, 1873-02-11
Outlines Of the House Bill to Provide
for the Collection Of City
Taxes.
No Business Done by tho Legislature
"''. Yesterday.
Special Dt.pafeh to Tho Chicago 7Tibune,
1Mr,r


teata this morning, not q quorum, md they ad-
lourned until o'clock. A1ct;ratt, Williamson,
md Reynolds wcro thoro from Cook. Tho Houao
had sovonty-nine mombors, tllroo moro than q
quorum, including Waahburn, Dradwol1, Hop
kins, Culerton, scan1an, Lomax, Rountreo, and
Ferricr, who vent away with tho Cornmistoo on
State institution. Tho order Of business WAS
gone through with mud waa begun ngain.
But Two Oornmittooa, tho Judiciary,
and Enrolled and Engroanod Bills, reported,
which led tho Speaker to adu'onisll Chair1non Of
Conmittoos ot tho necessity of wording aud lay
Ing boforo the Houao somo business for its con-
stderation. The hint WAS timoly. Little work
has been done in tho Committees ofoither House,
md no inclination to push legislation with orli-
nary velocity has been manifested. Membors
arc doing nothing, which may DO good thing for
tho people, but they should finish up doing moth
ing and adjourn sine die. The continued absence
Of members, and their idlenoHs. whom llero, ia
tors bluah to their oyos oyory tine they draw pay
they havo not earned.
JURY FEES.
The bill abollahing the fcoa Of jurors In
Is, the constitutional number not voting. a
notion to reconsider was entered.
TIE WAREHOUSE COMMITTEE.
Several Senators 7raitod upon tho Governor
sarly this morning, to urge tho nomination Of
Colonel Morgan, in the intoroats Of tho far1nors
Ono Of the gentlemen on coming out stated they
got no satisfaction, and his impression was, tho
Governor paid no lloed to their application, and
Fould not Bend in Mr. Morganfs nama. Tho
.ama gentleman tcit wrothy, and observed that
there would bo "a hoatod locality to pay,
and no pitch hot during tho cntiro administra-
ton il Morgan did not go in. Tho disposition
to coorce tho Governor is strong aud nnreaaon-
able. Some threaten that no Commission With
mt fpi1J ha mn HtYy1c a. i3
Tho Governor will no longer submit to Senatorial
dlctation, but haVo something to any On hiB own
account. md maintain tho Independence and
dignity OF Ills o1fico. Ho will undoubtedly stand
by tho next nominations until confirmed or
rejected. just as aoon as It became known that
there would bo now deal, tho old applicants
began to return, and telegrams and potitiona on
:hoir behalf wore aent to the Governor. This
morning petitions for Clinton, g. Buell., with
h1r. Buell. LAS thousanda Of names
onpetitions, mon will not become responsible for
though the farmors are olamorouB Tor his suc-
cesa. Mr. Richards ia being puahed from Chi
cago in plsce Of AIr. McCrea. Senator Canlleld
has done his bost for Judge Parks, Of Aurora,
but ho stands no show, and instead will proba-
bly, DO Republican candidate for Circuit Judge
In hin district Colonel Boyd's friends hope that
ho will run in, aud ero behaving themselves with
unusual decency. L1negar sooms to havo drop
ped entirely out Of sight. The names moutionbd
this morning aro ex-senator Adams. OF
Stephenson M Mr; #: BENJAMIN, Of Mclean,
:aso tried at Bloomington, and ". q.
Flagg, ex-senator. Another slate is John 2.
Reynolds. Of Cook ex-senator boyd, and Flagg.
nancs this morning, but for want Of quorum
In the 6onate. II the Governor would nominate
ono minority MN on tho Board. tho oppoeition
would aupport all his nominations. He might
do worso.
SUPREME COURT REPORTS.
4 resolution was adopted instructing the
Judicial Department Committee to inquire into
tho oxpediency Of publishing the first 47 vol
umes Of the Buproine Court Reports, tho edition
to contain from 600 to 2,ooo volumes.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD LANDg.
Senator Casey has prepared o bill to compel
the Illinois Central Railroad to offer its unsold
lands for aalo at public yendue at least tSico q
sear, and to keep up tho sale 80 long aa two dol
Mr.. scanlan, Of Cook, introduced resolutions
,etting forth chat tho Penitentiary Commits
.ionora Ind let prison labor +" to manufacturers
Thoso business was purely local, thereby doing
vicinity Of the prison, by which act the State
aiscriminatcs In fasor Of portion Of her people
20 tho injury Of largo numbor." The Peni-
:ontiary Committee was instructed to report to
The Hoaao ''somo Plan which q ehall govern the
on oil the people Of tho State" Tho resolution
was adopted without question. The House would
hasc adopted anything this morning. To carry
.Penitentiary would haye to be abolished, which
would cost the Htato somewhere in tho neigh
oorhood Of million dollars year.
THE ADAMS COUNTY DISTRICT.
It aooms that the Liberals of Quincy arc will
successor to tho Republicans, but that Adams
County outnide the city Ia opposed to such mag
aanimity. In case o Republican is elected 1t
'sil be General Tlllaon.
Tho use Of tho hull was granted to "Eli Per.
:siua," Tho new Artcmus Ward, for d lecture to
Ae members tomorrow oYoning.
RAILROAD POLICE.
&lr. Whiting will Introduce q bill providing for
! State Police, to bo at the command Of tho
Governor, who Bhall send them on railroad
Tains when he has reason to bolioTo There will
30 row or riot Mr. Whiting thinks there is
ianger OF riots, that tho country is fearfully ox
:itcd oyer tho railroad question, and there Ia no
.'olling wl,at may happen. Tho police are to
.rayel on trains, and arrest railroad officials who
put passengers OF cars for refusing to pay
higher than the rate regulated by law, and to
10 pay any fare, for instance. Who will pay tho
[aro Of tho policemen. aud las tho State any
eight TO- cohlpel railroads to carry them for
nothing?
NEW BILLS.
LIZ. 14em1na introduced bill to force foreign
insurance companies in this State to loan money
In lie BlAto OF Withdraw from it MI. Bradwell
to legaizo the elaotion Of women, married or
single, to school officers, aud bill aimilar to
lie English Common Law Procedure act, to
4implify tho pleadings, and Mr.. Snow to allow
my ratio of interest agreed upon between lender
kud borrower.
COLLECTION OF MUNICIPAL. TAXES.
Tho general lsovouuo law paHacd at the last