosaora avoid tho law by assosBiug mortgagoH at
only portion OF their value. 1Ie regards that
tho mistaAo OF those who believe In tho Justice
and oxpodioncy Of taxing bonds and mortgages
arises from the fallacoua assumptions: 1. That
a mortgage IL laolf property, rathor than
apecioa Of conveyance, lto leod or lease giving
rights to property. 2. That In ortlcr to tax
cqultaby it Ia necessary to attcmpt to tax eycry-
thing. ~-.
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Tho Chicago produoo marliotB woro steadior
yestorday, Moaa pork waa active, and loo por
brl higllor, closing ut e14.so@14.85 caeh, aud
s15.10@15.15 soller May. Lard was active, and
stoady ut e8.05@8.1o pcr 100 LBS cash, and
ss.1b@8.20 Holler Nlay. Moath woro in fair do
mand, and firmor ut 5al@55Go for shoulders,
71SGD79sc for short ribs, 7e4D756o for short
clear, a,ll 10@12o for swoot ploklcd huns,
rlighwincs woro quiot, aud unchanged at 87o
por gallon, J.ako frolghts were dull, and nomi-
uauy unchanged. at loo for earn tn J'llalo.
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That Amos might pocket tho ton shares Of
Ke1loy's Credit ntobillor atock sent him by
Treasurer Spinner for Ills Endorsement was At
frat suggcntod only aa good joke, but tho
joke turns cut to DO very practical ono. Ames
saya ho worry much questions Nolley's right to
glvo away stock ho did not own, and ho Inns
asked Ills lawyers to decide whothor Koiloy'a dis
olntmor doos not ontitlo him to hold 1t for tho
Credit Mobilior Compapy,
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Flour was quiet and oaHfor. Wl,ont WIS rathor
moro notlve, and 10 lower; oloaing At $1.1g@
1.1o91 cash, and s1.231 sclor May. Corn wsa
loss aotivo and 10 lowor, closing woak at o0h
@3211fo cash, and oi9lo sollor May. Data ,soro
moro .aotlvo and a shade oasior, closing at
26}16@27o cash, and 28,6o aollor May. llyo wan
quiot md flrm at 041d@ooo. Barley was dull,
and 1@2o lowcr, at 77@7716c sollor tito month
or Bollor April. 1.-Two hogs syoro aotivo and firm
ut s5.10@5.50. Cattle woro oasior. shoop nd
yancod 25o nor 100 lbs.
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dA1LWA1 mANANEhb ANu b1UEhauLDEdb.
Tho occupation Of raroad manager iust now
ia not bod OF roBos. lie stands betwoen two
fires. Thero is tho distant booming of tho poo
plo's cannon on the ono side, while on the other
there is tho closer and moro effective practice Of
small arms in the handa Of tho Directora and
stockholders. Ho is nominally responsible to
the public, and actually responsible to his on-
ployerH. Hia gouoral reputation depends upon
satisfying the demands Of the public; lis tenuro
of office depends upon satisfying tho demands
Of tie stockholders. Mr. Harris explained tho
caBo exactly when ho aaid at Springfield that no.
body could do him greater favor than to mako
up tariff for his rond which would yield
a reasonable profit. With tho shippers on
ono bido Justly demanding reduction in rates
Which thcy cannot afford to pay. aud tho stock
holders on tho other sido unroaaonably inslHting
that they alall hive their regular dividends in
bad yeara as vol as good ones, tho railroad
manager ia In hot water, Huro.
Tho stock of Western railroads fs mainly
owned by Eastorn and foreign capitalists. Tho
stock Of tho Burlington l. Quincy aud the Michi-
gan Central Roads is ownod In Now England;
TINT OF tho Illinois Central in England and 1Io1-
land; that OF tho St. Louis t. Alton and tho
Rock Island Roads in New York City and State,
and the East generally; and 30 on. BY tls it is
moans that tho controlling lntoroBta Of those
roads aro conferred in the placos mentioned; tho
meetings OF Directors aro hold In distant citjos
tho managers Of tho road aro appointed thero,
and the general policy Of tho management indi-
catod. Thore la no clono association bctwoon tho
ownora Of tho railroads and tho Patrons THOR
interosts thua become a,1tagonBtlc, and there
aro no facilities for spoody adjustment Of df-
foroncos by mutual concessions. The stock
holdora demand that tho managers whom they
nppoint ahall pay thom certain dividends. THO
implied, IL not oxpross, instruction il to make
them large as possible but Mt loaat aH largo as
tho roads hayo averaged undor forrlor ma,,age-
ment. Tho managers understand perfectly that
thoy muat do thia or loAo their places. "If you
can't earn us per cent" say tho stockholders,
"wo'll find somebody who can." Tho railroad
manager not ouly loaos Ills place, but llo rotiroa
in dlsaraea. To gooa out With tho reputation Of
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Of l[fo thnn any other laboring c1aBs
thoy arc moro restricted In thofr olio!co
Of food, lit their clothing, in tEoir habitations,
In thoir amuhomonts, and In tlor opportunities
for montal culture, than any other clasB; thoy
work day In and day out tho whole yoar round,
and, at tho ond Of thor yoar, aB tho Joint product
Of tho capital invostcd IN land, improvements,
horaoH, and cattlo, they average s55l cacll, from
which arc to bo rald the diroct taxoH OF Stato
and county OIL tho 1and improvements, and
stock, Us we'll MS tho Indirect tax Of 10 per cont
leyiod ,1ndor tho tariff.
1t is now proposed to increase tho coat Of
production by reducing tho number Of hours
Of all othor labor olo-tlftll, without any ro-
duotion In lis cost. Tiis Ia equivalent
to an additional tux Of 20 per cont upon ovory
article produced OF tho farm, aud which farnors
hGyo to purchase. Tho coat, therefore, Of tho
eight-hour sohomo, whom carried out, is to DO nj,
additional burden upon tho farmers Of tho coun-
try and MI othor non.atrikers. II, III Ill mo
ohanlcal md manufacturing occupations, tho
product Of otght hours labor is hereafter to
cost as much as tho previous product
Of ton hours, tl1on tho doaoioncy must
DO mainly paid for by n reduction OF tho
compensation for agricultural labor. Every
farmer can understand that, II ccnts additional
Is added to tho cost Of transportation Of grain,
tho cents must bo deducted from tho prico paid
to tho producer; 40, II tho cost Of everything
olso needed by tho farmor bo Increased by al
advance equal to ono-ffth OF tho labor required
to produce it, that 20 por cent mist bc deducted
from tho valuo Of tho product Of the farm md
tho garden, so far as llo is consumer. II tho
labor employed in converting cotton and wool into
cloth, hidoa into boots aud harness, iron into tho
infinite variety Of articles for which it Is neodcd
Is to produce ono-ffth less for tho gamo rnonoy,
thon the farmers, minors, and nshormon who
havo to exchange thoir products for those muRt
pay tho Increased cost out Of their productions.
II tho present inadequate earnings Of tho farm
CTS arc to DO still further reduced by 20 per cont,
to cnablo a comparatively smnll number Of
mon to got ton hours pay for eight hours'
work, what Is to be their condition thon?