, 1873-02-03
STATE LEGISLATURES.
ILLINOIS,,

- So"s ~VAubJ kstiAU HCup tl2o ponce
tmbroglio. aud nro proparcl 10 "Gayo Chicago"
OF ono Of thcm Expressed II. Tho Cook County
delegation will mob control tho mnttor by any
moa,'s, md OIL Monday morning notion vii! DO
takon Independent Of tlonl revolution will
DO introduced inHt,7ctnR tho Judiciary Commit
teo to prepare bill 10 aboliah The Donrl. Lot
tora ,aro being a read hy mcmbcrs from
prominent cltizcns Of Ohcrgo urging
prompt action. Mr.. Arn1atrong received
q lcttor from Hon. ". II. King, and MFR. pa7, Of
A1oLoan, ono from Field g. Letter, containing
tho following oxtraot. "A1nyor Metlill l,as Our
fullest eympathlcs in tho contoat now going OIL
Dntwoon IHiY and order, represented by him, trl
tho worst element Of tho community, represented
| ny como OF tho members of tho Police Commits
Eion. % The passage Of d bill abolalipg tho
POLICE Board wotld gtvo ns md large pnrt
Of tho pooplo Of tl!is city gront natieruetion"
anee,e a E gray to tho
tlucnccd by those from Cook County In favor OF
the Board; w]lo, they tI.iuls, nro simply actinE
from motives Of gratitude to tho rollco influence,
Which In aorno casoa nominated and elected them.
THE COOK COUNTY MEMBERS.
!. A dny or two sincc tho Cook County lologa-
ton were n favor of ,nboliDiing tho Police
Board, bnt "the boys" have boon Hondiug lot
whom thoy noninatod to o5Sey Tic thoirs beIesta,
rnunicotion Of I1r. Mataon, '"1 tho ls' 20, po-
Hss lise 9{ife,rh, {f,, to to his momber, Mr. oleuon.
but II was indiscroot III him 10 rovca lllo source
Of Lila Inspiration. Whatever ho ioea In
the future will bo set down TO tho credit OF 1Ir.
Matsop, aud Mr.. oleuon will DO simply !" Mat
'gon's boy" How many others nro under tho
thumb Of city ofReiala or city politicians It Is
sSan 30 GnsG5 ssaas @ thf hsliot d ss o. s no
| SAD to know TINT all tho Representatives Of tho
people do not act upon their houest conriotione
6nt aro swnyod by political considerations. Mr..
| tho Board should be d.,olished, md will .1u-
doubtcdly lead tho pnrty in tho matter, in order
to aayo Its credit. somo hopublicans will not
follow HIM and not n few Cook County Demo-
crats will back up Tho Board. There ia d fooling
Of Jealousy on tho part Of como momhers, be-
cauao Of tho assumption Of leadership by Mr.
B.adWol], and 1t would not bo surprising If oil
effort should be .nade TO deposo him, SYMPHONIC
Of characterization having a1roady appeared:
Tho mcnbora outside Of Cook County llopol
thas tho gentlomen roproBontlug TINT county
would 30 able to agreo upon gomo solution OF
tho problem. In that casc thoy would willingly
hare voted for whatever proposition waa pre-
ocntod to tllonl. Now they nrc FREQ, md, nB tic
delegation is divided, they will i,ilge ;!.o casa
upon ita merits, with II strong BonIimont in in
vor OF sustaining law ind ordor.
CORRECTION.
Mr. Condor, referred to In tho report of tho
mcotng Of tho Chicago monbera ct Springfield
on Friday night, an being opposed to tic MIyor's
bili, was not present ut such meeting. lie il
well known, and has firmly expressed hfmaalf III
favor Of the Mayors bill and his action i'll tho
present crisis.
Special Despatch 10 Tho Chicago Tribune.
COPYING THE JOURNALS.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 1.-Tho copying Of tic
journals and laws FOR rrntcr'a copy and pcr1na-
ncnt preservation in tho State Department ia
regulated by law, the Secretary Of State boing
allowed not exceeding 8 conts per 100 words for
tho supervision Of tho work. Tlorc wns a.: ag-
grcSate Of JOG pages Of Senate md House
Journals of tho Twonty-Bcventh 1oncral
Aaeen1bly, each page ayoragng GOO words,
mailing total Of c463,C0O words,
which had to bo copied twice at cents
per 100. That would amount to- es,oAl.7G. |
Then there wero 800 pages Of lava, or 4so,00o |
droa, amounts to 1854, mailing atotal Of Sd, 325.76
Al the outside figure allowed by law. II seems |
that ox-socrotary Of State Rummc1 has alron}y |
for this work Of copying, md tllat thoro il
another bill Of $4,000 III tho Auditor's Office |
awaiting notion. It is claimed that thoro il a |
nistake e in the counting, and i vii! probably be
Mndo tho subject OF Legislative investigation, |
There il q curious discrepancy somewhere.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
Mr.. Conkling, ownor Of Tho tinoat residence III |
sonate Gommittco on pubis Institutions to tcli iI
It to tho Btlte for Ill Executive 1nanoion, Ho I
asks e50,100, tho cost four years pgo boi,,r
900, 600. This royivcs tho proposition to convert
tho present mansion lnto an 1nebriato Asylu1u |
, THE LATE I'm DuaINELI. |
Tho morning was occupied in oulogies upon
tho characto1 of Mr. Bushnell, who, in0 m inter
course Of o,.I' short Duration, had won tic eateem
Moorea sa' spoke 0o'f SrsS S and i09aS0 wsH Of IT. IT,
virtues, mud was followed somewhat in tho
aamo strain by Mr.. Lane, Of Hancock, aud AIr.
4tA1r1 EnYY rp1s1 hal
yearn, dwot upon his ability in lila profeaalon t
lia study aud research, and, above ali, tho ligli
moral worth of tho man. Ho was nn irroparn-
bic loss to the General Assembly. and his place
paid feeling tribnte to tho memory Of tho do
ceased. MIR. Dalow, who VAS colleague Of Tho
deceased, returned the thanks Of his conetitu-
ents to the spoa?ser and tho Houao for tho o.
hlr. Rogers, OF ,MoLeau, followed, md, On mo-
ton Of Alr. Armstrong, Of Laenllo, the momburu
OF the House will woat Grape for thirty days. Ros-
olutona woro offered by Mr.. Moore Oppressive Of
Committee of twonty-iiyo to a.tona tllo funeral
Of tho deceased, which will occur ut an, N. On
Monday. The resolutions wero adopted unani-
m47ouoiy an in silence by rising vote, aud tho
Mr.. Dushnella place ct tho head Of tic Ju-.
dietary,
~ The Senate, Mr. Burns, tho Senator from
Quincy, delivered .oulogy, conceived will, ex-
SoAoAe tAht1l Auu WELL 6ACGGul0iS tGGl-
Ing. Ho had beon tho lifelong friond Of tho
deceasod, and know rllcrof lie spoltc Appro-
pirate resolutions wore adopted, and Oon,n1it-
teo Of ton appointed to attend tho funeral |
away probably the ableBt and most useful mern-
bor OF either House. Ills death has caHt gloom
over the General Assembly.
TRAatWArH.
Mr.. Mann, OF Kano, has introduced a bill that
Ia familiar to old monlbor1. It rolates TO lerln9
tram and wheel why's OIL ntrcots s1ll roads, nc
coraing to tho patent Of Mr.. Eastman, Of Elgiu.
1t il cory Of tho bill wlaio], PASTED tho Soiato
q year ngo and was killed in tho House. 1t will !
scarcely ho moro successful this year.
PERSONAL.
It is stated that General Thomas Osborne is
chntlilaso for Warden Of tho pa,,itcrtsnry nnl
~ n wi Arp, Of l1,a nn,x,, |