, 1873-02-18
THE STATE CAPITAL,
List of Bills Introduced and
Reported in the General
Assembly.
Little Change in Tho Railroad Com
mission Question.

A1VFVSielVu " ftaho ktle NttlGb VI Hajs
road and Warehouse Commits
sioners Elective.
Special Dtspatch ia 7hd chieaao Tribune.
TIE RAnRoAD AND WAREHOUSE COMMISSIONER
s1I1rs. -. .,. !.
srR1NurrE1p, Fob: 17.-Rumor ia nlready buBy
With the names Of throo now naiiroad Commits
atonera in caao Of tho Senate auccumbing to the
politicians, and, obeyng thoir belleats, rofuae to
confirm the nnmos before thon,. If A1r. McCroa 10
rejected and hsohanceB aro tho best of tho throo,
ex-senator John Adams, Of stephenson, or John
r. Reynolds, of Cook, will probably ba 1amed In
his stead. Wore McCroa alone on liH own NOR
Its, he would unquostionably be confirmed, but
some Senators think 1t will not do to mako an
inyidious discrimination by accepting him, and
refusing Robinson md Btilwell. In place Of
Robinson, ". q. Flagg aud Judge Underwood
are prominently mentioned. etilwolla auc"
ceasor ID likoly to be Roubon n. Bonja-
min, OF Bloomington, or ex-senetor
Thomas Boyd. Mr.. hrorgnns friends still
insist that ho must bo appointed that they con-
trol the Senate; and no Commission without him
ssS SEE e hn asau & ss asEqgs q ge asor aas o. e ss
that he cannot, without Indicating his functions,
and forfeitlng the respect Of the boat element
In his party, appoint Mr, Morgan. They inquire
ho y q nog Mogaa =, Or
and Intends to be In spite OF tho howllng and In
triguing Of political wlro-pul1ora, who think
thoy can ' run" bis administration, and arc
fend the course of 1Iis Excellenoy state openly
that ho cannot, no matter how strong tho tenn
Z coBpSasas in PR9fes PRs own nina uoaa ms1
A~A I'm I'm t,nak
seloction. They argue TINT q man who boldly
avowod that IT 4 railroad offered him botter
situation he would resign md accept it, is not
The beat man tor tho plaoo that the party does
ance to tho people ia measured by, and depends
altogether on, peouniary compensation, and that
\ man who kept q standing advertisement In
zal1osd organ Offering bis aesvlces t9 q ralosds
longer hold tho place. The following Ia q copy
Of tho advertisement
RA11noAps.-The subscriber ia prepared to survey,
locate snd estimate eost, md also to furnish plans
upss of IT,, Ta!!,oads ! md other engineering woEf
81 IN
neyes = fu1nisl eeonoi:sl and sstisisetory PIN.
proposed .os eonpIeted Inca. Every effort
ties contemplating tbe Investment of capital ether In
Tho stocks securities Of railroads. which viii aid
n es ii ss na h hs
matters about which ho may be consulted, tho sub
aaEiboE VII 10 aided By competent advice and asast
tsmpAting Western investments desirable oppoEtuni-
tios Will 10 presented. Oico over tho Peoples Bunk
mPsaD 5a Sy Engineer
hn nd IN 1fvn in, rntn
Thero ono Of tho suits was tried and, WAS PROS
ont part Of tho 'timo, does not, they think,
entitlo Mr., Morgan to moro credit for perform !
Ing hts duty thaa bis colleagues, without whose
hare been brought, They also nay that Mr. |
Morgan WAS personally aware Of tho irregulari- |
ties N tho grain trade In Chicago, preceding tho
burning Of Hugh Maher'a warehouse last year,
and, for BONE reaaon,. WAS az silent aa the !!
tomb On the subject; that ho rms employed aa |
civil engineer by the Lafayette 4 Bloomington !
Railroad, serving his term of onlcoi and, finally,
that he is not a farmer or harc.llated son OF |!
toll, Mr. Scammon, they state. dosirea to rule
or ruin, and they think he is much more likely |
to ruin himself than to rule Governor Deycridgo. |
+ seema that he sent an emigsary hore toRoehow
the land lay, and fix up tho alate. md tho emis-
sary went back thinking Morgan would be ap-
pointed Mr.. scammon then began to praise !
Morgan, and, being committed, does not want
il oppoged to Mr. Morgan and to Mr. scamnon,
and believes in unfolding the arms Of the
Tho contest has been tipged With asperity. It.
fala Of the Loland parlors, where beauty congre-
gates when IN town. Tho Indies ara mostly in
favor Of tho brave Colonel, Of tho so-cafled
farmers candidate, though tho fair oncs dress
section Of land. in IN eligible locality.
The feminine influence has done him more
good than all tho Farmers Cluba In the State,
and has had more weight With Senators. But
drous and unexpected change comes ovor the
dubernatoEial dream, Mr. Morgan will noyer bo
,tArrn.--Thero are no new developments. to-
Dnly topic, Of conversation: Mr.. Morgan returned
khss evenlng, and so did A1r. Robinaon. Tho
Railroad Committee hare not yet met, and 1t ia
aoubtfulif tho Senate will have an opportunity
ports. The probability is TINT tic Commit
teo will deolde, tomorrow evening, to
report back tho name6, without rocommonda-
war viii take place, unless, indeed, the Govorn-
Or should, at tho last moment, Withdraw the
names, which is not impossible, though very i'm
probable, Tho .inaications aro that mono Of the
bly, go down with tho othore. Tho Opposition
haa decided to vote unnnmously against con-
armation: Morgan'e forces arc preparing for q
anal and desperate assault upon the Governor,
linching. It ia believed that he has the now
Board ready to send In as soon az the Senate re-
[eets, and will continue aending- in until the
senate makeA 1t UNNECESSARY to aond any moro.
HoUBE BILLS.
Bills were introduced IN tho House extending
,ho time for making out tax deeds undor tai
'ales OF 1899 and 1919, and the time for rodemp-
e1 19a under tho Gales tos saia years until April
nile; Furnishing seduction by not loss than ono
aor moro than tlyo years in tho Penitentiary, aud