, 1873-03-27
ann,,m, Doaf and Dumb Asylum, Jacksonville,
$s2, goo 1er nnnum,; supromo Court-1Iorso,

Qu1NuY BILL.
The House phBsod tho Bonnto bill 1oEn1fzinE
nhdo under the general Royonuo law. Tho bill
dooa not apply to nny other p!nco.
CoLLE1Tona AND ABSEsBona.
Tho I1ouae tabled the BIZ increasing Tie com.
was intonded to tnac1t clause permitting, Coun-
ty Doartls to gvo additional compensation, no
TINT tho of'}onls In tho Clcago towns could llnvo
thor pay raisod at tho eweot will Of tho County
tho bill.
rEN1rENTrARY doss1r.
Tho Penitontihry Committee Is alill In gossiou,
Whatayor time tho Committee 10 not ontiug and
to Thinking ovor the prison and the evidence and
thoir forthcoming report. Last evening tho
Committee listened to ox-Wardon Waehbnrn,
Who tostidod to nothing Of moment, but that tho
State had not lost 50 much On certain aroo M snd
no doubt but that tho present Commissioners
will bo removed, regardless OF tho conclusions
Of tho Committee. Tho salary Of Commissioner
Is 81 500 year, and wore 1t $4,000 tho ofiorts
to got 1t could not DO moro esrnest, Arc there
not groat expectations Of sonle kind, something
contingent Incidental, aud luorativo,-Bomo fat
contraots2 Thoro must 10 somothing.. Among
tho candidates arc Paul solby and NJ: II.
nean, Of Quincy; NJ; ; Masae't, Of PalatnS, Cook
southwortll, Of MoHon1ry; William Barlow, Of
Efingham, formerly Internal novenuo Collect
Or; Alexander. L. Morrison aud John Har
IT. %aason, @ Of Vaandaiis; john i. Daniela, Of
win, and CaBpar Butz mud John Rod, two OF tho
prosont Commissioners. Con. Rowott linz mado
no application for roappointmont, but will taRe
Board are slim. 4 clean aweep wifi probab1y DO
made. CariBi,ls is tho candidate OF A1r. Hosting,
who dosiros him in plnco Of Duts, and TIC
cnoarn1 Of ' IN 'rpSfn'n pSfrna o nroass asa
Nothing will be dono this wook. The Governor
will not remove tho old Donrd until satstied In
bia own mind that llo can find mon aB good, II
not bottor. Tho fact tint tho inatltstution is
paying, and that MI unfortunate chnngo might
bo disastrous, n1akos him hesitate, aud ho will
proceed with caution. ii,
TIE LAgE-FRoNr ACT.
Tho lobby against tho repeal Of the Lake-Front
act ia working actfyely In the Senate, and making
pardonnblo wickedneas to disturb tho statuB Of
tho caso now ponding in the Courta. a PROPOSE
tion WIS made. and rejected, to unite tho for
tunes Of tho West Side Park bill and the Lake.
tho latter woro defeated. Tho park nan to
whom tho temptor appoared asked Satan
to get behind him, as ho would rathor Gee tho
parks submerged bcnoath fifty fathoms Of water
Lako-F Front act. He wae an unsel1sh park man,
and deserves credit. Tho trade was spoiled.
What other trades aro In progress 1t Is hnrd to
Say, but thoy will develop in duo time. H.
iqto4g swapping always tS,klposea itast a
He ia IN nblo and plausible nun, and has q con-
yincinp way with him. Mr.. George Wall, from Du-
Quoin, has charge Of tho sonators from tho South,
and takes excellent charge OF them. Between
two such millstones It Is no wondor tho in
nocent, unsophisticated farmer IS ground to
powder, and comoH out with his mind disturbed
mud his determination shaken. Thon thorc arc
small attornoya nlong the roads who operate on
their Immediate representatives, So it goes.
The bill will havo q hard roal to travel. There
tho a appearance Of tho House Lii n tRe Senate
will compel action OF some kind.
PoLL1Nd-PLACE5.
Under tho Township Organization lar, tho
town meetings to occur next Tuoaday muat bo
held in ono place, and only ono poll Gun bo usod,
no matter how many voters there may DO. West
Chicago would cast Bome 20, 900 yotos If all tho
voters votod South Ohicago about. 1G, 900; md
North Chicago about 5000. That all thaso vot-
ers could cast thor ballote at ono poll would be
physically impossible. Then in tho country
towns yotors would have to travel from fivo to
present law dlsfranchiBcs . majority Of the vot-
ors, and allows tho town clocttonR to bo nanipu-
latod by Designing bunlmore. To cure tile evil,
tho Senate passed. tho following curative bill to-
day, and nn effort will be made to get 1t through
tho House this week
Bill for an act CONCERNING the election Of town
officers IL towns where different vottns-paces have
"
4 as r. ns ais L.. sssm & msst sg IN @
divided into election precincts disricts and differ
proper authority, MI town oficera authorized to 1e
elected ut the annual town meeting In any such town,
ay bo voted for in the aal several prccincts they
havo becn may 10 catnblshod and returns thereof
sud tic poraonH authorized by law at the Inst election
In auch town, OF who may hereafter be appointed,
shall act Judges Of such election md auel election
placea a8 tho Supervisor Hhhu designate.
Sec. q Whereas, in many towns in this State there
hold in n the counties OF tho State aud to DO held
the trs. Tuosay In April nest whereby an emergency
T s aS .qs tes 5 ap Ss IL fsssa a
| and after lts passage.
SUPREME COUNT TERMS.
| Tho Senate refused to pass tho bill to change
tho time Of holding terms OF tho Supromo Court,
and refused to consider tho vote by which the
bill was lost It is, therefore, very dead and tho
termR will not bo altered this session.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The Senate passed somo appropriation bills
which were reported to the House. They pro-
vilod aB followB
NORTHERN INSANE ASYLUM.
"To the Northern Hospital and Asylum for
tho Insane at Elgin, for ordinary expenses, tho
aum Of $4o, $50 per annrm,, from tue >, LIST day Of
building of said hospital, and its occupation by
tho institution and tho sum OF 455 060 per an
mum thereafter, and $4,000 per annum for
necessary repairs, 'payaD1e monthly IN ad-
vance,"
so1DIERa' onPHANs' HOME.
fThnt from aud aftor the first day OF July,
4. D. 1873, to tho frat. day Of July, 4. D. 1876
there is horoby appropriated to tho Soldors' Or
| phanB' Homo tho sum OF $4,000 per annum, for
tie support, education, nurture. and care Of tho
children Of deceased or disabled aoldiors topay
| for necessary improvements mud repairs during
aaid period tho sum Of $4,000 per annuna, and
$500, por annum forr, increasing the library, ia
hereby appropriated"
FEERLE-B11NDEp CHILDREN.
That the sum Of 92i, 900 por nnnum is hereby
appropriated, from tho 1at Of July, 1873, until
tic expiration Of the first fiscal quarter utter tho
adjourn,uont Of tho next regular session OF tho
General Assembly, for ordinary expenses, for
tito Illinois Institution for the Education Of
per an,,um, for insurance nnd furniture, from
the 1st of July, 1878, until tho expiration OF tho
| first fiscal quarter after tho adjournment Of tho
next rogular session OF tho General Assembly.
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