, 1873-02-08
Tho Tigllt Over the Railroad
and Warehouse Nomi-
nations Waxing
Warm.
Numerous Petitions Relative to Tenn
perance Presented In Both
Houses.
Tho Cook County Delinquent Tax
Matter Again Up in tho
House.

nOWSCs
Special D.spatch 70 The Chicago Tribune,
TIE RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE NoM1NEEs.
spn1aor1E1p. Feb. 7.-Tho dfvaricatfon in tho
Republican pnrty on account OF tho pfoposeo
Railroad Board Is tho rosult OF Jealousy, III
great measure. Tho dofoatcd candidates teis
bad, and their friends, the politicians went TO
work to cronto a TOW, and succoeuoa to tno'r
hoart's content. Thoy dcuiro to hayo another
whac ut 1t, nnd nro working with senators 70
f,cfoht confirmation. Thoro In worry little doubt
thnt they will succeed. Palmer received lnstfuc-
t,ona yeg.or1ay from 1roquots, aud Patterson,
Jacoha nud Groen this morning from tho Froe-
rort farmers Convention. Strong will mover
voto for commission, unloss bis former partner,
Morgan. ia ono, and tloro three or four others
.rho will tako tho eatno' shoot. stillwel aud
Robinson will not bo accepted, and 1t would hos
Ia Ruruyis;ng II thoy hauled of. Ihon tno
farmers and politiciana will 90 to work again. Tho
farmors can agreo upon no particular por8ofa'
Thay woro divided on Buell. and Flagg, and men
WHO yotott in public meetings to indorsc buei,
waited privately upon tho aoyGrnor and ,negg'Sa 8
pe responei5lo an1 for III: Buoll Fegg had frionds
nnil anomios too. As many didn't want him %
lid. Thon he WAS considered too woll on by
nome who wanted man without mecE51o. ta,, Mlen
y ton.ecro fold Had Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob, ali practical farmora, boon nominated,
they would have boon objected to iof 1ngnl. ~.
ing moro than = qua1tor r. aestton' oinIo nhe
politicians manipulate r,osas sne nnfm'1a nn much u Of
the opposition is fostorol by those who desire
tho abolition Of tho Board III tho interest OF tho
corporations. Tho opposition Of Nr. scamn'on's
ppnserstood pe1 10 tint aIr. scanimon had hanloringa
after ono Of tho placoH, but, conniderlng his
insurance record, tho Governor could not think
OF it for moment, and did not seek Ills advice.
This wna mortal insult, and henco the opposi-
tion. The Journal has lost its power to ininro
McCrea, for to-lay he stands better than sttll-
,ynii or Robnsop, and will In tho end bo con.
firmed. In tho menntlme tho fight thickons. anu
@ ts S%pR %p1 1 H he En- EsST1 Ike
Ciea round q saucer OF honey, and worry him out
Of his wits, so TINT ho can hardly know whore no
stands. In caso stillwon 'sithdraTs, tho
farmers must concentrate upon pt sonG e. one, o.
pullore to misreprosent their wishes and get
new nominees moro Objectionable to thom than
those rejected. It is not at oil probable that
l1r, Morgan will be appointed anyway, as tue 1as
Governor concoive8 lie has G0od Feaaons loi
choosing aomebody else.
AN Old sToRY.
Mr. Lemma proposed that Cook County should
pay 9l29, ,024.28, which ho alleged G was quo tho
Eaualization having raised the asaessment "a
rar cent. which the County Clerk refused to ex-
tend. He desired tho Judiciary Committee tc
report bill to that effect. 1t passed. ,lnanimoua:
to their foot and moved reconsideration, which
prevailed on MI agreement to make 1t Bpecla
ordor two weeks hence, This same proposition
was In tho last Assembly.
STATE OF BUSINESS.
Tho House refused to limit tho tinlo for tht
Introduction Of billH to March !, and also decln
ed to put tho brake on the numberof resolution!
that may DO presented.
STATE EHroMoLoo1sr.
DR.. Haw1oy, Of Aurora is on tue groqnu
candidate for State Entomolosiat, In the place
IIr. Lo Barren, whose head ia demanded.
THE LIQUOR Law.
tho Liquor law. Tho country desiroa the law t
ba made moro stringent, while the cities dcBr
It's abolition or modification. Suoh is tho ton
Of the petitions. Quincy sent q document soy
al yards IL length against she law d 80 a. a.
law will be apt to atand US 1t Is, its friends Or
posing any change, ind itsenomieB being too fe
to harm it..
CHICAGO MATTERS. .
Tho reorganization of the City Government {
Chicago viii bo fully. discussed on Wednesda.
yfhen Mr.. Shcrman's proposition to abolls
Doarts and havo one man ut tho mead OF ohc
Department, and the proposed exsingulahlng {
tho Police Board, will como up aa tho spec'
ordor+
SMOKING AND CHEWING.
The House abolished smoking III the Hall
my time, and to-day another ra1orzner moved
remove tho spittoons 60 that chewing tooacs
might ba stopped. spittoons won anu the ca
pet waB BaTed. ....-.-...
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Mr. Reynolds offered a resolution In tho Sci
ate, calling upon TIE attorney Goaefa en pr
to sell ita unsola lands at auction, that they mi
be subjected to taxation. It was adopted.
FREE PRESS.
Mr. Burke desired the Judiciary Commits
70 inouire what legislation wuB necessary to pr
tect newspapers from malicious prosecution
nriticiging publo mon. 1Ir. Oborly adyocat
the passage Of the resolution. Ho had run rls
Is q public Journalist and desired immunl
about public men. Alr. Dradweil made IN ag
cultural speech, telling tho farmers how doeI
thoy would bo Interested IL the mattor VIII
they wrote lottora againHt railroads. Ihe po"
simon pure rollo Of barbariam" in IllinoiB.
Cassidy wished it understood that the farlns
and Tic Farmora' Club had nothing to do with
Nr. Horrington supposed tho resolution Was
trodueed to prevent the pubcatlon q tue or,
ueyer asked for tho class lcgislnti
somebody saomcd to dosiro for the press
this case. uo imaginod the proHs was ablo
der tho Constitution, Ho did not undorata
Tho prosg desired such legislation. It wns Hi
powerful tlan legislators, Senators, or my {
elso. The press desired to publish nothing
true. Ar. bunllam followed in the samo asra
Mr.. Lano moved to amond so that Courts 9
individuals should be bottor protected. AT
much buncombo, tho amendment and noti
to tablo woro lost, tho latter by IS to ~, and
reeolution was adoptcd-76 to IT.
THE COPYING C1An0EH.
The speaker appointed Special Commit
to Investigate tho charges hgainst Secret
Rummel, and the senato notified the Ho Z
that It had pasaod . resolution for a. Joint OF
mittoe, Tie ex-Secrotary stetoa TINT he
notliuc bis predecosors had not done.
m THE HOUSE,
No business Of striking Importance was tra
notod to-day. The Houao roiooted Q mlno