, 1874-01-12
STATE LEGISLATURES.
Special Nspdteh to The Chicago Tribune.

Special Nspdteh to The Chicago 1Ff6ahe.
no pnEE PASSES. Dr..
6rnrNaFtELD, ILL.,, ian. 10.-tThoro waH not tho
usual hog,ra OF nomburH yesterday, and this
morning both Houses had quorum. 30 muoll
for the abolition Of doad-headiHm.
THE BrAr1oNEng dhAb.
Tho resolutions passed. by tho House yostor-
day, authorizing thu drlwinB ot atatlonofy by
tho oterk III tho 1tdiso, the Doorkoopott IL ,the
House, aid Chatr1non of .Commtteos, Ia Of a
pieco with this extra aosson. There was M
good roason for holding this extra soaston, cxdopt
tho paramount necessity Of tho n,cfaboiTa draw
lug $b a day. They aro determined 10 tnhke all
they can.. Their dayB aro numbered II ia eafo
to predict that not twonLy Of thoso Representa-
tiyoB will ey6r como back. Therefore, they foe,
aB IT thoy did not caro- continental, mud TINT
they might as woll 1iayo thoir ''whack " out OF
the people while tho chance is theirs. That part
OF tho resolution directing tho Secretary Of Stato
to give stationery to tho Clerk Of tho House
was PERFECTLY right, ohy TINT there
was no mood Of J. making any such
order, as the Secretary Of State, rs mattor of
course supplied oil tho stationery the Clerk tlecd-
od. But why givo tho Doorkoepor authority to
command tho Secretary OF State and draw at liis
owl awoet will for anything ho pleaaos, or any,
| thing his friends, tho mombnrB, doBiro? Who Ia
tho Doorkcopor ? Tho man wllo koapa tho door.
and silence In the lobbios and galleriop.
| I1o Is not d dihburatng oi,lcor Of
tho, State. Quartormastor or Co,nnisaary.
Unlor tho resolution he has p1onaty powors,
and may call for gold pom, rcari1 Of papcr or
u ttack. Thon tho Chairmen Of Committees
have tho bame authority to blood tho State,
although they mud eaoh membcr Of their Com.
n'ttteeH got S5o cach to pay for stationery, And
poo" went h hsoagh BY an overwhelming
oganst It, aud hin was tho yoico Of >',ono one
crying in tho, Wilderness. Whero: was
Facmor Hawos: at j., that time :. Where
W. W., Farmer ,1 1c,x ssvage With iis economy
tho .Attoruey'A ohco in Cook County,
| Whero VIVA Farmer Ohorley, tho great enemy Of
railronds, by the way7 Wtore whs Farnor
| Moliit. from Macon, q man who has stood up
! Whole was Farmer Hart, Of Lnsallo, who could
| abuse monopoly, but Ind not word to eay
against tho larceny Of stationery7 Where waa
Farmer Dradwell, who lends what ia lott Of
tars o The paty Ma1s Ss1s N fe Ss
| then? Where, oh, whore waa Dradwcll? Where
WINS Farmor Gordon with hiB sympathy for tax-
payers Whore wero all the naon who voted to
donounee THO Congressional snlnry7grab, while
ut tho Ban1e time thoy were drawing. pay In tho
nature of . eelary-grab themselves. 1nl had 1t ia
their hearts to yoto for tho additional inioulty
OF n :" Htationory-grab ?" Had these mon tho
power to fix their, own salaries as Con-
tho State ii lllinois2 Tho Senators
and Representatives. tn Congress from
tllis State who voted for tho salnry-gra al,ould
meet in Washington ind pass resolutions de-
grabot this Legislature md ndysa It to adjourn.
1t would bo only - tit for tat"
., CooK COUNTY FEES. w
Tho Foe and saIa1y blll for Cook County, in
tho fees collected in the Offices Of tic County
Clerk, the Sheriff, tho Recorder, and The County
Treasurer, increasing tho revenue Of those
oMces; Tho County Trensnror will DO allowed,
to collect fcos on lots forfeited to the State.
provided this bill passes, aud tho other ollcora
in whoBe interest it has boon introduced will
collect more munoy than will bo absolutely
necessary to run their Offices. There is no
telling how much thoy will DO able to collect
under this BILL: ThoY know, but they don't toll. !
The bill YaH drawn in Chicago, aud was sanc-
tioncd By thoao officials before it came down
here, ls there any necessity for oIaoting Inv
increasing tho toyenue OF these Offices so tnat tho
lncumbents may Bwell their incomes BY drawing
iuterest on balances in their hatids? Such
balances, too. are a temptation to speculation.
Before this bill passes it should be showll that
tbs amounts It will turn into the Troasrsios Of
these ol1ices does not greatly excool their actual
running EXPENSES.
1SBuRANcE.
Tho County Insurance bill provides that COM.
panies with capital Of not loss than 325,0Q
may be organized to insure property in tho
county.
pEI1NeuEsr cooK COUNTY AEMDEns. =
Senator McGrath arrived from Chicago this
morning.: Is it sot about time that Mcssrs.
aud attended, to lhoir duties in tIo sanato
What were thoy elected for 4? Aud why are the
chairs Of Measrs. Wnyman, Lomax, Sherman,
Aaipin, culierton, kann, Condon, and Nc
Lnughlin vacant in tho House
tTf0A 6Ix 1,t1,t,u
Senator McGratl will Introduce Il bill next
week abolBlitg the Park boards OF North. Wcst.
and South Chicago, and placing the parks and
Works. ~"''~' ~
bill will bo introduced enabling cities to bor-
rowfrom enc fund 10 supply deficiencies III othora.
The object ii tlat citiea may use money OIL hand
Chicago is now paying 10 por cout Tor haif .
million Of dollars, whom it has in the Troasalry
largo amounts to tho credit of tho wator, school,
and othog fnfi1s.
A1isH Charlton. tho nowly elected Third AS
sstant Clerk, appoascd promptly this morning
and ontered upon her dntles.
THE NAII4RoAD LAW. -
Mr.. Morrison offered Ills resolutions. printed
in thcso dispatches yesterday, calling for CERTAIN
information NJ to tho effect OF tho ltailroad aw.
Oborly objected, ns ho did yesterday, but tho
rules wore suspended and tho resolutions woro
beforo tho House. Alr. Oberly stated that only
ole -haff Of the law-tlse worsor half-wcnt into
efroct last July, aud tho best pnrt of 1t would not
70 into operation until tho 18th lust. ue be-
liavel tho law should have fair t1ial, and ho
understood this was the first stop Of the
Of The Law G a1o na o i 4ppeas e sae bo
gentlemen 80 tondor-footod about q resolution
If inquiry. Ie WIS in favor of regulating rail-
roads, but ilo wanted 70 understand tue effect OF
it, Mr ltaca moved to tabto tho resolution,
1,tn1,, u1r,,+ Sr11 hahn