, 1873-03-06
The Chicago City Tax Oollec-
tion Bill Passed in
the House,
The neutrality-suspicious. Question
Discussed In the Senate.
West Side Park Bill---Proposel
Notifications.

HpnYNaF1ELp, Maroh 6.-Nlr. Cassidy, OF Ko-
Loan, offorod 4 Borios Of resolutions, sottfng
forth that number Of his constituents had
beeu sued by tho Chicago l. Alton Railroad In
the United States Court, for trospaBs, In rofuH-
Ing to pny tho faro demanded by tho road, in
etr,icting tho Attornoy-G Gonoral to dofond tile
suits md providing that tho oxpenaos Of tho
aofonso should DO borno by the stato. uo WIS
OF opinion that tho stnte, by making tho laws,
had drawn his constituents into trouble, and
should defend thom whom this road, which detlod
tho stato, tho low, and tho poop1c, proposed "to
Jerk thom through tho Unitod States Courts"
10 desired tho aonao Of tho House
upon tho subject, md wantod evory
man to voto for tho resolutions who was in favor
of tho people agalnst tho railroads. b1r. Kann
moved to refer to tho Railroad Committee.
Tho motion to. refer was lost. Mr. Jones re-
marked that tho House was doliboratlvo body,
which should not bnao It's action on moro nowB-
paper rumor. Ho requested that tho House do
not act as town meeting that tue Iosola-
nifty, .unloss tho gentleman drew It himself.
Did they propose to appropriate money
by rosofution2 II it passed., similar
would tao place an aa oyoE to hoso ooq s
'handB full defending Buits., Ho moved to refer
to tho judiciary. Mr. Cassidy did not think tho
gentlemen charged with troapass took tho law
Into their own hands. Tho resolution vas not
fold ras an excited community. Having got the
people into scrape, tho State should stand by
them aud got them out Of It. Ho did not 800
tho necessity Of reference. Mr: Savage g. was sep op-
posed to reference to any committee. Tho suits
wore brought either ont Of malico OF to tost the
,constitu.ionnlity Of tho Inv. In other caso tho
State ehould boar tho expense Of tho dofonao.
These alleged trespaS'9fS e. were ;n o;eoythbg
land until 1t was pronounced uneonssi-
tutional. Tho House was us vol pro-
.parod to vote then as At my other :time; A1r.
;ssrector, Of Mercer, believed tho railroad COM
3 cants mile, and the alleged trespaasors wore
:law-abiding. Mr.. Wiokor believed 1t was tho
duty Of tho Railroad Commissioners to tako
chargo Of the mattor, and he moved to rotor to
,*hat body, with instructions to see the law was
en,.tosced. Mr. Hay beloved tho State having
mado law, common Justice demanded tho
neans Of dofense and indemuidcation should be
aTorded citizens who became involved In legal
diss,uteB Will, railroads.. Tho resolution pro-
giini for tho defenso OF tho alleged treapassors,
Int I,e doubted the propriety Of paaaing general
rosoIt,tions which would raise false o1pecta-
tioua IN tho minds Of tho people. He believed
blu should be p 20
should bc Ind over these and similar suits. Mr.
Obarlv bolieyod tho reference WAS equivalent to
conaigning it to tho "tomb Of nll the Capn-
lots The Railroad Committee % Mss g Iagaruea "1sa thn
House, and tho judiciary was composed OF con-
eorYutiye lawyers, opposed to revolution, and
this moant revolution, which would crush logis-
turos, courts, or any othssjmpodimont that stood
bs.nsd f 9 o"E" sa sf % shs ssaena Wig
favored reference, they would find TINT they
were in aympethy with corporations mr, a4a AIm
to refer to tho Judiciary by inatructing tho Com
mitteo to prepare bill eoyerinR tho ground.
That would accomplish something. The paseege
Of tho resolutions would DO boating tho mir. he
was in favor Of aone such resolution, but '7anted
eomo hoad to It,. Tho amendment was accepted.
lii. Morrison objected to having tho
motives Of gentlomon iu1pugned. He was OF
opinion that tho gentleman from Alexander
(oborly) conld not scare anybody. His exper-
ionce was TINT mon who introduced ultra meaa-
urea were of moro service to monopolioa than
moderate mon. Ho regarded tho resolutions as
premium on rowdyism, lawlosanosH, and mob
law, Ho thought those tEespnssora were yiolat-
ing tho law. MIR. Dunham agreed with tho
Chairman Of tho judiciary [Hay) aa to reference,
and ho wished tho gentleman from Alexander
(Oberly), and overy. other gentleman on tllat
1oor, to understand that he could not bo dra-
-ooued by tho.bugboar Of my man snying it ho
voted ono way or the other 11o was for or against
tho people. Heropolled with indignation the u.s.
.perslonB cast upon the judiciary Committee,
who wero as Aouost as any other gontlcmen on
that floor. It was wrong for one man to got up
isuBpicions against his neighbor. They should
discuss propositions on their lnoritH. Ho was In
favor Of sustaining tho men who wcro ontrapped
by tho law, bat ho was not in favor OF rcaolu;
hasto, which spoiled tho act passed BY tho last
Legislature which tho Supreme Court pro-
:nounced unconstitutional. Men waro going
sGgna n the the count country 81 like
fGeneral Assembly and ruin future Legislation,
AZ they did in the pnst. The resolution should
be roforred for deliboration. The resolution
7rus reierrod, with instructions to report bill
Immediately.
NO WAREHOUSE LEdIsLAT1oN.
II looks gloomy for warehoueo legislation thla
session. There has boon no meetings OF the
Committees since tho Board Of Trade gentlemen
were horo, Each Chairman soomH to be waiting
for the othor to call joint meetings aud what
becomos tho business Of both ia attended to by
mother. Such is tho present condition Of affairs.
DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURTS.
Tho Judicial Department Committee have
decided to report againut the system, of District
Courts, and in favor Of feponIng tho extended
Jurisdiction Of County Courts.
MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
Minority representation came up III the Hennto
Is tie special order, at II O'Clock. whom Mr:
tho systom. It contained nothing essentially
pew, but was listened to as q we'll
and highly scasoned ::rhotorio.' Tho sub
Joct was again postponed for q wook, to give Mr.
Cnmnings an opportunity Of casing himself of q
speech on tho other side. How many moro will
6IuW uu VI tu6 Euplt IL III uAIu 60 toll QNt tlo
discussion, while It can do no harm except waste
time, ta healthy.
CHICAGO TAXES.
Tho bill prepared BY tho city authorities paaaed
ttho House to-day, with tho emergency clauBo, by
"a vote OF ITO to g. It will probably 60 through
,tho Senate without difficulty.
WEST sIpE pARK BILL.
President Stanford, Of tho Woat Side Park
Board, iB hero looking atter the Park bill. Find
Ing it could not go through with ill ita origina
Tyckef}neBs hn has conceded several important
amendments. He desirca now to amend Sec
3, the sowor section, by taoking on a provise
TINT "no improvement or scwer shall bo con
etruoted except upon the petition Of tho owaerf
OF majority OF the land fronting on the pro
posed improvement or sowor." Then comes the
fourth section, providing for tho assoasment ,,
son by allowing Village Trustees to levy the tas
or assessment. SEQ. 10 IL amondod by atrll;,
Ing out yll rolatiye to anticipating ta.es. bnl
allows tho exhaustion OF tho timo for paying
contracts, tho Board to pay 8 por conf
interest. Soc. II ia to DO amendet